Rise of the Ronin, the latest entry in the samurai action genre, has received a mixed bag of reviews since its release. While players go back and forth on the facets of it that they like and dislike, there’s one part that everyone can unanimously praise: the character creator.
The character creator has been amazing at letting people create exactly the type of face they want, to the point that many players were able to effortlessly make 1:1 recreations of popular celebrities. And we absolutely need to see this feature in Ghost of Tsushima 2.
Rise of the Ronin’s Character Creation Outsells Everyone
On social media platforms, RotR players are showcasing their creativity by using the character creator to recreate popular characters from other franchises and even celebrities. The level of customization available is amazing for the scope of the game. I guess now we know where most of the budget went.
They cooked with this one fr pic.twitter.com/TKbMid7rUD
— Kami (@Okami13_) March 28, 2024
The RotR game is unique in the sense that you have two main characters. Yes, this means double the characters to customize!
Named the ‘Blade Twins,’ you’ll get to interchangeable play as these characters at the start until one point of the game where you pick a ‘main‘ character to continue as.
Your Blade Twins can be male or female, or both male and female. There’s a wide variety of options for hairstyles, skin tones, and other facets of your character, so there’s no doubt that you’ll end up spending hours making the perfect creation.
I keep making new characters in Rise of the Ronin, this is the normal Team Ninja experience right? Get stuck in character creator for the first 10 hours? pic.twitter.com/q4vZseRsFS
— Lance McDonald (@manfightdragon) March 23, 2024
If you’re not the type to enjoy this type of activity much, then RotR has got you covered too. The character creation mode has codes that you can share or input from other players.
If there’s another design you really like and they’ve uploaded the character code, then you’re good to go.
While Ghost of Tsushima isn’t a play-as-your-own character type of game (you play as Jin Sakai, the head and sole remaining member of Clan Sakai), there’s no telling what direction GoT 2 goes in. If it decides to take the custom-protagonist route, we can only hope it takes notes from RotR.
RotR Isn’t the Best, but It Isn’t the Worst
The game’s success in the character creator department hasn’t shielded it from criticism. This wave of praise only came after many people pointed out its shortcomings, particularly in graphics and storytelling.
Being a samurai-themed game, it’s bound to be compared to GoT, the MVP of the genre. It didn’t help that it was released around the same time as Dragon’s Dogma 2. RotR struggles to compete with these games in terms of visual fidelity and narrative depth.
Despite its flaws in these areas, fans defend the game for its satisfying combat mechanics, which offer a seamless and exhilarating experience.
What do you think of Rise of the Ronin? Are the comparisons to Ghost of Tsushima fair? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
