Rise of the Ronin - First Impressions! (Full Review in Progress)
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- Опубліковано 23 бер 2024
- Rise of the Ronin is finally here! In this video I show off some early gameplay and give my initial thoughts/impressions. My full review will be coming later once I finish the game.
I would like to thank Sony and PlayStation for providing me a review copy of the game.
Rise of the Ronin was developed by Team Ninja and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
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My Full Review for Rise of the Ronin is now out! ua-cam.com/video/P4SXnenASGY/v-deo.html
I like that Tsushima is unnaturally beautiful. It might not be realistic per day, but since you play the story through Jin's eyes, you see His Home portrayed as beautifully as He sees it. It fits from an artistic standpoint for helping visually tell their story, helping us love Tsushima as much as Jin does and makes us the players Want to defend it
Absolutely Tsushima is a great game but not comparable to this game.
Finally a honest take on GoT in this comment section lol
Some people in this comment section must think that Ghost of Tsushima invented samurai games
Exactly. probably going to pin this comment based on all the Ghost of Tsushima talk I've seen.
It makes me sad every time I see it praised above the dozens of forerunners that paved the way for it to even exist. Let's not mention the fact that everyone in the game is dressed and equipped like it's 1500-1600 despite it being set in the 1200's!
I didnt even really think of Tsushima I honestly thought it copied Sekiro more than Tsushima
@@DonnellGreen Nioh
Most came here because of, ghost.
Live and let live.
So glad you’re playing this. Feel free to take your time with it and don’t be afraid to look up a hints and tips video, they’re usually non spoilery.
The amount of fighting stances to master for various weapons, including some more funky ones, is giving another layer to the vibes of Way of the Samurai.
Very good first impression video and I agree with almost everything you said. I’m absolutely loving this game so far.
"Preordered" this half an hour before launch, looking around to playing around in it. Looks fun.
Reviewers put way too much emphasis on comparing games to other games. Just use better descriptions. Let the game be itself instead of a compilation of others. I love Ghosts and Nioh, but seriously it's been over a year since most people have played them. This game has its own unique experience, and a review bomb of how it falls short of other similar games, is such a jaded view.
So glad you made a review for this🎉
Full review is coming soon!
Really looking forward for your full review later on! I really enjoyed your review on Like A Dragon Ishin previously
Congratulations dude, almost at 200k
Thanks to this insightful video on the rise of the ronin, I was compelled to dive into the game myself. The depth and captivating vibe highlighted here truly sold me on the experience. Can't wait to immerse myself in this journey!
Team Ninja was never one for historical accuracy, but more like a fantasy take on history. Kind of like with Samurai Warriors of how they depict famous Samurai figures or legends in a anime type of way and they love to go over the top with Ninjas as well.
can't wait to see also what Ubisoft AC Red will do.
Anytime there is a new piece of samurai media. I know I gotta wait for the shogunate review. Great stuff! Really excited for this game. Honestly character creator with a fun open world sold it for me. Feels like it might be a bit similar to way of samurai 3 in that regard
This is Way of the Samurai 5 all but in name and I love it
This comment alone is what I've wanted any review to tell me.
It really has that feeling, when i entered the first city and started wandering around, i had immediate flashback of WoS 1 and 2, in the best possible ways !
The hideout, the multiple weapons to find and moves to learn, special bosses.... The only thing lacking is.... "kill 100 ennemies" missions ahah
its not exactly way of the Samurai, but its similar
It is for sure Way of the Samurai 5
@@nobuyumi8029 Way of the Samurai was more accessible to a wider auidence.
they did include difficulty adjusters but it still feels like Soul-like in some ways
I'm enjoying it immensely. Getting accustomed to the combat, martial arts combos controls etc was confusing at first but once I got more accustomed I began to enjoy it more. I love the pace, stealthing/assasination opportunities (especially) and combat mechanics. Also the vast array of weapons, armour that you can get early o'clock. And the numerous amount of items you can pluck while exploring. There's so much I love about it including being able to have a capable twin blade on missions.
