Specifically on the note of placing the game in a period where western influences were gaining a foothold in Japan, something charming I noticed was that if you set the game's spoken language to Japanese, you can still sometimes hear American NPCs delivering incidental voice lines in English. American characters do still speak Japanese in cutscenes, to make sure important dialogue aligns with the selected language, but hearing the occasional bit of English dialogue from enemies in combat or while wandering in the cities stands out and contributes to the setting.
What a great detail. I could never play games like these set to English. Same with Sekiro. It just feels like so much is lost in translation. Not for lack of execution, but in its essence.
I think thats a really cool touch, something I wish more games would embrace when dealing with multicultural aspects. Having occasional barks be in the characters native language, where story elements stay in the game/system language is a really good touch
I'm so glad someone still remembers the Tenchu series. The music playing brought back so many memories. I played every single Tenchu game that ever came out. God I wish Fromsoft would bring that series back, especially now since the developer that primarily worked on the Tenchu series, Acquire, is now under Kadokawa ownership, the same parent company that owns FromSoftware.
Its a detail also used in nioh where characters would speak jp to one another then english to william. I think some dlc characters were Spanish as well
"More importantly you can pet cats" Truly the best feature in any game! Great looking game that I will most definitely play! Great video as always Zullie!
I think it's also present in Pyre, Pentimemt and Tyranny I think? It's always welcome for games that are story-heavy, long and/or set in a specific time period or lore-rich setting.
This is a great way to do a sponsor-ad vid - have it in the title, and make it clear upfront. And they let you keep it in your personal style of text on screen and music with the slow-moving camera and mostly-stationary character. You explain the first bit of the plot to introduce the main quest, and spend most of the time explaining gameplay elements like weapons and traversal and customization AND CATS! Best use of stealth - pet the cats :3 NGL, the mechanic where you can swap to other characters and immediately start controlling them AND revive your fallen counterpart? Really nice addition to the action-game formula. Congrats on the big sponsor! I assume you get bigger return for a full 5-min vid than just a shout-out at the start like WOT has done. We love to see a soulstuber succeed! :D
It’s genuinely so great to see you getting sponsorships. I’ve been watching you since I first played a soulsborn and have always loved your short and longer form content. You deserve it man, keep up the great work!
@@GG-ou7it Actually, Sony is already bringing their exclusives to PC, for example, both Horizon games, God of War and soon Ghost of Tsushima. Of all PS5 exclusives, I think Rise of the Ronin is quite likely.
It was a good choice from the sponsor to pick you for covering this game. I had no idea you could play as a girl in this title! I will now buy your video game!
that tenchu music takes me back.. honestly, i didnt think i wanted this game but after seeing the rooftop steath kill alongside the og tenchu bgm.. i think i might gotta
This seems like one of those hidden gems that people will talk about years from now but doesn't currently have the space to shine in the middle of bigger releases
This looks fun - looks like it contains mechanics that I really enjoy. I'll remember this, Rise of the Ronin, next time I'm in the shop. Congrats, Zullie!
This is so awesome you went from shorter lore vids to full fledged review mode for a big title game! Congrats! (Or maybe I missed a bit of time in-between 🤔)
Came here from the cats video, couldn't help but notice that the example cat you picked looked a lot like Penelope. Rest in peace, little friend, you were a beloved companion. 😭😭😭
The Tenchu: Stealth Assassin track threw me back to a previous lifetime long ago, it was beautiful, thank you. It may sound silly, but I actually reached out to my estranged Brother because of this.
A well deserved sponsor for one of the greatest to ever do it. Game looks like a good time all told, but as I am exclusively a PC gamer, unless they plan on bringing the title to the beige box brigade in the future, it'll unfortunately be a title that passes me by. And thanks for everything you do Zullie, I always load up the video whenever you pop up in my notifications. Here's to you getting more big sponsors in the future!
