GHOST OF TSUSHIMA | Advanced Combat Guide: Mastering Stances

[@BoomstickGaming]

*If you enjoyed this, I just released another “Advanced Tsushima Guide” showing how to mid air juggle enemies.* kzbin.info/www/bejne/on-2f3-gms6db9U FYI: Ghost "Stance" is not part of the built in quad stance mechanic and instead is a simple "ultimate ability". That is an entirely different thing than what I wanted to cover here.

[@blaqthrax]

I love it. Gorgeous world & combat, and fresh side objectives. It is the best & only way to really rp as a samurai, basically I am Jin from samurai champloo. However, regardless of avoiding "ghost" tactics the story treats you as fully departing from the samurai way. Also, Jin is afraid of ladders & wiggling is necessary to platforming. Stone stance.

[@muhannadburwais8400]

Its the most fun I had in an open world game in a long time!!

[@quietresolution4772]

This game is why I picked up a PS4 and I don't regret it. I am thoroughly enamored with this game's world and combat. Thanks to you, I've learned a couple of new tricks that I'll now use against the mongols.

[@TheNeighborNicky]

safe haven?

[@falloutpoy]

The stances keep the combat from getting stale. I like the built in puzzle of stances versus enemy types.

[@TheVDaddyo]

The best compliment to a game, is that when you put it down, you’re thinking about when you can fire it up again! GoT does this well.

[@GodsPeace519]

My thought exactly

[@sudarsanvr]

Yep, already thinking about playing it again in Kurosawa mode with Japanese voice acting.

[@Shadowx157]

Same here

[@kiddbaphometi666]

facts

[@JohnDoe-po3ku]

Game of thrones is a TV show, keep up buddy

[@notasimpleworld6408]

when in a standoff, watch enemies feet. They take a step when they initiate an actual attack. Almost mandatory in high level areas. jump attacks do double damage when they connect. jump kicks open an enemy for a light for direct damage, or a guaranteed heavy for stager opening. jumping cancels the sheathing animation. In case you accidentally swipe during combat or another group comes along while sheathing. Pressing L1 is a feint and cancels all attack animations. feint guarantees a perfect parry if you feint while being attack by an enemy from behind or to your sides while fighting someone else. the heavenly strike can be activated from a failed/ wiffed parry for an instant attack and dodge if you are about to be hit. you can switch stances mid attack and feint to do a high speed counter attack. Stances can be switch mid combo to chain combos while switching targets for some flashy and epic combat animations. all stances have a heavy and light attack pattern that creates a fast never ending combo that can’t be dodged. (Stun-lock effective in duals/bosses) you can hold attacks then let them fly after getting the technique, and then feint to do a fast counter against an enemy who is trying to attack while you are holding your attack. Can’t wait to see the crazy action/ killing montages that ppl make with this game.

[@Everheartt]

Wow... thanks! Can’t wait to try it

[@purvdragon-sensei]

Lmao how can you accidentally sheathe your sword? Just press L1 every now and then.

[@kirinwaifu8895]

@@purvdragon-sensei i somehow accidentally bow all the time

[@purvdragon-sensei]

KirinWaifu Very honourable sir, keep it up

[@baldjadapickettsmith2529]

What the heck is “Feint” he keeps mentioning? Is that a name of an ability or something?

[@taraemsavana6729]

This game combat hit the right spot. It have a lot of room to learn and master without being extremely hard but still challenging.

[@SliderFury1]

So much this.

[@helloman3676]

once you get all the stance, the combat is very easy. The only way to keep a challenge even on hard mode is to keep using one stance only.

[@Gungrave123]

It's neither challenging nor deep. It's casual, and quite honestly, pretty bad combat system.

[@SliderFury1]

@@Gungrave123 found the Souls/Sekiro player

[@ThatGuy-en2nn]

@@Gungrave123 Not gonna lie, i find your unpopular opinion to be correct. It's enjoyable but not challenging. Some of the duel ai are strong, but even that's hit or miss.

[@ads1281]

This game is so good. It’s the samurai game I’ve always wanted.

[@SuperMurray2009]

Sekiro?

