Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - "RISE OF THE RONIN - REVIEW ROUNDUP & EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW"

Episode Date: April 10, 2024

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticNotorious Mass Effect: Rise of the Ronin Deep DiveConquer the Boshin War with expert strategies!This segment dives deep into Rise of the Ronin, the PS5 exclusive action RPG set in 19th-century Japan. Our host, Analytic Dreamz, equips you with the knowledge to dominate the battlefield and explore every corner of this immersive world.Combat Mastery:Swift Strikes: Discover how prioritizing speed in weapon selection can lead to smoother combat.Calculated Carnage: Learn to ditch button mashing and master strategic attacks and stamina management for tactical takedowns.Parry Perfect: We break down the Counterspark parry technique and explore alternative defensive maneuvers like dodging and blocking.Stealth and Ranged Domination:Silent Savior: Become a master of stealth, navigating enemy sightlines for silent takedowns.Rifle Rampage: We discuss the power of the Rifle for easy headshots and effective stealth kills.Exploration Aficionado:Vertical Victory: Learn to utilize the grappling hook and glider to explore the vertical world and access hidden areas.Secret Slayer: We reveal tips on finding alternative routes and grapple points to reach seemingly inaccessible zones.Progression Powerhouse:Primed Path: Discover how to navigate different progression paths and prioritize upgrades based on your playstyle.Spend Smart: Learn how to manage your Silver Coins wisely, focusing on essential items.Health Hero:Crafting Cure: We explore the art of crafting healing items and investing in skills that boost medicinal supplies.Stamina Smackdown: Learn how to focus on depleting enemy stamina for a tactical advantage over simply draining their health bars.Game Overview:Rise of the Ronin Revealed: We delve into the core gameplay, offering a taste of the intense combat, captivating story, and character-driven narrative.Customization Colossus: Discover the extensive character customization options and deep RPG mechanics that make Rise of the Ronin unique.Release Rundown:PlayStation Powerhouse: Learn about the March 22nd release date and PS5 exclusivity.Standard vs. Deluxe: We explore the differences between the Standard and Deluxe editions, highlighting the bonus content of the Deluxe version.Sales Savvy:Discount Detectives: We analyze the recent 45% discount at Walmart, hinting at potential future sales.Koei Tecmo Knowledge: Based on historical trends, we discuss the likelihood of sales three months after release, a common strategy for Koei Tecmo games.Reception Reality:Mixed Reviews Mosaic: We explore the reasons behind the mixed reviews, including open-world execution critiques despite praise for the core gameplay and story.Sales Speculation: We discuss the ambitious 5 million copy sales target and the potential challenges in achieving it.The Final Verdict:Despite mixed reception, Rise of the Ronin remains an enjoyable title with the potential to be even better with future updates. Join Analytic Dreamz as we equip you to conquer the Boshin War and explore every corner of Rise of the Ronin!Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Now, while it might be the rise of Ronan that we're getting into, especially when it comes to overall gameplay mechanics, it is definitely the fall of sales that would be emphasized. Because for this to be a PlayStation exclusive and it to have an opening week of not even being on the top 10 as far as games in your country on PlayStation 5 when it's a literal. PlayStation 5 exclusive. It's just insane. And I don't want to hear about top tens being mostly taken up by sports and shooting games because Dragon's Dogma, too, that just came out, is still in the top 10. And Hell Divers, too, is still in the top 10. And Dragon's Dogma just came out.

honestly I think it may have came out the same time as rise of Ronan so there's really no excuse for the sales for rise of Ronan because Rise of Ronan is a PlayStation 5 exclusive and the reason why I keep reiterating that is because that's a big factor when you get into the overall standpoint that Dragon's Dogma 2 is also out on other platforms so that means it's a spread of wealth and it's still outperforming you on a concert that you're exclusively on so anyways this is not just the trash rise of ronin is not to dog pile rise of ronan is really to just get an understanding on where it stands in the grand scheme of things when it comes to its peers but as far as like the actual quality and as far as time as time

talking about what makes it stand out amongst the rest, that is also what we're going to get into because it would just be, it would be messed up for me to just talk about how Razoron is just completely having a downward spiral when it comes to sales, actual sales. Because the sales projections they was trying to have over five million but at this point we can probably just put that to bed that's not going to happen at any point in time i mean literally i looked at dragon dog was two sales and there's number one on xbox that's the last thing i was looking up i was looking at the xbox platform because i think princess peach is exclusively on nintendo so it's hard to compare those sales with other um games but guess what i actually found something that was able to compare all the

sales so princess peach is basically the the fourth most play game as far as the week ending sales charts in uh march 30th 2024 you have EA sports of course hoggwards legacy at number two south park and number three princess peach at number four dragons dogma two at number five mario car eight at uh deluxe at number six hell divers two at number seven prince of persia which is you know i'm so glad that prince of persia still hasn't been like completely just overshadowed by all these new game releases because that game is amazing and if you want to listen to my review of that game analytic dreams prince of persian it should pop up anyways um that came in at number eight and reminder this is for the uh the week ending 30th uh march 2024 sales charts

