Dont think this is their best game, Nioh 2 is still up there, let alone NGB. But this feels like a culmination of things. Yes, it might take things from other games, but despite the evident "cheapness" of team NINJA manufacture, this game is really solid. The open world stuff is designed with the simplicity of PS2 era games, but with all the QoL of modern standards, engine looks dated but the scenary is great (great art direction, I think), I do think its probably the best designed levels they've ever had. The things that are taken from other games are well implemented in the whole structure of the game, its not just "lets take this popular things", theres an understanding of why those elements worked in their respective projects and how they could use it in a very "team NINJA" experience. The game is very "videogamey" in a good way, everything is simple and straightforward so that you have an excuse to enjoy the combat in many different ways, with all the options there are between your weapons and styles, enemy variety (all humans but Jesus, the amount of different encounters this game has), the setting (both aesthetically and in geometry and platforming elements). And you actually learn a thing of two about Japan during that era (probably the most interesting Encyclopedia they've ever had)
ENTER
>literally enters with no build up
what a chad/stacy
>Score: 0
>1800's Japan
>(chingchongaiyaaajackie)-gumi
>no demons and cool supernatural shit
Not doing all the build autismo just to whack some moron with a katana
There's no build autismo till subsequent playthroughs
There's no build autism in this one at all, its their most actiony action game since razors edge
Nioh 2 is only their best game because they had the first games already great systems to jump off of, for a new thing it feels the most realized out of everything they've done since NG2. The encounter design is so good in this game and you can tell their ninja gaiden 4 is on the way
Rotr > Nioh 2
Nioh 2 has slightly better combat
ROTR makes up for it by having a way better story and set of characters. Don't get me wrong though, it's still only like a 6/10 in that category, Nioh 2s story was downright fricking laughably bad. Doesn't stop it from being a great game though because the story stays in the background most of the time, I'd just put ROTR a notch ahead.
rotr is simply 10 times better than nioh because it doesn't have buildhomosexualry, you can play any weapon at any point and switch whenever you want like a real action game, FRICK nioh homosexuals that defend their dark souls leveling system
Nioh never locks you into weapons either. Anyone who played the game like souls is a moron, the optimal way of playing is just leveling all stats evenly and dropping enough into stamina to not fat roll
>Nioh never locks you into weapons either.
it literally does you fricking homosexual
I liked ronins story as a history autist, but normal gays are never gonna get it. Idk why they don't just have the kou shibusawa writers to do the plot people love three houses and samurai remnant
Build autism is good and you aren't locked ouit of weapons but niohs levelling system has always been really stupid, and ronins is a big improvement
I also like history anon. Fighting Matthew Perry is fun. I'd give my left nut to have have an American revolutionary era version of something like this. Clashing sabers with general George Washington would be peak kino. Too bad revolutionary era entertainment seems to be unpopular amongst the masses.
is it actually unpopular or is just no one making it? there's AC3 and that's basically it, even the french revolution gets more love in games
Strangers of Paradise combat > Nioh.
It's okay. Definitely TN's worse game. It seems like they're trying to refine some sort of template that lets them churn out games at high speeds. Every game since Nioh 2 has diluted the formula and added in generally unfun things that are easier to implement and tank a games individuality.
First it martial arts replacing skills and stats becoming streamlined.
Now it's martial arts replacing skills AND combos and stats becoming more inconsequential.
Weapons lost individuality in Wo Long and are even worse in Ronin with every weapon hitting the same, having the same stagger (seemingly).
I am glad the open world isn't as invasive as other open worlds and you can easily figure shit out on your own without googling but it's just not fun. The fantasy elements of Nioh and Wo Long gave the games charm. In this it's just on to the next shitty village or copy paste buildings to kill the same boring humans with the same boring moves, weapons, and behaviors.
I'm only level 12 with a lot of the first area cleared but I am hoping to stick with it. Not terribly pleased with the fact the combat styles are drip fed and some bond locked. I'm also REALLY not fond of enemies seemingly having zero stagger while I, even full Charm, get topped by a breeze. It's making be wonder what even is the point in the heavier weapons since things like polearm and odachi don't stagger any more than other weapons.
