Incline Team Ninja's Rise of the Ronin

[Morgoth]

Cool.

But where's Ghost of Tsushima?

 

[cruel]

Cat collecting: You can find cats hiding in unexpected places

Ah, I see they've put their development time where it matters the most.

 

[FreshCorpse]

Feels like one of those games where it's impossible to tell if it's going to be good or not. Haven't seen enough of what the open world setup is going to be like. If they've gone Ubisoft-style it's very very unlikely to be good.

 

[Great Deceiver]

It's very simple really, open world = shit

There's one exception to this rule and one exception only: Dragon's Dogma

 

[Matador]

Team Ninja should change its name.

Not worthy of the title if they are not capable or not willing to make another Ninja Gaiden game.

I liked what they did with Nioh. But if they are now going to spawn one after another derivation of their inferior work, fuck them.

Team Weeablo.

 

[FreshCorpse]

It's very simple really, open world = shit

General consensus was that Elden Ring was ok.

 

[Great Deceiver]

It's very simple really, open world = shit

General consensus was that Elden Ring was ok.

I don't give a shit about consensus. Elden Ring is the only Souls game I haven't played multiple times after finishing it once. I haven't booted it up a single time since. Its open world elements are undeniably and by far the worst aspects of the game.

 

[Multidirectional]

I don't give a shit about consensus. Elden Ring is the only Souls game I haven't played multiple times after finishing it once. I haven't booted it up a single time since. Its open world elements are undeniably and by far the worst aspects of the game.

I made a couple of attempts at starting a new character in ER. Last time was about a month ago. This attempt was to be a deciding factor on whether I will be getting the DLC. Figured if I manage to enjoy it again then DLC will be worth getting. I didn't last more than 2 hours, same as previous attempt. Every time I'm in open world trying to figure out where to go next to find some meaningful content I get hit with overwhelming sense of tedium. I will not be bothering with the DLC. Fuck I'd rather replay DS III at this point and I am not a fan of that one either thanks to its garbage combat.

 

[Spike]

Feels like one of those games where it's impossible to tell if it's going to be good or not. Haven't seen enough of what the open world setup is going to be like. If they've gone Ubisoft-style it's very very unlikely to be good.

Not at all. Combat looks good. This game will be good, open world notwithstanding. Open world also be probably handled fine since non-western non-retards are making it.

 

[Abu Antar]

 

[911 Jumper]

Video on combat features just dropped a few hours ago:

 

[Abu Antar]

Can't say that it doesn't look fun.

 

[Suicidal]

Definitely looks like a more realistic Nioh in terms of combat, but probably with fewer options because there won't be magic, demon transformations, demon skills and etc., although stuff like the grappling hook may compensate for that a little bit. I'm interested in trying the game out, hope it comes out on PC eventually. Open world is a red flag, but if the combat is fun and it's designed like an actual game and not some MMO/mobile abomination like the Ubishit open world Assassin's Creeds, where you fight a group of bandits, and in the next quest you fight the exact same bandits but they are 2 levels higher so they have 4x the amount of health and 2shot you, then I don't think it's a problem.

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

Team Ninja should change its name.

Not worthy of the title if they are not capable or not willing to make another Ninja Gaiden game.

I liked what they did with Nioh. But if they are now going to spawn one after another derivation of their inferior work, fuck them.

Team Weeablo.

They tried to make another Ninja Gaiden after Cookiegaki left and it was a unbridled disaster. They're lucky they found a new niche and stayed afloat. From Software indirectly saved their ass.

 

[Spike]

I am going to cume so much when I get my hands on this (for PC).

 

[REhorror]

Love me the Shogun but the Emprah got a bitching theme song, I gotta give them that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCo0R-cBS3Y

 

[cruel]

9 weapon types it seems. Moveset of each shown on Japanese PS site:

https://blog.ja.playstation.com/2024/02/24/20240224-ronin/

 

[Dodo1610]

I am going to buy the game just for the fact that it has full melee rifle bayonet combat.


https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/rise-of-the-ronin/

RISE OF THE RONIN FAQS​

Is there a character creator feature in Rise of the Ronin?
Yes. You can freely customize your character’s visual features, including elements like their face and body shape, hair, voice and more.

Choosing your body type usually means you can play either man or woman. I'm confused didn't they say last year that this game has a fixed protagonist?

 

[911 Jumper]

Reading around and people are commenting on the visuals, saying that it looks like a PS4 game and that they expected better, especially with Sony's XDev helping Team Ninja.

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

Reading around and people are commenting on the visuals, saying that it looks like a PS4 game and that they expected better, especially with Sony's XDev helping Team Ninja.

So basically like every TN game since the first Nioh. What a surprise!

 

[911 Jumper]

Reading around and people are commenting on the visuals, saying that it looks like a PS4 game and that they expected better, especially with Sony's XDev helping Team Ninja.

So basically like every TN game since the first Nioh. What a surprise!

Yep, TN's post NG and DoA games have taken a bit of a hit in the graphics dept, art direction is still great, though.

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

Reading around and people are commenting on the visuals, saying that it looks like a PS4 game and that they expected better, especially with Sony's XDev helping Team Ninja.

So basically like every TN game since the first Nioh. What a surprise!

Yep, TN's post NG and DoA games have taken a bit of a hit in the graphics dept, art direction is still great, though.

I'd say it goes all the way back to DoA 5. I remember that game being visually underwhelming for a late gen ps3 game. The character models were great but everything else looked like dogshit.

 

[911 Jumper]

I'd say it goes all the way back to DoA 5. I remember that game being visually underwhelming for a late gen ps3 game. The character models were great but everything else looked like dogshit.

I agree. The environments lacked the colour and vibrancy of previous DoA entries. A number of DoA 5's stages just looked as if they were pulled from some generic action game. It all just felt lifeless.

DoA6 was a [visual] step up, though. The character models really shine in that game. TN has always excelled in that area.

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

I'd say it goes all the way back to DoA 5. I remember that game being visually underwhelming for a late gen ps3 game. The character models were great but everything else looked like dogshit.

I agree. The environments lacked the colour and vibrancy of previous DoA entries. A number of DoA 5's stages just looked as if they were pulled from some generic action game. It all just felt lifeless.

DoA6 was a [visual] step up, though. The character models really shine in that game. TN has always excelled in that area.

I skipped 6 because it looked like they nerfed the T&A at the time. I'm sure they waited for all the gayming journalists to post their reviews before they unleashed all the bikini and bouncing booby DLCs.

 

[911 Jumper]

I skipped 6 because it looked like they nerfed the T&A at the time. I'm sure they waited for all the gayming journalists to post their reviews before they unleashed all the bikini and bouncing booby DLCs.

Based on what I've heard it's a weak game and a step back when compared to DoA5 Ultimate. A lot of the costumes are only available via paid DLC.

I only bought a physical copy because I have all the numbered DoAs and wanted to complete the collection. It's also shot up in price recently and there aren't many copies floating around, so I'm glad I picked it up when I did.