Played on PS5 via PS Plus
Also Available on PS4
Playtime: 9 Hours
Completion Date: July 17 2022
No Spoilers For the DLC or Main Game
Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island is the first and most likely the only story expansion to Ghost of Tsushima. It's an action/adventure open world game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Our story begins in the island of Tsushima. Jin Sakai, our main character, sees a village in need of help. He goes and investigates what happened. A new tribe of Mongols called The Eagle Tribe started capturing Iki Island. Jin thinks it's dangerous to let them capture Iki Island because they may come to Tsushima afterwards. So Jin decides to travel to Iki Island and stop The Eagle Tribe. Though unfortunately, Jin and Iki has a dark past.
The story is pretty good. Interestingly, we get a lot more about Jin's past in the DLC. Both in the main story and the side content. This does not feel like a side story at all. It feels it is required content to understand the world of this game going forward. Which is definitely a good feeling.
Because there is a new island, there are also new characters. I tried to find the english voice cast for the DLC characters but couldn't find them unfortunately. But all of them did a great job. Especially the villain, Eagle. Let's start with her.
Eagle is definitely better than Khotun Khan in the main game. You don't see her too much but you hear her. Don't want to give any spoilers so will leave it at that. She knows a lot about Jin which makes her terrifying. We have also 2 important new allies. Tenzo and Fune.
Both are great. But we see Tenzo a lot more and he definitely has a more important role to play. He and Jin doesn't trust each other first. And their relationship is dynamic. When someone does something, the other gets hurt or likes it. It's a relationship that goes up and down, just like how it is in the real life. It's not a straight line going from enemy to friend.
One final thing about the story is it's place in the timeline. I think it depends on the player. Because while you can travel to Iki starting with the Act 2 of the main game, i travelled it after i finished the whole main game and characters talked about the ending. So i am not sure. But i highly recommend you to play this after you finish the main story. Because it's harder and i think this being after the main story makes much more sense.
So story and characters are great. That's a good start. What about the gameplay? Well, it's actually the same. For better and worse. Let's talk about that difficulty thing. The Eagle Tribe definitely includes the hardest enemies of the game. And the final boss, oh my god. That was really hard. Took many attempts.
There is a new enemy type. Shaman. These should be your first target when you enter combat because they buff the other enemies, and they buff them hard. Without taking out the shamans, you don't deal much damage to other enemies and all of the enemies does that red, unblockable attack.
But as a player who got all of the skills and did everything in Tsushima, it wasn't that hard. Still, far from Souls difficulty. There is also a new skill. It's horse charge and it can be useful sometimes.
The combat is pretty much the same except the things i discussed. There is nothing new in stealth or ranged combat. Let's look at missions. There are 9 new main missions. Main story is short but sweet. Very sweet. There are many side missions. They are good but i have one key problem with them.
I don't know why but all of the side missions does not appear on your map or your mission log. There are 5 unwritten tales and some of the written tales, aren't written at all. If you will go for the trophy, you will 100% need to use a guide to finish all side missions. It was ridiculous.
There are 2 new mythic tales. They were definitely the best side content of the main game. And these 2 are great as well. One of them is a great story about Jin's past. That one has lots of platforming. While the other one is a standalone story, focusing on exploration and combat. Had a great duel at the end as well.
Question marks are back. No fox dens, that was great. More bamboo, more hot springs, lighthouses, enemy camps and i think there was only 1 new shrine. These are the returning activities. But on top of this, there are 3 new activity types.
One of them is called animal sanctuary. It's a new, nice mini game. You need to tilt your controller to follow a path which will create a music. This will make the surrounding animals happy and you will be able to pet them. There are cats, deers and monkeys. These also gives some background about Jin's mother.
There are archery challenges. Nothing special, it's what it is. Though it's tough, it's also fun. And there is the third one. I don't want to spoil anything, they are really good. Let me just say this. They will give more background about Jin's father.
The game looks and sounds great. It also plays great. I played it on PS5, 60 FPS from start to finish. Did not feel any frame drops. And it was definitely less buggy then the main game. Which was great. For trophy hunters, it's a short, sweet list, just like the DLC itself. But like i said, some side missions not showing in the map causes problems. You will need to use a guide. It took me 9 hours to get both the story trophies and the exploration trophies.
Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island is more Ghost of Tsushima. The story and characters are great. The gameplay is good too but i definitely started getting bored towards the end. Because while the main game constantly gave you new skills and enemy types, Iki Island just throws more enemies at you. New side missions and activities are also great.
In the end, it's a DLC. It does the job. It's more of what you got in the main game. Is it worth the price? I am not sure. But i'm sure that you at least need to experience the main story. It expands on Jin in great ways.
