Ghost of Tsushima

 PlayStation 4
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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 21430 Ratings

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  1. Spike23
    Aug 23, 2020
    4
    My only explanation for the user score being 9.2 is that the majority of gamers love Japan because anime is from Japan, which makes them weebs (because let's be honest, every anime is weeb, except Castlevania that's not Japanese), which makes them unable to objectively see anything involving Japan which makes everything 10 out of 10 IGN.

    If those individuals were able to see things    My only explanation for the user score being 9.2 is that the majority of gamers love Japan because anime is from Japan, which makes them weebs (because let's be honest, every anime is weeb, except Castlevania that's not Japanese), which makes them unable to objectively see anything involving Japan which makes everything 10 out of 10 IGN.

    If those individuals were able to see things clearly, they would have no problem noticing all those major flaws which make the game look more like an indie title than what it actually is.

    A few examples:
    - One door opening animation that's repeated every single time you or any other NPC tries to enter any building with shoji entrance. (Now imagine following 2 NPCs into a building and seeing that 3 times in a row in 5 seconds)
    - Pathfinding that makes NPCs run in straight lines till they hit the edge of their path, so they could unrealistically turn 30 degrees and continue in another straight line.
    - Dull stealth gameplay which in combination with maybe even worse enemy AI that doesn't know how to behave after you break their line of sight results in one of the least enjoyable experiences I've ever had in any game that offered stealth.
    - repetitive side activities that make you constantly follow foxes, birds that get stuck in every single tree or rock (just like any other animal you encounter) that appears in their way, or the most annoying old fart ever created as a game character that howls the word THOMOEEEE every 2 sentences.
    - Interactivity with the open world that includes only following NPCs, clicking on prompts to investigate, sitting down to click on predefined sentences, taking your clothes off to bathe, and climbing up 1997 platformer-looking stumps on a rock.
    - No interesting or genuine characters except some of them during the duels that just look cool for a few seconds before you kill them, and after defeating 3 of them you quickly notice that there's not much variability in their moveset, so it becomes another routine activity.
    Other than that, next to the THOMOEEEE shouting passive-aggressive moralizing grandpa is a bloodthirsty lesbian running around in samurai armor (at least her storyline is not that bad), and another old fart preaching honor, disciprin, and toradishon also every 2 sentences for a change, not even speaking of the protagonist himself, whose personality is at best 1% of commander Shepard.

    I may have forgotten about a half of things that had some negative impact on my experience from the game, nonetheless, it's a boring stereotypical adventure that only looks nice and has some impressive combat mechanics (in case you play how the developers want you to, which I suggest, otherwise you'll break the game) that would've been pretty cool if a game called Sekiro hasn't already been released. However, not to only insult everything this game stands for, it's pretty funny at the beginning that it won't let you enter stealth, because you're a samurai, therefore you need to introduce yourself and your whole famiry to everyone you decide to attack.
    Also, to my disbelief, the game has one game-changer, and it's the wind mechanic that completely eradicates the necessity for any kind of HUD elements, which is something other games should learn from... But again, in those games at least you can find an epic quest in the corner of the map instead of a retarded banner to upgrade your saddle that nobody ever in the history of gaming cared about.

    Unfortunately, regarding new gameplay mechanics introduced after the intro, there is only a grappling hook. But it's not just any grappling hook - It's the least satisfying grappling hook out of hundreds of games that started implementing grappling hooks in their games 5 years ago, when it was cool. Not counting upgraded combat moves, it's all you encounter throughout its 30-hour campaign filled with repetitive missions to ultimately chase down and kill an Asian version of Steven Seagal in a way that the shogun doesn't like, so he bans you from writing haiku and drinking sake for the rest of your life, because that's what samurai did when nothing was happening.

    Considering the number of Japanese names in the final credits, which is close to 0, despite it just being not a good game, it's not even close to being authentic, and I'd gladly change it for a million Naughty Dog LGBTQ dramas in an instant.    … Expand
  2. mrmihailavdeev
    Feb 15, 2021
    4
    Nice visuals, Ubisoft-like gameplay, extremely boring generic quests, ridiculous story and dialogues. What a disappointment from the creators of inFamous 1-2.
  3. Kraks
    Jul 20, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the most repetitive games I have ever played. Every single quest is almost identical. Pick it up, run to a spot, fight a bunch of Mongols or Bandits or Straw Hats, turn in. There is a quest mid game with Yuriko that goes on for over an hour and doesn’t let you skip all of her awful dialogue, doesn’t let you run or gallop 90% of the time, and is just downright cringe the entire time. It is basically a one hour stay at an old folks’ home listening to a stranger and having no ability to go anywhere the entire time. It was literally the worst quest I’ve ever played in 30+ years of gaming.

    There are dozens of little places to clear and they are almost all copy/pastes. The first few are fun, but it gets old very quickly. The lock on without lock on is absolutely awful. You have no control over it but there is a lock on and you will regularly attack targets you do not intend to.

    Lastly the controls: awful and great. They nailed stances much better than Nioh. Sadly they completely boffed up the utility abilities. I think it is mostly just a limitation of the junk controller that Sony puts out. Maybe PS5 will be much more intuitive.

    Graphics are great. Story is so-so. The writers should have written out timelines for each character. Some of them have so many different “I was in this awful situation for years...” that they’d have to be twice as old as presented in game. They also tossed in a lot of immersion breaking SJW trash. Gay guy misses his dead lover that had a wife and kids. A main character has a lesbian relatIonship, is in her 60s, and fights better than almost all men in the game. 1/2 of the boss encounters that are not Mongols are females, in ancient Japan. Almost every town leader is a female as well. It just wreaks of Anita Sarkeesian’s opinions.

    I give it a 4. It is playable and has its fun moments, but it goes on twice as long as is tolerable with its very limited variety of quests and settings. The graphics are amazing for a PS4 but do not compare to what many PC games give you these days. Mostly the game is getting hype because people are bored to tears. Oh, and it is way too easy. The combat is never challenging even on hard.

    Finished it today. The main story is really good, and almost redeems many flaws.    … Expand
  4. Steyraus
    Jul 19, 2020
    4
    Like most recent game that are PlayStation exclusives Ghost is gorgeous but very self indulgent .. With most of your time being spent walking, traveling or resource gathering to make sure the player spend plenty of time looking at the graphics.. The story us dry and none of the characters are even interesting let alone likable. I dreaded every misson with the ugly yoda looking female sideLike most recent game that are PlayStation exclusives Ghost is gorgeous but very self indulgent .. With most of your time being spent walking, traveling or resource gathering to make sure the player spend plenty of time looking at the graphics.. The story us dry and none of the characters are even interesting let alone likable. I dreaded every misson with the ugly yoda looking female side kick and the political pandering that would acompany them. This Japanede island is apparently full of woman warriors that far surpass the men.. OK!!!! yer the pandering and super wahmen stuff is strong with modern plastation.
    This is an ubisoft clone ( modern pretty long winded ,grind heavy) its repetative, slow and boring, doing the same few things over and over. Actualy Game play is spread thin and most of your time is spent holding the left stick foward a clicking to pick up something ocasionally.. Like all PS ecclusives it is heavily story based and the story was a generic , dull history lesson. Hated the character, which is a these with modern PS games.    … Expand
  5. lesulix
    Aug 10, 2020
    4
    I usually don’t write reviews, since other users usually already wrote the same thing dozens of times, therefore making it a waste of time. I will do an exception today, since it was the user score over here that pushed me into buying this game. I heavily regret this decision.

    I won’t go to much into story, since it’s a matter of taste. I don’t like it, my girlfriend hates it. It’s    I usually don’t write reviews, since other users usually already wrote the same thing dozens of times, therefore making it a waste of time. I will do an exception today, since it was the user score over here that pushed me into buying this game. I heavily regret this decision.

    I won’t go to much into story, since it’s a matter of taste. I don’t like it, my girlfriend hates it. It’s flat, full of stereotypes and shallow up to the point of an infamous press f to pay respects moment (apparently it’s ok in this game). The premise is pretty much a rescue the princess theme, don’t expect too much.

    People claim this game has the best graphics. Again, aesthetics are up to taste. I think the general art direction is pretty, even though a bit empty at times. But that wouldn’t be much of a problem if the gameplay supported it. On a technological level this game doesn’t convince though. It starts with the lack of necessary HDR settings, which will lead to ridiculously oversaturated colors. Nice to demo your fancy HDR tv at home, but if you’re already past that phase, you’ll prefer something more authentic.
    The skinshading looks a bit dated, other than that the shading is ok, not bad, but definitely not best.
    The game completely falls apart in it’s animation quality though. Bugs aside, the facial animations are stiff, sometimes on the awkward side. Characters in the world don’t follow a day night cycle, which makes them feel more like placeholders in a bad mmorpg. This is also one of the main reasons why the game feels so dead compared to a Witcher 3 (a game from 2015). Also, animations lack polish, you will find characters just pretending to eat, tend wounds, .. you might know this problem from older mmorpgs on tight budgets.
    Cutscenes are very old school, teleporting you back to key locations whenever the script requires you somewhere else.

