Staff Ninja goes again to feudal Japan in Rise of the Ronin. Nevertheless, this time round, issues appear to be rooted extra firmly in actuality than what we noticed in Nioh. The upcoming motion RPG is ready on the finish of the Edo interval and appears to pair a historically-inspired story with over-the-top fight.
Rise of the Ronin is Staff Ninja’s tackle the tip of feudal Japan
Not like earlier Staff Ninja video games, Rise of the Ronin appears to be geared towards an open-world expertise. You’ll play as one of many titular ronin (a masterless samurai) at a major turning level in Japanese historical past. The sport is ready in 1863, within the midst of Bakumatsu, the tip years of the Edo interval. That is the yr Commodore Perry arrived to open Japan’s ports.
Japan was compelled to lastly open its doorways to overseas expertise in response to the US’s “gunboat diplomacy.” Which finally led to the ruling Tokugawa shogunate’s decline and the Meiji Restoration.
All of the above created a chaotic atmosphere during which ronin might work as mercenaries for any variety of sides. Recreation director and president of Staff Ninja, Fumihiko Yasuda, goes into extra element in regards to the studio’s aspirations on the official PlayStation Weblog.
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