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GAME · 2013 · USA

Ryse: Son of Rome

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Ryse: Son of Rome, released in 2013, draws scrutiny from history-minded players over its liberties with Roman chronology, military ranks and equipment.

10 Interesting Facts About Ryse: Son of Rome

  1. #001

    Ryse began development as a Kinect title for the Xbox 360. Following delays, it was rebuilt as a third-person action game for the Xbox One, with every Kinect element removed.

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  2. #002

    Vitallion appears to care about Marius: during the battle in York, Marius persuades him to leave, and Vitallion hesitates as they shake hands before parting. He later smiles on seeing Marius in Rome, after Marius has killed Commodus.

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  3. #003

    Vitallion apparently knew Leontius. The final cutscene of the second chapter, S.P.Q.R., makes this clear: the chronicles found there show the two fought together on an earlier campaign to Britannia.

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  4. #004

    A forum commenter points to Ryse showing Nero and the Flavian Amphitheatre as coexisting as the game's biggest early giveaway that it is historical fiction.

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  5. #005

    Ryse presents Commodus and Nero as father and son alive at the same time, and shows Boudica invading Rome, reportedly riding an African elephant.

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  6. #006

    One commenter argues that Marius, from a prominent patrician family, would realistically have followed the senatorial career path instead of being made a centurion by Vitalian at the game's start.

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  7. #007

    Marius's centurion rank is described as an NCO post normally held by commoners or plebeians who worked their way up, commanding a century of roughly 80 men plus temporary attachments.

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  8. #008

    A forum poster claims legionaries never wore metal or leather vambraces, since that protection was reserved for archers to keep the bowstring from striking the arm.

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  9. #009

    A commenter likens the game's naval beach invasion to the Normandy scene in Saving Private Ryan, arguing that Romans would not have landed at a spot swarming with barbarians.

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  10. #010

    Vitallion cares about his men, preferring to capture King Oswald over risking heavy losses in a straight fight.

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