GhostWire: Tokyo

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  1. Johcker
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Um jogo que no primeiro trailer não parecia ser muita coisa, com o passar do tempo e dos trailers com gameplay foi de deixando mais curioso e hypado. Muito bom ver que o mestre Shinji Mikami não perde a mão na criatividade. Pra quem gosta da cultura e lendas japonesas este game é um espetáculo imperdível. As sidequests são um show a parte, variadas e nada cansativas (não seguem o padrãoUm jogo que no primeiro trailer não parecia ser muita coisa, com o passar do tempo e dos trailers com gameplay foi de deixando mais curioso e hypado. Muito bom ver que o mestre Shinji Mikami não perde a mão na criatividade. Pra quem gosta da cultura e lendas japonesas este game é um espetáculo imperdível. As sidequests são um show a parte, variadas e nada cansativas (não seguem o padrão Ubisoft de encher linguiça).
    Tecnicamente melhor do que Elden Ring (que também adorei), não recebeu o mesmo "carinho" da mídia "especializada" por ser de um studio da Bethesda...
    Quem julga um jogo apenas pela sua origem (vide notas vermelhas infundadas) vai perder um baita game, diferente de muita coisa que tem por aí...    … Expand
  2. pcapinheiro
    Jun 7, 2023
    10
    O trailer me deixou bem confuso, eu não sabia se era um game de terror ou um game de tiro.
    É um game de tiro... Mas tem umas partes de terror leve... Mas na fase da escola é terrorzão :D
    Estava no gamepass. Por ser um game de mundo aberto, eu não achei que fosse gostar. Breve engano, me fisgou muito rápido. Um game fascinante, com uma história bacana e bons personagens, além de uma ação    O trailer me deixou bem confuso, eu não sabia se era um game de terror ou um game de tiro.
    É um game de tiro... Mas tem umas partes de terror leve... Mas na fase da escola é terrorzão :D
    Estava no gamepass. Por ser um game de mundo aberto, eu não achei que fosse gostar. Breve engano, me fisgou muito rápido.
    Um game fascinante, com uma história bacana e bons personagens, além de uma ação e controles sob medida.

    PONTOS POSITIVOS:
    +trama e personagens envolventes;
    +boa resposta, tanto no teclado/mouse quanto no controle;
    +o mundo aberto não foi enjoativo como vários outros são;
    +visual e desempenho acima da média.

    PONTOS NEGATIVOS:
    +nenhum relevante    … Expand
  3. antoniomit
    May 9, 2023
    10
    Genial! Me ha encantado, ojala mas juegos con esta calidad. Muchoa detalles, jugabilidad, historia todo es un 10
  4. Fedelk
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    i accidentally seen a review before the release, and this said that the game was something like "tr4ash" to sum it up. Then i tried it and i can say that its quite the opposite. Beautiful graphics, simple gameplay but its effective and addictive, Japan looks amazing in it, very nice game.
  5. quertx
    Apr 27, 2022
    10
    Несколько лет назад путешествовал в Токио и благодаря этой игре пробудил столько воспоминаний, будто снова туда вернулся. Неимоверный труд разработчиков - так досконально передать атмосферу этого прекрасного города.
  6. slat3r
    Apr 8, 2022
    10
    Me like game but it won't let me release my energy using a trackpad more like tracksad.
    -edit: door has been fingernblasted
  7. Bawer
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    Ghostwire:Tokyo is the next masterpiece of Shinji Mikami and his crew.

    As the title mentions, the story sets in Tokyo/Shibuya, a famous district which is well known for his crossroad. The protagonist is a man who wanted to see his sister in a hospital. He got into an accident. Short after, the disaster is going to start. A supernatural power appears and takes control of the main    Ghostwire:Tokyo is the next masterpiece of Shinji Mikami and his crew.

    As the title mentions, the story sets in Tokyo/Shibuya, a famous district which is well known for his crossroad. The protagonist is a man who wanted to see his sister in a hospital. He got into an accident. Short after, the disaster is going to start. A supernatural power appears and takes control of the main character. And from there on, you got to fight your way through the enemies who stand in your way. The sister seems to have an important meaning for the enemy and takes her away. The main mission will be to save the sister and to put the horror to an end.

