Ghost of Tsushima

 PlayStation 4
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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 21430 Ratings

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  1. HeroArmin
    Jan 30, 2022
    10
    Best game from sony

    Best gameplay Best world
    Best music Best activities Poetic and touching story
  2. Boat69
    Jan 28, 2022
    10
    Best graphics I've ever seen, twist and turns throughout the story, it actually questions what you would do in the situation. The in-game weather is determined by how much honor you play with. No need to wonder around on the mini map as the wind guides you. Combat techniques are great. Theres really nothing bad you can say about this game.
  3. Nagoyablue73
    Jan 23, 2022
    8
    Very beautiful, lots of fun, but repetative. Every mission basically boils down to "go here, kill everyone". And the random fights you get into are like random battles in an RPG.

    Luckily the combat is pretty good, and the game is fun to play.
  4. soripapa11
    Jan 23, 2022
    10
    This game is a huge history of japan "the samurai life" thx for the Sucker Punch !! My Dad loves it too (55yrs old )
  5. alchemist_man
    Jan 20, 2022
    10
    music .. beautiful nature .. amazing gameplay ... and good story make this game a masterpiece
  6. andyadrian
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    A few minor bugs, but apart from this the game is a true masterpiece. A 10/10 ,no doubt.
  7. moonlaba
    Jan 17, 2022
    8
    작품은 창의성뿐만 아니라 기존의 요소를 배열하는데 있어서도 드러날 수 있다. 어디선가 본듯한 요소이지만 잘 그려낸 세계관속에 그 요소를 잘 녹여내었고 결국 유저에게 잊지못할 경험을 선사해준다.
  8. ost8fan
    Jan 16, 2022
    10
    Easily one of the most engrossing video game experiences I’ve ever had. Great characters and writing, very solid pacing and exploration options, combat and graphics are phenomenal. Some games have done each piece better, but few have pulled them all together like Ghost.
  9. CLANSAKAIMEMBER
    Jan 15, 2022
    10
    Good Story Line.Fantastic Graphic.Amazing Fighting mechanism.Been this game fan since it got release.Cant wait for Ghost Of Tsushima 2.Maybe mongol invade Tsushima Island again????.Why not.Good Job sucker punch for making the best PS4 exclusive game.Peace out
  10. 2random
    Jan 15, 2022
    9
    This game sure is fun to play! I couldn't believe my eyes, it runs so well on my old PS4 and looks awesome. The game doesn't force you to do quests or explore- you're free to do whatever you want. One can just walk around, play flute and compose Japanese poems.
  11. Diaphin
    Jan 12, 2022
    10
    This is how a Open world has to look Like. Perfect Skill and leveling system. Beautyful mainstory and Nice sidequests.
    I baught it in ps4 and now ob ps5 its Nice to Play or again with Nice new Features.
    I looove IT really. Nice Work !
  12. Mighty_Marshall
    Jan 10, 2022
    7
    Good game, find it a slow start and a little basic. The graphics are ok. Preferred days gone
  13. AlBlack22
    Dec 13, 2020
    10
    Questo gioco è una lettera d'amore alla cultura medievale giapponese. Con un gamplay semplice ma intrigante...una storia lineare ma intensa...questo gioco è davvero una gemma del 2020 e la ciliegina sulla torta della generazione ps4. Bello bello bello.
  14. Zovahlaas
    Jan 10, 2022
    9
    My actual rating for Ghost of Tsushima is more accurately a 9.8. My 1 and ONLY issue with this game is that they should have portrayed Samurai primarily using long pole arms to fight wars and only use katanas as a last resort. Aside from that, this game is damn near a masterpiece.
  15. Jae74743
    Jan 8, 2022
    10
    Perfect game. Everything about it is absolutely perfect. Game play, score, story, graphics, side quests, perfect.
  16. TheVitruvianMan
    Jan 8, 2022
    9
    It's a solid game. The combat is fun, the art style and voice acting are amazing, exploration is fun, the story is pretty good and it's presented very well. It could perhaps use a some more unique quests every now and then, but by no means are the quests bad. It's a great first entry into the franchise and I'm looking forward to an inevitable sequel.
  17. Dimi91
    Jan 7, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Masterpiece!!!!!!!!!!!!! Masterpiece!!!!!!!!!!!!! Masterpiece!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Masterpiece… Expand
  18. Catharsiuse
    Jan 6, 2022
    8
    This is not only great game but also, a great story! It is deep and exciting without "fedex' quests. That' is something that for example
  19. MBel03
    Jan 5, 2022
    9
    Amazing game, wonderful story. Sometimes the combat was a little repetitive, but it was overall challenging enough.
  20. Fox45
    Jan 5, 2022
    9
    Um jogo que tem alguns defeitos, mas penso que as coisas boas compensam! Tem um início um pouco chato e não dá vontade de continuar, mas depois de nos habituar-mos a ele, torna-se excelente! O jogo acaba com uma sequência de missões incríveis. A história no início não é nada de mais, mas há medida que vamos continuando-a vai ficando cada vês mais interessante e incrivel! A beleza do mundoUm jogo que tem alguns defeitos, mas penso que as coisas boas compensam! Tem um início um pouco chato e não dá vontade de continuar, mas depois de nos habituar-mos a ele, torna-se excelente! O jogo acaba com uma sequência de missões incríveis. A história no início não é nada de mais, mas há medida que vamos continuando-a vai ficando cada vês mais interessante e incrivel! A beleza do mundo é algo inacreditável, assim como a fantástica trilha sonora! O combate também é incrível e muito satisfatório! Como pontos negativos é claramente as expressões faciais e más "cutscenes" duraantes as conversas dos personagens.… Expand
  21. Roman1985
    Jan 5, 2022
    10
    Nice and fresh take on some open world systems that really works. It's everything that I was hoping it would be. The best samurai game!
  22. Jediknight0330
    Jan 3, 2022
    8
    It's a good game with a beautiful scenery and good combat. Play this game if you haven't.
  23. Lonewolf97
    Jan 3, 2022
    8
    With this being the PS4's final exclusive, Ghost of Tsushima delivers a great story about honor alongside great combat and stealth gameplay.

