I don’t think I have to play another 80+ hours of this game to make an accurate review.

Ghost of Tsushima 2020 is a Second part of First Blood Part 1 simulator developed by Sucker Punch studios who decided that thief raccoon and lightning man weren’t good enough anymore.
They also had to make a game about Mongol Murder.

You play as Jin Sakai, a Samurai and the last surviving member of Clan Sakai, if you don’t also count his caretaker/new mom, I mean. Set during the Mongol Invasion of the Island of Tsushima, Jin joins his Uncle, Lord Shimura, and 80 other Samurai on a mad bid to ward off the Mongol Invasion and slay Khotun Khan, the general of the Mongol Army. But the attack goes wrong, leaving most of the Samurai dead on the beaches. Now the only free Samurai, Jin must make alliances with the other residence of Tsushima to fight off the Mongol invasion.

Its not historically accurate in the slightest, but I’m going to pretend it is because that’s funnier.

GOT came out at a time when Sony had this big thing about games that were movies about people being sad. I feel like it got buried despite it being a success, but that just might be me being bitter. Its a third person action open world game about fighting like either a Samurai or the biggest dirt bag on the planet. Or a mix of both.

Its the usual open world affair, you got to places, clear it out, then you can do stuff like fast travel there. Sometimes, a side quest or a person telling you about a side quest will spawn, other times it’ll lead you to upgrades like more health or a new charm, which you use for passive effects, or stuff like that. So, that itself is nothing special, if you’ve played an open world Sony published game from 2018 to now, then you know exactly what to expect.

I just really like the gameplay. Jin has so many tools to work with to just turn people into post people its insane. Sword fighting stances, gadgets, a bow, several types of arrows, techniques. You have so many different abilities that it might feel overwhelming at times.
Enemies come in a bunch of flavors, from mooks to heavy hitters to ranged guy or guys with special abilities. They like to surround you and take turns whacking at you, when you have different enemy types then it can really keep you on your toes.

Jin can also do some real dirt bag ♥♥♥♥, half of the game is about him becoming this “Ghost” so there’s this huge focus on him using more shady guerrilla tactics to get the drop and take out the Mongols. Usual stealth affair like hiding in bushes and around corners or inside buildings or small entries. You can throw chimes as distractions, poison guards, get the drop on multiple at a time. You even get a grappling hook to make climbing easier, although you get it a bit too late for my liking.
Isshin Ashina would be really happy with how much of a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ murder goblin Jin can be when he really wants to be.

Also you can just flat out challenge enemies to a quick draw. And that’s really sick.

I like Jin Sakai, I think he’s cool. He’s split between two worlds, the one that his uncle taught him about honor and nobility, and the fact that blowing people up is infinitely easier than challenging them to an elaborate knife fight.

He’s so soft spoken to the people of Tsushima that its almost like a dad talking to his kid. Both Daisuke Tsuji and Kazuya Nakai do a great job giving Jin character, with Jin in English being this weary, yet confident and courageous warrior, while in Japanese he’s this gruff, gnarled, Kurosawa movie type. They both have their place and it comes down to what you would rather want to hear.

Also, there’s a Kurosawa filter, that’s also neat. It muffles the audio and gives the screen a black and white film filter. I wouldn’t play the whole game like that, but its an option.

Honestly, in a better world, Jin would be pushed by Sony rather than the Bow girl from the dinosaur robot game who’s name I can’t remember right now. But I understand why they didn’t put him in Genshin Impact over the other character. The characters in that game wouldn’t be able to operate with that waterfall going on between their legs.

Its actually funny how he goes from this dead set warrior on a path of revenge, to this guy sitting in a hot spring thinking about fried octopus. The guy writes haiku, writes the Haiku down on a bandanna, and then wears said bandanna while he kills you.