But theres one gaming sin Team Ninja keeps on committing, and its a manor sin considering their games are loot-centric: Their inventory screens scroll WITH the cursor, instead of AWAY from the cursor. So what I mean is that when you get a new item, and you want to view it by checking the ‘new item’ indicator, you dont actually get to see whats new because the inventory screen moves when the cursor is at the very edge - meaning you pass over the new item indicator and never actually see what ls new. It would be sensible to have it scroll with the cursor in the MIDDLE of the screen. Suck a stupid thing that they keep on doing across all their games, LOOT-centric games at that!
Not quite true. The cursor stops at the second to last item while you scroll iirc. And a setting in nioh 2 allows the new marker to stay until the cursor is moved past the item.
I was hesitant about this game, but this sold me. Looks like Nioh-style mechanics with even more complex/fluid combat (yes please) and an open world to boot. Your video offered detailed info about the game while still being efficient with time. Will definitely be buying this next paycheck.
This video made me want more Tenchu due to the music at the start :D Really liking Rise of the Ronin, but it is taking me a bit of time to master the combat. I have been really busy just exploring the map and finding cats to hug :D
3:20 Worth noting since it's probably something that would confuse people, Japan during this time period already had access to firearms (the Arquebus was invented in the East and already saw action at the dawn of the Edo Period during the conflict that saw the rise of the Tokugawa Shogunate). It might simply be that they weren't as widely used.
Your video has done a better job selling the game to me than any other articles or videos I've seen. I didn't know about the character switching or how nice the combat was. I've mostly just seen discussion over how disappointed some people were with the graphics. With this video however, I'm much more inclined to buy it!
Mite b cool to check out when it comes out on PC. I think a neat part about how your channel works is that it's much more objective presentation when you get a sponsor like this; not having to see/hear a personality put on fake airs and interest to try and sell something.
Loving the game so far. I'm nearing the end but even with all of the time I've put in I'm still not wanting it to end. One important addition to the section about gear is that there's also a completely separate "cosmetic" system that functions similar to WoW where you "memorize" the look of every piece of gear you pick up and can then create sets piece by piece that glamour over your actual gear, so no need to ever wear something "bad" for appearances only. A real step forward in Fashion-Souls. Also, there is no longer a weight system for gear so it's less cumbersome to sort through gear the gear you pick up. If you dislike the Nioh style loot system you can simply just look at whether your Attack or Defence number goes up (and in the case of weapons if it's a weapon type you like using) and then ignore the rest.
This is an awesome way to showcase a game. I was interested in getting this game, until I saw Skill Up's fairly negative review of the game. Now after watching your showcase though, I think I'm going to pick this game up!
Have you considered making videos on other Souls-like games? I've been playing Lies of P recently, and the world is very intriguing to say the least. Awesome that you got a sponsor!! Love your videos :D
Hearing that it was a vaguely souls-like game with the core to combat that you controlled a twin and could swap to the other in combat, allowing you to equip different loadouts to exploit vulnerabilities and revive each other seemed like an amazing combat gimmick... and then apparently for most of the game that doesn't actually apply because you're separated. If that's not wasted potential, i don't know what is
holy cow, you used the Mini Ninja's soundtrack for this video! you sly dog, sneaking that in like that! for anyone who's never played it, think chibi Nioh meets X-Men and you're close, it's a super chill and very fun game that i highly recommend!
It seems like the easy route to say it's like an evolution of Sekiro, but I think that's doing a disservice to the prior stealth action genre that came before, like Tenchu and Shinobi. Too bad I won't be able to play it for a while, being a PS5 exclusive, but hopefully I'll be able to get it sooner or later.
I am liking the game more than i expected with the mix of all Nioh, souls, Sekiro and more mix in the game, but most of all, i must say, are the real life locations in the Edo map mostly.
The way character moves and fights looks almost identical to Nioh 2. The devs likely took Nioh 2 as basis for this game and slightly or perhaps to a greater degree reiterated on the last game's parameters to make it look new. And the overall footage makes me think it's a blend of Tenchu games and their own Nioh IP.
