Rise of the Ronin Has a Insanely Deep Combat. All Combat Mechanics Explained NO SPOILERS

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  • @brett8100
    @brett8100 10 місяців тому +22

    Agreed combat is really good...they have done something here that some people don't appreciate cause they can't get past the graphics..too bad..great game

    • @gabrielhoward5601
      @gabrielhoward5601 10 місяців тому +3

      Sad part is that the graphics really aren't that terrible. Admittedly, the horse riding animation looked rough on first gameplay overview before release but when you actually play the game, the horse riding is similar to AC Valhalla horse riding which I really liked personally. Witcher 3 and Breath of the Wilds horse riding wasn't really enjoyable to me tbh.

    • @christopheryanez
      @christopheryanez 9 місяців тому +1

      @@gabrielhoward5601I’ll be honest, as a Team Ninja Fan the graphics and animations do not feel as smooth, fluid, or fleshed out as Nioh 2 Remastered…They have yet to touch the quality of their PS4 game polished for the PS5 despite Rise of Ronin being a PS5 title. I remember thinking “wow…Nioh 3 is going to look insanely beautiful and awesome”. Then Stranger of Paradise released…then Wo Long…now this.
      Combat is almost as good as Nioh 2, tasty af and miles better than Wo Long, but overall the graphics are rough for $70. FromSoft is known for jank and graphics that aren’t as impressive as games like Ghost of Tsushima or Demon’s Souls Remake, but their art design and style make up for it. So many areas and things look pretty and natural in that game. Many things about Rise of Ronin visually look undercooked and unoptimized.

    • @gabrielhoward5601
      @gabrielhoward5601 9 місяців тому

      @christopheryanez That's a fair point, funny you say that as I actually tried Nioh 2 after a 6 month hiatus due to not being able to beat a boss in that game. It finally clicked and I beat the boss and progressed further, same woth Wo Long. The mechanics started to click with me. But yes Nioh 2 definitely looks better and is more polished. I'm sure Team Ninja first attempt at an open world resulted in some cutbacks, I'm positive their next attempt at open world will be better fleshed out though

    • @greenbrickbox3392
      @greenbrickbox3392 6 місяців тому +2

      @@gabrielhoward5601 yeah graphics look about as good as Elden Ring, which is pretty underwhelming for a PS5 exclusive since the art design here is not as good as Fromsoft either. I don't really play modern Team Ninja or Fromsoft games for their graphics and I'd rather take good gameplay at 60 FPS with late PS4 era graphics over extremely good looking graphics at a variable 30fps. My opinion is probably the minority since PS5 loves to have games with extremely good graphics to the point where the game is almost an interactive movie in how much you play vs watch, but Team Ninja should at least make their next game match the standard of graphics to the current gen while not compromising or distracting from gameplay.

    • @gabrielhoward5601
      @gabrielhoward5601 6 місяців тому +1

      @@greenbrickbox3392 for sure 👍🏾

  • @caoslayer
    @caoslayer  10 місяців тому +18

    I try to be as spoiler free as possible here but tell you than the boss fights are crazy.
    I mean you read the concept "it is just a middle aged frenchman with a sword and shield" but then the fight starts and he starts pulling moves from motherfligging Captain America.
    Yeah, fighting monster is fun but remember than the best most memorables fights that everyone talks about in Sekiro are the humans.

  • @antoniodominguez7779
    @antoniodominguez7779 10 місяців тому +5

    There is a couple of things that you don't mention.
    Every stance can have a fourth martial art taken from other stances once you master them.
    And another thing is that if you parry all the attacks of an enemy combo you extend the time they are in panic.

  • @shuten2904
    @shuten2904 9 місяців тому +3

    Switching stances and styles mid combat is so fun

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  9 місяців тому +1

      And weapons.
      I use both types of bayonet, shotgun and rifle and the shoot type actually changes some moves.