Also anyone notice the beast tame is broken? When I tame a beast it just sits there.
Stats getting streamlined is a good thing, hopefully in the next game they remove the shitty levelling system all together
No it isn't. If you want Ass Creed go play Ass Creed. This is a huge step down for TN's games. Being able to stat and define the character how YOU want to play is the fun part of these games. Ronin still has a best build (almost certainly % dmg to afflicted) but instead of a wide array of viable builds Ronin has 1.
Stats in nioh are literally meaningless, ronin has no builds at all, soon we'll be back to normal video games like ninja gaiden 2
>Stats in nioh are literally meaningless
No they aren't they let you define the weapons and armor you used, how effective you are at different things, and you also had skill trees that fed into these builds.
Ronin doesn't have builds, kind of. It does have a shadow of the elemental builds from Nioh and there's a flat % damage increase to afflicted enemies. So, really, you don't HAVE to do it but you're gimping yourself significantly by neglecting the one core build it does have.
But all that aside this is merely a taste of the numerous things TN has made worse with each new game.
Aisu-Kage katana style is seriously way too fun, it puts every other stance to shame man, it's crazy. Can be so aggressive with it and all the animations are cool. A lot of styles just don't feel as good with either too simple/boring moves or moves that feel worthless.
i've yet to use a martial art that felt good and was better than just slapping away at their block for ki damage.
Some MAs are really good at dealing ki damage vs blocks but otherwise the increase in ki damage isn't crazy when theyr'e panicked. I like Aisu-Kage tho because all of it's moves are 2 hit and it's basic forward and charge attack have good range/tracking to keep up with dodge happy enemies. It has an aggressive multi-hit counterspark. All of it's martial arts are useful with 1 being a really fast advancing attack that can also situationally sidestep some moves. Another does good damage with a 2nd part for hyperarmor aggression. Last MA is just a straight up better alternative to normal grab attack when enemies are exhausted and it might be even better when upgrade with master.
I love it.
>Ashina Cross but actually useful
I fricking wish Fromsoft worked with these dudes to make a joint project
fromsoft would just hold them back.
KOTO NAKAZAWA SEXOOO
Why did you feel the need to put a reply to another thread in your post that makes you look like an idiot mate.
It was a reply but the thread died before I was able to post it. I meant to copy the text only to keep the discussion going and I ended up quoting the other anon as well
AAsbolutely pointless thing to b***h about, matey mate mate matey.
Good on you, OP, for keeping the very little Rise of the Kino threads going.
Thanks, bro. I try.
You're welcome, OP.
Do martial arts just suck in this game? It really seems to me that they're limited to when the enemy is panicked, since at any other time the enemy has a good chance to hyperarmor through your martial art and hit you for far more damage.
>hyperarmor
this is bugging me a ton in this game. Does stagger not exist? I read Charm is supposed to give poise but I cannot interrupt homiesd with fricking huge weapons while every hgit they do ENDS ME.
This is their first game without sexualized fem characters and without sexualized fem bosses. Skip for me. Did they removed jiggle physics as well? They invented jiggle physics in vidya btw (DOA1)
My man this is their first game where you can actually frick at least 5 cute girls
>get soji okita as an ally
>he's easily one of the most OP allies in the game
love when the lore and gameplay match up
Don't worry brothers, the filthy expulsionists will be dead before long
You are selling the country to the gaijins while ignoring the needs of the people, you frickin raisu dicku
This fricker is trying to jack my style
You found another anon. You are the only one who posts a lot here and has access to the game.
If I don't do it, no one else will. Game is really awesome.
I never had this issue in any other game but it's genuinely an issue here. I feel like they made enemy AI unusually aggressive in groups. It's so easy to get assaulted on all ends and having to recognize multiple attacks, recognize what they are are, and then deciding and timing your parry for the one that attacks first is crazy hard and parrying is the only decent way to deal with groups since it stuns all enemies nearby. Feel like there's no super good way to deal with them other than have allies but you can't do that in normal open world activities where groups of enemies can be common and are some times forced.
Damn I should try that. As for the camera, not really. NG doesn't have a ton of forced camera segments and i'd argue it has one of the best cameras in a normal action game (something a lot of people get filtered by) and the lack of lock-on is typically done extremely well. RotR already plays with a kind of loose camera.
