Ghost Of Tsushima Director’s Cut - Is it Worth The Upgrade? 

He lied about fast travel being instantaneous because once he fast traveled, two unskippable 5 second ads pop up played in my face so in reality it was 11 seconds

additional there are some new animations for sheath the sword, a few more animations for stealth kills and a new one for blocking arrows, none of the reviewers talked about this

This was a really good review. Accurate , concise and honest. This is the gamespot I subscribed to more than a decade ago. I’m glad you guys are back with quality reviews.

After buying a ps5 and a new tv, compared to my old tv and on ps4 there definitely is a huge improvement, when playing in a complete black space it feels like I’m playing a movie

It’s awesome. Anyone that’s on the fence, don’t be.. Treat yourself.

This felt.. very professional? Like it was hella thorough and genuine

“Watch me travel across this island here” Me: proceeds to see an advertisement for 30 seconds.. Is that fast?

I can’t recommend the base game enough. The DLC is well worth it, as well. Sucker Punch gave us lots of free upgrades along the way, and they earned my money. The DLC is a little more of the same, and I’m happy to support it. Needed? No. Wanted? Yes.

i love the sound of the swords clashing coming out of the dual sense. and when you play the flute, it feels like you are actually holding a playing flute. you feel the vibrations of each note played. so cool

Thank you. I was confused with all of the different editions and needed something to clear it up. Great video!

I got it for the Ps5 and the sensation using the adaptive trigger while pulling the bow was awesome 👏🏻 🏹🤯🤯🤯

Are you kidding me? I’d even pay double for a masterpiece game like this. This game and red dead redemption 2 are the only games that I’d have no problems paying extra to experience that again

The most important update would be to have a custom slot where I can save and load my lists of customized outfits with a simple scroll wheels like we can in RDR2, instead of going through the menu and pick one by one EVERYTIME I want to change my outfit. Cause Jin's outfits could play a significant role on the outcome of the mission. And even if they don't, I simply like to dress for the occassion, but I want to do it quickly.

I just got GoT Director's cut for my PS5 last week. I am a diehard PC fanboy but my god if this isn't the most beautiful game I've ever played. Glad to see the amount of improvement and effort went into that, something I wish (my favorite people) fromsoft did more often. Also great review man. Very thorough and helped me appreciate the studio all the more. I had no idea I was getting a better experience with the Japanese Dub.

This game quickly became one of my favs, beautifully rendered and excellent writing, combat and gameplay. I got a hard disk copy of the DC version for PS5-for 25 bucks at my local GameStop and I look forward to replaying with the upgrades and Iki Island expansion.

The 3D audio, dual sense, and haptic features alone are worth the $10 for me. Honestly, I've had a hard time transitioning back to games that don't use the controller features ever since I've played Returnal. Hell Plagues Tale had some great use of it as well. It's insane how noticeable of a difference it makes for gameplay immersion to be honest. At least for me. I absolutely LOVE the vibration that moves in sync to the wind and matches the frequency and amplitude of the audio. If the wind goes from left to right, your controller does the same when vibrating lol. And if youre galloping and have wind at the same time, the controller combines both the gallop and wind vibrations incredibly well (vibrates with direction of wind while also adding the 'thunk' of the hooves). Then the tension built up in the Triggers while also vibrating with pulses when using the grappling hook to pull down debris....just absolutely love it! People maybe mad about the $10 upgrade for PS5 but let's be honest here: Ghost of Tsuhima mixed with Legends at release, then gave us NG+ with even MORE content to unlock, was $60. Then you have this DLC (that's got a fair amount of content to say the least) with the PS5 upgrade makes that total price $90. In reality, most publishers would have easily separated Legends into another package and even made some of the cosmetics into microtransactions. Yeah, not much to complain about here lol. I'm willing to support games of this caliber and quality even more.

One of the best reviews ive ever seen. Take my like and give this guy more games to review.

Fantastic review. Love that you reached out to Sucker Punch over something as small as a transition

This was a fantastic review. I'd like to hear more from this gentleman in the future!

Dammit. Might have to get this/waste 30$ & I just beat the game. This is one of my favorite games of last gen if not my fav. The island alone & improvements are really worth it for this title.

I'm still on the PS4! After the update, the first thing I noticed was the hard seem just a little bit more hard. And everything about the controller was smoother and faster. Now! I didn't think to take a screenshot at the time, (mainly because I didn't believe what I was seeing. And after trying to interact with it... still found it to be amazing) was a cat curled up on a rock at the hot springs (in Act one, because I decide to replay the game from scratch again after the updated) in two different places. Ha! Besides that thing look more sharp and clearer. And the pace of the game seem faster. I had to really be aware of my reaction time. I'm dam enjoying it. Anyone else seem and cats, or otherwise new?

