Ghost of Tsushima

[DomsBeard]

Preordered at Game looking forward to it. I've avoided all trailers and know nothing if the story.

[ratsoalbion]

https://opencritic.com/game/9592/ghost-of-tsushima

[Stanshall]

Exactly what I was expecting and looking forward to after TLOU2. Low-stress power fantasy sublime gawping. Perfick!

[DomsBeard]

Exactly what I was expecting and looking forward to after TLOU2. Low-stress power fantasy sublime gawping. Perfick!

Yeah me too

[Alex79]

Yeah it seems to be reviewing pretty well, looks like that Guardian review was a bit of an exception.

[Jon Cheetham]

Every photo mode snap I've seen looks gorgeous, and the exploration has been described as serene. Games like this where I can roam about taking snaps are very much my jam. There's something very relaxing about sitting down with a game and thinking, I'm just going to head over to that town I ran through once, admire all the detail that's gone into it and photograph it. I'll definitely pick this up at some point.

[JaySevenZero]

About 8 or so hours in and suffice to say, I'm having a real blast with this game. It's pretty much almost everything I was hoping it to be.

No idea how long I'm gonna spend in this world but I've barely dented the map so far but there's always something going on in it so I'm guessing 40/50 hours for the initial playthrough.

The photomode is something else too!

[Stanshall]

I am nicely surprised that it's better than I expected. It is very much AC: Odyssey - Samurai Edition, but the combat is significantly better, enemies are vulnerable but tough, and there are a number of QoL improvements plus a much tidier HUD system. I find it extremely relaxing, as well. The combination of scenery, ambient sound and music really soothes me.

[DomsBeard]

I was in when

Spoiler: show

It did the stealth tutorial and he says "nope not doing that dishonorable rubbish". Imagine it'll change but it did tickle me

[Flabyo]

This does feel more soothing to just explore the world in than, say, Odyssey or Horizon. Just wandering about finding the shrines, Fox dens, hot springs etc... It’s not *quite* as chill as exploring Breath of the Wild, but it has a lot of that same melancholic vibe to it.

I also really like the way it points you to the side quests. You organically hear rumours about them from chatting to the people you come across in towns, or rescue from bandits and so on.

[Alex79]

This does feel more soothing to just explore the world in than, say, Odyssey or Horizon. Just wandering about finding the shrines, Fox dens, hot springs etc... It’s not *quite* as chill as exploring Breath of the Wild, but it has a lot of that same melancholic vibe to it.

I can't remember if you played RDR2 or not, but if you did, how does just exploring the world compare to that, if at all?

[DomsBeard]

I feel like I'm always walking through tar on RDR2 compared to this.

[Flabyo]

I gave up on RDR2 after a couple of days, it demands way too much of me with its finicky controls and extremely wonky combat.

[JaySevenZero]

If I had to compare just the worlds themselves, then I'd say that RDR2's world is the more detailed environment and has more things going on and to do within it. Tsushima's reminds me perhaps more of Bend's Days Gone in the way it's been laid out, none of which is in any way a criticism because I'm absolutely loving the time I'm spending in it and being swept along with the story and missions.