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Rise of the Ronin – Combat Tips for Slicing Up the Samurai Competition
22.03.2024 - 05:09 / wccftech.com / Nathan Birch
Rise of the Ronin is the latest joint from Team Ninja, and like most of their games, challenging combat built around a number of unique systems is core to the game. Being successful in combat in Rise of the Ronin requires mastery of parries, stances, Ki, and more, which can be a bit mind boggling at first. But don’t worry too much as we have some tips that will have you slicing off heads in no time…
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Keep an eye on you and your opponent’s Ki
They key to Rise of Ronin’s combat is, well, Ki. Both you and your opponent’s Ki is represented by the blue bar underneath the main life bar. Ki essentially acts as both a stamina and stagger bar – if you deplete your opponent’s Ki meter, they’ll be left open for a critical hit, which will usually kill grunts instantly and deplete a decent amount of a boss’ life bar. On the flip side, if your Ki meter gets depleted you’ll be temporarily unable to attack and be stunned yourself. Keeping a close watch on the status of you and your enemy’s Ki is often more important than the standard life bar.
Countersparks are crucial
The best way to reduce your opponent’s Ki is by parrying their attacks, which the game refers to as “Countersparks.” A well-timed parry will not only reduce an opponent’s Ki, but leave them "panicked" and open for you to lay in some extra attacks. On the flip side, if an enemy parries you, you’ll also lose a chunk of Ki. So don’t just button mash, as that’s a surefire way to get parried often and end up Ki-depleted. Parry timing generally isn’t that hard, although some enemies will launch combos and you’ll have to parry multiple shots in quick succession to fully protect yourself and stun them.
Don’t forget about dodging
While you’re usually best focusing on parrying your opponent’s attacks, occasionally they’ll wind up a big attack which will see them start glowing red. While you can sometimes still parry these attacks, they’re much more difficult, and the punishment for missing your timing is higher. If you see red, you’re going to want to use your dodge instead of parrying. The good news is, for a lot of these big attacks, your opponent will be left vulnerable for a few seconds if they miss, so you can still get your licks in.
ABB (Always Be Blocking)
The other way to mitigate incoming damage is block, and frankly, you should pretty much always have your block up. You can still parry while blocking, so there’s really no downside to it.
Get used to swapping stances
While they don’t necessarily matter too much early on, once you get a bit deeper into the game, you’re going to want paying attention to stances. Each weapon you have can have up to three combat styles applied to them,
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