    The genre can be categorized into the mystery-psycho-horror. The japanese culture takes an essential part as well so that Ghostwire:Tokyo develops a spiritual content.

    Like always, the character possesses a skill tree in which the abilities can be learned. The character is capable of using powers of the elements wind, fire and water. Talisman, bow and a katana belongs to the arsenal as well. With this equipment it will be possible to attack in different ways whereas the environment can be used to neutralize the enemy.

    The enemy itself is some sort of a ghost nearly without a face. It gets quite serious if more than five enemies come towards to attack. At this point it is important to develop tactics and strategies to beat the ghosts.

    The environment seems to be a perfect image to the real Shibuya. Despite the enemies, there are cats and dogs which are not hit by the catastrophe. You can talk to them, give them food and in return they bring you to statues. In front of these statues you can pray in order to increase your ammo-capacity for the element attacks. There are even stores that are run by cats named yokai. You can make business with them like buying food and clothes and selling certain items. Ghostwire offers many connections to the japanese spiritual understanding and beliefs.

    The way of fighting is so refreshing and deeply something else. This proves that it is not really necessary to have a gun and rifle to create a great experience.

    There are sidequests as well. These quests give always a different storyline and each one is individual. It is really worth to take a look at it. The sidequests give the opportunity to enter houses, buildings etc.. There are also lost souls that needs to be saved. After you have found them, you have to go to a telephone and bring them back to their bodies.

    Fazit:

    Ghostwire:Tokyo effectively uses the Unreal Engine whereas the way of fighting is very refreshing. Walking through Shibuya is also something that is quite rare. This makes the adventure more exciting. The connection to the japanese culture gives Ghostwire:Tokyo a more deeply and serious tone.

    10/10    … Expand
  8. WellEvil
    Apr 15, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game with a huge focus on story, characters, and world-building. I don't remember the last time when the story absorbed me so much. Yes, there are a few bugs here are there, but nothing game-breaking. Usually minor visual glitches.… Expand
  9. AlanWake2
    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 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 ofBeautiful 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
  10. OldCities
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Overall good game, not perfect tho. Some audio issues, but haven't notice any bugs, so that's good. Would recommend, if you have nothing else to play.
  11. silverandcold
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    If anyone was expecting horror.....well it's not horror. BUT there's still enough creepy moments and i think what this game really does well is atmosphere and overall vibe of Tokyo. Perfect city for this type of game.
  12. Legndz
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Tango Gameworks is amazing studio. Almost everything they do is great. Wasn't huge fan of The Evil Within 2, but The Evil Within 1 was near masterpiece. Ghostwire: Tokyo is also good.
  13. RE4bestgamever
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Very unique, this game needs a sequel ASAP and The Evil Within 3 would be also amazing.
  14. thelogic
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Very good game, way better than Elden Ring. It's obviously not as overhyped as Elden Ring, despite that, i hope it sells well enough, so it gets some DLC's.
  15. Modern_Gamer
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    As of right now, this game is easy GOTY! First time in 2022 i felt like i'm actually playing modern video game. Actually playing something NEW. Elden Ring feels like game from 2014, Horizon Forbidden West feels like game from 2018, Dying Light 2 could have come out in 2015 and it wouldn't make a difference. Ghostwire: Tokyo is simply something else. Story, city design, graphics, sound,As of right now, this game is easy GOTY! First time in 2022 i felt like i'm actually playing modern video game. Actually playing something NEW. Elden Ring feels like game from 2014, Horizon Forbidden West feels like game from 2018, Dying Light 2 could have come out in 2015 and it wouldn't make a difference. Ghostwire: Tokyo is simply something else. Story, city design, graphics, sound, monster design - ALL of it feels actually fresh and not re-using same combat from 6 years ago like some other games do. As of right now, this is best game of 2022.… Expand
  16. AFable
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Good Game! Good Game! Good Game! Good Game! Good Game! Good Game! Good Game!
  17. Slowdownnow
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    Game is fun and has up-to-date graphics (almost cringe that i have to mention that as a +, thank you Elden Ring for your 2012 graphics i guess). As of right now, i would strongly advise ignoring negative reviews, because there's right now two groups of gamers who are angry that their favorite game didn't get enough attention. One is Elden Ring Cult members who are angry that most peopleGame is fun and has up-to-date graphics (almost cringe that i have to mention that as a +, thank you Elden Ring for your 2012 graphics i guess). As of right now, i would strongly advise ignoring negative reviews, because there's right now two groups of gamers who are angry that their favorite game didn't get enough attention. One is Elden Ring Cult members who are angry that most people don't want to die billion times in video game and other group is Horizon Forbidden West fanboys who think that people should like games with mediocre writing. Ghostwire: Tokyo is better than both of them, but you will find lots of people right now, who swear that only their favorite game is THE best and everything else is trash. Just ignore these people.… Expand
  18. openworldgaming
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    Very good game, atmosphere is superb, but it's obviously not for everyone and i think that's also a positive. Not every game needs to be extremely mainstream.
  19. Farit
    Mar 28, 2022
    10
    Ghostwire:Tokyo is the next masterpiece of Shinji Mikami and his crew.

