Rise of the Rōnin is a combat focused open-world action RPG that takes place in Japan at a time of great change. It is the very end of a 300-year long Edo Period, commonly known as “Bakumatsu”. Set in the late 19th century, Japan is facing the darkest of times as it struggles with its oppressive rulers and deadly diseases while western influence permeates as civil war continues to rage between the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Anti-Shogunate factions.
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Dawn of a New Japan.
It's pretty fun to play, but it got tough through the last chapter. The story seems to be intentionally overextended just to give you a few more missions to do.
Anyway, it has good characters, a story good enough and so fun mechanics that deserves to have your attention if you are into these kind of games.
Anyway, it has good characters, a story good enough and so fun mechanics that deserves to have your attention if you are into these kind of games.
Was dubious about playing this after hearing so much negativity online - but I’m glad I did. I really enjoyed the experience. Is it as good as Ghost? No - but still great in its own right.
Hearing complaints online about the graphics - to me I didn’t notice any issues with them. The world seemed full and the maps were just big enough without feeling the need to spend ages travelling to a destination or mission.
The gameplay was great - variety of different weapons and armour to customise your character and play style - the added difficulty option meant you could also tailor your “rogue like” experience too, I’ll admit I’m not the greatest at rogue likes so this was a nice addition.
My only gripe with it was the story - it was hard to follow at times and the amount of characters did feel overwhelming. But I still enjoyed it.
Hearing complaints online about the graphics - to me I didn’t notice any issues with them. The world seemed full and the maps were just big enough without feeling the need to spend ages travelling to a destination or mission.
The gameplay was great - variety of different weapons and armour to customise your character and play style - the added difficulty option meant you could also tailor your “rogue like” experience too, I’ll admit I’m not the greatest at rogue likes so this was a nice addition.
My only gripe with it was the story - it was hard to follow at times and the amount of characters did feel overwhelming. But I still enjoyed it.
Dropped it about half way through, i kinda just got bored, fun but i wasnt interested in the story at all
While Rise of the Ronin is a fun game it has a bit of identity crisis. It takes inspiration from both the Assassins Creed RPGS and blends it with its Nioh siblings. What we end up getting is a okay story about an interesting time in Japan mixed with some fun combat even though it can be inconsistent in quality. The game also clutters your inventory frequently and the skill tree is filled with arbitrary numbers. If you want a Samurai RPG then pick Rise of the Ronin up when it hits sale prices (Rec $30 or less). 6.5/10.
This game did not deserve the reviews it received. Yes, it's not the prettiest game going, and yes it relies on a pretty tired open-world formula but for Team Ninja's first effort at the "genre", this is pretty formidable.
Firstly, this is just about TN's most comprehensible story and it's fairly long. The game takes you from knocking about Yokohama with a few rebellious Ronins to helping lead the great anti-shogunate revolution which formed modern day Japan.
As the story goes on, barring ridiculous liberties such as one boss fight with an Englishman who has rocket boots, you can tell TN has a passion for the history and story behind this game. It's grounded and involves real people with genuine concern for the future of their country. What's most impressive is the roster of characters is built from real-life people who played instrumental roles during the period.
The complexity of the combat sits somewhere between Wo Long and Nioh and can be about as hard as you want to make it due to a difficulty slider. Once you get the timing for parries down, some of the duels/missions in this game are some of TN's best and the tension that builds throughout the mid-game leads to some fantastic showdowns in the third act.
Likeable characters, interesting locations, excellent customisation, the odd decent side-activity really makes this one of the most under-appreciated games of the year.
Firstly, this is just about TN's most comprehensible story and it's fairly long. The game takes you from knocking about Yokohama with a few rebellious Ronins to helping lead the great anti-shogunate revolution which formed modern day Japan.
As the story goes on, barring ridiculous liberties such as one boss fight with an Englishman who has rocket boots, you can tell TN has a passion for the history and story behind this game. It's grounded and involves real people with genuine concern for the future of their country. What's most impressive is the roster of characters is built from real-life people who played instrumental roles during the period.
The complexity of the combat sits somewhere between Wo Long and Nioh and can be about as hard as you want to make it due to a difficulty slider. Once you get the timing for parries down, some of the duels/missions in this game are some of TN's best and the tension that builds throughout the mid-game leads to some fantastic showdowns in the third act.
Likeable characters, interesting locations, excellent customisation, the odd decent side-activity really makes this one of the most under-appreciated games of the year.