Assassin's Creed & Souls Player's First Impressions: Rise of the Ronin
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ค. 2024
- Rise of the Ronin isn't the game you look to, when seeking a revolutionary, innovative experience that will change the industry. Rise of the Ronin is what you boot up when all you want to do is just have SOME FREAKIN' FUN, and can appreciate the sincerity of a game that is fully aware it's a game and revels in that fact, grinning and nodding alongside its player the entire time. Not a review, these are my first emotional reactions to slashing through its first eight hours, the majority of which I spent roaming the world wherever my blades and heart took me.
CONTEXT
00:00 Intro
01:10 Setting: A Time of Unease
01:33 Protagonist: We Are Assassins
MECHANICS
02:31 Traversal: Ride, Glide, Grapple
03:30 Ways to Deal Death
04:16 Stealth (What I'm Here For)
06:54 Ki: Morale, Fear and Panic
07:46 Great Combat-Feel, But A Bit Simple
08:38 Weapon Types, Unarmed, Combat Styles
09:42 Temporary Buff Items (Never Fight Fair)
10:11 Staying Alive: Block, Dodge, Counterspark
STRUCTURE
14:08 Map Clear
15:27 Nightmare RPG Loot From Hell (It's Back!)
17:16 Classes, Generic SP, Special SP
19:09 Igashichi: We Have Da Vinci At Home
19:52 Bonds and Reputation
21:01 Mission Replay and Co-Op
OUTRO
21:39 Final Thoughts
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I STREAM RONIN almost every day on Twitch!
Stealth/DEX Paired Swords, Dishonorable Playstyles ONLY!
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Would you do a full review/video once you've done with it?
Yeah, or at least an "update" of sorts to this video here.
Your statement about Rise of The Ronin being a game you play, not for some sort of innovating experience, but play because you want have fun is a perfect explanation. Team Ninja clearly knew what they wanted to do with this game, and fully delivered on that. Everything about it is great, but my favorite part so far has been collecting the cats ngl😂
I genuinely believe that, I think playing titles like this, if you consider yourself a gamer, is legitimately just something that's really good for you. It's _important_ to let yourself connect with GAMEY-ASS GAMES, y'know? Not everything is an innovative and mindblowing once-in-a-lifetime-experience, nor should that be the only kind of game we accept and engage with. Play all kinds of stuff and your grasp over gaming as a whole will grow richer IMO.
that's the same I always say about ds2; it's just a game and that's ok
Another game from last week that is being judged too harshly is Alone in the Dark. Same thing, "does nothing new" who cares though? It's a great game as it is. I'm really surprised at how much I enjoy Ronin and AITD. Last week was a great week for games, I'll get DD2 later in the year.
bad taste
What are you doing on this video, Erik Williams?
It's okay to take a moment, and properly reflect on that, so you can come to a sincere answer. I'm offering you the greatest gift someone can grant someone on the Internet who is needlessly provocative and flirts with arguing in bad faith: an honest Chance. I'm willing to hear you out and try to understand what you get out of this weird contrarianism determined to make a negative value-judgement on other people's enjoyment of something. Let me know, there is a world here in which I don't delete and ban you.
Exceptionally well-written review. Seriously, your skills as a writer are a cut above similar reviewers. Nice job.
I appreciate that greatly, I'd do well to hold onto this in those moments I doubt myself. I was feeling pretty ambivalent about this video, unsure of whether I liked it -- had to bring myself back to Earth by admitting if the people who listened to it found something of value, that's the part that matters, reaching my own standards is just a great bonus.
Best stealth player on TH-cam with another definitive comprehensive overview, we WILL be watching and commenting for the algorithm
You gas me up way too much lol, this one is not thaaat comprehensive 😅
(The Mirage one was 50 minutes to this one's 20, for a reason, heh.)
Exactly man
This is a great watch. I wasn't feeling this game at first but at the same time I couldn't stop playing it. They hide a lot of depth behind a few hours. I now love this game. Really rewarding combat even if I suck at it sometimes.. other times..I am a ronin god
I think you hit upon something I really feel as well there: even being BAD at this game is still enjoyable and fun. It's always a great feeling when a game can achieve that.
these commentaries are aways good to watch, specially when its something you genuinely enjoy.
Thank you, I kind of threw this one out there because I was getting antsy to get back to playing. 😅 The gamer in me just MOPPED the creator in me, alas.
This game takes me back to 2016. And in the best way. Back when gaming was simple, and casual, and most importantly FUN. This game is FUN. That’s that.