    Ok, so let’s get into the most interesting part: design. The game pretty much throws you right into all the upgrade options right from the very start, without much onboarding. 1/50 Mongolian Artefakts, 20 supplies, technique points, stances, charms, ... you learn about all of this stuff before you even remotely care about it.
    Fine, I don’t like handholding you might think. Unfortunately that’s pretty much the only part without it.
    I played on hard: every spot within a huge radius around you is automatically marked on the mini map for you, so that exploration is pretty much obsolete. Set the destination, and the wind will guide you there. Too lazy for that? Don’t worry, the game will conveniently place birds and other hints to guide you to those spots, in case you couldn't care less. Too lazy for that? Don’t worry, there is items that make your controller vibrate if you get closer to other items. The game literally pushes you into skipping all the world rushing from one spot to the next one. It’s a mindless experience. Got some materials? The game will tell you what to upgrade, when and where, just use fast travel, no thinking required.
    Missions are scripted with 0% deviation in mind. I invaded a village, killing everyone inside. 10 seconds later I triggered a mission right next to it, which spawned the whole village again, making them plop in right within the cutscene. Climbing segments are heavily linear and remind more of an adventure game, rather than an open world game.
    The game is very pretentious about concepts of Japanese culture like honor and hariaku, yet it’s ok to cut through one of the very few destructibles, the traditional shoji doors of another fellow japanese. There is many cases of such incoherency..
    The combat system is ok, it tends to be fun until you run into all the problems with the AI, which randomly gets stuck idling, or runs out of its very small Aggro radius, or is incapable of climbing a waist high object. There is numerous ways to exploit it unfortunately, partially due to the unbalanced skill tree. Stealth segments are extremely forgiving, up to the point where you can just run through and stab everyone occasionally. It’s not a bad combat system, but it definitely needs much more work.
    The game let’s you switch weather at any time, but also takes this privilege for itself. You might end up riding on a beach in the sunset, with a mission checkpoint triggering fog within a milisecond, without any actual ingame time passing in between. It completely breaks immersion.

    Finally the game is riddled with bugs. NPCs looking in random directions, walking into fire, items disappearing, I’ve seen it all in this game. All in all it’s beyond my understanding, how this game is 12th place in the all time user ratings. Tastes are different, and this game might indeed tick all the boxes for some people. I mean, I love Japanese culture myself. But I fail to see how 15k people think that this is it, a 9.3 out of 10 on average, a masterpiece, despite all of these issues, despite offering not much novelty    … Expand
  6. herrmoekl
    Jul 20, 2020
    4
    9,2 User Score? For real? I feel incredibly shocked by gaming culture these days. TLOU 2 which Set a new bar for storytelling in video games was review bombed and this repetitive game that does everything the exact same way and 100% caters to a non inventive open world trend with full of open world cliches and lackluster level design gets a 9,2? This could easily be an assassins creed game9,2 User Score? For real? I feel incredibly shocked by gaming culture these days. TLOU 2 which Set a new bar for storytelling in video games was review bombed and this repetitive game that does everything the exact same way and 100% caters to a non inventive open world trend with full of open world cliches and lackluster level design gets a 9,2? This could easily be an assassins creed game it’s not less inventive in fact Ubisoft create more detailed and prettier open worlds and Users would downvote the hell out of it. Unbelievable truly....… Expand
  7. EatableBread
    Jul 21, 2020
    4
    This game is a culmination of every open world game that I’ve played for the last 5 years. Almost all of the side content and undiscovered locations are completely useless, fox dens, haikus, and shrines. The side quests are really boring. The combat system is easy to master and doesn’t provide any real challenge. There’s not an original bone in this games body besides it’s setting andThis game is a culmination of every open world game that I’ve played for the last 5 years. Almost all of the side content and undiscovered locations are completely useless, fox dens, haikus, and shrines. The side quests are really boring. The combat system is easy to master and doesn’t provide any real challenge. There’s not an original bone in this games body besides it’s setting and visuals (and the Kurosawa mode which is a vibe and a half), Witcher 3, Assassins creed origins, odyssey, and Viking , days gone, horizon zero dawn, all of these games are quite literally the same game as Ghost minus a few game systems.… Expand
  8. NoLifeDGenerate
    Jul 21, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why does every game nowadays have to attempt to cram every genre into it? I just want a good hack and slash. The open world formula and constant walking between undiscovered areas gets old too. The combat and stealth are great, but unskippable cutscenes kill replay value and make the game far longer than it really is; typical Sony. Not even that impressed with the story. The whole conflict over marching straight into the enemy while extremely outnumbered versus sneaking around is ****

    Other issues:
    **** finding clues and following footprints. I want proper UI **** clearly showing me where to go next.
    **** the weather and constantly working in dark, rain, etc. Realism isn't that important. Let us turn that **** off.
    **** platforming. Seriously. I'm here to be a samurai, not a goddamn acrobat/rock climber/whatever the **** Who keeps insisting on including that bull**** in every game? Getting to the shrines is just annoying.

    Bottom line: Unskippable cutscenes and lack of NG+ is ridiculous in 2020. The devs should be ashamed.    … Expand
  9. Fenix9421
    Aug 12, 2020
    4
    If this game proves something, it is why lock on is needed. In Ghost you don't fight Mongols, you fight the camera. The combat could be great with lock on, despite it's tend towards the slow and unresponsive, but the camera instantly takes the game from an 8 to a 4. There is literally zero enjoyment of the combat in this game, and 95% of it comes down to the idiotic decision to enforce aIf this game proves something, it is why lock on is needed. In Ghost you don't fight Mongols, you fight the camera. The combat could be great with lock on, despite it's tend towards the slow and unresponsive, but the camera instantly takes the game from an 8 to a 4. There is literally zero enjoyment of the combat in this game, and 95% of it comes down to the idiotic decision to enforce a clucky, slow camera from the PS2 era while having lock on. The game looks great, but once you take away the combat, there is not enough of a game left.

    If you want to navigate a well beautiful Japanese landscape while role paying as a Samurai in easy mode, then this game will suit you. If you are looking for anything more, then look elsewhere.    … Expand
  10. ergonomicoT2000
    Jul 19, 2020
    4
    This game could be amazing but many nonesense dialogues, weak combat mechanics and a terrible camera make it look like a rushed product. To be honest you could overlook the first issues but the camera is really, really bad, worse than demon souls just to be clear :/ i really hope they do something about.
  11. arthasmenethil8
    Apr 25, 2021
    4
    I sinked in more than 20 hours in this overated samurai simulator and here are my thoughts:
    The graphics of this game are breathtaking and the combat, even thou it's easy, can be fun for a while then you can simply parry and smash the triangle button combined with the godly powerful ghost wepons. Overall the game gets boring pretty instantly, all side quests are the same (follow the    I sinked in more than 20 hours in this overated samurai simulator and here are my thoughts:
    The graphics of this game are breathtaking and the combat, even thou it's easy, can be fun for a while then you can simply parry and smash the triangle button combined with the godly powerful ghost wepons. Overall the game gets boring pretty instantly, all side quests are the same (follow the person, follow trails, kill mongols).

    Character-wise there is nobody who stands out or I feel particulary attached to, same goes for the main villain who is generic and forgetable like the proganist and his companions.

    The multiplayer is a neat idea but the missions are something you are gonna play once and you forget about them and horde mode (even at its highest difficulty settings) gets really boring. I didn't try raids but I think that they won't be as different as the other modes included there.

    I give here a 4/10 to counter the overwhelming unfair positive reviews this game got from the thousnad of weebs, in reality this game is a 5/10 or 6/10.    … Expand
  12. St-Anger
    Oct 3, 2020
    4
    Get out of here with all these 10's!!
    This game is not a 10 at all. Its an extremely average game. When I first started out playing I did see its potential that unfortunately got boring fast. I'm just glad I purchased it on disc because I ended up trading it in.

