Rise of the Ronin | Arrival of the Rogue-nin
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- Опубликовано: 23 мар 2024
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Rise of the Ronin [PlayStation 5]
Moments of Glory / Gameplay Highlights
Mostly Stealth, Some Fists (Fists are sick...)
I liked some of the clips I recorded for my first-impressions / discussion video on this game (coming soon!). While you all wait for that to upload, I give you the ones I thought were cool. This game makes me excited to open my eyes when I wake up, I just want to run around and do map-clear. Help. I'm actually in pain working on videos instead of nolifing it on stream. I have to hold myself back.
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If you don't like this game, I don't like you. I'm sorry you had to find out this way. 
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![[Leo Talks] AC Unity | A Shattered, Beautiful Game](/img/1.gif)
I love Creedlikes. If Creedlikes have a million fans, then I'm one of them. If Creedlikes have one fan, then I'm THAT ONE. If Creedlikes have no fans, then you must avenge me, because that means I'm dead.
If Creedlikes can only have two fans at a time just like Siths (A master and and an apprentice), and you're the master, will you make me your apprentice or not?🧐
W gameplay, W game, W youtuber, thanks for this. hope you’ll cover the whole game 😃
Will be covering a fair bit of it, yeah. I really love it.
@@LeoKRogueThat’s all I need to hear
I love the combat and difficulty of this game! Idk if it's just me but it gives me classic AC3 vibes in some parts.
AC3 is not a bad comparison, atmospherically, historically and technologically. Definitely some similarities there. Naturally having selectable difficulties means it can both be easier or harder than AC3, depending on what you choose. I'm playing on Twilight and getting slapped by an elite hurts like hell, very scary to mess up your defense in those scenarios.
That glide to assassination 🤌🤌
I’ve been excited for this game for months and man it is so much fun! Everything about the game so far has already exceeded my expectations that I had, notably stealth. The stealth is surprisingly really good, and I’m glad it is. Overall the game feels like an amalgamation of many other titles, combining the best aspects of each one to make something unique and fun😄
Stealth is unexpectedly strong once you get used to it and start benefiting from all the tools you get, yeah. I haven't even unlocked some stuff yet. I also feel the same, about it pulling together awesome aspects of its constituent inspirations. Some people are very glass half empty about that but I genuinely feel what it does combine together works great.
To be frank here I’m not going to call this an Assassin’s Creed nor Ghost of Tsushima clone. This game has the same combat as Ninja Gaiden & Nioh.
Being a Team Ninja Fan this was a dream come true of having an Open World RPG set in those Games even if isn’t perfect I still enjoy it.
Many Modern Gamers who attach on Modern AAA Games only cares about Graphics & Oscar-Bait Storytelling. To me I only care about the Gameplay.
I play Video Games to Play Games and if I happened to not like Graphics I still wouldn’t play PS2 Games wouldn’t I. I’ve always enjoyed the whole medium of Games of New & Old alike.
Yeah, to me it really is a crossover between Assassin's Creed world-structure and Nioh combat, like the two just met in the middle and synergized exactly as you'd expect. When you get the controller in your hands it just makes so much sense and feels so nice to play. Never expected to play a game like this that combines so many ideas I love.
@@LeoKRogue true, as long you can Optimize the Control Settings & have Performance/Fidelity Mode that should be fine.
I appreciate team ninja for making video-gamey video games. Their games are some of the gamiest, and anyone thats played their catalogue knows what I'm talking about lol
@@buckyhurdle4776 even though Koei Tecmo pretty much wants Team Ninja to put More Quality on Dead or Alive Xtreme even though it’s in Japan.
I still appreciate they kept Ninja Gaiden & Nioh Gameplay. I hope they decide to finally make Ninja Gaiden 4.
0:47 bro panicked and lost .
He did, I baited that shit, it was a setup the whole time.
Cannot wait for your impressions video
I'm also antsy to get it out.