    • @shuten2904
      @shuten2904 9 місяців тому

      @@caoslayer I got the switching styles but switching weapon I was having trouble

  • @vaporizel
    @vaporizel 10 місяців тому +7

    my biggest and only issue with ROTR is the game need replay feature for fugitive and other public services in the openworld, they only made mission replayable

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  10 місяців тому +1

      Yes! there are lots of enemies with unique fight ai you can't replay

  • @Haelvori
    @Haelvori 10 місяців тому +2

    Hi Caoslayer!
    I'm just a french viewer who wants to thank you for all the videos you put out there.
    Very clear, straight to the point, and always with good illustrations.
    Learned a lot here.
    Another great vid.
    Love this game, and love seing you play Bayonet.
    Again, thank you for your work.❤

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  9 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for all the encouragement!

  • @DynamiteBlues
    @DynamiteBlues 9 місяців тому +1

    I agree with you when you get to like level 35 the game really opens up.

  • @KusanagiWowYagami
    @KusanagiWowYagami 9 місяців тому +2

    Can't agree more. Incredibly deep, fun, and fluid combat.

  • @nemanjaveljic7463
    @nemanjaveljic7463 10 місяців тому +3

    Incredible combat! I finished ds remake, ds 1,2,3,bloodbourne,sekiro,elden,nioh 1,2 and wo long and beleive me combat in this game is great

  • @justinsmith4232
    @justinsmith4232 10 місяців тому +10

    Wish it wasn’t exclusive to ps5 probably would have picked it up.

    • @Mybasedworld
      @Mybasedworld 9 місяців тому +1

      Idk why it’s exclusive. Tbh you aren’t missing out much

    • @om_ikis
      @om_ikis 9 місяців тому +1

      Wait a year or two, Nioh also ps exclusive when release

  • @diegeticfridge9167
    @diegeticfridge9167 10 місяців тому +1

    Really love this game but I wish it had more boss enemies like the one you fight in the beginning of the video. There’s only 4-5 unique boss enemies outside of the 10 different weapon armor combos.

  • @NiteAbi
    @NiteAbi 10 місяців тому +4

    I hope we get more story dlcs
    And normal ng+ mode

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  10 місяців тому

      If they use the typical nioh-like dlc we will be getting three of them... but being a game of this size I'm not sure what we are getting yet.

    • @marekbabik2791
      @marekbabik2791 9 місяців тому

      ​@caoslayer it will be like always bigger-ish, smaller and most fun in that order . But from weapons ..we have already seen and play with weapons unique just for the characters ... so weapons will be sword and shield (Barnet) hammer/axe of course and maybe staff ... or everyone's favorite... the fists. Even tho , we have unarmed style so that one is question mark . But I'm sad that for unarmed u have just one stance . And they should fix the freaking kamera . I can't see anything when enemy pushes u to the corner with their sometimes 10hit combos .

  • @stefanotvp9782
    @stefanotvp9782 10 місяців тому +3

    Great combat system is the japanase translation of Team Ninja.

  • @metagaminguniversemgu2240
    @metagaminguniversemgu2240 10 місяців тому +5

    Is that a Gunlance in Rise of the Ronin?

  • @liukaosborne
    @liukaosborne 10 місяців тому +2

    Bought this while waiting for my motherboards out for repair. Wasn't sure but f it why not treat myself, and Bro it's pretty sweet. Pretty much open world Nioh 2. Game play is as fun as it looks, graphics are mid but good enough. Setting is sweet. Worth it for fans of the genre, its its own thing, and hopefully one day makes it to pc with uncapped 120fps 🤞 glad your still popping caps CaoSlayer 🙌💥🔫

    • @PeopleRTheProblem
      @PeopleRTheProblem 10 місяців тому

      It’s not its own thing. The combat is identical to Nioh/ghost of Tsushima

  • @Aripuni1
    @Aripuni1 9 місяців тому +3

    "Sekiro is rythm game" thats why this game is better, ronin give you freedom to choose your own playstyle, sekiro force how you need to play

    • @thegamewin100
      @thegamewin100 9 місяців тому +1

      Yes but sekiro is way easier with the parry too so there’s that this game has a very very strict timing on the parry but it’s still more fun imo

  • @IsraTheBlack
    @IsraTheBlack 10 місяців тому +1

    You sure there are only 3 martial arts per stance? When I use one of my companions in story missions and switch to them I can use their 4 martial art as well and in the stance section in the menu of the stances it does show a 4th option although it's empty. Also I've tested the shinobi stances and the counters really aren't all that powerful in my opinion.

