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  • Summary: Save a Tokyo under siege by spirits in a new adventure from mastermind Shinji Mikami and the team at Tango Gameworks. Explore the streets of a city filled with spirits and mysterious otherworldly threats, with an arsenal of powerful abilities at your command.
    Tokyo has become a city
    Save a Tokyo under siege by spirits in a new adventure from mastermind Shinji Mikami and the team at Tango Gameworks. Explore the streets of a city filled with spirits and mysterious otherworldly threats, with an arsenal of powerful abilities at your command.
    Tokyo has become a city under siege; overwhelmed by paranormal threats beyond our understanding. After a devastating occult event leads to the disappearance of 99% of the city's population, only you stand between the loss of this great city and its salvation. After the vanishing, a strange encounter causes your own supernatural abilities to take shape. Explore a beautiful city that blends ultra-modern cityscapes and stunning ancient shrines as you purge the darkness from your home. Armed with a bevy of formidable, upgradeable powers, you will face off against evil spirits (referred to as The Visitors) haunting the city of Tokyo.
    Spirits like:
    * Amewarashi: This entity manifests as a young child in a yellow raincoat. Derived from the powerful emotions of sadness caused by being separated from his parents, as well as his innocent yet mischievous spirit, this Visitor will call for help and bring forth fellow spirit when it feels threatened.
    * Shiromuku: Shiromuku is a traditional type of pure white wedding kimono, and though she may appear to be a bride, this Visitor is actually a physical manifestation of powerful emotions. This Visitor represents regret and strong feelings for a partner she was never able to marry.
    * Kuchisake: Inspired by an actual urban legend, the Kuchisake-onna is a strong and agile opponent, capable of closing distances quickly to get at you with her large scissor blades. Be careful if she asks you if you find her attractive; there are no right answers there.
    Each spirit will have its own attack styles and weaknesses, so you'll need to combine your abilities in different ways to suit each unique combat encounter.
    But the spirits roaming the streets aren't the only threat. At the heart of everything the disappearance of the population, the appearance of the Visitors, and even your own supernatural abilities sits a shadowy group wearing "Hannya" masks. Who are they, what they want and how they will interact with you remains a mystery, and it will be up to you to determine their motives and unveil the mystery.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Apr 20, 2023
    100
    Just about my only complaint about going back to Ghostwire: Tokyo was that the game doesn’t look quite as nice on the Steam Deck as it did when I played it on PS5 last year. When it rained, it made everything look a little more washed out, and it made it tougher to tell when you were entering a foggy area that was off-limits. You realize quickly enough when you’re somewhere you’re not supposed to be, but it was still a little disappointing. Overall, though, I’ll reiterate what I wrote up top: Spider’s Thread makes a great game even better. Ghostwire: Tokyo didn’t get nearly the level of attention it deserved on its initial release last year, and now that the game is free for Game Pass and PS+ subscribers (and generally inexpensive enough to buy on PC), there’s even less reason why it should be slept on. Do yourself a favour and get it now.
  2. Mar 21, 2022
    90
    Ghostwire Tokyo brings elements of an action RPG, a horror game, and an open-world game together with brilliant results. The environments and the visuals are dripping with style and substance, with nearly everything in the game having a real-life inspiration from myths to urban legends. While it might not quite be the horror game some fans are looking for, Ghostwire Tokyo delivers a fun and engaging experience from start to finish.
  3. Mar 25, 2022
    80
    Ghostwire: Tokyo is an FPS that could have only been delivered by a Japanese studio. From the main story and side missions to the detailed environments and appealing characters, for those who have been craving a game set in modern Japan, Ghostwire: Tokyo is an extremely satisfying experience. While the battle system can become a bit tedious and controls for healing feel inconvenient, the game deserves credit for delivering action that feels exhilarating without relying on grotesque visuals.
  4. Mar 21, 2022
    72
    Fun combat and a sophisticated city burdened with the unfulfilled potential of a far scarier experience.
  5. Apr 4, 2022
    72
    Ghostwire: Tokyo is not a bad game by any standard. It's pretty, it's fun, and it follows a formula that has proven to be successful even if it's overdone by this point. As I played through it for this review I found myself alternating between enjoying myself and being frustrated with its shortcomings. There is a potentially brilliant horror/detective game buried under all the superfluous side quests and pointless collectibles, and each time I caught a glimpse of it, I find myself wondering about what could have been.
  6. Apr 8, 2022
    70
    The unique setting really helps to lift Ghostwire: Tokyo from myriad of problems such as a plain open-world design and lackluster combat. If you love Japan and mystical powers, then Ghostwire can be just the game you're looking for.
  7. Mar 25, 2022
    55
    Ghostwire: Tokyo isn’t bad or broken. It’s just a game that’s not particularly ambitious and almost feels at odds with itself, leaving it with a lot of wasted potential. It might yield a couple of interesting online searches if you’re uninitiated in Japanese folklore, and you can pet lots of dogs and cats, but there are ways to go about doing those things without sitting through Akito’s snoozefest of a tale.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 107
  2. Negative: 16 out of 107
  1. Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Beautiful and fun game from same studio, that made The Evil Within. They know exactly how to make mysterious and unique atmosphere. Unlike TheBeautiful and fun game from same studio, that made The Evil Within. They know exactly how to make mysterious and unique atmosphere. Unlike The Evil Within, it's not horror game, it's more action-adventure, but it definitely has some horror elements here and there. Very cool creature and boss designs, just as in The Evil Within, very creative. I haven't finished it yet, but after 7 hours of gameplay i can easily recommend it, if you are looking for something unique to play. Expand
  2. Jul 15, 2022
    10
    Ghostwire Tokyo is one of The first RPG´s that really got me the Feeling to be completeley immersed to the World and the Charackters, sadlyGhostwire Tokyo is one of The first RPG´s that really got me the Feeling to be completeley immersed to the World and the Charackters, sadly you have to Play the game with the highest settings to get an really immersive experience, wich the most peapole arent getting. The Genre mix Feels Refreshing and the gameplay is fluid and a average story.