You have to rely on rifle headshots to thin the herd out
>If I don't do it, no one else will
That's NOT your fault. They took the choice to make it a PS5 exclusive and we all now the sensible choice is to wait for the PS5 Pro.
To be honest, Team Ninja should give you an award because your post conviced me to get the game and the next iteration of the console.
Thanks anon. Hopefully it'll probably be on PC before then.
GANG GANG
okita is such a pretty boy in every form of media he's in god damn
I thought the shinsengumi uniform was blue?
BAKUFU GANG
You going for the Keanu Reeves look?
I swear it's just the default male protag face. I just changed his hair throughout the game as the years pass. I plan to revert back to the original outfit during the final act.
Yes, you can join the Shinsengumi and do a mission of the Ikedaya Inn incident.
As soon as Ryoma Sakamoto was in this story, I knew TN was going to follow the usual Bakumatsu era story beats. Japanese people have an insane amount of reverence for the guy.
Kino shot.
Holy shit you can enter the shinsengumi?!
TN game when I can roleplay as a shinsengumi member is too good, I need this shit on PC
I have been craving some bakufu kino and a TN game on this period sounds too godd to be true
Satisfy your appetite with Like a Dragon: Isshin.
Wait, do you actually get to run with the Shinsengumi? Do you get to do the Ikedaya incident?
The game literally makes you choose between the Shogun or the Emperor.
My understanding is that you don't really have a lot of control on the story
You might side with the Shogunate but the game will railroad you into the expected end
SHINSENGUMI DA
I bought this game yesterday but I haven't started it yet because I'm honestly too intimidated.
About what? Its the most accessible one with an easy mode included
FILTHY ANTI-SHOGUNATE DOG
i keep liberating areas instead of doing the main missions and now I'm overleveled... this open world bullshit needs to stop.
Had the same issue, just finished chapter 1 after 32 hours of playtime, left Yokohama at 98%
Literally me, got every area 100%ed expect for the photographs and one criminal that seems to be story related.
I like the concept of styles and I like having the customization of them but man...there's a lot of issues with them. I know TN did a lot of work on wo long post launch with free updates adjusting the system so I hope we get something similar here
>Every style has 4 levels
>Level progression is 1 extra skill and customizable slot for the 4th skill
>The extra skill often doesn't feel as cool or useful as it should be
>The 4th skill can only use skills from other styles that are mastered AND it can only use the THIRD SKILL of that style
Wo long, what went wrong ?
They released it in a very sorry state
4 magic slots, 2 MA slots per weapon, several weapon types were indistinguishable from each other
All of those things got overhauled in the last year, but the initial impression was soured enough for most of the hardcore fanbase to move on
Is it better? I keep wanting to replay it. For what it’s worth, I found Nioh/2 engaging but difficult. Sop was perfect and WL seemed incomplete.
Yes. They allow you to control the effects of morale to some extent in case you find the game too easy, there's 8 magic slots, up to 6 martial arts per weapon, in later new game plus cycles you can manually switch and level up martial arts in any weapon, the gear system is very simple and the basic flow of combat feels very good. It's no Nioh 2 and it's worse than Ronin but it's still a solid game.
DLC weapon types are amazing as usual too. It has the best whip in history of video games.
I’m a knucklehead and bought the first two docs for the added weapons. Tim what I can tell the third didn’t add weapons but new game cycles, which would be irrelevant for me who hasn’t beaten the game. All in all it sounds like I have some back catalog catch up to do. I appreciate your insights, anon. Much obliged, thank you.
No, all DLCs for wo long added new weapons. The third added a whip.
Aha even better, and as your webm showcases, it does look enticing. I’ll save that dlc for when I have completed the game.
I played Wo Long up to the 5th difficulty and never managed to get the levels to make the set where you need 2k hp for it to work. At what point do you get that level of hp or much higher?
Honestly Wo Long was a lot better than I thought it would be than Sekiro in the end game, I was expecting parry spamming but actually needing to use MA and be offensive made the game very fast.
This HP bar is a result of a grace + DLC3 guardian spirit combo.
