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I never saw Jin as a hypocrite I saw him as a man being forced to do things he never wanted to so why would he want his former friends to fall down the same path. Of course he would tell everyone around him to stay on the honorable path because look at how painful dishonor has been for him
@@voidgivenfocus then every person who has learned a lesson, grown, and changed for the better is a hypocrite which maybe denotatively correct but not connotatively. Don’t be obtuse
I love the video, but felt pretty differently about the combat. I personally never had many problems with enemy targeting but that may well be up to personal preference. I found the combat to be very difficult and extremely engaging in the higher difficulties. The complexity of light and heavy attacks, charged guard breaking attacks, different combos and the different stances all come together to make my favorite sword based melee combat in a video game ever. I loved just being in a battle or boss fight. It feels like a dance, you are constantly matching and reacting to every movement of your enemy.
Same here. I love the combat and didn't really have issues with targeting except for maybe when I was in a building with little space. I also NEVER used lock-on. I'm so glad that didn't exist when I first beat the game and in subsequent playthroughs I never turned it on.
@@Joker_JAK I totally agree, I think if lock on was there by default it would have taken away from the experience. The combat and story are the two main reasons this game is special so I guess if one of those doesn't click with someone they won't like it that much.
@@Joker_JAKthe game was never designed for Lock-On and I was baffled by how many RU-vidrs _demanded_ one. People seem to forget Free-Flow Combat exists.
If you like GoT you should play Nioh 2. Ghost is like a good intro to how Nioh works, and it goes so much deeper. The combat alone kept me playing for hundreds of hours, mastering literally just one weapon, the basic sword. I consider the skill ceiling to be basically infinite and the combos you can pull off sometimes, dear lord jesus I'm about to go download it again
I loved the combat but don’t agree that it was difficult, one of my biggest problems with this game is how easy the combat is, even on hard and lethal. I’m not usually one to play above the normal difficulties in games, but once you get levelled up a bit some of the skills and talismans are just way too overpowered to me, especially the one that makes parties easier. Hope they address that in the sequel if anything
For me, Ghost of Tsushima came at the right time during the covid lockdowns, even a week before my birthday. Highschool just closed for a week we thought that it was going to be the best time ever, then it became 2 weeks, then 3, then a month and more. I was stuck in my dark room doing online classes, my family all quarter themselves off because we were falling ill one by one. Playing the game and just experiancing the nature, the colors and sort of comforted me during it. It felt magical, spiritual even as I was raised buddhist and having those motifs or themes in the game connected with me. Jin's struggles have held my hand in my way with my own struggles. I haven't gotten that feeling in a while until I passed by yellowstone national park. Just the sense of beauty of reflecting and nature was a feeling that can only be achieved by being there. In my mind as I passed by springs, animals, and mountains as the Tsushima soundtrack just played in my head. Now I'm making samurai armor and love to go on nature walks, and I thank Tsushima for introducing me to that.
Thank you for giving Yuriko’s tale the weight it deserves. Two of my grandparents have suffered from dementia before they passed, so I almost immediately noticed the signs in Yuriko. It’s the only side quest in a game to have ever made me cry. It was so well made and absolutely beautiful Also, thank you for featuring my comment from the Legends comment section. It was not necessary at all, but I really appreciate it. Thanks for the shoutout!
RIP to your grandparents. Losing my grandparents is a challenge I still have not overcome, despite it happening 5 years ago. I just beat Ghost of Tsushima for the first time earlier this week and Yuriko's tale had me crying too. I found myself often visiting her grave and playing my flute in game the same way I visit my grandparents and talk to their headstones.
