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 - 14:48 / eurogamer.net / Team Ninja / Liv Ngan / Sony
Team Ninja's ambitious next game, Rise of the Ronin, will not be released in South Korea.
The news was covered by several Korean outlets yesterday, after the game was pulled from the Korean PlayStation Store and all promotional material except for for trailer was removed from PlayStation's Korean YouTube channel.
As reported on Korean community site Ruliweb, Sony Interactive Entertainment Korea has released a statement confirming Rise of Ronin won't be released in Korea physically or digitally.
To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Rise of the Ronin — Gameplay OverviewWatch on YouTubeSony didn't give a reason as to why it had cancelled the game's Korean release, but it's thought to be related to comments made by game director Fumuhiko Yasuda in a behind the scenes video on Rise of the Ronin uploaded by PlayStation.
In the video, Yasuda is shown visiting the city Hagi and the Shoka Sonjuku School, founded by the 19th century scholar Shōin Yoshida. Yoshida was an influential scholar who taught many of the leading figures of the Meiji Restoration, which restored imperial rule in Japan.
«Although it was a different world in a different time, I believe he could be compared to Socrates,» Yasuda said of Yoshida in the video. «I wanted to depict his teachings and his life from the moment I started working on Rise of the Ronin,» he continued. «He wasn't just a philosopher. He insisted on the importance of taking action.»
Yoshida's students became key figures in the politics of Japan in the following years during the Meiji period, which saw Japan increase its military power and win the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War.
Yoshida is seen as one of the driving forces of Seikanron, known in Korea as Jeonghanrok. Seikanron was a debate within the Meiji government in 1873 whether to conquer Korea to strengthen Japan's national power. Although the invasion was decided against at the time, Japan later occupied Korea from 1910 to 1945.
Because his ideologies are influential in Japan, Yoshida is viewed as a controversial figure in Korea. His inclusion, and the inclusion of his student Kogoro Katsura, in Rise of the Ronin has been criticised online by Korean audiences.
We got a closer look at Rise of the Ronin's gameplay during Sony's PlayStation State of Play in January. The PS5 exclusive is set to release on 22nd March.
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.
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team NINJA have released a new set of trailers for open-world action adventure game Rise of the Ronin introducing the game’s various weapons and styles.
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.
After a detailed behind-the-scenes episode about the combat in Rise of the Ronin, Team Ninja has released a new vignette trailer. It showcases each weapon type, their techniques and how players can utilize them in different situations. Check it out below.
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.
As Rise of the Ronin draws closer to its launch later next month, Sony and developer Team Ninja are continuing to reveal new details about the open world action RPG, with a recent developer diary having unveiled extensive new information on the game’s combat mechanics in particular. Alongside that, additional details have also emerged in an FAQ on the game’s official PlayStation page.
Rise of the Ronin is set to diverge from the kind of experiences Team Ninja has typically delivered over the last decade, especially as the studio’s first open world game, but there are some areas where it won’t be breaking tradition- like the inclusion of co-op multiplayer.
Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja revealed new details about combat in Rise of the Ronin, from the different Styles players could utilize to the importance of Ki during fights. Much of it should be familiar to Nioh 1 and 2 players, but there will also be options to change the difficulty.
Team Ninja and PlayStation have released a new Rise of the Ronin trailer exploring the game’s combat styles.
Team Ninja has released a new behind the scenes video, with developers talking about the combat of upcoming game Rise of the Ronin. The 10-minute-long video goes into a fair bit of depth, with various developers from the studio talking about the combat in Rise of the Ronin. Check it out below.