Yeah, that's what this game's all about, and it pulls it off pretty well. I feel like this is the type of game where, when time passes, it gets cheaper or reaches PC, we're gonna start seeing hundreds of people being like "Rise of the Ronin is UNDERRATED!!!" You know how these things go. ^_^
Bro this game is for everyone its just that most reviewers got butthurt when they put it on max difficulty and go their ass handed to them multiple times and then just said "derr this game sux".
Heh, I do die to some minibosses on Twilight and Bladesmith farmed me a few times, I will admit. Granny got hands. Game can be proper tough from time to time if a player is unprepared. I know some hardcore Team Ninja fans don't like that combat lost some of its depth from previous games which I totally respect as well, I'm just enjoying what's provided here.
A very thorough and informative break down.
There is a lot of potential for cool stealth compilations in this game which the community will no doubt pick up on.
I hope so, Swifty has already put out a really nice one.
Although I wouldn’t blindly call this an Assassin’s Creed Clone for someone who’s a Fan of that Franchise for over 10 Years.
And the other part being a Team Ninja Fan with Ninja Gaiden & Nioh. I really enjoy playing Japanese Setting Games.
This game has been a Dream Come True, well the other was Ghost of Tsushima. The idea of an Open World RPG that you can Role Play while having Nioh Combat is really fun.
Although I don’t claim the story to be that deep and kinda works like AC Odyssey.
Yeah, I hear that. The thing is, I don't 'blindly' call it Assassin's Creed fanfiction, I very _lucidly_ call it one, with _complete awareness_ of everything it is.
The more you analyze and inspect this game, the more obvious and undeniable it becomes. That's not a bad thing, it's a _GREAT_ thing, I _love_ that the same people who make such smooth and sick combat took blatant inspiration from one of my favorite things on the planet. I couldn't be happier. ^_^
@@LeoKRogue yeah I hear that, also thanks for the tip the fact you can Call the Horse while Gliding.
Fun _and_ fluid sounds like an addicting combination. You awoke my curiosity with fear based combat stealth, I was sceptical at first but the more I'm seeing of this game's systems the more my interest rises
I don't want to oversell it, it's pretty simple but it feels really good to use even still. Combat is clearly still the game's pride.
Thank you. I am already 40 hours in ,having a blast so far. Am new to TN games so playing in easy so far. Great video❤ subbed
Thank you! I hope you keep enjoying the game, I just reached the second map today after taking my time with the first one, and ended my stream before really doing anything there. Excited to get back to it, I'm having a lot of fun.
Love this! Great insights Leo, and a game I would’ve missed if not for this 🌸
Thank you for listening to me talk about a game I really like! I hope you have fun with it when you get around to it, but don't feel rushed or pressured to get anything either.
There are so many great games out now, and I always feel the best way to properly appreciate and respect the devs who made them all is to thoroughly give whichever one we're currently into its due time and focus.
There's time to thoroughly enjoy the next one later.
You are one of the best reviewers and guide makers on TH-cam. This wouldn't be the first time that you, by going more in depth on the subject at hand, sell me a game that at first sight did not impress me as much. Now I am kind of wanting to buy this game. I don't have a PlayStation machine so hopefully they bring it out on PC like they're doing with Ghost of Tsushima now. 🤞
From previous experience with Team Ninja, their games that launch console-only do eventually make it to PC between nine months to a year later. Thanks for the nice comment, as well! Like I said in another reply in this same comments-section, I kind of rushed this one out because the gamer part of me defeated the creator part of me. I just wanted to go back to playing it so I was like, whatever, just uploading and going back to stabbing dudes. 😅
Thanks for giving this game a fair shake my dude. Hopefully Team ninja develops a sequel. You got a sub btw :]
Thanks! And yeah, there's so much good here, I'd love to see more of this kind of game. Still enjoying it 30 hours in, mapcleared most of the second map.
A lot of the early reviews didnt give this game a chance. Theyd all say they played a few hours and a few hours aint enough to make an informed review because the first few hours I was not impressed but the more you play and start to get more advanced in the game and story it really starts to pick up and is addicting to play I love it
Definitely gets way more fun once you unlock a few of the more interesting skills and learn how buffs, guns, bows and grenades all work together. Played for another four hours on stream today and beat that infamous boss at the US Consulate, and had a blast. Can't wait to keep playing. Love this game haha
@@LeoKRogue yea the games combat is so good but team ninja rarely missed when it comes to that in video games
Thanks for your insightful video Leo, appreciate it!
