Summary

After a fairly positive launch forRise of the Ronin, developer Team Ninja has been wasting no time in shipping patches and optimizing the game’s overall experience, with the latest fixes coming bundled in two quickfire updates. The newest patch notes reveal changes across a spectrum of areas inRise of the Ronin, from combat to navigation.

The samurai RPGRise of the Roninis a PS5 exclusivethat follows the story of a Ronin, a samurai without a master, set in the Bakumatsu period of Japan. Since its release on March 22, the game has gone on to receive positive reviews, naturally drawing the interest of players. Thanks to the niche’s rising popularity following releases likeNiohandGhost of Tsushima,Rise of Ronin’s take on Samurai and Japan has already struck a chord with a sizable audience.

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Rise of the Ronindeveloper Team Ninja recently released updates 1.02 and 1.03 within the space of a few days. In the 1.02 update, which launched on March 29, the developer brought a range of different fixes. The patch notes reveal that a bug where the enemies would become invincible or would have their character models or weapons disappear has been resolved. Moreover, the update also sorted out a bug in which an obtained skill or gadget stood a chance of getting lost for no reason. This particular bug fix will be retroactively implemented, meaning that those who lost unlocked items due to this bug will get those items back without starting a new campaign. Givenhow powerful some ofRise of the Ronin’s weapons are, this fix could be seen as highly important.

Moving on, the 1.03 update, which arrived on April 4, revealed a few more changes that included a fix for a bug where the player would get locked out of a certain region ofRise of the Ronin’s sprawling open worldafter exiting multiplayer. Another key change in this patch prevents the player’s rifle from becoming unusable when doing certain weapon switching. These two fixes will also be reflected in the player’s existing save files once the latest update has been applied.

FollowingGhost of Tsushima’s success in 2020,Rise of the Roninhas turned out to be yet another positively received entry in the Samurai game category. Other Team Ninja games, namelyNiohandNioh 2, are also a part of this popular niche. With Sucker Punch Productions looking to build upon the success of its own Samurai game, the next big arrival for the fans of this genre could be therumoredGhost of Tsushima 2.

Rise of the Ronin Update 1.02 Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue where obtained skills or developed technology could be lost

  • Skills and technology lost due to this issue will be restored when applying this update.

• Fixed an issue where completion time for Cat Concierge, Pilgrim dog and Gardening in the Longhouse would be counted even when at PS5 home screen.

• Fixed issues where characters and horses were sinking into the ground.

• Fixed issues where enemies would become invincible during combat or their models or weapons could disappear.

• Fixed an issue where some equipment was not able to be selected at “Redesign”.

Other fixes and improvements

Rise of the Ronin Update 1.03 Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue where players were sent back to Yokohama after online multiplayer and could not return to Edo.

  • Saved data with this issue will be fixed after applying this update.

• Fixed an issue where treasure chests at Chiba Dojo and Military Academy in Edo would be open before discovered, causing collection rate not to increase.

• Fixed an issue where rifle could become unusable when changing arrow/earthenware ball/file pipe types while switching secondary weapon to rifle at the same time.

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FORGE YOUR FATE IN THIS EPIC NEW SAMURAI ACTION ADVENTURE Embark on an epic journey across war-torn 19th-century Japan in this combat-focused open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, the veteran studio behind Nioh and NINJA GAIDEN.Japan, 1863. After three centuries of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s reign, the Black Ships of the West descend upon the nation’s borders and the country falls into a state of turmoil. Amidst the chaos of war, disease, and political unrest, a nameless warrior forges their own path, holding the very fate of Japan in their hands