Desperation Brings out the demons in the best of men - Jin Sakai

I’ve finally 100%’d this, so I feel like I can give a fair take.

I went into Ghost of Tsushima expecting a beautiful samurai game...but what I didn’t expect was how deeply it would stay with me even after closing the game...i just wanna play it more and moree and moreee, You’ve got your stealth outposts, your skill trees, your collectibles (I love foxesss 😭), and your map clearing ofc.

The Good:

- The Combat: It’s actually soooo satisfying. It’s not just button mashing or spamming same button, its about switching stances to break a shield guy’s guard, it feels sooo smooth as butter once you get the muscle memory down... Lethal difficulty is the way u wanna play once u complete this game once, you die in 1 or 2 hits, but so do ur enemies and its soo fun. It feels like an actual samurai movie.

- The Guiding Wind: I didn't realize how much I hated following generic minimaps in other games, until I played this. Swiping your controller's touchpad to have the wind blow in the direction of your objective is sooo freakin genius! It keeps your eyes on the world, which is soo Mesmerizing!

- The Visuals: This is arguably the best-looking open world I’ve ever seen. The particle effects, the falling leaves, the sunsets... I spent much of my playtime adoring the beauty of the visuals!

- Legends Mode: I thought this was just tacked-on multiplayer, but it’s actually a full co-op wave defense game...i actually decently liked it, tho it was hard asf

The Bad: Honestly? None...Lol
I tried to think of something negative, but I really can’t 😭

Conclusion: The game is beautiful. Absolutely recommend it. Even when not on sale, it is worth it.

Perfection isn’t supposed to exist… but here we are.

The game has beautiful visuals, especially when played in HDR on an OLED display—the environments and lighting look stunning. However, the gameplay feels dull over time. The story isn’t very engaging, and the open world encounter is repetitive, NPCs interactions are boring, which makes the experience less exciting overall. Game is very boring i would say. I played RDR2 prior to this game so maybe I have high expectations in games at this price point?

The best Assassin's creed game since Black Flag!