King Father of the East's Grace is the one that needs 2k hp, it's the ultimate quality of life grace that automatically stacks all elements onto enemies as long as you don't get hit. I got a full set after around 150 stages of the 1000 mile journey.
The best thing about the game is Wuxing. Cancelling out elements and aoe spells never gets old. DLC spells are also amazing.
Yeah the King Father grace was what I was thinking, but what were the guardian spirit combos? I don't think I had enough hp because my levels weren't as high as they could have been but if I replay it I will probably check out this build more. For the most part I was using the grace that gave lifesteal (Fuxi or Nuwa I think) along with fists with only 1.4k hp or something around there.
DLC3 guardian spirit's attack also gives you like 25% extra max HP for about 3 minutes
King Father's Grace also gives you extra max HP as long as you don't get hit for a few seconds
Both of those effects stack for this big dick HP bar
Nuwa is the best thing you can unlock before King Father. Don't forget to get the crown of DLC3's final boss, it's the best headpiece in the game because it has a 30% buff to the guardian spirit gauge charge.
this is supposed to be better than nioh?
shit looks worse than wo long
moron, that IS Wo Long.
>catposter is moroner
nothing new
Fist weapon looks insane
All 3 DLC wo long weapons are insane
Fists are more simplistic than Nioh 2 version but way more aggressive and have moronic juggles and combos
Longsword has charged attacks, both light and heavy, that function somewhat like Sacred Sheath in MHR. Plus insane specials too, like a beefed up Arc of Chaos from Nioh 2.
Whip has a "frenzy" mode which is essentially a stance change with its own unique moveset, but you don't regenerate spirit while using it, in exchange for absolutely moronic aoe and damage including something i can only describe as a "judgement cut with a whip". Also has all sorts of flippy martial arts and the best block parry move in the game.
I should go back to this game. Even without the upgrades and dlc it scratched some of that NG2 itch that no game has ever done for me. And I could finally roleplay as kung lao with that hat and fists like shaolin monks 2.
Reminder there are people on this board who will look at something like this and still continue to parrot "wo long is bad!"
I bought last night based on the previous thread. What struck me most is how inoffensive the graphics actually are. Art design and framerate seem fine on PS5 performance mode. The gameplay is seamless and I like the weight impact has. I’ve only tried odachi and Katana in the first 2 hours. Robin seems very solid and very fun. A sleeper if there was one.
>I bought last night based on the previous thread
same. I loved Nioh 2 and this kinda feels like the elden ring of that game. combat is fun enough to pull me forward and the world and characters are decent enough to not annoy
not the best game ever but super solid and better than I had even expected
I agree with you. It very much captures the essence of Nioh while grafting that into an open world framework, Ala ER. This game is engaging in the same way Tsushima was: it’s incredibly comfy and the period piece setting is immersive. I’m having fun simply role playing as a lordless mercenary roaming the countryside. Simple as.
dude i just got to meet the poison ivy chick, absolute sexo
The fact that this is somehow rated below Wo Long fricks me up.
I can't trust scores.
How old are you?
>I can't trust scores.
no shit moron
so good
Mangey mutt!
So whats the CoOp like in Ronin? Having a blast with Dogma 2 but been craving some katana-kino as Shogun continues to be excellent
Is it instanced stuff in story missions only or anything open world?
Also are bayonets FUN i've wanted an action game rifle moveset ever since Assasins Creed Unity had muskets (which ended up boring)
>Having a blast
can't believe I just now learned this MA knocks down against panicked enemies
Took me 30+ hours to realize this piece of clothing has a design on the back and it's end up being one of my favorites.
Anyways, post your Ronin
So there is less diablo loot bullshit in this game? Does it just truly not matter? Nioh is way worse for forcing "builds" in an action game that is about using combat options/movesets in creative ways.
it still showers you in loot but it seems easier to just take the best thing than Nioh
Then again I'm very early on still
>but it seems easier to just take the best thing than Nioh
What the hell are you talking about. How was it "harder" in Nioh? you big highest, biggest number then bam. Only thing you needed to pay attention ro was weight.
