Since Rise of the Ronin is set in 19th-century Japan, there are a lot of weapons and combat styles to play with. With so many weapons and game-changing fighting styles, you can decide where East and West collide.
Rise of the Ronin weapons: Close and ranged combat
Rise of the Ronin has two weapon pools: close combat and ranged combat. In the latest Rise of the Ronin combat trailer, we learn a lot about the different weapons we’ll be able to use in the game. We also know that there are nine close combat weapons. Here’s what we’ve seen so far:
- Close Combat
- Katana
- Bayonet
- Spear
- Dual Blade
- Saber
- Oxtail Sword
- Great Sword
- Odachi
- Naginata
- Ranged Combat
- Bow
- Fire Pipe
- Grappling Hook
Rise of the Ronin combat style: Sky, Earth, and Human
If the various weapons weren’t interesting enough, each close combat weapon can use a different combat style. In a PlayStation Blog, we learn that the combat styles are split into three groups: Ten (Sky, Chi (Earth), and Jin (Human). We know that as you make bonds with characters in the game, you’ll unlock more combat styles. Here are all the combat styles we know of so far:
- Combat styles
- Mumyo Style
- Hokushin Itto Style
- Yagyu Shinkage Style
- Hayabusa-ryu
- Nioh-ryu
- Aisu Kage-ryu
That’s all we know of the weapons and combat styles for now. We can’t wait for Rise of the Ronin and already know it’ll be one of the top 10 RPGs of 2024.
