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Rise of the Ronin Reviewed: A Fun Mixed Bag


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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


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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


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