First thing I saw and this makes me not wanna play 😂 the amount that's probably spent on horseback, what are they thinking? It's like the two front legs are connected to each other and so are the back legs...
To be fair, if any location in gaming deserves to have explosive barrels, it would be that era Japan or China. Considering the prevalence of fireworks.
@@jambo1938 with piss poor optimization and frame rate? Damn, you do you. Did you even play the first one? Many people are just jumping on the bandwagon of a series where the first game took 10 years to sell 7 million copies and for people to like. It’s incredibly niche with a ton of annoying systems that isn’t for everyone. This game is gonna flop lol.
Not taking any opinions on combat seriously until release. If you judged nioh combat off the first 2 hours with no stamina no skills and no yokai abilities you could say it was dissapointing.
Yeah I was thinking this as well…they might have already played the full game idk, I know they are only allowed to talk about the first couple hours though. Than the fact there’s no demo and everything has been a little hush hush makes me think this is all it is.
Facts. I just replayed Nioh 2 for the 3rd-4th time and early game is much slower then I remember because I'm so use to endgame builds where I always have ki, and I'm cancelling moves left and right. Early game Nioh 2 is a more complex souls-like combat systems but after you unlock abilities (especially Flux) the game turns into its own beast to master.
Why the actual f!ck is everyone biased against this game because of the graphics? Okay its not next gen I get it, can we move past that? This is a whole game with so many elements and work that has gone into it and everyone is so stuck on the fact that it isnt current gen graphically and isnt Nioh 3, low level critique. You should judge a game based on what its trying to do and not what you want it to be. I'm really freaked out by how the publics bias toward this game has already been heavily compromised by graphics fiends. Its OKAY for a game to not have the latest next gen graphics FFS!
Graphics aren’t the only thing I mentioned in the video, and the game is fun, but it is priced at $70 and therefore I’m criticising it based on that standard.
Interesting, so you believe that the amount of geometry and texture resolution are the strongest factors to consider when pricing a game? Granted all elements in a game take time which costs money but looking at ROTR it only looks bad when compared to the best of current and last gen games. It's weird because a few years back these graphics would be considered cutting edge, it really drives home the idea that gamers are playing themselves like junkies do, never happy for long because the newest thing will always "redefine their standards" so they are slaves to their own relativism. I feel so lucky because since around 2015 all games crossed a line for me where their general fidelity is more than enough for me, playing games in the early 90s also helped give me real perspective and appreciation.@@rurikhan
@@rurikhanbut they are the first thing u mention and the main thing u talk abt in final thoughts. Just my opinion but if people really be choosing graphics > gameplay then that's a bit dumb. Also ngl the graphics look fine lol - like it's not the best but people are overreacting saying it looks like a psp game
the rock, paper, scissor approach is the biggest let down. Why not let me choose the style I like to play with? :( This idea was already my biggest gripe with Ghost of Tsushima...
I never expect team ninja to wow me with their graphics, as long as its running 60fps and combat is good, I'll play and knowing team ninja and their dlc, they will most likely add alot more to the combat later.
Hell yeah..I'm all over this one.. replayability seems like is going to be high with the different weapons and skills so 70 doesn't seem so bad with multiple play throughs
Me to I'm an old school gamer so I'll be playing in performance and I'll be set the combat looks great looking forward to it I'm not that bothered about graphics
I think the meaning of 70 dollar is quite different to people to people. First of all I don't believe that devs increased the price because of the next gen. Next gen is just an excuse. Game prices were same for decades. And secondly I don't like aligning price point with graphics. For me next gen does not mean better graphics. It means more complex and ambitious game play, bigger in scope, bigger and more complex areas without no loading times, more complex AI, more complex animations, more interactivity with environment.
It is a fair comparison in regards to graphical fidelity and Ghosts of Tsushima. Team Ninja isn't some Double A developer. They've been making games for how long at this point? AND it's a PS5 exclusive nonetheless. In between this and Wolong (which wasn't a bad game either), they may need to hit the drawing board again because they've been taking a couple steps backwards it seems. And don't get me wrong, this game still looks kinda fun, but not for 70$.
Team Ninja doesn't lean into the whole graphical masterpiece thing, if yall played elden ring and didn't say anything about the graphics idk why you would here.
@TheKreator98 exactly. But dragons dogma 2 is worth 70 cause of graphics so the 30fps and gameplay doesn't matter. At least stella blade gonna be good
The difference is. In Ghost of Tsushima animations are more fluid every move seems have an in between animation. While in this game like Nioh and other Japanese games. It's more of a fast paced like some kind of mmo. More of a hack and slash. Maybe because in GOT they are focused on katana and arrow gameplay. In Ronin there's a variety of weapon to pick from.
@@jahboidb standard, no. Wo Long was ass and fell off in popularity big style, it still remains at its original asking price, and had a couple of sales.
Rise of the ronin is giving me more Way of the samurai vibes rather than Nioh vibes which is surprising, considering it's developer. I loved the WOTS format so If this game ever comes to Steam then I'll be picking it up eventually for sure.
My gut response when seeing this was like the love child of Way of the Samurai 4 and Nioh 1/2. Made me realize I really just want some remasters/remakes of the WOTS games.
Yeah I was afraid this would happen. I also thought the 70 dollar price point was steep from what I was seeing. I told myself that I would wait for reviews before deciding when to buy this game(I was always getting DD2 first though). Seems like I’m waiting for this bad boy to go on sale.
i'd be surprised if it was worse in combat. Also their character creators are pretty good but yeah everything else....I'm a bit worried and I'm a big Team Ninja fan. Open world and story just isn't their forte. Nioh 2 was perfect for me but I guess it's a bit niche they felt like they needed to keep making big changes
@@mgxzazfbyjuchrisclarkvpz236 Yeah but I mean worse in combat than Ghosts of Tsushima. I'm already disappointed they didn't just build upon Nioh's combat
As someone who just finished Assassin's Creed 2 over the weekend and now is playing Brotherhood, graphics seems fine, I really don't care. My only concern and reason why I'm not buying it at launch is the price.
Same looks really fun and my cup of tea but not worth 80 euros, should go on sale in like 4 months for probably 60ish or so, at least i hope. 60 is what i will pay for games, thats the most i would go for for new games because almost 100 euros for a game is just, too much
If some people are critical of AAA games budgets being out of control, here is a case of the budget being more constrained and visuals being part of the compromise.
@@rurikhan It, arguably, is priced correctly. Millions of early adopters will buy it at $70, late adopters will buy it a little later for a slight sale, and some laggards will buy it for even less, when it’s priced right for them. The price of a game isn’t simply calculated based on its development cost. But, to each their own.