[@umranran4095]

@@SuperMurray2009 isnt sekiro more of a ninja game

[@tareqabugharbiyeh5577]

@@SuperMurray2009 Sekiro is awesome but this game hits differently.. you literally feel like a Master Samurai, all the little animations and the sheathing of the sword. Also the way NPCs and enemies react to your presence and the fact that you can be a freaking Ninja too! It's truly awesome and one of the best games I've played for a while. I can't stop playing!

[@Tacticaviator7]

@@SuperMurray2009 In Sekiro you're literally a Shinobi, almost the opposite of Samurai, the combat is one of the best in this decade tho.

[@zeroskaterz92]

*cough* Nioh *cough*

[@DukeDevils151]

Absolutely in love with this game. I feel like gamers deserved this game after all 2020 had put us through 😂. For anyone on the fence-pull the trigger. If it looks good to you just from seeing gameplay alone, just know that it feels about 3x better once you actually get your hands on it.

[@inthecloudz1272]

Theres no comparison between watching gameplay and actually playing it. It feels so good

[@Raptchur]

Agreed. The second i turn off my PS4, i want to get back on.

[@Kennosuke88]

Yeh amazing game bit glitchy though needs some well deserved patches and updates to make it even better

[@MrCaw77]

They need to add a new game plus soon and it will be the best game lol

@@Raptchur it's too addicting

[@TitoMcFadden]

Way of the Flame + Tornado = Whirlwind of Flaming Death That's the best way to use Moon Stance. Since the attacks become pretty much unblockable and set people on fire, it becomes a nice crowd clearing attack. I highly recommend it

[@aki-sid]

Burning a crowd of my enemies, now that sounds good. Reminds me of my Witcher 3 Igni build.

[@TitoMcFadden]

@@aki-sid It looks and feels badass too. It's really satisfying. It's just as cool to pull off as the Typhoon Kick/Shoulder Tackle. (Or even Horse Critical but that's tougher to pull off.) + Concentration + Exploding Arrow or Sticky Bomb (Or both lol) = Mongolian Missle combo. You can launch them at other groups of enemies and hit the guy with an explosive before they land so they take a few friends with them by the time they do. This game really rewards creativity and aggressive playstyle. Just like Witcher 3 and Horizon Zero Dawn does.

[@themaseofspades6857]

Man I wish I’d thought of that.

[@aki-sid]

@@TitoMcFadden yeah you really can get creative in this game. I'm like 7 hours in and honestly I'm not great with the combat but still looking forward to it all. Can't say the same about HZD though, thought it was massively overrated. I'm happy ghost isn't just a pretty game.

[@ActuallyAcce]

Never thought of that. You are truly the ghost.

[@ANT-id8hu]

water stance is literally carrying me in hard mode, best one.

[@richierifle2990]

Use the stance designed for that type of enemy as it will break their block/guard in 2-3 hits allowing you to kill them, I've found hard mode to be a joke it's too easy.

[@jimmywallcroft]

you mean wAteR bReAtHinG

[@MegaMerdeux]

@@richierifle2990 except that the game doesn't force you to upgrade your swords, nor your armor. The game. Doesnt force you to use charms, you don't have to use the water springs to raise your max health. You don't have to level up your bows, you don't have to use your shadow weapons, the game rarely force you to go stealth, you can easily start any encounter head on. You have control on how much struggle you want in this game, I don't know if it can reach the difficulty of sekiro. But you can totally make it way harder, making your complain pretty dumb xD

[@richierifle2990]

@@MegaMerdeux I don't use anything besides the change of stance and I've completed it on hard. The game is too easy as the enemies only attack you one by one, you can pull 40 enemies from a fort and they will only attack you one at a time.

[@ken-yo2hz]

Luigi Thebaud ???? That’s literally his point

[@SupremeSanda]

I'm so glad sucker punch did this game instead of Ubi's Asscreed, that game's streamline brain dead combo system will completely ruin the samurai feel, this is the best game I played in a loooong time, best $59.99 I sent in 2020 (or even 2013-2020) for sure

[@aaronholloway3137]

It’s wicked

[@kingjeason]

True

[@Philip-dy3ww]

I thought it was a bit expensive, but found out worthwhile! I totally agree with you on Ubi s bit

[@veganvvarrior]

SupremeSanda you would most likely only play as a ninja in an ac game, fighting against samurais. Still hope they do an ac game in feudal Japan, even though I am very happy with got.

