Ryse: Son of Rome | A Video Game Retrospective

Ryse: Son of Rome was a visually stunning Xbox One launch title that captivated players with its brutal, fast-paced combat and compelling story of revenge in ancient Rome. Despite a rocky development and short campaign, the game's breath-taking graphics and fluid swordplay left a lasting impact.
Now playable on Xbox Game Pass, do you think Ryse still holds up? Should it get a sequel or next-gen upgrade, or is it best remembered as a one-off classic? Let's dig in.
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If you enjoyed this retrospective, be sure let us know what game you'd like to see us take on next! - Craig

[@parallax8207]

This and Bf1 were the real next gen last generation

[@mursaleensaleem1806]

Rdr2, uncharted 4?

[@CRISTIANMTZ117]

Need RYSE SON OF ROME 2 💚⚔️🎮⚔️💚

[@CensorTube84]

Beat Ryse twice..still waiting on a X/S update. 😅

[@ThegamemvpTV]

I played that game so much I don't even know how Many times but yeah an update would be great

[@RÈDA40x]

I doubt it may happen. I ended up buying it again on Steam

[@MicrobiusBlue]

I remember it well..this and Crysis from Crytek were just on a whole other level

[@IsaMasih]

It was too short and a bit repetitive but i enjoyed it, I beat the game twice and I like the online mode (if you can get a good player to help you.) The visuals were awesome and might have been the best looking game when it dropped. I would love a sequel but I doubt it will ever happen.

[@pushsquare]

Fantastic video Craig! I know it's not as old as Ryse, but I'd love to see this style of video on Halo Infinite - Aaron

[@CargoShorts7]

I just played this for the very first time in 2025 cause I didn't play it back in the day for some reason, probably cause of all the negative press it got lol. And I was quite surprised. It's a rock solid 7-7.5 out of 10. Would be higher if it wasn't so short and there wasn't that little bit of jank, but overall, this feels like a hidden gem from the Xbox One era. The graphics are still very impressive, looks better than many games today, and the voice acting is top notch! Really too bad Microsoft won't revisit it for a sequel or at least take the idea where each game has you hunting down an evil leader in history.

[@davidwhatsthatabout7404]

This and killer instinct were the first games I got for my X-Bone believe it or not

[@Ghumakkari]

It was Awesome.....Best Facial in any game

[@bensweeney5878]

I thought of a cool mod idea that would breath new life into this game (someone PLEASE STEAL this idea!!); modders, voice actors, and a few literary scholars get together and make a "Latin mode" Where you can make everything they say from the spoken dialogue to the subtitles to even the UI and HUD be entirely in Roman Latin for the time! You would of course be able to configure whether you want elements of the HUD, the subtitles, or the actual vocal dialogue in your native language or Latin, and could go as far as configure things like whether the C makes the "s" sound or the "Kh" sound, or if the e made the "ee" sound or the "ai" sound and other things that scholars might debate about the language. (as for many of them who are hardcore in the "s" camp or the "kh" camp of pronunciation would care about that and get mad if they couldn't change it.) Lastly, I want to emphasize that it would allow for some underground voice actors to shine and say their lines more casually and naturally without having the cultural popping of English speakers trying to have a serious roman conversation!

[@MrX-pi1os]

I want ryse 2

[@Huwpaz]

Huh, so it wasn't a baking game. Shows what I know. Great video, one of those games that was technically amazing and well received yet for some reason doesn't get talked about much

[@Western_guy]

First 🥇🥇🥇

[@SEKWEASH]

This game was too good but because and since it's an Xbox, we have expect nothing more

[@MarsWrestlingKingdom]

Repititve gameplay deserves a sequel...

[@charliearblaster]

3rd