Board 8 > Ghost of Tsushima Review Zone

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https://opencritic.com/game/9592/ghost-of-tsushima

85 average so far through 79 reviews.

Positives

• Beautiful Open World - The game's diverse world is filled with beautiful visuals and vistas
• Sense of Style - Ghost of Tsushima commits to its samurai style in both its storytelling and combat with great success.

Negatives

• Repetitive Side Quests - As the game goes on, some of its side activities and gameplay loops begin to feel repetitive.

A lot of reviews seem to compare it to the more recent Assassin's Creed games, but with samurais.

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https://youtu.be/POFPMwhedS4

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I will say for me personally having Kazuya Nakai as the voice actor for the main character is a huge plus



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I'm hearing mixed things about the story, too. It sounds like a solid game but nothing too special.

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What's the gameplay like?

The best thing about sucker punch is they generally have really fun to toy with advancement systems.

Hearing "it's assassins creed" is really deflationary

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Hearing this is AC-like actually has me more interested than I was previously.

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I forgot this was coming out so soon...

I might wait on it for a while, i have too much shit to play after the Summer Steam sale, and it looks like after GoT and Paper Mario the release schedule is gonna be barren as fuck

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MechanicalWall posted...

I might wait on it for a while, i have too much shit to play after the Summer Steam sale, and it looks like after GoT and Paper Mario the release schedule is gonna be barren as fuck

Luckily we got our Nintendo Direct detailing the rest of 2020 rumored to be next week

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is that like a credible rumor or just some shit some rando said
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ooo apparently the smash website changed to remove the new tag from min min

that might actually hint at the rumor being real
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there's just a few things lining up into place all at once. Previous leakers who were correct about the March mini direct saying it'll be July 20th and four unannounced Switch game SKU's popping up in the Gamestop database which usually happens right before a Direct happens.

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MoogleKupo141 posted...

is that like a credible rumor or just some shit some rando said

Its credible. Doesnt mean certain though. We also dont know if this will include the entire lineup for the rest if the year though.

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at the very least I'm expecting the rest of the Mario stuff

gimme that All-Stars 2 and 3D World Deluxe

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I feel like the blowback I'm seeing for this game in some places is a little wierd. Sounds like it's exactly the kind of game it said it was gonna be, don't know why people are surprised? I personally haven't played one of these in forever (Far Cry 4), but I guess for people who play all the big games there's a lot of fatigue.

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I actually had no idea it was an open world game until these reviews

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I think there was some hope that it would be high art and not just a pretty good Assassins Creed type thing. Considering how long its taken to come out and how often we get AC games, just being like one of those is kinda underwhelming.

still if I want one of those, im more likely to get Ghost than an AC because it should be somewhat more distinct than another Ubisoft game

but on the third hand, Watch Dogs 3 is soonish and that appeals to me more. I can really only do one of these sorts of games per year.
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I have no faith in an Ubisoft open world game to deliver a unique experience anymore.

Far Cry 5 was a truly uninspired, dull game after the previous 2 had been so appealing.

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UshiromiyaEva posted...

I feel like the blowback I'm seeing for this game in some places is a little wierd. Sounds like it's exactly the kind of game it said it was gonna be, don't know why people are surprised? I personally haven't played one of these in forever (Far Cry 4), but I guess for people who play all the big games there's a lot of fatigue.

You forget how good the first gameplay reveal looked! It almost salvaged Sonys 2018 E3. So I think people were expecting more there.

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I mean I think it still has that right? Nothing about that gameplay reveal wasn't something that could be in this kind of game.

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Infamous was great because it wasn't so focused on being YUGE but being super fun with combat and movement but I'll try to stay hype.

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UshiromiyaEva posted...

I have no faith in an Ubisoft open world game to deliver a unique experience anymore.

Far Cry 5 was a truly uninspired, dull game after the previous 2 had been so appealing.

i felt like it was cool but not cool enough for how much of it there was

i got 2/3 through and just got bored, but before that I was having a good time. Its a good dumb shit simulator. Youll just be talking to a normal person and then suddenly an eagle shows up and attacks them out of nowhere and its great.

on the other hand, Watch Dogs 2 was awesome and a little closer to a GTA than a standard Ubisoft open world. I think 3 could end up really good.
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I'm not a GTA fan, which may be why Watch Dogs didn't appeal to me either.

The worst thing about FC5 may have been how they fucked with the leveling and other RPG mechanics. Like, I don't mind changing things up, but it was just awful, truly confusing as to why they thought it was any good. I feel like they changed it just to differentiate it from the last couple but had no idea what to actually do.

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UshiromiyaEva posted...

I mean I think it still has that right? Nothing about that gameplay reveal wasn't something that could be in this kind of game.

Im not saying the demo was misleading. Im saying it allowed people to set their expectations much higher than they would otherwise have been because it hinted at (or let people imagine) something much grander. So people might be a little underwhelmed.

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pjbasis posted...

Infamous was great because it wasn't so focused on being YUGE but being super fun with combat and movement but I'll try to stay hype.

Yes exactly.

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I guess where I disconnect from that expectation is where they literally started it with a horse ride through an open world.

It was then that I immediately assumed it was an open world game with all the trappings.