    Feel free to give it a go but much better games are available than this!
  13. alexds6
    Jul 27, 2020
    4
    Fun at first, in Act I, then quickly becomes a bore show, with a very generic story and uninteresting characters. I think that after Act II this is the most boring story and gameplay wise, triple AAA game that I have ever played on this PS generation, I even moved the difficulty on hard, but with no result, this game is very very easy and also because of this becomes very boring. FinishedFun at first, in Act I, then quickly becomes a bore show, with a very generic story and uninteresting characters. I think that after Act II this is the most boring story and gameplay wise, triple AAA game that I have ever played on this PS generation, I even moved the difficulty on hard, but with no result, this game is very very easy and also because of this becomes very boring. Finished the game as fast as possible skyping the unispired side quests in order to get over with it and gave away the copy. This game earns it's money at a black friday discount, untill then it I don't see why pay 60 bucks for this, a mediocre game at best. It seems that more and more exclusives on PS are mediocre, see The Last of Us 2, maybe Sony is starting to lower the bar with it's games.… Expand
  14. OnlyOneHere
    Jul 19, 2020
    4
    This game has a fun and smooth combat system. I like the death animations with the sword. The world looks nice with awesome draw distance. The story is ok and the game has a great atmosphere. The story missions and side quests are well thought out. The wind effects are good. That being said, the world is boring and empty. There is not much to do in the open world. The lighting effects wereThis game has a fun and smooth combat system. I like the death animations with the sword. The world looks nice with awesome draw distance. The story is ok and the game has a great atmosphere. The story missions and side quests are well thought out. The wind effects are good. That being said, the world is boring and empty. There is not much to do in the open world. The lighting effects were downgraded from E3. The horse clips through the foliage, even though the E3 version didn't show that. I know it had to be downgraded to make the game run better, but it's still no excuse for lack of dynamic foliage.

    The physics are a complete joke. When I shoot the enemies with the bow, they flip around horribly with bad animations. When I shoot an enemy off a bridge, there is no ragdoll physics present and they fall off like statues. When I put the horse in the edge of a bridge, it doesn't trip and fall like in RDR 2. Instead, the horse magically jumps in the air. These trash physics are so bad, it reminds me of the awful physics present in those low budget Farming Simulator clones. The AI is incredibly stupid. The horse mechanics are garbage. The player movement animation looks terrible.

    There is no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, this game will go back to the shelf and collect dust. Charging $60 for a game with no replay value is a cashgrab. I would have been fine with no multiplayer if this game had so much depth and content like Red Dead Redemption 2. Unfortunately, all you can do in the open world is ride a horse and play a stupid flute. I recommend you get this game until it drops to $15 or wait until it's free on PS Plus.    … Expand
  15. Faxthtax
    Jul 24, 2020
    4
    People either give 0 or 10. Says a lot that people have NOT played this game properly.
    I am echoing the other viewers comparing this to Assassins Creed. It is true, it is very much spot on really. But i would only compare it to the very first AC game which was dull. The sequels was better than this.
    It is basically designed like this: A Main Story line Lots of side-missions. Even more    People either give 0 or 10. Says a lot that people have NOT played this game properly.
    I am echoing the other viewers comparing this to Assassins Creed. It is true, it is very much spot on really. But i would only compare it to the very first AC game which was dull. The sequels was better than this.
    It is basically designed like this:
    A Main Story line
    Lots of side-missions.
    Even more content of rinse and repeat collectibles. Shrines, swords to collect, haiku poem writing, enemy camps to liberate and other nonsense. Does it sound familiar?

    It starts off promising. The game guides you effortlessly trough the game mechanics and off you go.
    The story is ok, but was rather boring by Act III.
    Level design is gorgeous with lovely colours and large flowerfields that pops out on your TV. All is blissfull trough act I to II. But when you hit Act 3 it gets rather depressing.
    The controls are decent. Very similar to AC series. Combat demands some good timing and you gain more moves and weapons as you go.

    It is a long game if you decide to do side quest and other chores on the side. By act III i was tired, i played less and less intervals. All the repetition wore me down. The enthusiasm faded out and the game became a chore. The missions on both main and optional struggles to keep it varied. Just the same go from A to B, Kill a bunch of enemies and speak to someone. (sigh!) The End. Gain Exp.. move on.

    Some technical negative sides:
    Combat works ok in open areas, but once you are in cramped spaces, it becomes hard to pay attention as the camera struggles to find a good viewpoint for you leaving you blind in the heat of the moment.
    Stealth i found wonky, as the enemies are positioned in either groups or they spot you too quick. It felt broken and you just did not bother doing it nice and quiet in the end unless the mission required you to remain unseen.

    Other than that, the game fails to bring a complete package to keep one exciting to the very end. It has all the classic trademark of open-world game failures. So far "only" Rockstar can do it proper. Maybe Watch Dogs 2 was ok as well, at least it kept the story varied.

    Other than that. It´s huge, pretty, but in the end, a dull outing. Being a Samurai game give it no excuses to slip away from a bad score.
    Ubisoft is probably mad now as they can´t make a Shogun based Assassins Creed. Oh well.    … Expand
  16. Giopy
    Mar 22, 2021
    4
    I don't think this game is a perfect score or a 9, the game has many bad things from the camera to the IA, its not perfect game its an OK game, SUCKER PUCNH CAN DO BETTER they're talented as hell I hope for the future
  17. sidemarmartins
    Jul 20, 2020
    4
    Jogo barrela tinha q influir pra multiplayer ou multiplayer e ter versos pô fazinha já era
  18. tec
    Jul 19, 2020
    4
    Game plays a bit like LOTR Assassinscreed games. If you like the setting, you probably going to like it more and longer than i did but the mechanics are nothing new or unique.
    Visuals are above average, audio is fine. Models look very static at times but gameplay is overall good.
  19. Olkadan
    Apr 11, 2022
    4
    We played those games many times.
    Third person action game with basic stealth in bushes.
    You cannot use uchigatana, spear, naginata or other samurai weapons.
    Story is boring.
  20. Nerdcast
    Nov 23, 2021
    4
    I didnt like the game, gameplay was repetitive, graphics where dull and story was cliche. Missions were the same all over the game and skills didnt make an impact.
    Maybe my problem was that I played this game right after Sekiro and Sekiro is much great than this one. But Ghost of Tsushima is, for me a very big mistake.
    I wasnt able to finish it, played around 15 hours and was so bored    I didnt like the game, gameplay was repetitive, graphics where dull and story was cliche. Missions were the same all over the game and skills didnt make an impact.
    Maybe my problem was that I played this game right after Sekiro and Sekiro is much great than this one. But Ghost of Tsushima is, for me a very big mistake.
    I wasnt able to finish it, played around 15 hours and was so bored that took it away from my PS4 and never looked back.    … Expand
  21. yrneH
    Dec 13, 2020
    4
    Ghost of tsushima é uma cópia barata de assassins Creed porém com posturas, o jogo estava sendo desenvolvido há tanto tempo que ficou preso no PS2, os gráficos são a maior aberração que eu vi essa geração, tem uma gameplay.legal porém muito genérico, a história é entediante e apenas agrada em seu final, onde o protagonista jin durante 10 segyny expressa alguma emoção, é realmente raro,Ghost of tsushima é uma cópia barata de assassins Creed porém com posturas, o jogo estava sendo desenvolvido há tanto tempo que ficou preso no PS2, os gráficos são a maior aberração que eu vi essa geração, tem uma gameplay.legal porém muito genérico, a história é entediante e apenas agrada em seu final, onde o protagonista jin durante 10 segyny expressa alguma emoção, é realmente raro, enfim é um jogo legal mas muito fraco… Expand
  22. Chrisabc
    Jul 28, 2020
    4
    Admittedly, I’m only about four hours in. But the downsides of this game relate to basic gameplay mechanics, graphics, character models, sound design... which are, unfortunately, unlikely to change as my playthrough continues...

    Tsushima is very “meh”.... veeeery unpolished, mediocre graphics, bad character models, bad animations with missing keyframes, very bad sound design... unless    Admittedly, I’m only about four hours in. But the downsides of this game relate to basic gameplay mechanics, graphics, character models, sound design... which are, unfortunately, unlikely to change as my playthrough continues...

    Tsushima is very “meh”.... veeeery unpolished, mediocre graphics, bad character models, bad animations with missing keyframes, very bad sound design... unless it improves substantially (which I don’t believe it can, since the aforementioned factors won’t change), it’s definitely overhyped.

    It’s not horrible, but it’s nowhere near an AAA title. Character models suck, and I don’t think they used motion capture at all. At least that’s what it looks like. Sometimes there are a couple of moments where the world is nice... but in RDR2 and TLOU2 there was not a single point to critique, compared with this...

    Voice acting is also not very good.

