Popular Post Ghost Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) Reviews are coming in on Sony's last exclusive for the PS4, Ghost of Tsushima MetaCritic: 84 | OpenCritic: 85, Mighty Quote We Got This Covered - 10/10 Ghost of Tsushima is a riveting tale complemented by infinitely fascinating combat, inventive navigation mechanics, and arresting visuals, effortlessly earning itself a spot as one of the absolute best games released on the PlayStation 4. Quote Destructoid - 9.5/10 With Ghost of Tsushima under its belt, Sucker Punch deserves to be in the same conversation as Insomniac, Naughty Dog, and Sony Santa Monica. Quote Game Informer - 9.5/10 Ghost of Tsushima captures the mystique, fierce violence, and barely contained emotional angst of the great samurai films. The line of inspiration is clearly purposeful; Sucker Punch included a gorgeous “Kurosawa Mode,” which sets a black-and-white, film-grain, audio-treated effect that doubles down on the classic cinematic vibe. It’s well worth turning on, if only for a few missions. But even beyond that cool feature, this is a game that nails the aesthetic it’s shooting for, firmly establishing itself as the medium’s defining samurai saga. Quote Push Square - 9/10 Ghost of Tsushima is a joy to play and a joy to behold. Sucker Punch has crafted one of the most memorable open world games of this generation, buoyed by an immensely satisfying combat system and an engaging, dramatic story. Unlike many of its open world peers, it's a refined and focused experience -- gripping and immaculately presented at its best. A fitting first-party swansong for the PS4. Quote Wccftech - 9/10 Ghost of Tsushima is Sucker Punch's best game yet and a great open world title capable of measuring to some of the biggest names in the genre. The excellent rendition of feudal Japan, along with its well-written characters and story, make Ghost of Tsushima stand out as the last must-have PlayStation 4 exclusive. Quote IGN - 9/10 Ghost of Tsushima is an enormous and densely packed samurai adventure that often left me completely awestruck with both its visual spectacle and excellent combat. By steadily introducing new abilities instead of stat upgrades, its swordplay manages to stay challenging, rewarding, and fun throughout the entire 40 to 50 hours that it took me to beat the campaign. A few aspects are surprisingly lacking in polish in comparison to other first-party Sony games, especially when it comes to enemy AI and the stealth part of its stealth/action split. Still this is an extraordinary open-world action-adventure game that solves several issues that have long gone unaddressed in the genre, while also just being an all around samurai slashin’ good time. Quote Attack of the Fanboy - 9/10 Ghost of Tsushima is a masterclass on how to make an open world feel palatable and focused while still offering the rewarding progression necessary to make it all come together. A mixture of traditional swordfighting combat and stealth sequences meld well with the beautiful, organically unfolding island of Tsushima and come together to form one of the best open world action games of the year. Quote Press Start - 8.5/10 Ghost of Tsushima might be built from the same stuff as its AAA, open world contemporaries, but that doesn't stop it from being one of the best open world experiences of the generation. Sucker Punch has set its samurai fantasy apart by presenting players with a beautiful world that is rewarding to explore, with many mysteries to uncover. Jin's story is a compelling tale pulled from the pages of the epics, and it's just one of many that the game has to offer. The game isn't perfect, but it's not often I spend upwards of 50 hours playing an open world game to total completion and immediately want to jump back in, even if it's just to sit and watch the breeze roll by. Quote USGamer - 8/10 Sucker Punch's first stab at a stealth action adventure hits the mark. The island of Tsushima is a beautiful backdrop for this tale of revenge and honor and the environmental art is a visual treat. Combat and stealth are largely solid, though there are issues with the camera and hitting the right targets. The biggest stumble comes with the Japanese vocal track, which isn't synced correctly with the character's lips, a shame for a game like this. Ghost of Tsushima isn't the most innovative way to end a generation, but it is a fun one. Quote GameSpot - 7/10 Ghost of Tsushima's story hits hard in the game's third and final act, and ends in spectacular fashion. It left me with the same kinds of strong emotions I felt at the end of all my favourite samurai film epics, and had me eager to watch them all again. The game hits a lot of fantastic cinematic highs, and those ultimately lift it above the trappings of its familiar open-world quest design and all the innate weaknesses that come with it--but those imperfections and dull edges are definitely still there. Ghost of Tsushima is at its best when you're riding your horse and taking in the beautiful world on your own terms, armed with a sword and a screenshot button, allowing the environmental cues and your own curiosity to guide you. It's not quite a Criterion classic, but a lot of the time it sure looks like one. Quote VG247 - 6/10 Like the samurai, Ghost of Tsushima feels like a relic of a bygone era. Quote Digitally Downloaded - 6/10 And so, at the end of nearly 5,500 words of review, everything that I’ve written leaves me in a conundrum. On the one hand, just with The Last Of Us 2, I found the moment-to-moment gameplay of Ghost of Tsushima to be excellent and massively entertaining, if a little derivative at this point in time – the open world genre as a whole does need some new ideas. Tsushima doesn’t do anything that will surprise you if you’ve played any of Sony’s other first party games in recent years, but it does it all in a way that’s as refined and sharp as a samurai’s blade, and that is fundamentally enjoyable. I can’t stress that enough – this game is fundamentally enjoyable. However, as much as I had issues with The Last Of Us 2’s narrative, it was an American story told by Americans, and it had a thematic and tonal resonance as such. It was consistent and uncompromised. Ghost of Tsushima by contrast is a wild misfire with every narrative element it attempts, and it boils down to this: Sucker Punch decided to do a historical epic inspired by Kurosawa… and produced something that fails as both history and as a pastiche of Kurosawa. There are going to be a lot of people that love this game, but I don’t think that should be overlooked, nor dismissed as irrelevant to the quality of this both as artwork and entertainment product. Video Reviews: PS4 Pro vs. PS4 comparison: Edited July 14, 2020 by Ghost 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrs1nrs1 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 The Easy Allies review imo is spot on. I'm so excited to hop into this world! