I can easily see people giving ghosts 6. The credibility of an outlet is when they give score they think it deserves and then explain why in the actual review. That's how 99.9% of outlets operate. Edge is one of em, their review and score is as justified as other persons 8s and 9s
Errrm... Opinions, how do they work ay?
I'm somewhat enjoying my time with the game. It's good, not great. A 7/10 is what I'd personally score it.
I can easily see someone not grabbed by the setting scoring the game lower.
Guys i m loving the mythic tales . I just wish for sequal they give you a tea in these quests so u see demons and fight Japanese mythical demons and blame it on the tea to not break the relaastic world immersion .
Anyone else would like to see 7 8 mythical demon bosses added ?
Anyone else would like to see 7 8 mythical demon bosses added ?
I finished the game a few days ago and overall I think it was a great game. I had fun with the combat, the story was good and the world had a lot of great variety. Definitely SP's best work.
However, I just don't see it as a masterpiece like I've been seeing some of my friends say it is. And this is mainly because I played it right after TLoU2, but it just doesn't feel as polished and some of the side stuff overstayed its welcome. And Jin is a good protagonists but I wish they went deeper with the themes and his own inner struggle.
And I don't think it has a chance at winning GoTY especially considering the scores it got. Still, it was a cool experience and definitely worth your time if you have a PS4
However, I just don't see it as a masterpiece like I've been seeing some of my friends say it is. And this is mainly because I played it right after TLoU2, but it just doesn't feel as polished and some of the side stuff overstayed its welcome. And Jin is a good protagonists but I wish they went deeper with the themes and his own inner struggle.
And I don't think it has a chance at winning GoTY especially considering the scores it got. Still, it was a cool experience and definitely worth your time if you have a PS4
Finished the main story and got the platinum simultaneously not too long ago.
It's neither my favorite Sucker Punch title or open world game but it's pretty good overall. Definitely needed more interesting side quests and mission objective variety, but the foundation is solid with it's mechanics and world design.
Not sure if I want a direct story sequel or something standalone, but either way, I think building off what's here would create something grand. SP should definitely take more inspiration from their own Sly games, as there's elements from them that could really enhance the formula of Ghost.
It's neither my favorite Sucker Punch title or open world game but it's pretty good overall. Definitely needed more interesting side quests and mission objective variety, but the foundation is solid with it's mechanics and world design.
Not sure if I want a direct story sequel or something standalone, but either way, I think building off what's here would create something grand. SP should definitely take more inspiration from their own Sly games, as there's elements from them that could really enhance the formula of Ghost.
I didn't know what to expect from the second act/area but it's so organically beautiful and didn't think it could be so different from the first area. There were parts I played earlier in the rain that could have been from Seven Samurai.
I wasn't immediately pleased with the
I wasn't immediately pleased with the
farmsteads being taken over in the previous area but I guess it gives you more to do down there. Eh.
Just do them later, no reason to do them straight away.
One of the things I really appreciate about the game is that nothing is level gated, so I never felt like I HAD to engage in the repetitive side content, I just did the things I was interested in. Eventually I did everything for the trophies but yeah, it's all optional stuff that they intentionally keep hidden by fog so you don't try and checklist everything. I feel like people should just ignore the repetitive stuff honestly lol. Just do the Mythic Tales, the Companion Tales, and the main quest, with some various side activities like hot springs as you go come across them but don't go out of your way to do them, and it will flow much better, imo.
Ok lady I'll go find the people that stole from you. Right after I just go inside your house and loot everything in there. Cool? Cool.
I felt bad taking supplies from survivor camps. lol
Lmao ain't that right. Every time I go into peoples' houses and loot them, or loot some poor old camp in the middle of the road with sick & tired people, I started thinking maybe Jin isn't that good after all :p
Hahaha I almost posted about that observation lol. Stealing valuable supplies at these camps from the sick and injured.
Maybe they're offerings to the samurai ghost who protects them!
Btw, I'm nowhere near the end and don't exactly know how it ends beyond some slightly spoiled scenarios but I'd love dlc that
Maybe they're offerings to the samurai ghost who protects them!
Btw, I'm nowhere near the end and don't exactly know how it ends beyond some slightly spoiled scenarios but I'd love dlc that
takes place in the not so distant future on the island with a mystic quest line detailing Jin's legend. It would be quite nice getting those little inked cutscenes describing the tales and heroics of the Ghost of Tsushima as you travel and defend the same areas with a newer twist.
