Ronin

Rise of the Ronin review: parrying has never been more fun MSRP $69.99 “Rise of the Ronin has an excellent parrying system that makes its Soulslike gameplay feel challenging, yet fair compared to its contemporaries.” Pros Thoughtful sidequests and supporting characters Great combat and parrying mechanics Amazing quality of life features…

2024 is shaping up to be top-heavy for video game release, with major titles like Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League already out of the gates. March promises to be a busy month for video games, too. WWE 2K24 released on March 8, bringing its familiar and fun wrestling playground in an updated package. Team Ninja's latest action-RPG, Rise of the Ronin, comes out later this month. The developer is known for its gruelling but rewarding Souls-like Nioh series…

Rise of the Ronin feels like a natural next step for developer Team Ninja. After two decades spent creating some of the best linear action games in the genre, the studio is stepping outside of its comfort zone with its first crack at an open-world action RPG. Combining a freeform structure with a combat style similar to Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty and the Nioh series is an enticing prospect, and it's one of the key areas where Rise of the Ronin stands out after playing its opening two hours.Set in late 1800s…

Team Ninja When I grappled to the roof of a building using my hook, I felt like I’d played Rise of the Ronin before. That’s not a bad thing; I’ve played many of Team Ninja’s previous games, but it felt oddly familiar, in a bloody comforting way. Team Ninja has released titles at a regular cadence over the past several years, and it’s impressive that the studio has been able to maintain at least a certain level of quality. The developer has experimented with different genres in that time too. It took on the Soulslike…

Thanks to a reputable X/Twitter account, the download size for the upcoming PlayStation exclusive Rise Of The Ronin has been revealed. Per X user PlayStation Game Size, the upcoming open-world roleplaying game from Team Ninja weighs in at 96.343GB, a file size sitting comfortably underneath recent titles such as Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (which takes up 145GB of storage) and above recent heavy-hitter Helldivers 2 (which is only 24.77GB on PlayStation consoles), meaning that players will have to either remove some games…

Team Ninja's PlayStation 5 exclusive Rise of Ronin is set to launch on March 22. The open-world samurai action RPG is set in Japan during the Bakustatsu period when multiple factions fought for control of Japan's future. The game's branching narrative will let players change the course of history as they explore and battle throughout the game's open-world version of 1860s Japan. Like Team Ninja's previous titles like Ninja Gaiden, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, and the Nioh series, Rise of the Ronin features a…

Sony has confirmed that Koei Tecmo's upcoming PS5 exclusive, Rise of Ronin, is not releasing in South Korea. This comes after reports that the Korean PlayStation Store pulled the game from its listing. A brief search of "Rise of Ronin" confirms that the game is not listed on South Korea's storefront. Sony, the game's publisher, said the game was never officially coming to the country, making the reports of it being pulled unfounded.In a statement to IGN Japan, Sony Interactive Entertainment said, "Rise of…

PlayStation hosted the year's first State of Play games showcase early Thursday, bringing a host of new announcements, reveals and updates on upcoming releases. Sony presented a deep dive into two of its first-party titles, with extended gameplay trailers for Rise of the Ronin and Stellar Blade. The latter also finally received a release date — Shift Up's action-adventure title is arriving April 26. Team Ninja's Rise of the Ronin received a detailed gameplay trailer, showing off sword combat, special weapons, and…

It is a banner week for questionable Star Trek anniversaries, but while earlier this week we found at least something to admire in Voyager’s bold exploration of the Warp 10 threshold and space-amphibian evolution, there is very little to admire in the other major milestone. Thirty years ago today, The Next Generation took us to Planet Scotland in “Sub Rosa,” where Beverly Crusher exchanged all thought of character agency for 40 minutes in exchange for some generational family ghost lovin’.Star Trek: Picard Season 3…

In today’s State of Play, we got more insight into what we can expect from Rise of the Ronin which is one of PlayStation’s next big games. Traversal is extremely dynamic and in addition to running, you can also glide and ride your trusty hose. Of course, you aren’t there to enjoy the countryside, so a lot of time was given to illustrating the combat which features blades and even a flamethrower. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JydfazusHfI Taking place during the final years of the 19th century, the game depicts…