Well, this sucks. I THOUGHT I preloaded the game but I guess I only preloaded the theme.
Amazing.
It's OK, like 4 games have come out today and yesterday that I need to play through so to bed I go. I'll check this out tomorrow. I hope it's not as frustrating as Sekiro.
Well, this sucks. I THOUGHT I preloaded the game but I guess I only preloaded the theme.
Amazing.
It's OK, like 4 games have come out today and yesterday that I need to play through so to bed I go. I'll check this out tomorrow. I hope it's not as frustrating as Sekiro.
Augh that's so painful to read (preload).
It's not nearly sekiro frustrating.
'Chance, you are the best kind of whore.' -Henroid
Well, this sucks. I THOUGHT I preloaded the game but I guess I only preloaded the theme.
Amazing.
It's OK, like 4 games have come out today and yesterday that I need to play through so to bed I go. I'll check this out tomorrow. I hope it's not as frustrating as Sekiro.
It absolutely isn't. I've not seen many comments about the game being difficult at all really.
I'm gettin hit and needing to retry a bit, but I always can see very clearly where I screwed up and a clean exchange with an enemy always feels very slick. Camera hasn't messed me up at all, so far.
Just did the shipyard (from the 18m state of play) with nothing but the starting skill and the kunai, Samurai style. There was a moment where I was actually surrounded by like 7 dudes but I cleared it first try.
Felt wicked.
Edit: Oh also! So far checkpoints have never felt weird or off at all, and the load from death to retrying is like sub-10 seconds.
Chance on
'Chance, you are the best kind of whore.' -Henroid
I’ve jumped into for 2 hours before I put my head down for my last night shift tonight.
Playing on hard and just unlocked the map and first two tales. This game looks pretty even on a standard PS4.
Combat is no Sekiro but the enemies are aggressive in bunches and they are going down in a couple of shots. Lethal damage for me but also for them which I’m really digging. Finding parry’s easy to do so it’s been quite smooth so far.
Question about Trophies: Does it have difficulty level associated trophies?
Trophy information spoilered for those who want to go blind, but to answer Aegeri, no, there is no difficulty related trophy. Much like God of War 2018, you should be able to run through the game at your leisure and 100% it in post-game.
Living Legend: Obtain all trophies
Gathering Storm: Recover the katana of clan Sakai
Point of No Return: Break your code to help a new friend
Company of Wolves: Recruit the Straw Hat ronin
Stoking the Flame: Rescue Taka from Mongol captivity
Family Reunion: Free Lord Shimura from the Khan’s clutches
Leader of the People: Rally the peasants of Yarikawa
Birthright: Recover your father’s armor
Dying Embers: Eradicate the traitors in the name of a fallen friend
The Ghost: Embrace your new identity
The Exiled Alliance: Reunite with your allies in the frozen north
Sovereign End: Confront the Khan
Mono No Aware: Leave the past behind and accept the burden of your new mantle
The Warrior Monk: Complete all of Norio’s Tales
The Vengeful Warrior: Complete all of Masako’s Tales
The Unbending Archer: Complete all of Ishikawa’s Tales
The Headstrong Thief: Complete all of Yuna’s Tales
Teller of Tales: Complete all of the Mythic Tales
Helping Sword Hand: Complete all Tales of Tsushima
Flash of Steel: Defeat 20 enemies with a counterattack after a Perfect Parry
Witness Protection: Shoot a Terrified enemy with an arrow while they are fleeing
All in the Wrist: Defeat the maximum amount of enemies within a single Standoff
Open for Business: Successfully Stagger enemies 50 times
There Can Be Only One: Successfully complete every duel
Have a Nice Fall: Kill an enemy with fall damage by knocking them off a ledge
Haunting Precision: Kill 20 enemies with Ghost Stance strikes
The Ghost of Legend: Build your Legend to earn the title Ghost of Tsushima
Quick Study: Learn the Stone, Water, Wind, and Moon combat stances
Every Trick in the Book: Acquire all the throwable Ghost Weapon techniques
The Perfect Storm: Fully upgrade your sword
A Charming Man: Equip a charm in all 6 slots
Gifted: Collect 10 gifts
Slay: Acquire 30 pieces of Vanity Gear
Light the Way: Rekindle all the lighthouses of Tsushima
Den of Thieves: Discover Umugi Cove
Favor of the Kami: Find and honor all of the Shinto Shrines on Tsushima
Honor the Unseen: Bow to 10 hidden altars across Tsushima
Lost and Found: Discover a Pillar of Honor and collect its Sword Kit
Monochrome Masters: Purchase an item from the Black and White Dye Merchants
Cooper Clan Cosplayer: Dress up as a legendary thief
Dirge of the Fallen Forge: Play the “Lament of the Storm” at a friend’s grave
A Moment in Time: Personalize a scene in Photo Mode
Avid Reader: Collect 20 Records
Know Your Enemy: Collect 20 Mongol artifacts
Body, Mind, and Spirit: Complete all Hot Springs, Haiku, Inari Shrines, and Bamboo Strikes
Hero of the People: Liberate 12 occupied areas in Izuhara
A Fight For The Isle…: Liberate all occupied areas in Izuhara
Good Riddance: Liberate 8 occupied areas in Toyotama
Securing Sanctuary…: Liberate all occupied areas in Toyotama
Mass Eviction: Liberate 7 occupied areas in Kamiagata
A New Safe Haven: Liberate all occupied areas in Kamiagata
Master Liberator: Liberate the entirety of Tsushima Island
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I suppose I owe Walmart an apology. They finally provided a tracking number this morning and I guess it's on a truck, out for delivery right now.
