Rise of the Ronin (PC)

Koei Tecmo's Japanese studio, Team Ninja, is best known for its hard-hitting character-based action game franchise Ninja Gaiden, as well as action games with a focus on systemic combat based on the progression structure of the Souls games. What Nioh and Nioh 2, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty and Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin have in common is that they combine complex combat systems with many interlocking mechanics with checkpoint mechanics a la Dark Souls, but in more classic level structures. Although these games are very different, not only in their setting, but also in the way they implement their distinctive combat systems, they share the Team Ninja DNA. The same goes for Rise of the Ronin, whose battles are similar to those in Nioh and Wo Long. First and foremost, it is a combat game (with three difficulty levels) with different styles and firearms that require the player to make decisions depending on the situation. Players can choose from various melee weapons such as the katana, spear and odachi, each with different combat styles. There are also ranged weapons such as guns and bows.

Koei Tecmo's Japanese studio, Team Ninja, is best known for its hard-hitting character-based action game franchise Ninja Gaiden, as well as action games with a focus on systemic combat based on the progression structure of the Souls games. What Nioh and Nioh 2, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty and Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin have in common is that they combine complex combat systems with many interlocking mechanics with checkpoint mechanics a la Dark Souls, but in more classic level structures. Although these games are very different, not only in their setting, but also in the way they implement their distinctive combat systems, they share the Team Ninja DNA. The same goes for Rise of the Ronin, whose battles are similar to those in Nioh and Wo Long. First and foremost, it is a combat game (with three difficulty levels) with different styles and firearms that require the player to make decisions depending on the situation. Players can choose from various melee weapons such as the katana, spear and odachi, each with different combat styles. There are also ranged weapons such as guns and bows.