    The story takes place during the Mongol invasion of Tsushima island, with protagonist Jin Sakai being a survivor of the brutal attack on his home after failing to defend it with his samurai army. Jin's uncle Shimura is captured by the enemy while    With this being the PS4's final exclusive, Ghost of Tsushima delivers a great story about honor alongside great combat and stealth gameplay.

    The story takes place during the Mongol invasion of Tsushima island, with protagonist Jin Sakai being a survivor of the brutal attack on his home after failing to defend it with his samurai army. Jin's uncle Shimura is captured by the enemy while Jin is rescued by a thief, Yuna, who helps him recover. After initially failing to rescue Shimura, Jin decides to work with Yuna and recruits allies to aid in rescuing his uncle and drive the Mongol army away, all the while performing dishonorable actions that go against the samurai code (i.e. killing Mongols through stealth than through normal sword fighting).

    The plot deals heavily with the themes of honor and dishonor and is shown through the evolution of Jin's character. He initially is reluctant to assassinate enemies from the shadows, but over time, he becomes more accustomed to these new methods that many would deem shameful. He eventually decides to do whatever it takes to win back Tsushima and sees that honor and the samurai teachings won't be that helpful to him if it means that lives can't be saved at the end of the day. This transformation into his Ghost persona is done well and affects his relationship with his uncle, who disapproves of what Jin becomes. Their relationship is shown in flashbacks where we see how much they care for each other, with their present day relationship slowly deteriorating and souring in between these moments of the past. The ending of their relationship also coincides with the ending of the story, showing how drastic the change to their relationship has been and how they view honor, with both ending on a very bittersweet note.

    The game is also remarkably dark and that is displayed through the Mongols. Their leader is easily hateable and performs truly despicable acts in order gain the upper hand in the war. It was a joy to see what happens to him by the game's end and will satisfy players who loathe him. His underlings also do some horrific things to the island's inhabitants. You will regularly see many corpses courtesy of the invaders, who butcher others like animals. They also force villagers to work for them if they wish to live and will take hostages at outposts across the island. They are usually responsible for the deaths, mutilation, (implied) rape, child abuse and killings, torture of many of Tsushima's inhabitants. Their atrocities are on full display here and it cements them as terrifying force that must be annihilated.

    The game's side quests also show how bleak the game's tone is. Not all of them will result in happy endings for the quest givers and usually result in innocents being slain, with their loved one having to cope with their passing. One of the only times I laughed during gameplay was during a quest given by Kenji, a character who lies to you in order for you to help him get out of the problems he usually creates. Even he is sad at the passing of a character during the second act. This game is brutal and serious with what it shows and it is wholly unapologetic for it.

    Gameplay is divided into two types: normal combat and stealth. Normal combat has you slashing Mongols with a katana while blocking and dodging any incoming attacks. Stealth sees you creeping about and hiding in tall grass and on rooftops, killing Mongols when they aren't looking. Both gameplay styles allow you to use Ghost tools such as kunai and bombs to turn the tide of battle in your favor. You also have windchimes to lure enemies away while in stealth and two different types of bows to use for long range kills.

