When I saw a tag that gamers slapped on here saying "quick time events", the worst possible thing that anyone can put in any game (probably), I didn't realize that at least 85% of the entire game is quicktime events. I thought it was maybe 2% at most.
It's pretty hard to screw up melee combat, but Ryse succeeded somehow.
Succeeded in screwing up.

Don't worry though, the 15% of the game that isn't QTE is cutscenes. They're motion captured really well, which is good, because since the game is frozen more than half the time due to design, such things should be flawless, and they are.

I only have as long clocked into it as I do because I wanted the cards to drop. I minimized and muted it after 13 minutes. Obvious there isn't anything new past that.

TL;DR

It's Dragon's Lair with better graphics.

When I saw a tag that gamers slapped on here saying "quick time events", the worst possible thing that anyone can put in any game (probably), I didn't realize that at least 85% of the entire game is quicktime events. I thought it was maybe 2% at most. It's pretty hard to screw up melee combat, but Ryse succeeded somehow. Succeeded in screwing up. Don't worry though, the 15% of the game that isn't QTE is cutscenes. They're motion captured really well, which is good, because since the game is frozen more than half the time due to design, such things should be flawless, and they are. I only have as long clocked into it as I do because I wanted the cards to drop. I minimized and muted it after 13 minutes. Obvious there isn't anything new past that. TL;DR It's Dragon's Lair with better graphics.