Ghost of Tsushima

 PlayStation 4
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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 21430 Ratings

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  1. Noctis890426
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Demasiado bueno... me encantó el juego..tiene muy buena historia y el mundo abierto espectacular… Expand
  2. crisnakee
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    El juego más bonito que he jugado en prácticamente toda mi vida, perderse en el juego es una de las mejores experiencias que he tenido nunca y el combate es extraordinario, entra en el top de los mejores exclusivos de PS4 y por supuesto de cara al futuro, es un aliciente más para elegir a PlayStation como consola de next gen.
  3. PeopleCHoice-QC
    Jan 21, 2021
    10
    Le meilleur jeux solo auquel j'ai jouer ! L'histoire, le gameplay, les combats, tout est incroyable !
  4. Nitaro
    Oct 13, 2020
    10
    I can't imagine a prettier game, with a better gameplay and story. This is a masterpiece. Imo this game is superior to the likes Elder scrolls and witcher 3. Games like these are the reason Sony playstation is hottest console in the market right now.
  5. Irji88
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    The game is a pure masterpiece. It combines the best of the current generation, a quest system from Witcher 3, a rich combat system from God of War, a story when the main character reconsiders his values like in RDR 2 and a cool authentic setting like in Horizon Zero Dawn. Definitely must play and one of the best Sony's games!!!
  6. tauheed92
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    Most beautiful and riveting game of the year. Absolutely love the art style and the challenge of the fighting. Decent story but the cinematography is on par with movies. Will always go back to play
  7. mitchell6662106
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Well, after the disaster that was The last of us 2, It is really good that we can play something that worth the money you spend on it.
  8. originalbars
    Jul 22, 2020
    10
    I play quite a few games every year, it is however rare for me to be truly amazed by a game. Ghost of Tsushima however pulled this off for me. 9-9.5/10 // If you are a fan of Samurai media or feudal Japan this is a no brainer, buy it now.

    The great: - Graphics and Art style - wow just wow! this must be one of the most beautiful games i've ever played, thanking much to the amazing art    I play quite a few games every year, it is however rare for me to be truly amazed by a game. Ghost of Tsushima however pulled this off for me. 9-9.5/10 // If you are a fan of Samurai media or feudal Japan this is a no brainer, buy it now.

    The great:
    - Graphics and Art style - wow just wow! this must be one of the most beautiful games i've ever played, thanking much to the amazing art style. Fans of samurai cinema will feel right at home.
    - Samurai combat - the samurai combat is deep, visceral and very precise. No bullet sponges or bad animations found in this game, its remarkably fluid. Samurai combat (especially on hard) can be really challenging early on and mid-game.
    - Sound - the main theme, background music, leaves rustling in the wind.. this has to be one of the best sounding games to date.
    - The setting and world lore - very well done, they recreated 1200's Japan very well despite using a cast of made-up characters based on the real events. You'd almost forget this was made by an American studio (primarily, Japan studios did assist)
    - The world - it feels decently sized, varied, packed with content and feels handcrafted, Ubisoft copy paste is (luckily) absent from this game.
    - Samurai duels and standoffs.. do i need to say more?
    - Some of the characters - Jito Shimura, Yuna, Norio, Take and Masako are awesome with huge amounts of character building.
    - Enemies - The enemies are unique, very well crafted and look like they wandered out of a history book. The main villain is very interesting, sadly you only really see him at the start and the end with some minor cutscenes in between.

    The Ok:
    - Story quality - the story is just that, an above average story for this kind of game, with some unique elements due to the unique setting in ancient japan. My personal opinion is that they start pushing you in the directen of the Ghost gameplay (Ninja/assasin) fairly early on, i'd prefer more/longer focus on the samurai path - the internal struggle (honourable vs dishonourable) feels a bit rushed at times.
    - Game length - somewhat on the short side if you just focus on the main quests, if you rush it you can complete it in less than 13 hours. However without rushing from point to point it will most likely take you between 20-25 hours. Doing all side stories (based on the secondary characters) and sidequests it can take up to 35-45 hours. a 100% run with all upgrades and collectibles can take you up to 50-60+ hours.
    - Ghost combat - average, just your usual Assasins Creed "press square to assinate" or "triangle to chain assasinate" if enemies are close together. Ghost tools can become quite OP if you spend the right points, taking the challenge out of the combat effectively cheesing late game encounters. Which is a shame! since the samurai combat is so challenging and rewarding to pull off on higher difficulties.
    - Jin the main character - As a Samurai he is told his entire life to supress emotions, and while they did depict this well + the struggle he has with being honorable, it makes for quite a muted one-dimensional character. i found it hard to really immerse myself into this character in chapter 1 and 2. Only in the last chapter Jins true feelings and emotions start showing and its great!
    - No NG+ (yet) once you do everything in the game, there is nothing left to do, most activities are not repeatable. You can easily start a new save game while keeping your old ones though.
    - No Minigames (Personal preference, don't take this to serious) - a minigame like Shogi (Japanese chess kinda), archery gallery (the ranges are in the game already), arena mode and/or repeatable/random generated 1 on 1 duels would have been great!