The likely reason for the moderate visual quality is the underlying technology. This game is running on Team Ninja's in-house engine. The same version used in Dead or Alive, Nioh 1 and 2, and Wo Long. Something you may recall is Nioh does not have overly stable performance, even on PS5 / Xbox Series X. Their engine is designed to favor complicated character interactions, physics, and enemy AI for intelligent opponents. It's heavily CPU bound, a reason their games run relatively poorly on consoles. For Rise of Ronin, their engine is being asked to support a relatively large open world. Something they have no experience with to boot. Given the limitations of their technology the game actually looks fairly nice. But the limits do show in aspects like flat lighting and limited animation of anything that isn't a carefully keyframed combat move, like horses.
Thank you Ruri I think you described the overall combat very well and your description of the advantages of your approach to the combat and the way described things overall made me think this is exactly the type of game I want. I have DD2 to satisfy my fantasy Challenge style of game and the fact that this won't be a 2nd intense challenging game where I can just vibe out and chill and just have fun doing casual but flashy combat, that is what I need out of this game.
I’ve been saying that they are making a HUGE mistake releasing this the same day as DD2. They really should push it back a month or two. I’m still going to play it but only after DD2.
Often times a Japanese game release in March means it was pushed back as far as possible and they are releasing it to stay in that fiscal year (JP fiscal year ends in March). Delaying more than that is a big blow to studios which is why March releases tend to be kinda unpolished. It is also TN's first open world since like Ninja Gaiden 1 back in like 2004 (closest open world thing they made) and I'm certain it gave them more trouble than they expected considering the lack of polish in places. Anyways, as a rule of thumb I'm always wary of titles that release close to the end of fiscal year.
@@Def_Silent_Lea lol what? No Ruri and Cowboy have similar tastes as me and I trust their opinions. I dont want to gamble $70 just to see if they're wrong. 😂 That being said it seems like a game I might pick up on sale.
Combat looks and sounds super fun..if there is one studio that deserves the benefit of the doubt with a martial arts weapon game its this one. It probably won't be for everyone but will more than likely be for the people who value thoughtful combat above all else.. thanks for the highlight video
Nioh and Nioh 2 don't look fantastic, especially when compared to GoT, but for some reason a feudal Japan-style setting for me doesn't need to be graphically amazing. I love the setting, the architecture and the general culture and for me that's enough. Nioh and Nioh 2 were so much fun to play, and this looks to be a mix of Nioh and Way of the Samurai. I pre-ordered just because of the base description, and regardless of the overall reception I know for a fact that I will enjoy this. It would have probably received a better reception overall if it was the only larger release in a quarter, but I'm sure it will still do well.
@@Gaiden-Shinji875 I think a lot of people are going to choose the dragons dogma route and are probably in for a rude awakening because they didn't play the first one.. hopefully all the nioh fans will pick this up and it does well
@@CENmassTER86 Yeah, it was a ballsy move to release them on the same day. An end of July release would have been favourable. Need to avoid Elden Ring's DLC release too. I plan on getting DD2 eventually, but RotR just speaks to me more because it's based in 19th Century Japan. Been rewatching Rurouni Kenshin to get myself into the mood
@@Gaiden-Shinji875 I really enjoy the last Samurai like setting. It's a really interesting mix of the old style meeting the new with guns and stuff. I am also going to get DD at some point although I really only enjoyed like half of this first one. The combat was super fun and interesting but the quests and their structure really started to wear me out towards the middle. A lot of fetch quests and checklist type things. I feel like Ronins quests will probably be more varied and interesting. I also remember it being really hard to try new fighting styles effectively.
How annoying that they still have the awful loot system they've had from Nioh. This and the lack of enemy variety is ruining my excitement. I'm also annoyed they decided to water down the stance system to be similar Ghost of Tsushima. This is where they should have done a beta because if they did, people would have voice their opinions on being restricted to play the RPS game.
So even the combat is dumbed down compared to Nioh ...when a dev starts talking about "accessibility" you know things are going to be worse ...very strange hearing them brag about that in previews. What a letdown. Btw to all the people saying Team Ninja has never been about good graphics, that's not true. Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Gaiden 2 looked top tier in their respective time periods as did DoA4!
The fact you are even comparing a Team Ninja graphically to Ghosts is just a moot.point. I suggest anyone who reads these comments go and watch. NX Gamers review. He said it's an upgrade in visuals compared to Neoh and it s a looker Yes, there is pop in and the horse animations need patching. Though he did say the character animations and combat are excellent. He did stress this was preview code and this will.peobably patched I would trust more.what NX Gamer says about any game. When it comes to understanding graphical fidelity and frame rates as this is his day job .
I compared a $70 PS5 game with $60 PS4 game to inform people of what they are getting. I said the visuals aren’t a dealbreaker for me. I personally don’t think the game is a looker, but to each their own.
Pleas stop making excuses for Team Ninja I love thier combat but their engine is ancient and it needs upgrading if they plan to be successful going forward
It’s the price point. If God of War Ragnorok was $70, and Spiderman 2, and HFW on PS5 - then people expect $70 to equal better fidelity. It’s a fair expectation I’m inclined to agree with, but to play devils advocate $70 now is what $60 was back in 2005 when that price was first established. People just want their money to go further.
@@kusansimpson2514it’s not though. This game will be fun I’m sure but it doesn’t meet expectations for a $70 title. It’s a last gen title and should be priced more appropriately.
This seems like to Ghost of Tshushima what Just Cause is to GTA. More arcade open world. I'm looking forward to it and happy to know I don't need to try and compare it to Ghost. I'll enjoy it for what it is! 👍
I was afraid it would have that "rock paper scissors" combat system. It was okay in Ghost of Tsushima, but it gets stale pretty quickly because you don't really have a lot of room for experimentation when you're forced to fight enemies a certain way. It's a bit too restricting for me.
I prefer it that way, It makes it so it's more beneficial for you to switch up combat on the fly, even then in got, it wasn't even super necessary to change stances, it just made things easier
@@iwanttodie5177 yeah for 70 dollars in 2024 it's cusping on unacceptable for sure. I mostly meant if I eventually get this game for 20 bucks I'll probably have a lot of fun and not give a damn about the graphics
Still looks terrible for a ps5 only game ...no ps4 to hold back development, had Sony helping them too ...this is terrible graphics for a current gen game
9:43 "it also changes how your parry works slightly" Why didn't you elaborate on this. What does that mean, does it change how the parry works? does it parry different stuff? What. That could potentially be one of the more interesting aspects of the style system but we have no clue what "slightly different" means.