I'm taking my cool time as well, in no hurry to speed to main missions. I'm exploring every inch of an area as much I can grabbing as much stuff I can, helping folk and doing side missions before going to main missions and having a blast. And for once thank God I'm able to play a souls-like game like this without having to simultaneously follow a UA-cam vid walkthrough since the game basically makes it easy for you to go from A-B-C with clearly defined missions, directing you along the way reducing the risk of getting lost. Thank God for the map and navigation bar too. I've just finished beating Gonzo and sparing him so stopped and saved at that point. Can't wait to continue playing tomorrow.
Im enjoying it as well! I preferred the look of this over GOT too. I enjoy seeing the buildings and palaces of the era.
I agree. Ghost had a bigger budget but got sorta boring quicker with the combat. Even the cats are cooler than the foxes
I need to pick this up and play it. I need to get a PS5 first, and this will be the perfect reason to do so. Seeing this video, definitely helped further my interest in this game even more, so thank you.
There is also both Final fantasies (16 and 7 rebirth) also you can get ghost of tsushima and of course this game. But yeah I hope you like open world check list because this game IS open world checklist (its ok in my opinion , but Im a sucker for that type of design as I havent felt tired of it yet)
There's also Stella blade next month which looks great not open world but semi open
Don’t spend $500 plus tax to play one game, especially if you have a PC
Looking forward to your review! Would love to get your thoughts on Sekiro as well.
ive heard vast reviews but yours is the one ive been waiting on and the sentiments the same cuz im grabing a ps5 for this i cant wait to hear your full analysis because the bakamatsu is my favorite period in japanese history and i wanted to see how this did as a set piece for it since assassins creed red is unfortunatetly sticking to edo period
I really liked your take on things. As we spoke about in private the Ghost comparison feels so skin deep. Simply because it is an open world game set in Japan. In many ways this will forever be the Way of the Samurai 5 we never got and I am delighted at that fact.
Picking this up tomorrow
Thanks for the review it looks really decent. I stopped playing games a long time ago however I did make an exception & played Ghost of Tsushima. I borrowed it from a friend a couple of months after it first came out because he knew I liked Japanese history. I found it to be very enjoyable & a while after that I gave my PlayStation 4 to my little cousin but that was like 3 years ago.
This looks like a game I could get into and not as busy as Nioh. The fact you can use guns is interesting as well. Can you do a build specializing in different weapons?
In Ghost of Tsushima, Adachi Clan Plays a very central role in the Game's Main Story & Side Tales.
When I tried to gather information about the Real Adachi Clan, I was unable to find much, except Adachi Family being descended from Fujiwara Family
So, if you can make a video about the history of Real Historical Adachi Clan, I would be grateful.
Ghost of Tsushima is fantasy. Most of the details in it are very far changed from real history.
@@TheShogunate
I know.
I'm only talking about some history of Real Adachi Clan.
Not much information is available online.
Though Ghost of Tsushima is fantasy, but it fascinated me to learn Japanese History, which lead me to your channel.
I'm with you with too many ninjas, and this open world looking better/more authentic than Tsushima. Looking forward to your full review.
So far the gameplay looks good.
I just want a down to earth, restrained, realistic open world samurai game. I don't understand why nobody will do this. Yojimbo/Sanjuro as a loose template. GoT got closer than anyone, but still so far. Ishin was good, but there is that lingering sarcasm and silliness. Rise of Ronin is like a checklist of mechanics ripped from the most currently profitable games. I hate how the word "traversal" has become something so common that it is part of reviews now, when really its just evidence of a lack of originality and an uninteresting world. Grappling into the sky and instantly bursting into a glider over and over is absurd. The fighting is always over the top. I don't think what I want is profitable to the mainstream audience though. I hope I'm wrong.
I agree.. I don’t understand why they always have to make combat so arcady and cheesy looking.