    If you really want to see it, you can get it, and you’ll enjoy part of it. But again, it’s nowhere near TLOUII and RDR2. It seems more like a PS2/PS3 game.    … Expand
  23. MichaelStark87
    Jul 22, 2020
    4
    4/10 Nothing special today. Same game like Jedi Fallen Order, new God of War, Resident Evil 3 debacle. Also TLOU2 horror show.
    All games are same game with different paint.
    Game never captured my attention and after boring two hours, is stopped playing since I've seen everything before. This game engine of last 15 years is death of games and creativity.
    Everything looks and feel same
  24. bibon
    Jul 27, 2020
    4
    Скучнейшая игра, на уровне современных ассасинов, из миссий только 2 вариации: убей всех лицом к лицу, либо убей всех со стелса (который ощущается на кончиках пальцев). Из плюсов только концовка, из-за которой эта игра и получила 4 ( а так было бы 2).Скучнейшая игра, на уровне современных ассасинов, из миссий только 2 вариации: убей всех лицом к лицу, либо убей всех со стелса (который ощущается на кончиках пальцев). Из плюсов только концовка, из-за которой эта игра и получила 4 ( а так было бы 2).
  25. saeram99
    Jul 18, 2020
    4
    this game has fun things. but some game design can't satisfy me. not outstanding
  26. Ghetzis
    Jul 20, 2020
    4
    You get to be a samurai.
    You get to hunt. You get to upgrade your armor and weapons.
    You get upgrade your techniques.
    You get to change your fighting stance/styles for different enemies.
    You get to free roam. You get to get lost in the beauty of the game.

    No where near done with the story but it seems ok so far.
  27. Sea_you_later
    Aug 4, 2020
    4
    Совершенно не понимаю почему такой высокий рейтинг у этой игры. Графика на уровне PS3, анимация никакая, когда , к примеру, нужно поджечь орудие или что-то сделать включается просто чёрный экран, вы серьёзно?! Геймплей наитупейший, пародия из более удачных игр выполненная не в лучшем стиле.Совершенно не понимаю почему такой высокий рейтинг у этой игры. Графика на уровне PS3, анимация никакая, когда , к примеру, нужно поджечь орудие или что-то сделать включается просто чёрный экран, вы серьёзно?! Геймплей наитупейший, пародия из более удачных игр выполненная не в лучшем стиле.
  28. Zivkitaro
    Jul 18, 2020
    4
    A very forgettable story with bland characters and a generic hero who’s name you’ll forget as you play him. Great fighting system that gets old fast. Style is gorgeous. The art direction is really great. However you’ve seen better engines with Death Stranding/Horizon. Overal a disappointing game. Yes the movement is cool but how many times can you go through the same exact fight?
  29. Ridio
    Jul 18, 2020
    4
    It was visually appealing and great if you like to take virtual photography, but nothing new to add to video games in general. Although it is entertaining to play at times, the lead character is dull, the story is meh, and the gameplay is like Ubisoft open world games mixed with assassins creed swordplay. It’s fun, but not a game-changer.
  30. Jansen89
    Aug 20, 2020
    4
    First: The 83 average score is pretty accurate. The high user score is most likely a result of internet culture and review bombing (#tlou2).
    Now the game itself:
    Story is mediocre. Jin is one hell of a boring protagonist. Side quests are uninteresting and the characters are kinda empty. Nothing catchy here. The game itself feels grindy way to often. I'm over 25 hours in and had not a    First: The 83 average score is pretty accurate. The high user score is most likely a result of internet culture and review bombing (#tlou2).
    Now the game itself:
    Story is mediocre. Jin is one hell of a boring protagonist.
    Side quests are uninteresting and the characters are kinda empty. Nothing catchy here. The game itself feels grindy way to often. I'm over 25 hours in and had not a single "wow" moment. Worth playing... But there's a whole lot better games. Nearly every other Ps4 exclusive. DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE USER SCORE. REVIEW BOMBING.
    The visuals are good. The fighting is good.
    Another problem is the difficulty. The game is too easy in my opinion. But that's not really the point.
    This can't match with rpg standards of the Witcher 3 or something. Sucker Punch did a good job but the last of us 2 is better in every aspect if you want to compare it.    … Expand
  31. KESEROGLU
    Jul 20, 2020
    4
    E3 2018 has nothing to do with what is offered to us..! Downgrade & Bugs,this situation is very annoying.... 10/4 Overrated game..
  32. deadxlift
    Sep 29, 2020
    4
    Looks quite nice for the most part, but that's about it. The Japanese paint job that was slapped on the same old open world mechanics can't stop the game from feeling incredibly generic after a couple of hours. Combat is too easy, camera is clunky, too. Probably would have felt better if it came out a couple of years ago, now it's just a bunch of mechanics that have been done better byLooks quite nice for the most part, but that's about it. The Japanese paint job that was slapped on the same old open world mechanics can't stop the game from feeling incredibly generic after a couple of hours. Combat is too easy, camera is clunky, too. Probably would have felt better if it came out a couple of years ago, now it's just a bunch of mechanics that have been done better by other games.… Expand
  33. HelpAhPanda
    Jul 20, 2020
    4
    Honestly, it’s just ok. The combat is what is not doing it for me. No lock on. Jin just aimlessly swings his sword and misses half the time. You have to manually move the camera around because the camera view will change constantly while you’re in combat. Even if it’s just one person you’re fighting, somehow the character will miss that person or just swing behind himself. Like wtf are youHonestly, it’s just ok. The combat is what is not doing it for me. No lock on. Jin just aimlessly swings his sword and misses half the time. You have to manually move the camera around because the camera view will change constantly while you’re in combat. Even if it’s just one person you’re fighting, somehow the character will miss that person or just swing behind himself. Like wtf are you doing. The AI is just retarded. Watched this dude for 2 mins walk into a horse. He was supposed to be searching for me, but just kept on walking into the horse lol if you’re Alerted the AI will group up all stupidly to search for you, and if they find you, you get gangbang. Most likely die because the camera view will change with each parry, godforbid you’re inside of a house or near a tree, because that’ll now become your camera view. A frickin wall. The main character lost my respect when he keeps crying about his honor, oh my honor boo hoo. He doesn’t want to assassinate people. He was willing to risk the lives of people who have been enslaved, raped or worse, just to protect “his honor”. So stupid. Other than that, the game really has nothing to offer. It’s the same basic side missions, saving randoms you’ll never meet again, same ol tiredness cutscene that last for like a minute before a “boss fight” and you can’t skip it. It’s like every open world game out there. It’s ok if you’re just trying to kill time gaming. It’s fun, but there is the basic repetitiveness and sometimes satisfying combat. Would wait for sale to get it if anyone’s on the fence. If you’ve played any open world game, this is that just as a samurai. It doesn’t offer anything really that makes it stand out. Graphics is not a selling point. It’s 2020, if you haven’t mastered making a “visually beautiful game” by now, kys. I’ve never been sold on graphics. Everything has good graphics during its time.… Expand
  34. Kwotey
    Jul 30, 2020
    4
    Am i missing something with this game? Story is bland.. Graphics are OK not as good as say AC Odyssey or Tlou2.. The missions are boring and repetitive and the main character is so dull it makes me want to fall asleep.. Its a average game.. Not bad but not exactly good either..
  35. Tlouu
    Jul 18, 2020
    4
    The gameplay is Bad and Ive seen dowgrade, the history is very basic, is really Bad
    Gameplay 1
    History 2
    Graphics 7
  36. CHRISEVIL1
    Jul 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juego mal hecho, sus graficas son buenas pero no de las mejores, su gameplay simplon , nada de nada… Expand
  37. sinanspd
    Jul 18, 2020
    4
    I am afraid this game fell short of all my expectations. It is probably the only PS exclusive that I really didn't like. Beautiful environments as well as the well thought out skill and combat system are what makes this game shine. However the game drowns under a ridiculous amount of cutscenes. Every interaction with any (relevant or not) NPC AND the environment starts a 10-20 second,I am afraid this game fell short of all my expectations. It is probably the only PS exclusive that I really didn't like. Beautiful environments as well as the well thought out skill and combat system are what makes this game shine. However the game drowns under a ridiculous amount of cutscenes. Every interaction with any (relevant or not) NPC AND the environment starts a 10-20 second, extremely unnecessary cutscene. The game is approximately 32-35 hours (with side missions) of 5-7 minutes of repetitive fights in between multiple cutscenes. Unfortunately the cutscenes also suffer from the blandness of the story and sub-story lines. About 90% of them are two people talking in front of a blurred out open field. Subquest lines provide shallow insights into characters' background and present pawns that are impossible to identify with (some of these characters have almost no screen appearance). The missions and the "acts" deploy very similar and familiar mechanics that get old very fast. While the idea of a realistic combat is admirable (the enemies usually go down in 3-4 sword hits), it turns the game into a slash and dash that you don't particularly have to pay attention to, to get through. I finished the game in "hard" (the max difficulty) and I got hit maybe 20 times throughout the entire game, paying hardly any attention to what was going on the screen (terrible camera angles make it impossible to see anyway). The glaring attack "tells" combined with the already easy-to-avoid nature of the enemies, render the enemy AI irrelevant. It felt like they were attacking the air at times. Compared to the standards Sekiro has brought to the sword gameplay (that requires you to be alert at all times and constantly strategising), Ghost of Tsushima falls short and misses the mark by large. A lot of good ideas that aren't explored to their full potential.… Expand
  38. UkroGamer
    Jul 20, 2020
    4
    Played it and then stopped I CAN’T finish this game. Very disappointed that I WASTED MY MONEY ON IT...
    Assassins Creed even better, this game is too boring...
  39. ruimts
    Jul 22, 2020
    4
    I'm desapointed with the game, it's a beautifull game, good story and a nice open-world adventure, but it's another rage game...

