Jake's character looks like a Japanese Jack Sparrow 😂

@mkv2718

4 ай бұрын

Jap Sparrow?

@alexneumann3092

4 ай бұрын

A Ronin Rockstar.

@DKOIsoul

4 ай бұрын

Captain!

@creamofthecrop6743

4 ай бұрын

Jacku Sparudo

@lupusdei6354

4 ай бұрын

Wang Sparrow

This really makes me want to go and play Ghost of Tsushima again...

@jw3384

4 ай бұрын

Like on pc...? 😎

@Teah8cbdude

4 ай бұрын

Ivd said that too. Ghost is more stylish, despite the combat being slower and classic. This is just odd. Juggling a guy with a pistol. Some faces not making any sort of expression. It just seems un finished

@xil3ntkha0s

4 ай бұрын

That's probably the better game despite ronin being a recent release

@warhead5225

4 ай бұрын

That’s the thing about this game. It seems like a mix between Sekiro and Ghost. But it also seems like it’d just have me wanting to play those games again.

@sarcasticgenius8563

4 ай бұрын

​@@xil3ntkha0s Ghost still looks like the newer game as well

3:51 "Finishing enemies off always feels so awesome. The game has really satisfying head pops."

@Jaycmk

4 ай бұрын

No diddy

@Republic_Of_Soraya

4 ай бұрын

Sloppy Toppy™

As a Nioh vet my advice to not go insane over loot is every now and then just equip the best stuff you have then sell/scrap everything else in your inventory until you get to a point where the levels plateau and you can start build crafting.

@thehiddenwarrior354

2 ай бұрын

💯 this

@dree__holiday7928

2 ай бұрын

I’m trying to decide on either getting rise of ronin or nioh 2 any suggestions? It’s really hard to decide 😂😅

@hazycosmicjive9002

2 ай бұрын

@@dree__holiday7928 oooooh. Depends on what you're into. Nioh is mission based and has a ton of skill trees and is kinda like Diablo loot wise. Ronin is somewhere between that and Ghost of tsushima with it's open world.

as someone who plays lots of retro games as well as indie games, graphics do not break or make a game, for me is all about gameplay if the game is fun I'll play it and this looks like a game right up my alley, will definitely play it.

@whoknows8223

4 ай бұрын

Project Zomboid with mods🤘

@chrissalgado9306

4 ай бұрын

Yeah but this is a triple A game promoted by Sony not a single dev game that's trying it's best with the limited resources

@ByrgenworthGraduate

4 ай бұрын

I don't care much about graphics either, I'm currently replaying the older Grand Theft Auto games in preparation for GTA VI But if I payed $600 for a next gen experience I not only deserve but SHOULD get a next gen experience... And no its not "entitlement" I worked and paid for a good PC/console and paid a full $70 for not only a next gen experience but one that actually works...

@whoknows8223

4 ай бұрын

@@ByrgenworthGraduate thats why I simply play them one year after release. Not only the price drops from 70 to 30 or so. The bugs get fixed also

@FiredrygonXIII

4 ай бұрын

True but not only the game got sub par graphics but there is also a lot of clipping and things popping on screen as you walk inside a cities for example. I feel like games like ghost of Tsushima offer much less graphical compromise and the game is few years old now

I like the dog at 2:21 that casually does a backflip lol

@zeleptic

4 ай бұрын

😂 wtf was that

@clayshinn6953

4 ай бұрын

Lol! I thought that too, then I saw he had a health bar. I think doggos🐶 will be susceptible to deletion.

@DKOIsoul

4 ай бұрын

You might have Flap and the rich lady under your spell but it's gonna take more than that to impress m-OOOOOOOH

@RhonteaBennett-fp2vx

4 ай бұрын

@@DKOIsoulTf?? 😂

@Shadows_Inc

4 ай бұрын

Skilled pup showing off what they can do.

The things I love most about this game are the customization and the setting. There aren't a lot of games (especially open world games) that focus on this period in Japan, which is crazy because its such a good concept for a game. The only other game I know of that has this same setting is Way of the Samurai 4 and I absolutely loved that game.

@SentientPotatoXIII

4 ай бұрын

@@33GLOCK I would've done the same but my ps3 died on me 😭

@verlinooandasan3359

4 ай бұрын

I miss the way of the samurai games. Dang! Good times. I cant seem to see any way of the samurai games in the playstation plus.

@jodah_eternal

3 ай бұрын

​@@verlinooandasan3359 I could have sworn they had a couple of the games in the retro downloads

@ethancraft5922

3 ай бұрын

Like a Dragon: Ishin also is set in the Bakumatsu period! The main protagonist is even Sakamoto Ryoma, the same main sidekick from RotR. I do have to play the Way of the Samurai games though, heard good things about them

@SentientPotatoXIII

3 ай бұрын

@@ethancraft5922 oh yeah, I forgot about Ishin

Jake gotta say your reviews are cohesive, to the point, and speaking my language. Love ACG but sometimes dance around the problems. Sup with the horse though!?!?

Years of team ninja games have taught me that the gameplay will be 10/10 and their ability to tell a cohesive story 1/10. Story obviously won't stop me from getting the game. It might even be really good.

@joeyscrewdriver336

4 ай бұрын

Is there a story? Yes. What’s it about? Yes

@Sean3D2Y

4 ай бұрын

The fact parry and blocking are different inputs sucks tbh.

