

With help from his army of dark samurai, Ronin steals the Ninjas’ memories using an ancient weapon called the Obsidian Glaive. There is a new threat in Ninjago, and his name is Ronin. “Kids will get a kick out of playing as their favorite Ninja warriors battling a new enemy with an exciting array of cool vehicles, mechs and even dragons!” Rise of the Ronin is set to release sometime in 2024, though we don't have any further details about when to expect it.“ LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin will be the most expansive adventure game through the Ninjago universe that we have ever made to-date,” said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games. It also sounds like you'll meet some ambiguous characters along the way, and you'll have to choose who you want to side with as you wander Japan as a warrior without a master. "By harnessing all the skills and knowledge we’ve gained over the years we really wanted to take things to the next level by attempting to thoroughly portray the most critical revolution in the history of Japan, including the darkest and ugliest chapters that many will shy away from," the developer wrote in the blog. Team Ninja also wrote that it intends to fully face the history of the period in Rise of the Ronin.

Set in the late 19th century, Japan is facing the darkest of times as it struggles with its oppressive rulers and deadly diseases while western influence permeates as civil war continues to rage between the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Anti-Shogunate factions." "It is the very end of a 300-year long Edo Period, commonly known as 'Bakumatsu'. "Rise of the Ronin is a combat-focused open-world action RPG that takes place in Japan at a time of great change," Team Ninja wrote in the blog. Team Ninja calls the game its "most ambitious to date." The historical setting is a dark one for Japan, with a number of forces influencing the country and a civil war raging.


According to the PlayStation Blog, the game is "historically inspired," and is set at the end of Japan's Eido period.
