Ghost of Tsushima Playstation PC Gaming

[David76]

This game looks stunning. Is anyone getting it?

 

[Gemma]

This launches exclusively for Playstation 4 this Friday, July 17, here's a review roundup to give you a decent overview of whether people reckon it's good or not.

Ghost of Tsushima tells the tale of Jin Sakai, a stalwart samurai attempting to fend off the Mongol invasion of Tsushima in the late 13th Century. It juxtaposes direct, katana-oriented combat with a more stealthy approach, and allows you to switch between the two modes based on your own personal preference.

• USGamer – 4/5
• GameSpot – 7/10
• GamesRadar – 9/10
• Trusted Reviews – 4/5
• The Guardian – 3/5
• IGN – 9/10
• VGC – 3/5
• Jeuxvideo – 7.5/10
• Videogamer – 8/10
• NME – 4/5
• Shacknews – 9/10
• Everyeye.it – 7.5/10
• Game Informer – 9.5/10
• Destructoid – 9.5/10
• Daily Star – 5/5
• Polygon – Unscored
• The Verge – Unscored
• Ars Technica – Unscored
• Kotaku – Unscored
• Eurogamer – Unscored
• GQ – Unscored

 

[David76]

Played for a few hours and I think I can safely say I like it. I will admit, the visual drop from the trailers was a small shock, I am thinking it was all next-gen footage they've been showing in the trailers. But once I got over that, I started enjoying it more. Combat is satisfying, and one can easily get overwhelmed by enemies. But enjoyable when it works. All deaths have been my own fault.

The story is good, and the voice acting in English is too notch for the main cast at least. Played a good long session but have only scratched the surface. Exploring is fun, and I like the idea with the wind.

 

[Son Of Jack]

Still on act 1 as I've only started playing this late yesterday evening. Early impressions are that it's good. The best thing is the exploration and discovery. You can put a marker on the map but you're highly likely to get sidetracked by a dozen other objectives along the way, and nothing feels repetitive yet. I also don't feel like I need to go out of my way to do side objectives in order to level up for the main ones because the way you go about the world and progression feels natural. I love composing the Haikus and can't wait to find more of them!

The combat is incredibly satisfying. I've already put a lot of points into deflection because it feels so good to one-hit kill an enemy with a perfect parry.
It has one flaw that leaves it a notch shy of perfection and that's the camera. Too many times fights are taking place off-screen and I feel like I have to micromanage it in order to make Gin and whoever is fighting visible again. A real shame because other than that it's awesome.

The "wind is your guide" mechanic is annoying AF. Sorry. I actually find it immersion breaking. Rather than simply having a waypoint the world is screaming at you where to go with the petals and bushes and trees blowing everywhere, it's sensory overload. I also don't think the graphics are that great for an open-world game this late in the generation.

The overall tone of the world is a bit too serious for its own good as well. I get the story subject matter and time period is probably equal to the tone but I think you can at least make the characters more likeable. The lack of ambient music doesn't help – makes it feel oppressively depressing and desolate.

 

[Bandit]

Still early on but really liking it. There's a couple of niggles, I've had to turn HDR off because of the word blurriness when I turn the camera, same with HDR on every other game. Pity, it looks way nicer in HDR. Also, the camera seems to be pointing away from the enemy 50% of the time and like above, feel like I'm micromanaging it during battles.

Plus points, the combat is so slick and satisfying. The loading is some of the fastest I've seen on PS4, kudos to that. Still don't know what to make the wind. It's great not staring at a minimap but the wind can be a bit much sometimes.

 

[Malcolm]

I honestly might get this I was watching the gameplay on YouTube looks very well done!

However I hope they decide to port it to PC. They recently did this for Horizon Zero Dawn (my favourite game) and honestly can't wait for it to come out.

 

[Geezer]

The trailers nearly put me off getting this and was no too interested in it. But I was bored so decided to pick it up. Really enjoying it. I hated the combat initially but once you get some levels into it you end up feeling like a badass. It is super satisfying. Doing loads of side stuff at the minute and its actually a pretty decent standard for even some of the side stuff. Find the combat much more satisfying than Assassins Creed. I like that your characters progression is actually through a mix of gear and skills. (And the skills are actually effective and really add to the combat).

 

[Welshy]

Enjoying this so far.

The camera is definitely a bit wonky though. I've failed stealth sections a few times due to the camera messing up a chain assassination streak.

Only other issue is the platforming is a bit janky. I've gotten stuck in an infinite falling animation a few times but they clearly knew it was an issue as it fades to black and resets you after a few seconds.

I'd suggest to everyone to get the major charm from one of the first shrines that increases the amount of supplies/crafting materials you pick up as it makes the later upgrades much easier to get.

Anybody know if there's any way to sell/discard charms? Every side quest seems to reward one so now my inventory is clogged full of duplicates.

 

[Gemma]

I've just started playing this on PC. I bought it in the Steam Autumn Sale. Enjoying it so far