Ghost of Tsushima

 PlayStation 4
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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 21430 Ratings

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  1. banhammerzzzz
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    better 'assasin's creed' than assasin's creed. If you enjoying this type of gameplay- go on and play it, its awesome.
    Dont forget to set highest difficulty, it makes game x1000 times challenging and fun
  2. AntonioCosta
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    A true masterpiece!
    SJW free , a good story and the developers don’t false advertise and lye to their fans unlike The Last Of Us Part II
  3. r3giment
    Dec 8, 2020
    8
    Just finished this incredible game. I went the completionist route with all the side and legendary quests. I may have over-inundated myself with missions. Because I got maybe a little anxious for the game to end so I can start something new.

    To put it frank - this game is GORGEOUS, riding your horse throughout the countryside is a treat all in itself, it's just gorgeous I can't    Just finished this incredible game. I went the completionist route with all the side and legendary quests. I may have over-inundated myself with missions. Because I got maybe a little anxious for the game to end so I can start something new.

    To put it frank - this game is GORGEOUS, riding your horse throughout the countryside is a treat all in itself, it's just gorgeous I can't reiterate that enough. I've never seen anything like it. In terms of open world, the formula stays the same as many others in the genre (think Days Gone vs RDR2).

    The story is relatively straight forward. Drive the Mongols out. The side quests are more exciting and mysterious then the main story line. Jin Sakai is a pretty cool main character, but I found myself wanting more substance from him.