Thanks for listening. :)
@@LeoKRogue Cant wait to see ur vids on AC Red when its out, seaminly it will focus alot more on stealth according to leaks which is amazing news for us Stealth lovers!
Hopefully so, you know I'd love that.
I’m having a blast. It’s cool to see team ninja do a more grounded game.
I can definitely agree that this game is fun. Ive only played about 12 hours so far and have put it on pause for stellar blade. Once i 100% that game, im definitely going back to this one.
It's just so enjoyable, and smooth to settle into, or settle back into, yeah. Once you're done with your other game, Ronin will welcome you back with no fuss.
@@LeoKRogue what's funny is I bought Ronin on a Whim. I knew absolutely nothing about the game. I was actually buying Ghost of Tsushima. I bought both, and ended up bringing GoT back to keep RotR. GoT is pretty, and has strong visual presentation, but really that was about it. The game felt extremely boring in exploration and combat. RotR has interesting gameplay and that's why I kept it long story short.
Team Ninja never miss!
Thanx for all your hard work :)
Thank you for being here to enjoy it.
I cannot wait to get this! It definitely looks like it will tickle the AC itch! And I've done literally everything in Mirage and beaten the game 10 times over since release.
Also, I feel like it's only a matter of time before you're under NDA with Ubisoft for future projects.
That's a lot of gaming, cheers for enjoying it that much! Also that'd be really cool to have happen, I feel like I could give a lot of useful feedback.
RoTR feels like the samurai-ninja sandbox dream game with the amount of features available to you in the game. Multiple playstyles and builds to choose, you can be a ninja, a samurai, an archer, you can even be a cowboy with pure firearm build and the best thing is all of it just works, everything is consistent. Will AC Red be able to top it? Only time will tell.
I enjoying the feel and cuts ends feels more real than got.
What's your favorite weapon so far? Do you use a lot of stealth and ranged weapons as well, or mostly fight everything?
@@LeoKRogueFist fighting for me with a combination of handguns lol.
Fists are so good, incredibly fun too. The Handgun crit on a Ki Drained enemy is so crunchy and satisfying too, not to mention the general interrupt potential you have in your left hand during an enemy's attack.
Game is amazing! My GOTY so far.
Huge, I don't know where it'll land for me but I do love it. Relink was so good for me right now it's still that but Ronin is just my kind of game in so many ways.
This is Team Ninja's first attempt at making an open-world game, and it isn't perfect but I will say, I am incredibly impressed. I thought it was pretty simplistic until later on when you start unlocking things and you realize just how many options you have for combat and majority of it is fun as hell. People need to go into this game not expecting it to be like other open-world games. This is a start of what Team Ninja can build on and make great with its next installment.
I really feel that. I've seen a few friends of mine not really enjoy it because the open world stuff doesn't seem meaningful to them, and that's totally fine, but to me the whole of what this game is just feels like it was made for me and the exact type of player I am. I just finished it on Twilight a few days ago and played about three hours of Midnight difficulty which makes everything even more tense and interesting. Excited to get back to it.
Leo K does not miss .. loving this game!
Thanks! I think it's just so fun, I've map-cleared most of the second map by now, so after some more story I think I'll have moved onto the third one.
Keep up the good work buuud!
Thanks!
Does the relationship and reputation system extend between you and your blade twin? Does your blade twin inherit your build, or can you make them play differently?
I imagine there is at least some element of that, since they do have their own slot in the Bonds screen. I haven't played far enough to truly know though, I make sure to mention that during the Bonds/Reputation section. I've just grazed the surface of it for now but am curious to know more.
very good video exceptional explanation=) after 8 hours i thought its ok too, but when youre in act 3 it really grew on me. its like ghost of tsushima with less enjoyable presentation but better fightsystem; there are so many styles you can combine. thx for the video=) 1+sub
Definitely a game that's a lot better than most people assumed, I feel. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for telling us about these games which have mechanics that are familiar. Btw what does your outro mean and where is it from
Yeah, no worries! My outro is a wish for safety and guidance from elements linked to the Night, as well as a minor reverence to someone important to me.
Great review! Do you also play games like DMC?
Sometimes, yeah. I've enjoyed DMC4 and 5, Bayonetta and Ultra Age quite a lot.
New sub man love your content
Thanks, check out my older videos too if you love the idea of rogues/assassins/thieves in gaming.