I appreciate the clarification. This is something I speculated before but had no way to confirm. I think that's a cool way to use the style system imo, it makes counterspark a bit more interesting than just a parry button. @@rurikhan
Those clouds popping in at 3:33 (actual at 3:35) is jarring. Does that happen a lot? Or is that just a weird camera effect of that overhead sign going out of view in an optical illusion. Lol
It’s got the same loot system as Nioh but it’s in an open world. I’m not sure how to reconcile this style to be honest. The reason Nioh worked so well with the loot system is it was mission based and you’re constantly showered with loot. This open world design seems like loot will be far in between traversal.
Hated the loot system in these Team Ninja games, they give me so much anxiety, like it gets to the point where picking up items isn’t even exciting anymore, and that happens pretty fast, just fucking loading you up with so much fucking crap.
@@ronthorn3 unfortunately, it takes some investment to know what sort of builds you're going for to get excited over the loot in games like Nioh. I loved it...once I hit like NG+++. Before that, it's just stuff you know is going to be trash.
Funny, he literally is saying almost the same as from the spanish hands on, translated almost the same word by word at times, looks like reading or someone copied to each other.
Stop🚫 believing the 📢hype 70$ is not that much for hours and hours of gameplay. Do the math of what you make hourly and the time amount you will put on the game you bought. That's your enjoyment from the fruit of your labor.
Man, I’m annoyed. One button for combos and rock paper scissor style combat was my biggest complaint about Ghost of Tsushima. I was really hoping they’d bring that player expression from Nioh 2 but that really doesn’t seem like it is the case.
Same here , was let down by wolong and this seemed like more of a dumb down version of both nioh and wolong. I changed my mind. Was gonna buy it day 1, now gonnna buy dd2 instead
Within the first 3 seconds of this video I just thought wtf is that horse animation? I just finished re-playing the Witcher 3 a game made in 2015 and it has better horse animation than this, its honestly unacceptable for a game where riding on a horse is probably going to be your main source of transportation.
You know what this combat is? Early "Prince of Persia"... Like the one in DOS... and "Prince of Persia 3D". There is even the camera sway when the duel happens, and it's all about either attacking or deflecting attacks.
Man I really hope the parry isn't THAT necessary to get things done in this. Having the option is cool, sure. But I hate being forced to fight a certain way and between shit like Sekiro, Wo Long, and Lies of P it's like every god damn action game just wants to be a parry simulator now. And I don't always want to sit there and just keep parrying some dude until he's tired.
It does have that, and quite of bit of it, they just haven’t shown it in the marketing material (like the brill they gave me to use) but I’ve hacked off limbs and heads and in that aspect I love what they’ve done.
Comparing this to ghost of tsushima, Ghosts was actually pretty sparse with its content, buildings are very few and far between, a lot of re used assets a lot of times so everything is pretty samey through out the game, so the main stand out of the game visually was the grass and trees rather then the buildings, while this game looks pretty dense with its content of buildings, which probably puts way more stress on the performance.
If you are expecting nioh 3 you’ll probably be disappointed. Nioh 2s combat is one of the best combat systems I’ve ever seen / played and very few games can live up to it.
@@jojocasimir1118 Elden ring has a great variety of weapons but if you’re looking at combat specifically it’s basically just light attack, heavy attack, or ash of war. You can mix it up with crouch poking or sprint attacks but in general that’s about it, and then you apply those mechanics to specific weapons. Nioh 2 has quick / strong attacks but also entire skill trees that are fairly deep and they are unique/ different for each weapon type (which there’s like 10-11 weapon types) If your looking at combat alone nioh 2 has way more depth and honestly more satisfying combat as well once you know what your doing. I enjoyed Elden ring I’m Not saying it’s bad I’m just saying when it comes to combat nioh 2 is king (imo).
Elden ring has terrible combat lmao. A slow game that focus on roll roll and attack. Sekiro is the most fun action game fs ever made. Nioh 2 has highest ceiling of any action game today. Get your elden scrub out of here
I've already had a hard time getting into their games, but to release this close to dragons dogma 2...yeah there is no way this is getting picked over that
Thank you ruikhan for your honesy in your coverage! That being said, I"m sooo hyped for the 22nd of March!! I'm fs going to play DD2 over this first? Buuut, I'm eagerly looking forward to jumping into this after! The idea of controlling 2 Nioh~Like characters sounds suuuuper hype imho
I think it’ll be a fun game. I can’t get into Nioh because it’s just way too complex. I gravitate towards Elden Ring, dark souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, etc. so I’m looking forward to play the hell out of it.
Nioh is more fun than any fs game ever made. Sekiro is best fs action game fs made to date. Is sad game keep getting less fun and dumb down cuz of scrubs who cant play.
It's not first party so it doesn't have the budget of a ghost. Personally I think it shouldn't be exclusive since people will lump it in with PlayStation studio games unfortunately.
@@kingkevo5601 same literally beat the game as well to say the graphics are significantly better in that game is soo odd. It's the same engine, animations etc.
I agree on the pricing 100%, but I still believe GoT looked..solid? There’s a reason it didn’t even get a shoutout from Digital Foundry during the 2020 awards. The water in that game is extremely atrocious and the grass has a super low draw distance even on PS5. Best looking “samurai game” on the market is Sekiro imo because at least it’s consistent throughout the title.
The way you describe combat seems similar to Wo long. Wo long you would normal attack with square and spirit attack with triangle. Ronin you normal attack with square, but triangle is critical hit and parry similar to the way wo long had dodge parry on circle. Combat styles as described seem like Wo Longs elemental nullifications, but with combat moves. Sounds like the way you get weapons skills from certain enemies is the way it would have been in Wo long had it gotten a bit more dev time.
In terms of a business transaction...we are getting the short end of the stick. This game is clearly not a $70 game from what I've seen. With that being said I've had it pre-ordered since day 1 an hope there is improvements in meaningful ways as we go. I had high hopes which I had to drastically temper. Team Ninja could pull this back from the brink.
Can you style change at the ki pulse timing? In Nioh, you could change stances or go into Iaido at the same time you did the ki pulse. Does that same concept apply here with the schools? Are the charge attacks different for each school, or is it based on the weapon being used?
I dont get it. What you are saying about the mechanics all sounds great. Like parry, ki system, karma system, different weapons, sifferenr skills. Everything about the combat sounds good but you dont like it at the end ?
I didn’t say I didn’t like it, I said the combat isn’t as deep as Nioh and the game feels very dated. I still think it’s fun, but I need to give you the information.
