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Ghost of Tsushima for PC is an award winning action adventure open world game, with a third-person player perspective. It is set in ancient feudal Japan, but the issues faced by the protagonist will be easily understood by Western, modern players.
About the Game
The game’s storyline is a 13th-century Japanese epic, with beautiful, detailed scenery including animals (songbirds including golden ones which lead you not-so-subtly when you get lost or distracted, crickets, and foxes which you c...
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Preorder bonus
- New Game+ Horse travel companion.
- Traveler’s Attire – fit for a seasoned warrior.
- Broken Armour dyes from Baku’s shop.
- Traveler’s Attire – fit for a seasoned warrior.
- Broken Armour dyes from Baku’s shop.
About the Game
The game’s storyline is a 13th-century Japanese epic, with beautiful, detailed scenery including animals (songbirds including golden ones which lead you not-so-subtly when you get lost or distracted, crickets, and foxes which you can pet) torii gates, and Shinto temples.
You are samurai lord Jin Sakai, and you are tasked with repelling the so-far-successful Mongol invaders (under Khotun Khan, who is the grandson of the acclaimed Genghis) to reclaim your land and avenge the insult to your home which has been invaded and taken over.
However, in order to succeed, you have to make some hard decisions: adhere to the strict honourable protocols of samurai, or do the ‘right’ thing morally? As you morph from Jin, the upright samurai, into ‘The Ghost,’ you will gather a motley crew of allies about you, and as you travel, you will uncover their back stories and help them resolve their issues.
Your allies include Sensei Ishikawa, the renowned samurai archer searching for his missing student; Masako, a grief-stricken mother out for revenge on those who murdered her family; and Yuna, the thief who saved your life at the very beginning of the story, and will do whatever it takes to save her brother from the Mongols.
The Nitty Gritty
As you play along the story arc, side quests and NPCs (non-playing characters) give you some guidance in your meandering, inviting you to detour and enjoy even more of the wonderfully rendered scenery. There are even moments of restful tranquillity when you can just sit and enjoy nature.
For the less peaceful moments, you have a katana for self-defence (and attack) amongst other weapons. (More about the weapons below.) You will choose to play as one of the four available classes and you can play single player mode (which is actually for one or two players) or co-op mode (which is for two or four players) or you can try your hand at the multiplayer version.
You can play in English or Japanese with optional English subtitles – however, lip-readers will quickly note that the mouth movements are for English, regardless of your language choice. You can also opt for Kurosawa mode to evoke the black and white classics of classic film-maker Akira Kurosawa, who gave the world its abiding image of Japanese samurai with his films about that chivalric world.
Side quests are known as Tales: there are standard real-life (ish) based tales and also Mystic Tales which explore the more supernatural side of things. Combat is, as you might expect, mostly katana based, and you can take out an enemy with a few skilful strokes. But, you can be taken out the same way, so you must learn to block, parry and dodge as well as swing your sword about madly. High scores enhance your experience, making precise play worthwhile.
There is no map game on the screen, in fact there are no indicators in the open world at all. While this makes it an immersive gaming experience, it can also be frustrating: until you realise that the game is packed with hints and reminders: the wind subtly blows in the direction of recommended travel. Occasionally things like plumes of smoke, bird flights, swirls of leaves, etc, will give you a slightly more urgent call to move.
You will travel by horseback in the main, and can use grappling hooks when it is necessary for you to climb up or access something out of your easy reach.
What Weapons?
As you progress you unlock ever more impressive armour, costumes, charms, many of which can be upgraded. These benefits include reduced damage, reduced enemy awareness – it takes longer for them to notice you, improved health, faster healing, or boosted melee damage. The only exceptions are head and face customisations which are purely cosmetic.
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Game's latest news
This is all you need to know about Ghost of Tsushima on PC: trophies, cross-play and specs
Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut will be out on PC on May 16. This edition includes the base game, the Iki Island expansion and the Legends coop multiplayer mode.
PlayStation has just announced that this multiplayer element will have cross-play, so you can play with your friends even from different…
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Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut is coming to PC on May 16
It's now official: Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut will make its PC debut on May 16. This port by Nixxes Software will retail for €59.99.
This version will be compatible with ultra-wide 21:9, 32:9 and even 48:9 displays. There's also support for DLSS 3, FSR 3 and XeSS technologies, so you can get better…
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Ghost of Tsushima film script completed
The project to adapt Ghost of Tsushima for the big screen seems to be making good progress. Chad Stahelski, a director, producer and stuntman who has worked on John Wick and Deadpool, has provided a few details on the project's progress.
We learn that the script is done and that the teams will now be…
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