@@LeoKRogue Definitely
Ive been loving this game so far. Im still having a hard time with the counter sparks also but also it really depends on the weapon for me too. Im using duel blade and the polearm and polearm i can counter so much easier than if im using duel blades. Im still only on the first map and im lvl 17 i think. I definitely feel over powered compared to eveyone rn since max enemy lvl is 12. But im still getting my butt kicked if i get surrounded. I hope that the other two map areas have slightly different cosmetics bc i still havent found a real like njna mask yet like a face bandana. But i love the redesign of the charachters and how you can add or remove layers. I change up my looks so often lol
Some enemies are also definitely easier to parry than others, I've noticed, which is to be expected but still encouraging.
“Not Groundbreaking”. At this point I have to be honest that I consider that an endorsement.
Don’t get me wrong, obviously it is important to try new things but I feel like it’s become this thing where so many games instead of focusing on the most fun, focuses on innovation at the expense of fun.
For me personally, I don’t need every game to be a new take. If the most fun is something that has been done before then do it. If the most fun is something completely new then do that. New for the sake of newnesses isn’t always the answer.
RoTR imo was fantastic. Easily one of the best games I have played this year and even after getting the platinum I will definitely play it again.
I totally agree with you! I think what's also important is that people over-value innovation and change and don't really put the appropriate respect on games that simply do what they do, very very well. I think a lot of the time those titles go underappreciated just because they're "more of the same," but more of the same with improvements and upgrades is how some of the most legendary studios created some proper all-timers.
It's really interesting, like, there's nothing wrong with innovation per se, but I do think there's a bit of a pattern where long-running series or studios sometimes become allergic to the core of what they were making before. Change is good, change keeps things fresh, don't get me wrong, but I do think we see some games changing _so much_ they lose what made them fun in the first place.
Team Ninja in their current era don't really do that, they just try their best to make good, iterative games, and Rise of the Ronin, Nioh 2 and Stranger of Paradise seem to be some genuine bangers.
Probably my favorite game of the year as well, I loved it from the moment I got the controller in my hands and I'm loving it into Midnight difficulty. I should probably do a follow-up video of my thoughts on the game post-campaign, it was such a nice experience.
Not trying to go at you here just stating an opinion in general i have on a topic here.
But i wanna preface this by saying that This review, a review specifically from you with the same interests as me in gaming and playing these games for the same (similar w/e) reasons as myself means that you automatically have a higher value, or rather that your opinion has a higher value for someone like me than someone who doesn't share said interests, however i am certain that your presentation and review here is quite valuable overall due to it actually focusing on what a review of a video game should be, be it this one in particular or any other. You outlined your preferences, and your experience, your outlined what the game does and how it fulfils these criteria that you view as valuable in games of this genre and have proven with evidence from the game that they do so. You took an objective approach to your own personal taste which makes this review incredibly valuable to people who are a fan of this genre and aren't a fan of this genre. Because for someone like me this review tells me This game is the type you like and it is a good version of the type you like, and for someone who isn't a fan of this type of game but is interested in them it tells them This IS a game type that you might not like but it does that type quite well. Of course the inverse of these statements could both be true and valid conclusions due to your method and i want to commend you on that greatly.
Now that i've also outlined my biases and my thorough enjoyment of this piece you've done. I want to hammer home a point that i strongly believe to be true. And that is that in this current modern climate whether that be due to oversaturation or pure focus on innovation in and of itself, people are starting to overlook games and conflate quality with innovation. A video game (or any other piece of art for that matter) does not need to innovate on absolutely anything, and it can still be a master piece. As you outlined in this video, Team Ninja had an idea, had a goal and executed on said goal quite well. The hiccups of course do exist, and issues that are tangible should be brought up, but just because it is not giving us something inherently NEW does not mean it should be swept aside and viewed as lesser than. If we got yet another Trilogy of The Lord of the Rings which innovated on nothing but gave us an exact retelling with a bit of different flavour we'd all quite enjoy it, it wouldn't need to be innovative for it to have value and be judged equally. Similarly here, a game which provides me with what i want and does so in an incredible way and it set out to have that specific goal in mind is a game that is good and there is no need for it to be innovative.
Those are my little 2 cents because i thoroughly enjoyed this review, as i've frankly enjoyed every piece you've done in this style, and i sincerely hope you do plenty more whenever your rogue tendencies deem it fit.