    As the title mentions, the story sets in Tokyo/Shibuya, a famous district which is well known for his crossroad. The protagonist is a man who wanted to see his sister in a hospital. He got into an accident. Short after, the disaster is going to start. A supernatural power appears and takes control of the main    Ghostwire:Tokyo is the next masterpiece of Shinji Mikami and his crew.

    As the title mentions, the story sets in Tokyo/Shibuya, a famous district which is well known for his crossroad. The protagonist is a man who wanted to see his sister in a hospital. He got into an accident. Short after, the disaster is going to start. A supernatural power appears and takes control of the main character. And from there on, you got to fight your way through the enemies who stand in your way. The sister seems to have an important meaning for the enemy and takes her away. The main mission will be to save the sister and to put the horror to an end.    … Expand
  20. Thepastelgamer
    Apr 4, 2022
    10
    This game is my 2022 GOTY. It is immersive and we need more games like this set in Japan. I'd love to go to Kyoto, Okinawa, and Osaka to name a few. I cannot wait to see how they approve upon this title as a series in the future.
  21. DarkDeathLegion
    Jul 12, 2022
    10
    Ghostwire: Tokyo is the best game I've played. I passed it in 4 hours without a single death. Very cool soundtrack, plot, gameplay, graphics, atmosphere. If you haven't played, then at least try it, it's worth it
  22. Emil-chan
    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, 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    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, 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.    … Expand
  23. OMGitsTHEMEMI
    May 18, 2023
    10
    A beautiful horror game set in tokyo, the history is amazing and the gameplay is super fun and the collectibles are a joy to obtain only downside is that after finishing it you will want more.
  24. wovoww
    Jun 25, 2023
    9
    A beautiful and simple game. The systems works finely, and the narrative is pretty much ok.
  25. denibel2507
    May 2, 2022
    9
    Although the gameplay can get repetitive (especially if you go fot all the side quests), it is original and ful and different, which makes it extremely adictive and enjoyable. The story, setting and visuasl are amazing, and the characters are higly likeable, especially the protagonist two, which you really get to feel close. Some of the side content is boring, but there are a few questsAlthough the gameplay can get repetitive (especially if you go fot all the side quests), it is original and ful and different, which makes it extremely adictive and enjoyable. The story, setting and visuasl are amazing, and the characters are higly likeable, especially the protagonist two, which you really get to feel close. Some of the side content is boring, but there are a few quests that are really worth and shouln´t be missed out. Overall, a great experience and something new creative in this age.… Expand
  26. SJH
    Oct 3, 2022
    9
    Fantastic adventure in japan culture, very good game and fun to play even on hard, if U like japanese culture its a must to play. Good music, good graphics, good story, worth yr time.
  27. Lucky_Nike
    Aug 24, 2022
    9
    Beginning is mysterious and such atmosphere is present more or less whole game.

    Walking within streets, jumping on the roofs and collecting all what you can is just fun. Reason for hunting all what you can is appealing because rewards are good for maxing out your character. RPG elements are not something really needed maybe except creating bird to pull to, but almost all little bonuses    Beginning is mysterious and such atmosphere is present more or less whole game.