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  10 місяців тому +2

      I will check tomorrow once I get back to my ps5 but I remember only seeing the input for a third one...

    • @IsraTheBlack
      @IsraTheBlack 10 місяців тому +1

      @@caoslayer Maybe you can unlock them later on. But I know for sure that those companions in the main missions have all four martial arts unlocked for them.

    • @IsraTheBlack
      @IsraTheBlack 10 місяців тому +2

      @@caoslayer Oh I think I get it now. Once you have fully mastered a style you can put another mastered style's martial art into in that slot.

    • @phoraridmv
      @phoraridmv 10 місяців тому +1

      There are 4. The fourth is one taken from another stance you have mastered on the same weapon. For example on my Yagyu shinkage stance katana that I have mastered, I used the R1+X move from Hokushin ito that I’ve also mastered and made that R1+O for Yagyu stance. It’s amazing the depth of the game and stuff always something new and I’m now at the new map edo.

    • @Bingy111
      @Bingy111 10 місяців тому

      You also unlock brand new ones you can’t get elsewhere. The Nioh stance unlocks iai QuickDraw when you master it.

  • @lordaizen8004
    @lordaizen8004 10 місяців тому +1

    I LOVE the combat in this game. And going back to Sekiro after actually made me SOO much better. lol. I will say one thing that keeps it from being better is the forced delay between deflections
    I understand it’s to promote players to watch and understand combos better, only deflecting the last or most important strikes. But it just feels bad when you’re trying to deflect a combo and it’s just straight up IMPOSSIBLE because you’re still in the 1st deflect animation for FAR too long
    It also makes it to where deflecting multiple strikes just isn’t viable, which doesn’t seem right or feel good.
    Other than that I LOVE this game and the combat is definitely one of the best Samurai/Ninja games I have EVER played 👍👍👍

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  9 місяців тому

      Sekiro has half a second parry window that is just too good.
      Note that the counterspark straight but tells you that you really shouldn't try to counter everything and that blocking and dodging are options and indeed the dodges in this game are good with weapons and stances having unique rolls.
      Countering everything is possible but given the insane amount of stances and combos you can't parry everything unless you are true master and familiar with the like 30-40 stances of the game.

    • @marekbabik2791
      @marekbabik2791 9 місяців тому

      U won't stuck in the animation, I can deflect even like crazy 8-10hit combo . Also u don't stuck in attack or heal animation either , u can cancel them any given moment .

    • @marekbabik2791
      @marekbabik2791 9 місяців тому

      ​@@caoslayersomehow I don't think of blocking while fighting , trying parry everytime . As for dodges , those are working against regular enemies but against bosses not so much , cause of their long combos , they can reach u to the moon and back and dodging just depletes your KI . But block with parry could work nicely . Specially when u habe no idea what for a combat stance that is .

    • @killergamerz2716
      @killergamerz2716 9 місяців тому

      Block all attacks and parry the last in the combo

  • @Sam-sv4yy
    @Sam-sv4yy 9 місяців тому +3

    The graphics are aesthetically great because don't shine like crazy like in new modern engines

  • @larryglasper7605
    @larryglasper7605 9 місяців тому +3

    This is to all you folks talking about graphics I just platinum this game and had a GREAT time. The era of this game is set in 1859 sorry again folks but they are not driving BMW 's nor using a iphone 15 . This is JAPAN in it's natural elements where every thing is not shiny and bright ( go pull out your copy of Ghost of Tsushima for that ) For this time period the graphics are GOOD.