Do the side stuff at your own pace, but keep in mind that the main quests reward you with new core abilities until the very end of the first Act, so know that your exploration will be somewhat limited until you've gotten all of these abilities
Yeah I really started to sour on the game when I was doing mainly side quests. I went back to doing main quests and I'm enjoying the game again. Honestly the side stuff just feels super dated. It's mostly all very tedious, poorly acted and not rewarding. Once I realized each mission was the same loop (talk to character, walk 10 feet, examine things, ride on horse 300m, fight 3-5 guys, talk to character again) I felt they're just padding to make the world feel less empty.
It's a shame, this game is on the verge of being great but the odd inconsistency of it pushes it down to just "pretty good" for me.
if you're doing main quest only, only a few hours left, act 3 is super short, like it doesn't feel like an act at all.
Just popping in to say I finally got around the the Yuriko side mission.
Easily the best part of the game for me which is saying soemthing. Genuinely emotional and had so many revelations and moments of character development for the two of them.
I was genuinely not expecting it or the way the mission was played out. The ending hit real hard.
Easily the best part of the game for me which is saying soemthing. Genuinely emotional and had so many revelations and moments of character development for the two of them.
I was genuinely not expecting it or the way the mission was played out. The ending hit real hard.
Finished it last night and today I cleaned up and got the platinum. Fantastic game, really good for a new IP.
I really want more though. Like a demon mythology expansion like Undead Nightmare or something. Those mythic tales were cool if only they would let loose and just go all out on a crazy side expansion.
I really want more though. Like a demon mythology expansion like Undead Nightmare or something. Those mythic tales were cool if only they would let loose and just go all out on a crazy side expansion.
Weird seeing multiple character tales to choose from (within the same tale). I should just do them in order right? Any dialog changes otherwise?
If you stick to main story only?
Maybe 7 hours-ish
If you do everything, then much longer
I've been doing everything, thanks for that. As an OG Infamous fan it's weird how much of it I feel in this, especially the desire to walk left and do side content vs main missions.
I feel like without doing outposts you might unlock stances too slowly, which seemed pretty key once you get to Act 2 and everyone's blocking stuff. Or maybe it'd just force you to rely more heavily on Ghost weapons (which I really didn't need to use very often). /shrug Could be a fun challenge in a few months.
Does anyone know how starting a new game works? Can I do multiple save files? What if I used a different profile?
I'm really enjoying the game right now. Probably spent 15 or so hours on the first part alone. Just began part 2 and excited to see the rest of the island. I may go though the main story a bit more quickly though.
Love the camera mode- I made a fun little gif.
Love the camera mode- I made a fun little gif.
Personally I think it is a rather lazy assessment and does little justice to the combat, which is superior to any that AC has delivered...the more coherent and straight forward narrative, and the discreet quests and fast travel which mitigate against the kind of bloat that really shackles modern AC. Quest design could be improved sure, and presentation was the biggest weakness. I handily prefered the game to Odyssey, Origins and any of the older AC games though.
I have one unliberated camp left in the first area but i can't find it anywhere and it's not on the map...how can I figure out where it is?
So I decided to start a lethal run, and after installing 1.6, I feel like I am ahving a much easier time climbing out of crawl spaces? Is this just me, or did they actually fix em in a patch?
The NPCs you rescue in random Mongul encounters can reveal unmarked camps.
Combat is way too good to be AssCreed though. It's much better than even the combat in Origins/Odyssey, and the combat in those obliterate the old AC combat.
I'm honestly surprised at how much I enjoy the combat, hah. Considering it's a western dev and all. Playing on Hard, it can be quite punishing if I mess up, so I'm forced to really succeed at the stand-offs, and to use all my stances, abilities, etc. to the fullest (ghost weapons are a life saver vs groups). But it's very satisfying when you take out a group with a series of perfect parries and such. It's not Sekiro-tier, of course, but the sword-cutting animations are quite satisfying.
In-game, people have started calling Jin a butcher and accused him of enjoying the violence. Pfffft, damn right I do, stop judging me, game. >.>
In-game, people have started calling Jin a butcher and accused him of enjoying the violence. Pfffft, damn right I do, stop judging me, game. >.>
Something I'm not clear on, many hours in: are there any gameplay benefits to wearing masks? I find them hideous so I never wore one, and I stick to the headbands too. Sometimes I'll switch to the other armours for their stats, as they do have perks listed (though right now I'm sticking with the Ronin outfit, the red and white dye looks great IMO), but I couldn't find anything about head/face gear, it's all cosmetic then?
Only the armor sets have stats tied to them so you can wear any headgear you want (or not).
I felt bad every time you free a prisoner in those random fights and they seem to give you a reward (supplies?) as thanks. I'm like nope, keep it, I don't want anything from you. Just doing my civic (samurai) duty.
AC Odyssey does have better side quests than this, but that's not to say that there aren't many side quests in this game that have some good narrative stuff. Yuriko's side quests come to mind.