it takes two at number nine which is a classic by the way and then super mario bro's one wonder at number 10. So where is rise of Ronan? The world may never know. But anyways, besides that, let's get into actual quality of the game because not everybody cares about sales. Some people actually just wonder, is the game good or not? And from looking at the review roundups, from looking at personal people that I go to as far as like whenever they play a game, I will say that the overall consensus is that it, it's a solid game. It's not perfect,

but it's definitely one of those games that you can play and you can obviously tell that this is a pretty solid game. Like it's a pretty above average game. Because of the combat, because of the absence of mindless button mashing that sometimes you fall into

as far as being an action game, this game doesn't have that. is more calculated and you have to have stamina management basically you know it's harder to master this game than just a regular action fighting game if that makes sense especially in the action samurai genre so whenever i'm getting into some of the stealth and range combat mechanics such as avoiding enemies and you know things that in nature that all samurai go through as far as taking them out quietly well taking the opposition out quietly and opting for

a rifle whenever you want like range attacks and stealth kills from long range things of that nature some of the exploration and climbing they say that you use grappling hook and glider

for access and you can use alternative routes and grapple points to reach seemingly inaccessible areas translation they reward you for exploring the map which is definitely one of those um prime details that i think makes every open world or semi open world game amazing the attention to detail to know that if somebody chose to go a certain

path rather than the beaten path maybe they get a little bit more reward or if not more another unique reward for going that down that alternative path so with that being said um the game overview is just completely amazing. Everybody is saying that it's a solid game. I mean, GameSpot gave it. Well, he probably can't start with that one. That's not amazing. IGN.

Okay, the game's solid, right? I'm not trying to trash this game. It's a solid game. IGN gave it a 7 out of 10 basically saying that Rise of Ronan is excellent when it has the courage to be itself and lean into its challenging,

rewarding, fighting too often. However, it feels stuck. Let's see if I can pull this up. I had to zoom in. You know I can't read. Anyways,

it feels stuck in indecision, torn between what it wants to be and what it feels it's expected to be. And not even the best samurai can overcome that. So they had a little bar, I guess, or whatever for the review.

GameSpy also gave this game a saying it's not without some flaws but I finish rise of Ronan with much more left to do and even after 50 hours which is a lot to put into a game I want to head back to see what I'd miss an attempt to change history the parts of the game that work more than balanced out is weaker elements I don't even know what that means and while it took a while it took a while to find a rhythm of rise of Ronan combat is speed complex Bro, this game's solid. All right, they're saying a bunch of words salad.

Everybody I've heard, as far as the consensus, has said, this game is nothing mind-blowing, but it's not trash. It's not bad. It's not even average. It's a little bit above average. Obviously, some of the scores I read off from the premier outlets gave it a 7 out of 10, but a lot of other outlets gave it an 8 out of 10. Well, I've seen a lot of 8 out of 10s as far as a 4 out of 5, things of that nature.

So it's not terrible, but it's definitely not going to blow you out of the water. and you know I mean I guess that reflects in the sales because if you're not blowing people out of water when it comes to gameplay mechanics can you really try to have an ambitious sales target of 5 million copies that this point just is impossible to achieve

I mean think about it Spider-Man when it first came out that's the mark that it reached it reached around 5 million I think it surpassed like a week or two into its release cycle but So that is like plausible by PlayStation only game, but it took Spider-Man to accomplish that.

Obviously, God of War accomplished that too, but we're talking about the past two years, right? Because when the Ragnarok come out, like 2021, 2022, I forget when Ragnarok came out. But anyways, that had great sales as well. But Rise of Ronan is definitely going to be known on the sales side of just being a fall from grace, as a lot of people just labeled it average in one of those things that there's other games, a lot of

other games that did this a lot better. Like Ghost of Tashima, you have Odin Ring, of course. Then you have who else? I think it's basically, I mean, there's a lot of other samurai games.

Assassin Creed, I mean, certain Assassin Cree does this better. it's just a lot of other games that you could play besides this. That gives you the same element of samurai setting, but it's just much better. And the game I'll probably pinpoint is definitely goes to Tashima, which is kind of hard to compare that to that game because that's literally, or that was the game of the year for that year.

It came out. And let's just say this game probably won't achieve the same feat or reach the same heights when it comes to recognition. and critical acclaim. So anyways, this is a PS5 exclusive. Standard deluxe editions are available, offering additional content in the deluxe edition, of course. And what else?

Somebody said they witnessed a 45% discount shortly after release at Walmart, but I don't know if they're just joking or not. Because April 1st did just pass. Yeah, that's basically it. nothing too much you get into at the end of day if you want to play a solid samurai game rosa ronan is for you but if you're looking for a game that's going to be uh something you could talk about with a lot of other gamers more than likely they even picked this game up and they probably on a playstation as well so that being said click my link tree in my bio let me know one of my social

media's what do you think about rise of ronin and its solid quality in it being a solid quality game but its sales just completely diminishing in what the comparisons were as far as projections