This is one of the easiest comparisons to answer. Your custom character in Ronin doesn’t talk much and things just happen to them, while Ghost of Tsushima is about Jin Sakai and his arc going from samurai to guerilla fighter, and reconciling the actions he takes to justify beating the invading Mongols. Rise of the Ronin is bogged down with too many facets and the real history behind the events, while Ghost of Tsushima pushes a much more compelling narrative and a character who has an actual stake in the events. While the setting is more interesting in Rise of the Ronin, the story in Ghost of Tsushima is miles ahead. 1800s Japan is a time period seldom explored in games and it is interesting to see the history in Rise of the Ronin.

It is inspired by the real events of American ships arriving in Japan and the following political intrigue. It is a matter of personal preference, but the time in which Rise of the Ronin takes place is undeniably interesting. Naturally, these time periods have extremely different vibes, especially when you have American and British flags flying in towns in Rise of the Ronin. Rise of the Ronin is set during the 1800s, while Ghost of Tsushima takes place in the 1200s. The setting for each game is also very different. Put simply, you will quickly grow tired of seeing the same environments in Ronin whereas there is always something enticing just over the next hill in Ghost of Tsushima. What’s more, the exploration in Rise of the Ronin pales in comparison to Ghost of Tsushima, the former of which suffers from a lack of visually interesting locales. The map in Tsushima isn’t bogged down by hundreds of icons and other things to do, instead, they are meaningfully dotted about, while the pacing of each thing to do is executed almost perfectly. In comparison, Ghost of Tsushima does an excellent job of keeping things streamlined. Rise of the Ronin sadly suffers from an enormous, almost overwhelming amount of bloat in the shape of map objectives, missions, and things to do. How the open world is handled, however, differs greatly between the two. Perhaps the biggest similarity you can draw between these two games is that they are both open-world adventures. At the end of the day, we find the combat in Ghost of Tsushima much more stylish, fluid, and satisfying, with significant weight and precision behind each attack. Most enemies in Rise of the Ronin will take several hits to fall, while they will die fairly quickly in Tsushima. In Rise of the Ronin, the aim of combat is to reduce the Ki (stamina) bar of an enemy to dispatch them. Everything has stats, you have a stamina bar, and there are multiple different weapon types to choose from. Meanwhile, Rise of the Ronin is firmly in the RPG camp.

The time to kill enemies is extremely fast and there is no stamina or other RPG systems to concern yourself with. Combat in Tsushima is over in a flash and hoards of enemies will fall to your peerless skills, all the while you look exceedingly stylish. In Ghost of Tsushima, the samurai blade wielded by Jin Sakai is deadly and precise. The combat systems in these two games are vastly different.

With that in mind, it might be a little unfair to compare it to Ghost of Tsushima, and in our review, we said: “There are some surface-level similarities, but saying these two are alike simultaneously doesn’t give Ghost of Tsushima enough credit and gives Rise of the Ronin too much.” Combat Now, which is better: Rise of the Ronin or Ghost of Tsushima? Rise of the Ronin – Image by VideoGamer Rise of the Ronin vs Ghost of Tsushimaīefore we get into this, we want to say that Rise of the Ronin is a decent game in its own right. Naturally, this is our opinion and might not be your experience with either game.įor more, we have a Rise of the Ronin tips and tricks guide if you’re just getting started, and a guide covering how to romance companions. However, they are similar enough by most standards to warrant delving into how deep these go, and which game offers the better experience. These similarities, we believe, are entirely surface-level.

Given the two have some striking similarities, the question of which is better was always bound to come up. It’s Rise of the Ronin vs Ghost of Tsushima as we try to lay out which game is better.

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