Was anybody, apart from me, daft enough to buy Ryse Son of Rome? Well, I say me... but my other half generously bought it for me.
I played and completed it over the weekend and, to be honest, it's not brilliant gameplay-wise. Once you've mastered the moves and attack patterns then the game is fairly easy and, yes, somewhat repetitive. But I have to confess I actually quite enjoyed the story / narrative and this was enough to keep me playing through to the end. The graphics are also exceptional, definitely the most impressive of the launch titles for me and a good show of what can be achieved (even given that it's a launch title). Sure, there are a few points where the character animation and modelling looks a bit suspect but there are other times where it's a genuine pleasure to just 'thumb' around the landscape taking in the views. I guess it's more a tech demo for CryEngine than anything else (with a thin game layered on top) but it's the game to show mates at the moment I think (well, for graphics 'ho-ing).