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I feel like I'm completely over open world games other than BoTW

Like I started Witcher 3 and it's sometimes entertaining but the main character sucks and the whole atmosphere is bargain fantasy. There's all this lore and dialogue and a huge (HUGE) world and I just don't care. The writing in the side quests is fine but like there's actually too much here without having a decent main plot.

RDR2 - beautiful game but again it's somewhat boring. I think I'm just about-facing away from sandbox/freedom games and back towards more linear story-driven gameplay (note that I'm not advocating for hallways/corridors, but just more focus)

colliding posted...

I feel like I'm completely over open world games other than BoTW

Y'know this is probably the BIG one for me that's making my opinion on this a little screwed, because of how much I hated that game. Without that looking over me as a big open world investment from the last couple years, I'm a bit thirstier for it.

RDR2 is in the same boat. For me I haven't given a shit about an open world release since...FC5, which I didn't like, so FC4 actually was the last one that satiated me.

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Infamous movement was so satisfying, geez. It made the open world part of it so much more bearable.

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You'd think just by virtue of how trendy open worlds have been and the sheer number of them that have been pumped out there would be more than a very small handful of actually good ones. (BotW is a great game but a bad open world, for the record. Perhaps not coincidentally most games with good open worlds are only good because their worlds are!)

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colliding posted...

Like I started Witcher 3 and it's sometimes entertaining but the main character sucks and the whole atmosphere is bargain fantasy. There's all this lore and dialogue and a huge (HUGE) world and I just don't care. The writing in the side quests is fine but like there's actually too much here without having a decent main plot.

So I love Witcher 3 and I'll say the game does a massive disservice to newcomers by leading with Velen and then expecting you to do the Bloody Baron storyline (which is...divisive to say the least) first when the game opens up. That is not where all the best writing is and the other two main objectives (Novigrad and Skellige) are a lot more interesting and fun, and also have better sidequests. But maybe you got there and still feel that way and this is moot.

I had played the first two games so when I played 3 I went straight to Novigrad to see all the returning characters and it honestly did wonders for the pacing imo.

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HeroDelTiempo17 posted...

So I love Witcher 3 and I'll say the game does a massive disservice to newcomers by leading with Velen and then expecting you to do the Bloody Baron storyline (which is...divisive to say the least) first when the game opens up. That is not where all the best writing is and the other two main objectives (Novigrad and Skellige) are a lot more interesting and fun, and also have better sidequests. But maybe you got there and still feel that way and this is moot.

I had played the first two games so when I played 3 I went straight to Novigrad to see all the returning characters and it honestly did wonders for the pacing imo.

I'm in Skellige now. I'm still playing but mostly because it's a pandemic and I'm unemployed, tbh. If I actually had a job/responsibilities/other games in my backlog I probably would've dropped it.

There's not really anything wrong with the story/writing; compared to other wrpg's it's like literature, to be honest. I just don't get sucked in. Some quests are certainly more interesting than others but the plot's conflict is too slight currently. The game hasn't really made me care about Ciri or the Wild Hunt but expects me to?

Anyway, not to derail the thread. I'll echo the earlier posters who praise infamous and Spider-Man PS4. Not a huge open world and fun movement. Strong narrative that isn't overwhelmed by side quests.

Famitsu gave it a perfect 40/40

only the 3rd time they've given that score to a western game (Skyrim and GTAV)

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Harder for the international checks to clear.

I mean that's not conspiracy talk, everyone knows Famitsu takes money from publishers nowadays. <_<

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My friend is doing a Platinum run of the game if anybody is interested in seeing gameplay (at midnight)
https://www.twitch.tv/desperatelyunaware

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So, is anyone else playing? I'm really enjoying it so far! Yeah, it doesn't do anything new, but it does everything it does really well. And you can write haiku!

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https://twitter.com/TheHeroJackMan/status/1285000484336668674

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https://twitter.com/frodies24/status/1284428183438127106

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Oh yeah, Ive had a few arrow air combos.

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https://twitter.com/TheHeroJackMan/status/1285709854900981761

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why can't I switch attack to the R1 button

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You cant do it in-game, but you can remap the buttons in the PS4 menu. Just gotta remember to change them back when you play something else.

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CassandraCain posted...

why can't I switch attack to the R1 button

Ew why

So are not many people on b8 playing this game or is there another topic? Cause I'm really enjoying it so far!

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Waluigi1 posted...

Ew why

souls games have ingrained it into me, square to attack just feels wrong now

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I found a cool red straw hat today.

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CassandraCain posted...

souls games have ingrained it into me, square to attack just feels wrong now

Then don't you mean R2(Trigger?)

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Well you would match heavy to R2 and Light to R1.

I haven't thought about it, but I've been replaying Souls games nonstop for the last month, may give it a shot. Not having an issue as is, though.

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Ah ok. Attacking with R1 just sounds so bizarre to me.

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Is there anyway to check your playtime?

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Decided to suck it up and deal with the default controls... died quite a few times due to my muscle memory hitting R1 after dodging, which of course just results in me standing there motionless for a solid second before realizing oh yeah that's not the right button but too late there's a sword in me

This game truly is freakin' gorgeous though I love it

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Just reached Act 3. This game lied to me and I am not happy.

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