[@GrandmasterTrash78skunk]

agree, but I bet ubishite will go to feudal japan next since this game is such a success and they just follow industry trends now. The first few AC's were so innovative, many games borrowed heavily from AC, but its come full circle and ubi is not innovative anymore and copies other industry trends. I blame their CEO and Creative heads, they are so out of touch.

[@mitchelleverett9702]

This game wins the "I wish I was unemployed" award.

[@parentpatrol2752]

Or the “I’m glad I’m on summer break” award.

[@TheVDaddyo]

😂

[@eff0165]

"I'm not supposed to be awake right now."

[@VictorLopez-wp6ik]

😂😂😂 for the win

[@Pillmonger]

I took vacation when this game came out.

[@cameronhetzler5407]

Just remember that triangle looks like a spears tip, so that works against them. Circle looks like a shield, X looks like too swords crossed and square looks like a giant shield (brutes often carry large, rectangular shields). That memory aid helped me remember how to switch stances quickly

[@vikingshark2634]

Also the game slows down when you hit the right trigger, so if (like me) you were struggling with stance switching and afraid to switch right in an enemy's face, just remember that you don't need to run 60 feet away to do it because the game slows to a near-pause speed while you're switching. So if (also like me) you don't have praying mantis reflexes you don't get punished for changing stances. If you don't remember which button is which stance, you can always look at all of them while you're switching and still have time to avoid attacks with just a few feet of distance.

[@d_caruana7967]

Wow, thanks for great tips mate! Really out of my mind the whole time struggling with enemies lol

[@maulidzar1706]

I played on pc with xbox layout controller 😭

[@FantasticTaze-yt]

After playing my first playthrough of Elden Ring, I never found the same joy, this game gave it to me

[@guitardedzach]

Ghost of Tsushima Holy crap, such a great game Can not get enough

[@nickpikup7389]

Haha good haiku right there.

[@luigi7781]

Haiku

[@CBRN-115]

Does haiku require some method to write? Or is it just 3 sentences mixed together?

[@voxombrae]

@@CBRN-115 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the last. that's the only restriction.

[@Luca-bv5ic]

@@voxombrae to be fair, 5 7 5 isn't even a hard line restriction. You can alter it slightly.

[@ocantu1987]

Man this game is freaking good. Game of the year fo sho

[@ornithorhynchusanatinus2167]

Might be a close second behind cyberpunk (assuming it lives up to the hype) but we'll see for sure

[@YoungBert-pd3mb]

I don’t know....cyberpunk 2077 is also coming out this year.

[@wilsonfilho531]

Doom eternal is the goty

[@savions4005]

Ornithorhynchus Anatinus don’t get your hopes up for cyberpunk. They keep pushing back the release date and are removing features. It’s better to go in with extremely low expectations

[@603solo]

Savion S true that, at least this is better than sekiro. Granted sekiro is obviously a souls game, I haven’t played a decent samurai type game in almost a decade.

[@MahoganyBlack]

Damn. I’m less than 10 hours into the game and I thought the combat was cool. You made it look badass! Can’t wait to unlock the last 2 stances and practice the combos

[@reddevil1540]

If you in a mission..and you taking down enemies but need to Learn more, Just restart checkpointso you can do the fights again, that's how I was training lol.

[@Merwanor]

I barely play the game in stealth as the combat is so freaking fun, probably my favorite melee combat in any game so far. I just wish the game had real mounted combat too, I really want a game to make melee mounted combat work. Wind stance is my favorite, as I love the look of the stance itself, but also the animations is really cool. And one thing, when you kick someone and run to them you can instantly kill them with square which plays a unique stab animation.

