We’re happy to introduce our brand-new gameplay trailer for Rise of the Ronin, and to verify that the sport might be releasing March 22, 2024 with pre-orders obtainable from December 14, 2023.
We’ve been onerous at work since we introduced this title in September final yr, spurred on by the thrill that our gamers have voiced since then. As a title, Rise of the Ronin includes a historic setting quintessential to Koei Tecmo, whereas brimming with Team Ninja’s personal model of motion and fight. Throughout creating our largest sport up to now, we’ve got been working alongside the group at SIE to create an expertise that permits gamers to totally embody a Ronin throughout the closing days of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Japan on the finish of the nineteenth century was characterised by the autumn of the Tokugawa Shogunate, a interval of oppression and stagnation. It was a time when innovators like Ryoma Sakamoto and Shoin Yoshida sought to modernize the nation. The sport’s Ronin protagonist will discover their future linked to those characters (a few of whom you noticed within the trailer) in a number of alternative ways. Your decisions will form how your character algins or clashes with story characters and their factions.
You will discover the huge world of late-Edo interval Japan by horse and glider, whereas battling foes utilizing a variety of weapons and tools – melee weapons like swords and spears, in addition to ranged weapons like firearms and thrown weapons. Also armed with a grappling rope and stealth ways, you’ll be able to count on the range and freedom proven in our newest trailer.
In addition to our launch date, we’re excited to share your choices for experiencing Rise of the Ronin. Pre-orders will open on December 14, 2023 in any respect collaborating retailers, PlayStation Store, and direct.ps.com. Pre-orders will go dwell at 10:00 AM native time on December 14, 2023 (10am EDT / 7am PDT in U.S.) Players who pre-order any model of Rise of the Ronin will obtain an early unlock of Iga Ninja’s Katana and Armour set and an early unlock of 4 Combat Styles that will help you Forge Your Fate.
Get your arms on the usual version of Rise of the Ronin for $69.99 / £69.99/ €79.99/ ¥8,980 MSRP. There will even be a Digital Deluxe Edition of the sport.
The Digital Deluxe version of Rise of the Ronin ($79.99 / £79.99/ €89.99/ ¥9,980 MSRP) will embrace the sport, all of the pre-order incentives, in addition to Iga Ninja’s Staff, Toyokuni Paired Swords, Bando Warrior Armour set and Japanese Formal Wear set.
I’m thrilled to lastly have the ability to use this chance of The Game Awards to announce the sport’s launch date. We are releasing an thrilling lineup of editions for the sport with bonus content material, and pre-orders will start quickly. The completely different editions embrace distinctive samurai and ninja-inspired content material that may absolutely resonate with followers of Team Ninja titles. Stay tuned for additional updates on the sport.