    CONS:
    - not enough unique equipment or armor options
    - main quest was very black and white. Kill bad guy, save land. I mean... okay all games are technically like that, but they fluff it up. GOT does not fluff it up.    … Expand
  4. Somebody12
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Esse jogo é excelente, me prendeu do início ao fim, um ótimo combate, uma história um pouco clichê mas muito boa, boss fights muito bem feitas e os gráficos são lindos, recomendo muito
  5. 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.
  6. wangweixun
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    Amazing game. 10/10 for its story, graphics, combat, game design, music, everything. This is my GOTY (if excluding P5R...).
  7. re41mad
    Dec 7, 2020
    9
    Fascinating graphics, styles, and character movements. 10 out of 10 on visual ratings. I agree this has a bit too straight story line but the story was also very entertaining.
  8. Jesus_16
    Dec 7, 2020
    9
    Just played it recently and all I can say is that this game is a masterpiece with great visuals, story, acting, and just being overall too damn easy to be distracted with many side activities. The only thing that bothered me was that there were too many fox dens to do even after I had unlocked all charms slots and made the grind to 100% completion kinda tedious. But that's just my opinionJust played it recently and all I can say is that this game is a masterpiece with great visuals, story, acting, and just being overall too damn easy to be distracted with many side activities. The only thing that bothered me was that there were too many fox dens to do even after I had unlocked all charms slots and made the grind to 100% completion kinda tedious. But that's just my opinion so yeah also the ending was so good that It is even comparable to red dead redemptions 2 ending. I highly recommend this game and if you haven't played it, what are you doing with your life.… Expand
  9. Bahaaltory
    Jul 29, 2020
    10
    Best game ever,its like playing a movie the gameplay was great, the story and the characters 5/7
  10. TheWeakerOne
    Dec 7, 2020
    0
    Extremely boring game, lots of bugs, cant believe people like this piece of **** Miles morales so much better.
  11. sopa_d_mondongo
    Dec 6, 2020
    10
    Amazing gameplay, story and visuals. Game of the year. Quick loading times in standard ps4
  12. AlucardMyth
    Dec 6, 2020
    10
    Simply amazing. The atmosphere makes the player feels all the emotions during the gameplay. Of course uses mechanics and other stuff from other games, but Ghost of Tsushima still unique and viciant. If you love Samurai movies, Asian culture, this game is obrigatory.
  13. Elmarman2001
    Dec 6, 2020
    10
    This is literally one of the best open world games i have ever played. I fully support skill up's review. This games does not have the best lighting, graphics, vision and etc. But overall it look unbelivable. Combat is so good, that i even stopped doing the main quest and went to play side quests. The combat accesibility and upgrades could be compared to god of war. I have not finished theThis is literally one of the best open world games i have ever played. I fully support skill up's review. This games does not have the best lighting, graphics, vision and etc. But overall it look unbelivable. Combat is so good, that i even stopped doing the main quest and went to play side quests. The combat accesibility and upgrades could be compared to god of war. I have not finished the main plot and i dont need to because in this kind of a games gameplay plays the main role. In god of war you felt like god. In ghost of tsushima you feel like you are samurai. GOTY… Expand
  14. Bernard_18
    Dec 6, 2020
    8
    It's a good game. It is not every year that we have the opportunity to be in the shoes of a samurai. However, it is a game that could have been better done. When the characters go to talk, they look just like wax dolls without reaction. They don't even have gesticulations. I think I should have stayed a little longer in the oven to improve certain points of the game.
  15. OldAndCynical
    Dec 5, 2020
    8
    While the vistas look gorgeous, sad fact is that the game world lacks small detail. So, once you have seen those pretty vistas, there is nothing much else to see.
    And the characters and their stories are rather dreary and uninteresting.
    Where this game excels is combat. Once you have few essential skills acquired, the combat becomes really solid, better than in AC games. Very Shadow of    While the vistas look gorgeous, sad fact is that the game world lacks small detail. So, once you have seen those pretty vistas, there is nothing much else to see.
    And the characters and their stories are rather dreary and uninteresting.
    Where this game excels is combat. Once you have few essential skills acquired, the combat becomes really solid, better than in AC games. Very Shadow of War style combat, really. Loved it.
    And exploring the map once was super fun, but I would not do it again. Does not really have the replay value of AC games in that.    … Expand
  16. Djpoling214
    Dec 5, 2020
    8
    The best way I can describe this game is Far Cry with swords. Its a great game with a great story. The combat is top notch. Who knew sword fighting could be so smooth and fun? My only complaint is the repetiveness.
  17. JoshHuski
    Dec 5, 2020
    10
    I can not fathom some of these critic reviews of this game, Its rating should atleast be 90. I encourage everyone not to listen to most of these critics, its almost like they have no idea what they're doing, they seem to favor linear more straight forward games but idk. Majority of the time I'd trust the user review score over the critic ratings, except for a few rare occasions (The LastI can not fathom some of these critic reviews of this game, Its rating should atleast be 90. I encourage everyone not to listen to most of these critics, its almost like they have no idea what they're doing, they seem to favor linear more straight forward games but idk. Majority of the time I'd trust the user review score over the critic ratings, except for a few rare occasions (The Last of Us 2) they better reflect how good the game is. Moving on to the actual game. I'll start with combat. It starts off pretty great as you learn and get used to the basic controls and to me is so cool. You genuinely feel finesse and satisfaction as you fight battle enemies breaking there gued and then as you finish them you will have an almost set animation where he trips the enemy up after stabbing them, oh slices there chest as you stay in the pose just to make it more baddass . You fight many enemies at a time at points and there is lots of variety. As you progress through the story or explore the world you will comes across different types of enemies who can make you want to take a different approach in killing them. You could shoot at range with a bow, fight head first or stealth kill them. When fighting multiple people you can very seamlessly switch between opponets to parey ther attacks as they attack you at once, parrying leaves the enemy open for a combo and if you get attacked mid combo you can parry the other opponent where you can either continue your combo agaisnt them or finish the original opponent… Expand
  18. RagnarX213
    Dec 5, 2020
    10
    Incredible. One of the best games of all time on PS4. The combat and gameplay mechanics are flawless. The open world is beautiful and diverse. This is a must own on PS4. I feel bad for Xbox fools who have to miss out on this!
  19. Owxn04
    Dec 5, 2020
    10
    Ghost of Tsushima is simply fantastic. A firm new take on the open world genre that never bored me from start to finish.
  20. nbt98001
    Dec 5, 2020
    9
    About 8 hrs into the game. In short, one of the most polished open worlds games released to date. Graphics, gameplay mechanics are top notch. Story so far tight and engaging. Looking forward to many more hours as a samurai :)
  21. Hippystank
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Amazing game, hard to believe it was made for the PS4. Runs super good on the PS5. Gameplay is a blast, story is great, side quests are rich and fulfilling all around GOTY imo.
  22. RoccoBalboa
    Dec 4, 2020
    9
    Amazing history, really good gameplay and atmosphere of Japan. Also online mode is really enjoyable. Great job from developers, you should give this game a try.
  23. cukamart
    Dec 3, 2020
    10
    I would give it a 9 but then I would need to give to assassins series 7-8 so I stick with 10. First of all I am not a fan of samurai maybe that's why I wasn't blown away with this game. Graphics and gameplay are perfect, free update legends is also perfect. I just think that the story is average. ACT1 was by far the best afterwards the story didn't develop and loose tempo. I was missingI would give it a 9 but then I would need to give to assassins series 7-8 so I stick with 10. First of all I am not a fan of samurai maybe that's why I wasn't blown away with this game. Graphics and gameplay are perfect, free update legends is also perfect. I just think that the story is average. ACT1 was by far the best afterwards the story didn't develop and loose tempo. I was missing "wow moments" to be the true 10/10 game but its definetly in my top5 of 2020… Expand
  24. stantony
    Dec 3, 2020
    10
    for these games you have to buy playstation! great view old japan. nice combat. not stress platinum
  25. TheFrog
    Dec 3, 2020
    9
    I initially loved this game and thought I would not be able to get enough of it. The graphics are simply breathtaking and the setting possibly the most beautiful ever, snapshots of the screen are better than any photo I've taken in real life. Combat is fast-paced and challenging, at least in the beginning, and who doesn't love the samurai, their absolute courage and dedication?I initially loved this game and thought I would not be able to get enough of it. The graphics are simply breathtaking and the setting possibly the most beautiful ever, snapshots of the screen are better than any photo I've taken in real life. Combat is fast-paced and challenging, at least in the beginning, and who doesn't love the samurai, their absolute courage and dedication?
    Unfortunately I've spent a bit too much going around in search of fox dens, pillars of honor and sashimono banners, and now every mission feels the same. Combat is still fun, especially since I give up most artificial advantages. No assassinations, no blowgun, no armor. Much more fun played the samurai way. On the other hand, I've grown more and more bored with Jin, the protagonist, and the dialogues in the game. He's not a samurai, or at least he doesn't behave like one. He's a western idealized white knight that doesn't belong in medieval Japan, treating every servant, merchant, peasant or thief like a friend and an equal. I guess this decision was meant to let the player identify with him, but it's anachronistic. Also, there's unfortunately no secondary mission that goes beyond banality. Mongols kill a family, you find injured wife. Wife beseeches you to save abducted husband, just before dying. You save husband, he mourns wife. You meet frightened peasants: "We are from XYZ Village, the Mongols have killed everyone". You kill Mongols, free village, people return. You find disheartened wench: "Oh Lord Sakai, father was abducted by kappa!". You search for the killer "demons", obviously find bandits instead. You kill bandits, tell daughter to go to safe house, "Thank you Lord Sakai", bye bye. Really mundane stuff; while it's true that most games give you this kind of situation, dialogues here are almost cringeworthy in their linearity.
    Moreover, there's an excessive female presence, as expected. The first character you encounter is Yuna, a female thief who walks around with a katana (wouldn't that be punishable by death?) and protects her weak brother. You soon meet Lady Adachi, a perfect female samurai who fears nothing and never falters, and is your companion in a side quest branch where you help her avenge her family. ALL RIGHT, I guess that female warriors are present in Japanese legends, so I can live with that, at least the game does not pretend they were fighting wars together with men. On the other hand, the male counterpart to Lady Adachi, a disgruntled master archer, is obviously an oaf and most definitely at fault for his (female) pupil's betrayal. Then you are following the tracks of a murderer and Jin goes: "THEY have gone this way". I honestly find it hard to believe that a 13th Century samurai would use the politically correct, non-gendered plural for ONE murderer. Finally, when a mission saw Lady Adachi and Jin track and kill a treacherous wife beater, it was really too much for me.