@luisdominguez4798

4 ай бұрын

You think that's bad? In Wo Long parry was connected to dodge button. 😂 ​@@Sean3D2Y

@Norightnowrong1

4 ай бұрын

“Cool, another cutscene where I don’t know what the fuck it’s happening and who the hell are these people”

@matthewbergeron3641

4 ай бұрын

@@Sean3D2Y They are in basically every single game, especially souls like games. All fromsoft games have blocking and parrying on different inputs, and ones that mash them together like sekiro have an alternate but mandatory parry on a separate button. All team ninja games have always had them separate so it'd be weird if they made them the same. The only ones I can think of that do are Lies of P, and I'm good without that

Honestly, I can see why Falcon did DD2, this seems up Jake’s alley, but when voting with my wallet Dragons Dogma 2 will probably get my money. Always appreciate the honest, upfront reviews. You guys kick ass!

@blokin5039

4 ай бұрын

You should spend your money on plates instead.

@papawade3103

4 ай бұрын

@@blokin5039 on plates?

@JediMindTrix420

4 ай бұрын

And it drops tomorrow.Yay.

@rowesamuel8586

4 ай бұрын

For sure copping DD2 over this.

@ihatezen

4 ай бұрын

Stop being poor and get both

I like your description, telling us exactly what we need to know, i hate when a review tells you its a 3rd person game and then tells you the story and characters. We wanna know how it plays and what systems, etc 👌 perfect

Just got Dragon’s Dogma 2 this morning. I’m so excited to start it when I get off work!!! But I’m definitely interested in playing Rise of the Ronin too. Well done video!!!

@jojocasimir1118

4 ай бұрын

Enjoy my boy ima watch till they both go on sale

@Goreyglory-23

2 ай бұрын

​@@jojocasimir1118 It's on sale rn dude

Despite the mixed reviews, everything I see about this game leads me to believe I will enjoy it immensely.

@matthewbergeron3641

4 ай бұрын

Everything he listed as flaws were just things team ninja always does. So if you liked basically anything team ninja does it sounds like it's going to be more of that

@cowel8734

4 ай бұрын

Same. Im downloading it now. I haven't seen any gameplay that worried me. Its all been great. Lots of hate comes from people wanting DD2 or people who don't own a PS5

@Grubkiller35

4 ай бұрын

Checked fightincowboys review. That being said I hope anyone looking forward to it enjoys it!

@Vince-jy8fd

4 ай бұрын

@@Grubkiller35that dudes been hatin this game for months lol

@timothylewis2527

4 ай бұрын

That's all that matters!

This looks like a nice game to buy when it goes on sale for 15-20 bucks

@tjbullis1491

2 ай бұрын

and on pc! hopefully

This is the second review I’ve heard. I feel you went more in depth and happy for it. I was going to buy it today but I’m going to finish chipping away at the FF 16 platinum and maybe wait on a sell or for it to probably show up as a ps+ game.

Ty gamerranx jake and Falcon and wtfever, i tried to watch another content creators opionions of this, all they was talking about was how they was right about the rating and their cat.... i appreciate how you get straight into it.

I guess Shirrako didn’t wait for this video, he uploaded the whole game before release 😂

@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews

4 ай бұрын

He couldn't stop playing it he absolutely loved it

@andywong1531

4 ай бұрын

He already uploaded full walkthrough

@dadqqader

4 ай бұрын

Imagine getting free games by simply playing a game. Not reviewing it. Just play it. Absolute zero effort.

@LiviaReaper

4 ай бұрын

it….was released

@cami5173

4 ай бұрын

@@dadqqader did you just wake up from a coma? this is how its been for 10+ years

I’ve usually see reviews of games before your videos come out but I always come here eager to see what you guys have to say before I make a decision whether or not to buy or wait to get a game.

@nolakazi

13 күн бұрын

Save the best for last. GR definitely the best lol

The amount of customization and different availability of outfits and accessories you can mix and match feels limitless! The Japan/American time period gives us the coolest and most vibrant outfits to play around with I've seen in awhile! It's a little overwhelming at 1st but once you start getting the hand of it, it gets soo addictive!

@matttipton6009

2 ай бұрын

This what kept me glued to AC Odyssey! I went everywhere because even if I was OP I could get new looks and mess with my outfits. This is exactly what I needed to hear!!

@EKk8819

2 ай бұрын

@@matttipton6009 Yea it's got waaay more options then Oddessy too, but its got that same feature when u can make any item look like anything u like and keep the same stats, but u can edit every piece of outfits like belts, torso, hands, feet, head, face, its dope.

@757silverstacker

25 күн бұрын

Exactly why I'm stirring clear of it. I don't have the endless hours to dump into it. Wukong about to get all my attention.

I think Team Ninja mentioned that while they didn't wanna ignore the graphics, the focus was much, much more on making the gameplay fun. I'm about 8 hours into the game and I feel like I've barely tapped into it. The gameplay 'loop' is really satisfying in itself. Unlike some games where it might feel like a chore going through the hoops, this game makes it incredibly enjoyable. Can't wait to keep playing.

@danielsparrow3767

14 күн бұрын

Hey so 4months later do you still enjoy the game? Or still recommend it?

Honestly Jake you and Falcon are the only reviews I trust other than my own

@BabyKobeeee

4 ай бұрын

Jake*

@Anfield_the_place_to_be

4 ай бұрын

Come on, there are many out there like acg and mortimal to name a few😊

@juancerda3323

4 ай бұрын

I'm the same

@stampiboy1

4 ай бұрын

They both the same person !

