{"id":107114,"date":"2024-03-21T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/?guid=7f79becc53e49efc2222ff13eb5959a6"},"modified":"2024-03-21T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T11:00:00","slug":"rise-of-the-ronin-review-crossed-swords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/21\/rise-of-the-ronin-review-crossed-swords\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise of the R\u014dnin Review – Crossed Swords"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Reviewed on:<\/b>
\n PlayStation 5
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Platform:<\/b>
\n PlayStation 5
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Publisher:<\/b>
\n Koei Tecmo
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Developer:<\/b>
\n Team Ninja
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\u201cIn a mad world, only the mad are sane,\u201d a stirring line from Akira Kurosawa\u2019s 1985 samurai epic Ran<\/em>, urges us to remember that in times of chaos, strange or unconventional ideas may actually be wise. In Rise of the Ronin, I argue Team Ninja exemplifies that madness with an open-world title far outside its usual comfort zone. Unfortunately, even in a mad world, seeing the wisdom in many of the decisions made here is difficult.<\/p>\n

Rise of the Ronin is Team Ninja\u2019s first open world, set against a backdrop of 19th century Japan to tell a historical story of political upheaval and revolution. As a new pathway for a developer that primarily focuses on tightly designed levels, there is little to be upset about in its open-world execution. It is, lamentably, about as standard as open-world design comes, with content littered across the map but little of it compelling enough to seek out.<\/p>\n