    TL;DR - Supremely beautiful game that is fun to play but disrespectful to its setting. Boring dialogues, unlikely protagonist. Injects political correctness and western values into the samurai society, but is still less obnoxiously feminist than most titles nowadays.    … Expand
  26. Stratos2000
    Dec 3, 2020
    9
    A very good game. Sword fighting gameplay feels better than in most games I've played, maybe even better than in any other game. Usually in story-driven games I tend to avoid any non-necessary combat situation because it's often clumsy and just not that fun part in those kind of games. However, I've noticed that in Tsushima I fight whenever there's mongol bandits blocking the way, becauseA very good game. Sword fighting gameplay feels better than in most games I've played, maybe even better than in any other game. Usually in story-driven games I tend to avoid any non-necessary combat situation because it's often clumsy and just not that fun part in those kind of games. However, I've noticed that in Tsushima I fight whenever there's mongol bandits blocking the way, because shinobi and/or samurai fights are such a pleasure in this game.… Expand
  27. TheButcher31
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    Just incredible. The combat, story, graphics, attention to details, it all here.
  28. Lewburrow99
    Dec 2, 2020
    9
    Wasn’t expecting much, just a cool looking samurai game. After around 50 hours and the platinum trophy it turned out to be one of my favourite games of the year. Exploration feels very rewarding and addictive (not like a chore like most other games). The combat is clean and feels amazing paired with a good story. Would 100% recommend to anyone who loves samurai movies/games and or fun openWasn’t expecting much, just a cool looking samurai game. After around 50 hours and the platinum trophy it turned out to be one of my favourite games of the year. Exploration feels very rewarding and addictive (not like a chore like most other games). The combat is clean and feels amazing paired with a good story. Would 100% recommend to anyone who loves samurai movies/games and or fun open world games.… Expand
  29. DenBoogie
    Dec 2, 2020
    8
    Ghost of Tsushima might look like a Assassins Creed rip-off at first glance but there is so much more to this Game. For example unusual and fresh setting, the clever mechanics, the Story and the challenging fighting-system.