Throughout the game, Jin's primary motivation is doing whatever he has to to help the people of Tsushima. When it came down to the final choice, i made the decision that i thought would be best for Tsushima: to spare Lord Shimura. He definitely has flaws as a military leader, but he was a good lord when it came to peacetime life, and the people of Tushima need that. And if The Ghost kills the shogun's appointed lord of Tsushima, then who might he send next? Someone to crack down on The Ghost and all he represents? With Shimura still in charge, they could have the understanding that peace has been achieved, the ghost will fade away, and the civilians will prosper. at least, that was my thinking. but i didn't care much about the honor code, i only cared about saving civilian lives
It's one of my favourite things about the story, characterisation, and final choices of Ghost of Tsushima: it's that everyone has a different logic behind the choice they made based on who they see Jin as at the end of his journey, and nobody's wrong in their reasoning. When it came to my playthrough, I made the choice to kill Lord Shimura out of a sense of love for the man and as my final act as a samurai. I felt that after everything I'd done, how I'd turned my back on every single thing he'd ever raised Jin to be, how I'd destroyed my own clan's legacy, how I'd had his hand forced to either kill the man he saw as his own son, or live a life as a disgraced leader who failed in his duties to the Shogunate, the last thing I could do for him was to give him the death he wanted and to spare him from facing that failure. I also made the choice to let Shimura see in his last moments that the man he'd essentially raised was still in there, that I hadn't completely fallen off the path into being a monster and was still the son he'd raised for the last twenty years. That despite all the horrendous things I'd done across my journey, I still had that shred of humanity in me who cared for the wishes and wellbeing of others, and I still had my code of honour somewhere inside. I felt that giving Shimura a Samurai's death was the last thing Lord Sakai did before he fully turned his back on the Shogunate and became the Ghost of Tsushima once and for all. In my interpretation of the story, it felt cruel of me to ask Shimura to continue living on in his world that had burned down around him, so I made the choice to spare him from that fate, which is what I believe he wanted. It's one of my favourite things about these grey area choices in gaming where there isn't a Mass Effect-style glowing prompt on screen that tells you which is the arbitrary good choice and which is the arbitrary bad choice so you know in advance if you're going to be a hero or a jerk to people. Some of my favourite choices and endings in games are ones where there's never an answer given to whether or not you made the right or wrong choice, or the good or bad one. You're given information, given a set of options, and are allowed to make an informed decision based on either who you are or who you see your character to be. It's why the ending of GoT has stuck with me for the last four years and why I love discussing it with people who had different choices for different reasons based on their own personal interpretations or philosophies, rather than just picking a red or blue colour choice because that's the playthrough they'd committed to for that run.
Personally i prefer killing him, i think it is more honorable to give him his wish and you kill him knowing that he still cares for Jin despite the path he takes. Its comforting knowing that he still see's Jin as his son and when they are both dead, that they can have time together in the afterlife.
Man i remember seeing the trailer in lockdown and replaying that trailer everyday(my cousin who i saw after a long time in 2020 also saw the trailer and we were both obsessed). I was so blown away by the graphics and how fast the fast travel. The combat too is just so satisfying. Plus when i saw that this game was coming out on my birthday (along with Paper Mario the origami king, whic i love btw) i knew i had to play. All my friends and family gathered around the TV and man we were all mesmerized by the graphics and the world, we even passed the controller just to run around and the free roam. We all collectively said this game is gorgeous during the opening as you ride your horse in the field and the logo popped up. This game definitely holds a special place in my heart and I'm currently trying to get the platinum on it too (might get the directors cut even) and i can't wait for the sequel. Sucker Punch should definitely be applauded for this amazing game and it's definitely my game of the year in 2020. For Tsushima, Jin and the gang. FOR THE GHOST!!! I legitimately can't wait for what they can do for the sequel and the features of the PS5.
I'm happy for your thoughtful interpretation of Shimura which a lot of people overlook. I really think Shimura was being too soft with Jin from the end of Act 1 onwards because he wasn't looking at the outward actions of Jin, but Jin's inner state. He wanted Jin not to "lose himself" to hatred and darkness, but unfortunately things happen later which force Shimura to confront Jin's literal actions. Clan Oga was forcing Shimura into an "in-person" exam of his competence, and he basically got exposed as not being the best at fighting the Mongols while relying on Jin to do the real stuff. That's the subtext I think was actually going on with Shimura, that he wanted to have his cake and eat it too: to save Tsushima but also keep the samurai reputation intact. Jin undermines all that, and well, that leads to Shimura having an existential meltdown by the end of the game. He can't fathom the samurai actually failing, that it must all be his fault, so the best thing to do is just redeem himself with death at Jin's hands.
i finally tried the game after 4 years and man did i miss out... i played the main game, dlc and online mode (and got every single trophy for it too, wich i definently do not do for all games i play) and all i can say is that i just want more... this is the best game and game story i have played in years (the ending deadass made me cry...)