[@RockyLXXXVIII]

The Witcher 3 has really good mounted combat, but I agree. Mounted combat sucks in this game, you get no damage multiplier while mounted even though your are limited to one hit per pass, you can’t block, and a single hit will knock you off the horse. The tackle off the horse skill is literally there so that you can quickly leave your horse when combat begins because you clearly aren’t meant to use the horse in combat, which sucks because IRL a mounted soldier was far more deadly than foot soldiers.

[@13Kr4zYAzN13]

Something to consider for a possible sequel(?)

[@Lionhart1991]

I usually use stealth on the enemys i don't like of one type and then fight the others, this way i don't have to change so much stance and when i can't/wanna use stealth i only use kunai to give me space in the middle of the group (i fight head on, no run back to stay safe, i wanna be a f Demon) , for now that's my way

[@sou_desu8587]

Same!

[@pradeepkarthikeyan8553]

I wasted so many points not observing the leader and straight up murdering him :( I could have been in moon by now :(

[@muhatsy2455]

Same here!

[@aeneas116116]

Yeap same

[@Duckpo988]

Same

[@briankeogh335]

Am I the only one who struggles to get the prompt to observe the leaders. At times I’m right behind the leader and it won’t let me observe them, any ideas why?

[@pradeepkarthikeyan8553]

@@briankeogh335 I think he needs to be practicing his moves or something like that

[@Lion0fTheDesert]

Love this game so much! I’ve wanted a proper samurai game for so long. I’ve found myself just popping between the stances as different enemies come up. Still working on unlocking moon stance. But I’ve found that I use stone the most even against spears and brutes. I got the perk for spear charge parry, and it’s pretty good. Definitely my favorite game this year and probably going to be one I remember for a long time. Great video as usual✊🏽

[@Zanbatoss]

Wind stance so good tho, It can even kill leaders with shield with the charge attack onehit cheese

[@gadmcewen1907]

do you think its worth it to get the deluxe edition for £20 more or $25

[@joshjohnson3867]

Gad McEwen depends on how valuable the digital soundtrack is to you and a couple of other cosmetic items in game. In my opinion no not really.

[@PsychoRavager]

I love how the combat is highly accessible and has such depth that you can't just button mash your way into fights. Also, I love how timing and precision is key here. It's like a perfect mix of Arkham's free flow, Shadow of Mordor's similar system, Nioh's stances, classic Assassin's Creed fighting (pertaining to the potential of one-hit kills), and a bit of Sleeping Dogs in how there are actual combos to learn.

[@richierifle2990]

The combat is super easy, next time you play run into 10 enemies and walk around and away from their attacks, you will see that only one enemy will attack you at a time. This basically makes the game really simple if you just keep changing stances to the enemy that is attacking you as the stances destroy the enemies they are designed for, I completed the game on hard mode and would run into a fort aggro every enemy and would laugh at how easy it was to kill 30-40 of them because they only come at you one at a time.

[@alinpetrescu2309]

@@richierifle2990 This is why I don't really like the combat in this game. 1v1 looks amazing, but if you're facing multiple enemies it looks ridiculous because they will only attack you 1 by 1 which makes it just a 1 vs 1 fight, but longer. It's boring... Gorgeous to look at and satisfying, but boring after a while

[@richierifle2990]

@@alinpetrescu2309 It took away the challenge in the game, I don't use anything besides changing stances, if you used ghost weapons etc the combat becomes a joke as you can kill an army of people by yourself and hard feels like easy.

[@kei7540]

@@alinpetrescu2309 Bruh enemies will attack at the same time

[@alinpetrescu2309]

@@richierifle2990 Precisely, yes. It is a problem, maybe they can "fix" it with the update that will bring NG+

[@redoredo107]

Finally! Somebody who fights enemies beautifully! So far ive only seen others buttom mash with the occasional blocks/parry/evade

[@VersionBest]

I can't stop playing it's so addicting. I'm taking my sweet time to explore the island and trying to 100% it.

[@Kitsune16-r4h]

I'm going to 200% it (NG+)

[@gurs6714]

This is the samurai game we've wanted for so long and it was so worth the wait. There are things with the game mechanics that bug me but it's almost adds to the charm of the game. It's already cemented itself as a future classic imo.