I guess their website is just slow on updating the shipping status as it claims to have been passed off to FedEx at noon yesterday.
I may get to play this tonight after all.
I didn't look at any gameplay stuff about this game prior to release but I guess I wasn't expecting Assassin's Creed 2.8: This Time It's Samurais. Not that a generic open world checklist game is something that I don't enjoy, but it's also hard for me to get excited about after playing so many if then.
I didn't look at any gameplay stuff about this game prior to release but I guess I wasn't expecting Assassin's Creed 2.8: This Time It's Samurais. Not that a generic open world checklist game is something that I don't enjoy, but it's also hard for me to get excited about after playing so many if then.
Seems to be much more focused about like... actually fighting guys though. Which seems not so assassin's creed-y?
I really like how the story quests are set up. You aren't running straight through a quest (or tale) and the way it is layered makes it feel like things are happening in other inactive quest lines while you are doing other things.
I didn't look at any gameplay stuff about this game prior to release but I guess I wasn't expecting Assassin's Creed 2.8: This Time It's Samurais. Not that a generic open world checklist game is something that I don't enjoy, but it's also hard for me to get excited about after playing so many if then.
Seems to be much more focused about like... actually fighting guys though. Which seems not so assassin's creed-y?
I find the combat to be more Batman-esque than Assassin's Creed. There's no super kicks or bull-rushes here (defintely gadgetry though; again. . .Batman).
Fuck I can't wait to get home from work
And then make dinner
And then get the kids washed up
And do some laundry
And put the kids in bed, later than usual because it's a Friday
And then play Ghost of Tsushima
No, I seriously love it. The way the UI is handled IS huge. How it's handled is kind of intrinsic to the game design. You will never look out over a field of icons showing points of interest. Sometimes you'll overlook an enemy base and several things will be pointed out to you - a hornet's nest, an explosive barrel - but once you're actually taking the base, you have to remember that shit is there.
It also makes the world feel huge. You can pass within paces of a major point of interest and have no idea because of how the world is designed, and while you do have a "meters to target" display in the top-left (if you use the guiding wind), because it's not a bobbing object on your HUD in the distance, the distance to it always feels really ethereal until you emerge from the trees and it's in front of you.
The game autosaves really generously, no matter what's going on. You stumble across some Mongols on a mountain path, and you fail? You aren't loading your last autosave when you last completed a quest or something - it reloads like a Far Cry Base Attempt - you're right back there on the mountain road, but the Mongols who killed you (or whatever random event you just failed) is now gone. A 5 second load and you continue on your way. There's never a reason not to engage in those events beyond real-world time questions.
So good you guys.
'Chance, you are the best kind of whore.' -Henroid
What's your opinion of the Kurosawa mode? The SkillUp review said not to bother with it, just because the game is so beautiful you'd be doing yourself a disservice by washing out all the color. But I'll be honest, man; I'm here for that shit. I'm here for the down-mixed audio and film grain filter, and all of it. I'll be happy with the game either way, I'm sure, but I'm a huge Kurosawa fan and I'm here for that shit.
What's your opinion of the Kurosawa mode? The SkillUp review said not to bother with it, just because the game is so beautiful you'd be doing yourself a disservice by washing out all the color. But I'll be honest, man; I'm here for that shit. I'm here for the down-mixed audio and film grain filter, and all of it. I'll be happy with the game either way, I'm sure, but I'm a huge Kurosawa fan and I'm here for that shit.