@raadmustafa1029

4 ай бұрын

i thought jake is falcon

I love how you just gave us straight up Gameplay and first impresion 😂😂❤

@meruvanagasaisreebalaji9751

4 ай бұрын

I loved the part where they played a review copy and the gameplay was spoiler-free

I'm actually surprised how difficult the game is even on easy mode, I know nioh was a hard especially the bosses but I found the normal enemies to start with you could hack and slash but this game is so heavy bent on Parry it's crazy but hey we know these games are challenge but may not be for everyone so before you buy guys just remember this game will kick your butt if you don't play with a friend or don't learn those sword techniques good journey everyone.

@pressrepeat2000

4 ай бұрын

Important comment! For those who wanted a simple Ghost of Tsushima experience, this is not it. These games are hard for many who don’t want to grind the learning curve. It definitely isn’t just button smashing.

@senseinuuh

4 ай бұрын

harder than sekirO?

@k1k0j75

4 ай бұрын

@@senseinuuhI hope it’s on par with Sekiro in terms of difficulty but I doubt it.

@ghostlyswat12

4 ай бұрын

@@33GLOCKnot really it’s easy mode because it’s easier than the other difficulty’s

I'm sick of hearing about the graphics, they were purposley made the way they are. If you play the game there's a clean and functioning day and night/season cycle, an actual clock tower with in game time (wich is sick) and the world looks very natural. The way the colors pop with the Japanese art style and the natural looking sky boxes make me love these graphics. Not every game has to have Stellar Blade level graphics to be great!

Kinda crazy we've been getting an outpour of ancient japan type of games in the last few years. I remember back then it felt like we were getting nothing. Hope the Tenchu series comes back. Looking forward to this game but my most hyped game would be Black Myth: Wukong

@sladestryder5264

4 ай бұрын

And CHINA !!

@CommanderCodyChipless

4 ай бұрын

@@sladestryder5264 I wanted to say ancient asian type of games but I didn't want to hear another gen Z yell at me "aSiA iS MoRe ThAn cHiNa AnD jApAn"

@errorx_x1063

4 ай бұрын

Feels like this was from the cry of Assassin Creed fans wanting to be in Japan. Then GoT happened. Sekiro too. AC is late to it's own party

@CommanderCodyChipless

4 ай бұрын

@Nikzedik93 true

@CommanderCodyChipless

4 ай бұрын

@@errorx_x1063 for real. GoT got everyone wanting to get a piece of that pie. Sekiro though is a beast of a game. I'm actually about to platinum it tonight if I farm for the last two skills I need. Done all the endings and bosses. Such a good game can't stop playing it

Fairly new to gaming been playing for 1.5 years and am retired school counselor at 72 got PS5 as a present totally addicted. Have all the time in the world. Just finished Ghost of Tsushima, awesome. What is Nioh (? Sp). Have seen it mentioned in several KZread videos

@Mattysback

4 ай бұрын

You should give skyrim a go

@rossmcdonagh1554

5 сағат бұрын

If you liked the stort driven aspect of Ghost of Tsushima you could really enjoy the God of war reboots (God of War 2018 and God of War Ragnarok). As a retired counsellor I think you might have a lot of insight into how it deals with parenthood, loss and guilt.

Saw all the negative reviews and yet still bought it. This game simply amazing and very enjoyable so far. Def worth the purchase if you’re a “gameplay guy”

@Drogas3653

3 ай бұрын

Definitely a terrible game. Enjoy wasting your money.

@fezzazz8142

3 ай бұрын

Good joke

@thefury4424

Ай бұрын

@@Drogas3653I think you are just terrible at it, it’s ok, just get good

@Drogas3653

Ай бұрын

@@thefury4424 i can promise you i’m better than you at ANY game that’s not a racing game. Ghost of Tsushima is just better.

@thefury4424

Ай бұрын

@@Drogas3653 hahaha keep proving you know nothing

A lot of people have been dogging the game before it’s even out, but this just sounds like a title that may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it sounds like right up my alley. Looking forward to it’s

@cowel8734

4 ай бұрын

Truth. Its even better than I thought. Its like people want it to fail wothout even checking it out

@xAnarchRadiostar

4 ай бұрын

@@cowel8734 of course Ghost of Tsushima & Sekiro are claimed good samurai games, but it’s good to see more ones that are fun to play fundamentally.

@hijutakai4726

4 ай бұрын

The studio that made this game have made two previous samurai souls games before being nioh. The people dogging this games seem to not under bad graphics and art directions. And the formula that the studio has liked from nioh​@@xAnarchRadiostar

@blueninjanoname7338

4 ай бұрын

Yeah comments saying it looks bad and they clearly haven't even played it yet, just saying it isn't as good as other games without giving this one a go. Odd

@ZelBellz

3 ай бұрын

Same

Game looks perfectly fine to me. I loved the Nioh games and Ghost of Tsushima and while this looks like a watered down combo of the two, it still looks competent enough to warrant a playthrough. Probably not a purchase I’d make at full price, but when it goes on sale I’ll definitely check it out.

@remon.d8341

4 ай бұрын

Same 80 euros seems too much for this, i usually dont like the open world checklist collectable thingy but the enemy camps and mainstory fights etc are more my groove, but i assume the playtime wont be worth the money. I bought tekken 8 at full price and i have atleast 100 hours in it now, i don't expect this game to be more than 20-30 hours before i got most personal fun content done but it still looks fun, only not worthy of a full EIGHTY euros in my book

@cowel8734

4 ай бұрын

​@remon.d8341 Its about 55 hours if you're a completionist and about 40-45 hrs if do a decent amount of its quests

@HattoriStudios

4 ай бұрын

Check out my game im working on, its just me currently working on it, it is a traditional ninja experience.

