Rise of the Ronin is an action-adventure role-playing game where players take on the role of a ronin, a samurai without a master, as they explore various Japanese regions during the Bakumatsu period.

When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in 1603, samurai military services were no longer required, and many ronin wandered the ...