Rise of the Ronin is a fantastic open-world action RPG set in 19th century Japan. It has a well-designed single-player campaign involving many fascinating characters, game affecting choices, thrilling close quarter combats, and a mesmerizing world to explore.
The game story unfolds in three chapters with each one having many main missions, bond missions, and other smaller missions. Having so many missions and things to do in the game ensures that players get their money’s worth of playtime out of it.
It takes around 22 hours to beat the campaign mode and finish the main storyline in Rise of the Ronin. Additionally, it takes about 52 hours to complete the storyline along with the side quests. Moreover, it takes more than 74 hours to 100% complete the game.
It takes more or less the same time to beat this game when compared to similar games like Ghost of Tsushima and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, but it comes nowhere close in playtime when compared to Nioh 2, which takes around 40 hours to beat.
2. Does Rise of the Ronin have multiple endings?
Rise of the Ronin has 2 alternate endings, and it depends on a choice given near the end of the game, where players have to choose whether to kill or spare their “Blade Twin.”
Killing the Blade Twin (Bad Ending): It leads to the blade twin dying but a small part of the city will still burn leading to an unsatisfactory common ending.
This ending will lead players to miss out on an extra epilogue but reward them with a fancy armor set.
Sparing the Blade Twin (Good Ending): This ending will lead to an ideological warfare between your character and the blade twin resulting into a change of heart of the Blade Twin, who will later flee Japan.
This ending will reveal a secret epilogue, but unfortunately, with this ending players won’t receive that fancy armor set of the Blade Twin.
3. How to 100% Rise of the Ronin?
To 100% complete Rise of the Ronin, players must:
Finish the main storyline which involves 56 missions;
Complete all 58 Bond Missions;
Unlock all 32 Allies ;
Acquire all the Collectibles (100 Cats, 44 Photograph Spots, 91 Fugitives, 113 Treasure Chests, and 49 Shrines); and
Obtain all 51 trophies.
All the 51 trophies in Rise of the Ronin are as follows:
Rise of the Ronin (Platinum) – Obtained all trophies
Friendly Neighborhood Ronin (Gold) – Completed all Bond Missions
Midnight Crossing (Gold) – Completed an optional Ronin mission with the “Midnight” difficulty setting enabled
A Veiled Edge’s Future (Silver) – Sealed the fate of your Blade Twin
The Dawn of a New Japan (Silver) – Cleared Chapter 3
Veiled Vow (Silver) – Started your first romantic relationship
Shadow Stalker (Silver) – Succeeded in carrying out 100 assassinations
Keeper of the Peace (Silver) – Defeated 50 Fugitives
Social Climber (Silver) – Took part in missions with all available allies
Sightseer (Silver) – Completed all photograph spots
Cats Over All (Silver) – Collected all cats
Tears of a Blue Demon (Silver) – Managed to beat the Blue Demon aboard the Black Ship
Flying the Nest (Bronze) – Cleared the Prologue
Curtain Falls, Curtain Rises (Bronze) – Learned that your Blade Twin is still alive
Infiltrate the Prison Complex (Bronze) – Made your way to Shoin Yoshida
A Happy Memory (Bronze) – Took a photograph at the request of Taka Maurayama
Black Ships, Long Shadows (Bronze) – Cleared Chapter 1
Meeting Kaishu Katsu (Bronze) – Spoke with Kaishu Katsu at the Sumida River
A Show for the Shogun (Bronze) – Learned the identity of the mysterious samurai at the duel
Strange Bedfellows (Bronze) – Brokered a truce between the Roshigumi and Chosu clan
Cities of Darkness (Bronze) – Cleared Chapter 2
The Satsuuma-Chosu Alliance (Bronze) – Persuaded Takamori Saigo
The Battle of Toba-Fushimi (Bronze) – Brought the Battle of Toba-Fushimi to an end
Threads of Fate (Bronze) – Established your first bond
One Good Turn Deserves Another (Bronze) – Gave your first gift
Fateful Encounter (Bronze) – Achieved your first Lv.4 Personal Bond
Home Sweet Home (Bronze) – Achieved your first Lv. 3 Area Bond
Collector (Bronze) – Earned your first Completion Reward
Good to Go (Bronze) – Upgraded your armour, weapon and sub-weapon
Transfer of Power (Bronze) – Performed your first Bond Transfer
Resonance (Bronze) – Equipped four or more pieces of equipment with the same set bonus for the first time.