I did NOT expect the Tenchu OST to play on a video in 2024. I guess RotR is the closest we can get to a Tenchu game in the foreseeable future. Now they only need to port it to the PC.
Specifically on the note of placing the game in a period where western influences were gaining a foothold in Japan, something charming I noticed was that if you set the game's spoken language to Japanese, you can still sometimes hear American NPCs delivering incidental voice lines in English. American characters do still speak Japanese in cutscenes, to make sure important dialogue aligns with the selected language, but hearing the occasional bit of English dialogue from enemies in combat or while wandering in the cities stands out and contributes to the setting.
What a great detail. I could never play games like these set to English. Same with Sekiro. It just feels like so much is lost in translation. Not for lack of execution, but in its essence.
Btw, Congrats on sponsor! With the quality of content you've created, hopefully someday Bandai Namco/ FromSoft sponsors you!
I think thats a really cool touch, something I wish more games would embrace when dealing with multicultural aspects. Having occasional barks be in the characters native language, where story elements stay in the game/system language is a really good touch
I'm so glad someone still remembers the Tenchu series. The music playing brought back so many memories.
I played every single Tenchu game that ever came out.
God I wish Fromsoft would bring that series back, especially now since the developer that primarily worked on the Tenchu series, Acquire, is now under Kadokawa ownership, the same parent company that owns FromSoftware.
Its a detail also used in nioh where characters would speak jp to one another then english to william. I think some dlc characters were Spanish as well
Good job on the sponsorship. You deserve more recognition
I agree with you more.
Proud of our girl for getting that bread!
Damn right
This game looks like the natural evolution of the Assassin's Creed games that Ubisoft failed to pull off.
Damn you for jinxing it further
@@SuperHongTay I swear, I had no idea.
"More importantly you can pet cats" Truly the best feature in any game!
Great looking game that I will most definitely play! Great video as always Zullie!
"But they don't like being held for long."
Sounds legit.
Add a fishing minigame and we have the GOTY right here
being able to open the encyclopedia during dialogue and cutscenes is great. congrats on the sponsor
Definitely
i've only ever encountered a feature like that before in golden sun dark dawn and it's made me want to include it in any games i make ever since
@@goopy-fella A similar mechanic is used in Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Ff16 has that feature@@goopy-fella
I think it's also present in Pyre, Pentimemt and Tyranny I think? It's always welcome for games that are story-heavy, long and/or set in a specific time period or lore-rich setting.
This is a great way to do a sponsor-ad vid - have it in the title, and make it clear upfront. And they let you keep it in your personal style of text on screen and music with the slow-moving camera and mostly-stationary character. You explain the first bit of the plot to introduce the main quest, and spend most of the time explaining gameplay elements like weapons and traversal and customization AND CATS! Best use of stealth - pet the cats :3
NGL, the mechanic where you can swap to other characters and immediately start controlling them AND revive your fallen counterpart? Really nice addition to the action-game formula.
Congrats on the big sponsor! I assume you get bigger return for a full 5-min vid than just a shout-out at the start like WOT has done. We love to see a soulstuber succeed! :D
Ah, the old Tenchu soundtrack. I loved those games back in the day...
Congrats on getting a big-time sponsor!
There was also that one Honda Accord Elden Ring sponsor. Wich was much funnier
@@warmaster1112and the manscaped ad iirc
I sat through a sponsorship ad just to see the kitties.
10/10, absolutely worth it.
While Ronin isn’t a masterpiece, I’ve been having a lot of fun with it. Definitely give it a look, especially when it’s on sale.
based Tenchu 1 BGM! (Punish the Evil Merchant)
REPRESENT!
based shadow of the colossus pfp
my money, my moneyyyyyyyyyy! ergh….
Your bodyguards are dead! And you, are next!