    The bad:
    - Some minor framerate issues in cities and some areas with a lot going on, both on PS4 Pro and Base models. it is never really bad, but it did take me out of it a few times when an arrea just started chugging along, sometimes a reboot fixed it even, so might be patchable.    … Expand
  9. Murali
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    Yet another Great game from Sucker punch, absolutely love this game
    Graphics: 10
    Gameplay: 10
    Storytelling: 10
  10. Panzer8
    Aug 3, 2020
    10
    Thank you SuckerPunch, to start this review i have to say that i did unlock the Platinum in this game so you know i played it to completion. This game was absolutely amazing, the gameplay is perfect, the swordplay is incredible and the game itself is in my opinion, the most beautiful game that i have played, the colors in some areas are just insane, you could literally just walk around (iThank you SuckerPunch, to start this review i have to say that i did unlock the Platinum in this game so you know i played it to completion. This game was absolutely amazing, the gameplay is perfect, the swordplay is incredible and the game itself is in my opinion, the most beautiful game that i have played, the colors in some areas are just insane, you could literally just walk around (i did) looking at the incredible sights, the falling leaves, the huge terrains with flowers, the shinto shrines, everything is so beautiful and perfect, but at the same time can be dark and depressing depending on the mission which is good.
    The story is very good too, i enjoyed it a lot, it really does make you feel like a samurai and also as the ghost, the story can play with your feelings as you progress it and transform, you can feel the character and his struggle which is just amazing, very very good story. (please release some DLC or a sequel, a sequel would be amazing)
    The music is just incredible, its not boring or playing 24/7 which in this game, is good, being able to explore the island of tsushima while listening to nature sounds is a joy, however that doesn't mean that the times where music does play are bad, its absolutely fantastic, the duels are some of my favorite part of the game, and the music that plays whenever you go face to face against an opponent its just perfect.
    I played the game with the japanese voice track, in my opinion, its really good, it is a shame that the lip sync is only for the english voice track, however for me, it wasn't distracting or bad that i wasn't synced with the japanese voices, what i did find kind of annoying but very minor in reality is the subtitles, i do know a little bit of japanese and knew what they where saying, sometimes the subtitles are off, to give you an example: a character may say: “ ありがとうございます” “arigatou gozaimasu” which would mean thank you in a formal way, sometimes the subtitles were correct with this but sometimes it was completely off, sometimes the subs said “Thank you very much” which could be correct or “Thank you, Lord Sakai” which is off, as its adding words, sometimes the subs would even say something like “My life is saved because of you” which would be incorrect but im assuming that the subs are just ported from the english voice track so it causes errors on the translation, again this is not really a big deal, but it can get annoying sometimes, very minor.
    Other than that, i didn't experience any issues or bugs while playing, which was fantastic.
    I give it a 10/10, amazing, again, thank you sucker punch and sony for making this game possible, please keep making games like this one!.    … Expand
  11. Leeroyfan101
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    First of my family actually fought in the Battle of Bun'ei so I'm a bit biased about this game. With that said! Holy hell do I love this game!
    Going back to my first sentence. Growing up my father would tell me stories about the legacy of my family, how if not for our contributions and that of the many other samurai families that still mainly reside in Kyushu, that Japan might not even    First of my family actually fought in the Battle of Bun'ei so I'm a bit biased about this game. With that said! Holy hell do I love this game!
    Going back to my first sentence. Growing up my father would tell me stories about the legacy of my family, how if not for our contributions and that of the many other samurai families that still mainly reside in Kyushu, that Japan might not even exist. So to see first hand a depiction of this era was just breathtaking. I actually got to get a glimpse of what it was like for my ancestors saw and felt.

    The game goes an amazing job of making you feel like you are fighting an uphill battle. Even though the island is naturally beautiful, scenes of death permeate the pristine landscape. An amazing duality of the beauty of our world and the macabre horrors of war.

    The combat is very deliberate and very gory. Your strikes feel very impactful, when you slice a person they feel it and it shows. Their comrades react accordingly, reeling in shock at their compatriot being decapitated in front of them and often stagger backward in terror.

    The game is just masterfully executed and is an experience from start to finish.    … Expand
  12. hellgater
    Feb 19, 2021
    10
    Amazing, bra-vo for developers work, is a really beautifull game very well done
  13. LovelyLudwigVan
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Takes everything introduced to open world games this generation and packages in a near perfect experiences in what may be the most stunning world ever rendered.
  14. dddvg4
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    For the first time we have a AAA class production game that accurately recreates the world of samurai. If you love Onimusha, Nioh because of the samurai background, you are gonna be in love with this game. The true samurai experience that we have been waited for.

