Although 2023 is not yet over, a year that has given us an enormous amount of games of incredible quality, that doesn’t mean we can’t start thinking about 2024. We already have some releases scheduled for next year, and some insiders have already begun leaking some details about those games that companies don’t want to reveal yet, especially given how packed the schedule is until November in the gaming world. This hasn’t stopped one of the most famous internet leakers, The Snitch, from commenting on new details about one of the most interesting games coming exclusively to PlayStation 5 consoles: Rise of the Ronin.
Developed by Team Ninja, the people behind the Nioh series and more recently the outstanding Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, the game first appeared in Sony’s State of Play event held in late 2022, showing us nothing more than a bit of gameplay, its setting based on 19th century Japan, and the promise of a release sometime in 2024. Now, thanks to The Snitch, we can add more details.
As hinted in the trailer, the game will be a mix of Assassin’s Creed, Ghost of Tsushima, and Dark Souls. This means it will be an open-world game where exploration and collecting collectibles will be of great importance, but the combat will be more similar to the studio’s previous titles, with a faster and more arcade-like style reminiscent of the Souls series. Of course, the influence of From Software doesn’t end there. It will also borrow from them highly detailed item descriptions with many references to the lore, providing glimpses of the surrounding world beyond what is told through the story. Similarly, from Assassin’s Creed, we can expect side missions with a sensibility closer to what we usually see in Ubisoft games, creating a very intriguing blend that could work wonderfully if they manage to make all the pieces fit naturally together.
On the other hand, The Snitch has also provided some other, perhaps minor, but equally interesting details. The game will have difficulty options, skill and ability trees, romance options, and we will be able to choose between quality and performance modes in the game. These additions may be less flashy, but they demonstrate the vast range they aim to achieve with Rise of the Ronin.
Furthermore, the grand finale is that The Snitch dares to provide a more specific release date than what Sony has given us. Rise of the Ronin will be published in the first quarter of 2024, between January 1st and March 31st. This means that if The Snitch is correct—and The Snitch has rarely been wrong—we could soon enjoy a game that seems destined to become the new obsession of many people.
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