Ghost of Tsushima

 PlayStation 4
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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 21430 Ratings

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  1. OPG609
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Masterpiece of a game that revolutionized the combat system in a way I’ve never seen before and the VisiCalc are some of the best in the genre!… Expand
  2. Dieguitomello
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ótimo jogo adorei!muito bom !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  3. mrode
    Aug 3, 2020
    10
    If you're reading these reviews, you've no doubt heard about the visuals of this game. Let's just start there. They're not the most perfect, but there is no other game that 2/3 of the way through it, I'm going to jog from one destination to the next. It is just so beautifully done, it made me want to take my time and take it in. I really get the feeling that Sucker Punch just wanted toIf you're reading these reviews, you've no doubt heard about the visuals of this game. Let's just start there. They're not the most perfect, but there is no other game that 2/3 of the way through it, I'm going to jog from one destination to the next. It is just so beautifully done, it made me want to take my time and take it in. I really get the feeling that Sucker Punch just wanted to make the game fun. While there are few gameplay features you have to wait a while to see, there are so many that you can enjoy right away. You can put your technique points almost anywhere you want. Also, I really like the story. And the side quests really feel like you're doing something of importance. You're trying to build an army. The only real fetch quests literally took a less than a minute to do. You're not looking all over the map for something someone wants. While the AI is not very intelligent, it puts up a fight once they find you. I really enjoyed this game.… Expand
  4. Exomorphy
    Aug 14, 2020
    8
    Positive aspects
    +Gameplay
    +Visuality
    +a few side missions

    Negative aspects
    -Classic open world
    -Storytelling sucks
    -Lack of animation
  5. DracoCross
    Jul 24, 2020
    9
    TLDR: The game is a beautiful experience, if what you have seen so far doesn't sell you on it, I don't know what will. Mechanically, it is one of the most enjoyable games I have played in a long time. The narrative effectively propels you to the end but it won't break the mold. It could use a few tweaks here and there but overall, it is definitely worth the price of entry.

    Graphics:    TLDR: The game is a beautiful experience, if what you have seen so far doesn't sell you on it, I don't know what will. Mechanically, it is one of the most enjoyable games I have played in a long time. The narrative effectively propels you to the end but it won't break the mold. It could use a few tweaks here and there but overall, it is definitely worth the price of entry.

    Graphics: Visually, this game is stunning. Not so much because of graphical fidelity (it's good but not mindblowing) but the style, the art direction that this game goes for... they nailed it. It's not too often i find myself compelled to actively search for reasons to use photo modes to get that perfect screenshot. The environments, the lighting, the effects are all fantastic. My only gripe on this aspect is I wish the photo mode had more options to play around with.

    Game Play: With regards to how it plays mechanically, is -nearly- flawless. There are some minor tweaks it could use in input registration in my opinion. Multiple times i found myself unable to attack or block due to a weird bug where I would try to block, it would do the animation but it wouldn't actually block an incoming attack. Thankfully it only happened a handful of times. Beyond that, the combat is some of the most fun I have had in a game in a long time. Kills, whether through ghost style or samurai style were just so satisfying. The animations, the flow, even minor effects such as directional blood splatter just immersed me in each moment. Exploration is fantastic, apart from graphics, it is often a rewarding experience to run off the beaten path. The game play loop, however, while a lot of fun is not groundbreaking and can start to feel a bit tedious. Even though combat is phenomenal, the random encounters get stale fairly quickly. Traversal is similar to the Assassin's Creed games albeit in a slightly more limited fashion. You can climb most things but you don't quite have the freedom in where you can climb a building or cliffside. Other than that, it is on point. I did not experience any issues beyond the occasional leap to my death when trying to step off a ledge onto a lower one.

    Narrative: The story is good, it's not amazing though. The pacing was fine, the structuring was good. It just wasn't super compelling for me. It does have it's moments though. Nothing quite like a good samurai duel that puts you on the edge of your seat. The character's were fleshed out decently for a open world adventure but I would have liked more of it. The voice acting for the most part was pretty good, though it was a bit unusual having the English dub be the more appealing choice due to animation sync. Not that it's a bad thing, just weird. There was some moments though that kind of broke immersion in that a character would say or act one way in a cutscene but then a different way outside of it that just took me out of the moment. Or when a character would repeat something the main character just said like they didn't just hear it two seconds before. Overall, the narrative gets the job done but it could have used some more polish, if for nothing else but continuity.    … Expand
  6. Zantillex
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Best game Ive played in so long! Honestly my game of the year for 2020 and Id strongly recommend it to absolutely anyone!
  7. Bergein
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Its a great game with some of the most fluid combat I have ever seen. The world is beautiful and engaging with something new around every corner. Definitely a goty contender.
  8. MeTaLLFaN-RO
    Jul 22, 2020
    10
    I sold my last of us 2 copy put a little bit more money and got this masterpiece. Good Story , Awesome game play. Gorgeous levels. Can't say enough good thing about it. traded that piece of crap last of us 2 for maybe one of the best games I played in a while
  9. meowyiii
    Aug 17, 2020
    7
    As an east asian I think SP did a good job on the story, art and culture design on this game. Way too many side quests that do not augment Jin's character development (compared to RDR2, in which whatever side mission Arthur Morgan does actually makes his personality change clearer to the players - take chapter 6 as an example). The few large scale battles and infiltration missions areAs an east asian I think SP did a good job on the story, art and culture design on this game. Way too many side quests that do not augment Jin's character development (compared to RDR2, in which whatever side mission Arthur Morgan does actually makes his personality change clearer to the players - take chapter 6 as an example). The few large scale battles and infiltration missions are quite exciting. Overall this game got me interested and engaged throughout the game but not good enough for me to replay it (compared to Spiderman, or RDR2, or even Jedi: Fallen Order, which at least has a sandbox arena mode). Will rescore if an NG+ comes out with new features.… Expand
  10. metalthan
    Aug 26, 2020
    6
    Summing the game up: Go from A to B --- kill people --- boring cutscene with pointless dialogue --- Repeat 100x