@REXae86

4 ай бұрын

You’re the problem

@namgunaucao9771

4 ай бұрын

This game still good for me. Better than most ubisoft games

I just started and have barely made it anywhere, but I like how you can actually have Sisters as the Twins. I wasn't expecting that level of customization when I started and that is pretty Hype. The combat is gonna take me a second after having played Wo-Long from start to finish.

@TomSir79

4 ай бұрын

I heard that too, but i still don't get it fully. Does it mean that you can create your own Main + an AI Partner that follows you around like in Code Vein for example? 🤔 If so, then it would be awesome! I mean.... two hot Twin-Sisters or BFF's...who wouldn't want that, right? 😏

@thebeaphomet9485

4 ай бұрын

@@TomSir79 to answer that fully would be a spoiler, but you create two characters who are twin siblings then pick the one as your main. From there, you just gotta find out :D

@TomSir79

4 ай бұрын

@@thebeaphomet9485 thx. So, hot Twin-Sisters it is. 😁

@bruh-po6fz

3 ай бұрын

@@TomSir79lmao my ninja

I got flashbacks of the samurai series from PlayStation 2. Great video

Allready played it and my main grievence is, that the parry timer feels slightly off. It is different from other games that also imbue perfect parry (I was almost always too early). You have to parry on impact, not on start of the animation. I tried out easy mode. It doesn't take away much from the combat but you get a slightly bigger window for perfect parry and a slightly elongated stagger timer for enemies.

@rusteddenial453

4 ай бұрын

Parrys have always been about doing right as ur about to hit in any game ever what are u yapping about ( u have no brain)

@LunacticInferno

4 ай бұрын

I agree, something seems off on parries. It was like this in Wo Long and Lies of P on a few select mobs; but for this game, it's all humanoid mobs weapon parries and throws me off.

@ZelBellz

3 ай бұрын

Prefer that parrying on impact adds more weight like sekiro makes it so you really feel that parry

@kaeganthornhill3936

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, the Parry is closer to Skiro time window. While Lies of P is even tighter.

I'm always surprised that the Bakumatsu Period doesn't get more play given how popular Ruroni Kenshin is but, I guess the Sengoku Period just hits different...

@riceshot9981

4 ай бұрын

Was about to say.. I loved the remake

@nobunaga-oda

4 ай бұрын

What remake ​@@riceshot9981

@JohnClam

4 ай бұрын

Shuddup

@FakeGyllenhaal

4 ай бұрын

Spotting a segment in this game with an adversary using a gattling gun indoors I was thinking these guys derinitely used some set pieces of the Kenshin saga

@willdiesel8431

4 ай бұрын

Making more games doesn't mean they would all be good and worth playing more than once. Also Rurouni Kenshi like many shounen had 2 different fanbases. The ones that loved the manga and the ones who slogged through the anime. That doesn't mean there were games that were just as loved.

I love this setting, gives sooo much opportunities for super cool design and gameplay, the Revolver mixed in with the swordplay just feels right, along with the armor styles ranging from robes to western style suits

3:44 "ping-ping" I'm sold

You had me at collectible cats.

@moogleking

4 ай бұрын

Golden cat statues perhaps

@leevanciel3397

4 ай бұрын

No actual cats you have to sneak up on them to pet

Those finishing moves have a very ninja gaiden flair to them.

I love that when you lock on, your character isnt just blocking the center of the screen where youre trying to see. Its a bit exagerrated but i wish Elden Ring would at least put you in the lower 3rd when locked, and have a way to make the indicator dot transparent.

They should Consider putting guest characters in this game. Sasuke Uchiha, Hiei from YuYu Hakesho, Samurai Jack, Rouroni Kenshin. Etc...They could get very creative with the game.

Probably my most anticipated game of the year. This is pretty funny, because all of your legit criticism's could be said about any of Team Ninja's games of the past decade. So if that's all that is wrong, I'm still on board. Nioh and Wo Long were not lookers either, but had fantastic gameplay mechanics. The teaser for this one had me at Meiji Restoration Ghost of Tsushima!

@EDLCSonofDavid

4 ай бұрын

Nioh was not it for me, but Wo Long was a strong game that didn't get its due recognition.

@cenciende9401

4 ай бұрын

I'd argue that Nioh 2 was indeed a looker, problem is all the games since haven't improved in looks, lighting seems to be a real problem for their aging engine.

@TruTrae

4 ай бұрын

​@@cenciende9401 I think that Nioh 2 was impressive for targeting an almost locked 60fps on PS4 but I don't really think that it looks that great outside of its amazing motion blur and certain effects even on PS5/PC. I do think that the game's presentation was good despite its shortcomings though.

@theholypopechodeii4367

4 ай бұрын

​@EDLCSonofDavid Have you played both? Nioh 1 was meh for me but I really enjoyed Nioh 2.

@EDLCSonofDavid

4 ай бұрын

@theholypopechodeii4367 yeah I played both. I played Nioh 1 more than Nioh 2 actually. In Nioh 2 I spent most of my time creating my character. Have you played Wo Long?

I would honestly always support developers like this who put their heart into the gameplay while not putting any micro transactions into the game.

@RumpleStiltzkin-bu5he

4 ай бұрын

Youre whats wrong with America.