The haptic feedback in this is incredibly well done, it's one of the best PS5 haptic games in my opinion

Damn, this was a really easy to understand, informative video. Impressive Gamespot thanks!

what a fine detail you mentioned, appreciated

It’s probably a good thing I haven’t gotten this game for PS4. There’s enough improvements in the PS5 version to make me want to play that over the PS4 original any day.

I have not played Ghost of Tsushima before but when the director cut announced I had to get it when it came out and it looks insane on an oled with a ps5.

Idec to be honest. This is probably the first game I'll play on ps5 and I'll love it.

Played it at release and wanted to play it again now, so the upgrade was perfect for me even though it’s a bit expensive.

I bought the game as soon as it came out on my PS4. I got the PS5 not long after I finished it. Now that it’s out, I bought the directors cut and it was definitely worth it. Very replay-able

The sound coming out of the controller comes out even without the directors cut

Good job I like to know all of the under the hood changes going on with the games this is exactly what I was looking for

Playing with the audio in Japanese really makes it immersive and somewhat cozy too

Finally a review talking about the 10 dollar upgrade nd how its not much of a diffrances if you already played on ps5 patch

I just begin of the game but I really enjoyed , always interested me samurai life and now you can over to the time where people giving big respect each other.

I am totally in awe with how amazing days gone plays on my PS5!

I already beat the game on ps4 and loved every moment of it so I have no problem buying the new version for my ps5 just to have an excuse it play it again. (Even if it does cost $40 in Canada ooof 😩)

Great video and explanation thank you

I bought the bundle that came with this masterpiece , and I can’t stop playing since.

They should have done fade out/in for the scene instead of just a sudden black. That would have helped for a much smoother transition. Also they should have done performance at 1080p/1440p with a 120hz instead of 60. That would be silky smooth awesome

With the improvement especially to the combat I think it’s worth it

Just got the directors cut and my god in loving this 60 FPS and new content

Playing the game for the first time with this edition and i have to say I’m glad I did

Really well done review. I for one am debating whether or not to trade in my original Ghost of Tsushima for a physical directors cut

Great review! Thanks!

Didn't have a ps4 but have a ps5 and I was trying to decide on picking up a cheap used ps4 copy or get the new ps5 directors cut. This video helped me decide to go with the ps5 version. I can't wait to dig in to the game!

Thanks a lot, great video

The new armor sets are amazing. If you are a playstation fan you will see why. No spoilers

I’m glad I decided to wait for the PS5 version of this game!

I LOVE whoever did this review.

This is the video worth watching for full explanation of why one should upgrade to PS5 version.

The load times for the fast travel are like this on PS4 for me to

A good review on an amazing game. Will buy it again when I get PS5 cos it was that good & can't wait to play it in such high resolution

The PS5 upgrade is absolutely worth the price. You get the resolution increase, the really well done haptic feedback, the new island, and the upgraded menu system that is insanely fast. Like as quick as Ratchet & Clank Rift apart. And the Japanese lip syncing

So the Iki Island expansion map can be played off line along with the rest of the game as long as you have the director's cut on a physical disc? In other words the full game plus Iki Island is on the disc with no DLC required?

Anyone jumping into this game now for the 1st time is in for a real treat

I love this game it’s phenomenal piece of art

Im not gonna lie the increase fast travel time you hardly see the little loading screen tid bits lol. I almost miss them.

I finally bought my PS5 9 day ago, and that´s the most beautiful game for the console I´ve been playing so far. I didn´t know it´s not 4K natively, but it´s ok for me, the game looks amazing; and de soundtrack, story, everything fits perfectly. I hope we can have great titles for the next two years at the platform. Thanks for the review.

Dammmm they need to do a Onimusha game like this ....that would be so dope

it was worth it for me. I had purchased the original base edition PS4 version but never played it further than the prolouge. I was playing other games at the time and was busy with work and just never got into it fully. So now I have a PS5 and for me the upgrade was worth it because Um basically playing thru the game for the 1st time. If I had already spent 20-50 hours on the game I might not pay to upgrade because I might not play it for another 20-50 hours just to do it all over again. But since its going to be all pretty much new to me its worth the jump

The pc release got announced today so I came to this video to find out what was different in Director’s Cut. Japanese lip sync being fixed is huge

This is the video I was looking for.

The graphics and loading speed of 'Ghost of Tsushima - Director's Cut are much more advanced. Ghost of Tsushima - Director's Cut, like Sekiro, is the ultimate in melee and sword fighting action. The sword fighting wars on Iki Island showed what real fashion was. It's really fun. Especially pets are cute. The 'Assault' was also cool, like the Geumjama, the assault cavalry of the Goguryeo, and the Gaema Musa of Goguryeo, who charged on horseback and destroyed the enemy's military camp. And the enemies of Ghost of Tsushima - Director's Cut have become much more powerful. It's like Souls. Like Sekiro and Dark Souls, the difficulty has been increased. So it got even more fun.