Yeah, this game is amazing IMO, it doesn't need to do anything terribly "new" to be valuable. It's possible I feel differently about it once I've come close to 100%, since these are just my first impressions, but so far Team Ninja have produced another banger.
Im enjoying this game so much more than dragons dogma 2
I feel like they're both really sick, honestly. They're quite different experiences shooting for different things, and we're pretty lucky that each nails what they're going for so superbly.
Cant wait for GoT on pc. Im playing HFW now thats it on pc, freakin love it, hunting robo dinos is amazing. Waiting for Dogma 2 to get optimized
Tsushima on PC is gonna be an impact. I can already tell. Among my friends and the kinds of people that watch me, that game is gonna touch lives when they play it.
thanks for the review, think ill hold off the game for now until it comes on PC instead of picking it for the ps5 rn
Not a bad idea, we shouldn't have to wait any more than 9-12 months, and there are so many great games to enjoy at the moment already.
hey leo, i really like ninja gaiden 1 combat and i really like nioh 2 combat and i really like assassins creed and open world junk food. is this worth it? i don’t care about the graphics or the story lol, i like team ninja games bc of the swordplay and amazing gore and blood effects lol. looks like this game has that mixed with AC and GOT vibes so i’m hyped, but i’m worried bc tons of team ninja fans are saying the combat just isn’t as good as gaiden or nioh. combat is the main point of a team ninja game though lol so that’s my only worry. Thoughts?
Given your first few sentences, you are exactly the kind of person it's most worth it for, I feel. Combat feels pretty enjoyable so far, honestly. It takes a bit of time to unlock more Styles (which are basically stances) and it's _simpler_ than their previous games but I don't think that makes it fundamentally _worse_ in any meaningful way since there's more to engage with than just raw fighting. I think you'll enjoy it well enough.
Hey Leo K, what are your thoughts on Greek Yoghurt?
Greek yoghurt is based
Dumb question maybe but can one manually sheathe and unsheathe their weapons in this game? Loved doing that in Nioh
Yup. R1 and R3 I believe. You have to press them both at the same time and you will sheathe and unsheathe as you please.
Yup, R1 then R3 will sheathe your weapon.
Yup! The replies got your back here.
I can't remember the last time I played a Team Ninja game and I generally avoid open world games, I got Ronin out of curiosity due to the negative previews and have already put 20+ hours into it. The game is great. People hung up on graphics should sell their consoles and stick to watching reviews. 🤷
Nice to hear you've been having fun with it.
I don't blame people for having a certain bar for presentation quality, visuals obviously matter to some more than others, but I don't respect those who tear a game down needlessly for it just not being their thing when it's obviously a very good game.
There's so much great stuff to play right now, nothing is stopping them from just going ahead and playing it, right?
"If u can bring him codex pag...I mean foregin books scattered around Japan " hahaha 😅
I'm right!
@@LeoKRogue I knooow dude z thaats why am laughing 😅
Finally someone recognize the Divinci in this games true AC fan indeed rejoice
We have Da Vinci at home.
Da Vinci At Home: [gives you a straight-up FLAMETHROWER]
@@LeoKRogue I swear if Da Vinci found a way in AC brotherhood it would have happened or maybe not, still this has seriously kind of look like him.
He put flamethrowers on his little naval weapons, right? :D
I've been enjoying my time with this game so far as well, but I've never been a fan of that UI style so once I got the hang of the game I turned it off. Its fun, its fresh, but I feel like in many ways it tells more than it shows at times if that makes sense. I've thoroughly enjoyed the aggressive stealth and trying to get as fast of a flow as possible. Rifles have been a shocking amount of fun for stealth, they're less forgiving than bows which I enjoy as it encourages me to do more than just sit around on a roof with a bow picking people off
The dichotomy between Rifles and Bows is actually super interesting. When I first started using Bows I found Rifles WAYYY more forgiving, since Rifles are basically hitscan while arrows have travel time, making me miss a fair bit while I got used to them. But, of course, there is noise to consider. I love that kind of interesting decision-making, it's not just the same weapon type reskinned, they have strengths and weaknesses you have to leverage differently. Really cool.