    • @TripleEightss
      @TripleEightss 9 місяців тому +1

      i agree. i can acknowledge the facts ghost’s graphics are superior. but all those hyper artistic colors and especially the cartoonish light shining off the grass, it hurts my eyes after a while. Ronin’s graphics are still really good while not being so crazy all over the place.

  • @Riku2005
    @Riku2005 10 місяців тому +4

    the combat in this game is truly spectacular, it's so damn sick I can't rave enough about it.
    I'm so happy with Rebirth and this game atm. Dragon's Dogma 2 on the other hand was a huge disappointment.

    • @PeopleRTheProblem
      @PeopleRTheProblem 10 місяців тому

      I hated the first final fantasy remake. And this game looks like another disappointment.

    • @Riku2005
      @Riku2005 10 місяців тому +1

      @@PeopleRTheProblem that's the essence of trash taste you are currently experiencing.

    • @PeopleRTheProblem
      @PeopleRTheProblem 10 місяців тому

      @@Riku2005 based on what exactly? Your trash taste?

    • @Riku2005
      @Riku2005 10 місяців тому +1

      @@PeopleRTheProblem Why are you repeating what I said to you back at me? LOL so bad.

    • @PeopleRTheProblem
      @PeopleRTheProblem 10 місяців тому

      @@Riku2005 do you know what “repeat” means? Because your reply suggests you don’t.

  • @thebuddah1253
    @thebuddah1253 10 місяців тому +5

    Absolutely getting this once I'm bored of dragons dogma 2. Looks better than wo long which I was dissapointed by.

    • @liukaosborne
      @liukaosborne 10 місяців тому +1

      I could never get into Wo long, I like this way more already 👌

  • @akramkaam6058
    @akramkaam6058 10 місяців тому +2

    I hope the update will come game rise of The ronin improve the graphics more beautiful that's all I want something more interesting don't be disappointed

    • @SushiBandz
      @SushiBandz 10 місяців тому

      If they can even improve the graphics just for the bigger city I'll buy the game instantly

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  10 місяців тому

      I guess we will getting a steam version once the exclusivity runs out.
      The game is published by sony.
      Also mind than the game is tuned to be neckbreaking fast and the open world looks a second priority plus this being the first open world game of team ninja.

    • @lordaizen8004
      @lordaizen8004 10 місяців тому +1

      The graphics aren’t even that bad. I don’t get why people are making such a big deal out of it. Of course YT makes it look worse than it actually is too
      As someone with 50+ hours in Ronin already I can tell you that this game looks good enough and while it isn’t a DD2 beautiful, it still is better than what ppl are saying
      Lastly, I would say that anyone who is choosing to avoid this game because of “bad” graphics are TRULY missing out on TOP NOTCH gameplay. (Which to me is the MOST important thing in ANY game)
      I give RotR 4 out of 5 ⭐️ and I HIGHLY recommend 👍👍

  • @repskillian1313
    @repskillian1313 10 місяців тому +2

    About 3 hours in, just unlocked the longhouse and so far im mainly just spamming 1 button in combat. Counterspark is too risky so i stick to dodge. I try to assassinate as much as possible. Im using dual blades and the 2 special attacks don't seem that impressive so far.

    • @lordaizen8004
      @lordaizen8004 10 місяців тому +2

      ….bro i usually would never tell someone that they are playing a game “wrong” but in this situation i feel it’s actually helpful.
      Bro you’re playing the game WRONG. lol. I get you are only a few hours in but to purposely avoid KEY mechanics and then draw criticism towards the game seems truly UNFAIR and FAULTY.
      Practice makes perfect and if it’s too difficult for you just drop the difficulty. I SERIOUSLY recommend doing that tho and trying your best to unlearn these “bad habits” you are CHOOSING to play the game with 😮‍💨🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @repskillian1313
      @repskillian1313 10 місяців тому

      @@lordaizen8004 that's the thing though. I'm not having to use any of these key mechanics so far, and I'm progressing fine. I've played and enjoyed both Nioh games as well as Wo-Long. I just feel like something is missing or the mechanics aren't explained well.