It nails it, and it makes me almost wish the game were less gorgeous but I can't ignore the most beautiful colors and world Sucker Punch has ever assembled, even taking Paris in Sly 2 into account. I should turn it on for a mission or 2, but when I tried it out I turned it on, said "man, that looks perfect," and immediately turned it off and kept playing.
edit! Wait! Update! Dubmness!
That said, concerns that a lack of colors would give you a tactical disadvantage are completely unfounded. Yes there are red and blue flashes on certain enemy attacks, but here's the dealio on that:
If an enemy does a flash attack you still see the flash
If it's a flash attack, you can't block it - so dodge
If you've unlocked the parries, you can also parry every flash attack
So whether or not the flash is blue or red is immaterial. It's an unblockable attack that must be dodged, but can be parried with the skills unlocked. For my part, the parry tree is the first one I maxed.
I just wasn't fighting any brutes. I thought I could parry both but no, you can only ever parry blues.
Shit. sorry. Bad info.
I have a complaint!
I wish there were a setting that the bow didn't appear on your back until you drew it. Like a headgear setting, but for this colossal man-sized ring-snake colored bow obliterating my svelte ronin silhouette.
Chance on
'Chance, you are the best kind of whore.' -Henroid
Okay so I turned on Kurosawa mode for my next mission which is actually the "I've never seen a Samurai fight like that," "it was nothing" mission from the trailers. It immediately felt like I had less information and was disorienting, but I very quickly just started playing the game again. All the information's still there (unless it's a black Mongol attack dog in a very dark shadow), it's just not a blazing color any more - you have to look at it to see it more, if that makes sense.
The other thing that really stands out is how the sound register immediately changes so that everything is at once a little high on the treble and a bit too low on the bass and bit too fuzzy in the midrange and it sounds... fucking exactly like someone took the reality I was living in the colored game and filmed it for a 60s Samurai movie. The sound part of it is insane.
I like it. I might leave it on for one more, we'll see. Still a little disorienting.
'Chance, you are the best kind of whore.' -Henroid
Okay I think I got the best way to describe the two ways to play the game (Kurosawa mode or not), and it struck me when I swapped between them while running and noticed how my footsteps suddenly sounded like they were coming from 30 feet away:
If you want to watch a Samurai movie that you control, play Kurosawa mode.
If you want to be in that world, play without the filter. The base game is immersion, Kurosawa mode creates some real distance for me.
'Chance, you are the best kind of whore.' -Henroid
Theres no question that when the sales data goes public for Ghost, it will be considered a top seller.
I hope that gives developers the idea that its okay to make games in a stylish genre, instead of the rote modern war/zombie/humanity was the enemy all along.
I would love to play a game that pays homage to wuxia/kung fu movies like Kung Fu Hustle, Iron Monkey (I'm sure there's more classic Hong Kong movies I'm not aware of). Or hell, just give me a Thunderbolt Fantasy co-op multiplayer game.
Tenchu and WotS on PS2 were two of the titles that drew me back to gaming as an adult. The relative absence of kung fu chicanery and bushido blades in modern gaming has been a thorn in my side for a lonnng time. Sekiro was a big deal, to me. This game a big deal to me and yeah, I'd love to see a resurgence of cheeky double-As taking on samurai, ninja, wushu cinema with the same enthusiasm and quality as like, Maneater or Wet.
You don't have to be perfect! You just have to be awesome. And have Samurai swords.
'Chance, you are the best kind of whore.' -Henroid
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Whoever said this was bad is smoking five different kinds of super crack
Theres no question that when the sales data goes public for Ghost, it will be considered a top seller.
I hope that gives developers the idea that its okay to make games in a stylish genre, instead of the rote modern war/zombie/humanity was the enemy all along.
I would love to play a game that pays homage to wuxia/kung fu movies like Kung Fu Hustle, Iron Monkey (I'm sure there's more classic Hong Kong movies I'm not aware of). Or hell, just give me a Thunderbolt Fantasy co-op multiplayer game.
I would love to play a game that pays homage to wuxia/kung fu movies like Kung Fu Hustle, Iron Monkey (I'm sure there's more classic Hong Kong movies I'm not aware of).
Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Saviors, Shaw Brothers?
Sekiro was great but this is scratching my Tenchu/Way of the samurai itch. I miss Tenchu.
If I could have actually picked any name for my horse I would have called it Rikimaru.
Can’t wait to get this shift over and go exploring again. Gah!
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Just started the game and, wow. The sword blows and gameplay mechanic around it are great so far! I haven't played around enough yet, but can you just dodge all attacks instead of blocking with the sword?
Just started the game and, wow. The sword blows and gameplay mechanic around it are great so far! I haven't played around enough yet, but can you just dodge all attacks instead of blocking with the sword?