@@LeoKRogue absolutely. Rise of the Ronin has definitely added to my wishlist for AC Red. Rifles being hitscan-ish (might need to experiment with proper sniping with it) is very strong, but with the noise they produce I find myself being more mindful of when I use it and where I'm positioned. In Valhalla I found I needed to make a conscious effort to use my hidden blade bc bows (hunter bows especially) were just way better, so for this game I really wanted to try and minimize my use of ranged options to break that habit. I've had way more fun with a rifle in RoR than the bows in AC
Ofc maybe the rifle noise detection radius thingy is way more forgiving than I think and the placebo of it is just making me play different
Rise of the Ronin is really nice too in that everything but Elites can be killed with normal assassinations and chains. Your knife and the detection rules that make it usable are so strong in the player's favor in this game that with a few well-placed Lures to have guys turn around wherever you want them to look, you won't feel the need to shoot guards as much as you would in something like ACV.
Definitely push yourself with rifle shots and see how close you can be to people without them hearing you, especially from rooftops. You might be surprised, I was. ^_^
Valhalla fascinates me because it's such a special case in this regard. They improved general stealth rules and stability in one of the latest patches but it's still very poor, so players naturally fall back on the verb that actually works reliably and doesn't constantly break detection unfairly, which is shooting people -- something they'd be way less tempted to do in a better-designed stealth game.
So, much of the reason Bows were "strong" in Valhalla is actually not even because of bows themselves, it's _mostly_ because Hidden Blade is so violently awful to use in that game, that through sheer contrast against it you're pushed into leaning on arrows simply because you can actually trust them to do their job properly.
I played 82 hours and can tell you that some ennemies, especially the bosses who are fat or the ones who fight without weapons, are still very hard to predict and parry (counterspark). You see the red thing, you are used to press triangle soon after. But you will miss if you do that with those guys. I still cannot counter spark them and am ashamed to say that I just throw bombs or use fire or poison on them and use 6 or 7 healing items 😅
I just finished the game on Twilight Difficulty and came back to read the comments here. YUP. Can vouch... 😅 I definitely know how to parry way more enemies than I used to, but I'm still not perfect and some of them still catch me out a lot, particularly some of the late-game bosses. Wow. There's one or two bosses who I dread fighting on mission replay because their pressure is relentless.
Also, there is NO shame in using your toolset to delete enemies. We're Veiled Edges, our job isn't to fight fair, it's to kill those in our way. If you're alive, and they're dead, take pride in a job well done, I always say. That's what my entire channel is all about, after all, finding the joy in the cunning methods of a rogue/assassin and never letting anyone take that away from us.
Sadly im not having a PS5 so I cant play this game, hearing your opinion makes me more sad xD this looks so good maybe this game is coming to PC next year or in a few months
Hope it comes to PC soon, yeah. Team Ninja games usually do.
I really wanna buy this...but I should reeaaally get through some of my backlog and FF7R first...
It's not going anywhere, enjoy the games you have.
I love ALL Leo K [Rogue] videos!!!! ❤
Hope so, because I be making some wacky shit sometimes.
@@LeoKRogue whacky stuff?
Nah, the Granblue Fantasy 0 damage boss videos are perfectly in line with your usual rogue content :p
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Does the fps drops get annoying ?
On Favor Performance I don't really notice them much at all.
your voice sounds good here
Yeah? Thanks!
finally, someone who actually plays the game and is not just shitting on the horse animation saying the whole game is bad 😮💨
Dude im having a blast with this game. The graphics and animations are a bit dated. But the combat system is amazing
It's so much fun, for real. I think this game struggles to communicate itself when people JUST watch footage or videos, but I've had a few friends pick it up and try it out, and that's the moment that changes things. When you're actually in there and pressing buttons yourself - it all feels so good and fluid that the joy of it becomes apparent. It's really my kind of game, made for me and what I love in so many ways. When I'm not playing it, I'm thinking about it, and it lets me self-express as a rogue in one of the better ways I've played in years.
Commenting for the algogods💖
May they be pleased. v_v
@@LeoKRogue *giggles*
great review, you should play Dark Souls 2 lol
I should! I have both versions of it and want to play both.
"Codex pag- I mean, foreign books" LMAO
personally, not very interested in this game, but it's cool hearing your opinion on it
😅
Enjoying Ubisoft style games is considered a guilty pleasure these days
Yeah, and it shouldn't be, it should be welcomed and celebrated as a source of external pressure for them to do better. That's always great to see for other games, and this subgenre isn't exempt from it.
This is a superior expression of their structure and format, which is exactly what players like us want to be _asking_ for, to push and encourage them to do better in response to their competition.
In a world where Ghost of Tsushima and Rise of the Ronin exist, what is Assassin's Creed's response? Any answer is valid, except no answer at all! ^_^
16:21 almost great? you like odyssey loot system now? :D
Don't get it twisted: I liked the _ideas_ behind it, but the actual system itself when played was very horrible, and it got much worse with patches that reduced player-power even more, and made the chase to do any meaningful damage feel even more exhausting.
