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[Draugoth]

──There was also a topic in the earnings announcement that the start of the game was stronger than that of "Nioh".

Mr. Yasuda:
Ronin" is currently the best-selling Koei Tecmo title so far.

Source

 

[Shut0wen]

Sad cause the games shit

 

[nial]

Best-selling Koei Tecmo-developed game of ALL TIME?

 

[GymWolf]

Good, i'm enjoying this one way more than their other recent games even if the nihos have slightly better combat.

 

[tmlDan]

games awesome, glad its doing well, but i don't believe that statement lol

 

[Pelao]

And so far my favorite game this year.
The gameplay is just great.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Got the plat, game is good. Weird that it’s the best selling game they’ve ever had though.

 

[Borowski_1]

More than any Ninja Gaiden or Nioh?

Sus

 

[DeepEnigma]

Sad cause the games shit

games awesome, glad its doing well, but i don't believe that statement lol

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Gamers are thirsty for that Ghost itch

 

[Punished Miku]

I don't think they make a lot of stuff that sells more than 2 million. It's possible? Could also be some statement about best selling in this time period after release, since he says "so far." I think Hyrule Warriors sold around 4 million.

 

[ungalo]

They wanted to sell 5 millions so it's probably not good enough given what it cost.

I was interested initially but didn't buy it in the end, i really don't like where they went with this game.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Still have to pick this one up, but I'm happy for Koei Tecmo since they're one of my favorite publishers. Their dev studios (Team Ninja, Omega Force, and Gust) have been consistently releasing good games for years now.

 

[Fake]

Good to know a new IP is got so much love.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Good for them. I have yet to try it out.

 

[GymWolf]

Got the plat, game is good. Weird that it’s the best selling game they’ve ever had though.

Open world magic word bringing in more people.

 

[tommib]

Best new game I played this year. I miss it already.

 

[StueyDuck]

It's not like the best game ever but I'm enjoying it. Bought on the days of play sale.

This is one of those games I don't get the unanimous loathing for, like the graphics aren't even that bad just terrible pop in I'll agree.

But the combat is smooth albeit simple from their other titles but still gives more challenge then most games in this genre

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

It's not like the best game ever but I'm enjoying it. Bought on the days of play sale.

This is one of those games I don't get the unanimous loathing for, like the graphics aren't even that bad just terrible pop in I'll agree.

But the combat is smooth albeit simple from their other titles but still gives more challenge then most games in this genre

I read a lot of gripes about graphics but I played for a good amount of time and thought the graphics were pretty good

 

[Hypereides]

I'm about to +1 that total. Found a deal that hit my sweet spot.

 

[GymWolf]

Gamers are thirsty for that Ghost itch

And this one does so many things better than ghost, but not everything.

Only graphic, platforming controls, horse, art design, music and atmosphere are better in tsushi imo (important things for many people no doubt)

Characters are kinda on par, but i think ronin has just more of them and i like the villains more here, at least they don't turn into scared bitches when their time comes.

 

[tommib]

I read a lot of gripes about graphics but I played for a good amount of time and thought the graphics were pretty good

I think it can look really good but only on quality mode. Frame rate is unbearable for most people but I don’t mind it.

Game will look good on PS5 pro with unlocked quality mode.

 

[tommib]

Gamers are thirsty for that Ghost itch

It’s a much deeper and better game than Ghost.

 

[GymWolf]

I don't think the game is gonna look much better on pro tbh.

But if they can get rid of the pop in, lock the framerate and give 4k res it would be very nice.

 

[Esppiral]

That exclusivity paid off.

 

[Paasei]

Still need to play it myself. Will get it at some point.

 

[adamsapple]

Sad cause the games shit

I wouldn't call it shit, but it's definitely mid.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I wouldn't call it shit, but it's definitely mid.

It's no Hellblade 2, I'll tell ya that much!

 

[ssringo]

Probably the most surprising piece of news I've read in a while.

 

[adamsapple]

It's no Hellblade 2, I'll tell ya that much!

You just summoned a wild James Sawyer Ford.

