"The Proud do not Endure."
Ghost of Tsushima is one of the most uniquely impressive Open World games to date. For a genre that is quickly on its way to becoming oversaturated, with constant new games trying to adopt the formula, this one feels like a gem among the rocks.
This game is STUNNING visually, and it doesn't sacrifice the color and art of the world despite its realism approach. The beauty in this world is top notch, there are plenty of different environments on the island of Tsushima, it never quite loses its appalling visual appeal during the game, and never sacrifices its life and color. Another reason that this title is a fresh breath of air comparatively, it exemplifies the beauty of nature and architecture throughout the experience.
Furthermore, parts of the gameplay feel so ingrained into the world, and it provides another layer of immersion to the game. For example, you track and follow your objectives via the "Guiding Wind" - a breeze of wind headed in the direction of where the player is due. The in-world activities, like fox dens, shrines, and composing haikus all represent an important part of Japanese culture, further richening the substance here.
The melee combat system is simple, but glorious. It's similar to a soulslike but feels much more immersive and responsive in nature. Especially on the ps5, the feedback of your katana clashing over your controller speaker provides the smallest detail, yet makes for the better experience. As a samurai, you can play defensively, or offensively, giving you plenty of options in how you want to receive your enemies. You can also forfeit your honor code, and start stealthily assassinating your enemies or poisoning them; anything to drive off the Mongolian invasion. Every enemy poses a valid threat, and dealing with them makes combat all the more interesting. It's an action combat system, but each encounter is more interactive than a button combo. This is a big part of the reason why this game has such an interesting gameplay loop. It plays quite uniquely in comparison to other action combat systems.
"Eyes that saw my pain
A bond forever broken
Will death redeem us?"
The story takes place during a brutal Mongolian invasion of the island of Tsushima, defended by the honorable Samurai. The Mongolians quickly show the flaws of the Samurai honor code, as they resort to brutal and terror tactics to easily subdue the honorable warriors. As one of the few remaining survivors of this effective invasion, Jin Sakai must do whatever it takes to defend his home, abiding by his honor code or not - becoming something of a rogue warrior fighting to protect his people.
This quickly became one of my favorite war stories ever, wrapping the player up in a conflict that changed Clan Sakai forever. This made for a very heartfelt story while playing such an incredible game. A beautiful experience.
Overall, it's one of the most compelling games produced by a PlayStation Studio, and a must-have for your PS4 or 5 imo. Another one of the titles I truly do recommend. Easiest 5 star of my life, I LOVED this game.
Ghost of Tsushima is one of the most uniquely impressive Open World games to date. For a genre that is quickly on its way to becoming oversaturated, with constant new games trying to adopt the formula, this one feels like a gem among the rocks.
This game is STUNNING visually, and it doesn't sacrifice the color and art of the world despite its realism approach. The beauty in this world is top notch, there are plenty of different environments on the island of Tsushima, it never quite loses its appalling visual appeal during the game, and never sacrifices its life and color. Another reason that this title is a fresh breath of air comparatively, it exemplifies the beauty of nature and architecture throughout the experience.
Furthermore, parts of the gameplay feel so ingrained into the world, and it provides another layer of immersion to the game. For example, you track and follow your objectives via the "Guiding Wind" - a breeze of wind headed in the direction of where the player is due. The in-world activities, like fox dens, shrines, and composing haikus all represent an important part of Japanese culture, further richening the substance here.
The melee combat system is simple, but glorious. It's similar to a soulslike but feels much more immersive and responsive in nature. Especially on the ps5, the feedback of your katana clashing over your controller speaker provides the smallest detail, yet makes for the better experience. As a samurai, you can play defensively, or offensively, giving you plenty of options in how you want to receive your enemies. You can also forfeit your honor code, and start stealthily assassinating your enemies or poisoning them; anything to drive off the Mongolian invasion. Every enemy poses a valid threat, and dealing with them makes combat all the more interesting. It's an action combat system, but each encounter is more interactive than a button combo. This is a big part of the reason why this game has such an interesting gameplay loop. It plays quite uniquely in comparison to other action combat systems.
"Eyes that saw my pain
A bond forever broken
Will death redeem us?"
The story takes place during a brutal Mongolian invasion of the island of Tsushima, defended by the honorable Samurai. The Mongolians quickly show the flaws of the Samurai honor code, as they resort to brutal and terror tactics to easily subdue the honorable warriors. As one of the few remaining survivors of this effective invasion, Jin Sakai must do whatever it takes to defend his home, abiding by his honor code or not - becoming something of a rogue warrior fighting to protect his people.
This quickly became one of my favorite war stories ever, wrapping the player up in a conflict that changed Clan Sakai forever. This made for a very heartfelt story while playing such an incredible game. A beautiful experience.
Overall, it's one of the most compelling games produced by a PlayStation Studio, and a must-have for your PS4 or 5 imo. Another one of the titles I truly do recommend. Easiest 5 star of my life, I LOVED this game.