What Rise of the Ronin has in common with Odyssey that is most important to the discussion is that it's an open-world stealth-action game with gearing. But the quality of that is so far above and beyond anything Odyssey pulled off that even a player who DISLIKED it in that game, can love it, in this one. That's what matters, and that's why I mentioned it.
Games are supposed to be fun, players aren't supposed to be feeling miserable, and Rise of the Ronin understands that. Quebec can learn a lot from this game when it comes to whatever they're doing next. Ronin makes you feel cool, makes you feel powerful, and makes you feel actually excited whenever you get gear that improves what you're trying to be in its world -- all things Odyssey failed at for me.
The worst thing about the game is I still haven't found anything as cool as that same coat you're using. There's a ton of different clothes so I hope something else shows up soon
I found some traditional armor that’s pretty sick
I do tend to just find the sickest coats and cloaks and laserfocus onto them immediately, yeah.. 😅
I can’t put this game down. Thought I’d never say this but I like it better than GOT.
Bold words there but I could see it! For some players the tenser combat, distinct gamefeel and setting could totally be enough to put them in its corner.
@@LeoKRogue Well I meant in terms of gameplay. Not by a long shot story wise.
does this guy know about Ghost of Tsushima? Seriously. I knew it would be Kind Of easy considering it was made by the people who made Sly Cooper, but Ghost truly is just another Assassins Creed. such a shame that os many people liked it. Hopefully we actually get another sly cooper game but doutful
I talk about Ghost of Tsushima multiple times in the video you just commented on, yes. Sly Cooper and inFAMOUS are dope.
@@LeoKRogue I may have commented early lol
I will play this game with only guns.
Thinking...
Weapon 1: Bayonet
Weapon 2: Fists/Unarmed
Subweapon 1: Revolver
Subweapon 2: Rifle
Yeah, that's the blackTIE build.
DAMN IF YOU HAVENT PLAYED NIOH 2 U NEED TO RN
I absolutely do need to, but not _right_ now, because I'm nolifing Rise of the Ronin right now. The only reason this video is as rushed-out as it is, is because that game has me in such a chokehold, not playing it for long enough becomes actively painful.
@@LeoKRogue yeah the combat is pretty addictive I can’t lie. With Nioh 2, it has so much depth, customization, and it’s just generally a really good game. The only rlly downsides is the mission layouts pretty much
I didn't mind Nioh 1 and Stranger of Paradise's mission layouts, I just expect that of Team Ninja, as long as they provide me interesting geometry to fight cool enemies in, I'm happy.
@@LeoKRogue Yeah, the settings and locations of nioh 2 are really cool, super diverse for the most part especially in the later half of the game. It’s rlly the character customization (weapons, armor (imbueing your skills with elements), and the creator itself) is what rlly carried the game for me, addicting combat aside.
@@LeoKRogue yeah I can’t put down rise atm this shit is addicting
This game combat is lit even better than elden ring
Team Ninja have always been about interesting and fast paced combat, indeed. Funny enough, both RotR and ER are really given extra life by everything surrounding their combat, and being willing to reach for those elements makes for a richer experience. They have that in common. I love the fast pace here though, it just hits for me.
Nice you played all of the good fromsoft games at least.
I'm sure DS2 is probably still fine, looking forward to checking it out personally some day so I can find out what it's really like.
@@LeoKRogue I’m just messin I played the shit out of DkS2 I just like to trigger the DkS2 community sometimes cause it’s fun.
Despite the lack of presentation, Ronin has some great characters I'm really warming up to. Combat is certainly simpler than previous games but doesn't mean it lacks depth. While I would have liked to see a spirit attack system as impactful as Wo Long, I understand why they toned it down. In my opinion Nioh's combat earns too much praise. It's a simple hack and slash with tons of variety and complexity but lacking in depth. Ronin at least allows you to turn defense into offense and makes you think about your stances, which were very limited and never truly mattered in Nioh, like so many of the other systems. It's also really cool that the stances are actual sword fighting techniques. While I miss the fantastical enemies from previous games, I find the bosses of Ronin much more fair and interesting to fight than random myth creatures with dubious hit boxes. Above all, Ronin isn't perfect but an addicting game to play. I think about what I'm going to do next even when I'm not playing. I understand the complaints from some, but I'm liking how short the main missions are. Too often, open world games put you into a two hour drudge full of exposition. That has it's place, but not in this game.