@@rurikhan Oh okay, but when I look back at Nioh 1, the first couple of hours of that game wasn't much deep or fleshed out but by the end, the game turned out great. Maybe the combat will open up a lot more after. I will wait for your full game review.
Kind of bummed to hear the stance system is so rigid/RPS like, similar to Tsushima. It really felt like paint by numbers and sapped the fun. Still interested but kinda less so going into it than before 😬
Team Ninja really needs to retire their current engine or have a major overhaul... it's tired and it's showing.. and it is hamstringing their graphics of the overworld etc
Had to go open world. That is from Sony guaranteed. Let the studios do what they do best. It didn’t need to be stupid open world. Fucking sick of useless open worlds it looks like poo poo.
You can not only see the Koei Tecmo jank, you can also feel it. And to be absolutely honest, Im over it. I got so burned with Wild Hearts bad performance and obligatory EA App, that Im not bothering with this. Specially when Ghost of Tsushima is coming on May for PC. And whats up with companies that I absolutely used to love fucking up so bad?? Koei, Bethesda, 2k, like damn…
I’ll still check it out regardless, but it may be put on the back burner until DD2. Really wish it had more complex combat systems as I’ve been missing that Nioh 2 combat.
I think it is fair to compare the game to Ghost of Tsushima however the comparison should also be extended to the combat, which in both Ghost and Assassin's Creed is much more simplistic. Yes Nioh has more but Rise is technically not a soulslike.
Amazingly low resolution textures and pop-in on what it meant to be a PS5 exclusive when it looks like a Nintendo Switch exclusive. It could even be a PS2 game. So many japanese studios are incapable of developing up to current technological standards although the gameplay does look fun.
This looks like the kinda game I'd buy on sale cuz there's things about it i like. No shot I'm paying 70 for this lol especially with comparing it to tsushima which came out years ago and looks way better lol
Ever since I saw the early footage I was so confused as to why the horse looked like it was just...off lol
Its like jittery or something, like it skips frames every time it moves
It feels like it's floating tbh. Good example would be Rdr2's horse, that shit just feels weighty and has the right feedback
Looks bow-legged
The heck with that running horse animation 😭
Bruh I have passed on entire games strictly due to running animations.
Even BOTW, a game from 2017 from an outdated hardware have better horse animation
First thing I saw and this makes me not wanna play 😂 the amount that's probably spent on horseback, what are they thinking? It's like the two front legs are connected to each other and so are the back legs...
It’s like a warriors game animation wise
The horse is holding a massive shit while running
It's crazy just how widespread those red explosive barrels were in 19th century Japan.
To be fair, if any location in gaming deserves to have explosive barrels, it would be that era Japan or China. Considering the prevalence of fireworks.
Literally every game has explosive barrels
@@shuten2904rise of the ronin is my favorite donkey kong country-like
Maybe this will be on sale by the time I finish dumping 800 hours into DD2
Good luck running around aimlessly at 20fps 😂😂😂😂
@@hakangokhan9434All good in my opinion, aimless exploration with a beautiful world is exactly what I want :)
@@jambo1938 with piss poor optimization and frame rate? Damn, you do you. Did you even play the first one? Many people are just jumping on the bandwagon of a series where the first game took 10 years to sell 7 million copies and for people to like. It’s incredibly niche with a ton of annoying systems that isn’t for everyone. This game is gonna flop lol.
@@jambo1938all good for Crapcom Fanboys like you who will shill the game and buy everything they make.
@@hakangokhan9434the shit u listed could be fixed lol. first dogma did have issues but it was a good game
Not taking any opinions on combat seriously until release. If you judged nioh combat off the first 2 hours with no stamina no skills and no yokai abilities you could say it was dissapointing.
True nioh combat is very basic early on, but as you progress you get access to almost endless variety and depth.
Exactly fam
Yeah I was thinking this as well…they might have already played the full game idk, I know they are only allowed to talk about the first couple hours though. Than the fact there’s no demo and everything has been a little hush hush makes me think this is all it is.
Facts. I just replayed Nioh 2 for the 3rd-4th time and early game is much slower then I remember because I'm so use to endgame builds where I always have ki, and I'm cancelling moves left and right. Early game Nioh 2 is a more complex souls-like combat systems but after you unlock abilities (especially Flux) the game turns into its own beast to master.
Very true.
Why the actual f!ck is everyone biased against this game because of the graphics? Okay its not next gen I get it, can we move past that? This is a whole game with so many elements and work that has gone into it and everyone is so stuck on the fact that it isnt current gen graphically and isnt Nioh 3, low level critique. You should judge a game based on what its trying to do and not what you want it to be. I'm really freaked out by how the publics bias toward this game has already been heavily compromised by graphics fiends. Its OKAY for a game to not have the latest next gen graphics FFS!
Graphics aren’t the only thing I mentioned in the video, and the game is fun, but it is priced at $70 and therefore I’m criticising it based on that standard.
Interesting, so you believe that the amount of geometry and texture resolution are the strongest factors to consider when pricing a game? Granted all elements in a game take time which costs money but looking at ROTR it only looks bad when compared to the best of current and last gen games.
It's weird because a few years back these graphics would be considered cutting edge, it really drives home the idea that gamers are playing themselves like junkies do, never happy for long because the newest thing will always "redefine their standards" so they are slaves to their own relativism. I feel so lucky because since around 2015 all games crossed a line for me where their general fidelity is more than enough for me, playing games in the early 90s also helped give me real perspective and appreciation.@@rurikhan
@@rurikhanbut they are the first thing u mention and the main thing u talk abt in final thoughts. Just my opinion but if people really be choosing graphics > gameplay then that's a bit dumb. Also ngl the graphics look fine lol - like it's not the best but people are overreacting saying it looks like a psp game
So what justifies the 70 dollar price tag? The simplified nioh combat? The Ubisoft open world? What about it tells you it needs to be 70 dollars?
@@Mohgenstein Yes. The gameplay is what should justify the price tag, not the graphics.
the rock, paper, scissor approach is the biggest let down. Why not let me choose the style I like to play with? :(
This idea was already my biggest gripe with Ghost of Tsushima...
Different stances weren't necessary in got at all
I never expect team ninja to wow me with their graphics, as long as its running 60fps and combat is good, I'll play and knowing team ninja and their dlc, they will most likely add alot more to the combat later.