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  9 місяців тому +1

      I think he is playing the game right...
      Unlike sekiro you have more freedom to how aproach combat and using dodges snd assassinations are good tools the game gives you.
      He will evolve and start using arts snd combos the most he advances..
      Also I can guess he is not playing twilight.

  • @jeffdecaro3164
    @jeffdecaro3164 10 місяців тому +2

    None of the bosses were interesting most had 4 moves tops so it doesn't matter how deep the combat is tbh.

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  10 місяців тому +5

      Most sekiro bosses effectively only had about as much combos and you could bait a lot of moves. I did SL1 it.
      Here regular enemies are a lot more powerful and the amount of diferent weapons, arts and stances makes every fight not predictable.

    • @liukaosborne
      @liukaosborne 10 місяців тому

      I don't know, the bosses are really pushy bastards and seem to be sneaky as with timing their shenanigans. The amount of options for your toolkit means there's a little something for everyone ™

    • @lordbendtner7021
      @lordbendtner7021 10 місяців тому

      Uhm, wasn't my experience at all.

    • @PeopleRTheProblem
      @PeopleRTheProblem 10 місяців тому

      @@caoslayerI’ll bet money that’s not true.

  • @PeopleRTheProblem
    @PeopleRTheProblem 10 місяців тому

    Nioh has 5 difficulty setting.

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  10 місяців тому

      When you start the game you only have way of the samurai. The others are unlockable, here you get 3 from the gate.

    • @PeopleRTheProblem
      @PeopleRTheProblem 10 місяців тому

      @@caoslayer but the devs already stated you need to play on the hardest to equal the easiest of Nioh 2. And there are four more difficulty settings. My point is for people like me this game is a “pick up when cheap or free”. Not a bad game. Just not one I’d pay $70 for.

  • @jackstrife3821
    @jackstrife3821 10 місяців тому +2

    Ehhh....don't get me wrong, I like this game a lot, but calling the combat "insanely deep" when your entire attack string for every weapon uses a single button is pushing it. Nioh 1/2 & the modern Ninja Gaidens all have many more combat mechanics than this. It is very clear that Team Ninja wanted to make this game more geared towards casual players than the usual souls-like crowd, which is fine. Also, saying the combat is better than sekiro is going to get you a lot of hate.

    • @sultanhayabusa2779
      @sultanhayabusa2779 10 місяців тому +8

      Single button? Counter spark (parry) Triangle can also be used for heavy attack, Asiu Kage Ryu style has a 3 button heavy attack string, TTT. Then you have Martial Arts with R1+T, R1+CIRCLE, R1+X, R1+SQUARE
      Not only can these attacks be interwoven into your combos but they can also have separate mechanics and attack strings depending on the style. For Eg. Mumyo Ryu has R1 HOLD YYY. Hayabusa Ryu has R1+SSSS for a 4 hit combo or R1+ HOLD Y, then Y or R1+Y Y for launch into Izuna suplex
      So yeah, "1 button combat" is just coming from ignorant noobs who haven't even played the game properly lol fighting cowboy being one of them.

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  10 місяців тому +5

      Maybe he is playing with the combo assist option and in easy.

    • @slimeballsake
      @slimeballsake 10 місяців тому +2

      skill issue, any system is deep if ur creative enough

    • @coopplusone
      @coopplusone 10 місяців тому +2

      @jackstrife3821 sorry but that’s definitely incorrect. Countersparks are actually a more complex heavy sometimes using triangle, square, or X. Also style switching mid combo extends your combo into the new style. I beat Sekiro and this definitely goes deeper.

