Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo have released a behind-the-scenes video and combat vignette for Rise of the Ronin’s sumptuous combat. If that’s not enough, trailers for each weapon type are available courtesy of PlayStation Japan. Check them out below.
13.02.2024 - 17:22 / videogameschronicle.com / Team Ninja / Fumihiko Yasuda / Tom Ivan / Sony
Sony Interactive Entertainment has reportedly cancelled plans to release Rise of the Ronin in South Korea.
Developed by Team Ninja exclusively for PS5, the open-world game from the Nioh and Ninja Gaiden studio sees players embarking on a journey across war-torn 19th-century Japan.
While the action RPG is scheduled to release elsewhere on March 22, 2024, publisher Sony has confirmed that it won’t be released in South Korea, according to local media reports.
While the company didn’t provide an official explanation, it’s believed that the decision could be related the game’s depiction of 19th-century scholar Shōin Yoshida, who is a controversial figure in Korea.
Yoshida nurtured a number of political activists who made major contributions to the Meiji Restoration, which restored imperial rule in Japan in 1868. He was also an advocate for the conquest of Korea, which would go on to be ruled by the Empire of Japan from 1910 to 1945.
Team Ninja game producer and director Fumihiko Yasuda compared Yoshida to Greek philosopher Socrates in a behind the scenes Rise of the Ronin video released last week, which is viewable above.
“Although it was a different world in a different time, I believe he could be compared to Socrates,” he said. “I wanted to depict his teachings and his life from the moment I started working on Rise of the Ronin. He wasn’t just a philosopher. He insisted on the importance of taking action.”
VGC has approached Sony for comment on this report.
Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo have released a behind-the-scenes video and combat vignette for Rise of the Ronin’s sumptuous combat. If that’s not enough, trailers for each weapon type are available courtesy of PlayStation Japan. Check them out below.
Team Ninja, the developers behind Nioh and Ninja Gaiden, have released the second episode in a behind-the-scenes video series focused on the game development of its forthcoming open-world action RPG, Rise of the Ronin.
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team NINJA have released a new “Combat Vignette” trailer for open-world action adventure game Rise of the Ronin.
Team Ninja's PlayStation 5 exclusive Rise of the Ronin will feature up to four player co-op online.
Team Ninja has unveiled new details for Rise of the Ronin, including a character creator and up to 4-player online cooperative gameplay. The developer also provided insight into the Rise of the Ronin mechanics, character interactions, and combat, all within a recent behind-the-scenes video.
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team NINJA have released the second developer diary for open-world action adventure game Rise of the Ronin, titled “The Fight.”
Since the mid-90s, the developers at Team Ninja have earned consistent praise for their precise, satisfying combat. Look no further than the Dead or Alive franchise’s dynamic fighting system or Ninja Gaiden’s lightning-fast combat for prime examples. The developer aims to continue and expand that legacy of satisfying melee mechanics in Rise of the Ronin.
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Team Ninja is known for its action-packed titles filled with intense gameplay and lots of enemies to fight. Their next significant title is Rise of the Ronin, a game with a more historical approach narrative-wise. You’ll be set in a key part of Japan’s history, where internal struggles and external influences threaten to rip the land apart. You will play a Ronin, a Samurai without a master, who must travel the land and influence it in his own way to steer the nation to where you feel is best. Today, a special video highlighted their take on Japan and the beauty that lies within it.