    I don't know what is happening to those who develop games, but lately games are very annoying, cause anger and headaches and are very tiring and repetitive .... in this case they are hand-to-hand fights. They are annoying, most of the time you die    I'm desapointed with the game, it's a beautifull game, good story and a nice open-world adventure, but it's another rage game...

    I don't know what is happening to those who develop games, but lately games are very annoying, cause anger and headaches and are very tiring and repetitive .... in this case they are hand-to-hand fights. They are annoying, most of the time you die continuously losing interest to continue the story. The boss fights are even worse. The sequences of the keys for defense provoque me anger (sometimes you have to use the L1 and sometimes you have to use the O key depending of the enemy type attack) ans most of the time doesn´t work, same in the constantly posture changes in combat and when you fail a defense you simple die ... very annoying.    … Expand
  40. Kelby777
    Jul 26, 2020
    4
    Fails in comparison to Red Dead Redemption 2 and the Last of Us Part 2. I find it almost criminally insulting to give the Last of Us Part 2 such a demeaning score just because some people don’t enjoy the story. Well perhaps I didn’t enjoy the cliché and overhyped game of the Ghost of Tsushima. Let’s begin with the graphics. The graphics viewed in trailers and some gameplay is veryFails in comparison to Red Dead Redemption 2 and the Last of Us Part 2. I find it almost criminally insulting to give the Last of Us Part 2 such a demeaning score just because some people don’t enjoy the story. Well perhaps I didn’t enjoy the cliché and overhyped game of the Ghost of Tsushima. Let’s begin with the graphics. The graphics viewed in trailers and some gameplay is very misleading from the actual game and is not what I expected from a game that has been getting worked on for years and is also a Sony exclusive. The blood is not realistic and there’s hardly any ever gore. The feel of emotion is unrealistic and is lacking in this game. It almost feels a bit soulless. The gameplay is repetitive, but makes up for that with the countless amounts of upgrades you can have with both your techniques and weaponry. The customizations is almost overwhelming, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. There are a host of things that simply don’t make sense in this game. From walking in to random peoples houses and taking their supplies without any hostility from the owners, to being able to ride your horse through trees and other objects without any repercussions. There are a lot of glitches and bugs and I have had to restart the game because of them. Before purchasing this game, lower your expectations immensely. That way you won’t be let down. Quite possibly the most overhyped and overrated game of this generation.… Expand
  41. Wtbi_seriously
    Jul 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I dont even know where to begin. So I'm gonna just do bullet points in no particular order.

    •This is a samuri game and there is no honor system.

    •Nothing you do in the game matters at all to the plot or outcome.

    •Dialog options are minimal and have NO effect on the game.

    • The game is comically easy even on hardmode.

    •Waterfall graphics are TERRIBLE.

    •Every mongal camp and farm is a copy paste with nothing interesting or different about any of them.

    •Unskippable dialog from the 80th peasant you save saying the same boring line is awful.

    •There is absolutely no penalty for dying whatsoever.

    •Many cutscenes simply fade to black and have only sound effects. Is this 2007?

    •The plot is boring and predictable.

    •Ryuzo betrays you because his men are supposedly "starving" ...on an island you cant walk 10 feet without tripping over a boar and a deer. •Only 2 animals you can actually interact with for hides in the entire game. Boars and Bears. Really?

    •Very limited selection of meaningful gear.

    •All swords only cosmeitc . All hats and masks only cosmetic.

    •PATHETIC talent system where you quickly get enough points to have e etythinf in the game so you don't have to make any choices in your build...

    There's many more awful things about this fame but im tired of even writing about them.

    This is the most disappointed I have been in a game in YEARS... And I wanted to love it so badly... but it failed at every turn.    … Expand
  42. TTRT
    Jul 29, 2020
    4
    Bad AI

    Masterpiece graphic

    Historically inaccurate

    excellent combat

    Game is your typical open world
  43. Tottigo
    Aug 3, 2020
    4
    Lindos paisajes y musica pero esperaba mucho mas que una rutina con tanto detalle mal cuidado, hasta mas de algun bug. Me siento desilusionado con este juego
  44. Parks71
    Aug 10, 2020
    4
    I do not like games like red dead and this is red dead with a sword. Frame rate drops a lot. Graphics are good and if you like red dead style games you will probably love it. I couldnt play it more than a couple hours and I was bored. No desire to return to the game, wasted 60.00.
  45. Why-bother
    Aug 12, 2020
    4
    Great game, some small rough edges that make play painful at times. The system to equip charms and gear is slow and piece by piece. You cannot save an "outfit" for a playstyle.
  46. dudukin
    Aug 16, 2022
    4
    Ghost of Tsushima is an annoying and boring game with a good combat. Also the unskippable cutscenes are a nightmare.
  47. mediocreampuff
    Mar 20, 2021
    4
    This game is throws all is idea at you in the first hour an you are just slugging through the game for the other 19. Its not any competition to The Last of The Us 2 or the Breath of the Wild of the PS4 like people thought it would be. It looks nice, the story is fine, and it is technically sound but this is really the bare minimum of what you can call a game. All this is is icons for youThis game is throws all is idea at you in the first hour an you are just slugging through the game for the other 19. Its not any competition to The Last of The Us 2 or the Breath of the Wild of the PS4 like people thought it would be. It looks nice, the story is fine, and it is technically sound but this is really the bare minimum of what you can call a game. All this is is icons for you to go to with nothing interesting in between them. I wouldn't be surprised if Sucker Punch said they took a 3D model of the island and just copy-pasted random objectives on it. The combat is just boring. There is barely any variety to any encounters. Horizon Zero Dawn is better than it in almost every way. If I could go back in time to July 17 2020, I would pick up Paper Mario instead.… Expand
  48. Sanduc
    Nov 8, 2021
    4
    + Espectacular diseño de arte
    + Buen diseño de audio
    + 10 primeras horas agradables

