News tip Rise of the Ronin Fighting Styles and Stances: How does it work and how many are there?
On Rise of the Ronin, combat is obviously a central element. One of the most important mechanics to understand in the game is combat styles and stances. We explain everything you need to know about it in this article.
Summary
- How many fighting styles are available in Rise of the Ronin?
- Postures: how do they work?
- How to unlock new postures in Rise of the Ronin?
How many fighting styles are available in Rise of the Ronin?
The first thing we will see in this article are the fighting styles of which there are three in Rise of the Ronin:
These combat styles, they will themselves be linked to an element and as in many games, it involves strengths and weaknesses.
When you are in a position of strength compared to another fighting style, you will simply inflict more damage on it and conversely, if you are in a position of weakness, your damage will logically be reduced. To help you understand all this, the game has a fairly simple system in place.
Just look at the arrow above your enemy’s life bar. If it is white, you will have neither advantage nor disadvantage. If it is blue, you will be in a favorable position and you will deal more damage to it and if it is red, you are at a disadvantage.
We therefore advise you to take advantage of the quick exchange system with R1 + right joystick to adopt postures corresponding to the 3 different fighting styles. In this way, you’ll ensure you never find yourself unprepared with a fighting style at a disadvantage.
However, things don’t stop there! As we have just said, Jin, Chi and Ten are the three big categories which will be at the origin of the strengths and weaknesses. However, the latter will come in a whole multitude of diverse and varied postures.
These postures will allow you to have access to numerous combos and each type of weapon will generally have between 2 and 5 different postures that are specific to it, although there are some types that will only have one. So this adds a little more depth to the system.
But then, how do you unlock new postures and fighting styles in Rise of the Ronin? Well, there are two main methods. The first, and the one you will use the most, it’s the hunt for fugitives on the game map.
These are indicated with a “=” symbol and when you defeat them, you will be able to get your hands on new postures. The other method to get more is simply to build relationships with the NPCs you meet.
By talking to them, going their way when making conversation choices or even giving them gifts, you will gain levels of friendship and this will allow you to unlock fighting styles when you are going to pass levels.
For some NPCs, you can even go further with them by transforming your friendship into a romantic relationship. To find out how to do it, we let you head to this guide which explains everything there is to know on this subject!