LEGO® Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin™ / Introduction Hello, my name is Steve Thornton and I am the Game Director of “LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin”. I hope you heard that in an epic movie trailer guy voice with an orchestral riff in the background, because that’s the way I said it. Shadow of Ronin is an extremely exciting project for us for a lot of reasons – but for all the Ninjago fans out there the biggest thing to get excited about is probably how it fits into the ever expanding Ninjago universe.
In the upcoming 2015 TV season the Ninja find themselves visiting a mysterious island where the even more mysterious Master Chen is hosting a martial arts tournament with a twist… all the entrants wield elemental powers. After the thrills, spills and revelations of the tournament the Ninja return to Ninjago Island, only to find themselves under attack from an all new villain: Ronin. And that’s when our game gets started. Our games story not only officially bridges the gap between the Tournament and the upcoming part of the TV season (sorry, no spoilers!) but it will introduce characters, weapons and vehicles that will go on to appear in the show and LEGO playsets later in the year, and even solve a few mysteries that were left unsolved in the show along the way. The whole game team has watched the show and we’ve worked closely with LEGO to ensure that fans will immediately recognise the feel and style of the series in the game, so that together we can contribute a vital and official part of the ongoing Ninjago storyline. The game is also special because it is completely exclusive to handhelds – specifically the Nintendo 3DS and Playstation Vita. Whereas usually our job on handheld is to try and recreate the feel of the console version on the small screen, Shadow of Ronin is a chance for us to develop a game that completely plays to the strengths and features of handhelds, with unique mechanics, levels and design choices. Our emphasis is on dynamic on-the-go gameplay, acrobatic movement and fluid combat, punctuated with traps, puzzles and vehicle missions. The huge range of dragons, jets, Mechs and land vehicles in the show and playsets meant that our game had to follow suit with a huge variety of gameplay types – not only will players get to hack, slash, flip and spin their way through levels, but drive, fly, stomp and slide as well. With over 25 official LEGO sets featured in the game, hardcore Ninjago fans should have no problem spotting their favourite toys and vehicles – including all the brand new 2015 sets that are coming out this year. Even I’m surprised with how much stuff we’ve managed to fit in. Although every IP is fun to work with, it was immediately obvious that Ninjago’s massive versatile world, cool characters, flashy powers and stylish combat make it perfect for adapting into a videogame. You can anticipate a trailer in the near future, but in the meantime myself and other members of the Shadow of Ronin team will hopefully drop by with some updates over the next few weeks.
Thanks for reading,
-Steve
This is all official guys
Brick Creeper wrote:
Coolcab1 wrote:
ToaMatau2004 wrote:
VesperalLight wrote:
Boogly22238 wrote: That ninja is Nya, deal with it.
Why would Nya have a Red and Blue suit?
Because Jay made the ninja suit for Nya?
Her mother is the Elemental Master of Water and her father is the Elemental Master of Fire so put those 2 together and you got Kai and Nya. That is the easiest explanation.
Or because she chooses Jay so she puts some blue on her suit?
Well she never really broke up with him, she just felt weird around him because of the whole perfect match thing
ToaMatau2004 wrote:
VesperalLight wrote:
Boogly22238 wrote: That ninja is Nya, deal with it.
Why would Nya have a Red and Blue suit?
Because Jay made the ninja suit for Nya?
Her mother is the Elemental Master of Water and her father is the Elemental Master of Fire so put those 2 together and you got Kai and Nya. That is the easiest explanation.
Predacon Blazer wrote:
Ninja of Fire wrote: Maybe they need those suits to survive in the Cursed Realm?
When I saw this post, I immediately thought of a theory. If you recall episode 34, The ninja put on the Stone Warrior armor which allowed them to evade all attacks the Golden Master threw at them. If the ninja didn't have the armor, then they would end up like the ghosts (Arcturus and the other anacondrai generals) after exiting the realm in a long time. That makes so much sense, the ninja need the armor to survive in the realm and return back in normal form; but if the ninja don't wear the armor to journey into the Cursed Realm, then they would be turned into ghosts like the other characters who were banished into the realm.
Hey it's been awhile and that is just a amazing theory. It makes a whole lot more sense than the stone armor thing.
Ninja of Fire wrote: Maybe they need those suits to survive in the Cursed Realm?
OMG that is the best theory I have heard all day! Now I really hope it happens.
VesperalLight wrote:
TurtleMaster217 wrote: Hey, I noticed something (not about the Morro/Lloyd thing). How did Zane get his elemental power if he's a Nindroid? Did Dr. Julien actually fight in the Serpentine Wars, and the power source he made turned Zane into an elemental master?
I used to think Zane's elemental power was his source, but when Chen stole Zane's power, Zane was still active.
I think we will never know what powered Zane so that is where Fanfic comes in.
SCHTHICKHMAN wrote:
Predacon Blazer wrote: Besides, If I worked for LEGO, I would've spoiled it! :P
And lose your job.
OMG!!! Schthickman!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brick Creeper wrote:
Satoshi2 wrote:
Boogly22238 wrote: Can't be the First Spinjitzu Master, he had a braided ponytail in Tick Tock. I like that dragon though.. so this is how the people trapped the Serpentine. EVERYONE is descended from Masters? Fluffy (I feel like calling that snake Fluffy) was gigantic in the flashback, but he's smaller in Only One Can Remain. I know that Anacondrai isn't named Hydro.. maybe that's Arcturus.
About the First Spinjitzu Master... It's probably another animation glitch. As in, LEGO forgot that they had shown the FSM with a ponytail earlier.
Would you go into battle with a ponytail? He probably undid it be for the battle.
My point exactly.
Satoshi2 wrote:
Boogly22238 wrote: Can't be the First Spinjitzu Master, he had a braided ponytail in Tick Tock. I like that dragon though.. so this is how the people trapped the Serpentine. EVERYONE is descended from Masters? Fluffy (I feel like calling that snake Fluffy) was gigantic in the flashback, but he's smaller in Only One Can Remain. I know that Anacondrai isn't named Hydro.. maybe that's Arcturus.
About the First Spinjitzu Master... It's probably another animation glitch. As in, LEGO forgot that they had shown the FSM with a ponytail earlier.
Ninja of Fire wrote:
Coolcab1 wrote: Maybe I should join the conversation, I will get the Chronicles of Ninjago book tomorrow so I will post pics here.
Is it out already?
I preordered it, it should be here around 1:00 eastern time.
Maybe I should join the conversation, I will get the Chronicles of Ninjago book tomorrow so I will post pics here.