However,Rise Of The Ronintakes relationship building to an entirely new level.
You won’t just form bonds with people.
Instead, you’ll form bonds with people, land regions, and Japan’s warring political factions.
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth is a game built on bonds, both narratively and mechanically.
This guide will explain the mechanical side of things.
Bonds are everything in Rise Of The Ronin.
They’re your key to learning new skills and gaining exclusive items.
Furthermore, the bonds you choose to build will significantly impact the course of the story.
We broke it all down for you.
What Are Bonds?
Bondsare therelationships you form with communities, people, and factions.
Deepening bonds imparts blessings that impact gameplay.
These blessings include store discounts, exclusive items, combat styles, and more.
What Are Ronin Bonds?
All of your bonds contribute to a stat calledRonin Bonds.
Ronin Bondsmeasures your influence and directly impacts the story.
Every new Ronin Bond level rewards special items, status titles, and gestures.
How Can I View My Bonds?
What Are Area Bonds?
Area Bondsare bondsformed within the community of a specific region.
As your Area Bond with a region increases,vital locations will reveal themselveson your map.
These locations include where to find Treasure Chests, Veiled Edge Banners, Fugitives, and more.
Area Bonds represent your knowledge of and relationship with a specific area.
Another boon of raising your Area Bond is thestore discounts you’ll receive throughout the area’s shops.
These discounts are essential, especially when stocking up for a difficult mission.
The following actions will significantly increase this bond:
As if the joy of their company weren’t enough.
What Are Personal Bonds?
Personal Bondsare the bonds youform with Rise Of The Ronin’s cast of characters.
Raising these bonds will reward youBond Bonusesand allow you to recruit certain characters on missions.
Raising a bond with a playable character will also allow you tolearn their Combat Style.
The game’s story is another factor influenced by Personal Bonds.
you’re free to unlock conversations with characters that reveal new information.
Favour is a level ofromantic bondthat can lead to an intimate relationship initiated by aVeiled Vow.
Here are some examples:
What Are Faction Bonds?
Faction Bondsare therelationships you’ll form with either pro or anti-shogunate factions.
Your first encounter with factions will occur after Ryoma introduces you to Genzui, Kogoro, and Shinsaku.
Raising Faction Bonds has two significant outcomes.
First, increasing your bond with either faction will grant youdiscounts at markets controlled by that faction.
Second, and more importantly,the Faction Bonds you build directly impact Rise Of The Ronin’s story.
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