So fun watching this stuff as I play Dragons Dogma 2. I heard someone say that DD2 is “an adventure, not a game” and I see these clips and I’m like “damn, I kinda want a game tho 😅”
Soooo reaaal! Really interesting way to contrast the two, I'd say that's pretty accurate. Rise of the Ronin just makes me feel rogue as hell, super sharp, super agile, super dishonorable and cunning. Thief in DD2 also looks amazing though, both games have good expressions of Rogue archetype gameplay. Just. Of course I would start with the one that lets me speed-stealth dozens of guys. ^_^
Assassin's Creed needs more competition, and I'm happy to see games like Rise of the Ronin and Ghost of Tsushima exist! I'm glad the latter is coming to PC. Hoping Rise of the Ronin will eventually be on PC, too. It's tough being constantly tempted to buy one of those RPG AC games... but I never will. Hahahah.
I'm happy to see it, yeah.
I'm also just glad to see more developers release entries in this subgenre, since Creedlikes tend to be under-represented. They're not normal open world games, they have a set of mechanical tropes unique to them, and their most ardent fans are typically under-served which is quite sad.
We haven't seen an Arkham game in a really long time, haven't seen a Shadow Of/Monolith game either, so the only presence the subgenre has really had outside of Ubisoft in recent memory _was_ Ghost of Tsushima and that was four years ago.
Seems like we're seeing a bit of a resurgence lately which is an amazing feeling.
If you haven't played Ghost of Tsushima yet, I recommend it very strongly when it does reach a platform you have access to. It's tied for my favorite game ever made, and very special to me.
@@LeoKRogue , I genuinely agree with you on all those fronts. Too many games are often just gone when a particular franchise genre goes away or is left untouched by the original developers. For myself, I miss games like Max Payne, Manhunt, Condemned, and even the older The Matrix ones. Since I'm a digital illustrator myself working in the indie side of the industry (altho more on comics than anything gaming related), I also do believe that spiritual successors and healthier competitions between creatives are keys to keeping art alive as a whole. Heck, I'd even say overly milked Call of Duty games would actually be in a better place if there were proper alternatives that gamers could pick up with quality to push the boundaries where it works. And that goes for a lot of Ubisoft and even Rockstar games. It's why I miss something like Sleeping Dogs so much. Got called out as being a GTA clone when it was definitely more than that. Man, I'm really excited for Ghost of Tsushima. I tried Assassin's Creed Mirage, and it was alright. Something about Ubisoft's take on lock-on combat and their new systems for stealth/parkour that just feels overly floaty. Not enough to scratch that itch. I'd absolutely love to see Tenchu or a spiritual successor for that to come to fruition in the future. Sekiro is an example, but it's definitely still leaning more towards the difficulty and challenge of a Souls-like more than a purely stealth-based game.
I can't be a saint because I will always have the sin of falling inlove with arcade-y games that reminds of me of assassin's creed
True. Same.
1:45 onwards more or less sold me on the game. Going seamlessly from stealth kills into Team Ninja swordie combat looks so cool.
This game has my favourite combat out of any open world game I've played. It's ace.
More importantly it feeeeels cool. ^_^
Omfg that pull into the neck snap ughhhhhh
it do be cccccccrunchy
Awesome gameplay as usual Leo. I’m loving RotR. Still struggling with parry timings a bit in combat, but enjoying the learning process lol
That's normal, I'm finding myself with similar difficulties. I think it helps to not parry everything, block to get a feel for their impact timing first.
damn what a cool gameplay my guy
Thank you.
This game is amazing wtf. I didn't expect team Ninja to literally combine Nioh 2 and Assassin's Creed my 2 favourite whatever u wanna call it genres games franchies. This looks incredible. God i cannot wait for this to come to PC. Also great vid as per usual Mr Rogue.
Dude, it's genuinely insanely fun. I can't stop playing it or thinking about it, it has so much of what I'm into that I straight-up feel so happy whenever I boot it up again. Hopefully we see it on PC sooner rather than later so more people can enjoy it.
