Rise of the Ronin

Item: Rise of the Ronin
Rating: 45
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-03-12

Summary

Engaging, deep, parry-focused combat system
Detailed character and equipment customization
Interesting historical setting in Bakumatsu Japan
Accessible difficulty with meaningful player choices
Uninspired open world and story elements
Extremely poor PC optimization, performance issues

Reviews (sample size): 1130
Helpful reviews: 67%
Unhelpful reviews: 30%
Protest reviews: 3%

45%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
55%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 844
Negative points: 1192
Gameplay points: 162
Perf. points: 443
Rec. points: 362
Misc points: 64

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging, deep combat system Description The combat system is a major highlight, drawing comparisons to Nioh, Sekiro, and Ghost of Tsushima. Players praise its depth, responsiveness, and the satisfying parry mechanic. The game rewards skillful play and offers a variety of combat styles and weapons. Importance 64%	The combat system is a major highlight, drawing comparisons to Nioh, Sekiro, and Ghost of Tsushima. Players praise its depth, responsiveness, and the satisfying parry mechanic. The game rewards skillful play and offers a variety of combat styles and weapons.	64%
Detailed character customization Description The game features extensive and detailed character creation options, allowing players to create unique and visually appealing characters. This customization extends to appearance and influences the story through choices and reputation. Importance 11%	The game features extensive and detailed character creation options, allowing players to create unique and visually appealing characters. This customization extends to appearance and influences the story through choices and reputation.	11%
Interesting historical setting, story Description The game is set in the Bakumatsu period of Japan, a unique and under-explored setting in video games. The story is engaging and allows players to interact with historical figures and influence the narrative through their choices. Importance 6%	The game is set in the Bakumatsu period of Japan, a unique and under-explored setting in video games. The story is engaging and allows players to interact with historical figures and influence the narrative through their choices.	6%
Accessible, adjustable difficulty Description The game offers adjustable difficulty settings, making it more accessible to a wider range of players. While challenging, it is also considered easy to pick up but hard to master, appealing to both casual and hardcore gamers. Importance 6%	The game offers adjustable difficulty settings, making it more accessible to a wider range of players. While challenging, it is also considered easy to pick up but hard to master, appealing to both casual and hardcore gamers.	6%
Meaningful player choices Description Player decisions have meaningful consequences on the plot, influencing character relationships and combat scenarios. The game features reputation systems and branching paths, adding depth and replayability. Importance 3%	Player decisions have meaningful consequences on the plot, influencing character relationships and combat scenarios. The game features reputation systems and branching paths, adding depth and replayability.	3%
Good port, Koei Tecmo expertise Description The game demonstrates Koei Tecmo's expertise in action game development, blending new content with reused assets effectively. The PC port is well-executed, and the game utilizes DualSense controller features. Importance 3%	The game demonstrates Koei Tecmo's expertise in action game development, blending new content with reused assets effectively. The PC port is well-executed, and the game utilizes DualSense controller features.	3%
FPS lock improves performance Description Limiting the game's FPS to 60 and adjusting other settings can improve performance and resolve issues like character movement slowdown. Disabling vertical synchronization can also enhance fluidity. Importance 3%	Limiting the game's FPS to 60 and adjusting other settings can improve performance and resolve issues like character movement slowdown. Disabling vertical synchronization can also enhance fluidity.	3%
Varied weapons and combat styles Description The game offers a wide variety of weapons, fighting styles, and stances, each with a unique combat feel. This allows players to customize their playstyle and experiment with different approaches to combat. Importance 2%	The game offers a wide variety of weapons, fighting styles, and stances, each with a unique combat feel. This allows players to customize their playstyle and experiment with different approaches to combat.	2%
Gore and dismemberment present Description The game features gore and dismemberment, allowing players to cut off enemies' heads and arms. This adds to the visceral and impactful nature of the combat. Importance 2%	The game features gore and dismemberment, allowing players to cut off enemies' heads and arms. This adds to the visceral and impactful nature of the combat.	2%