Introduced at the moment throughout PlayStation’s showcase occasion, Rise of the Ronin is the most recent sport from the studio that has beforehand introduced us Ninja Gaiden and Nioh.
It’s the second sport in the identical press convention to be set in Nineteenth-century Japan, across the finish of the Shogunate and the Meiji Restoration, however whereas Yakuza’s sport goes to be taking part in very quick and free with the time interval, Rose of the Ronin is claiming to be far more deeply rooted in historical past. As Group Ninja’s Fumihiko Yasuda writes:
We at Koei Tecmo, have had many titles previously that have been based mostly on historical past. However with Rise of the Ronin, we got down to take the subsequent massive step. By harnessing all the abilities and data we’ve gained over time we actually wished to take issues to the subsequent degree by trying to totally painting probably the most crucial revolution within the historical past of Japan together with the darkest and ugliest chapters that many will draw back from.
You’d be forgiven for not choosing up on a lot of that within the trailer beneath, which is way extra involved with displaying Cool Musket Shit, however he’s additionally clearly speaking concerning the sport’s general tone and story, not the sexier stuff that you must fill a reveal trailer with.
What you can choose up from the trailer, although, is that Rise of the Ronin is an open-world sport, which goes to characteristic complete city environments and landscapes you traverse on horseback:
Rise of the Ronin is coming in 2024 as a “PlayStation console unique”, the wording of which suggests a PC model may nicely be on the best way as nicely.