Man, new Tenchu or Way of the Samurai would be dope
It’s genuinely so great to see you getting sponsorships. I’ve been watching you since I first played a soulsborn and have always loved your short and longer form content. You deserve it man, keep up the great work!
Congrats on the sponsorship! Glad to see your work getting the recognition it deserves
Ah the tenchu beats are always sublime
Wow wasn’t expecting Zullie to make a video on Ronin, love to see it glad you got sponsored, I hope more game studios reach out to you for their games
Thank you for declaring the sponsorship upfront. We need better ethics in the UA-cam creator space. I do love ROTR though!
That Tenchu soundtrack took me back to a time when my back didn't hurt, lol.
*Thanks for the Content!*
This is a really well made video , thank you so much
I'll get it on PC, if it ever happens.
It will playstation doesn’t do exclusives anymore
@@GG-ou7it Actually, Sony is already bringing their exclusives to PC, for example, both Horizon games, God of War and soon Ghost of Tsushima. Of all PS5 exclusives, I think Rise of the Ronin is quite likely.
@@GG-ou7it Still seething for bloodborne pc port😭
@@diediedice they are 100% doing this out of some spite, they already brought all their biggest Sony IPs to PC except BB
CONGRATS ON THE SPONSOR ZULLIE! This is of course an excellent video as per usual, as well.
Yay! So happy to see you make a video on Ronin and congrats on the sponsorship!
Congrats bro! You deserve more than recognition.
Get Rise of the Ronin on PS5 here: bit.ly/3J7eHgG. Thanks to Sony Interactive Entertainment Australia for sponsoring this video!
It was a good choice from the sponsor to pick you for covering this game. I had no idea you could play as a girl in this title! I will now buy your video game!
You're a legend Zullie. Hoping to see more videos like this in the future!
I hear that Tenchu music! Noriyuki Asakura was one of my first favorite composers!
that tenchu music takes me back.. honestly, i didnt think i wanted this game but after seeing the rooftop steath kill alongside the og tenchu bgm.. i think i might gotta
4:38 oh yeah now we're talking
Also your vids are so well informed and edited that I forgot I was watching a sponsor, congrats for it
This video did more to get me interested in the game than any other trailer or gameplay footage. Definitely gonna pick this up!
This seems like one of those hidden gems that people will talk about years from now but doesn't currently have the space to shine in the middle of bigger releases
I dunno, having seemingly random rpg elements and armor determining stats is a big red flag for me
@devinnix9071 it's reskinned open world nioh
Pretty much every TN game is like that lol. They're all super fun, rather underrated games that make little splash but become cult classics.
Using the original Tenchu music?! The nostalgia is too strong
Takes me back to using the debug menu to stack disguises and explore the maps
Awesome sponsorship and appropriate for your content. It definitely put this game on my radar when otherwise I wouldn’t have.
One of the cooler looking moves you can pull off is calling your horse as you are nearing the ground while on your glider!
This looks fun - looks like it contains mechanics that I really enjoy. I'll remember this, Rise of the Ronin, next time I'm in the shop. Congrats, Zullie!
This is actually the best breakdown of the game I have seen, thanks Zullie!
Being able to pet cats is always a highly appreciated feature! Will get this once it comes out on PC!
I'm excited to play this, especially after they sponsored you! Well deserved, Zullie!
You sold me on petting the cats.😺
Thank you for this. I was curious about the game but knew very little about it. This video explained a lot and it makes me want to try out the game!
This is so awesome you went from shorter lore vids to full fledged review mode for a big title game! Congrats! (Or maybe I missed a bit of time in-between 🤔)
Came here from the cats video, couldn't help but notice that the example cat you picked looked a lot like Penelope. Rest in peace, little friend, you were a beloved companion. 😭😭😭
Sekiro meets ghost of tsushima
But add in shitty loot systems 🤬
@@xan42OI mean that was in Nioh 1 and 2, so it's expected from them.
@@Grabnokits expected that ppl and devs evolve over time and not stick to the same crap that no one likes.