@peautifulbenis3673

4 ай бұрын

@@RumpleStiltzkin-bu5hethat’s stupid

@REXae86

4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the game suck

@RumpleStiltzkin-bu5he

4 ай бұрын

@@peautifulbenis3673 says the low iq...lol

@capellozapellini6074

4 ай бұрын

@@RumpleStiltzkin-bu5hehe doesn’t like mice transactions so that’s makes him the villain? I think you may be brain damaged bud

Glad you liked it Jake! The difference between the mixed reviews looks like to come from expectations and what the game actually is. People who expected another GoT game (although the comparison is logical) seems a bit disappointed while people who expected an open world Team Ninia game looks satisfied with it. I’m on your page, glad you liked it. Can’t wait to dive in this weekend!

played it for an hour and its so fun, tbh im enjoying this way more than DD2

@TomSir79

4 ай бұрын

I hope i feel the same when i get my Copy of RotR. I couldn't enjoy DD2 for the Love of God whatsoever 😒

@NuniPikachu

4 ай бұрын

​@@TomSir79Oh why didn't you enjoy DD2? I heard it's very good

@TomSir79

4 ай бұрын

@@NuniPikachu not for me! 🤷 You heard that it's good, but did you try it for yourself? I did. Two Characters. The First a Male Warrior and the second a Female Mage. I didn't like both and with both Characters i played a total of 40h in DD2. It's bland, riddled with technical Issues, your AI Companions are garbage. It doesn't matter with which Class you start honestly. Because you either do everything yourself as a Warrior, Thief or you can watch your Pawns do the whole Work for you while you stay behind as an Archer or Mage. That's not innovative. That's bad Gamedesign! Combat sucks! Exploration sucks! Traversal by Foot or Oxcart sucks! The Enemy-Variety is the same as in its Predecessor! Quests are missing Quest-relevant Informations, Things that you have to digg up on your own, which btw also sucks! I'd rather prefer having my Hand hold in Videogames than do or explore everything on my own. Capcom released that Game in this State and People are loving it. Why?! Capcom gifted you a steaming Pile of Sh*t, placed a golden Crown on Top of it and snagged 70-80 Bucks outta your Pocket for it. Plus People are seriously calling it a GOTY-Candidate... ugh 🤦

@mrjotaro

4 ай бұрын

@@TomSir79 yeah im stuck between gettin rise of ronin or dragons dogma.

@TomSir79

4 ай бұрын

@@mrjotaro i can't tell you which one to buy. I can just tell you my Experiences with both Games and how they entertain me. And RotR does a better Job than DD2. But my Taste in Videogames is different from yours. I for example like the Japan-Setting more than the Middle Ages.

I want it but it'll have to wait as I just got the Horizon Forbidden West on PC.

@mtnman8783

4 ай бұрын

Good choice. So glad that pc players are finally getting experience that title ..it's a masterpiece

@D4rkKn1ght311

4 ай бұрын

Take your time with it, such a good game 👍

@Warshipgamers

4 ай бұрын

Graphics on pc are jawdropping, the textures on just the ground are insanity@@mtnman8783

@smittenmittens1364

4 ай бұрын

Horizon Forbidden West is, to this day, the most beautiful game I've ever played. It also runs extremely well. On Ps5 with VRR it was absolutely insane.

@okami9039

4 ай бұрын

​@@mtnman8783no way forbidden west is a masterpiece y'all dropped the standards of masterpiece atp

3:41 I’ve never heard someone pronounce the w in sword.

@TheSenseiNeo

4 ай бұрын

I find it hard to listen to him bc of this stuff

@RumpleStiltzkin-bu5he

4 ай бұрын

Thats because you pronounce birthday and bathroom with an "f." You also say axed instead of ask.

@LeroyDogg

4 ай бұрын

😂

@yguy1232

4 ай бұрын

@@RumpleStiltzkin-bu5he The w in sword is silent kid

@RumpleStiltzkin-bu5he

4 ай бұрын

@@yguy1232 no its not. The k in knife is silent, son.

This is the best Team Ninja game since Ninja Gaiden Black! I'm loving this, sooo much content it's like Ghosts of Tushima x 10. And an amazing story, Wo Long story was such trash but they really put it ALL together, the combat is so addictive!

Seeing both gameplays confirms to me that ghost is a superior game in story telling, gameplay dynamics and graphics

I appreciate the shout out 4:34

Hey i have a headache and i like the this voice over. Please more of this calm and natural speaking

I wish they made another ninja game like tenchu

Hey with your before you buys, do you have set rules? Like do you have to finish the game first? Or just get a few hours in?

It reminds me alot of the “Way of the Samurai” games which were graphically bad but sooooo much fun with the many choices and characters.

@NescoBchr

4 ай бұрын

I agree, even it had some weird quirk like some outfits giving you the "body" of the NPC that used it lol. But it was a truly fun franchise.

@Bringthewinter

4 ай бұрын

@@NescoBchr I still remember how being at the right place at the right time of day was crucial. You could show up early to stop a robbery or later right after the robbery had been committed or miss it completely and that would change the whole arc of the story. Really innovative stuff back in those days.

@NescoBchr

4 ай бұрын

@@Bringthewinter Indeed and what was even more creative is that the last save had direct implications in the next story (WotS 4 I don't remember if the early ones had that), like some involved doing certain missions to alter the next playthrough, that imo is something we haven't seen much.

I plan on picking my copy up tomorrow after work and I hope it’s as good as it looks

@InTheZone85

4 ай бұрын

you mean you hope it's better than it looks...