@LeoKRogue i really love hearing this. The amount of bad stuff ive heard abt it from media had me heartbroken because team ninja is one of my favourite studios. Hearing you speak so highly of it for the reasons i am going to love it as well is just perfect. I assume next year going off team ninja's track record, wifh extra polish and a few dlcs as per usual
god dat looks great, i love the grappling hook executes on the roof XD and the lgithning weapon effect looks so sick, when you stab him from behind and he just get electrocuted XD
Both of those feel great, yeah. ^_^
I love how you can apply element to your fists/bare hands too so I just put Stun/Electric on my punches at the end there. So satisfying. Since Fist attacks so fast it's a great way to apply element to enemies.
@@LeoKRogue oh yea i saw after i commented (i paused to comment in the beginning u-u) the fists looked really cool after
You are getting good at this.
Just remember to use R1 to replenish Ki after a combo, such as at 2:25 which would have been a good time as the enemy went into the offensive and caught you with a small amount of Ki.
Yeah, not used to it on every enemy-type yet, since some will actually catch out a Ki Flash if you try for one. You can see that happen at that exact moment, actually.
The stealthy dex build looks so good to play. I'm seriously considering restarting the game and changing my build.
You don't actually have to restart to change anything, you can use an item to reset your Skills at your Longhouse, or just keep clearing objectives around the world and you'll soon be able to afford everything else you want.
As an AC fan, this game strangely gives me more feels than the RPG trilogy of AC. Never thought the "soulslike" combat would blend pretty well with the stealth mechanics. And it seems you have plenty of stealth's arsenal & enemy's AI that accommodated it (albeit it's kinda tone down)
It really does fit together surprisingly well, yeah. Stealth feels great. It isn't as potent as in Ghost of Tsushima, for example, but it is still _VERY_ strong here, stronger than I thought it would be in the lead-up to launch.
W gameplay fam, I purchased an 8k Asami foot sniff simulator today life is so good🥰
I have no idea what that is but it sounds great.
After about 10 hours with the game, I've grokked the parry timings of most enemies around Yokohama and have ascended to godhood. Bosses are still pretty tough, which is good, and so far they have move sets that are varied just enough that you can anticipate but aren't overwhelmed. I'm enjoying the bosses much more than Nioh or Wo Long so far.
The Sekiro (IYKYK) fight was a little BS though. I feel there was no way to avoid getting hit at least once by the helicopter arm. Very unintuitive parry timing on that.
See, that's what I thought would happen! At first the parry timings on general enemy types were bothering me, but then I realized, wait, this is an open world, I'll probably play this game for many many hours and have to fight these guys many many times. I would rather it take me a while to learn parry timings than just have it all click two hours in.
@@LeoKRogueI made it to Edo a couple days ago and am happy to report there are quite a few new enemy types and at least one new heavy type besides Babe Ruth and Andre the Giant's love child. I've used only a katana for my whole playthrough and have never gotten bored thanks to new and upgraded stances - something I couldn't say for Nioh. I honestly don't understand the reverence for Nioh's stances. You could mash through that game without even switching once. Ronin's stances all feel very different, at least for katana, and give optional advantages if you want them. Also, unlike Ghost , I've never felt punished for using the "wrong" stance. In fact the Shinobi stances are some of my favorites just because of the moveset. I only bring up Nioh because I think Ronin's biggest detractors are spurned Nioh fans. Nioh 2 is the perfect example of how feature creep can dilute a game's vision. I think too many falsely equate complexity with depth. I feel my skill is much more rewarded in the deceptively simpler combat systems of Ronin than it is in the complicated layer of systems of what essentially is just a simple combo spam hack and slash of Nioh. You can dress it up with skill trees for unlocking even the most basic moves, add a couple other stances for style points, but square square triangle is going to take you through most of the whole game. Not a hater, wanted to love Nioh 2 but I tried playing twice and quit from boredom near the end both times.
