Ghost of Tsushima

 PlayStation 4
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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 21430 Ratings

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  1. Hertm
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    With beautiful music, scenery and an amazing open world this game makes you feel as if you are really there. A must have or must play.
  2. smallbiuecat
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    The scenery is beautiful and the battle is great.
    Top three games this year.
  3. LittleDemon
    Jul 21, 2020
    9
    I must say right away - the gameplay is mediocre. Standard Ubisoft with towers. But the atmosphere is 10 out of 10. A beautiful and juicy picture. The plot is in the style of samurai films of old japan ... I really liked the game and deserves its assessment.
  4. 1infantry23
    Jul 21, 2020
    9
    Just finished act one after non stop play since Friday. Amazing game! Sure some stuff is familiar but gameplay and graphics are amazing. Mainstream critics won’t like it as much because it doesn’t feature prominent LGBTQ alphabet people. Cry me a river then comment ritualistic suicide in river :) best game of 2020!
  5. Heidy
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    I don't usually rate games but I really wanted to support it for great efforts put in this game. The graphics, gameplay, soundtracks, character improvements in this game are so fresh among other games that came out recently. I've played it since it came out and except for minor bugs (that do not disturb gameplay one bit), I don't think there is anything I can criticize it for.
  6. Al3jandroo
    Jul 21, 2020
    9
    Buen juego
    Bastante entretenido y un modo de combate bien hecho y un mapa abierto muy bonito pero muy vacio.
  7. Basfar45
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Отличный эпичный самурайский экш,с мега захватывающим миром и атмосферой,идеально переданного разработчиками духа той эпохи
  8. HonestOldGamer
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    I have not played many single-player action games since Metro: Last Light, GTA V & Battlefield One but 18+ hours in this game & i can say this is most beautiful, story-driver action game ever. The music & background score is very immersive. The last game had such of music was Battlefield 1.

    The way player does combat is just makes you feel like a warrior. Hope this game also comes on PC    I have not played many single-player action games since Metro: Last Light, GTA V & Battlefield One but 18+ hours in this game & i can say this is most beautiful, story-driver action game ever. The music & background score is very immersive. The last game had such of music was Battlefield 1.

    The way player does combat is just makes you feel like a warrior. Hope this game also comes on PC with mods support, it will be totally worth to play this glorious game with Ultra Ray-tracing Graphics with DLSS & modding.    … Expand
  9. blkbrucewayne
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    A good candidate for game of the year. This game is absolutely amazing and beautiful. The attention to detail in this game is stunning. Combat camera is not perfect but is passable, stealth is ok but game play and overall movement or essence of this game is simply awesome. The fact that this is Sucher Punch first attempt of a game like this is amazing. I would even go as far to dare toA good candidate for game of the year. This game is absolutely amazing and beautiful. The attention to detail in this game is stunning. Combat camera is not perfect but is passable, stealth is ok but game play and overall movement or essence of this game is simply awesome. The fact that this is Sucher Punch first attempt of a game like this is amazing. I would even go as far to dare to say that is even better than any of AC games.

    And that's say alot about this game

    Its simple just buy the game. Experience, Explored, SEE and HEAR it for yourself.