@@Grabnokwas it in Wo Long?
@@xan42Oas a loot goblin, i dont think you can accurately say no one likes loot systems like the ones in Nioh
number go up, brain go happy
Grats on the sponsorship Zullie :)
A shame for Sony that I ain't gonna get a PS5 to play a Tenchu-like
The Tenchu: Stealth Assassin track threw me back to a previous lifetime long ago, it was beautiful, thank you. It may sound silly, but I actually reached out to my estranged Brother because of this.
those Tenchu vibes... (thanks for the music, Zullie, and for your work)
Is that the music from Tenchu? Oh my God, that brings back some memories! Excelent job!
Wow that's really cool. I'll be sure to get it as soon as it's on steam.
The Tenchu music for this video is a top class choice. 👍🏽
A well deserved sponsor for one of the greatest to ever do it.
Game looks like a good time all told, but as I am exclusively a PC gamer, unless they plan on bringing the title to the beige box brigade in the future, it'll unfortunately be a title that passes me by.
And thanks for everything you do Zullie, I always load up the video whenever you pop up in my notifications. Here's to you getting more big sponsors in the future!
But theres one gaming sin Team Ninja keeps on committing, and its a manor sin considering their games are loot-centric: Their inventory screens scroll WITH the cursor, instead of AWAY from the cursor.
So what I mean is that when you get a new item, and you want to view it by checking the ‘new item’ indicator, you dont actually get to see whats new because the inventory screen moves when the cursor is at the very edge - meaning you pass over the new item indicator and never actually see what ls new. It would be sensible to have it scroll with the cursor in the MIDDLE of the screen.
Suck a stupid thing that they keep on doing across all their games, LOOT-centric games at that!
Not quite true. The cursor stops at the second to last item while you scroll iirc. And a setting in nioh 2 allows the new marker to stay until the cursor is moved past the item.
@@vVAstrAVv OH GEE WHIZZ, IT STOPS ONE ROW EARLIER DUHUHUH. Bro touch grass seriously, f*cking virgin
with a great sponsor comes a great opportunity, Zullie is one step closer to convincing papa sony to bring bb to pc 👏👏
Get that bag Zullie!!!! You deserve it for the all hard work you do ❤🎉
I was hesitant about this game, but this sold me. Looks like Nioh-style mechanics with even more complex/fluid combat (yes please) and an open world to boot. Your video offered detailed info about the game while still being efficient with time. Will definitely be buying this next paycheck.
The changing thumbnails are making me feel like I'm going insane
Ok it was so sick when she pulled out the arquebus lol
I for one welcome uploads like this, especially since you do them in your same style of your other uploads.
This video made me want more Tenchu due to the music at the start :D Really liking Rise of the Ronin, but it is taking me a bit of time to master the combat. I have been really busy just exploring the map and finding cats to hug :D
3:20 Worth noting since it's probably something that would confuse people, Japan during this time period already had access to firearms (the Arquebus was invented in the East and already saw action at the dawn of the Edo Period during the conflict that saw the rise of the Tokugawa Shogunate). It might simply be that they weren't as widely used.
Love the tenchu music used in this
Looks like a lot of fun!
Your video has done a better job selling the game to me than any other articles or videos I've seen. I didn't know about the character switching or how nice the combat was. I've mostly just seen discussion over how disappointed some people were with the graphics. With this video however, I'm much more inclined to buy it!
Seems interesting. Congrats on sponsor!
Mite b cool to check out when it comes out on PC. I think a neat part about how your channel works is that it's much more objective presentation when you get a sponsor like this; not having to see/hear a personality put on fake airs and interest to try and sell something.
The Tenchu OST is taking me back in the BEST kind of way
You can't do this to me...I nearly cried hearing the tenchu ost again..
Nice work. Rise of the ronin looks pretty cool.
Grats on the sponsership
Im not sure but when she pulled out the gun i just chuckled so hard haha
Can't wait to play this on PC! Eventually.