    Your abilities can be upgraded by increasing your legend, which will reward you technique points when your legend meter is filled to a certain point. Filling this meter completely will reset it and allow you to learn one of the aforementioned Ghost weapon techniques. Technique points help you learn skills for combat, stealth and in finding collectibles across the island. These collectibles include fox shrines, bamboo strikes, hot springs, haikus, etc. Further improvements can be done by acquiring and upgrading your armor and weapons. Equipping different armors gives you different benefits like increased health, enemies not hearing you run, enemies taking longer to detect you, etc. Improving armors can improve these benefits and is done by collecting resources like linen, steel, iron, silk. etc. alongside resources (money). The same can be said for upgrading weapons. Upgrading your tanto lets you assassinate Mongols faster, upgrading your katana lets you do more damage with it and upgrading both bows improves their reload speed, stability, etc. You can also improve your ammo pouches for weapons by killing predator animals and taking their hides.

    In the end, this game is mostly great to play, though it is mired by its collectibles which are not exciting or fun to collect.    … Expand
  24. FRIST_008
    Jan 2, 2022
    8
    Это плохой ассасин с не интересным квестами. Игру про красоту на минимализме и механики боя. Игра для меня чисто на 8. Это просто хорошая игра. Но это не то, что я буду кому-то советовать. Почему не буду советовать? Потому что лучше поиграцте в ассасинов последних. Они будут лучше и интересней во всем. Хз почему это игра года у игроков.

    Tlou2 накидал на обе щеки ему, как по мне. А любой    Это плохой ассасин с не интересным квестами. Игру про красоту на минимализме и механики боя. Игра для меня чисто на 8. Это просто хорошая игра. Но это не то, что я буду кому-то советовать. Почему не буду советовать? Потому что лучше поиграцте в ассасинов последних. Они будут лучше и интересней во всем. Хз почему это игра года у игроков.

    Tlou2 накидал на обе щеки ему, как по мне. А любой из последних ассасинов поставил на колени как ученика, который красивее и смазливее его.

    Но блин, какая же игра красивая, эта атмосферу и дух Японии, звук... Это шедевр, в который не так интересно играть, как смотреть.

    Атмосфера и звук 10
    Боёвка 9
    Сюжет 8
    Акробатика 7
    Визуальный экстаз 10
    Стелс 9
    Исследования мира 8
    Сетевой режим для дополнительного сюжета 7
    Итого: 8 то есть рекомендую тем кому нравится то за что я ее хвалю    … Expand
  25. WagemutigKriege
    Dec 30, 2021
    6
    В начале игра очень понравилась, однако со временем она приелась и квесты стали слишком скучными для их прохождения. Про сайд квесты я вообще молчу, нет никакого смысла их выполнять, так как они неинтересны и не дают ту награду, за которую их следует выполнять. Для меня игра не выше 6 баллов.В начале игра очень понравилась, однако со временем она приелась и квесты стали слишком скучными для их прохождения. Про сайд квесты я вообще молчу, нет никакого смысла их выполнять, так как они неинтересны и не дают ту награду, за которую их следует выполнять. Для меня игра не выше 6 баллов.
  26. Ellpichu12348
    Dec 29, 2021
    10
    Juegazo de inico a final, el apartado grafico es impresionante la verdad es que cuando me entere de este juego y lo compre no le tenia mucha fe, pero cuando comenze a jugarlo me arrepenti totalmente ,su historia es genial, la mejor inversion que hice, juegenlo les gustara.
  27. orchideea
    Dec 29, 2021
    10
    Just perfect.
    Awesome history, awesome music and sound, awesome feeling, awesome fighting system.
    I've just turned it on and went full samurai mode.
  28. Fredavila
    Dec 29, 2021
    8
    Mundo para explorar desperdiciado, es un buen juego, pero queda la sensación de debieron aprovechar más su mundo abierto
  29. Dan9el99
    Dec 27, 2021
    9
    Eines der besten Action Adventures aller Zeiten. Ein komplexes, motivierende Kampfsystem und eine der schönsten Open World überhaupt machen das Spiel zu einer überwältigenden Erfahrung. Einzig die etwas oberflächliche und vorhersehbare, aber trotzdem immer spannende, Story birgt Kritikpunkte (9/10).
  30. Vaeu
    Dec 25, 2021
    9
    Visually stunning, it is a pleasure to explore the rich landscapes of Tsushima by having no HUD most of the time. The combat is fluid and satisfying (although the camera in combat can be annoying at times). Jin and his allies are well motivated and written, I can't say the same about the antagonist but he serves his purpose as the big bad of the game. The story is enchanting, allowing youVisually stunning, it is a pleasure to explore the rich landscapes of Tsushima by having no HUD most of the time. The combat is fluid and satisfying (although the camera in combat can be annoying at times). Jin and his allies are well motivated and written, I can't say the same about the antagonist but he serves his purpose as the big bad of the game. The story is enchanting, allowing you to create your own legend as you travel across Tsushima,… Expand
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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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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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