Maybe the Shokuho mod for Bannerlord will be the answer
I played a game back in the day called Sword of the Samurai on the PS2 where you made your own samurai and just worked as a mercenary doing jobs and killing criminals, guarding merchants or even working as an assassin. It was actually pretty cool and kind of what I wanted out of a samurai game, essentially that of a ronin simulator. The fighting was basically a 1 hit and you're dead too, which made duels extremely tense. You could even take part in betting matches where you could gamble your sword away, or win a fancy one, and it had a super complex system of sword techniques and stances. The only thing it was missing is that it wasn't open world.
Yeah an Edo period sandbox open-world, that's what I'm looking for too.
I preordered it looking forward too playing it once ive finished ff7 rebirth.I love samurai games and despite mixed reviews a lot of people are saying its good.
Was always interested in the game ever since it was first shown. And throughout learning about it, always got Way of the Samurai vibes to it, especially with the different fighting styles/weapons and sandbox which was the biggest draw for me. Sadly the series is dead, but this will do.
Since I'm on a budget, will def get the game when it's cheaper. Thanks for this first impression video!
I’m still patiently waiting for ghost of Tsushima to come to pc in May
Yep mods finna be great can’t wait to play as sekiro
Isnt it already out?
@@TxqenioSekiro? I just waiting for C.J fighting Big Smoke mods yet again.
@@Adam-tu1qx comes out in 2 months I believe
You will love it. Until then I'm playing this.
This is the only PS exclusive I'm really sad to be missing out on. I always loved games that have you interact with historical characters.
this game actually mentions specific weapons based fighting styles AND lets you choose/learn them???? that alone is a massive fucking W to me since im a martial artist and among several styles i am a practitioner of kobudo
I have not seen this game before but it looks quite interesting, I may have to get a PS5 myself, I loved the different stances in Ghost of Tsushima and this seems to have expanded that plus the character creation looks interesting.
I love that game. The fighting gameplay is smooth and thr visuals are charming to this game. For sure a GoT graphic would be nice but its nice how it is.
Also were you ready for the level of difficulty? I wasn't expecting it. I'm liking it though haha.
To be honest I'm playing on the easiest difficulty just because I know how frustrating it could get. So far I think it's appropriately challenging!
Easy? smh..., good 4 u
@@TheShogunate I might do the same honestly lol I bet it's still challenging and I can see the game getting much harder later on.
@@TheShogunate I started on the middle difficulty (Normal I think it is) but soon realised I was getting frustrated. Soon changed it to Easy and began enjoying it more with more success in battles. Later on as I level up and upgrade I'll probably put it back to the middle difficulty but for now this is allowing me to enjoy the game and progress more so that is just fine.
Soooo, like a 1800’s Japanese Samurai version of Skyrim….. Awesome!!
I made my character look like tommy Shelby from Peaky Blinders . I’m loving this game, it’s very unique
I totally agree with you, especially when you said that RotR brings a much more realistic version of Japan than GoT, indeed, GoT looks to me like a very "westernized/romanticized" Japan with all that "bullshido".
The Like A Dragon franchise does nothing but cities, so matching that is a tall order.
Story picks up later in the game IMO, the Veiled Edge stuff pretty much ends in the first third
im really liking this game so far ,i got about 7 hours playtime and im really enjoying it.but its definitely not as good as ghost of tsushima.
This is team ninja,best known for ninja gaiden. Most of team ninja's games take place in the same world, including this one, that has legendary ninja clans like the Hayabusa clan. That is why there isso many ninja and why their is literally a stance in game called hayabusa
Love love love this game it’s superb 😍
This all looks cool but where's the Way of the Samurai franchise reboot?
3:20 Glad to see I'm not the only one who sees this..
I just LOVE this game❤
Way more fun than Ghost of Tsushima!
Great video tho🤘🏼
Most of the reviews for this game aren’t very good but I think this game is for those that actually are interested in Japan during this time period
I'd love a remaster or remake/sequel to Way of the Samurai from ps2 on New Gen systems
6:20 Looks like Wild West to me
Homie doesn't know what year the game's set in 😂
Lol you don't know what the wild west looks like do you?
@@abc4781California and Texas would have had cities that looked like that by the mid 1870s
Ghost of tsushima is still the king of the samurai era feudal japan...
Kinda wish it's available on PC.