I mean in Nioh, I remember getting a lot of gear at very similar levels that gave me a reason to actually read the effects
So far in rotr I have a single piece of gear that is far better than anything else so it's not a question if what to choose but like I said I'm still very early in the game
>I mean in Nioh
Yes, I fricking know. And no, you did not need to read the effects because they were useless. Only set bonuses really did anything and depending on the game only a handful were ever useful on a NG/NG+1 playthrough
>Nioh is way worse for forcing "builds" in an action game that is about using combat options/movesets in creative ways.
You know those options exist specifically because of builds, right?
Nevermind, you're the ninja gaiden gay WHO WILL NEVER GET ANOTHER GAME AGAIN HAHAHAHAHA DIE DIE DIE
I beat them game yesterday and gear is fricking useless, there is no build craft at all.
Nioh fans who don't like ninja gaiden are like weird aliens, you're very moronic
I don't care what people say, I think the game looks amazing, most of the time anyways
who is best bro?
Ryoma easily
How is it? Compared to Nioh, Strangers and Wo Long? The latter where dissapointing.
All 3 of those games listed are good and so is RotR
*jetstream sam voice* PRETTY BOY
The consensus before it released was that it was going to be swallowed by DD2, which seems to have been the case.
Which do you think will have the superior legacy? DD2 is mired in controversy while I don't really see anyone talking about this.
Ganker will suddenly like RotR when the PC release gets announced
That's likely, but if it doesn't do enough to distinguish itself from Nioh It'll definitely be forgotten like SoP and Wo Long. Judging by how this game looks in clips I've seen, this is shaping up to be a rivalry of the duds.
All video games made by Japanese devs have shit graphics.
Where is the jitokuin-ryu spear stance? Anyone found it or at least know which npc to bond with?
Found the answer to my own question, went back to the shogunate's dojo in edo and trained there. Met spearman after training.
Why are the anti-shogunate so gay? They seem like a ragtag band of incompetent hippies.
Katsura - drunk in need of an intervention
Shinsaku - something about his haircut and Kiheitai screams I like anal beads
Genzui Kusaka - cross dressing activist
Hirobumi - gun spamming pussy
Master Shoin - likes schoolboys
Hirobumi is a right c**t for sure. I was seething when I found him hanging out in my longhouse instead of my wife Usugumo
>dream blunt rotation
hirobumi ended up the first prime minister of japan and annexed korea, getting shot by a korean for it, who is now regarded as a national hero
Something about counterspark feels weird, I can't quite put my finger on it.
filtered
The Gikei-ryu style (the one the Blue Demon uses) is broken as frick. The counterspark is a "swift slash", so if you dont parry you dodge while inflicting damage, positioning yourself at the back of the enemy.
Good.
Is there a new game plus? I wanna get the rewards from both the Anti-Shogun and Pro-Shogunate quest lines.
You can replay missions and play any side once you reach chapter 2
Is the difficulty that unlocks after beating the game not NG+?
sort of, it works more like a diablo world tier, you get put back into the open world where bandit camps repopulate. The big difference is story bosses show up in them and that regular enemies can swap stances mid fight. You also get access to boss rush missions.
>regular enemies can swap stances mid fight
Man they need to leave the stance hud on screen so I can plan my stance switch/next attack without holding R1.
The stance swap input gets really annoying when you have to swap mid fight
Why does this style of helmet look so evil? Am I brain washed?
40 hours in and I'm still really liking this game.
Also, the madmen at Team Ninja actually fricking gave us a Shunpo/Flash Step emote, and Okita Soji actually uses it in his boss fight against you
I just got to Edo and and got access to exploring it and honestly got a little overwhelmed when introduced that new element to the zones.
I want to say, if anyone is playing on twilight and struggling, remember to block. I was getting my ass caved in and it's because I was trying to counter spark every combo like this was Sekiro or something, it makes the game waaay more difficult unnecessarily.
Its a Team NINJA game, always block
Nogamestation5 finally have a game now
Its over
I loathe that TN want to make games where you fight a bunch of enemies at once, but still refuse to let go of the awful souls lock on. Bring back soft lock on NOW you moronic devs
They have an option for lock-on that "when locked onto an enemy, attack while inputting a direction on the leftstick to prioritize enemies in the direction input". I haven't tried it, but maybe that might be close enough to what you want?
nah it's still the shitty souls lock on, they need to go back NG soft lock
Wouldn't that require the game to use an entirely different camera system?