Also Available on PS4
Playtime: 9 Hours
Completion Date: July 17 2022
No Spoilers For the DLC or Main Game
Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island is the first and most likely the only story expansion to Ghost of Tsushima. It's an action/adventure open world game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Our story begins in the island of Tsushima. Jin Sakai, our main character, sees a village in need of help. He goes and investigates what happened. A new tribe of Mongols called The Eagle Tribe started capturing Iki Island. Jin thinks it's dangerous to let them capture Iki Island because they may come to Tsushima afterwards. So Jin decides to travel to Iki Island and stop The Eagle Tribe. Though unfortunately, Jin and Iki has a dark past.
The story is pretty good. Interestingly, we get a lot more about Jin's past in the DLC. Both in the main story and the side content. This does not feel like a side story at all. It feels it is required content to understand the world of this game going forward. Which is definitely a good feeling.
Because there is a new island, there are also new characters. I tried to find the english voice cast for the DLC characters but couldn't find them unfortunately. But all of them did a great job. Especially the villain, Eagle. Let's start with her.
Eagle is definitely better than Khotun Khan in the main game. You don't see her too much but you hear her. Don't want to give any spoilers so will leave it at that. She knows a lot about Jin which makes her terrifying. We have also 2 important new allies. Tenzo and Fune.
Both are great. But we see Tenzo a lot more and he definitely has a more important role to play. He and Jin doesn't trust each other first. And their relationship is dynamic. When someone does something, the other gets hurt or likes it. It's a relationship that goes up and down, just like how it is in the real life. It's not a straight line going from enemy to friend.
One final thing about the story is it's place in the timeline. I think it depends on the player. Because while you can travel to Iki starting with the Act 2 of the main game, i travelled it after i finished the whole main game and characters talked about the ending. So i am not sure. But i highly recommend you to play this after you finish the main story. Because it's harder and i think this being after the main story makes much more sense.
So story and characters are great. That's a good start. What about the gameplay? Well, it's actually the same. For better and worse. Let's talk about that difficulty thing. The Eagle Tribe definitely includes the hardest enemies of the game. And the final boss, oh my god. That was really hard. Took many attempts.
There is a new enemy type. Shaman. These should be your first target when you enter combat because they buff the other enemies, and they buff them hard. Without taking out the shamans, you don't deal much damage to other enemies and all of the enemies does that red, unblockable attack.
But as a player who got all of the skills and did everything in Tsushima, it wasn't that hard. Still, far from Souls difficulty. There is also a new skill. It's horse charge and it can be useful sometimes.
The combat is pretty much the same except the things i discussed. There is nothing new in stealth or ranged combat. Let's look at missions. There are 9 new main missions. Main story is short but sweet. Very sweet. There are many side missions. They are good but i have one key problem with them.
I don't know why but all of the side missions does not appear on your map or your mission log. There are 5 unwritten tales and some of the written tales, aren't written at all. If you will go for the trophy, you will 100% need to use a guide to finish all side missions. It was ridiculous.
There are 2 new mythic tales. They were definitely the best side content of the main game. And these 2 are great as well. One of them is a great story about Jin's past. That one has lots of platforming. While the other one is a standalone story, focusing on exploration and combat. Had a great duel at the end as well.
Question marks are back. No fox dens, that was great. More bamboo, more hot springs, lighthouses, enemy camps and i think there was only 1 new shrine. These are the returning activities. But on top of this, there are 3 new activity types.
One of them is called animal sanctuary. It's a new, nice mini game. You need to tilt your controller to follow a path which will create a music. This will make the surrounding animals happy and you will be able to pet them. There are cats, deers and monkeys. These also gives some background about Jin's mother.
There are archery challenges. Nothing special, it's what it is. Though it's tough, it's also fun. And there is the third one. I don't want to spoil anything, they are really good. Let me just say this. They will give more background about Jin's father.
The game looks and sounds great. It also plays great. I played it on PS5, 60 FPS from start to finish. Did not feel any frame drops. And it was definitely less buggy then the main game. Which was great. For trophy hunters, it's a short, sweet list, just like the DLC itself. But like i said, some side missions not showing in the map causes problems. You will need to use a guide. It took me 9 hours to get both the story trophies and the exploration trophies.
Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island is more Ghost of Tsushima. The story and characters are great. The gameplay is good too but i definitely started getting bored towards the end. Because while the main game constantly gave you new skills and enemy types, Iki Island just throws more enemies at you. New side missions and activities are also great.
In the end, it's a DLC. It does the job. It's more of what you got in the main game. Is it worth the price? I am not sure. But i'm sure that you at least need to experience the main story. It expands on Jin in great ways.