Rise of the Ronin

"Team Ninja borrows the open-world familiarity and historical tourism of Assassin&s;s Creed while adapting its own breed of hardcore action for the mainstream."

"Rise of the Ronin is a great open world game but it has many flawss in things like its mission design and graphic presentation. Although is another good reason to have a PS5."

"Rise of the Ronin is undoubtedly the most ambitious of the titles developed by Team Ninja to date, as well as the riskiest. This is because the vision shaped by the studio has led it to face unprecedented challenges in …"

"Rise of the Ronin fails to impress through its open-world sandbox or graphical fidelity, but it can still provide dozens of hours of fun thanks to a great combat system, an impressive amount of content, and an interesting story."

"Rise of the Ronin is a massive gamble for Team Ninja, known for its more linear action games, but it&s;s one that has paid off. Rise of the Ronin has a lot of depth to it from the satisfying combat, …"

"Rise of the Ronin is not only a terrific soulslike, but it presents a possible turning point in being the first high-profile entry in the genre to give difficulty choices. Even without that, it is still a fun game that …"

"Team Ninja&s;s historical samurai epic lacks visual dazzle and a compelling protagonist, but it&s;s also pretty darned playable. Keep reading."

"Rise of the Ronin is not a perfect game and has its fair share of flaws, but it still is really impressive. Its landscapes and many scenarios paint the amazing picture of the Edo era in Japan masterfully, and you …"

"Rise of the Ronin on PC reconfirms the strengths pointed out when it arrived on PlayStation 5: a perhaps too clichéd open world structure is revived by a satisfying combat and progression system against the backdrop of a convincing and …"

"With a clear identity, a charming setting, and one of the best combat systems out there, Rise of Ronin is indeed Team Ninja’s best Action RPG so far."

"If you&s;re not careful with a sharp katana, you risk cutting yourself. Luckily, Rise of the Ronin unsheathes itself with a sublime combat and a very attractive story for lovers of the most samurai Japan. There are significant shortcomings, but …"

"Rise of the Ronin offers an enticing, streamlined take on complex Team Ninja action, but it will prove somewhat disappointing if you&s;re a fan of mechanically rich combat."

"Rise of the Ronin has an excellent parrying system that makes its Soulslike gameplay feel challenging, yet fair compared to its contemporaries."

"Almost nothing in Rise of the Rōnin is outright bad, but it is Exhibit A in any argument about why action games are not dozens of hours long or why open-world designs do not fit every mold. For all the …"

"Rise of the Ronin is a competent open-world game that suffers from too much bloat. While there are story pacing problems and too many meaningless interactions, Rise of the Ronin is the best iteration of Nioh’s systems translated into an …"

"Rise of the Ronin doesn’t offer the photo-realistic visuals of those seen in Ghost of Tsushima, nor does it provide the nail-biting difficulty of Sekiro. Instead, Team Ninja’s samurai epic successfully forges a new path – blending adrenaline-fueled combat, fun …"

"Rise of Ronin really likes its players, and that’s what I love most about it. While its world features a lot of busywork, it’s also a joy to explore thanks to how easy and versatile movement is. An enthralling combat …"

"Another fumbled PC port blighted by poor optimisation and unpredictable performance issues."

"It feels like nobody in Rise of the Ronin is connected to the world or its events, much in the same way most mechanics of the game don’t feel connected to each other. The game is inconsistent and unpolished. Annoying …"

"A jack of all trades and master of some, though Rise of the Ronin feels like a melting pot of influences from other games, it is also quite the surprise of the year for me thus far as it clearly …"

"Rise of the Ronin is a fine open world adventure that never elevates itself to greatness. Fun Team Ninja combat will drag you through, but pointless open world fluff and questionable visuals sadly result in just another open world game."

"Rise of the Ronin’s story is still good enough to keep players hooked, effectively luring them into the gameplay loop, which does have plenty of its own merits. But it’s dubious whether the various iniquities of the game are good …"

"Rise of the Ronin struggles to find its identity in ways that hinder what would otherwise be one of Team Ninja&s;s finest works. A compelling story told against the backdrop of the 1850s Bakumatsu Period is instead overshadowed by a …"

"Team Ninja shot for the moon and delivered a fun open-world action game that, despite its faults, is an excellent experience. Rise of the Ronin provides a fantastic new vision for Team Ninja."

"Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun."

"Rise of the Ronin is an immersive open-world title that does a lot of work to value the time of its players, making for a rewarding journey."

"Rise of the Ronin isn&s;t a bad game; it&s;s something debatably worse: completely forgettable. With dated open world design and a monotonous narrative, the cracking combat of a Team Ninja title is left to try and pick up the pieces. …"

"Rise of the Ronin is the culmination of the combat formula that Team Ninja has using since Nioh. A beautiful game, complex and simple at the same time, and a lot of fun. Katanas and firearms to close a a …"

"PC players looking for an awe-inspiring graphical showcase might run into performance issues. Overall, Rise of the Ronin’s flashy combat and action sell the experience and make it worth playing, but not as convincingly as one might wish"

"Rise of the Ronin is a solid open world action adventure that rarely puts a foot wrong, but is unlikely to set the world on fire either."

"Though it has a somewhat steep combat learning curve and some dated open-world ideas, Rise of the Ronin does a great job of rewarding your time in its world."

"It&s;s a disappointing change of stance from Team Ninja, and one that could leave them open to an unfortunately mortal blow."

"Rise of the the Rōnin doesn’t feel like a game that is worth $70 in my opinion, it is a hodgepodge mix of some of gaming’s biggest trends lately but never amounts to the sum of those parts. I really …"

"Rise of the Ronin is an incredible open-world action-RPG. Its version of Bakumatsu era Japan is beautiful and delightful to explore, with plenty of activities that don’t fall deep into the open-world genre’s trap of being tedious. Its combat and …"

"Rise of the Ronin marries a cool setting, Team Ninja’s mastery of tough-but-fair combat, and smart RPG design, even when map clutter and junk loot can get in its way."