Yeah it would be perfect
If I was middling on Nioh, absolutely loved Nioh 2 and bounced off SoP, would I enjoy this game?
I think youd like it ye. The worldbuilding is great and its an interesting piece of japanese history not really touched upon so far
Its also far more of an RPG than the nioh games, theres a branching storyline, multiple dialogue branch options, different factions you can ally with, romancing options, etc
are there any quests where it's bad to just go around killing
Theres some "no killing" missions, you can use wodden weapons or fight bare handed
but do they tell you that up front, or are there secret eqs
They outright tell you should restrain from killing. Theres even a couple of times where you can use talking instead of fighting, but you need to unlock some skills like "liar" and "intimidation"
good to know, I can now kill in peace unless told otherwise
The armor and clothing options in this game are top tier. Seriously. Compare what's here to GOT, it takes a big smelly shit on it in that department.
GOT looks a hell of a lot better visually though.
Not everywhere though, there are areas and sections where this game looks better
We really need a PC port to get the most out of this game. Hope it dont take long
Yeah, it does. I'd give GOT the edge on story and graphical presentation, I'd give ROTR the nod in every other department tbh.
wtf, I didn't think they'd introduce new gameplay mechanics all the way into Edo. Feels like this game's equivalent to Guardian Spirit activation.
Yes, I didnt notice if it was available during the boss fight with the Demons, because the encyclopedia had the entry already during the cutscene, but the in-game tutorial only explains it for enemies
I got a tutorial for being able to use it yourself in a later mission after that one.
Oh, I guess I skipped it, I already read it anyway
Whelp, I had to lower the difficulty from Twilight. Could probably handle the combat on max setting but meh, this doesn't really seem like that type of game.
Come on, man. Just let the game click and play it on the intended difficulty
I'll bump it up again if I'm not enjoying the open world, the prologue end boss just kind of fricked me up. Thanks for the encouragement.
>voiced NPC couple just keeps going "right right", "right that time", "isn't it so", "no no" "is that so" on loop with no pause
One of the devs admitted that programming NPCs and writing dialogue for them was the hardest part of developing it lol.
The clothing in this game is absolutely wonderful. Just wish we could’ve gotten a slightly bigger boob option. The tattoo and nail paint is great though.
WHERE IS THE FUNDOSHI
WHEREEEEE
It’s underneath.
BASED. YEAH TIME TO KILL HALF NAKED WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
RESTORE PUBLIC ORDER
RESTORE PUBLIC ORDER
RESTORE PUBLIC ORDER
total
bancho
supremacy
>blade autist sister gets dragged into partying with geishas by ryota sakamoto
nice gamefeel
>platonic sakamoto bought a whole house for the two of you
what the frick is happening
"Platonic" implies you get the whole package.
I think part of the problem is that every enemy in this game can perform hyper armor attacks and it's kind of inconsistent on when they can hyper armor. In something like Nioh or Wo Long the rules were pretty clear. Small enemies could be hitstunned, big enemies couldn't, and it would be rare to fight multiple big enemies and those situations could usually be circumvented. In this game at any point a guy could start a 5 hit combo or do a delayed grab attack while you're trying to punish an enemy after parrying his attack, there's no forgiveness or consistent way to hit multiple enemies and not get hyperarmored through. There's no mechanic that saves you other than coutnerspark but again it can be really hard to recognize so many moves right away and parry the one that comes first and these frickers can also just attack out of view. I've definitely gotten hit by red attacks from behind way too many times.
Hyperarmour isn't that hard to read, and Counterspark being able to be cancelled into at any time you want during your normal moveset means you don't have to worry about it nearly as much. Element stagger from Wo Long is a thing and Dizzy is basically Confusion which is easier to apply on multiple enemies with Affliction Wave. That cancel as well as having the grappling hook and the environment to make use of are also huge anti-group mechanics, and if an enemy is out of view that comes down to you letting them get out of view, and then you not listening to their attacks despite knowing they can do them. Fighting groups isn't easy, but it's not supposed to be, that's what makes it fun.
