I dont get why a big amount of the community (not steam community) didnt like this game. Some of them even hated it.
From my prespective I can see a really nice story that unfolds in the beautiful Roman Empire! I always wanted something more than a strategy game (like Total War) that involves Rome and Rise:Son of Rome is what I was looking for. It has some flaws yes. But there is no flawless video game. The thing is that those flaws are not really that important to mark this game as a bad one. I ll provide you what I believe are the Pros n' Cons of this game.

Pros(+)
-If not really good the story was decent (great storytelling by the way, one of the best)
-Outstanding Graphics
-Music is dope
-I didnt find any important bug at all
-Combat (is a con too) is good at the beginning of the game
-Really interesting characters (Marius, Vitallion)
-The uniforms are gorgeous
-Great Villains, they make you wanna destroy them (thats a good thing)
-The side-kinda-plot-story with the Damocles
-The fight with Commodus in the colosseum is just outstanding
-Fighting in a Tortoise formation with your legionaries is also really really dope
-Cinematics are telling the story in one of the best ways ive ever seen
-Inner messages (with gods and how the manipulate comparing to the modern age and how our rulers play us)
-Graffiti's on the walls (Romans used to graffiti a lot believe me)
-You can find it for a small amount of money right now
-Satisfying ending

Cons(-)
-Combat becomes repetitive in mid-late game
-Most of the barbarian enemies you face are the same (same model,textures,face and everything)
-Sometimes the Americano 3rd person camera (this is the camera you have when you are out of combat) is annoying
-I would like something more when you fight with Boudica (Barbarian leader)

I think, I didnt forget to mention anything. In the end it was a really good game, wonderful experience and I recommend it to anyone who likes a action-3rd person games.

Mark me helpful if I was lads!