 

[Katatonic]

Well deserved. Awesome game.

 

[Solidus_T]

It got the sales Nioh deserved tbh. Nioh and Nioh 2 are much better games

 

[SlimySnake]

Need to play this game. Shouldve bought this instead of Dragons Dogma 2 which is the definition of mid.

 

[SJRB]

Game is really great but crippled by its visuals and performance.

Would've been huge otherwise.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Actual players >>>>>>>>>>>>>> videogame media once again.

 

[tommib]

I don't think the game is gonna look much better on pro tbh.

But if they can get rid of the pop in, lock the framerate and give 4k res it would be very nice.

I think that if we manage to get the below at 4K, locked 60 and no traversal stutter, we’re looking at very fine looking game:

 

[GymWolf]

Need to play this game. Shouldve bought this instead of Dragons Dogma 2 which is the definition of mid.

Combat and challenge is night and day, and the story is actually interesting.

Yeah this is the vastly superior game of the 2.

 

[tmlDan]

It got the sales Nioh deserved tbh. Nioh and Nioh 2 are much better games

they were too difficult, they pushed away the chill casual gamers

fantastic games tho

 

[Bry0]

Love the game, totally deserved.

 

[mayham2199]

Surprising considering it was a PS5 exclusive which is apparently impossible to do these days.

 

[Raven117]

There is alot of good stuff out there to play right now. I'll get to this one eventually.

 

[Švejk]

Can't wait to play it!.... at some point.

 

[mayham2199]

It got the sales Nioh deserved tbh. Nioh and Nioh 2 are much better games

I tried with Nioh but it's just to hard. Maybe I could beat it today since I've beaten most souls games even ones I couldn't beat before (bloodborne) but I'm not surprised most people didn't want to play Nioh.

 

[GymWolf]

I think that if we manage to get the below at 4K, locked 60 and no traversal stutter, we’re looking at very fine looking game:

The game can look kinda nice but the art design does the heavy lifting, like in tsushima.

The texture work and details in most locations are just not there (especially indoors) and i don't think team ninja is gonna remake new textures for the pro version.

Also, i'm a much bigger graphic whore than you tommi

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

The problem with this game is it dragged on a bit too long and by the end of it the cast of characters was way, way too big. Does Nioh have this problem too?

 

[clarky]

To which date? Last week?

All time? I find that very hard to believe.

 

[LectureMaster]

Glad the game is doing well.

I love every work Team Ninja output since Nioh, and this is no exception.

 

[rhodesianshepard]

To which date? Last week?

All time? I find that very hard to believe.

I doubt the best Koei Tecmo game sold more than 2.5-3mil. Regardless, Rise of the Ronin has shown great legs since launch. It will be this generations Days Gone. Ignored by critics but gamers really enjoy it. My favorite single player game this year

 

[ByWatterson]

Gamers are thirsty for that Ghost itch

Might have to pick up.

 

[Aion002]

I don't think they make a lot of stuff that sells more than 2 million. It's possible? Could also be some statement about best selling in this time period after release, since he says "so far." I think Hyrule Warriors sold around 4 million.

They usually slowly reach 1 million plus on their main games. For example: they shipped/sold digitally 7 million units of the Nioh games by 2022, 3.5 million of Hyrule Agent of Calamity by 2021 and 3 million of One Piece Musou 4 by 2023.

However, Wo Long sold 1 million units (even though it also launched on gamepass) quite fast for a KT game:

KOEI TECMO’S WO LONG: FALLEN DYNASTY TOTAL USERS EXCEEDS 3.8 MILLION AND SELLS OVER 1 MILLION UNITS WORLDWIDE! - KOEI TECMO EUROPE

Today, KOEI TECMO Europe and developer Team NINJA are proud to announce that their dark Three Kingdoms action RPG, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, has achieved sales of over 1 million units worldwide! Total sales are a combination of both physical and digital units across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One...

www.koeitecmoeurope.com

I guess Rise of The Ronin is surpassing Wo Long and will probably reach or surpass both Nioh games combined according to their expectations.