Rise of the Ronin Reviewed: A Fun Mixed Bag

Rise of the Ronin Reviewed: A Fun Mixed Bag

Author: What's Good Games March 21, 2024 Duration: 44:18
Listen Ad-Free on Supercast: http://whatsgoodgames.supercast.com Andrea and Britt have been playing Team Ninja's new samurai open world action RPG Rise of the Ronin. The latest PS5 exclusive published by Koei Tecmo and PlayStation brings a whole new (open) world to Team Ninja slate with a bevy of gameplay elements. Is their combat-focused new title too ambitious, or just the right balance? *Review Access for Rise of the Ronin Provided by PlayStation -WGG is recorded on a Rodecaster Pro 2. Use our affiliate link to build your creator setup: https://brandstore.rode.com/whatsgoodgames Timestamps: 00:14 - Koei Tecmo's Team Ninja's Rise of the Rōnin 01:47 - Gameplay 01:58 - Storyline 10:41 - Skill Trees 11:32 - Narrative 15:32 - Open world map 16:37 - Traversal mechanics 26:20 - Unlocking the longhouse? 31:18 - Framerate 32:50 - Technical Issue 36:01 - Character development Merch: https://www.whatsgoodgames.com/store Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Join our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficial Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Follow the crew: Andrea: http://www.twitter.com/andrearene http://www.instagram.com/andrearene_ http://www.tiktok.com/@andrearene Britt: http://www.twitter.com/blondenerd http://www.instagram.com/blondenerd Riana: http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnow http://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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