: My roommate got a X1 for his birthday and he bought Ryse even tough I
: strongly suggested DeadRising instead.
: We both hate it. Not the story or graphics. They are great. But the gameplay
: is just sooooo terrible. The controls suck at times and the boss fights
: are easy but take soooooooooooooooooooo long to complete because you can
: only land one or two hits before they start blocking again. Then you have
: to wait for a certain move to counter them and get your next hit in. They
: controls don't always respond when they should and every battle is the
: same lame actions.

: I beat it one day just so I don't have to play it again.

I agree that the controls aren't always as responsive as I would like and the game can get a bit repetitive. I often hoped for a lull in the combat so I could just explore the cities, forests, etc. However, on higher difficultly settings, you can take so few hits that the game becomes more strategic and requires a fair bit more skill which has kept me interested. Also, I guess the story and graphics make up for some of the gameplay faults in my eyes. I'm not saying that I'll still be playing Ryse in a year or even in a month after Titanfall comes out, but I certainly found some fun in the game.