Hell yeah..I'm all over this one.. replayability seems like is going to be high with the different weapons and skills so 70 doesn't seem so bad with multiple play throughs
Me to I'm an old school gamer so I'll be playing in performance and I'll be set the combat looks great looking forward to it I'm not that bothered about graphics
paid shitty dlc
Sounds like cope
this is a horrible way to look at having bad service for the release of the game
Thanks for the honesty review. I'll definitely still play this....after DD2
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Good luck with running around aimlessly at 20fps 😂😂😂
My 2 most anticipated games releasing on the same day has my hype meter through the roof
U lucky my two anticipated games don’t even got a official release date but enjoy
My most anticipated game is always going to be whatever the next mainline FROMSOFT release is
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From software needs to release Tenchu, Sekiro 2, or bloodborne ffs. Dark souls Eleden ring is just boring to me now
Hopefully Armored Core 7
I think the meaning of 70 dollar is quite different to people to people. First of all I don't believe that devs increased the price because of the next gen. Next gen is just an excuse. Game prices were same for decades. And secondly I don't like aligning price point with graphics. For me next gen does not mean better graphics. It means more complex and ambitious game play, bigger in scope, bigger and more complex areas without no loading times, more complex AI, more complex animations, more interactivity with environment.
I'm still gonna be playing this. For what it is, it looks fine. The combat looks good and that's all that really matters.
They need a open demo
That would be a good idea tbh.
It is a fair comparison in regards to graphical fidelity and Ghosts of Tsushima. Team Ninja isn't some Double A developer. They've been making games for how long at this point? AND it's a PS5 exclusive nonetheless. In between this and Wolong (which wasn't a bad game either), they may need to hit the drawing board again because they've been taking a couple steps backwards it seems. And don't get me wrong, this game still looks kinda fun, but not for 70$.
Looks like they been around Ubisoft to much
Focus on the gameplay and story and you will enjoy this game...i dont get why people hold back because it doesnt look like ghost...
Team Ninja doesn't lean into the whole graphical masterpiece thing, if yall played elden ring and didn't say anything about the graphics idk why you would here.
@TheKreator98 exactly. But dragons dogma 2 is worth 70 cause of graphics so the 30fps and gameplay doesn't matter. At least stella blade gonna be good
Graphics don't make a good game but Team Ninja aren't gonna get away without upgrading thier engine for future games
The difference is. In Ghost of Tsushima animations are more fluid every move seems have an in between animation. While in this game like Nioh and other Japanese games. It's more of a fast paced like some kind of mmo. More of a hack and slash. Maybe because in GOT they are focused on katana and arrow gameplay. In Ronin there's a variety of weapon to pick from.
GoT is just enough fiction mixed with realism to make the game enjoyable..
I prefer GoT
@@Immaculator5795 i preferred it too. We are living with full of innovation so games must.
Great to the point review. Amazing to see new refresh content producers!
This really seems like a "ill get it when its on sale in 2 months" kind of game. Dated seems like a super accurate word here.
I'll wait till Black Friday and get an even better deal plus it'll be patched where needed 🤔
It'll be knocked down to 40 bucks standard before you know it, and then get it on a 50 percent sale easy
@@jahboidb who knows. But the truth is it's not worth 80 euro.
@@jahboidb standard, no. Wo Long was ass and fell off in popularity big style, it still remains at its original asking price, and had a couple of sales.
Dragon's Dogma 2 running 20 FPS on PS5 is also dated performance lol
Rise of the ronin is giving me more Way of the samurai vibes rather than Nioh vibes which is surprising, considering it's developer. I loved the WOTS format so If this game ever comes to Steam then I'll be picking it up eventually for sure.
My gut response when seeing this was like the love child of Way of the Samurai 4 and Nioh 1/2. Made me realize I really just want some remasters/remakes of the WOTS games.
Wo long and nioh 2 look bad so i really dont know what you mean by downgrade.
Nioh 2 is one of the greatest games ever made. This does seem like a downgrade though.
He is talking about graphics. And he is right, this game looks a lot better than Wo Long and Nioh 2. @@sleepedge8257
I can’t wait to see what you think. Notification on! Thanks for sharing, and hope to hear if you know anything on behalf of the co-op feature!
Yeah I was afraid this would happen. I also thought the 70 dollar price point was steep from what I was seeing. I told myself that I would wait for reviews before deciding when to buy this game(I was always getting DD2 first though). Seems like I’m waiting for this bad boy to go on sale.
80 euros for me, so around 90 dollars in your currency. 80 euros for a game man..... Hell no
So it’s basically Tsushima but inferior in every possible way? 😢
i'd be surprised if it was worse in combat. Also their character creators are pretty good but yeah everything else....I'm a bit worried and I'm a big Team Ninja fan. Open world and story just isn't their forte. Nioh 2 was perfect for me but I guess it's a bit niche they felt like they needed to keep making big changes
Don't be...everyone's describing the combat as being too simplified compared to Nioh
@@mgxzazfbyjuchrisclarkvpz236 Yeah but I mean worse in combat than Ghosts of Tsushima. I'm already disappointed they didn't just build upon Nioh's combat
As someone who just finished Assassin's Creed 2 over the weekend and now is playing Brotherhood, graphics seems fine, I really don't care. My only concern and reason why I'm not buying it at launch is the price.
Same looks really fun and my cup of tea but not worth 80 euros, should go on sale in like 4 months for probably 60ish or so, at least i hope. 60 is what i will pay for games, thats the most i would go for for new games because almost 100 euros for a game is just, too much
If some people are critical of AAA games budgets being out of control, here is a case of the budget being more constrained and visuals being part of the compromise.
They should've kept it more linear
Price it accordingly then.
@rurikhan exactly man, it's a simple concept these 40 and 30 dollar games like helldivers and palworld are selling incredibly
@@rurikhan It, arguably, is priced correctly. Millions of early adopters will buy it at $70, late adopters will buy it a little later for a slight sale, and some laggards will buy it for even less, when it’s priced right for them. The price of a game isn’t simply calculated based on its development cost. But, to each their own.
The likely reason for the moderate visual quality is the underlying technology. This game is running on Team Ninja's in-house engine. The same version used in Dead or Alive, Nioh 1 and 2, and Wo Long. Something you may recall is Nioh does not have overly stable performance, even on PS5 / Xbox Series X. Their engine is designed to favor complicated character interactions, physics, and enemy AI for intelligent opponents. It's heavily CPU bound, a reason their games run relatively poorly on consoles.
For Rise of Ronin, their engine is being asked to support a relatively large open world. Something they have no experience with to boot. Given the limitations of their technology the game actually looks fairly nice. But the limits do show in aspects like flat lighting and limited animation of anything that isn't a carefully keyframed combat move, like horses.