You had me at open world Nioh

Did anyone else but me notice that crazy twist that one guy did at 3:19?

I may but this one. I want the Sekiro style fighting game which this may be close to but I haven’t even finish FF7 yet and I heard DD2 is pretty good, so we’ll see.

I would still love to have a modern day Tenchu game like Tenchu Wrath of Heaven’s stealth attacks. Just loved that world of Tenchu. This looks rad though so I’ll have to check this one out soon.

@buuqbilayo9513

4 ай бұрын

Tenchu, onimusha

@FinnishUncleSam

4 ай бұрын

If only. Wrath of heaven is still one of my favorite games

So much for blade maintenance. Bloody blade just put back in the scab. Nice to see it looks closer to a Tachi instead a Katana. I do love the Katana, but it's just not the sword they would have used.

I like it...runs smooth as well.

2 before you buy videos on the same day? God bless you Jake & human bird man Falcon 🫡

That horse animation though 😂

@NoName-qd6vp

4 ай бұрын

It looks really dumb, like Dynasty Warriors horse dumb. Actually, nearly all animations look awkward, stiff, and old. Ghost of Tsushima makes this game look really dated by comparison .

@TheDude-xp4vb

4 ай бұрын

Koei Tecmo make the game too​@@NoName-qd6vp

@hehj8227

4 ай бұрын

Ya I was like you guys couldn’t get cues from breath of the wild or ghost of tsunami of how to animate horses

@denzelwright8475

4 ай бұрын

@@NoName-qd6vp Fucking YES, I thought I was the only one seeing it. and the problem is I feel like this is just a Team Ninja problem. I got the same feeling in the Nioh games, and at least that game had good lighting and effects to mask it, but the animations always felt off to me. It definitely makes me think of Dynasty Warriors but without the over the top multiple enemy juggling.

Thanks for these as always! Looking forward to this

Thanks for the amazing description. I really thought it was going to be top notch graphics and would be deeper and more precise than GOT. Glad you clarified that bit. I didn’t play red Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War Ragnarok, or Assassin Creed Mirage. So I might just go with one of these instead.

@younes9745

4 ай бұрын

Same here. I played all those except RDR2. I really belived it was like a GOT sequel. RDR is on sale for 12€ on the fench PS Store if interested 😉.

Team Ninja, we have no idea wtf we are telling you to do, but we know you will have fun doing it.

I was leaning towards getting rise of the ronin before dragons dogma 2, but after watching the reviews I’ve decided to go the other way. Thank you guys at gameranx for putting out these videos to help us make more informed decisions. This was very helpful

@nlikeflynn8837

4 ай бұрын

Before you buy indeed 👍🏻

@SolSacrifice

4 ай бұрын

Then enjoy your sub 30 fps gameplay and mtx

@TheBigTone100

4 ай бұрын

@@SolSacrificeenjoy your PS2 level graphics

@hijutakai4726

4 ай бұрын

​@@TheBigTone100 both yall childish

@azgard8914

4 ай бұрын

DD2 is trash I uninstalled it after 5 hours

I was excited for this, namely because of links with the fantastic ghosts of tusema, also a Sony exclusive. So so sure now

Finally played the demo for it just now and gotta say I'm surprised it got so much hate. I really enjoy it and just ordered the full copy from eBay. As far as graphics maybe it's been updated since this review but it looks beautiful now. I thought this game was basically a "Wo-Long copy" so I wasn't interested but I was wrong. I'd say it's a good beginner samurai game, not as hard as Nioh that's for sure.

Team Ninja always have incredibly fun and interesting gameplay so will always buy their games day one. Unfortunately its dev cycle was incredibly long (7-9 years supposedly) so the design decisions feel way dated for 2024. Think this game will be a solid foundation for future games though

@RomnysGonzalez

4 ай бұрын

Yup. This games feel like was released 7 years ago

I'm playing this before Dragon's Dogma 2. Graphics aren't really a bother to me tbh, as long as the gameplay and combat is good and I'm having fun. Judging by this video, I think I'm gonna have some fun with this game.

@Chadius_Thundercock

4 ай бұрын

I’m gonna get it after DD2 because this game is def NOT worth 70 dollars

@chrismao8815

4 ай бұрын

I feel like both Niohs are absolutely hot garbage except their combat, yet I love them nonetheless. So this game is a must get for me I guess.

@Superstarr721

4 ай бұрын

@@Chadius_Thundercockfacts man , I keep going from video to video to see which game to buy and I’m sorry but DD2 most definitely looks like a 70 dollar game

@ColeCraft-bc7hb

4 ай бұрын

@@Superstarr721no it does not 😭 barely 30 fps buddy

@Superstarr721

4 ай бұрын

@@ColeCraft-bc7hb you got the game ?

??? Between this and ghost of tsushima which one would you get first???? I haven't played either

I thought about buy it but after watching it i doesn't seem bad but just not my thing i hope for a closer to GOT instead of soul like kind of dumb of me

Thank you for the review, Jack Baldano 🙏

I think it is a matter of debate, but in my opinion there are tiers of games, not AAA and AA, but actually in relation to how much of my time the game is worth, as a married man with less avaiable time than most unemployed students, games like this feel like a simple no thank you PASS, as there are so many games nowadays and there are enough of them good enough that they are worth my time (all relative to opinion I know), so I simply don’t have the time to spend on an okayish game, rather spend the time (and money 😅) I have on the very good or great ones. I don’t hate this game, but I also don’t feel compelled to play it over the many others available.