    - Pésimo historia
    - Sistema de combate simple y repetitivo
    - Mal diseño de escenas y sin poder saltarse
    - Mismo diseño de misiones aburridos durante todo el juego que arruina el ritmo
    - Sistema de escalada automática
    - 3/4 del juego es innecesario
  49. Mrpiax
    Feb 25, 2022
    4
    Para mí parecer, es un videojuego muy aburrido que se hace largo a partir de las 10 horas de juego. Las misiones son super repetitivas y el ir de un sitio a otro se hace muy pesado. El personaje principal no tiene ningún carisma ni personalidad. Eso sí la ambientación es increíble y acompañan los gráficos.
  50. yaminotenshi1
    Jul 16, 2022
    4
    i dont get all this hype for this **** game? is another crappy copy of ac formula. another checklist with repetitive boring task to complete. kill 10 of those, save 5 of those, free camp base, is devastating tedious, is just an AC for dump japan fanboys... input lag is ridiculous, you cant skip dialogue, il clunky and boring boss fight are unfair and broken...what the huk people are makingi dont get all this hype for this **** game? is another crappy copy of ac formula. another checklist with repetitive boring task to complete. kill 10 of those, save 5 of those, free camp base, is devastating tedious, is just an AC for dump japan fanboys... input lag is ridiculous, you cant skip dialogue, il clunky and boring boss fight are unfair and broken...what the huk people are making this game a huge hit??… Expand
  51. raoki_
    Apr 28, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think it's an open world game too much limited, it took me 'bout 20 hours to rescue Shimura, hours that seemed endless clearing Mongolian camps in Izuhara like a Far Cry, the story had excellent potential, but it is poorly told, Everything is going very well, and one mission later everything goes very wrong, I did everything I could without using stealth, I would have liked that the use of stealth or face-to-face combat had consequences in the story and the characters, like Dishonored does, the way how is limited by camps that aren't your level is also very abrupt, with deluges of arrows coming from… non-existent bows? please. I have completed it 100%, and I have felt all this as an rpg player and a lover of Japanese culture, artistically it is amazing, but in terms of playability I don't like it.… Expand
  52. DarthPadme
    Jul 20, 2020
    3
    I'll avoid a lengthy review here, but summarize with this: even in the PS4 Pro's "framerate" mode, the game downscales from 1800p to 1080p and still only manages to hit 30 FPS. That is pathetic. As for the game itself, it feels choppy as a result no matter what you do, and the combat is bland, missions are boring and stale, and before long, everything you do ends up feeling exactly theI'll avoid a lengthy review here, but summarize with this: even in the PS4 Pro's "framerate" mode, the game downscales from 1800p to 1080p and still only manages to hit 30 FPS. That is pathetic. As for the game itself, it feels choppy as a result no matter what you do, and the combat is bland, missions are boring and stale, and before long, everything you do ends up feeling exactly the same. If this game was on PC, it could and would be much better, but as it is, it's another case of console tech and hardware hamstringing and crippling another otherwise decent title.… Expand
  53. tdebug
    Dec 25, 2020
    3
    Japanese cannot let dead souls go and continue to produce repetitive from software style slashers. This one looks beautiful but otherwise still a typical slasher with repetitive fights, almost nonexistent stealth and many other game mechanics. Enemies possess a challenge mostly because they overwhelm you now and then. So much overrated game. Like many already said here - if you willing toJapanese cannot let dead souls go and continue to produce repetitive from software style slashers. This one looks beautiful but otherwise still a typical slasher with repetitive fights, almost nonexistent stealth and many other game mechanics. Enemies possess a challenge mostly because they overwhelm you now and then. So much overrated game. Like many already said here - if you willing to buy it just because you see high score here, just don’t.… Expand
  54. Huizi
    Nov 13, 2020
    3
    Sorely overrated. The graphics are beautiful and the story seems like it would be good if the gameplay didn’t slow it down to the point where the story takes second place to the poor controls and sluggish response of the combat. You will try to attack or dodge and it will be a full one to two seconds before your character responds and does the corresponding action at times, at others itSorely overrated. The graphics are beautiful and the story seems like it would be good if the gameplay didn’t slow it down to the point where the story takes second place to the poor controls and sluggish response of the combat. You will try to attack or dodge and it will be a full one to two seconds before your character responds and does the corresponding action at times, at others it seems more responsive. This back and forth in the combat takes away from the beautiful visuals and interesting story. It’s a shame this game isn’t better, like others would have you believe.… Expand
  55. Webico
    Jul 19, 2020
    3
    O jogo tem muito problemas técnicos e bugs como falta de colisão em árvores, jogabilidade travada e inteligência artificial horrível. Os gráficos tiveram um grande downgrad se comparado ao mostrado na E3 além disso tem sérios problemas de iluminação, sincronia labial etc
  56. Real_reviews
    Jul 19, 2020
    3
    Not bad but completely mediocre. Bland, uninteresting combat, frequent very short loading "cuts" that break immersion as the game loads it's little mini games and cut scenes. Typical, boring open world tropes like collecting garbage, cliche characters, and fetch questing. The gameplay is unfocused with poorly done stealth mechanics one minute and bad attempts to mimic tomb raider the next.Not bad but completely mediocre. Bland, uninteresting combat, frequent very short loading "cuts" that break immersion as the game loads it's little mini games and cut scenes. Typical, boring open world tropes like collecting garbage, cliche characters, and fetch questing. The gameplay is unfocused with poorly done stealth mechanics one minute and bad attempts to mimic tomb raider the next. Cliche dialogue. Basically it has one major plus, the game is pretty.

    And it's impossible to critique the game without fanboys crying foul and responding with immature ad hominems, but I still felt the need to voice a dissenting opinion in here because all you ever see is praise like people have never played an open world game before and are happy with another ubisoft clone.

    I think this game will be forgotten in short order and deservedly so.    … Expand
  57. RobertoLins
    Jul 25, 2020
    3
    Game has a good storyline and great combat system, the graphics are very outdated.
  58. sa674
    Jul 25, 2020
    3
    Best Samurai game after Onimusha games, feels like playing Princess Mononoke with Ninja scroll
  59. conan_mcparland
    Jul 19, 2020
    3
    Looks amazing sometimes and so bad others , sword fighting is cool , but so many problems , it’s just not polished
  60. whitestafrican
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    I didn't really feel like this game brought anything new to the table in terms of open world gameplay. it uses and borrows a-lot throughout the game from the mission design to the skill trees. To me it almost felt like a OG AC with amazing visual might I add just didn't really pull me in without any fresh ideas
  61. jonathancoit
    Jul 25, 2020
    3
    It played like a mid tier Assassin's Creed game. It was a bit clunky at times, and the controls were unintuitive. While the game has some amazingly beautiful vistas in moments, when you are stealthiynt moving through camps, everything starts to look bland and the same. These criticisms are more problems for all open-world games lately, as it is a game style that is getting tired unless theIt played like a mid tier Assassin's Creed game. It was a bit clunky at times, and the controls were unintuitive. While the game has some amazingly beautiful vistas in moments, when you are stealthiynt moving through camps, everything starts to look bland and the same. These criticisms are more problems for all open-world games lately, as it is a game style that is getting tired unless the developer tries to break the formula. Sucker Punch hasn't. The narrative feels unfocused, and gets lost in the background at times.… Expand
  62. Axineton1977
    Jul 18, 2020
    3
    I really don’t get where the user high scores are coming from for this. It’s a very mediocre game. I get fed up after 10hrs of the terrible graphics and boring gameplay. Rinse and repeat etc etc. The cut scenes are terrible with the characters dead eyes. Jin is the least charismatic character in video game history. Boring. Save your money.
  63. Resident84
    Aug 7, 2020
    3
    Mediocre game, just assassins creed with a Japanese skin. Go play something better.
  64. rsanchis
    Jul 29, 2020
    3
    Very, very disappointed. Game looks great but it has loads of filler and the story and writing is poor imo. Combat is very easy and gets old quickly. Camera angle is very clunky. Game feels very dated, if it came out 5 years ago I think it would have been received much better.
  65. elzadj
    Jul 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unfortunately, this is an example of a game that starts like a really great one, but then ruins almost everything it archived in the first hours of the gameplay.

    The world has too many repetitive activities. Waaaay too many, and they are too boring when you do them 7th time in the past 2 hours. Also, the world feels kinda... dead? You have a short number of activity’s types, but nothing else.

    And you cannot go to something else when you are on one of the main quests - game literally tells you that you need to go back.

    The animations are repetitive too. When you meet your first fox, it’s exiting, but then you meet another one, and another, and they all are literally the same. Or maybe it’s the same fox indeed, haha. And you are going to see her 48 more times if you want to honor all shrines. AND THE ANIMATIONS ARE THE SAME. EVERY. FREAKING. TIME.

    You are going to see a black screen with some background sounds a lot. Feels like developers were cutting corners to save time, but it took about 6 years to make this game anyway, which is, again, weird.

    The textures look like they are from PS2 sometimes. I do not know why are we still having problems with textures in 2020, but wooden things and the snow are just… bad too often.

    And it’s noticeable even when you are fighting / riding.

    The models look really nice, but the world around them looks cheap. Colors and motion in the environment helps with that a lot actually, but why cannot you make a good-looking wooden bridge, Sucker Punch? It’s not that hard.

    And don’t let me start on the collision. Jin’s feet go inside a roof when he stands on it, and inside the snow without it deforming. It happens a lot. Oh, and you can literally gallop through the bamboo forest. Look, your horse is a ghost too! Not funny.

    SPOILER: the main story is a one big cliché. You can totally guess the final boss simply by watching the trailer. Seriously.

    Allies missions are much better than the main story, so there is at least something.

    Now to the good things - combat is the coolest feature of the game, at least when you do not have 5 mongols all around you. Then the camera is your biggest enemy, and you do not have a target lock. OMG.

    Stop, we were talking about good things. Ok.

    The music is astonishing.

    The overall atmosphere of the game is great, mostly because of the music, landscapes in motion (please don’t stop to look into details, trust me) and the one-on-one combat.

    So, let’s summarize it: first several hours are great, by they are ruined by following repetitiveness. The main story is meh, but allies quests are nice. Technical aspect is not great too - too many things look like they are undone or done badly. One-on-one combat is lit, but not the combat with a group of enemies. The game’s atmosphere is wonderful if you force yourself to ignore the bad things I’ve listed. Music is great.

    I really hope Ghost falls into step of Days Gone, and Sucker Punch team will fix all the bugs, awful textures, the camera and the group combat.

    I do not recommend buying the game right now, better wait for more patches (and maybe when it goes on sale).