    Well done!!! Sucker Punch. Well done!!!    … Expand
  10. soryn1989
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Finished 1st act, did a lot of side quests, the game looks amazing, feels amazing, it is rough in the begining in my opinion but once you spend some technique points in the samurai skill tree the fighting gets really awesome. Love the minimalist UI and no minimap by default. Graphics, audio, voice acting is amazing too. GJ
  11. Lifelover4ever
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    So much fun! Only galloped with the horse when forced to through the story. Great way to finish out the PS4 era.
  12. droidenko
    Jul 21, 2020
    9
    pros: amazing combat, decent story, living open-world, excellent game mechanics
    cons: linear quests and story
  13. Rain-Man259
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    This game takes you to the place the developers of last decade wish they could have brought you. Everything the Ps4 Pro has to offer is a solid reflection of this piece of media. This, is the pinnacle of the Ps4 Pro, the absolute zenith of its prosperity. This game shows you why PlayStation is the place to not only play, but to dream and create. The environment is captivating, mixed withThis game takes you to the place the developers of last decade wish they could have brought you. Everything the Ps4 Pro has to offer is a solid reflection of this piece of media. This, is the pinnacle of the Ps4 Pro, the absolute zenith of its prosperity. This game shows you why PlayStation is the place to not only play, but to dream and create. The environment is captivating, mixed with the raw emotions set by each individual character, sets the scenes that are shown in an all new light. The combat is ferocious, allowing you to change the way you fight in a moments notice. This is what PlayStation is all about and this game is HIGHLY recommended. #Spoilerfree #LongliveRain$… Expand
  14. Diverbro27
    Jul 21, 2020
    9
    This game is easily the best game i have played this year. immersive story with awesome graphics. The game also have one of the best and satisfying combatsystems i have ever witnessed. I highly recommend the game for people enjoying a mix of storydriven and rpg type games. the only thing i have to criticize it on is that i wish the main story was longer. definitely worthy of a GOTY nomination
  15. Tapo4ek
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Игра имеет очень красивую, передовую и кинематогрофичную графику. Сюжет очень крутой
  16. Locke_Lamora
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Probably the best and most immersive open world combat I have experienced in this generation. Compelling story and a well done Japanese dub. No quest feels like a chore; moreover you end up pursuing side content because you want to engage with the world as much as possible. What an end to a generation.
  17. jumpman25
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    best samurai, Japan ambient game in the market, great combat and gameplay, stunning open world and enjoyable story, Great job sucker punch
  18. sneek5
    Jul 21, 2020
    9
    Great game Beautiful made. Great atmosphere.
    Nice gameplay feels like the old school samurai movies.
  19. Aelyon
    Jul 21, 2020
    9
    Great cinematography, good sounds/ost, entertaining game play and a decent history which resonates a lot with Japanese culture in my opinion.
  20. PaganHellfire
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    This is an amazing game that is fun to play as a game should be. No agendas or narratives being pushed, just a good fun game, with great fighting and story telling. I have had so much fun exploring this world and do not feel rushed or pushed to end the game. I am well studied in Japanese culture and history, and I think this game does it justice. In all fairness, there are a couple ofThis is an amazing game that is fun to play as a game should be. No agendas or narratives being pushed, just a good fun game, with great fighting and story telling. I have had so much fun exploring this world and do not feel rushed or pushed to end the game. I am well studied in Japanese culture and history, and I think this game does it justice. In all fairness, there are a couple of bugs, which makes this game a 9/10, but since it's clear that some butt-hurt Critics have bad review bombed this game to damage it, I decided to add the extra point. This is the type of game that I will be replaying over and over again.… Expand
  21. SJoose
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра просто топчик. Графика на высшем уровне (для консольной игры это и впрям хороший графон), малое количество багов, а также интересное повествование.… Expand
  22. feeritovec
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Absolutely loving this game! Nice and fresh take on some open world systems that really works. It's everything that I was hoping it would be.
  23. blasron
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    God damn i love this game. It feel like assassin creed 2 (so when it was good) made in japan.

    The game look magnificent. The foliage is insanely good. the combat is weighty smart and skillful, you will feel you get better at it. at first 2 guy is hard but by the end you will take down a small army by yourself. the story is highly inspire by Akira Kurosawa. If you like that style    God damn i love this game. It feel like assassin creed 2 (so when it was good) made in japan.

    The game look magnificent. The foliage is insanely good.

    the combat is weighty smart and skillful, you will feel you get better at it. at first 2 guy is hard but by the end you will take down a small army by yourself.

    the story is highly inspire by Akira Kurosawa. If you like that style of telling you will love this story. There's even a fking game mode having his name. all in black and white.

    No lvl cap no story obligation want to take on the first castle at the very beginning go on do it just DO IT.

    I love pretty much every character, none of them feel out of place.

    There are some issue, being stuck in a hill, the camera trying to kill you (joke on you enemies also does sound when attacking you no need of my eye biacth), The ai is well assasincreed 2 lvl, either ulter trash or predator like.

    The good outright kill of the bad if you start it at 9 am you might still be playing it at 9am the next morning.    … Expand
  24. Ker000neL
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    As usual sony does great job with their exclusives. SP made great job and performance since last their big project(infamous). Visual 10 out of 10, yeah its lack sometimes with detailing, but be aware how much power game requires and sucker punch took all juices from ps4pro. Gameplay: not easy to imagine and perform samurai technic ingame, but they did it perfect. Its not an assassin creed-As usual sony does great job with their exclusives. SP made great job and performance since last their big project(infamous). Visual 10 out of 10, yeah its lack sometimes with detailing, but be aware how much power game requires and sucker punch took all juices from ps4pro. Gameplay: not easy to imagine and perform samurai technic ingame, but they did it perfect. Its not an assassin creed- its tsushima!!!
    Looks like GOTY acquired Good job    … Expand
  25. jeansousa
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    gameplay incrível e simplesmente um dos jogos mais divertidos que já joguei.
  26. Wringraith
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Smooch. Love this game. Its a new favorite. Highly recommend it. Great action
  27. RustyButcher93
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    First of all, I'd like to say thank you to Sucker Punch for putting in so much effort and dedication in making this game. From the first scene of Jin riding through the tall grass, this game got me having goosebumps.