Yes (so far) but a dodge or even perfect dodge will never put you in as advantageous a situation as a perfect parry.
'Chance, you are the best kind of whore.' -Henroid
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Amazing.
It's OK, like 4 games have come out today and yesterday that I need to play through so to bed I go. I'll check this out tomorrow. I hope it's not as frustrating as Sekiro.
Augh that's so painful to read (preload).
It's not nearly sekiro frustrating.
Totally doable. Way off the beaten path and loving it and winding my way towards my next actual quest very circuitously.
It absolutely isn't. I've not seen many comments about the game being difficult at all really.
No idea, but there's def a hard mode.
If there isn't a trophy for difficulty, I don't think I'll bother.
Sekiro was enough for me for a bit.
Just did the shipyard (from the 18m state of play) with nothing but the starting skill and the kunai, Samurai style. There was a moment where I was actually surrounded by like 7 dudes but I cleared it first try.
Felt wicked.
Edit: Oh also! So far checkpoints have never felt weird or off at all, and the load from death to retrying is like sub-10 seconds.
Playing on hard and just unlocked the map and first two tales. This game looks pretty even on a standard PS4.
Combat is no Sekiro but the enemies are aggressive in bunches and they are going down in a couple of shots. Lethal damage for me but also for them which I’m really digging. Finding parry’s easy to do so it’s been quite smooth so far.
Can’t wait to play more.
Trophy information spoilered for those who want to go blind, but to answer Aegeri, no, there is no difficulty related trophy. Much like God of War 2018, you should be able to run through the game at your leisure and 100% it in post-game.
Gathering Storm: Recover the katana of clan Sakai
Point of No Return: Break your code to help a new friend
Company of Wolves: Recruit the Straw Hat ronin
Stoking the Flame: Rescue Taka from Mongol captivity
Family Reunion: Free Lord Shimura from the Khan’s clutches
Leader of the People: Rally the peasants of Yarikawa
Birthright: Recover your father’s armor
Dying Embers: Eradicate the traitors in the name of a fallen friend
The Ghost: Embrace your new identity
The Exiled Alliance: Reunite with your allies in the frozen north
Sovereign End: Confront the Khan
Mono No Aware: Leave the past behind and accept the burden of your new mantle
The Warrior Monk: Complete all of Norio’s Tales
The Vengeful Warrior: Complete all of Masako’s Tales
The Unbending Archer: Complete all of Ishikawa’s Tales
The Headstrong Thief: Complete all of Yuna’s Tales
Teller of Tales: Complete all of the Mythic Tales
Helping Sword Hand: Complete all Tales of Tsushima
Flash of Steel: Defeat 20 enemies with a counterattack after a Perfect Parry
Witness Protection: Shoot a Terrified enemy with an arrow while they are fleeing
All in the Wrist: Defeat the maximum amount of enemies within a single Standoff
Open for Business: Successfully Stagger enemies 50 times
There Can Be Only One: Successfully complete every duel
Have a Nice Fall: Kill an enemy with fall damage by knocking them off a ledge
Haunting Precision: Kill 20 enemies with Ghost Stance strikes
The Ghost of Legend: Build your Legend to earn the title Ghost of Tsushima
Quick Study: Learn the Stone, Water, Wind, and Moon combat stances
Every Trick in the Book: Acquire all the throwable Ghost Weapon techniques
The Perfect Storm: Fully upgrade your sword
A Charming Man: Equip a charm in all 6 slots
Gifted: Collect 10 gifts
Slay: Acquire 30 pieces of Vanity Gear
Light the Way: Rekindle all the lighthouses of Tsushima
Den of Thieves: Discover Umugi Cove
Favor of the Kami: Find and honor all of the Shinto Shrines on Tsushima
Honor the Unseen: Bow to 10 hidden altars across Tsushima
Lost and Found: Discover a Pillar of Honor and collect its Sword Kit
Monochrome Masters: Purchase an item from the Black and White Dye Merchants
Cooper Clan Cosplayer: Dress up as a legendary thief
Dirge of the Fallen Forge: Play the “Lament of the Storm” at a friend’s grave
A Moment in Time: Personalize a scene in Photo Mode
Avid Reader: Collect 20 Records
Know Your Enemy: Collect 20 Mongol artifacts
Body, Mind, and Spirit: Complete all Hot Springs, Haiku, Inari Shrines, and Bamboo Strikes
Hero of the People: Liberate 12 occupied areas in Izuhara
A Fight For The Isle…: Liberate all occupied areas in Izuhara
Good Riddance: Liberate 8 occupied areas in Toyotama
Securing Sanctuary…: Liberate all occupied areas in Toyotama
Mass Eviction: Liberate 7 occupied areas in Kamiagata
A New Safe Haven: Liberate all occupied areas in Kamiagata
Master Liberator: Liberate the entirety of Tsushima Island
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My plan is more to fast travel as little as possible and just ride my horsey everywhere.