Maybe some day
I’m enjoying the main story and while the open world is beautiful I don’t find the side content that engaging. The combat is great though. Definitely embracing its Nioh side. Though one gameplay aspect I wish it would have used from Nioh is seeing the loot on the ground so you can decide what you want to pick up
You play any Souls-like games before?
Just Nioh a bit.
Haha Judi Dench. Thought the same
This game actually reminds me of the movie The Last Samurai more than it does Ghost of Tsushima
It looks fun but I'm not sure if I'll get this or Ghosts of Tsushima first and it will probably be a while once I get one before I get the other.
Ghosts of Tsushima
This game just came out. You can probably get it on sale later and with bugs patched out
The Red Dead Redemption of Japan but without the stick go pff pff thingy
After putting in 10 hours, my first impressions are that the game is pretty rough but it is still probably the closet to the samurai game I’ve always wanted. It’s at least closer than GOT or LAD: Ishin.
I’ll probs wait for a sale
You HAVE to play ghost of Tsushima!
I reviewed it. Its a good game, but I'm not sure it holds up anymore.
@@TheShogunatehow so?
@@kaijuslayer3334 I don't want to write a whole paragraph on my thoughts here, but basically, I've tried to play GoT again recently and most of its systems just fell flat for me now 4 years after launch. I liked it a lot on my first playthrough but I have a hard time getting back into it for any further replay.
@@TheShogunate Obviously its subjective, but i have the opposite experience. i seem to never get tired of the combat loop in Tsushima, i can always go back to the legends mode and have fun. I know GoT is not 100% realistic but in games like this i think my tendency is to lose immersion with combat that's too over the top, so i think the fact that Tsushima is a little more muted in that aspect speaks to me. I also like that conversely, they decided to exaggerate on the beauty of the setting as well, it just generally made it a world i wanted to be in for long periods of time.
I thought Rise of the Ronin looked like a bit of a step back in quality (i have not actually played it though), but i do like the many weapon styles they allow and the switching between siblings on the fly mechanic looks interesting at least. I'll keep an eye out for your review video.
I want to make a Zatoichi preset
You can probably do that!
Yea waiting for Ghost of Tsushima on PC soon, the Ubisoft formula for me just don't click with me, I mean opening a map and seeing all that garbage...no not for me.
This game has the same amount of ubisoft style tasks as a ghost of tsushima, infact if you look at a lot of ghost reviews, they also say that's an assasisn creed copy too.
Both games are great. imo ghost is better, but if you enjoy ghost, I'd recommend this too if you own a ps5.
GoT for me is best described as the best assassins creed has been for years. It’s very assassins creedy but a very good take on those games and everything works so smoothly.
Rise of the ronin makes me feel like im almost playing Samurai X(rirouni kenshin) since its based around the same time period... lol
Honestly, I always try to avoid the Bakufu or the twilight years of Samurai era, because it when the Samurai was abolished
Technically you could make the argument that the Samurai never fully went away until after world war 2 with the abolishment of Japan's old aristocracy.
I wanna see a story that takes the side of the Shogunate, for once. All these damn Choshu and Satsuma extremists rewrote history in their favor. :D
I love this game. You should get Ghost of Tsushima
He did a review of Ghost of Tsushima, it's on his channel, you just have to look it up in the search bar.
Just search, Ghost of Tsushima The Shogunate review, or something to that effect, and it'll pop up
I reviewed Ghost of Tsushima back when it came out.
@@ghostwarrior3878 👍🏾 Thanks
@@ghostwarrior3878 Thanks
this is what Way of the Samurai 4 should have been
Agreed. Let's just call this way of the samurai 5 haha
I love Meiji-era clothing style, so I was interested in getting either this game or Isshin. I'm guessing the Nioh loot means RotR must have better Meiji-era drip.
How do I change my twins gender??
It's the "body type" setting
Need a active sake discount code from you to get a kickback.
i don't have a ps5😢
They are everywhere now
@@a84c1 it's still expensive
Same here. And bills, rent and buying groceries have prevented me from getting one
@@zalop. That sucks dude but maybe when the ps5 pro comes out , regular ps5 maybe more affordable or wait for a sale , that is how I got mine. Gamba!!!!!