DLC is also so well done. Sucker punch absolutely destroyed me with this masterpiece. I tell all my ppl to try this if they want a story with insane gameplay
This game was a masterpiece, a true love letter to the samurai genre and stands as a solid choice in any game library. Fantastic video, love the content and the level of detail you went into. Can't imagine how much work went into this video.
Its also amazing to take note how the devs went back in the Directors cut and reworked all of the lip syncing for the Japanese dub, its not everyday you see games get two variations of lip syncing, in both gameplay and cutscenes
The greatness this game displays is what terrifies me from a sequel. They'd have to truly outdo themselves to excel even more at what they've done with this one game and Jin's story to the point that they probably shouldn't make a sequel, but they could always make it an anthology where the next game has a different protagonist and story, maybe taking place within mainland Japan this time.
Man I spent about 65 hours in this game and just walking around the world of Tsushima felt so peaceful even tho the game was about anything but. Like the tranquility of the wild and the wind and music and MY GOD when I would find a haku spot I’d get so excited I loved the cinematicness of it and it was so calming needless to say I loved the game
Ghostof Tsushima is one of the games I platinum in the PS5 and man did I loved it, the experience and story was so good that I have yet to find a game to capture my excitement and heart like it did. I never saw ghost of Tsushima gameplay before but played because of my passion for samurai/ronin stories, so I made a effort to not look at any spoilers for the game once I began playing because some of the reviews talked how immersive it was. I spent 67 hours on the game exploring the entirety of Tsushima and Iki island, having that platinum was a very satisfying achievement and I plan to revisit the game on the end of the year for the new game plus achievements
My experience before Lethal Mode: "This is alright, combat gets a little stale by the end of the game when I can just turn my brain off" After Lethal Mode: "This is one of the best Action Adventure experiences I have ever had."
@@ApoMelon Honestly yes. It forces you to get very good at the combat, which makes you feel more like a samurai when you can cut down 4 men who could all kill you in a single hit. Brings the challenge and the experience you'd want from a game that allows you use a sword. Hell, by the time you get all the upgrades to your sword damage, you and the enemies are both just one hit from death at all times.
Although i played it and consistently loved it, the one thing that put me off about it was how it treated bushido. I believe anyone who has touched any sliver of feudal Japanese history, would know that the idea of bushido as an “honorable code” was not widespread until fairly recently. It was a code to serve one’s master and nation, and bring them glory. If that required a warrior to kill women and kidnap children, it was considered correct to do so. To me, as well as my Japanese parents (who have grown up watching samurai movies and dramas) Jin’s attitude to accept any tactics necessary was as “bushi” as it got, and it felt odd for his uncle to constantly put him down for it. That being said, i’ve also heard that it’s true that the Japanese at Tsushima had to adopt new tactics in response to the invaders. Maybe the whole Bushido thing in GoT was a stand-in for that transition. In that sense, i also felt that it worked. And all things aside, I loved the game thoroughly still. It felt like the Kung-fu Panda of samurai movies; a love letter to a genre that showed genuine love, greater than many of its Japanese contemporaries.
This was an amazing video. Thank you for pouring your heart like that. I believe that it wasn't an easy video to make for you and that Ghost of Tsushima truly moved you. I hope this game comes out on PC eventually so that I can experience it myself.
They were talking about it for April 2023, I don't know where I remember this from. Then radio silence. Pretty sure it is in the works, and will come out a bit unexpectedly. Like Horizon Forbidden West, I will double buy that one when it's on PC, really pushing the prettiness !
1:09:31 During the first Yuriko side tale this is brought up, she tells Jin that Kazumasa was not as rigid as Shimura and that his own men thought he was a demon after pursuing his enemies
This game still tugs at my heart even after 10s of playthroughs. Yet as much as i love this game, no game will ever beat the emotional journey that is"Outer Wilds" not to be confused with "the outer worlds" and i hope one day i open youtube and see aqua has finally made a review for a new but timeless classic
I’ve written 5 different scripts for Outer Wilds and none of them seem to capture how special that game is to me. I’m glad that game was able to resonate with you too :)
@santi_super_stunts2573 that's one of its beauties, go where you want and just discover what you can, nothing in the game is locked behind an item that you don't have but instead is all based on what you just don't know yet, I get that it isn't everyone but I'd recommend giving it another go the time you put in is rewarding
Outer Wilds is overrated af. And Ghost is good, but not that good. Nioh 2 is a way more engaging videogame. Ghost boils down to a very pretty but boring playable open world movie.