    The Game looks fantastic even on a standard PS4. It runs smoothly and the leaves, fog and the low standing sun often create a wonderful mood. Also noteworthy is the    Ghost of Tsushima might look like a Assassins Creed rip-off at first glance but there is so much more to this Game. For example unusual and fresh setting, the clever mechanics, the Story and the challenging fighting-system.

    The Game looks fantastic even on a standard PS4. It runs smoothly and the leaves, fog and the low standing sun often create a wonderful mood. Also noteworthy is the absence of the HUD, which helps to further immerse yourself. With the guiding-wind mechanic you don't even have to open the Map to find you’re next Objective.

    The story is compelling and keeps you going for the most part. The side characters have nice little story arcs as well, which are optional.
    Besides the main quest there are bandit camps to clear and loot. But with the fighting system, which took me some time to get used to, it’s fun and doesn’t get too repetitive.
    Ghost of Tsushima doesn’t do anything groundbreaking but it’s so well made, with some cool new Ideas, that it stands out between all the other Open-World-Games.    … Expand
  30. Blackfoot
    Dec 2, 2020
    7
    Frustrating but eventually, rewarding.

    - The combat is EXTREMELY ANNOYING for the first few hours and it's one of those "ItS NoT sUpOSta Be fUn!" kind of reload-after-reload experiences. - The Camera is in the top 10 for being the worst ever conceived. - An Unwinnable fight that no matter how good you are, the player is scripted to lose. - The Camera is still the worst nemesis of the    Frustrating but eventually, rewarding.

    - The combat is EXTREMELY ANNOYING for the first few hours and it's one of those "ItS NoT sUpOSta Be fUn!" kind of reload-after-reload experiences.
    - The Camera is in the top 10 for being the worst ever conceived.
    - An Unwinnable fight that no matter how good you are, the player is scripted to lose.
    - The Camera is still the worst nemesis of the protagonist (this cannot be overstated), but once you gain some skill points, combat becomes almost trivial.
    - The graphics and world design are out of this world good.
    - I really enjoyed the wind element as part of your "hud".
    - Excellent writing.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#19 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#2 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
5
#5 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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Metascore
83

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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