1:45 John Wick doesn't like that
Heh. Yeah...
I'll talk about it in my impressions video tomorrow but you can actually replace your stealth takedown on animals with an animation where you pet them stealthily and they become friendly to you. Really cool.
@@LeoKRogue WUTT?!! That's really nice!
Just the typa gameplay I was lookin for. Shinobi type shit. Can you dye gear? How many ninja armor sets are there?
Don't know if you can dye gear yet but you can change its appearance to other gear. I'm still too early in to know about ninja sets yet but I've seen at least two so far that I'd want to use.
getting strong Nioh + Sekiro vibes from this game, would love to play this, hope they release a pc port soon!
Perfect midpoint between Nioh and Assassin's Creed.
reminds me of Tenchu
It's got some moments that are really evocative of those games, for sure. Makes me happy.
Huh, I see more and more we have similar taste in games ^^
Sick. ^_^
@@LeoKRogue ^^
If you had to compare, would you say this game allows stealth more or less than something like Sekiro? I like the vibe this game gives, but I wasn't a big fan of nioh. But if I can keep the fights short for the most part I think I'd be okay
Oh it's not on PC nevermind lol
Allows stealth much, much more than Sekiro.
Generally speaking so far stealth seems to be the STRONGEST playstyle, if you care about smoothness and efficiency, there is virtually no scenario where you would want to just openly brawl people because chain-killing everyone while undetected is so much faster.
It'll likely hit PC in less than a year, Team Ninja games usually do and Sony will probably want to expand this one's purchase-base.
after watching this it makes me wanna get this game now, are stealth kills guaranteed or is it like ac odyssey in a way?
Elites/Minibosses (called "Formidable Foes") will survive them with a lot of HP-loss so you can fight them easier. You can typically tell if someone is one because their icon is different. Game is an RPG so expect to push your ronin in a particular direction. Much better than Odyssey in my opinion though, a lot of the things that frustrated me about that game are smoother and better thought-out here. More mechanics in our hands to play around disadvantages and such.
@@LeoKRogue thanks for replying, i will get this game eventually then seems fun
Whats your recommendation with this game? Like strength and weaknesses? Cant find anything online thats generally agreed upon.
First impressions video coming tomorrow where I talk a lot more about what I like.
Strengths are it's a really fast paced and smooth experience that doesn't waste your time, doing mapclear is really brisk and snappy in this game and it's a joy to just move around the world and knock things out.
The general game-feel is very smooth and pleasant across movement, stealth and combat, which is of course a Team Ninja staple.
The characters are cool.
Weaknesses are naturally the visuals, for some people they might bother them, personally I don't really care that much, when my hands are on the controller everything looks okay enough in motion, especially at night time and when engaging enemies. Animations for combat and stealth are, as expected, good and readable.
Combat is obviously an iteration of Team Ninja's spin on Soulslike fighting. Some gamers do be allergic to anything Soulslike (lock and pivot stamina based footsies) so this may be a downside for some. I like it, I've fallen in love with that style of combat framework over the last months.
There is a lot of gear and progression to engage with, some people might not like that. Elites and Minibosses don't die in one stealth attack. The actual story isn't anything to write home about according to other people, I haven't played far enough to find out for myself. Combat is simpler than their previous games so if you're a Team Ninja fan I could see that not feeling like it's complex enough.
Do you find the dual katana moveset to be a bit too clunky compared to single?
Paired Swords are the fastest attack speed weapon other than Fists/Unarmed, so the opposite actually.
This game looks so good, i really enjoyed Ghost of Tsushima and i was thinking about playing it. Is it worth the price or i should wait ?
If you enjoyed Ghost of Tsushima and this looks cool to you, there's a good chance you'll also enjoy this one. Its map-clear is pretty similar but this game leans on combat a little bit more, and there's a lot more progression and leveling to consider. I'll have a first impressions video coming tomorrow that hopefully helps you make decision more than this.