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheUntold_Truth Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 How can you give a game 6/10 but not explain why. A one sentence explantion is not enough to warrant any creditability for a review. I find it extremely unprofessional for vg247 to have such a lazy review. Seems like they didn't even play the game at all. They need to set up a criteria were reviwers are forced to have a min of 300 words explaning their reviews, if not their reviews are blocked and not count. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ_Solo Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 24 minutes ago, TheUntold_Truth said: How can you give a game 6/10 but not explain why. A one sentence explantion is not enough to warrant any creditability for a review. I find it extremely unprofessional for vg247 to have such a lazy review. Seems like they didn't even play the game at all. They need to set up a criteria were reviwers are forced to have a min of 300 words explaning their reviews, if not their reviews are blocked and not count. Well it is a 3/5 not 6/10. They do have a full review of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Infected Elite Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 i laughed at gamespot.... a negative because you can't cut down a bamboo tree? wow... im excited for it though. Wonder how long it will be, 30hr? 50? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashtyMouse Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 It’s funny how many complaints ign has about the game while giving it a 9/10. I hope it is good though. That being said, I am pretty exhausted of open world games, they all feel the same at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, LegacyJKO09 said: i laughed at gamespot.... a negative because you can't cut down a bamboo tree? wow... im excited for it though. Wonder how long it will be, 30hr? 50? "Based on our playtime, it can take roughly 20 hours to complete Ghost of Tsushima if you're focusing strictly on clearing the main storyline. Completists can tack a few more hours onto that runtime as the game also features a number of side missions and other activities to do, so it can take you upwards of 30 hours or more to finish the title if you're dedicated to seeing all there is." GameSpot EDIT: I've seen some people say around 40 hours so I would stick with that one personally. I'm definitely going to get side tracked with Photo Mode as I've done in the past with games like Horizon: Zero Dawn and Spider-Man In an interview with Brazilian outlet Voxel, Creative Director Nate Fox revealed that 100 percent completionists can expect a game in the range of 40 to 50 hours. Edited July 14, 2020 by Ghost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Glad that I preordered, so I get a good game as well as a nice steelbook! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrs1nrs1 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, Lan Stee said: Glad that I preordered, so I get a good game as well as a nice steelbook! that steelbook is honestly one of the nicest steelbooks ive seen in quite a while 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boooda Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Feels like an entire generation has gone by since I played a Sucker punch game, I cant wait! Sony had unequivocally won this generation and I'm glad PS4 is being sent off with another awesome exclusive 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmelville Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) What is incredible to me is how Akira Kurosawa’s films have inspired so many other works during the past 40 years. Star Wars was a complete rip off of Kurosawa’s “The Hidden Fortress”, from the plot, dialog and characters. “Seven Samurai” inspiring the American Western, ”The Magnificent Seven,” et al. If you know the story of Kurosawa and how the powers that be in Japanese cinema told this master artist that he was no longer a viable filmmaker, leading to his attempt at suicide, I truly hope that “Ghosts of Tsushima” will inspire all of us in the gaming community to explore the films of this legendary filmmaker. Edited July 14, 2020 by jpmelville 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIdain Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, LegacyJKO09 said: Wonder how long it will be, 30hr? 50? Skill-Up said in his review it's 25-30 hours to complete the main campaign, mileage varying to 35 if you take in all the side quests. If you want to clear every marker on the map 45 hours, and if you're looking to find every collectible and 100% the game around 60 hours. Edited July 14, 2020 by EIdain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kaltezhan Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Now I gotta suffer throughout the weekend until my steelbook arrives at wednesday. Jesus, I'm so itchy for this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valyrious Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Doubt. But okay. I like how they had to add in "fascinating", as if they are forced to slight Ghost's other competition for best visually impressive PS4 