    How this game gets a 10, is beyond me, really don't get how people rate games (or anything) nowadays. Is it just first impressions or hype? Ghost of Tsushima is game I would maybe have appreciated during the Covid lockdowns, otherwise is actually very boring. Alright, first    Summing the game up: Go from A to B --- kill people --- boring cutscene with pointless dialogue --- Repeat 100x

    How this game gets a 10, is beyond me, really don't get how people rate games (or anything) nowadays. Is it just first impressions or hype? Ghost of Tsushima is game I would maybe have appreciated during the Covid lockdowns, otherwise is actually very boring.

    Alright, first impression was "wow, nice". The game has great graphics, the combat is at first glance awesome and has a very nice flow in it and it's actually very enjoyable because of that. The big plus-point of this game was the great open-world, detailed made and it's supposed to be immersive without any serious HUD.

    But that's it. The game is REALLY REALLY BORING AF. Once you get through the hack-slash-parry flow combat, that's where the fun stops. The story is cliche, characters are totally uninteresting and the dialogues are terrible. I seriously don't care at all what happens next, it's all about go kill some guys, get a stupid boring dialogue, go kill more guys. That sums it up for the "open-world" as well. Besides some uninteresting collectibles, there's nothing else to do besides "go from A to B, kill people, boring cut scene".

    Unless you are a hardcore samurai fanboy/girl, the game isn't that good. Don't pay the full price.    … Expand
  11. Turbo123
    Oct 27, 2020
    9
    Just samurai done right amazing gameplay,graphics ,story Sucker Punch just hit a knock out again love this game you need to play this game period if you don't you'll be sorry.
  12. Dre4dful
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    It's probably the most complete Samuria game I've ever played. I haven't felt this way about a game since Shenmue and Metal Gear.
  13. Pulete2048
    Jul 31, 2020
    10
    At the end of the ps3 lifespan we had The last of Us as a masterpiece .Now at the end of the Ps4 lifespan We have Ghost of Tsushima,this is how the last of us 2 should have been.Masterpiece.
  14. GuanBulbus
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Ghost of Tsushima hit all the right marks and presented a story that was compelling, along with a lush world that pleases the eye. The more I played Ghost, the more I continued to think about it. While some of the game's mechanics can take away from complete immersion, Suckered Punch was able to capture a lot of the qualities most people love in a video game. Loved it.
  15. SirJustin
    Aug 6, 2020
    10
    Best game I played in a long time. The stories within the larger story, are just as interesting and running around getting the side items are a blast too.
  16. 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!!!
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. YoungSatch3
    Jul 23, 2020
    6
    Game has a few technical issues. I had multiple crashes, V-sync is off, enemies can appear out of thin air, game has a few rendering issues, multiple areas drop fps pretty significantly. This can be an issue in mass group combat which happens often. Story was pretty damn good, gameplay is fun but gets repetitive quickly. Also the artificial difficulty comes from numbers vs actualGame has a few technical issues. I had multiple crashes, V-sync is off, enemies can appear out of thin air, game has a few rendering issues, multiple areas drop fps pretty significantly. This can be an issue in mass group combat which happens often. Story was pretty damn good, gameplay is fun but gets repetitive quickly. Also the artificial difficulty comes from numbers vs actual difficulty in combat. Bosses are highlights of the combat experience but they’re typically dragged out fights. Goes from any sense of realism to a fan service anime fight. Game looks great.… Expand
  21. NeR04
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Beautiful game! You better play it guys...it's a phenomenal gem indeed
  22. Yelladion
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Best SP title to date. Beautiful art design, perfect photo mode and cool battles.
  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. 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
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. Jamelgo44
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    El mejor juego hasta la fecha basado en el japon feudal. La mejor recreacion de la cultura samurai. Ambientacion sublime, combates muy divertidos y adaptativos, y la version en japones subtitulada conaidero que es la mas acertada. Un acierto enorme con esta nueva IP.
  28. Oh_My_Grimm
    Aug 16, 2020
    10
    One of the best games I have pleated in years, I can’t even believe there’s a couple of negative reviews. This is also one of the most visually stunning games I have ever played! A must play and most likely will win game of the year!
  29. Tommycbs
    Jul 29, 2020
    10
    After playing 20 hours I’m still not done! This game keeps amazing me the more I play it. The most authentic samurai game to date and a must play for all gamers !
  30. Vojs745
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    Just WoW ! Im still stunned by graphic which looked freaky amazing.. Game-play reminds me good old times of AC series combined with TW3 story telling. This is real 10/10 Game. Ghost of Tsushima is definitely Game of The Year - - - If you deciding btween Tlou2 and GofT you should stop reading IGN reviews..
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#19 Best 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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