    I love the story of the game, I'm about 10 hours into the game at Act 2, and as serious toned and some hiccups in the story, the general scheme of things in the big    First of all, I'd like to say thank you to Sucker Punch for putting in so much effort and dedication in making this game. From the first scene of Jin riding through the tall grass, this game got me having goosebumps.

    I love the story of the game, I'm about 10 hours into the game at Act 2, and as serious toned and some hiccups in the story, the general scheme of things in the big picture, I love the story very much. I'm not going to delve into it much to prevent spoilers.

    The gameplay was a massive surprise to me, I was someone who saw the first trailer of the game and was like oh god here we go again another Assassin's Creed. However once I started playing the actual combat, I fell in love. It incorporates so many systems and melds them superbly together. Using stuff from Sekiro, Nioh, Arkham Asylum, Assassin's Creed, I'm not gonna fault them or said they copied, cause THIS ISN'T A BLATANT COPY, they refined it, balanced the combat out, and my oh my was it satisfying, every second of the game I'm looking forward to combat. And the showdown mechanic, I thought it'll get old, like I thought nah I'll get used to it and it's gonna be my cheese tactic, but it requires a surprising amount of concentration, enemies in the later missions start to fake you out more, and they may attack almost immediately, and it really keeps you on your toes!

    The stealth however, is lackluster, I have to admit the AI for stealth is so easily cheesed it's almost laughable. Enemies can see a ton of dead bodies on the floor, give a shout, and return to their positions, and I'm playing the game on hard. And the bow is almost overpowered if you can land your headshots cause you'd be like an invisible ghost sniper where no one detects you. What I found preferable was playing a mix of both stealth and combat.

    I wanna talk about the Haiku Composition, this is my favorite part of Ghosts of Tsushima. What?! Haiku?! Yeah, I absolutely love this feature of the game. I felt emotionally attached to every Haiku I "composed". The music during the composition, the ambient sounds of water, birds, leaves rustling, everything came together, and some Haiku had me holding back a manly tear. Such a simple feature, but it gave me such a great immersion in the game. This made the game so special in my heart.

    I also love how the game, is.. A GAME. Some open world games or recent releases are trying to mix too much real life into games. I do not want to spend 2mins trying to pick up an item, I do not want to get off my horse, watch an animation to pick my item up, get back on my horse. I know some have complained about the horse clipping through the thick forest sometimes, how it goes through some bamboos, I DO NOT MIND, rather than getting stuck on every single bamboo shoot or tree stump or rock, or riding of a teeny curb and falling off the horse, this game keeps it moving. It respects my time as a player and not make it a chore to play, if i wanted complete realism I would not be playing a game. I love it then I'm constantly moving, constantly making progress, and not taking 10-15mins to run from one objective to another.

    The graphics, but in short, i would say the graphics are magical, I like that it isn't too realistic, but the attention to detail, the particle effects, I feel like I'm transported into another world, and that's what gaming is all about. I've spent hours in the photo-mode, taking pictures of the biomes. And that takes me to the biomes as well, none of the environments are copy and paste, yes there are the same buildings and stuff, but they are all placed very differently, and every new area i go to, I feel like i'm actually going somewhere new, and that's a feat for an open world game!

    I did encounter some bugs, none of them game breaking, none took me out of the experience and none detracted me from completing a level. The checkpoint system in this game is amazing, and I would like to praise the quick loading times as well, sometimes a little too fast I really hope they add a "press X to continue" feature, I can see they put effort in drawing the art for the loading screen tips, and I'd love to read them and appreciate them, so Sucker Punch please give us a chance to do so!

    All in all, this game delivers on what they set out to do. It is a samurai game, it makes me feel like a samurai, it makes me feel like I'm in Japan (yes I have visited Japan 4 times). This game holds a special place in my heart, alongside Sekiro, Nioh, Onimusha and Tenchu. Thank you Sucker Punch, we love it, thank you :)

    Note: 10/10 not because it is perfect, but because this game is special, unique in it's own ways, and I'll probably remember this experience for the rest of my life.    … Expand
  28. alexeroff
    Jul 21, 2020
    0
    Just a very weak and boring game that does not have any defining qualities of a product worthy of attention. / Просто очень слабая и скучная игра , не имеющая ни каких определяющих качеств продукта заслуживающего внимания.
  29. Bobrovschi
    Jul 21, 2020
    9
    This is not the best game, but it's better than tlou2 and that's enough for 9 =)
  30. DavidCiteli
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    O jogo é super divertido, com um mapa enorme e direção de arte fantástica. Os combates são intenso e divertidíssimos.
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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
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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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