    Everything else meet the standard of what you would expect from a AAA open-world game - if it's not better. Combat is the    For the first time we have a AAA class production game that accurately recreates the world of samurai. If you love Onimusha, Nioh because of the samurai background, you are gonna be in love with this game. The true samurai experience that we have been waited for.

    Everything else meet the standard of what you would expect from a AAA open-world game - if it's not better.

    Combat is the most realistic yet fun Samurai experience that I have ever seen.    … Expand
  15. Silver00
    Aug 10, 2020
    10
    Great side quests that keep giving and giving, My favorite was Tomoe's storyline betraying her Sensei. Lady Masako's storyline was excellent as well. The visual were absolutely incredible for a open world game. The combat is very good as well. I'm collecting items to finish this 100% for my Platinum trophy,. Thank you Sucker Punch for this amazing experience, this was well worth the wait.
  16. LightBioshock47
    Jul 22, 2020
    10
    Fantástico, muito melhor que The Last of Us 2 que um jogo que foi carregado no colo pela grande mídia porca!
  17. sterlingth
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    el camino de Samurai toda una delicia si lo llevas con amor es una maravilla.... este era un juego necesario para cerrar la generación desde hoy un juego necesario en cualquier colección, de los mejores mundos abiertos jamas comercializados
  18. Amir_shrzd
    Nov 9, 2020
    10
    it was my best game in 8th gen of consoles


    thanks sony and suckerpunch

    i suggest you to play it don't attention to metacritic just play
  19. NeR04
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Beautiful game! You better play it guys...it's a phenomenal gem indeed
  20. Redrumkung
    Aug 22, 2020
    10
    It's make me feel like when i'm child and role play samurai with my friends
  21. Yelladion
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Best SP title to date. Beautiful art design, perfect photo mode and cool battles.
  22. Casjamin
    Oct 14, 2020
    10
    Best game to Come out This year, No doubt. Good story, amazing scenery and fantastic combat. Absolutely loved it.
  23. Karere
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    If you love jidaigeki, you should play this game. if they say this game has PlayStation 5 late graphic, I still believe it.
  24. avcn
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    One of the best graphics that I have ever played. It actually is the only game that I often use the photo mode just to admire the view. The gameplay is quite challenging, although not the hardest one. The standoff is a pretty fun mechanic, I enjoy it much!

    The main story and side story are great and integrated well. The mission is fun if we decided to be stealth as much as possible.    One of the best graphics that I have ever played. It actually is the only game that I often use the photo mode just to admire the view. The gameplay is quite challenging, although not the hardest one. The standoff is a pretty fun mechanic, I enjoy it much!

    The main story and side story are great and integrated well. The mission is fun if we decided to be stealth as much as possible.

    Lastly, the nature element is a nice addition, hope we can see more in other games.

    Overall, this is a game that I always want to play, and it achieves better than I expected ! 10/10    … Expand
  25. HK7
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay is solid the fighting mechanics are varied and fluent yet difficult to master but when you do its even more fun the open world has the most interesting side activities ive ever played in a long time and not alot of fetch quest easch misson has an interesting narrative and it will keep you addicted for hours.… Expand
  26. rmfrost
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    I train under Ide Sensei and Kuwami Sensei the consultants for the game and it came out 10/10 near perfect game xd
  27. Gabbelino
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    A true visually appealing game with great gameplay. The combat has much high risk high reward mechanics you can unlock and punishes you if you don't pay attention to your surroundings. It's a masterpiece and GOTY candidate for me. Lot of love and respect for japanese culture went into this game.
  28. Cleomer
    Jul 22, 2020
    10
    Playstation games often focus a to much on the story and leave gameplay kind of "ok" . This is NOT the case with Ghost of Tsushima. The story is amazing, and the gameplay has lots of player agency and interesting approaches to each challenge. Sucker Punch certainly outdid themselves, and we have a solid GOTY contender.
  29. Kresus
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    Amazing... i can't find any bad thing for this game ... is gorgeous... i play nonstop
  30. Crevanille
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    The game is just amazing beautiful graphics solid gameplay and combat. The story really gets you hooked and lots of customization options. The games map is pretty big with lots of hidden secrets and areas to explore and sidequests. You can customize not just by unlocking new gear and upgrading but you can also change the color scheme of your gear without having to pay extra to unlock newThe game is just amazing beautiful graphics solid gameplay and combat. The story really gets you hooked and lots of customization options. The games map is pretty big with lots of hidden secrets and areas to explore and sidequests. You can customize not just by unlocking new gear and upgrading but you can also change the color scheme of your gear without having to pay extra to unlock new color schemes. Being able to play both as a noble samurai or as the dishonorable ghost really opens up more ways to deal with the invaders. Sucker Punch has Definitely outdone themselves with this game. Truly game of the year worthy.… 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
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#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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