That all reflects about where I'm floating at the moment as well. I can easily see why lots of players would miss some of those absent or reduced elements, but I do think it works really well here for the kind of game this is trying to be. The snappy pace really just hits, I can unironically say I enjoy mapclear here in a way I haven't for a super long time.
@@LeoKRogueSame here with the map clearing. I left Yokohama at about 70% cleared but none of it felt dull. I just explored and did whatever I felt like and was on to the next thing quickly. There were a few things on the map here and there I wanted to do specifically but for the most part it was all organic exploration. After another week with Ronin, I've come to the conclusion that if this had a real, well characterized voiced protagonist and a fleshed out parkour system, it would be my favorite AC game in many years. I'm in Edo now and love the change in scenery and map layout and am already looking forward to the third map. Unlike many city maps in games, it actually feels like a full historic city with a city center, suburb, and rural locations. I don't want to get ahead of myself but I'm already looking forward to Midnight mode as well.
why is it that every game thats literally made for me on paper and in practice is on a console i do not have.....UUUUGH
Recent Team Ninja games always come to PC after, fortunately. In the meantime, Ghost of Tsushima on Steam in a little while!
"Not ground breaking"
But!!! Does it need to be?
Nope! Not at all. I hope people are reading the blue text and not just the white text. The full titlecard is "Not groundbreaking, but INCREDIBLY fun and fluid." Don't omit the second half! Sick game so far, played for 12 hours and can't put it down.
0:55 you've not played nioh 2? I disregard everything else in this video, lol
Seriously thou you should play nioh 2, it's the best of their souls likes it seems
I've heard it's an amazing game, I just haven't had a chance to try it yet. I love Nioh 1 already though.
@@LeoKRogue yep, it's nioh 1 but better in every way with great additions that take the combat to 11.
Assassin's Creed: Bakumatsu
We love it.
This game is too difficult on normal mode.
You think so? I've been finding it fine, actually, even one difficulty above that. I've been doing a ton of map-clear and I'm feeling myself to be overpowered compared to the enemies and bosses I'm fighting, things barely ever kill me unless I make a really unlucky mistake. I think my playstyle is just really good at breaking down and adapting to the kinds of challenges this game is capable of putting in front of me, but I don't mind.
@LeoKRogue I get enough challenges from life and my job, don't need it from video games too, they should be fun. The parry timing is also extreme janky and the fact you get stuck in a whiff animation. I don't see the point of difficult video games when after work I play games to relax. That's what makes Warframe so great.
That makes sense, I hope you keep enjoying Warframe.
@@LeoKRogue Thanfully Ronin has an easy mode.
It does! Does it feel a lot better there? I haven't tested it yet, what does it change that you feel makes the biggest difference? For me, parry-timings are the biggest painpoint in the game right now, I'd be curious to know if easy widens those.
Dang Bro, you should’ve added a spoiler warning. I haven’t gotten to the part in the game where I found out that my twin is still alive. 😢
It's still in the tutorial, my bad.. :[
Like it happens really, really early on, if it helps.
Looks like half the game DD2 is
They are both medicore, just this game is too difficult on normal mode, Dragons Dogma is at least fair and fun.
I feel like they're both really fun, it just depends on what kind of player you are and what you're looking for. The most boring people alive are determined to pit these two against each other for some inscrutable reason and I'm so over it LOL. I'm enjoying both right now.
They dropped on the same day rockbrain, Its the reason its score is so low. Enjoying both at once means that u arent captivated enough by one. Im not with the super consumer stuff, the game with passion was evident.@@LeoKRogue
I disagree, honestly. Rise of the Ronin has plenty of passion behind it, and you can feel it as you play. Also, if we're going to resort to namecalling, I could tear you apart and keep you thinking about what I said to you for a few days, so let's not play this game with each other. If you apologize, I won't ban you. Also don't think I don't see you going to other people's comments and trying to wind them up either. Come on.
@@LeoKRogueight mane, best of luck to u.
don't compare AC shit to this masterpiece. This game has more depth in gameplay and story line tho
I will compare whatever I want on my own channel, thank you very much. I'm correct, and you should listen to my video so you can learn some things and be enlightened.
This shits all over banishers sucked so bad
Really interested to play Banishers still, for its characters and story. I've generally enjoyed Don't Nod's previous games, especially Vampyr. Would be curious to check it out sometime.