game. Anyway, it looks like everything I could hope and expect from a samurai game. Looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djb5f Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Currently an 84 on Metacritic. Game Informer (95/100) said it was around a 50+ hour experience counting side missions and distractions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillyrobo75 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Before the reviews came in, my concern was with the gameplay, I felt that in all the previews we saw, they never really focused on the gameplay, I don't think I ever saw the UI, and I was worried it will be another game that is cinematic, stylistic but the gameplay will be just serviceable. Still, even in the gamespot review, that gave it a 7 out of 10, they praise the combat, so that is good. Since as expected many are so focused on the scores, the reviews from sites that don't use them, like Polygon and Kotaku, don't seem to be that positive also. Then again, it's not like we have not seen reviews of games that list plenty of negatives and complains, and then hit us with a 9 out of 10 lol Anyway, I will wait until I watch a stream or two before I decide when I will give this one a try, my backlog already contains plenty open world games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ_Solo Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Quote I will wait until I watch a stream or two ... lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrophyChief Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Day 1 buy, rolling credits, and platinuming for sure. Looking forward to it! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post MidnightDragon Posted July 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2020 16 hours ago, LegacyJKO09 said: i laughed at gamespot.... a negative because you can't cut down a bamboo tree? wow... GameSpot is well known for their high quality reviews. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neef-GT5 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, TJ_Solo said: Well it is a 3/5 not 6/10. Guess who was sleeping in the back of the classroom during the math lessons? ? Edited July 15, 2020 by Neef-GT5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Golem25 Posted July 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2020 Quote Sucker Punch decided to do a historical epic inspired by Kurosawa… and produced something that fails as both history and as a pastiche of Kurosawa. There are going to be a lot of people that love this game, but I don’t think that should be overlooked, nor dismissed as irrelevant to the quality of this both as artwork and entertainment product. We leave this 'journalist' to huff his own farts while we check what is happening over at Famitsu 10/10/10/10 - Source Who was in the wrong here? ? Glorious, well-respected Nihonji gaming magazine that has previously given only two other Western games (Skyrim and GTA V) perfect scores, or 'journalists' and Twitter critics? As always though, watch gameplay and listen to the opinions of friends you know you can trust to have good taste - form your own opinions irrespective of what the journalism-school-dropout cocksuckers with financial interest in good scores that seem to permeate Western media have to say. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Abby_TheLastofUs Posted July 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2020 45 minutes ago, Golem25 said: Who was in the wrong here? Neither. Thinking a game is good or bad is not a matter of being right or wrong. 46 minutes ago, Golem25 said: As always though, watch gameplay and listen to the opinions of friends you know you can trust to have good taste - form your own opinions irrespective of what the journalism-school-dropout cocksuckers with financial interest in good scores that seem to permeate Western media have to say. Real mature, buddy. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han_the_Dragon Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Golem25 said: We leave this 'journalist' to huff his own farts while we check what is happening over at Famitsu 10/10/10/10 - Source Who was in the wrong here? Glorious, well-respected Nihonji gaming magazine that has previously given only two other Western games (Skyrim and GTA V) perfect scores, or 'journalists' and Twitter critics? As always though, watch gameplay and listen to the opinions of friends you know you can trust to have good taste - form your own opinions irrespective of what the journalism-school-dropout cocksuckers with financial interest in good scores that seem to permeate Western media have to say. Interesting. I was wondering how that would go, since the previous "more divisive, but overall 10/10 game" wasn't able to get the Famitsu perfect score... After the backlash about the other game, maybe several reviewers decided to go with a more "normal" score on this one? Yet, Famitsu went the other way around and gave this one the perfect score.. Still, really liking the lack of drama around the review scores for this game, I kind of feared the same bs as with the other game.. I'm not trying to derail the thread, just pointing an interesting point from a somewhat outside perspective (I don't have any interest in the "other franchise", and I canceled Ghost of Tsushima pre-order yesterday due to some technical issues, but I pre-ordered it right away again because pre-order give me a better deal than buy at day 1). Edit: I also believe that Famitsu review system is currently the best one, because it requires the input of different people, forcing into the score the "devisive" factor of several games. The fact that most scores now are just whole numbers from 1-5 or 1-10 doesn't help the other grading systems, there's not enough subdivision of the grades to make it remotely relevant, specially when Metacritic upscales them wrongly to the 1-100 scale.. Edited July 15, 2020 by Han_the_Dragon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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