Tale of Ronin

Game Location

A detailed piece of artwork showing a smugglers shop with the shopkeep standing in front. The room is cluttered with different Edo-period artifacts, relics, and armor. The shopkeep, or smuggler, has a monocle and wears a purple robe with multiple coin purses on his belt.

The Making of a Smuggler’s Shop: Tale of Ronin’s Artistic Process

Game System / June 22, 2023

Tale of Ronin is a narrative-driven RPG, but the visuals also play a key role in establishing the world and atmosphere of the game. This is especially true for the real-life locations players can visit. Edo period Japan is well-documented, so keeping the environments and villages realistic is important to our team. One location available …

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A detailed piece of artwork showing a village called Saka Village in the Tale of Ronin game.

The Saka Village

Game System / November 28, 2022

Saka village is the home to various travelers, merchants and ronin. One of the few villages that is not part of any territory owned by a lord, a Daimyo. One of the few locations that the peasants don’t have to hand over their life’s work to the land owners and starve day and night. Many …

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