    Walking within streets, jumping on the roofs and collecting all what you can is just fun. Reason for hunting all what you can is appealing because rewards are good for maxing out your character. RPG elements are not something really needed maybe except creating bird to pull to, but almost all little bonuses makes game feel a bit better and better and allows you to try out what combination are most effective and what combination makes you feel like good wizard.

    Maxing out character is present whole game and once you learn how much damage and time you need to release ghost to their realm, you are trying makes your personal record higher. Its rather fps game but stealth is fun too and overall playing with detection system brings fun tension along with "how many ghost I can send to their realm at once".

    Graphics is great. Of course it can be seen graphics is more focused for consoles, nevertheless all makes world believable even though its rather fantasy. Lightning and contrast are simply superb. Black is black, white is white, no crap like in many games where sometimes you feel like fog is present.

    I guess it can be 8/10 but this game is simply so fun, atmospherics, no frustration, great fluid combat, satisfying progress. You can simply run through game and enjoy every aspect. For example side mission are nice, are short and are helping create atmosphere and learn how people in Tokyo are/was living with their dreams and desires, hopes and regret, mistakes and redemption etc.

    Simply: game is fun!

    OLED, RTX without reflections as reflections makes graphics not very transparent, so used default reflections.    … Expand
  28. Ozweed
    Apr 6, 2022
    9
    Non spoilers!

    Nice game, immersive, Tatari difficult is the best, but also repetitive and dont like the history...

    Still better than the other 2022 ****
  29. svonton
    Apr 22, 2023
    9
    Second game of Tango Gameworks that i played and it also good so probably i will try another games of this studio in future but lets dive into Ghostwire: Tokyo. Game where you need to beat ghosts with your otherworldly power. At first lets talk about graphical part of the game another great aspect of the game except rain realization (as for me its really sucks) but i guess it's all aboutSecond game of Tango Gameworks that i played and it also good so probably i will try another games of this studio in future but lets dive into Ghostwire: Tokyo. Game where you need to beat ghosts with your otherworldly power. At first lets talk about graphical part of the game another great aspect of the game except rain realization (as for me its really sucks) but i guess it's all about dlss and without it, rain looks a bit better, also good to notice that game with rtx and without looks kinda similar (i mean that reflection and overall light system looks really good). Design of enemies is als on high level as design of city (yeah, i love tokyo vibes so i think it hard to make it looks ugly). Sound part is ok it has japanese vibe but nothing special. as i mentioned before you need to beat different types of ghost using various abilities that can be also improved. so it really fun to combine different spells to beat group of enemies or even bosses that contain that game. another aspect of gameplay is some kind of parkour that present in the game. But its not traditional parcour you use your ghost power to climb on top of giant tower or so on, combine that with stunning looking tokyo present perfect immersive experience. as conclusion game is really good but with small minuses but if you like some mysterious thing like ghost and so on or in love with japanese culture that game probably for you. also it no so long so you can beat it in two or even one evening.… Expand
  30. marchett
    Mar 26, 2022
    9
    Hermoso juego, sobre todo si te interesa la cultura japonesa. Se aprende mucho de la misma si estas dispuesto a leer el diario del juego y la representación de Shibuya es perfecta. Visualmente está a otro nivel y la optimizacion en PC es buenísima, permitiendote jugar en las configuraciones mas altas y con raytracing aunque tengas una GPU de gama media. El gameplay no es el mas trabajadoHermoso juego, sobre todo si te interesa la cultura japonesa. Se aprende mucho de la misma si estas dispuesto a leer el diario del juego y la representación de Shibuya es perfecta. Visualmente está a otro nivel y la optimizacion en PC es buenísima, permitiendote jugar en las configuraciones mas altas y con raytracing aunque tengas una GPU de gama media. El gameplay no es el mas trabajado del mundo pero igualmente es muy divertido. Un juego para jugar 100% chill y tomarse el tiempo de explorarlo a fondo… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Gaming Age
    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.
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  2. Slant Magazine
    Apr 12, 2022
    70
    This isn’t the first game to offer a dense, incredibly detailed rendering of Tokyo, but maybe it’s the first to make you feel like all of that work isn’t window dressing.
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  3. GameMAG
    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.
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