I guess their website is just slow on updating the shipping status as it claims to have been passed off to FedEx at noon yesterday.
I may get to play this tonight after all.
Seems to be much more focused about like... actually fighting guys though. Which seems not so assassin's creed-y?
I find the combat to be more Batman-esque than Assassin's Creed. There's no super kicks or bull-rushes here (defintely gadgetry though; again. . .Batman).
And then make dinner
And then get the kids washed up
And do some laundry
And put the kids in bed, later than usual because it's a Friday
And then play Ghost of Tsushima
Steam: TheArcadeBear
"Oh no no no, don't cry! I'm just... putting them to sleep. They were really tired. Yea. And they had ketchup packets in their clothes."
"Yes, honey; Pai Mei is a bad ass."
Played like 7 and a half hours straight last night. Was up to 6 30 in the morning.
Guys.
You guys.
It's so good you guys.
While you were all sleeping,
I studied the blade.
It also makes the world feel huge. You can pass within paces of a major point of interest and have no idea because of how the world is designed, and while you do have a "meters to target" display in the top-left (if you use the guiding wind), because it's not a bobbing object on your HUD in the distance, the distance to it always feels really ethereal until you emerge from the trees and it's in front of you.
The game autosaves really generously, no matter what's going on. You stumble across some Mongols on a mountain path, and you fail? You aren't loading your last autosave when you last completed a quest or something - it reloads like a Far Cry Base Attempt - you're right back there on the mountain road, but the Mongols who killed you (or whatever random event you just failed) is now gone. A 5 second load and you continue on your way. There's never a reason not to engage in those events beyond real-world time questions.
So good you guys.
Game of the fuckin' year.
My words, they are-a very good, yes? I learn-a to speaka you tongue.
It nails it, and it makes me almost wish the game were less gorgeous but I can't ignore the most beautiful colors and world Sucker Punch has ever assembled, even taking Paris in Sly 2 into account. I should turn it on for a mission or 2, but when I tried it out I turned it on, said "man, that looks perfect," and immediately turned it off and kept playing.
edit! Wait! Update! Dubmness!
So whether or not the flash is blue or red is immaterial. It's an unblockable attack that must be dodged, but can be parried with the skills unlocked. For my part, the parry tree is the first one I maxed.
Shit. sorry. Bad info.
I have a complaint!
I wish there were a setting that the bow didn't appear on your back until you drew it. Like a headgear setting, but for this colossal man-sized ring-snake colored bow obliterating my svelte ronin silhouette.
The other thing that really stands out is how the sound register immediately changes so that everything is at once a little high on the treble and a bit too low on the bass and bit too fuzzy in the midrange and it sounds... fucking exactly like someone took the reality I was living in the colored game and filmed it for a 60s Samurai movie. The sound part of it is insane.
I like it. I might leave it on for one more, we'll see. Still a little disorienting.
That might be the best looking thing on the PS4.
Freed some hostages, wrote a haiku, had a bathe and cleaved a mongol leader while the others watched and fear.
Game is so good!
If you want to watch a Samurai movie that you control, play Kurosawa mode.
If you want to be in that world, play without the filter. The base game is immersion, Kurosawa mode creates some real distance for me.
I hope that gives developers the idea that its okay to make games in a stylish genre, instead of the rote modern war/zombie/humanity was the enemy all along.
I would love to play a game that pays homage to wuxia/kung fu movies like Kung Fu Hustle, Iron Monkey (I'm sure there's more classic Hong Kong movies I'm not aware of). Or hell, just give me a Thunderbolt Fantasy co-op multiplayer game.
Not familiar with Thunderbolt Fantasy?
Steam: TheArcadeBear
You don't have to be perfect! You just have to be awesome. And have Samurai swords.
"...only mights and maybes."
(Watches that trailer.)
Holy shit.
And have attacks like Wind God Stares at the New Moon, or Drunken Wolves Hunt the Prey.
I would love another Tenchu game, but I think the ships have sailed on that.
Steam: TheArcadeBear
Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Saviors, Shaw Brothers?
If I could have actually picked any name for my horse I would have called it Rikimaru.
Can’t wait to get this shift over and go exploring again. Gah!
Yes (so far) but a dodge or even perfect dodge will never put you in as advantageous a situation as a perfect parry.
https://kotaku.com/tips-for-playing-ghost-of-tsushima-1844418907