[@Kimkong2]

BEST GHOST OF TSUSHIMA VIDEO EVER !! Man have i been waiting for someone to do this.

[@BoomstickGaming]

Appreciate that!

[@guilhermebrasil8333]

"The kick is a lot cause when going against a bear" That made me giggle

[@pradeepkarthikeyan8553]

famous last words

[@crozraven]

the combat stance have the right balance of depths to keep hardcore action happy, albeit isn't as robust as a more hardcore combat games. Still kinda wish Jin could use a spear or other type of swords. It really is like Way of The Samurai games.

[@KenpoKid77]

That's exactly what I was thinking about, Way of the Samurai. I would've loved to have had various swords, but I realize it wouldn't have made sense, given how much importance was placed on Jin getting his father's sword back.

[@crozraven]

@@KenpoKid77 personally I think it could still work given how Jin kinda have already customize his beloved (main) sword/katana/tachi. Maybe something like a another slot of "other" weapon (different weapon types or other type of blades/swords in length) alongside your main katana/tachi-tanto, & bow.

[@SuperMurray2009]

I really hated that you couldn't use spears in this game

[@shamz883]

Battle Rifle what kind of samurai uses a spear?

[@M457URCH33F]

@@shamz883 Katanas are backup weapons, in battle samurai used spears, bows or bigger swords. In fact samurai were initially mounted archers

[@TheVDaddyo]

You & Fuzzy make the absolute BEST technique videos. Thx so much !!!

[@Arisen_Radio]

I came into this vid thinking “no way he could master the game that fast” and I’m genuinely impressed at how good he is

[@BoomstickGaming]

Did not receive a early copy so I had to do the good ole fashion 3 day grind.

[@nategoodness]

Pretty much

[@domprehgeorge]

It's not that hard once you get used to it

[@GradietPanda12345]

The combat isn’t as hard as you’re making it out to be

[@gokucanfly4593]

Not hard just play the game have mostly all skills in everything max just do all side stuff

[@rekunta]

0:53 “THIS IS TSUSHIMA!!!” This game should have a practice mode for the combat.

[@febry5588]

Why we need practice mode if we have the mongols for training with lol

[@kakashi6957]

cuz you could use it without having others joining in the fight

[@damn6039]

@@febry5588 I really want to learn how to perfect parry but when I fail at doing it on real enemies on lethal I die really quickly, if it had a practice mode I can practice it for a long time without dying even if I fail a couple of times

[@hitman4u222]

They do

[@chakinabox]

From what I've seen so far overall from other videos and yours, I think it makes sense for the majority that by default you'd probably be in Stone or Water stance fighting enemies head on. Certain moves from the Wind and Moon stances are critical to make the most of getting past certain enemy archetypes' defenses, but eventually you'll be able to weave those moves together switching stances throughout the course of a fight. I am counting the days tracking my mail until my copy gets to me, and these are really cool pointers to keep in mind once I unlock and play around with the stances. Awesome vid!

[@Ocean5ix]

I think the Wind Stance Kick is low key one of the best moves in the game.

[@chakinabox]

@@Ocean5ix it's definitely a standout for sure! It actually reminds me of a move you could learn in one of the Onimusha games. If you positioned yourself right and did the combo correctly, you could back kick an enemy, they get knocked down and you have the opportunity to go over and stab to finish them off!

[@mwong666]

Bro this video is so god damn helpful. I'm in Act 2 and I suck at combat and have been relying on stealth and ghost weapons. I've be playing so long that I forgot the basics of using heavy attack to break the guard of certain weapons.

[@CuriousMike16]

I like how the game feels like a tango between enemies, water style has definitely been a go to because of how often I've ran into shielded enemies. Curious out of all the combat systems you've played, do you have a top 5?

[@BoomstickGaming]

Not a top 5 really but off the top of my head... when I think about 3rd person melee combat, my mind goes to Bloodborne, Sekiro, Neir Automata, and Bayonetta 2, and maybe God of War 4 (if they cleaned up some of the hitboxes in that). Although Tshushima's combat is super solid, I prefer a little more direct 1:1 control of my characters movement and attacks.

