Ghost of Tsushima
2020
Audio: English · Subtitles: English
- role-playing (rpg)
- hack and slash/beat 'em up
- adventure
- action
- historical
- stealth
- drama
- open world
- single player
The story
Uncover the hidden wonders of Tsushima in this open-world action adventure. Forge a new path and wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Tsushima. Challenge opponents with your katana, master the bow to eliminate distant threats, develop stealth tactics to ambush enemies in order to win over the mongols.
What it’s like
Golden-hour light pours over wind-combed grass fields, drifting maple leaves, and fog-soaked pine coasts, and the whole island seems to breathe with the seasons. Its visual identity leans painterly and warm: saturated amber and vermilion skies, rain-slicked wooden villages, and sweeping wide vistas that open up as you ride across the land. Sound does much of the work too, with sparse shakuhachi and taiko accents swelling into strings during duels, and long stretches of wind, birdsong and crickets in between. The mood is melancholic and contemplative, quiet and lyrical rather than grim, with moments of tense stillness before a strike. Its pace is unhurried. Side quests, haiku-like encounters and slow horseback journeys invite wandering, and fights arrive in sudden, stylized bursts. Violence is frequent and bloody, with sword cuts, arrows and beheadings, though it is stylized rather than gratuitous. It suits a late evening alone, a long weekend with the controller, or anyone craving a beautiful, meditative world punctuated by sharp action. It is for players who want a samurai story about honour, sacrifice and an island's suffering, told through stunning scenery.
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