It’s amazing, I got a new OLED 4K tv that supports 120fps, HDR ect. As soon as I launch the game, I’m in and playing. Absolutely beautiful and immersive. Definitely worth the upgrade if you have a ps5. JUST DO IT!

If Sucker Punch did a remaster of the original Tenchu franchise that would be incredible. Those games look dated at hell now 20 yrs later but they hold a really special place in a lot of gamers hearts.

First experience of this game is with the DC. It’s blowing my mind, best game I’ve ever played

Definitely worth it with the haptic feedback alone

From my previous base PS4 experience, it's pretty big.

7 days of lockdown to go, i'm sold

They got $30 from me. Game looks great with higher res, runs buttery smooth 60fps, 3D audio, & dualsense brings in another level of immersion. It’s worth it for me

Never played it before, but I think it's one of the best game's I've played in year's

I really don't mind hopping back into this game, there isn't much else out atm. Good luck to those still searching for a ps5!

My 4k monitor is gonna love this

I'm glad this came to PS+. Loving the game so far and am so amazed at how beautiful and carefully crafted the world is. Truly a work of art.

I’m glad I waited to play this game on ps5 I was really tempted to play this game when it first came out on my old ps4

I didn’t think this game was for me even though I’m into Japan culture but I finally decided to buy the PS5 DC game and I’ve been playing it for the last few days now. So far, I love it and I’ve played it nearly every day. Might try and get back to it today at some point.

good thing i got this game recently... i also got the PS5 recently too... and i bought it PS5 directors cut, i'm just looking at what it was originally released and what was added in the director's cut... And im really blown away by this game... i mean, its no where near perfect but playing this game is really fun and the visuals... Ohhhh.. the visuals... Is sooo epic!!! i Love it!!! Beautiful game and fun Gameplay... ♥️♥️♥️

Imagine they hired Kazuma Kiryu's voice actor in GoT2 being as main antagonist.

I haven’t played this game yet and but I will definitely play it when I finally get my ps5

This is the kind of directors cut I like. Not reinventing the wheel and changing any of the original version’s magic, just some minor quality of life changes that add up to a major improvement overall

Two days a go i got a speeding ticket of €300, there's no point wondering if 30 eur is worth it, in the face of a weird cost like that. Ghost of Tsushima is a 10/10 game, remember that we got Legends a whole big mode free of charge initially!!

I noticed with my playthrough on PS5 that the 3D audio should have been more prominent

I’m so happy I waited to play the game, now I’ll enjoy Directors cut to the fullest.

Probably will pick it up down the road hopefully

So you’re saying that Sony’s $10 charge makes sense, but may not be worth getting for games you’ve played already on PS4, which makes this even more complicated since the DLC is actually new. This is why Death Stranding is doing it better, you’re getting both the new DLC and the upgrades together for $10.

ive played this game on ps4 slim ps4 death stranding pro and the ps5 and its still amazing on slim but the frame drops were more frequent

I had this on og ps4 so when I got the upgrade to ps5 my mind was blown!

question: is the iki island dlc on disc or dlc code? want to know bc plan to rent on gamefly as i already own the base game

I been playing it on my new 65" Bravia and it is frickin gorgeous. I

I have already completed it and it’s tooo much fucking fun

I wish they would have made the graphic like what they Showed us on E3

I picked this game up a year ago on my ps4 thinking I would play for 10 mins and put it down bc new open worlds overwhelm me sometimes and I’ve never cared for samurai things really, hands down the best decision I ever made! Played it all in pretty much one sitting and got platinum (which doesn’t happen often😂), now ps5 is on the way and I cannot wait to play through this masterpiece yet again and get lost in such a beautiful amazing game! If you are unsure on this and think it might not be your thing, I beg you to at-least try bc boy was I wrong!!

They need to make a part two or do more updates

just curious if I should pick resolution mode or performance mode as I have a 1440p Monitor.

Coming from the PlayStation 4 pro to PlayStation 5 their is a huge difference especially with fps 60fps 4K it’s super clean. Plus my PS4 pro was struggling with the jet fans going off. Can someone show how to put quality mode and performance mode on. I can’t wait to see ghost of Tsushima 2 PlayStation 5 only see what it is fully capable of.

never played ghosts of tsushima and just got my ps5, lucky me. good time to try out this game

It's black Friday and I'm bouta buy myself a directors cut

3:20 speaking of which, did they fix the ammo glitch when entering hot springs?

Lip sync is nice for native speaker but for those reading subtitles, I don't think its that big a deal. You are not looking at the character talking anyway

I pre-ordered this game for my ps5, it did not disappoint