[@te-jay6058]

@@BoomstickGaming Bloodborne, Sekiro, Nier Automata and God of War. I see, you are a man of culture as well :) All 4 are in my top 10 favorite games of all time (Bloodborne being my number 1)

[@miltonmonster]

Thanks for sharing Boomstick! One thing I've found that works really well for me is to just switch between Wind Stance and Moon Stance. Wind Stance for anyone that isn't a big boy. One fully upgraded, I do the charge heavy for the kick, and it opens them up for an instakill. Moon Stance for the big boys, just charge heavy and spin to win. For some of the enemy camps, I've actually cheesed it by climbing up the archer towers, baiting the enemy to climb up then just Wind Stance charge heavy kick to send them plummeting to their doom. Overall amazing guide man!

[@2236gaming]

The combat gameplay in your videos really shows the depth of the systems. I was very impressed with the video on Mortal Shell's Beta, and I'm happy to see more guides in the same line.

[@_goodwin10k73]

Finally, I have been waiting for an in depth breakdown of combat.

[@cptmorgans]

Excellent video, many thanks. Lot's of combat vids out there but this was by far the best at explaining the different stances. Really helped.

[@MrDodi89]

i think it's the first real samurai game i played on a console i like the stone stance and thank you for the video :D

[@m3ng252]

I really liked the Wind Stance, since it comes with a Typhoon Kick, when on max level it literally breaks all barriers on regular soldiers except brutes, knocks them down and they become vulnerable to an insta kill. Also it knocks enemies off ledges which I think is so much fun.

[@godsofwarmaycry]

He didn't even mention the 2-hit kill potential

[@m3ng252]

@godsofwarmaycry ye :)

[@xanderwilliams8400]

I love what you did with each stances intro. The water stance was beautiful 👏🏽

[@TheExecutorr]

9:15 throwing a bomb at a defeated enemy to finnish him off gets this guy 10 extra villain points for style.

[@flush_entity]

observing helps so much. I did about 2 missions so far, next one is finding yuna's brother and the first lady masako mission and i've unlocked wind and water already. SUPER HELPFUL!

[@joelkrueger3002]

Awesome game. Still in Act 1, but have done everything but the last main mission. I have every stance unlocked as well as max samurai clan armor. The stance I see my self using the most is water.

[@Bolkiebasher]

A really great game. Had not planned on buying it but caved in. Immensely satisfying.

[@PharaohofVibes]

great video. thanks for taking the time to make this, and extra props for the beautiful scenery for each of the stances.

[@FitzelgardMisledz]

Ok, If this hasn't been spoken yet, I'm just going to say it that your swordplay is just on point. I tend to panic when under a large crowd but you tend to just ease into the combat flow with light, heavy and charge attacks and that precision really thins the crowd especially in act 2 hard where the enemies go on steroid mode. Great gameplay there and this channel needs the limelight it deserves.

[@plain_simple_garak]

Water stance is by far my favorite. On hard I find myself using the other stances just to break guard, then switch to water to finish it with emphasis

[@rahman9749]

You gotta give kudos to the dev for making the combat more authentic than ever. Its not simply heavy attack, quick attack, guard, parry, and dodge but there are actually different forms to use for different enemies and situations. You can be sure they did their homework by asking real practicioners of martial arts.

[@hellishbound5520]

This game make me feels like a true Samurai/Ronin.

[@Xinlongsai]

you arent even a ronin to begin with

[@codymathes4450]

Wu Xinlong Ok captain 👨‍✈️

[@kingsnazzle2530]

I got by just by spamming triangle 😂

[@Lasala420]

“Really makes you feel like Batman “

[@vagueeee4352]

@@Xinlongsai Samurai and Ronin have the same principles. They only differ from beliefs, for example samurai wear armor, while ronin are more of clean kimono outfits, just like a shogun they are mainland japanese samurai. Ronin are retired samurai elders mostly. Nuff said so yea Jin is a ronin, samurai, shinobi, thief?