    It’s a stylish, but not at all polished game, also it's really boring after first few hours, which is so sad and disappointing.    … Expand
  66. BismarkAJH
    Jul 20, 2020
    3
    A disgrace to the stage it took advantage of. The graphic and the combat system, although flawed and sometimes bugged, deserve the credit, while the half-baked story, unmotivated characters, lack of japanese lip sync, overall ordinary and average RPG gameplay mechanics destroyed the vibe its precessors strived to establish. It didn't live up to the overwhelmingly postive expectation norA disgrace to the stage it took advantage of. The graphic and the combat system, although flawed and sometimes bugged, deserve the credit, while the half-baked story, unmotivated characters, lack of japanese lip sync, overall ordinary and average RPG gameplay mechanics destroyed the vibe its precessors strived to establish. It didn't live up to the overwhelmingly postive expectation nor did it contribute anything new to the genre as well as the theme.… Expand
  67. Godknoows
    Jul 20, 2020
    3
    Beautiful open world experience Ive ever encountered since the nature of RDR2 and this game exceeds it's expectations with all of the glory with combat at most felt repetitive but so far and so on it's fun and engaging to the max. Costumizations and upgrades are really amzing to max out and design jin with interesting clothing you wanted and stances are really interesting to beat everyBeautiful open world experience Ive ever encountered since the nature of RDR2 and this game exceeds it's expectations with all of the glory with combat at most felt repetitive but so far and so on it's fun and engaging to the max. Costumizations and upgrades are really amzing to max out and design jin with interesting clothing you wanted and stances are really interesting to beat every enemy type. The negative thoughts i had about this game is the lack of writing for the main story and the characters surrounds it especially Jin Sakai too that most times really dull to follow and Made me don't care about them but aspect form the side Story is really amazing to follow and doing like the mytic tales side story for example and so as the animation for each individual really annoying for some times but i hope Sucker Punch Made an update about the glitch and stuff. In the end the game itself is worth the try and u can disagree or agree with my opinion … Expand
  68. Kokiduran
    Jul 22, 2020
    3
    Really disappointed by this game supposed to be a master piece and ending being a poor undistinguished game. Bad textures, really bad AI, non sense open world, there is no reason to explore, and frankly not a surprising combat system. For real this game is a poor 7 maximum. it doesn't even deserve whether we realize is a SONY EXCLUSIVE GAME. such a deception, really. 9,2??? funny
  69. YouReposted
    Jul 22, 2020
    3
    This game is really bad, its really repetitive and the story is **** i give it a 3 because visuals are amazing, but you cant play a pretty picture
  70. justoutcase
    Jul 25, 2020
    3
    Very beautiful game. The character development (lack there of) and the game play mechanics take you out of the rhythm of the story. Feels like it was rushed.
  71. MarceloPinto
    Aug 4, 2020
    3
    Copia do game The witcher, jogo cansativo, repetitivo e muito filmes no enredo.
    Pessimo estilo de batalha
  72. LeonardoRSW
    Aug 17, 2020
    3
    Игра ну прям совсем не понравилась, постоянно хотелось спать, в боевке слишком много пафоса, графика хорошая.
  73. BUSTINS_
    Aug 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un meh de joc, assassins creed de pony, coses interessants i d'altres per oblidar...
    Pelijocs lineal    … Expand
  74. Matthew022900
    Aug 26, 2020
    3
    Nice game at all so many side quest and just enjoying completing some other stuff like shrines, bamboo strikes, haiku, fox den and etc.
  75. soheil03
    Aug 30, 2020
    3
    I've waited a long time for this game but after 3 hrs of playing it, I simply removed it. why?

    The combat system is awful and the storytelling is not catchy at all. this just feels like a game from 6 years ago, in its best it is just another assassins creed! the environment is beautiful though.
  76. AceC
    Aug 30, 2020
    3
    This game has been really underwhelming. I was expecting so much more but overall, it’s not up to par with other open world games like Red Dead Redemption 2. At least when it comes to immersion, interaction, world building and story telling.

    Maybe this is relevant but I haven’t watched any samurai movies or played any other Japanese based games. I found all the characters in Ghost of    This game has been really underwhelming. I was expecting so much more but overall, it’s not up to par with other open world games like Red Dead Redemption 2. At least when it comes to immersion, interaction, world building and story telling.

    Maybe this is relevant but I haven’t watched any samurai movies or played any other Japanese based games. I found all the characters in Ghost of Tsushima to be one dimensional and bland. None of the characters are intriguing and their stories didn’t interest me either. The main story was also quite short, predictable, cliched and it just didn’t grip me as much as I was hoping it would. There are some goofy and corny moments in the game that made me cringe but then it dawned on me that Sucker Punch Production games tend to be like this in general. I just can’t vibe with that.

    In regards to the open world, there’s barely any attention to detail and you’ll notice a lot of low resolution environmental textures. The physics are weird and outfits that have capes will blow around with such force INDOORS that it sticks out like a sore thumb. The open world also feels really empty and all the NPCs are lifeless and static. It’s just not an immersive game even though it tries to be. There are many more gripes that I have with Ghost of Tsushima like the laughably bad (and unskippable) cutscenes, animations, camera, braindead ai, etc. It just feels lazy and low effort if I’m being honest and you can tell a lot of corners were cut. It doesn’t feel like an AAA game at all. I uninstalled it straight away after completing it even though I tend to revisit other open world games despite completing them.    … Expand
  77. HankAdvanced
    Dec 1, 2021
    3
    Sorry but this game is not for me, i seen the trailer, and the gameplay, and it turns out boring and somewhat downgrade, almost the same downgrade like ubisoft, the story is just ordinary, there's not hing that really made me interested on this, gameplay is super crap, graphics is just ok, i don't know if this a rip off, but if you ask me, i do not like it, and i do not recommend it.
  78. Moorn
    Jun 30, 2021
    3
    It's as if you take all the history, samurai culture and beautiful cinematography by Kurosawa or Kobayashi and all you manage to produce is kitsch, shallow and boring superhero thing set in 13th century Japan with a poorly made black and white filter option.
  79. Towell
    Mar 14, 2022
    3
    The characters are so dull. The story is so generic. The quest are so boring and repetitive. An ok combat system. Beautiful graphics and sceneries, amazing looks on costume customization but the story is just so plain and boring. So many quest that adds so little to the plain story. Chasing foxes and birds , these are just chores, boring chores. So many things you need to do, yet so littleThe characters are so dull. The story is so generic. The quest are so boring and repetitive. An ok combat system. Beautiful graphics and sceneries, amazing looks on costume customization but the story is just so plain and boring. So many quest that adds so little to the plain story. Chasing foxes and birds , these are just chores, boring chores. So many things you need to do, yet so little accomplishment for the players. The stealth sucks, better play Tenchu 2 or vagrant story in ps1 than this.… Expand
  80. ALIIRAQIPS23
    Sep 6, 2023
    3
    I played Ghost of Tsushima And This Game when i play it i dont See Any Something Funny On it and i didn't Get Fun In this Game so this is My rate And i don't Know
  81. germanik
    Jul 20, 2020
    2
    Японский Assassin's Creed на минималочках, очень слабая игра, даром потраченные деньги. Зайдет японцам как обычное пафосно-патриотическое поделие на внутренний рынок, сюжет полностью оторван от действительности. Это как создать игру где Киевская Русь победила монголов. Вообщем, худшая игра от сони, худший экз. На фоне The Last Of US 2, эта игра уровня всяких выживастиков от ноунеймов изЯпонский Assassin's Creed на минималочках, очень слабая игра, даром потраченные деньги. Зайдет японцам как обычное пафосно-патриотическое поделие на внутренний рынок, сюжет полностью оторван от действительности. Это как создать игру где Киевская Русь победила монголов. Вообщем, худшая игра от сони, худший экз. На фоне The Last Of US 2, эта игра уровня всяких выживастиков от ноунеймов из стима. Не рекомендую.… Expand
  82. DJ-Clazzi
    Jul 22, 2020
    2
    Everything about this game is average tbh, not even gonna start on the 2010s style mission structure that if you move 2mt out the play area you get respawned and the mission fails, like wth, i don't get the hype
  83. RamonCyborg
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    I am extremely disappointed with this game. Sony has been publishing something that in the end does not correspond to anything shown in the trailers. very poorly optimized game and graphics far below promised. seriously a good game if it weren't for sony's lies. The story is ok despite cliché and the gameplay is cool, except for the moments that the camera gets in the way.
  84. ambientdrop
    Aug 10, 2020
    2
    I just don't understand the great reviews. It reminds me of lots of better games I would rather play a second or third time than play this once. The mechanics, movement, environment...if it was derivative and good that would be fine, but it's a lesser version. The wind system is interesting. Combat system sucks.
  85. Lynx0702
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    Spectacular, colorful graphics are used to hide all the technical bugs: floating characters, almost no interactions between character and grass or water etc.
    Mediocre and repetitive gameplay, easy combat, retarded AI.
    Poor man's Assassins Creed. Seriously I cannot find one thing that game does better than AC. But you know, it is exclusive and not Ubi game so the scores are highier.
  86. sypro31
    Jul 30, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad game has no lgbt+ character
    And what's coming from garbage is garbage shame i've been playing it for 43 hours
    And nothing special in this game just lile another boring opzn world ubisoft made it's shame that's this game designed being bad for bad telling the truth    … Expand
  87. EvilAlpacino
    Jul 21, 2020
    2
    Just to be fair, I have been exclusively playing Ghost of Tsushima since launch, nothing else.
    The time period of this game is amazing because we really haven’t had a game set in this time. Yes, you have games like Ninja Gaiden, but that is more of good guys vs demons. Tsushima is not about demons. It’s about man vs man and the conquering of territories.
    What’s great about this game?    Just to be fair, I have been exclusively playing Ghost of Tsushima since launch, nothing else.
    The time period of this game is amazing because we really haven’t had a game set in this time. Yes, you have games like Ninja Gaiden, but that is more of good guys vs demons. Tsushima is not about demons. It’s about man vs man and the conquering of territories.

