Review JonAaberg 3/5 · Nov 15, 2020
Beautiful and immersive
Beautiful and immersive game. Great gameplay, combat and progression. Totally ok story and characters. Really good for what it is: a video game-ass-videogame
Ghost of Tsushima (2020)
4.34 from 2901 ratings · #82 top rated on Grouvee
6090 members have it in their collection · 590 playing now · 1474 backlogged · 2073 wish listed
How long? Main story 31h · with extras 47h · 100% 62h (from 165 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Sucker Punch Productions
- Publishers
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Genres
- Adventure, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Action, Drama, Historical, Open world, Stealth
- Series
- Ghost
- Events
- The Game Awards 2019, PlayStation E3 2018 Showcase, Playstation Experience 2017
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Jul 17, 2020 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 4
- Nov 12, 2020 (Next-Gen Optimization Patch Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 5
Also available on
- Ghost of Tsushima: Collector's Edition (2020) · PS4
- Ghost of Tsushima: Launch Edition (2020) · PS4
- Ghost of Tsushima: Digital Deluxe Edition (2020) · PS4
- Ghost of Tsushima: Special Edition (2020) · PS4
- Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut (2021) · PC, PS4, PS5
Related
Expansions
- Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island (Aug 2021) · PS4, PS5
Standalone expansions
- Ghost of Tsushima: Legends (Oct 2020) · PS4, PS5
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Rating distribution
5 stars
1487
4 stars
1006
3 stars
327
2 stars
70
1 star
11
Community All Reviews Statuses
Review ezanee 5/5 · Aug 10, 2020
Absolutely worth the wait
The ubiquity of praise for Ghost of Tsushima is well-earned. I just want to give credit to Sucker Punch for their achievement in authenticity, story and gameplay. The story in particular deserves some praise. More critically well received games had worse or more basic stories than Ghost, yet this is one of the few aspects that critics targeted as a …
The ubiquity of praise for Ghost of Tsushima is well-earned. I just want to give credit to Sucker Punch for their achievement in authenticity, story and gameplay. The story in particular deserves some praise. More critically well received games had worse or more basic stories than Ghost, yet this is one of the few aspects that critics targeted as a negative. This does the story a disservice. It is a hero's journey, yes, but its execution is nearly faultless.
The loading times are also without par on console for a AAA game. I don't normally like to fast-travel due to loading screens, but having both choices of enjoying the scenery or fast traveling being valid is a great boon. I must also praise the environment artists and level designers for creating such a varied and beautiful world.
The PS4/XBO era has seen some truly great games, but I hope Ghost of Tsushima is seen as an exemplary model of how open world games can be captivating, dense and not tiresome to traverse.
Review LCSnoogs 4/5 · Aug 6, 2020
Ghost of Tsushima Review
This is very much an Assassin's Creed game before the franchise went Action RPG. What works about this idea is I, like many other people, wanted an Assassin's Creed game set in Japan. This game delivers on the potential of that idea. The game is gorgeous to look at with great use of color. The melee combat is more expansive …
Read moreThis is very much an Assassin's Creed game before the franchise went Action RPG. What works about this idea is I, like many other people, wanted an Assassin's Creed game set in Japan. This game delivers on the potential of that idea. The game is gorgeous to look at with great use of color. The melee combat is more expansive than Assassin's Creed allowing for multiple fighting stances for fighting against different enemy types. The story is decent, and the side quest stories around characters you meet in the main story are better. The downside is the game feels dated. Tailing missions are back along with stealth fail states where missions require you to move through an environment unnoticed or else you will have to restart the mission. The camera bothered me the most. I think third person games have gotten better at moving the camera for you to get you a good view of the action, but this game doesn't do that at all. It even gets stuck behind walls. I still really enjoyed my time with this game though. It's one of the best Assassin's Creed games.
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Review Duskwind 5/5 · Aug 1, 2020
General Review
Gameplay= Mechanics, gameplay options (freedom), repetition, goals, difficulty
Story= plot, engagement, characters, world-building
Presentation= graphics, animation, environment/character design, Art direction, Script, music
Gameplay: 4.5/5 Story: 4.5/5 Presentation: 5/5
Great open-world action game. There is a lot to do and explore in this game. There is also a lot of diversity in playstyle whether you want to master sword combat or …
Gameplay= Mechanics, gameplay options (freedom), repetition, goals, difficulty
Story= plot, engagement, characters, world-building
Presentation= graphics, animation, environment/character design, Art direction, Script, music
Gameplay: 4.5/5 Story: 4.5/5 Presentation: 5/5
Great open-world action game. There is a lot to do and explore in this game. There is also a lot of diversity in playstyle whether you want to master sword combat or would rather be stealthy. Or if neither of those interest you archery is an option or direct combat using primarily combat tools instead. The game has one of the most beautiful environments I have seen in a realistic open world game. I took so many screenshots and recordings while playing this game. The pacing of the game is very dynamic. One moment you may be mediating on writing a haiku or honoring Shinto shrines while the next you may be liberating a farmstead through brutal combat. As far as the story goes there is the main plot which has great character development and apparent and impactful themes. There are many side missions also that are very unique and develop all of them main support characters you meet along the journey.
Review jonaskenazi 5/5 · Jul 26, 2020
Masterpiece! One of the best games ever made! Perfection !