I have only been playing one game since this game was released and I am talking about the rise of the Ronin and now out on PS5. This is an open world RPG with action combat set in Japan in the 1850s. It is a game by Team Ninja and a review code was provided by PlayStation. So let's go over everything about this game starting with what is it like. Well, I have to say that it feels like an Assassin's Creed game with its sneak mechanics and all of the objectives that you get presented to you on the map of the world. Which is an open world you can literally go anywhere you want straight after the intro tutorial sequence of the game. And it can also slightly be compared to Ghost of Tsushima with the entire old Japan samurai setting. And it's a whole thing. You get a horse pretty early on. You can fast travel to every banner that you have previously unlocked. And later you get a glider and every single game has a glider now after Breath of the Wild. Right, gotta have them, okay. So customization was really good. I'm loving how my character looks, okay. Looks so freaking badass. And you can also further customize your clothing when you get to that long house of yours where you can do all sorts of stuff. Oh, and now I am playing this game one easy. Now briefly about the story of the setting. Now I set it set in a city part of today's Tokyo, which is called Yokohama, which you can actually go on Google Maps and see what kind of area is taking place, which is so mind blowing. This is in the 1800s and there are fields everywhere. And Tokyo today, well, look on Google Maps. That's kind of incredible on its own. But anyways, the story is that your character is brought up learning how to fight alongside your twin blade. Brother of the game, you can also be a sister. And some stuff happens that has the two of you separated. And now you're looking for your twin blade. Some characters that you meet along the way in the story are more interestingly written than others. Like, especially I like this guy that you meet in a cave early on in the game. And later you meet like an inventor, gay shots, and all the political figures. And since this is a part of Tokyo in the 1800s, like I said, politics with the Western world is a huge deal. And it's one of the major parts of the entire main story. Now, side quests' storylines are as simple as they get. Very few lines of dialogue for the most part, often leading to be a fetch quest story. A kill quest. I feel like there are not a lot of story. So this game is probably good for the people that are not very into stories. Story. But however, I want to say that combat is one of the rise of the Ronins' strongest sides. There are plenty of weapon types for you to play around with from katanas, to ox tail blades, to actual guns. Combat feels so good once it clicks. And once you master during counter sparks, which I'm really good at right now, you also get to learn different stances for each weapon type, bringing even more depth to the combat as a whole. Personally, I like being an assassin, playing this as if it was an assassin's creed game. And I like jumping down on the enemies from the rooftops, sneaking up behind them, assassinating them, all that stuff. Feels really good. And even like slinging them towards me with this hookshot thing. From the rooftops, so good. However, the enemy AI is by far the dumbest AI I have ever encountered in any video game. We are talking more stupid than the bandits of Skyrim. They are totally deaf. Some of them don't even hear me blasting off their friends's head. That's right next to them. And also, it just takes a few seconds for them to forget that they ever saw me. Running from battle and they're like, oh, nothing happened. And then I sneak in and kill them. And it's wonderful. So I mean, like the AI, there's just no one home. Now, the guns, they feel really nice. I like sniping from a distance, both with bow and arrow and these guns, they're good. And my favorite weapon type are the paired swords, a bit of dual wielding and a bit of sniping. You can actually play this game sort of like a shooter if you really want it to. Now, when it comes to presentation, there are different graphics modes to choose from. I am playing on the prioritized frames per second and I think the game looks overall very good. I saw some other reviews of this game, criticizing the graphics a lot. Saying that it looks terrible, looks like a piece. Three game, low rest textures. And I mean, like some parts look better than others, as it is in most games. Like, for example, there are noticeable poppins in the background when you are like, for example, gliding or riding on your horse. And that is very noticeable. And some of the facial animations in this game gave me total oblivion vibes. Some were good, some were bad. But I'm enjoying the details, but the developers chose to put into this world and into this game, making it feel more believable. Like, how it feels to walk the streets of Yokohama. It just feels like I am there, with all of the sound effects and the music and the wind in my hair and all of that. And you have all of these beautiful rice fields, the rivers. And it's also like a mix of Japanese and western cultures in Yokohama. And that is interesting to see. It's such an interesting time period to choose to put in a video game. Which is like a time period that I feel like we haven't explored enough. It's just an exciting time era to have a video game represent, and it feels very real. Every single sound effect is incredibly satisfying too. Like when you are discovering a banner, such a satisfying sound effect. Voice acting is in English, which I appreciate and that is good stuff. Now when it comes to my verdict of the rise of the Ronin, I am enjoying my time. I am very much enjoying my time. If this wasn't your code, I would have bought this game full price, and I would not be sorry. I would not feel sorry about that, because I'm having a genuinely surprisingly great time with this game. It's almost like an Assassin's Creed game, which I love. I love those, except for Valhalla, which was too big. I'm talking more like Origins Odyssey, whatever. And also in my play firm, I'm trying to get 100% on every single section of the map. That's sweet little 100%. Collecting all of the cats, all of the shrines, all of the stuff, all of the fugitives. And also grinding up the reputation with everyone. Increasing friendship, level with people. That's also a thing. I'm trying to complete all of the gliding and horseback and archery challenges that are also in the game. Sort of like small mini-games. And also I am enjoying having the auto loot on, which is in the options. In the settings of the game, you can turn on auto loot, which makes me automatically pick up every material that I ride over. And that is also satisfying. I am loving the combat. It feels so good. With the rumble in my controller, it feels like I'm fighting with Katana. And the sound stuff, the swords make when they clash. Beautiful stuff. I'm also trying to collect all of the 100 cats in the game. And I'm trying to pet all of the dogs. Also, I gotta do that. What I'm trying to say is that there are plenty of things to do in this game. And there's even mission-based multiplayer. So I've been playing a tiny bit multiplayer with random people like matchmaking. So that's also a tiny little thing. A lot of loot, but also in the setting, you can choose to automatically disassemble or automatically sell certain tiers of loot. Because there's a lot of loot. A lot. And of course, you know me. I'm trying to go for that platinum trophy. I want to get to the point where I'm saying that I have 100% completed rice of the rawnin. But it's not today that I'm getting there. I wanted to tell you guys that this game is one that I recommend. I recommend this game. I'm giving it 8 out of 10. Very enjoyable. I am enjoying my time. And I feel like it is like a reality escape. By how believable the world is. You know, I'm playing with a headset on. And basically I am in this world. And it feels great. Some of the downsides, like I said, there are pop-ins in the graphics. You can definitely feel that. Also like in a game of this genre where there are tons of things to do. Maybe at some point you will feel like what you're doing is feeling a bit repetitive. That is something that belongs to the genre. Depends on you. I personally like it. Combat feels good. Good. Customization was good. It was a good game. Now if this review was helpful for you, I would love you to hit like on this video and maybe subscribe, like maybe. 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