    What’s great about this game? The environment. That’s pretty much it. Again, since we never had a game focused during this time period, Sucker Punch did a great job at recreating the landscape.

    What’s bad about the game? Hell, where do I start.

    1) There are points of the game where graphics are very flat. There are no textures whatsoever. You traverse a mountainside and all you see is a flat side. Come on, where’s the person that had that one job to create rocky landscape?

    2) Jin, the main character, is pretty much emotionless throughout the game. You tell him that the town is on fire and his reaction would be, “cool story, bro,” without any facial expressions. All other NPCs emotions are reactionary to what’s happening, which is good.

    3) Character animation can be bad. If you remember in one of the NBA games, you can scan your face and superimpose it on a player so it looks like you’re playing in the game, but your face is all stretched out and whacky looking. Yeah, that’s what a majority of the character’s faces looks like.

    4) You can clearly see elements of other games in Tsushima. What I mean by that, you can spot elements from Assassin’s Creed, Batman, Shadow of Modor, and other open-world games. The ONLY thing that makes this game different than any other game is the time period that the game is set in. Other than that, nothing new original.

    5) Dont get me started on the camera. It's god awful because there are times my sight would be blocked by a building, tree, rock, or something that should go opaque, but never does. Such a rookie mistake.

    With all the above said, this game is clearly NOT a Game of the Year contender nor is it a game of the generation. People saying this are stating this because it’s a new shiny new game and they’ve pretty much got bored and completed all other PS4 exclusives.

    My Verdict: If you’re interested in this game, wait for it to land in the 19.99 and under bin at your local Big Lots. If you're planning to get the PS5 later this year, I would say wait for the PS5 version since Sony will most likely make you pay full retail for the same game.    … Expand
  88. Audi2018
    Apr 18, 2021
    2
    Some good graphics but some not so good textures too. I like the wind system.
    Combat starts out really fun, but after a while, it becomes repeative and the game as a whole feels very samey too. I really wanted to like this but it's missing in more than a few areas.
  89. kostokc
    Sep 16, 2022
    2
    Unplayable horrible aim movement. So sluggish and time consuming that every single time you want to look at any direction, which is several hundreds of thousands to a million times on one play though, it takes full second till anything starts really moving. It has so ridiculously slow and bad acceleration system that takes eternity and any sane people needs to wait turning to the edge ofUnplayable horrible aim movement. So sluggish and time consuming that every single time you want to look at any direction, which is several hundreds of thousands to a million times on one play though, it takes full second till anything starts really moving. It has so ridiculously slow and bad acceleration system that takes eternity and any sane people needs to wait turning to the edge of insanity. What kind of d##b a## s##t is that. Whoever develooer decided to do or accept that should ged fired immediately. Also there is no options to fix it. On fastest settings it just is very slow. At slowest, its like do you want to wait retirement or insanity come first. Samurai and ninjagames should be superfast, not slower than a snail. No options to change buttons neither.
    Good graphics get 2 points. Other than that, absolute failure.    … Expand
  90. Phael05
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay nada demais,gráficos mas ou menos,Bugs,Glitch, missões Repetitivas.
    Esse Game ganhar nota máxima na Famitsu é uma Vergonha,Só mostra o quão o Povo Japonês é Babá ovo deles msm !!    … Expand
  91. MUhanned
    Jul 21, 2020
    2
    the game play and fighting is full of glitches . and the AI is so stupid but the world is good
  92. LCHOYA
    Mar 22, 2021
    2
    This game failed it's hype! pretty scenes but sterile. No life, no nothing but a landscape and some weird combat. Compare AC to this and the Ghost falls flat. Wasted my time and money.
  93. HarisBIH9
    Nov 3, 2022
    2
    Totally Overrated, the Story isnt sadly that good, really not a Single interesting figure in this, i like Shimura, thats all, all side kicks especially Yuna are just terrible and she's only in the Game to show that Women can be Strong too. Yuna is Ruinen the whole Game to me, The Fight System is very unfair. But it looks beautiful, thats all
  94. Tutucoto
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    Bugged as **** boring and unoriginal dont buy this is so bad i want refund zelda wannabe
  95. EH3
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    Offers nothing new gameplay wise and the story just wasn't that interesting. Also it got repetitive and stale very quickly. Nice graphics though. Imo wait for a sale. Cant recommend.
  96. Rodrigohh
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    Como ele consegue faze uma câmera arrivel dessa e o gráfico cagado mobilidade pessima. Gastei meu dinheiro atoa ja mandei pro olx
  97. Marmotalul
    Dec 8, 2020
    2
    Un juego que prometió mucho y a la hora de comprarlo y probarlo fue una gran desilusión, un juego más del montón.
    Si quieres jugar un juego de samurai mejor ve a comprar el sekiro.
  98. Raythegreat
    Jul 26, 2020
    2
    Not that I don't enjoy the game, but don't really get why ppl rip on last of us 2 and praise this game so much, the graphics is ok not great, and the plot I could understand when I was 5: Japanese Samurai good, Mongolian bad, very one dimensional with occasional interneral struggle for Jin due to his obsession to follow the samurai code to the letter, can't really find things to praiseNot that I don't enjoy the game, but don't really get why ppl rip on last of us 2 and praise this game so much, the graphics is ok not great, and the plot I could understand when I was 5: Japanese Samurai good, Mongolian bad, very one dimensional with occasional interneral struggle for Jin due to his obsession to follow the samurai code to the letter, can't really find things to praise other than the awsome sword fight… Expand
  99. blade0r
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    I can’t believe how can one give 100 or 10 to Ghost of Tsushima. Graphics look like a PS3 game, facial expressions are not that good and the game has evident technical problems (with slow downs and other issues). The atmosphere is good, OK, but that’s absolutely not enough. It plays and looks like any FarCry game, but with a Samurai approach. Reviewers are not being objective, because oneI can’t believe how can one give 100 or 10 to Ghost of Tsushima. Graphics look like a PS3 game, facial expressions are not that good and the game has evident technical problems (with slow downs and other issues). The atmosphere is good, OK, but that’s absolutely not enough. It plays and looks like any FarCry game, but with a Samurai approach. Reviewers are not being objective, because one can’t review with a 100 this game and also The Last of Us Part II. That’s unfair.… Expand
  100. Happyhughes2001
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    Very, very disappointed. Game looks great but it has loads of filler and the story and writing is poor imo. Combat is very easy and gets old quickly. Camera angle is very clunky. Game feels very dated, if it came out 5 years ago I think it would have been received much better. Disappointed.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 122 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 107 out of 122
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 122
  3. Negative: 0 out of 122
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 7, 2020
    100
    The best samurai game in a long time and a great fun for all, who love action. Love for Japan and its history is a big plus, but its knowledge is not necessary to enjoy every minute of this beautiful game. [Issue#305]
  2. PSX Extreme
    Oct 5, 2020
    85
    Ghost of Tsushima is a flawed, but fun, game. While the gameplay itself was solid, and the story was decent, I definitely expected a lot more from Sony’s final PlayStation 4 exclusive. It had enough to keep me hooked, but lacked the polish we’ve all grown to love from a Sony first party game.
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  3. Siliconera
    Sep 15, 2020
    70
    Ultimately, it feels like the game could have benefited from a smaller scope or a more linear structure. Focus on the duels could have created a more engrossing product, especially if it honed in on the narrative for a more concise and cinematic experience. But as it stands, Ghost of Tsushima is another AAA open world title and doesn’t seek to define itself as anything other than that.
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