@InTheZone85

4 ай бұрын

the gameplay seems to be the strong point so if you have limited time it would seem this game would better suit you...

Man this has to be the most "last-gen looking" next gen game todate! If you woulda've told me this was a 2018 game running on PS4 I woulda've believed you no question...

@senseinuuh

4 ай бұрын

i would believe 2010 game...

@JonTheJedi

4 ай бұрын

@@senseinuuhthat’s a bit of a stretch.

This game looks so much fun. Can't wait to see a sale.

@Atomthefox

4 ай бұрын

I don’t know if I have the patience….but I HEAR you. It’d be bought if it was helldivers 2 price 👀😅

8:07 I’m actually having so much fun with this game. I haven’t got real far into the story. But still a lot of fun imo

I'm excited to play this when it inevitably comes to GamePass next year

@Nothing_is_sacred

4 ай бұрын

LOL 😅

I will be passing this one up, all the nioh type games take way too long to learn the enemy patterns and get used to the combat style. Nowadays I have to really pick and choose what I am going to play next due to life and work responsibilities. This is why I listen to the before you buy videos, they help find a good release I can commit time to.

@shadowblack623

4 ай бұрын

I actually just bought Hi-Fi rush for exactly the same reason. I haven’t bought this or Dragon’s Dogma 2 due to not being completely sold from what I could see. It’s kinda the point of reviews but some people want to feel justified in buying it without watching reviews.

Already preordered this and DD2… still working on FF7 rebirth… not enough time!!

@kingflocka6501

4 ай бұрын

​@briandprice1981 you're crazy FF7 is way better than both of those games

@IT.93

4 ай бұрын

​@@kingflocka6501facts.

@DV-ou1yu

4 ай бұрын

​@briandprice1981 You're complaining about nothing. It literally has more weight to it than Nioh and Fromsoft games. It's okay if you don't like FF7R, but that game is great.

@IT.93

4 ай бұрын

​@briandprice1981you wrote a lot without saying anything at all, literally everything you said was wrong, congrats

@sonicandroxas

4 ай бұрын

​@briandprice1981I'd forget your opinion

Seikero still takes the cake for me.

The horse runs like it is gunna 💩 it's pants.

This game makes you feel like miyamoto musashi

@stampiboy1

4 ай бұрын

It makes you feel like Spider-Man

@moonvenerable7897

4 ай бұрын

It makes you feel like Batman

@CidGuerreiro1234

4 ай бұрын

It makes you feel like a ronin rising

@brownbeastoftheleaf3215

4 ай бұрын

It makes you feel like William Adams

@shinichiizumi2242

4 ай бұрын

this isn't a dunkey video

"finishing enemies off, feels so awesome" Ayfuckingyoooo 😂 3:52

@samanderson1650

4 ай бұрын

Lol 😂

I’m definitely going to play dragons dogma2 before I play this, but this review at least let me know that this game isn’t complete garbage and might be fun to pick up later

So, I don't often write my first impressions, or things I see, but I will try. Based on this review provided by gameranx, I will still try and play it. 1) I love souls type games and a challenge so that my gravity towards it. 2) I love games that do samurai warrior stuff like ghosts of Tsushima and Sekiro. I've beaten Sekiro probably 10 times and love it even if it's hard and frustrating. Love the setting. Draws me towards it. However, I am disappointed at the first impressions graphically. It's not a "make it or break it" type of thing, however, in this modern era of gaming and having a PS5 and a PC now that can play anything, I really feel the team seems to have missed the bar. It shouldn't look like Nioh 1. Did I enjoy the game? Yes, but it was that time in gaming where that was acceptable. Ghost of Tsushima and Sekiro looked great on my PS4 Pro. Now that I have the PS5 and PC. I EXPECT those type of graphics and changes. This isn't an indie game like among us or dead cells, etc. This is a full paid 70 dollar game that is trying to achieve Ghost of Tsushima status. If it wants to be treated like it, it needs to step of. GoT still looks amazing all these years later, even on a PS4. Maybe it could be fixed with a texture, graphics update? I'm no game designer, but it would benefit if easy enough. Just my food for thought. Good luck Ronins.

I like the feel of team ninja games it's like a signature thing you can tell right away it's their game their games are fun imo too I hope the coop is seamless

@cowel8734

4 ай бұрын

Its my first TN game and now Ill definitely play more as I am loving it

I still need to finish Wo Long, but the combat looks like a more rounded out version of that game. In fact this sounds like Wo Long open world with Nioh looting. I think this could possibly be one of the all times for me, even with the graphics being what they unfortunately are.

If I really want to play a Team Ninja game, I’ll boot up Game Pass and play Wo Long. Their games are all about the combat anyhow, and this looks to play a lot like Wo Long.

I cannot say this enough man, I really appreciate these videos! Thanks for pumping these out, I don't know how you do it but I am thankful for it!

@intellectic9155

4 ай бұрын

I cannot say this enough, man. No one cares.