Ghost of Tsushima is one of my favorite games of all time. Truly, no other game I had played gave me a sense of peace and calm than this, when I was just riding around on Kage. The scenery, the art direction, the island was so incredibly serene when you stopped and took the time to take it all in. GoT had amazing combat, a great story, a gorgeous soundtrack and a breathtaking world. To me, it was as close to perfect as a game could get.
I’m happy that you used Genshin music in the background when explaining the peace part, because Genshin and Ghost of Tsushima are both my favorite games for that reason: they give me a sense of peace and contentment that other games just fail to provide. It just feels like home :)
It has been 4 years?... Damn, we are getting old now. As per usual, have to watch this when I get home and eat and write, can't wait to see what you have for new years Chef.
Phenomenal video, the reason I (and i suspect many others) enjoy your reviews and retrospectives are all the little personnal touches that you add, like the haikus at the beginning of each chapters, you also have great talent at speaking with clarity and precision without sacrificing any nuance or pretenting objectivity So many people try to make multi hours videos covering every little detail of games and provide the most comprehensive description of every moment, yet you share your perspectives in a way that never feel superfluous or filler, each words you say have purpose and provide insight into your subject matter. Great job all around.
Without a shred of a doubt, the reflection section of this video encapsulates everything that I've wanted to say about this game for many years. You did an absolutely outstanding job conveying your feelings and the message that accompanied them. Thanks for your time, your passion and this video it was wonderful to watch. I really look forward to more of your stuff in the future!
Dude I've enjoyed every video of yours I've watched. I work overnight and most times put them on to listen to something meaningful and with effort put into it. Love the work and can't wait for the next one
This world was so stunning. I have yet to feel another one make me feel so relaxed, even in walking sims that are supposed to. I suppose the contrast between the violence and serenity makes it more impactful
You can really see the passion and hard work that go into each of your videos. Your essays remind me a lot of Luke Stevens' but I personally think yours are way better.
Damn man. I think this is the most that your content has ever resonated with me. It's rare that I watch a review that brings me so close to the core experience underlying a game's superficial aspects - seriously think this is your best script yet. Not a pound of fat on there!
For me, Ghost is the game showing contrast in Japanese history and culture. So much beauty, peace and serenity everywhere and then in literally a second everything gets covered in blood and sounds of death. And then, in another second, there is a cute fox. If anyone would ask me why I consider games art, Ghost would most likely be the first game I´d want to show them and not just for it´s visuals. It evokes emotiones and feels that only art can.
Ghost of Tsushima is one of the greatest games for a casual gamer. As someone who gets three hours to play in a week on average, I got tired of souls-like games due to the constant grind and long learning aspect of every enemy making it feel like a chore more than an activity. A game like GoT brings the 'fun' in it back where I can constantly enjoy everything I do for the limited time I can while being just challenging enough (as well as different difficulty options) to make the wins feel like an accomplishment while not holding my hand over everything. Even in itself, it's a masterpiece of a game which can more accurately be described as an *experience*. It has its flaws, many of them, but overall the satisfying combat and well-designed gameplay mechanics along with the PS5 experience make this my favourite game of all time.
This is a great video about a great game. I love this game to pieces, for many of the reasons you brought up. At a time, when I was so fed up with open world games, I took a gamble with Ghost of Tsushima, because the very first screenshots and trailers actually tucked at something deep within me. It was immediately apparent, that this game had what I was looking for, open world or not. To me, Ghost of Tsushima is a masterpiece, because it never stopped making me feel something, while playing it. Iki Island hit home so hard, because of similar experiences with my own, dead father; I cried so much while writing that haiku. But it also was freeing. It made me think about him, about us, and it felt so good. In a day and age, where games are just media, or content to consume, I did not expect any of this from it. It reminded me, that games are art. And I think, your video reflects that adequately. In fact, your video is as much a creative endeavour as the game itself. I'm happy and grateful. to have watched it, reliving these fond memories and feelings.
ive only ever played this game in og japanese and no subtitles, so have had NO CLUE whats happening in the story. this is crazy, such cool storytelling
I really enjoyed this video! The commentary and editing were all done immaculately, I know longer videos can be harder to edit so you should really be proud of yourself. You made a good job!