@@Hrotriks jesus fucking christ is thought that you were the metatoron for a sec😭(but yeah hopefully)
the game looks good, but as an open world game it might get overlooked due to Dragon's Dogma 2
It depends on what players are looking for. The difference in setting will definitely appeal to people. I think this game will do just fine, considering there isn't a huge amount of games set in historical Japan especially compared to the generic European fantasy worlds.
If you only look at it as an open world , because yes that is its biggest achillies heel , its open world the checklist game , nothing groundbraeking , but the rest is really good.
So the story is a bit like the Last Samurai
Music is not good for Samurai
The game could have stood to be delayed 6 months for polish.
Having played Like a Dragon: Ishin makes this game a lot more fun
It looks like a decent game but with the flaws it has and how comparatively dated it feels even compared to older similar games like Sekiro, it feels like it’s only gonna be worth it when it goes on sale. Full price of $70 is not worth it. That price should be for games that can do all elements fairly well, and this game doesn’t.
Have you played it yet? I would not be so quick to judge it if you have not played it.
Was interested till I saw the flaming sword
The game it's okey. I don't care if people get mad or not or fanboys start cryng. The game is average or a bit above that's it. If you look at it cities are mostly empty, story is bad and quest feel ripetitive with always 1 boss in there.The sad part is i heard they wasted 5+years on this game.
However if you pass that and look on the bright side you got great things about the game. A lot of weapons to use, combat it's pretty good, you can assasinate enemies and i like that and i love the char creation and the pair bonding with other characters. So it's not bad. 6/10 maybe 7/10. I think it's a very enjoyable game to explore the open world and battle and do whatever you want and try soo many weapons.
So worth playng yes however payng 70 euro and more for it feels like a cashgrab. 40 euro and the game is good to go.
The fact that this game and not GoT is what made you pick up a PS5 is crazy bro. Sounds like you’re just hating on an amazing game.
I am so sick of seeing Sakamoto Ryoma everywhere.
Hate that this isn't on PC. PS5 simply is not worth buying for a single game no matter how cool it is. Hopefully it is ported in the near future.
Thia guys arguement for Rise of Ronin having better graphics than Ghost of Tsushima, is that Ghost of Tsushima is too nice🤦🏻♂️ in my opinion this game looks like a sandbox compared to GOT
Elden Ring > Everything
The more i see about this game the less i like, the game looks to rough on all core aspects...
It's so cool yakuza 3 graphics be ps5 game
Hab den Kauf verschoben, die Grafik ist keiner PS5 "würdig".
Holy heck; I've literally seen game footage uploaded on youtube in 2010; 14 years ago... that was crytal clear next to smeary compressed mess this is. Encoding your videos down a bit to not have them look like utter dogsh!t after youtube uploads them is really a lost art among youtubers. Great video otherwise, at least your audio is balanced and not super quiet from having a peak normalised by the same youtube coraller, many are incapable of even that these days. Was curious about the game, hope it gets an eventual PC port like most PS exclusives.
How forgiving is the combat?
I hate souls-like games where you are constantly dying. I don't mind learning from my mistakes, but I prefer games (like Ghost of Tsushima) that give me some margin for error.
Has not been too bad for me, but I am just playing on the easiest difficulty right now. It feels challenging but not overly frustrating.
You can play on the easy difficulty
Medium difficulty is insane (for me at least). Blocking attacks don't block, parring is even harder.
the problem is that you review this game from the prespective of some history expert and not from the prespective of a gamer. the game was not meant to be historically accruate. just like how rouruni kenshin is a combination of fantasy and real history. they take elements from history and combine them with arcade elements. this is the exact mistake your friend metatron makes. both of you are too much relying on historical accruacy.
Have you watched any of my other reviews?