@ni06no

4 ай бұрын

Shut up ​@@intellectic9155

@VirtualGhostMaster

4 ай бұрын

@@intellectic9155You clearly care otherwise you wouldn’t have taken the time out your clown life to comment 😘

@foxrevival8671

4 ай бұрын

Yeah seriously

@dicker_otter

4 ай бұрын

@@intellectic9155 😂

Took me 98 hours to beat the game on hard. Did all the side missions. Great game. AMAZING story. I found myself stopping and looking up the characters and learning about them in real life and the events that are portrayed in this game. Needless to say, the Bakumatsu period in Japan was absolutely crazy and EXTREMELY interesting. One of the best video game stories I’ve experienced

Excited for this! Nevermind I was hoping it would lean more towards ghost of tsushima. Gameplay seems arcade. Not bad, just not what I wanted .🤷‍♂️oh well

Man I just miss when games doesn't have to be a masterpiece just to be fun and worth buying. I miss when people bought games without the thought of game scores, I like this kind of videos when it's scoreless and just post if it's a must buy, or buy it if you really want it.

@ShrimplessScampi

4 ай бұрын

Agreed everyone is so hyperbolic nowadays. “Best game of all time.” “Fully immersed.” “As a working father of three with 1000 hours of play time blah blah” *We get it* 😂

@cenciende9401

4 ай бұрын

So you miss a time which has never existed? Before channels like this which have a better way of doing things, review scores were literally all we had to judge a game by back to the days of gaming magazines. Also in this golden age of Indie and resurgence of AA, the appreciation for games doing something different/fun rather than being a big masterpiece is very high. Many, simply by virtue of being an employed adult, do not have much time like myself and have to be very selective with what we spend time on. You must be really young.

@vonnblagaming984

4 ай бұрын

@@cenciende9401 im on my 30's and yes, there was a time well for me where we didn't look at scores if a game is good, we just looked at it, and says "yo this looks good, lets play it". I never really relied my decision on buying games based on game journalists review score. That's my only take. I don't want to stress out myself if a game hyped me then suddenly it's not filling up it's hype. If I see a game looks and plays fun, I will either buy that or save it for wishlist. My enjoyment is not based on a score, heck I enjoyed RE6 even though it was rated really bad

@ShrimplessScampi

4 ай бұрын

@@vonnblagaming984 “yo this looks good. Let’s play it” this was my roommate and I our freshmen year (in my early 30s now) when we picked up a brand new copy of Kane & Lynch 2. It’d just came out in Aug and was already marked down to $20usd brand new when we grabbed it in October. I was aware of the mixed reviews but this was when found footage films like Paranormal Activity 2 were pretty big. Looking back if we had any major gripes…it’s that the campaign was insanely short. I wouldn’t argue with someone if they said (and explained) why the game was bad…but I had a great time playing it. Definitely know what you mean OP 🫡 looking forward to starting ROTR in about 30 minutes

@vonnblagaming984

4 ай бұрын

@@ShrimplessScampi have fun! Cuz that is gaming is supposed to be heheh!

I am loving this, my first game on my PS5 but will be playing Ghost of Tsushima at some point....thank you for the review and yes the combat is the best....can't get enough...

Looks familiar to the “way of the samurai” game franchise from years past…if it’s anything like that it’s going to be cool!

This game reminds me to finish Like a Dragon Ishin.

It takes 3 seconds to understand it's a straight 7..... Jake's tone provides the score, as I say, within 3 sec.

@Jirizo1

4 ай бұрын

I dont trust him, he probably put 10 hours into it as he never finishes games before reviewing them

@ereyes6718

4 ай бұрын

​​@@Jirizo1 Then play it and be disappointed for yourself.

@Malik-lo6zd

4 ай бұрын

At the end of the day it’s subjective a 7 to him might be a 9 for someone else only way to know is by playing it for yourself there are plenty of games that have mediocre reviews and I love them

@Jirizo1

4 ай бұрын

@@ereyes6718 i will, $70 is nothing to me :)

@holographicfrog1503

4 ай бұрын

Why are you trying to dissect this and making it all moot? Are you aware you're doing that? If I didn't want a precursor indication of the game we wouldn't be here.@@Malik-lo6zd

"Some people don't need another one of these games" sums it up pretty well for me I think. I wanted to be interested in this game; but, for most of this video, all I could think was "why wouldn't I just play Ghosts / Nioh / Sekiro instead?" As always, I appreciate your phenomenal reviews. I'll probably wait to grab this one used at GameStop so I can return it if it doesn't click for me.

I still am interested in this game and I'll always play any samurai/ninja game but I'll probably wait on it because there's too many other games out right now that I'm in the middle of playing or other games that I'm prioritizing more. I barely started playing FF7 Rebirth and I'm not far in to it at all, so maybe when I finish that I'll get Ronin.

Tomorrow I'll finally get my hands on it 😁

@footyking1473

4 ай бұрын

Can't wait to play it in 2 hrs:)

@yaboidex4000

4 ай бұрын

@@footyking1473same here mate, mind if I add you? So we can do coop

@gameranxTV

4 ай бұрын

👍

@InTheZone85

4 ай бұрын

and your impression?

@footyking1473

4 ай бұрын

I like it so far bro:) @@InTheZone85

Rise of Ronin or Dragon's Dogma 2 Honestly at the moment neither as two other game have my attention

@RadiantNova159

4 ай бұрын

I got both but dragons dogma I'm really enjoying

@topshelfornoshelf2158

4 ай бұрын

@@RadiantNova159 u got them already ?

@timothylewis2527

4 ай бұрын

I'm just a random guy in the comments but Dragons Dogma 1 was a "Top 25 of all time" game for me. Give that a try and see if you like it. If you do, check out part 2!

@aarongomez8186

4 ай бұрын

Dragons dogma for sure!

@Maxon214

4 ай бұрын

@@timothylewis2527Personally I have too many games I know I want to play. To take a chance on a game I might want to at the moment