I played and finished the main story recently and this video perfectly encapsulates why it is now one of if not my favourite games EVER thank you for making this video
4 years later still play Legends Mode every now and then, and Hunters are just like I remember em. Headshot machines. If they make another game and add Legends Mode again I would definitely add a crafting system and increase the rewards gained based on difficulty. Also I LOVE how in Legends skins are EARNED. We really need to bring this back.
i love that you mentioned jin's personal idea of honor, it's something i literally never see anyone bring up. he may have broken the samurai honor code, but he did so by STICKING TO his own personal honor code, the one he spells out to his uncle early on: protecting people who can't protect themselves. to me, by throwing off the arbitrary samurai idea of honor and choosing to live by his own selfless code makes him far more honorable. it actually annoys me when people irl say he has no honor like, tell that to the people he saved at the cost of his own conscience and that the other samurai left to the mercy of the mongols in order to "die honorably"
In the opening cutscene when one of the samurai steps forward to duel someone (as is their custom) from the mongol army and then gets doused in oil and set on fire as the mongol laughs that was the point where professional warriors should know that their tactics must be adjusted.
This was an amazing video although there was one error I found when you were talking about the horse and saying when jin gets his new horse he doesn't say that they'll have a peaceful ride he actually can still say that voiceline. Otherwise great video and I wish you the best on all your future videos
Fantastic video as always. Crazy this one never showed up on my feed until today. One thing though, you should REALLY give Lethal difficulty a try. I can see in the video that enemies aren't dealing too much damage with each hit, and you're also hacking away quite a bit on each one. Comparitively, all the other difficulties make the game borderline clunky and awkward (Again, relative to Lethal at least) It makes the swordplay flow incredibly well. Everyone dies in just a couple hits, you AND your enemies. It gives it much more of that classic Samurai feel you see in classic movies. You end up flying through enemies with fast, graceful slices and chaining together kills in a much more natural and smooth way. And while you're doing it, you're always one misstep away from death. Every victory feels earned and absolutely badass. It plays like an entirely different game in the best way. It's a much more satisfying, cinematic, and immersive way to play. Seriously, give it a shot! Especially now that you've beaten it. Going back on NG+ with all your gear will make it a lot easier to acclimate.
in ghost of tsushima i found myself often overwhelmed by my own ego... i was thinking of myself always as stronger then i am and threw myself into combat but most of the times by using what i had ad my disposal and also ALOT of running around and trying to manage the encounters i have i had a lot of fun and it was rather satisfiyng to get threw the game... but my main strategy is challenge oponent after taking out 1-3 enemys by it then run to archers kill them then let enemy come close parry and counter attack in the meantime when enemy close smokebomb into 2-4 enemy takedowns... priority on the big guys after all big guys gone just fight the rest by parry all their attacks a very passive yet extremely overpowered way of playing... i noticed by doing that even the hardest outposts quickly became rather simple all i needed to do and that always were finding the archers and taking them down as soon ass possible since they are supposed to balance that
Amazing video, don’t anyone let make you think different. The way you sum the game up as an experience, more than something you play is exactly what made me love it too. Your passion and honesty is what makes you and your videos so engaging, can’t wait to see what you work on next.
Your format and intimate understanding of what the message of Ghost of Tsushima is gave this video more soul than any other I’ve watched on the subject matter.
Just finished my first playthrough two days ago and i was craving more videos about the game and lucky me that this amazing video was posted just in time. I dont know why but the fact that you named your second horse Nobu but didnt feel as much attachment to them as you did to Kage was so interesting because I felt so connected with my first horse, Nobu and less connected to my second, Kage. Anyway thanks so much for this awesome video about Ghost of Tsushima
Ghost of Tsushima is one of the greatest games of all time, it is truly a breathtaking experience!! Thank you for sharing your in-depth thoughts in such a succinct presentation!
I would like to say that I really appreciate you taking the time to make this video it is very well put together, and you definitely transformed it into more than just a game review
This was beautifully done and I know it took a lot of hard work and effort to complete it. You and I are strangers, and odds are we will always remain that way. Regardless of that fact if you ever feel like your work doesn't merit a sense of pride, that there are tons of other people, me included, who are very proud of you.
