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Rise of the Rōnin
Developer(s)Team Ninja[a]
Publisher(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)Fumihiko Yasuda
Producer(s)Fumihiko Yasuda
Platform(s)
ReleaseMarch 22, 2024
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Rise of the Rōnin[b] is an upcoming action-role playing video game developed by Team Ninja and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game is scheduled to release for the PlayStation 5 on March 22, 2024.

Gameplay

Rise of the Rōnin allows players to create a custom character.[1] Combat features a wide array of weapons common during the Boshin war, such as katanas and various Boshin war firearms.[2] The game features story choices at key moments in the game, allowing players to side or fight against various non-player characters, affecting the story.[3] Aside from the explorable historic cities Yokohama, Kyoto and Edo, there are also various countryside areas to traverse. The player has various traversal tools at their disposal, such as a horse, grappling hook or glider.[4]

Story

Set in Edo in the late 19th century during Bakumatsu, the final years of the Edo period, the game depicts the Boshin war between the Tokugawa Shogunate and various anti-shogunate factions displeased with the western influence after the forced reopening of Japan following the Sakoku period.[3][5][6]

Development

Development on Rise of the Rōnin started in 2015, with PlayStation Studios' XDev assisting.[7] According to Team Ninja president Fumihiko Yasuda, they've wanted to create a game that depicts Japan in its darkest times, citing the Bakumatsu-period as an era video games would "shy away from". The game's setting would also lend itself well to their expertise, due to their experience making games focused on ninja and samurai, such as Ninja Gaiden and Nioh. According to Yasuda, Rise of the Rōnin is the most ambitious project Team Ninja has developed.[3][2] Developing an open-world title has been a particular challenge for Team Ninja, as they've only developed linear, level-based games until now. Yasuda cited creating passive NPCs as "impactful" and "challenging" for the studio, as in their previous titles everything on-screen was for the player to defeat.[4]

Release

Rise of the Rōnin was announced on September 13, 2022, at PlayStation's State of Play livestream.[3][5][2] On December 7, 2023, at The Game Awards 2023, a new pre-order trailer was released, with a release date of March 22, 2024.[8] Pre-orders opened in Japan on December 14, 2023, revealing that the game would be sold in two versions, Cero D and Cero Z, due to the violence deemed to be excessive by the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization of Japan.[9]

References

Notes
  1. ^ Additional work by Sony XDev
  2. ^ Japanese: ライズ オブ ザー ローニン, Hepburn: Raizu obu za rōnin
Citation
  1. ^ "『Rise of the Ronin』早矢仕P＆安田PDインタビュー。江戸・横浜・京都などを舞台に、幕末オープンワールドを主人公の浪人が駆け巡る。アクション性はTeam NINJAの集大成 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  2. ^ a b c Nightingale, Ed (13 September 2022). "Team Ninja reveals PS5 exclusive action RPG Rise of the Ronin". Eurogamer. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Romano, Sal (13 September 2022). "Sony Interactive Entertainment and Team NINJA announce action RPG Rise of the Ronin for PS5". Gematsu. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b Stewart, Marcus (19 December 2023). "Team Ninja Discusses Crafting Its First Open World Where You Shouldn't Kill Everything On Sight". GameInformer. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b Bonifacic, Igor (13 September 2022). "Rise of the Ronin is a historical action RPG from the team behind Nioh". Engadget. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. ^ Plunkett, Luke (14 September 2022). "Team Ninja's New Game Is A 19th-Century 'Action RPG'". Kotaku. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. ^ Ivan, Tom (20 September 2022). "Sony XDev is working with Team Ninja on Rise of the Ronin". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  8. ^ Fumihiko, Yasuda (7 December 2023). "Rise of the Ronin arrives only on PS5 March 22". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  9. ^ "「Rise of the Ronin」の予約購入受付がスタート。黒船に混乱する幕末日本を舞台にしたアクションRPG". 4gamer (in Japanese). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
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