Thank you Ruri I think you described the overall combat very well and your description of the advantages of your approach to the combat and the way described things overall made me think this is exactly the type of game I want. I have DD2 to satisfy my fantasy Challenge style of game and the fact that this won't be a 2nd intense challenging game where I can just vibe out and chill and just have fun doing casual but flashy combat, that is what I need out of this game.
What is DD2?
@@kanehodderd.b.cooper6245 Dragon's Dogma 2
@@kanehodderd.b.cooper6245 Dragons Dogma 2
Dragon's Dogma 2@@kanehodderd.b.cooper6245
@@kanehodderd.b.cooper6245dragons dogma 2
Diluted to appeal to a larger audience?
That's what Wo Long did. I was hoping it wouldn't be the case for this one too.
@@TheWickedMessenger3 it looks like they’ve diluted it even further!
i feel like even if the graphics arent the best the game play looks pretty fun and i love open world
Already preordered it...but im gonna watch every single review
Thanks for ruining gaming clown
I’ve been saying that they are making a HUGE mistake releasing this the same day as DD2. They really should push it back a month or two. I’m still going to play it but only after DD2.
Often times a Japanese game release in March means it was pushed back as far as possible and they are releasing it to stay in that fiscal year (JP fiscal year ends in March). Delaying more than that is a big blow to studios which is why March releases tend to be kinda unpolished. It is also TN's first open world since like Ninja Gaiden 1 back in like 2004 (closest open world thing they made) and I'm certain it gave them more trouble than they expected considering the lack of polish in places.
Anyways, as a rule of thumb I'm always wary of titles that release close to the end of fiscal year.
How dissapointing. Cowboy wasnt impressed either.
So basically you can't think for yourselves.
@@Def_Silent_Lea... You need to touch grass quickly
@@Def_Silent_Lea lol what? No Ruri and Cowboy have similar tastes as me and I trust their opinions. I dont want to gamble $70 just to see if they're wrong. 😂
That being said it seems like a game I might pick up on sale.
@@aytony4090😂😂😂Are you in your feelings cause I disagree with your lame cowboy creator. Lift up your skirt B.😅
@@Def_Silent_LeaIf you've played their previous games..this doesn't look as good. And combat isn't as deep either. No thanks. Low 70s mid
Combat looks and sounds super fun..if there is one studio that deserves the benefit of the doubt with a martial arts weapon game its this one. It probably won't be for everyone but will more than likely be for the people who value thoughtful combat above all else.. thanks for the highlight video
Nioh and Nioh 2 don't look fantastic, especially when compared to GoT, but for some reason a feudal Japan-style setting for me doesn't need to be graphically amazing. I love the setting, the architecture and the general culture and for me that's enough. Nioh and Nioh 2 were so much fun to play, and this looks to be a mix of Nioh and Way of the Samurai.
I pre-ordered just because of the base description, and regardless of the overall reception I know for a fact that I will enjoy this. It would have probably received a better reception overall if it was the only larger release in a quarter, but I'm sure it will still do well.
@@Gaiden-Shinji875 I think a lot of people are going to choose the dragons dogma route and are probably in for a rude awakening because they didn't play the first one.. hopefully all the nioh fans will pick this up and it does well
@@CENmassTER86 Yeah, it was a ballsy move to release them on the same day.
An end of July release would have been favourable. Need to avoid Elden Ring's DLC release too.
I plan on getting DD2 eventually, but RotR just speaks to me more because it's based in 19th Century Japan. Been rewatching Rurouni Kenshin to get myself into the mood
@@Gaiden-Shinji875 I really enjoy the last Samurai like setting. It's a really interesting mix of the old style meeting the new with guns and stuff. I am also going to get DD at some point although I really only enjoyed like half of this first one. The combat was super fun and interesting but the quests and their structure really started to wear me out towards the middle. A lot of fetch quests and checklist type things. I feel like Ronins quests will probably be more varied and interesting. I also remember it being really hard to try new fighting styles effectively.
The graphics look fine, they don't make/break a game.
How annoying that they still have the awful loot system they've had from Nioh. This and the lack of enemy variety is ruining my excitement. I'm also annoyed they decided to water down the stance system to be similar Ghost of Tsushima. This is where they should have done a beta because if they did, people would have voice their opinions on being restricted to play the RPS game.
So even the combat is dumbed down compared to Nioh ...when a dev starts talking about "accessibility" you know things are going to be worse ...very strange hearing them brag about that in previews.
What a letdown. Btw to all the people saying Team Ninja has never been about good graphics, that's not true. Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Gaiden 2 looked top tier in their respective time periods as did DoA4!
The fact you are even comparing a Team Ninja graphically to Ghosts is just a moot.point.
I suggest anyone who reads these comments go and watch. NX Gamers review. He said it's an upgrade in visuals compared to Neoh and it s a looker
Yes, there is pop in and the horse animations need patching. Though he did say the character animations and combat are excellent.
He did stress this was preview code and this will.peobably patched
I would trust more.what NX Gamer says about any game. When it comes to understanding graphical fidelity and frame rates as this is his day job .
I compared a $70 PS5 game with $60 PS4 game to inform people of what they are getting. I said the visuals aren’t a dealbreaker for me.
I personally don’t think the game is a looker, but to each their own.
Completely understand but this Team Ninja is not a Sony 1st party game. But hey, horses for courses...
Pleas stop making excuses for Team Ninja I love thier combat but their engine is ancient and it needs upgrading if they plan to be successful going forward
Why are graphics such a hot topic? The game looks fine. It doesn’t look dated it looks like a video game
It’s the price point. If God of War Ragnorok was $70, and Spiderman 2, and HFW on PS5 - then people expect $70 to equal better fidelity. It’s a fair expectation I’m inclined to agree with, but to play devils advocate $70 now is what $60 was back in 2005 when that price was first established. People just want their money to go further.
@@itsalwaysdarkestbeforethes1198 Shallow minded bullshit
@@kusansimpson2514it’s not though. This game will be fun I’m sure but it doesn’t meet expectations for a $70 title. It’s a last gen title and should be priced more appropriately.
@@itsalwaysdarkestbeforethes1198All those games were incredibly boring
This seems like to Ghost of Tshushima what Just Cause is to GTA. More arcade open world. I'm looking forward to it and happy to know I don't need to try and compare it to Ghost. I'll enjoy it for what it is! 👍
I think it looks fine to me
I was afraid it would have that "rock paper scissors" combat system. It was okay in Ghost of Tsushima, but it gets stale pretty quickly because you don't really have a lot of room for experimentation when you're forced to fight enemies a certain way. It's a bit too restricting for me.