I platinumed the game. Did everything, and the same in the dlc. Played alot of the multiplayer. I'll say that this is a good game, but not the best around. It's not my favourite. But, I find it does something amazing. It's memorable. I'll remember almost everything I did in this game. Even years later. The music, the vistas. The story isn't anything new, but I'll still feel the emotions the actors gave in their performances. I'll remember what happened. The developers gave care to this game.
I named my horses Sora and then Kage which mirror's jin's fall from standing out in the light to in the shadows and when I realized that after selecting my horse's second name I was floored.
i absolutely love ghost of tsushima. i'm a really big fan of japanese historic time periods, and this game lets me experience it in an extremely well made way. the combat, visuals, and music is just the best combination. my favorite thing in the game has to be the sarugami armor, as it completely changes the way i approach fights. it changed my playstyle, and it looks really good. i especially love running the red variant of the armor with the second or third helmet in the set and the sarugami's wrath mask. i honestly wish suckerpunch added a way to remove the capes because i recently found out the second style has fur all the way along the back, and i really dont like how the capes work in the game due to the wind never really hitting your front when you play. thats why i usually use the first style because it's just nicer without the cape. i digress. this game really is great though and i'm glad i got to play it.
I forgot about this game, but at the time this was the most hyped release between my friends and I, it definitely met expectations for the hype that it had on release - nobody thought it was supposed to be the greatest game ever. Anyone who said it was bad needs to get their mental health checked out
Love your videos brother. Just got done playing this game an it was honestly one of the top 5 best games I've ever played...only a few games have I did all the side content an dlc. Hoping for a sequel or something of the sort.
I love this game so much and I never thought I would be able to relate to Jin until the Yuriko tale. My mom is suffering from dementia. I saw a lot of my mom in Yuriko. It’s heartbreaking.
15:25 I think this is one area where player expression and assigned meaning is gonna effect each player's experience. I personally loved the fox dens, but found Haiku in the game to be mediocre and underwhelming, even if there were less haiku, seeking them out felt like more of a chore to me, both because the reward for doing so is purely cosmetics (in my opinion, some of the worst cosmetics), but also because it legitimately doesn't matter what you do in the haiku, it's hollow expression of creativity to me due to the lack of freedom. (Three sets of three to four options doesn't appeal to me much as someone who actually writes for my own enjoyment.) Yet I loved every last moment of unlocking and finding every last fox den in the game. "Honor the fox. Pet the fox." Was my motto for every playthrough, as you both get some of the best charms in the game through Inari shrines, but also, it feels like you grow to actually appreciate these tiny moments of respect for nature and the culture for WHY the foxes are considered so important both in the game and in Japanese culture itself. Repetitive? Absolutely. Novel? Sure. Boring and nauseating? Only if you lack the patience to slow down and appreciate the little things, in my opinion at least. This game wouldn't be the true love letter to Japan that it is if it had less foxes in my opinion, that's legitimately how much foxes are part of the culture. And of course, I jumped when I had the chance to change my aesthetic to match, no one's "Ghost" is identical to another. Honor the Fox. Pet the Fox. Become the Fox. That is my journey as the Ghost in this game.
Everything about this video wanted me to hop back in and do another play through. Even at the agreed low points of the game. I just wish this would come to PC already so I can play it again in a different way or perhaps on the go with my deck 😢
I just finished my first playthrough for this game and it’s one of my favorite games. Story was amazing and the different areas look so beautiful it’s crazy
This video is honestly a master piece my brother despite what anyone says, i can feel your passion for the game, and it resonates with me at every stop. It was also crazy to find someone who shares practically every opinion desire and purpose i do towards this game, and my love for gaming as a whole. Only point i kind of disagreed with on was the combat, i can understand what you felt about the targeting and camera, but for the most part i felt the camera gave a really wide view unlike god of war, i believe playing defensively and reacting while distancing yourself so u never get overwhelmed(even tho enemies never attack at the same time really, trivializing the concept of a gank). I found locking on to be a waste of time, just space yourself out, and dodge towards who u wanna attack if the distance is a little wide to fix the targeting. Otherwise this Felt like listening to a kindred spirit through this video, and i salute you. Looking forward to more and its an instant sub from me 🙌🏽
Jin Sakai had to face death not once or twice but 4 times (includinh with the directors cut) to become the Ghost of tsushima. Its unbelievable how he managed to survive all this and its fitting to his name as the Ghost. A gesture of a hero being reborn and cleanse again and again to be a Legend of Tsushima.