Fresh Start (Bronze) – Remodeled your longhouse for the first time
Travelling Through Time (Bronze) – Retried a mission for your first time using the Testament of the Soul
Striver’s License (Bronze) – Received the highest rank (Master) at the dojo
Horseback Hero (Bronze) – Received the highest rank (Master) in gliding training
Firearm Genius (Bronze) – Received the highest rank (Master) in firearms training
Cheater Beater (Bronze) – Caught five cheaters while playing Odds and Evens
Style Guru (Bronze) – Mastered three combat styles
A Jack of Trade is a Master of All (Bronze) – Mastered one of the four stat types
Contraption Creator (Bronze) – Conducted Technology Development 15 times
Fancy Meeting You Here (Bronze) – Had 50 Chance Encounters
Moneybags (Bronze) – Saved 150,000 sen
Well-Rounded Ronin (Bronze) – Reached Level 55
Martial Arts Maniac (Bronze) – Defeated enemies using every weapon
Solitary Ronin (Bronze) – Completed a mission without allies
Life Saver (Bronze) – Complete a No-Kill Mission’s objectives
The Greater Opportunity (Bronze) – Saved Shinsaku Takasugi’s life
Farewell, Black Cat (Bronze) – Saved Soji Okita’s Life
Twilight Fencer (Bronze) – Saved Ryoma Sakamoto’s Life
Dive of the Ronin (Bronze) – Glided from the elevated deck at Kiyomizudera Temple
4. How many main quests are there in Rise of the Ronin?
There are 56 main quests in Rise of the Ronin, which take place over the course of three chapters, three main regions, and 51 sub-regions.
All of the main quests of Rise of the Ronin are as follows:
Chapter 1
The Veiled Edge Village
Infiltrating the Black Ship
The Setting Sun
The Bridge to Yokohama
Your Reward is in the Cave
Curtain Falls, Curtain Rises
Follow Your Blade Twin
Locating the Camera
A Pleasure District Portrait
The Plot to Assassinate Harris
Yokohama’s Shadow
Hidden Motives
Cultural Exchange
Tracking Down Harris
Take Back Hongakuji Temple
Those Who Know Shoin
The Chinatown Kihetai
Infiltrate the Prison Complex
Those Who Gather at Edo
Damsel In Distress
The Sakurada Gate Incident
Chapter 2
Decisions
The Fire Attack
Meeting Kaishu Katsu
Reinventing the Shogunate
Those Who Lead
Deadly Blade, Demon Belle
A Mighty Soldier
Powder Smoke at the Castle
It Hurts to Be Good
Those Who Lead
The Physician’s Request
Prison Break: Shosaku Narasaki
The Chivalry of the Denshutai
A Show for the Shogun
Temper, Temper
Looking Ahead
Strange Bedfellows
The Shogun’s Journey to Kyoto
The Ikeda Inn Incident
The Forbidden Gate Rebellion
Chapter 3
Parting Ways
Fate of the Vanquished
The Satsuma-Chochu Alliance
A New Path
Burgeoning Betrayal
The Feud in Aburanokoji
The Last Shogun
The End of the Shogunate
The Omi Inn Incident
The Battle of Toba-Fushimi
Wildlife
Patriots’ Reward
Lifelong Vow
Before the Dawn
The Veiled Edge
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5. About Rise of the Ronin
Rise of the Ronin is an action RPG, developed by Team Ninja and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game was released for PlayStation 5 on 22 March 2024.
Rise of the Ronin is set in 19th-century Japan in the “Bakumatsu” era. Ronin, a masterless samurai, embarks on an epic journey where he will face tough battles and make important decisions which will shape the course of history.