Its the first time i have seen this and it looks good is anyone else going to buy it?
Embark on an epic journey across war-torn 19th-century Japan in this combat-focused open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, the veteran studio behind Nioh and NINJA GAIDEN.
Japan, 1863. After three centuries of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s oppressive rule, the Black Ships of the West descend upon the nation’s borders and the country falls into a state of turmoil. Amidst the chaos of war, disease and political unrest, a nameless warrior forges their own path, holding the very fate of Japan in their hands.
I am replaying Ghost of Tsushima and am a few hours into my latest game Cyberpunk 2077 so will probably wait until it turns up on the second hand market before i buy but i am definitely going to buy it looks like an amazing game.
I have been well into Blue Eye Samurai and was considering picking up GOT, but now I am weighing this up instead. Looks a little shonkier but I don’t necessarily mind that. I’ll check out a few reviews and see.
@DoomGuy_117 Yeah, genuinely the best thing I have seen in a while.. watched it a couple of times, back to back. Hoping it doesn’t just fall off after season 1.
Could be a potential let-down for some hardcore afficionados, but a boon to others.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@kyleforrester87 The video posted above by @Black_Swordsman does give some interesting early impressions. The reviewer (Fightin Cowboy, if you know him from popular Souls walkthroughs) compares Rise of the Ronin to other games it pulls inspiration from, including Ghost of Tsushima.
In a nutshell, he feels like RotR pulls clearly from Team Ninja’s own games, Nioh, Wo Long, and FF: Stranger of Paradise, as well as from GoT and Sekiro. However each of the aspects it borrows from those games were done better in the older games. He says RotR feels dated and surprisingly more flat than those PS4 or cross-gen games.
The combat for RotR seems to be more similar to Sekiro, Nioh 1/2, and Wo Long. The open world exploration aspect seem more similar to Ghost of Tsushima.
So anyways, I guess the point is, if you’re looking for a quality open world experience then get GoT instead. If you’re looking more for tight combat and gameplay then get Sekiro or Nioh 2. But if you like the idea of “jack of all trades, master of none” where you get blander versions of both combat and exploration, get RotR. 🤷🏻♂️
Of course, this is all based on his assessment of just the opening few hours, so take with a grain of salt.
(For the record I thought GoT was fantastic. Highly recommend if you want a samurai style Assassin’s Creed game)
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@Th3solution Thanks.. Yeah ROTR does look pretty dated and flat. Oddly I am often drawn to less polished games, though. But it's a concern, given how much a new game costs these days.
Previews for this seem to be all over the place, but I loved Ghost of Tsushima and the modern RPG AC games which this seems to be heavily inspired by + it has an easy mode, so this seems like an easy pick up for me. Maybe not on release as this year has been stacked for me, but definitely one to grab later in the year for sure.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
I have been well into Blue Eye Samurai and was considering picking up GOT, but now I am weighing this up instead. Looks a little shonkier but I don’t necessarily mind that. I’ll check out a few reviews and see.
Now if someone who is skilled can just create Mizu form Blue Eye for us to DL and use in the game that would be pretty hot and tempting.
@Jimmer-jammer I don't know if I can do it man, reviews aren't exactly stellar and the first Nioh game might be more worth my time and money further on down the line if I'm really interested in exploring Team Ninja games where you can become op. Feel free to let me know how it goes with the game as I know, from your posts, that you're fully committed to it at this stage, but I think i'm out for now, I'll keep plugging away at DeS and get back to you on here once I've beaten Allant after sufficient farming, but yeah, let me know what you think of A Jackson In Your House when you've had time to listen to it and I'll see you on the other side. Good luck with RotR brother!
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
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