One of the story’s big strength is that Jin is never talked down to or downplayed. The guy’s been training to kill people by a certain code his entire life, and there really isn’t a character that can match him in said ability outside of a few plot relevant points. He’s a professional in his field and he’s treated as such by other professionals. Its actually a breath of fresh air when another character recognizes said abilities, and then has to convince him to use said abilities in a different, dirtier manner to get the job done.
It wasn’t a “You don’t understand/you’re too naive” thing. It was a “You’re probably the biggest body stacker on this island and we don’t need you to get killed because you roll up on a fort to 1v1 everyone.” thing.

Also, Tsushima is really pretty, the island itself is a treat to explore. It almost makes me want to go visit the place in real life, though it probably has lame stuff now like pavement and electricity.

The PC version of GOT has not given me any problems. It has been running at a solid 60 fps, because that’s as high as my monitor goes, with 0 slow down. The game has native DS4 and Dualsense support so you can swipe right on your touch pad and do that cool clean the sword and then sheathe it thing. It doesn’t have gyro aiming although I’m not sure if the PS4 version did?

Its just a pretty game, and its the kind of exploring and man murdering I like in a video game. Its gory without being too gory, The classy kind of blood you see in older Samurai movies. Not the really old ones where the faucet thing sort of broke and they just went with it.

Its a good time, I recommend it, maybe not “Buy a 4 year old game at 80 Canadian rainbow fun dollars” recommend, but It usually goes on sale for about 20% off. Making it, like, a regular normal price for a video game.

Its a vast improvement over the console version, which was already a really decent running game. I would call the PC version the definitive version, but I never touched the PS5 version so I’m not 100% sure on that.
In fact, I’ve never touched a PS5 at all.

Kind of sad that it was a one and done deal with Jin, I really liked him. But I’m willing to give the sequel at least a glance when it eventually comes to PC.

Ghost of Tsushima gets 9 FIGHT ME out of 10.

The guy that was lit on fire at the start of the game was actually peppered with arrows after challenging the landing party to a duel.

https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7124597/]Join the Curator, they showed up at the beach with, like, 80 guys and that’s not enough to fight an entire naval invasion.