It's not that it's hard to read, it's the fact they can do it pretty much at any point outside of parry stun so it can feel annoying since really the only good way to fight groups is simply to parry.
Really enjoying the game so far, and I really like the transmog system. I’m in the third act and haven’t found a samurai mask, and that’s the only negative I have so far. There’s a couple of samurai armor sets, but none with the face mask.
Do enemies explode into loot like in Nioh? Didn't really like going through hundreds of items in hope of finding meaningful improvements like additional 3% poison resist.
Why does it matter. Is picking the highest number piece of gear and going "select all - sell" every 2 hour more hours too taxing on your brain?
You didn't answer my question sweetheart.
If you want proof that mainstream critics and YouTubers are fricking moronic, play this game. It probably has the best gameplay a PlayStation exclusive has and it got panned because it's graphically mid. Imagine being so amazed by shiny packaging that you recommend things like assassins creed and then shit on this masterpiece. Absolute mash potato brain.
Already playing this for 10hr now, it's my goty so far
Combat is so satisfying and open world don't feel like busy work since enemies are fun to fight
I really thought this was just another 5/10 game after watching so many reviewers saying its very mid and all, i yet fooled by these so called journalists 🙁
I have no faith in journalists or youtubers at this point. The simple answer if they don't get a cheque or sponsored then they are going to call the game trash to mid.
Owari da
Kinda sucks how late you get some basic accessories like eyepatches
You can get an eyepatch in the Yokohama. Sure, doesn't look like that one, but there is one.
Should I just wait for a future sale then?
What items should I be selling versus disassembling bros? I'm in Ch. 2 finally and feel like it might be time to start actually screwing around with crafting
the enemy AI is so bad it's funny
my latest episode is 3 dudes being unable to climb a ladder to hit me because they keep kicking each other off the ladder
>enemy that I lured some way away from his origin
>can't see me, and forgets about me
>decides to stop existing in a poof of smoke
Had an open world encounter where a sensei and his student are looking to train with someone, but instead of a generic NPC with a wooden sword it was Kou Shibusawa with an odachi
Which was neat
izo
This gonna be a day 1 buy for me on pc, played a bit on my friends ps and it's really really good, I just don't want to buy a gaystation or any console
Console exclusives have rapidly fallen out of style and now look especially silly with the biggest game of the year so far being a crossplatform cooperative squad shooter
PC only anti-shogunate gaming terrorist
Holy shit spear is good. Same ki damage as the odachi with longer range. Has two martial arts that can hit whole groups. Its Chi stance has a parry/counter martial art that stops enemy combos and batters them with the spear end.
I think the shinsengumi sucks
Filthy expulsionist dogs will be purged
Holy frick revolver executions are fricking powerful
They're powerful but they don't fill the blood gauge for your weapon which in some cases can be important.
>people dont have a canon MC while swapping equipment and appearance constantly for side stuff and open world exploration to larp as everything, from a ninja to a british officer
shobuja
is it true this game is similar to way of the samurai?
It's a bakumatsu game where you can run around famous cities and fight random samurai and western people + lots of historical figures. I've never played a WotS game but those seem to be part of the similarities. afaik WotS games are kind of goofy yakuza-type games with colorful and goofy depictions of the samurai world and this game can have goofy moments but it mostly tries to be historical accurate outside of the crazy action
It totally is.
just gotta say, ryoma's VA's performance is really good. he carries every scene he is in
Probably the best character in the game.
>the westaboo is the dude who teaches/uses the cool iai-do sword style
based
It bothers me the style doesn't have an actual traditional iado but the fricking odachi does. That being said it's a cool stance, it might be the only style in the game with a unique blade flash (technically nioh's is unique but it's just visual).
Rapid fire team ninja slop
That's what, 3 games in 2 years?
And they are all fun, this one being the best of the 3. We need more of this output rate in the industry
The second I saw the giant foreign dual hatches enemies I thought of this.
Oops, forgot the webm
Which Lupin?
To all my western bros, hope you are enjoying your time in this exotic western land
eastern*
Sorry, Im british (moronic)
Nobunaga was right we should just all use cool guns.
