Curious about Rise of the Ronin, but not into souls-likes? Well, VG247 contributor Sherif is here to assure you that if you skipped Team Ninja’s games in the past because of their reputation for uncompromising difficulty, Rise of the Ronin might just be your ticket in. Check out our video here:
Look, let’s face it, even if you’re into souls-likes you might be getting sick of them at this point. And for people like me (cowards) they’ve always been frankly too much bother. But, like all things with aspirations for long-term survival, the souls genre is changing. Elden Ring ushered in a new era of open-worldiness for FromSoft’s signature style, and it seems that Team Ninja have taken that ball and ran with it, even cribbing elements from other, decidedly not-soulsy games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, The Witcher 3, and even Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.
This naturally lends itself to being less punishing. Now that you’re no longer funnelled toward boss encounters, you can take your time. Maybe come back when you’ve got a bigger gun (there’s guns in this).
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