I don’t think I have to play another 80+ hours of this game to make an accurate review. Ghost of Tsushima 2020 is a Second part of First Blood Part 1 simulator developed by Sucker Punch studios who decided that thief raccoon and lightning man weren’t good enough anymore. They also had to make a game about Mongol Murder. You play as Jin Sakai, a Samurai and the last surviving member of Clan Sakai, if you don’t also count his caretaker/new mom, I mean. Set during the Mongol Invasion of the Island of Tsushima, Jin joins his Uncle, Lord Shimura, and 80 other Samurai on a mad bid to ward off the Mongol Invasion and slay Khotun Khan, the general of the Mongol Army. But the attack goes wrong, leaving most of the Samurai dead on the beaches. Now the only free Samurai, Jin must make alliances with the other residence of Tsushima to fight off the Mongol invasion. Its not historically accurate in the slightest, but I’m going to pretend it is because that’s funnier. GOT came out at a time when Sony had this big thing about games that were movies about people being sad. I feel like it got buried despite it being a success, but that just might be me being bitter. Its a third person action open world game about fighting like either a Samurai or the biggest dirt bag on the planet. Or a mix of both. Its the usual open world affair, you got to places, clear it out, then you can do stuff like fast travel there. Sometimes, a side quest or a person telling you about a side quest will spawn, other times it’ll lead you to upgrades like more health or a new charm, which you use for passive effects, or stuff like that. So, that itself is nothing special, if you’ve played an open world Sony published game from 2018 to now, then you know exactly what to expect. I just really like the gameplay. Jin has so many tools to work with to just turn people into post people its insane. Sword fighting stances, gadgets, a bow, several types of arrows, techniques. You have so many different abilities that it might feel overwhelming at times. Enemies come in a bunch of flavors, from mooks to heavy hitters to ranged guy or guys with special abilities. They like to surround you and take turns whacking at you, when you have different enemy types then it can really keep you on your toes. Jin can also do some real dirt bag shit, half of the game is about him becoming this “Ghost” so there’s this huge focus on him using more shady guerrilla tactics to get the drop and take out the Mongols. Usual stealth affair like hiding in bushes and around corners or inside buildings or small entries. You can throw chimes as distractions, poison guards, get the drop on multiple at a time. You even get a grappling hook to make climbing easier, although you get it a bit too late for my liking. Isshin Ashina would be really happy with how much of a fucking murder goblin Jin can be when he really wants to be. Also you can just flat out challenge enemies to a quick draw. And that’s really sick. I like Jin Sakai, I think he’s cool. He’s split between two worlds, the one that his uncle taught him about honor and nobility, and the fact that blowing people up is infinitely easier than challenging them to an elaborate knife fight. He’s so soft spoken to the people of Tsushima that its almost like a dad talking to his kid. Both Daisuke Tsuji and Kazuya Nakai do a great job giving Jin character, with Jin in English being this weary, yet confident and courageous warrior, while in Japanese he’s this gruff, gnarled, Kurosawa movie type. They both have their place and it comes down to what you would rather want to hear. Also, there’s a Kurosawa filter, that’s also neat. It muffles the audio and gives the screen a black and white film filter. I wouldn’t play the whole game like that, but its an option. Honestly, in a better world, Jin would be pushed by Sony rather than the Bow girl from the dinosaur robot game who’s name I can’t remember right now. But I understand why they didn’t put him in Genshin Impact over the other character. The characters in that game wouldn’t be able to operate with that waterfall going on between their legs. Its actually funny how he goes from this dead set warrior on a path of revenge, to this guy sitting in a hot spring thinking about fried octopus. The guy writes haiku, writes the Haiku down on a bandanna, and then wears said bandanna while he kills you. One of the story’s big strength is that Jin is never talked down to or downplayed. The guy’s been training to kill people by a certain code his entire life, and there really isn’t a character that can match him in said ability outside of a few plot relevant points. He’s a professional in his field and he’s treated as such by other professionals. Its actually a breath of fresh air when another character recognizes said abilities, and then has to convince him to use said abilities in a different, dirtier manner to get the job done. It wasn’t a “You don’t understand/you’re too naive” thing. It was a “You’re probably the biggest body stacker on this island and we don’t need you to get killed because you roll up on a fort to 1v1 everyone.” thing. Also, Tsushima is really pretty, the island itself is a treat to explore. It almost makes me want to go visit the place in real life, though it probably has lame stuff now like pavement and electricity. The PC version of GOT has not given me any problems. It has been running at a solid 60 fps, because that’s as high as my monitor goes, with 0 slow down. The game has native DS4 and Dualsense support so you can swipe right on your touch pad and do that cool clean the sword and then sheathe it thing. It doesn’t have gyro aiming although I’m not sure if the PS4 version did? Its just a pretty game, and its the kind of exploring and man murdering I like in a video game. Its gory without being too gory, The classy kind of blood you see in older Samurai movies. Not the really old ones where the faucet thing sort of broke and they just went with it. Its a good time, I recommend it, maybe not “Buy a 4 year old game at 80 Canadian rainbow fun dollars” recommend, but It usually goes on sale for about 20% off. Making it, like, a regular normal price for a video game. Its a vast improvement over the console version, which was already a really decent running game. I would call the PC version the definitive version, but I never touched the PS5 version so I’m not 100% sure on that. In fact, I’ve never touched a PS5 at all. Kind of sad that it was a one and done deal with Jin, I really liked him. But I’m willing to give the sequel at least a glance when it eventually comes to PC. Ghost of Tsushima gets 9 FIGHT ME out of 10. The guy that was lit on fire at the start of the game was actually peppered with arrows after challenging the landing party to a duel. [url]https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7124597/]Join the Curator, they showed up at the beach with, like, 80 guys and that’s not enough to fight an entire naval invasion. [/url]