Rise of the Ronin

Contributed English to Traditional Chinese localization for Rise of the Ronin, working on Team Ninja's most ambitious project to date. A combat-focused open-world action RPG set during Japan's Bakumatsu period in the mid-19th century, the game follows a masterless samurai navigating a country torn between the Tokugawa Shogunate, anti-Shogunate factions, and growing Western influence on Japanese soil.

Rise of the Ronin presented a particularly rich localization challenge given how deeply rooted its setting is in real Japanese history. The game features actual historical figures alongside fictional characters, and the political and cultural tensions of the Bakumatsu era are central to how the story unfolds. Ensuring that all of this read accurately and naturally in Traditional Chinese, while staying sensitive to how this period of Japanese history resonates with Chinese-speaking players who share a complex historical relationship with that era, required careful attention throughout.

Released exclusively on PlayStation 5 on March 22, 2024, with a PC version following on March 10, 2025. The game outperformed launch sales of both Nioh titles, making it the biggest launch in Team Ninja's history to date.