    • @PeopleRTheProblem
      @PeopleRTheProblem 10 місяців тому +1

      @@coopplusonesure sekiro. It’s easy to call your combat deeper when you compare it to a game that only has one weapon. Compare it to Nioh2

  • @daion5729
    @daion5729 10 місяців тому +1

    basically wo long

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  9 місяців тому

      Wo Long before the DLC was seriously lacking. Most of it being the martial arts sucking and how you only could parry.
      Here dodging works like it should.

  • @katman2192
    @katman2192 10 місяців тому

    Sekiro swordplay was the best thing ever happened to video games,the weight,the precision,the mechanics,the feeling,its an insult comparing it to anything else

    • @n1lknarf
      @n1lknarf 10 місяців тому +3

      mashing the same button to a rythm was done first by guitar hero, there's nothing special about it
      maybe try playing some fight games

    • @katman2192
      @katman2192 10 місяців тому

      @@n1lknarf fighting games are pure luck predicting your enemies next move

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  9 місяців тому +3

      Sekiro did one thing the best than any videogame ever but only did that thing.
      My biggest complains of sekiro is that you only can play it one way.

    • @larryglasper7605
      @larryglasper7605 9 місяців тому +1

      Sekiro ain't shit compare to this game. Hell LIES of P kicks SEKIRO ASS everyday of the week dude.

    • @LilTydePod
      @LilTydePod 9 місяців тому +1

      @@katman2192do you play fighting games?

  • @brownbeastoftheleaf3215
    @brownbeastoftheleaf3215 10 місяців тому +1

    CLICKBAIT

  • @stepsis8437
    @stepsis8437 10 місяців тому +6

    Please play Sekiro again before you pick this lmao 💀💀 good game but NO absolutely not my friend

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  9 місяців тому +11

      You have no idea of how much I have played sekiro... and I can't play it again because feels like a solved puzzle if you understand what I mean.

    • @stepsis8437
      @stepsis8437 9 місяців тому +2

      @@caoslayer i was just talking trash lol ignore me 😂💕💕

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  9 місяців тому +7

      Lol, ok.
      I wake up choosing violence.

    • @themurdock619
      @themurdock619 9 місяців тому +2

      A pretty solid combat system. Far from great or perfect and far from sekiro teir

    • @Lotusauce
      @Lotusauce 9 місяців тому +2

      @@stepsis8437I agree. Sekiro was just better. This games straight ass and the asking price is ass

  • @brownbeastoftheleaf3215
    @brownbeastoftheleaf3215 10 місяців тому

    FALSE

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  9 місяців тому +2

      People see their game with just one stance, one equipable art and tool and say 'yes, this is the greatest combat ever'

    • @dontbothertoreply9755
      @dontbothertoreply9755 8 місяців тому

      ​@@caoslayer normies are like that man, even Tales of Arise has better combat than Sekiro but they do not believe it.

  • @wwanji
    @wwanji 10 місяців тому

    I love this game, already beat it…. But the counterspark is so ASSSSSSSSS 🥹🥹 I really hope they smooth it out.
    I feel like that attack you do if you miss you parry, is somewhat what f***s it all up… that and just it not being polished enough.
    Other then that I love the approach with the combat, really fun :) PLZ FIX PARRY THOUGH TEAM NINJA 🙇‍♂️🤝

    • @caoslayer
      @caoslayer  10 місяців тому

      I think that the attack is a punish... in some cases. Looks like that is better or worse depending of the weapon and stance. some weapons/stances have slow ass sparks to punish your ass.

    • @wwanji
      @wwanji 10 місяців тому

      @@caoslayer yeah i mean the parry is there, like it works. It just needs a bit of polishing for those fast attacks when (particularly) swordsman spam quick attacks 😂 it nearly impossible to parry everything, which you should 100% be able to do. Parrying 3 back to back is satisfying as hell, but I think most of us always get caught lacking with that 1 wierd move, whatever it may be 😂😂 and I’ve tried using the different stances for heavy/light weapon defense and it all feels the same… they just get stun locked a little longer it seems