Hi Leo! I hope you are well!
Are you going to play Ghost Of Thushima nezt month? ;)
Yes. It's tied for my favorite game ever made, I'm looking forward to the PC release.
I’m having a blast with this game, and your gameplay is pretty good.
it’s just that this game makes stealth very hard to pursue, I adore stealth, loved mirage, and I’ve been trying to stealth, but the level design doesn’t encourage it, and detection is pretty odd.
_Really?_ Do I need to make a stealth guide? ^_^
I feel like stealth is SUPER easy, fast and powerful in this game, genuinely -- level design and player-tools don't hurt most of the time. Can you let me know a little more what you're having trouble with?
@@LeoKRogue I wouldn’t say a guide is needed, nor is it difficult, it’s more of the lack of a push from the game to stealth.
What I mean is that, marking enemies fades away after a few seconds, a lot of the times enemies are bunched up up and besides the throwable, there’s not much make them move apart or “chain assassinations”
It’s fun, but I’d say it’s very simple and doesn’t have much depth, as a hardcore stealth fan, I’ve eventually used stealth to start an infiltration up till I get caught and start combat
Hmm... I get it a little more, but I'm still not really seeing how that matches up with the earlier comment of "makes stealth very hard to pursue," do you mean that it just doesn't incentivize it, or makes it difficult to execute given the limitations?
Most of the time I feel both motivated to do it, and empowered to make it happen. Stealth is generally still the best way by far to speed-wipe an area or control space, set up a clean scrap against a miniboss, so on. Especially on Twilight when everything has more health but takedowns usually delete someone outright.
Enemies bunched up die to Firebombs or panic when you assassinate someone next to them, and so far I haven't had that much trouble using that to keep things tight and locked down.
Definitely true that neither stealth nor combat have that much depth individually, it's the way everything fits together and combines that makes them fun here, I feel. Here I would say the level design also does a good job of keeping stuff fresh because the basics aren't too tough to do so tension is mostly derived from where enemies are placed, how they move, how we separate them (or abuse them being together which is also good for us) get access to high ground etc.
@@LeoKRogue it doesn’t incentivize it as much as I’d like it to personally, yes it starts you undetected with higher ground, but the lack of targeting enemies and level design sometimes being too limited has me kinda meh.
I haven’t finished the game, I’m actually around 8 hours in, I haven’t used the fire bombs yet, and so on, but I’ll actually give stealth another try, I’ll take it slow and see what I can do.
I’ve tried some stealth tricks from other games like shooting an enemy in the head and taking down the one next to them, that didn’t work as they detected me.
I’ll stick to what the game offers and see what I can do, you got any more tips?
Waiting for it to release on pc
Hopefully in less than a year. Ghost of Tsushima soon until then.
@@LeoKRogue imagine tsushima with an Ezio skin mod
Man this game is looking rough 😢
I disagree. It plays really, really well when your hands are on the buttons. It's pretty much exactly what I was expecting but its marketing didn't do it any favors.
i dont really like how this game looks tbh. ghost of tsushima was a joy, and i would pick it a thousand times over Ronin.
... Okay...? So go play it lol. No one's making you play one over the other, they're both sick. Ghost of Tsushima is my favorite game of all time tied with AC1 but you'll never catch me refusing Ronin the props it deserves. Game is a slapper and I will be playing a ton of it.
@@LeoKRogue sure, i was just commenting. i personally dont like the game, but uniqueness and creativity is what fuels these experiences. no game should have to aim to please everyone.
You comparing this game to GoT is already wrong this game take place in bakumatsu era different with tsusima and gameplaywise its more open world nioh, the graphic is okey because its team ninja, they only famous for their gameplay not graphic
No ASMR 🥹🥹🥹 but I’ll take it :D can’t wait for your impressions
Nice. ^_^ SoonTM