Launch sales of Rise of the Ronin are surpassing the Nioh series, according to Koei Tecmo.
According to the company’s latest financial results, thePS5exclusive is selling faster than both Nioh andNioh 2. The open world action title was released in March, published bySony Interactive Entertainment.
While specific numbers weren’t provided,Rise of the Roninwas released during a busy period, coming only weeks afterFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, another PS5 exclusive action title.
As of October 2022, the Nioh franchise had exceeded 7 million units worldwide, according toKoei Tecmo. Specific sales figures for each game in the series, as well as the remaster of the first game, aren’t available.
Rise of the Ronin was met with mostly positive reviews, earning a rating of 76 on review aggregatorMetacritic. VGC’sreviewcalled it “A fine open-world adventure that never elevates itself to greatness.”
KT highlights in its results that the game has an 8.7 user rating on the platform. It’s worth noting that while user rating can give a rough estimation of fan consensus on a game, anyone can leave a user review for a product on Metacritic regardless if they’ve played the title or not.
KT also highlights the game’s graphics and “novelty as an open world,” as challenge points, two criticisms that were repeated in several reviews.
VGC’s review read, “It’s not just the open-world sensibilities that feel dated, the game looks incredibly dated too. It’s very colourful, and from an art perspective the game is strong, but from a technical perspective, it feels a decade behind genre stable-mates.”