I prefer it that way, It makes it so it's more beneficial for you to switch up combat on the fly, even then in got, it wasn't even super necessary to change stances, it just made things easier
The visuals legit look like Assassin's Creed Rogue's 💀
To be fair, I loved and played the hell out of rogue
@@jahboidb 10 years ago. Rogue came out 10 years ago.
@@iwanttodie5177 yeah for 70 dollars in 2024 it's cusping on unacceptable for sure. I mostly meant if I eventually get this game for 20 bucks I'll probably have a lot of fun and not give a damn about the graphics
bro what ? it looks nothing like rogue in any way
Still looks terrible for a ps5 only game ...no ps4 to hold back development, had Sony helping them too ...this is terrible graphics for a current gen game
9:43 "it also changes how your parry works slightly"
Why didn't you elaborate on this. What does that mean, does it change how the parry works? does it parry different stuff? What. That could potentially be one of the more interesting aspects of the style system but we have no clue what "slightly different" means.
The parry is also an attack, so when you don’t parry you get an attack animation, that animation is different based on your combat style.
I appreciate the clarification. This is something I speculated before but had no way to confirm. I think that's a cool way to use the style system imo, it makes counterspark a bit more interesting than just a parry button. @@rurikhan
Those clouds popping in at 3:33 (actual at 3:35) is jarring. Does that happen a lot? Or is that just a weird camera effect of that overhead sign going out of view in an optical illusion. Lol
At this point i am more than sure that they are Forced to make games on PS3 quality for some weird reason!
It’s got the same loot system as Nioh but it’s in an open world. I’m not sure how to reconcile this style to be honest. The reason Nioh worked so well with the loot system is it was mission based and you’re constantly showered with loot. This open world design seems like loot will be far in between traversal.
Hated the loot system in these Team Ninja games, they give me so much anxiety, like it gets to the point where picking up items isn’t even exciting anymore, and that happens pretty fast, just fucking loading you up with so much fucking crap.
That makes me happy.
@@ronthorn3 unfortunately, it takes some investment to know what sort of builds you're going for to get excited over the loot in games like Nioh. I loved it...once I hit like NG+++. Before that, it's just stuff you know is going to be trash.
Funny, he literally is saying almost the same as from the spanish hands on, translated almost the same word by word at times, looks like reading or someone copied to each other.
Does this video seem scripted to you?
Stop🚫 believing the 📢hype 70$ is not that much for hours and hours of gameplay. Do the math of what you make hourly and the time amount you will put on the game you bought. That's your enjoyment from the fruit of your labor.
So about an hour and 15 minutes of my time. great.
To each their own. So I recommend to stop looking up video's then.
@@Def_Silent_Lea the point of not wasting ones time is to do research before buying. Thats the entire points of video previews/reviews.
@@MonkeyDPickleMy Bad. Perhaps I miss read your posts. 1 HR and 15 min. of your work time to purchase the game than that's great.
@@Def_Silent_Lea what the F do you think a first impression and review is, man, you’re just dumb af 😂
Man, I’m annoyed. One button for combos and rock paper scissor style combat was my biggest complaint about Ghost of Tsushima. I was really hoping they’d bring that player expression from Nioh 2 but that really doesn’t seem like it is the case.
Same here , was let down by wolong and this seemed like more of a dumb down version of both nioh and wolong. I changed my mind. Was gonna buy it day 1, now gonnna buy dd2 instead
Looks great to me, much better than all the 30fps games that are coming out
Within the first 3 seconds of this video I just thought wtf is that horse animation? I just finished re-playing the Witcher 3 a game made in 2015 and it has better horse animation than this, its honestly unacceptable for a game where riding on a horse is probably going to be your main source of transportation.
7:00 the way you obtain combat styles sounds alot like how you did in jedi survivor at least for the claymore stance
1:38 there are cats? Sold.
Not impressed. might play it next year on a huge sale or something.
Team Ninja still using the same engine used in the OG Xbox 2004 Ninja Gaiden!
This is actually really awesome! I remember hearing Ruri saying he wasn't gonna play this until well after Dogma, now he doesn't have to :D
You know what this combat is?
Early "Prince of Persia"...
Like the one in DOS... and "Prince of Persia 3D".
There is even the camera sway when the duel happens, and it's all about either attacking or deflecting attacks.
Man I really hope the parry isn't THAT necessary to get things done in this. Having the option is cool, sure. But I hate being forced to fight a certain way and between shit like Sekiro, Wo Long, and Lies of P it's like every god damn action game just wants to be a parry simulator now. And I don't always want to sit there and just keep parrying some dude until he's tired.
The game doesn't have violence like decapitation and dismemberment, it looks like you're fighting with a rag doll
It does have that, and quite of bit of it, they just haven’t shown it in the marketing material (like the brill they gave me to use) but I’ve hacked off limbs and heads and in that aspect I love what they’ve done.
Comparing this to ghost of tsushima, Ghosts was actually pretty sparse with its content, buildings are very few and far between, a lot of re used assets a lot of times so everything is pretty samey through out the game, so the main stand out of the game visually was the grass and trees rather then the buildings, while this game looks pretty dense with its content of buildings, which probably puts way more stress on the performance.
Guys just get ghost of tsushima on ps5 runs like butter and looks better
If you are expecting nioh 3 you’ll probably be disappointed. Nioh 2s combat is one of the best combat systems I’ve ever seen / played and very few games can live up to it.
I’m gonna have to disagree with you Elden ring combat are the best
@@jojocasimir1118 Elden ring has a great variety of weapons but if you’re looking at combat specifically it’s basically just light attack, heavy attack, or ash of war. You can mix it up with crouch poking or sprint attacks but in general that’s about it, and then you apply those mechanics to specific weapons.
Nioh 2 has quick / strong attacks but also entire skill trees that are fairly deep and they are unique/ different for each weapon type (which there’s like 10-11 weapon types)
If your looking at combat alone nioh 2 has way more depth and honestly more satisfying combat as well once you know what your doing.
I enjoyed Elden ring I’m Not saying it’s bad I’m just saying when it comes to combat nioh 2 is king (imo).
Many fromsoft games have better combat than elden ring@@jojocasimir1118
@@jojocasimir1118 on that's just funny. Elden ring is basically plays the same as demons souls
Elden ring has terrible combat lmao. A slow game that focus on roll roll and attack. Sekiro is the most fun action game fs ever made. Nioh 2 has highest ceiling of any action game today. Get your elden scrub out of here
Looks like one of 2019's best AA titles
I've already had a hard time getting into their games, but to release this close to dragons dogma 2...yeah there is no way this is getting picked over that
I really dont care about the looks. I just hope its stable 60fps and gameplay is slick as Team Jinja is known for. Looks so promising to me
I'm not sure if I'm sold on it 🤔
Thank you ruikhan for your honesy in your coverage! That being said, I"m sooo hyped for the 22nd of March!! I'm fs going to play DD2 over this first? Buuut, I'm eagerly looking forward to jumping into this after! The idea of controlling 2 Nioh~Like characters sounds suuuuper hype imho
when "Next gen" means only graphics, thats what games will only become - graphics.