Is this game actually good? Whenever there is a thread it's just unnaturally positive like all of you have been replaced with robots. Not a single mention of trannies too.
Game Rise of Ronin is super good, dude!
Buy here: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10003386
Explain why it's good, or robot
it's fun
NTA but
>large and beautiful open world
>persona lite with historical bakumatsu figures
>return to a more nioh-esque combat system after Wo Long let a lot of people down (not that it was bad)
>nice weapon variety
>you can start a relationship with Matthew Perry if you feel like it (very homo)
Not as hard as their previous games though, I just reached the first boss that's giving me a truly hard time at the start of Edo's story missions.
>Not as hard as their previous games though
The Zhang, Taishi Ci and Yuan Shu's controversies broke their faith in the playerbase it seems.
Are these Wo Long DLC bosses? I never bothered playing more after beating Lu Bu.
Yes, they all were nerfed because of players' complaints.
Yeesh, I'm really sick of these kinds of people playing games they clearly don't even like and ruining them for people that actually do. Not like I was planning on finishing it/doing DLC, but if I ever did knowing this makes it sucky.
70 bucks?? What am I fricking rich? Jesus Christ
>meanwhile in australia
>$110
The majority of the shitposters got tired maybe. Several of the previous threads were filled to the brim with them.
shitposter are too busy with dd2 it seems
>Whenever there is a thread it's just unnaturally positive like all of you have been replaced with robots
It's just because we all are having a blast.
>Not a single mention of trannies too.
It's all the same shit that was discussed hundreds of times before: body types, the faces presets are obviously sweet-babyfied, the blade buddy has they/them pronouns in english version, you can transition your character anytime and there are tons of female cloth and cosmetics for a full speed trooning.
>It's all the same shit that was discussed hundreds of times before: body types, the faces presets are obviously sweet-babyfied, the blade buddy has they/them pronouns in english version, you can transition your character anytime and there are tons of female cloth and cosmetics for a full speed trooning.
Thanks for the heads up, won't be getting it then
>use katana all game because I heard it has the most styles
>try out oxtail blade
>crazy aerial combos
>actually enjoy its mumyo-ryu moveset
>kiheitai-ryu in general
I am now chinese, do I ever get another style though or am I stuck with 3?
I kissed Katsura behind the bathhouse and now Matthew Perry wants to break up with me
Is there something going on with the cat collection quest where the cats start to be more affectionate with you? all the cats in Edo have not been doing the scratch animation
Soul if true
How does Ronin comapare to Ghost of Tsushima?
It looks worse but the combat is far more enjoyable. I guess if you're a graphic homosexual prostitute wiener sucking zoomer this might be a problem
Got is like gucci, appeal to normie and win awards but gameplay wise is deep as a puddle
Ronin on other hand never appeal to normies, will never win any awards but gameplay is pure fun, challenging and rewarding
In short ronin is an actual video game while got is a oscar movie of games
They're both good. Ghost is slower paced, but looks nicer. There's a lot more downtime.
Rise is fast, and aggressive. There is some talking, but everything happens much quicker.
I like both a lot, but Rise is sucking me right in. The customization is awesome. I only wish you could have any kimono open, or draped.
Can someone explain this vengeance thing to a moron? I just died fighting some butthole and apparently I lost all my karma unless I crit the guy?
What happens if I just kill him instead? Is there a way to turn this off? It's stressing me a lot more than it should
have you played souls/soulslike games before? it's a pretty common mechanic. Granted it's weirder here because of open-world game design
but to answer you question the game says you get it back whether you crit or you kill him. You only lose it if you die before you can do either.
The enemy that killed you has all the karma points creating a vendetta and if you kill or critical them you satisfy the vendetta and get your lost karma back.
Thank you, I see I didn't read close enough. I guess I'm more used to the concept of being able to pick up souls rather than having to kill what I failed to kill, I'll just have to be a bit more aware at the possibly of death relative to current karma levels.
the flip side is that the openworld makes the whole context of the mechanic much more forgiving anyway. not to mention the perma-dying formidable enimies
didn't ask
Punkass old man
NG+ bosses are ruining my life, these guys are relentless
>really want to join the Shinsengumi
>also really want to fight them
Wat do?