@@TheShogunate
i did, it seems to me that every time you see even the slighest mention of shinobi/ninja you immidiatly trash the game. because its not "historically accruate" like how you trashd the uncoming AC game set in the meiji era.
i dont know if you're japanese (i think you are) but you probably know that japanese devs/filmakers love to insert those kind of fantastical elements in their productions. the number 1 goal of any developer is to make money, and if ninja sells they are going to include it, they are making a semi fantasy game so why should they care if its not "historically accruate".
flying with a glider is not very "accruate" as well. this game look like it was inspired by rouruni kenshin alot. meiji era,fantastical elements combined with real history. this is the style they were going for. i really dont see any problem with that, this game was not meant to be realistic to begin with.
😒 abgekupfert von SEKIRO aber trotzdem nicht schlecht
For all you saying you need a PS5 to play this, just install an emulator. I am sure most of you have a Desktop PC/Mac (or access to one). Unless you have a potato I am sure it will run smoothly, as the graphics are a bit outdated.
Looks like a cheap knock off of ghost of tsushima to me..
The mechanics look robotic and stiff.. but i always thought that about japanese made games... its way too animated for my taste..
It's honestly better than Ghost of Tsushima in most ways so far.
nothing in this game is like ghost of tsushima stances are from nioh but thats one of the things they love to compare 💩
Ghost better
Another Sony cashbrag, trying to replicate the succes of ghost of tushima (or sekiro etc) on a lower budget (or it seems so) art looks insipid, gameplay looks clunky, animations look stiff , story not looking too enganing either. Lack of original ideas wich is not bad in itself, but taking alot of elements and mechanics from other games, blending them togheter and hoping somehow it sticks without really knowing why those elements and mechanics work in their respective games. Hard pass, souless product.
Skyrim had a similar horse running animation and that shit came out 13 years ago.
Video might or might not be sponsored and you wont shit on the game, but if you tell me this game came out in 2024 you capping
It's not made by Sony...
You do realize that the developers of this game also made the Nioh series which predates both Ghost of Tsushima and Sekiro right? Nioh is certainly heavily inspired by the Dark Souls style of gameplay but saying that they are trying to replicate the success of Ghost of Tsushima is a bit of a stretch. There are similar elements for sure but there are also plenty of things that they improved upon here as well.
@@TheShogunate Thanks for taking your time to answer even tho i didnt elaborate on anything i said, i didnt know that ppl of NiHo was involved or if they made the whole game, played niho and liked it despite it having issues (or things i didnt like).
Replicate the succes of ghost of thusima its an exageration (kind of), i wont elaborate on alot of the negatives i pointed out because its boring and who wants to read all that but i still think that my other points stand (but everything is subjective ) so maybe people love the art and the gameplay and the story.
Anyways i really like your videos and they have teached me alot about history.
@@fattiger6957 yeh my bad
Without Team Ninja in the 2000s, Ghost of Tsushima wouldn't exist. They are like the grandfather of 3D melee action games right there with capcom. It is a shame to see so many children with a memory span of 5 years and an attention span of 5 seconds.
Visually the game is pretty disappointing, and the way the horses runs looks just kinda goofy
This game gets repetitive very quickly no where near as good as sekiro a step back from uther team ninja games
“Dark Souls combat style” is all I had to hear to pass on this game. Why does everything have to be a souls clone these days?
I completely agree, it's such a tried genre. every 3rd person has to be a souls like now ugh. no thanks
@acatinatux9601 Souls is fun, you might not buy it because it you don't enjoy but there's countless people who have bought it for that reason alone.
The developers of this game have been making games in this store for years. They made the Nioh series.
@acatinatux9601 God forbid a souls-like developer makes another souls like
@@HaYouGotRekTed yea no shit, its annoying thats all that's made anymore
Nobody gonna talk about tutorial how the absolute best attack you have a critical takedown . Is so lame you need 10 at least to put down tutorial boss . The box font dialogue takes you out of the imersion. Graoling hook like sekiro and deflect parry sistem close to . Nioh probably not they copied wo long dynasty with the checkpoints the button layout prompts and the deflect ... not to say that graphics are dead and burried . This was the most disappointing game i ever pre ordered ever . I spent 40 minutes in character creation and 11 minutes in tutorial until i decided its to garbage to waste my time like this .