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These standoffs are genuinely tense and adrenaline pumping, as one wrong move can be the difference between a glorious victory or a bloody death. Suddenly that group of six Mongols is only 3. However, strike just as the enemy moves and you will annihilate him in one blow (ikken hissatsu), and depending on how advanced you are in terms of character progression, multiple others are then easily dispatched. Move when the enemy feigns to move and you get struck. Move without the enemy moving and you get struck. Move too slow and you get left in a really bad condition and surrounded by enemies that you then have to fight off normally. These confrontations work by the player holding down the triangle button and then only releasing it just as the enemy moves to attack. Strike just as the enemy moves and you will annihilate him in one blow This is the classic man on man quick-draw fight to the death that anyone who has watched a classic jidaigeki will be familiar with (think Sword of Doom or Seven Samurai), and involves squaring directly off against an enemy. Throughout the game there are times where, if so desired, the player can call out enemies at the start of a fight to take part in a standoff duel. Lastly, on sword play, there is one more mechanic that players will need to master – standoff duels. Sword combat therefore is about reacting to enemy attacks correctly, as well as striking at the right time and, often, with the right stance. Like in Assassin's Creed, enemies will attack you with two types of attacks, standard ones which can be easily blocked or parried (like many games, parrying is about timing, with a perfectly timed block opening the enemy up for punishment), as well as glowing attacks, which at least a the start of the game cannot be parried.

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To the game's credit, it is very good at holding your hand initially, explaining which stances do best against which enemies, and when and how to parry or dodge certain attacks. And that is a good thing, as when you understand how the combat system works and use it correctly, combat is massively satisfying.Ĭutting down Mongols without a blow being landed on you feels incredible when you pull it off, and even when you do get hit, you always get a feeling that it is your lack of discipline or timing, rather than the game being horribly unfair.Ĭutting down Mongols without a blow being landed on you feels incredible I am sure that most players will find that, before the prologue is even out, they will find themselves bleeding out. There are acts in the main story, and some of these need completing before certain areas of the island are accessible, but on the whole if you can see a thing then you can walk, run, ride or swim to it.įail to adequately use your weapons correctly and you die. To be clear, the game is open world and exploration is easy and rewarding, with the island of Tsushima more or less explorable without gameplay blocks. In many ways it reminded me of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, too, as it shares that game's quite forgiving exploration and platforming with its harder-side-of-normal combat and strong narrative.

The best way I can describe the gameplay in Ghost of Tsushima is like a cross between Assassin's Creed, Nioh and Tomb Raider. It just makes the immersion in the world and plot that much more believable and intense, which when you're playing out an epic jidaigeki plot is just perfect.īutton mashing in Ghost of Tsushima will get you dead, fast Sucker Punch has also clearly spent a lot of time animating cut scenes, with character faces especially really communicating their thoughts and feelings. The engine itself is nothing special, but the art style and authenticity poured into the textures, assets and environment is just first rate and, along with a stunning soundscape and musical score, make inhabiting the virtual incarnation of Tsushima a pleasure.

Visually Ghost of Tsushima is one of the most beautiful games I've ever played, and I say that even after playing the game in Kurosawa mode. (Image credit: Future) Ghost of Tsushima review: graphics and gameplay

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