0:30 I’m glad I’m not the only one who wears the level 3 saki clan helmet with the level 3 ghost armor. In all the GOT clips I never see anyone else doing that.
first time viewer and i can say. the passion and appreciation you honestly do have for this game truly shines through. i will very much be looking forward to checking out your other stuff and the great videos yet to come.
This game had my heart before i even played it. once playing it ,it reminded me of why i play games in the first place....to experience a world i myself cannot. G.O.T is a masterpiece and will forever stand the test of time (at least to me) as one of the greatest games ive ever played not just because of gameplay, but because its a game that transcends its own medium, that allows all who play it to see a story that allows you to look within. peace isnt easy and easy isnt peace its the journey it takes to get there that finally at the sum of its parts allows you to finally breathe and take it all in. WONDERFUL VIDEO THANK YOU
i remember having a really tough time in a unnecessary boss battle on the highest difficulty and giving up. i was quite pissed that i couldn't beat the boss but i came across a haiku. that is the fastest i have ever been calmed in a game. if you take the time to think about what your making in the moment, you forget about everything that you did wrong, this just showed me how well made this game truly was.
On PS5, if you choose to kill Shimura in the end, the controller will pulse like his heart during the cutscene. It'll beat slower, and eventually stop. One of the most heartbreaking details I found when I finally finished my NG+ game.
this video is 2 weeks late. I just platinumed the game without realizing triangle did this or use the poison and hallucination darts more than 2-3 timesxD
1:06:03 I died many times playing this game, and never once did I blame the game, that’s pretty damn good design if u ask me .. challenging without being unfair or unresponsive
When comes to pace I think Games like Kingdom come and RDR2 really nail that aspect as they focus on an 80 to 90 second rule so you are not always being attacked.
Ghost of Tsushima was one of the first games I played on a PS4, I had got it for Spider-man. I also remember seeing the first trailer for the game and thinking it was a Dark Souls type game with a name like Ghost of Tsushima, as I believed you actually played as a Ghost but the more I learned about it, the more I realised that it was actually a realistic Samurai game with human enemies and so I pre-ordered it and to this day, I don't regret it. This honestly was one of the games that helped me through the pandemic and lockdown. There was also the Metro series that I had found for the first time and also fell in love with that series during that time. I really hope that Sucker Punch makes a sequel to this game as I haven't really heard anything about it, but with it being 4 years (which is a shock), I feel that an announcement, if there is indeed a sequel, may possibly be made this year.
Watching your Gotham knights video I really came to appreciate how you offer a perspective that differs from mine on these games and help me to enjoy them, even when I feel I won't. You do a great job at showing the reasons why games are good
This is by far the most beautiful environment I've played. I didn't care for the button mashing on the bamboo challenges or how the NPCs sometimes throw you into hack and slash challenges. The beginning reminded me of Far Cry 3 and the the mythic gameplay, stroretelling etc reminded me of Far Cry 4. Mostly, I found it a fantastic game to play and would revisit it. I can see how people would find it repetitive but it's hard to have an open world game without repetitiveness. Many people think stealth is impossible. It's not, you have to be patient. I took out several mongol camps, an overtaken dojo and an inn in stealth and without the assassinate ability right from the beginning. It wasn't easy but with stealth in any game, it requires recon and patience. Much of it reminds me of the blind swordsman series in Samuria cinema. Ultimately, the things I didn't like were minor compared to the things I did. It is necessary to stray from Samurai code and into assassin mode. I hope Ghost of Tsushima 2 lives up to it's first offering. Sucker Punch knocked it out of the park with this one.
One of my favorite things in the game is the charm that turns ur chime into a poison trap so I just throw a bunch of them into a camp and kill everyone without really moving
I remember trying GoT for the first time. It blew me away and no game since has ever scratched that itch in my brain like this one. The photo mode alone took so much of my play time. Truly a masterpiece of a game that I can't wait to revisit
Great video, really good. It seemed like it was dark, like visually, idk if it’s something on your end or the editing or maybe even RU-vid itself but it strained my eyes to watch.