This time period was very fun to experience in Like A Dragon: Ishin!, and I'm excited to play this game whenever it becomes available to play on PC!
Nice review! Compelling too :)
Zullie getting sponsorships now? Congrats!
Loving the game so far. I'm nearing the end but even with all of the time I've put in I'm still not wanting it to end.
One important addition to the section about gear is that there's also a completely separate "cosmetic" system that functions similar to WoW where you "memorize" the look of every piece of gear you pick up and can then create sets piece by piece that glamour over your actual gear, so no need to ever wear something "bad" for appearances only. A real step forward in Fashion-Souls. Also, there is no longer a weight system for gear so it's less cumbersome to sort through gear the gear you pick up. If you dislike the Nioh style loot system you can simply just look at whether your Attack or Defence number goes up (and in the case of weapons if it's a weapon type you like using) and then ignore the rest.
This is an awesome way to showcase a game. I was interested in getting this game, until I saw Skill Up's fairly negative review of the game. Now after watching your showcase though, I think I'm going to pick this game up!
Man, this is REALLY leaning into classic Tenchu gameplay, and I'm all for it.
Congrats on the sponsor, Zullie !
Very interesting game and congrats on the sponsor, Zullie, you deserve it
I will pay cash to hear Zillow speak in a video.
Have you considered making videos on other Souls-like games?
I've been playing Lies of P recently, and the world is very intriguing to say the least.
Awesome that you got a sponsor!! Love your videos :D
Поздравляем со спонсором 🎉🎉🎉❤
This is the only video that has ever interested me into this game. More game companies need to hire Zullie.
The music lol thats off tenchu. Good choice 👍 Interesting Vid as always thanks Zullie ❤
Hearing that it was a vaguely souls-like game with the core to combat that you controlled a twin and could swap to the other in combat, allowing you to equip different loadouts to exploit vulnerabilities and revive each other seemed like an amazing combat gimmick... and then apparently for most of the game that doesn't actually apply because you're separated. If that's not wasted potential, i don't know what is
holy cow, you used the Mini Ninja's soundtrack for this video! you sly dog, sneaking that in like that! for anyone who's never played it, think chibi Nioh meets X-Men and you're close, it's a super chill and very fun game that i highly recommend!
I'm typically not a fan of more history based games but this looks absolutely amazing, looking forward to it immensely.
It seems like the easy route to say it's like an evolution of Sekiro, but I think that's doing a disservice to the prior stealth action genre that came before, like Tenchu and Shinobi. Too bad I won't be able to play it for a while, being a PS5 exclusive, but hopefully I'll be able to get it sooner or later.
"Minister Echigoya sure likes his money"
Zullie unironically carried my Bloodborne Platinum with her chalice dungeons
I am liking the game more than i expected with the mix of all Nioh, souls, Sekiro and more mix in the game, but most of all, i must say, are the real life locations in the Edo map mostly.
Perfect time to make a Mizu character!
The way character moves and fights looks almost identical to Nioh 2. The devs likely took Nioh 2 as basis for this game and slightly or perhaps to a greater degree reiterated on the last game's parameters to make it look new. And the overall footage makes me think it's a blend of Tenchu games and their own Nioh IP.
Congrats on the sponsor. This game looks fun, I just wish it was on PC.
I'm really glad Unreal 5 lets you seamlessly switch perspectives without loading. Cool to see game studios take advantage of it.
Funky looking cat.
:3.
Looks good, hope they bring it to steam so I could play it
Most important part begins at 04:40.
Immagine getting sponsored with SONI itself. Congratulations
I did NOT expect the Tenchu OST to play on a video in 2024.
I guess RotR is the closest we can get to a Tenchu game in the foreseeable future.
Now they only need to port it to the PC.
Aside from the rng equipment system, I really like this and will likely give it a try soon 👍
I really can't wait for this game come to steam, I love both Nioh so much