I think it’ll be a fun game. I can’t get into Nioh because it’s just way too complex. I gravitate towards Elden Ring, dark souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, etc. so I’m looking forward to play the hell out of it.
Weird seeing people think Nioh I'd complex it was so easy
Elder ring was harder to grasp for me
@@exia7777 Nioh actually is a bit complex. Lots of mechanics to learn and menus to keep track of but once u get the hang of it its a blast.
@fredwilkins4644 you're right I guess, maybe after my 2k hours of playing I just forgot the curve
Nioh is more fun than any fs game ever made. Sekiro is best fs action game fs made to date. Is sad game keep getting less fun and dumb down cuz of scrubs who cant play.
@@headpower999 now hold on armor core is amazing but for the most I agree with everything u just said
I definitely like how it looks better than wo long
With Dragon's dogma 2 releasing the same time, it feels game was sent to die.
This stings. I was hoping for something closer to open world Nioh but this sounds more like wo long and GoT
Damn that horse looks stiff 😪
Nice preview tho
game looks cool. maybe ill check it out at some point. 👍
You can pet the cat in the tower 🥰
It's not first party so it doesn't have the budget of a ghost. Personally I think it shouldn't be exclusive since people will lump it in with PlayStation studio games unfortunately.
If it’s a budget game it should have a budget price and this wouldn’t even be a topic of conversation.
I'll still be playing this. 2 games with partners are my jam, I know it's going to be mediocre, but I love the aesthetic
Meets my expectation for Team Ninja, gonna have fun with it along with DD2
I get some of the concerns, but to say the graphics are significantly outdated compared to Nioh 2 is just not true at all.
Go look at NIOH 2 gameplay.
@rurikhan I beat the game so I'm very aware.
@@kingkevo5601 same literally beat the game as well to say the graphics are significantly better in that game is soo odd. It's the same engine, animations etc.
I agree on the pricing 100%, but I still believe GoT looked..solid? There’s a reason it didn’t even get a shoutout from Digital Foundry during the 2020 awards. The water in that game is extremely atrocious and the grass has a super low draw distance even on PS5. Best looking “samurai game” on the market is Sekiro imo because at least it’s consistent throughout the title.
The way you describe combat seems similar to Wo long. Wo long you would normal attack with square and spirit attack with triangle. Ronin you normal attack with square, but triangle is critical hit and parry similar to the way wo long had dodge parry on circle. Combat styles as described seem like Wo Longs elemental nullifications, but with combat moves. Sounds like the way you get weapons skills from certain enemies is the way it would have been in Wo long had it gotten a bit more dev time.
Looks like Team Ninja has gone for quantity over quality. That never ends well.
In terms of a business transaction...we are getting the short end of the stick. This game is clearly not a $70 game from what I've seen. With that being said I've had it pre-ordered since day 1 an hope there is improvements in meaningful ways as we go. I had high hopes which I had to drastically temper. Team Ninja could pull this back from the brink.
Can you style change at the ki pulse timing? In Nioh, you could change stances or go into Iaido at the same time you did the ki pulse. Does that same concept apply here with the schools? Are the charge attacks different for each school, or is it based on the weapon being used?
Yes and yes.
Bro this is 60 fps dragons dogma is 30 fps both are bad be real
Is there an option you can wear ninja outfit or samurai?
I dont get it. What you are saying about the mechanics all sounds great. Like parry, ki system, karma system, different weapons, sifferenr skills. Everything about the combat sounds good but you dont like it at the end ?
I didn’t say I didn’t like it, I said the combat isn’t as deep as Nioh and the game feels very dated. I still think it’s fun, but I need to give you the information.
@@rurikhan Oh okay, but when I look back at Nioh 1, the first couple of hours of that game wasn't much deep or fleshed out but by the end, the game turned out great. Maybe the combat will open up a lot more after. I will wait for your full game review.
This is a wait for a deep sale for me.
Sounds like it’s fun but missing that ‘magic’. Definitely Dragons Dogma first for me…. Do your trickster video! (Trickster sceptic here).
Kind of bummed to hear the stance system is so rigid/RPS like, similar to Tsushima. It really felt like paint by numbers and sapped the fun.
Still interested but kinda less so going into it than before 😬
Team Ninja really needs to retire their current engine or have a major overhaul... it's tired and it's showing.. and it is hamstringing their graphics of the overworld etc
This is a significant step up from wo long. Dragon's Dogma 2 is more expensive than Rise of the Ronin and it can't even hold 30fps
Both are 70 dollars? Anyways Dogma 2 is gonna dog walk this game so bad
Looks like a PS4 game but I'm still playing it.
Had to go open world. That is from Sony guaranteed. Let the studios do what they do best. It didn’t need to be stupid open world. Fucking sick of useless open worlds it looks like poo poo.
Seems like a game I'll enjoy, since it seems like they're focusing more on the story it makes sense the combat isn't that complex.
You can not only see the Koei Tecmo jank, you can also feel it. And to be absolutely honest, Im over it. I got so burned with Wild Hearts bad performance and obligatory EA App, that Im not bothering with this. Specially when Ghost of Tsushima is coming on May for PC.
And whats up with companies that I absolutely used to love fucking up so bad??
Koei, Bethesda, 2k, like damn…
I’ll still check it out regardless, but it may be put on the back burner until DD2. Really wish it had more complex combat systems as I’ve been missing that Nioh 2 combat.
Animations are definitely more important than graphical fidelity, and they look pretty rough. Not a deal breaker for me, but oof.
Meanwhile dd2 has good animations and graphics but 30 fps... pick your poison I guess ;P
I think it is fair to compare the game to Ghost of Tsushima however the comparison should also be extended to the combat, which in both Ghost and Assassin's Creed is much more simplistic. Yes Nioh has more but Rise is technically not a soulslike.
Amazingly low resolution textures and pop-in on what it meant to be a PS5 exclusive when it looks like a Nintendo Switch exclusive. It could even be a PS2 game. So many japanese studios are incapable of developing up to current technological standards although the gameplay does look fun.
This looks like the kinda game I'd buy on sale cuz there's things about it i like. No shot I'm paying 70 for this lol especially with comparing it to tsushima which came out years ago and looks way better lol