Rise of the Ronin / Way of the Samurai

[♕ JingShen Wáng ♕]

I guess the Domina Princess are back? Waterboarding and Wheel of Pain are back?

[Raccoon of Democracy]

No.

I'm trying my hardest to think of the similarities of the 2 but I can't other than samurai game with different fighting styles.

[Seb]

I want a new Way of samurai

[Corvis]

Both series let you make a custom protagonist who is a ronin, both series have a similar setting (most WotS games are at least close to the Bakumatsu era, save for 3), both series have you choose sides between different factions, make choices that affect your ending and have multiple endings, both series have multiple weapons and fighting styles, both series are action games. I'm sure there's plenty more.

I would find it hard to believe that they weren't influenced by or inspired by WotS at all, that's how similar they are. Obviously, plenty different as well, they are different games after all. It's NOT WotS, it's RotR. Still, probably the closest we're getting to a new WotS anytime soon, maybe ever.

[Corvis]

Originally posted by Seb:

I want a new Way of samurai

Same.

I'd also like to see another Shinobido (never got to play the OG, but Goh the Crow looks like a pretty awesome ninja protagonist), maybe done more like WotS. Other settings too, like maybe an American Western or even other eras or cultures. Being a nameless customizable drifter, showing up in an area with different factions vying for power that you can choose to join or not, multiple endings with shorter playtimes meant for replayability, that's a pretty cool concept I think. Could fit with a lot of stuff, not just samurai.

[aeon]

no, because the ronin is a CHAD who DOMINATES WOMEN unlike the SISSY from way of the samurai 4

[Trilkin]

Literally absolutely nothing in common with Way of the Samurai. Not even the same time period.