    The Story is not best thing youve ever seen. Its like the basic Isekai (in to another world) Animes, nothing really speacial. Eventhough the Story isnt this advanced the dialougs are. Many diffrent conversations and you can feel trough Akito and his Buddy are more and more friendly to each other.

    Gameplay is decent as I said before right Timings and Thinking what u gonna do next are important on higher diff. level, what I really recommend becuz on the normal diff. there is no real challange to game and Grind does feel like something you dont wanna do.
    Grinding is actually a big thing in the game and what I wanna tell you is: DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME IF YOU HATE GRIND. Even if you are the biggest Japan Fan and Watching Animes the whole Day, if you doesnt like grinding how its pretty usual in Japanese games you wont like this game and will end after the second chapter.

    Overall Ghostwire Tokyo is a pretty good game there are thing to Improve:

    Enemey AI

    Variety of enemeys over the period of the game

    No complete gamechanging fighting mechanics

    Too Grindy for Many Peapole

    and your Spells doesent have reflections wich is a big deal because water is everywhere here.

    So is the Game a Cop or Drop?
    Defenetly a Cop if you ok with grinding and like Japan or wanna be Mind blowed away from these Graphics. (or troll your firends with youre in Japan with the compressions its like a real photo)

    Defenetly a Drop if youre a Tik Tok user with a 2 sec attention span, if you have a bad pc (no front), if you want a good story, if you not a grinder and want to have extreme challenging fights.

    Hope you can decide if its Cop or u are a Flop.
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  3. Mar 27, 2022
    9
    Great gaame ,i absolutely love it!So much fun ,the fights are great!it's a must have
  4. Oct 13, 2022
    8
    واقعاً یه بازی خاص با فضا سازی فوق‌العاده است ، گیم پلی نو آورانه و باحالی داشت، توکیو رو به بهترین شکل ممکن طراحی کرده بودن که واقعا خوشمواقعاً یه بازی خاص با فضا سازی فوق‌العاده است ، گیم پلی نو آورانه و باحالی داشت، توکیو رو به بهترین شکل ممکن طراحی کرده بودن که واقعا خوشم اومد، داستانش داستان کلیشه ای بود ولی بد نبود، گرافیکش هم خیلی خوب بود Expand
  5. Aug 18, 2022
    7
    Nice and interesting game, I liked playing it.
    The story is kinda meh and the cutscenes drag on forever, especially when the main opponent
    Nice and interesting game, I liked playing it.
    The story is kinda meh and the cutscenes drag on forever, especially when the main opponent keeps babbling slowly for hours on end. The characters are nothing to write home about.
    But this is an action game, so how does it fare in terms of gameplay? Well, it's very old school, think Doom with some twists. You have to move quickly, shoot quickly and little else. You have three different magic attacks (roughly equivalent to pistol, shotgun and grenade) and a bow. In addition to these, you can use special talismans when in tight spots and block enemy hits; perfect blocks completely nullify damage and sometimes bounce back enemy attacks at them. Finally, you have a sort of rage meter, that gives you half a minute or so of super powers. Every now and then, the game will cage you in a round arena and make you confront waves of enemies or tough bosses. Everything happens at point blank or little more. It's not bad, but it also leaves very little room for strategy, and repetition is excessive.
    You move through the city on foot, but also have limited soaring capabilities that allow you to travel on rooftops, and can move from building to building almost freely you get the requisite ability.
    My main gripe is the fact that the difficulty spike between normal and hard difficulty is HUGE. I started the game on hard and kept on for more than 50%, then I realized it was killing my fun. Eventually switched to normal and completed the game.
    On normal, even bosses pose no threat, I don't think I've died once. The action is fun: you use block a lot, move quickly, dodge and hit savagely, and just eat or drink something if your health gets low. You can just avoid using talismans. On hard, it takes dozens of hits to down even the weakest enemies, they barely get staggered at all and, more importantly, even a minor hit will drain a huge amount of your health. I also think that the special ability which allows you to regain ammo by punching enemies, yields half its normal boon.
    This means that even common enemies are extremely dangerous, and when they attack in groups, they become deadly. Three shine dancers attacking together on the rooftops, for example, WILL kill you, unless you use your special rage attack.
    If you are fine dropping the more nuanced approach of modern shooters like Far Cry, and are down for some fast and furious close range combat, you can have fun with this game.
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  6. Dec 14, 2022
    6
    This is a game mostly about exploring, jumping and gliding, a japanese city on a rainy night while searching for souls and interacting withThis is a game mostly about exploring, jumping and gliding, a japanese city on a rainy night while searching for souls and interacting with cats, dogs and yokai that act as vendors or grappling hook points. The combat is so simple you dont even look forward to it, could have been a great game if the combat was good and the city more fleshed out. Expand
  7. Feb 4, 2023
    0
    FPS É UMA MERDA, SHOOTER É UMA MERDA, PRIMEIRA PESSOA É UMA MERDA, SÓ TEM FPS/SHOOTER/PRIMEIRA PESSOA NESSA MERDA

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