[@b0lt_thr0wer15]

As always, super informative video.Stellar explaining and tips!

[@tracemitchell5515]

Wind stance is my favorite, I just love the pose for blocking arrows.

[@aeroplaneenthusiast]

Subscribing you just for this video itself (the first video i ever see on your channel and within 4 seconds), this is exactly what a tutorial for GoT combat should look like. Kudos!!!

[@KSpartan]

Very nice video. I love this game. It feels as good as Horizon Zero Dawn which I particularly appreciated when it came out.

[@rumuelnathanael8043]

Never played RDR2? GoT got its inspiration from RDR1.

[@KSpartan]

@@rumuelnathanael8043 The devs have said that ? RDR2 was one of my favorite games of 2018. But imo, HZD is the closest experience. Similar vibe when exploring, and the high quality of combats + the quests and collectibles being opportunities to visit the best locations.

[@cmilton32]

Very Helpful video & Water stance is my favorite stance... Great Guide & keep them coming...

[@Plathismo]

Excellent guide, as expected. I really love the combat game in this game. Souls games prepare you for it pretty well, insofar as you’ll already know not to button mash. But it’s not as punitive if you make a mistake.

[@darthj_der7447]

THIS! IS MY BOOMSTICK!!!! gr8 vid man.

[@CBRN-115]

The game we deserved and needed the most. Ghost of Tsushima for GOTY 2020

[@JourneymanBalladeer]

Outstanding video in terms of value of the lessons taught, and the way the form, controls and best use of the 4 stances are shown. Short too, with quality in every frame. Respect to you, Dojo Master. If only all game specific videos were of this quality and benefit.

[@theroguemarksman2675]

Could you do a video on the Perfect Parry and dodge timings. I am having a very difficult time understanding how to get it every time consistently. But I would love like being able to have some kind of reference.

[@jackkemp176]

There is no better way to improve stuff like that than just playing and fighting the enemies you come across. If you keep trying eventually it'll come easily to you.

[@hakeemadjei2035]

YOUR COMBAT IS SO GOOD. I AM SUBSCRIBING

[@BoomstickGaming]

Awesome!

[@spudanky]

6:56 ahh against animals the kick BEAR-ly works 🤷‍♂️

[@csmith5838]

Dad joke? That’s what’s up.

[@notasimpleworld6408]

Can’t remember how to do it, I just sprint and button mashed with consecutive success, but there is a shoulder charge where Jin lunges and bashes with his left shoulder. It knocks over normal enemies, bear Cubs, and dogs, stuns grown bears and commanders. Jin does roll on the ground and is vulnerable to follow ups afterwards though. I was playing legends mode a few days ago and was abusing it on the gold story quest with all the exploding dogs.

[@YeOldeMachina]

Man, this video is great. I was having trouble initiating the charge attacks. I just need to wait a little longer before the long press. Off to practice on unfortunate Mongels. You cant see me, but I'm bowing to you. Shank yew

[@squintygreeneyes]

holy cow, i did not know that stance did not change light attacks THIS WHOLE TIME I BEEN PLAYING

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

I just learned how to switch stances mid combat efficiently and that makes a huge difference. Pick a starting stance to either close distance, hit a group or just break a defense, but try and utilize the good parts of all stances. The brute stance is definitely the hardest to implement, but the spin can really pay off to do damage and get out of a group fast. Combine it with chained assassination and smoke bombs and you are truly a ghost

[@GehrmansWheelchair]

A tip for using wind stance: after a typhoon kick, you can immediately press R1 and throw a quick fire on them before they hit the ground, this looks especially cool when using sticky bombs and will kill almost all enemies.

[@ActuallyAcce]

Once you've kicked them you can just instakill anyway, when they're getting up just press Square and you'll run through them with your blade.

[@GehrmansWheelchair]

Happiehope yeah brotha man I’m aware of that, the sticky bomb just feels quicker and a little more savage; you don’t have to stop the action at all, just toss and forget. You can also kick enemies into other enemies with a sticky bomb attached to them. It’s not nearly as efficient but let’s be honest, choreographing badass fights > efficiency.

[@GehrmansWheelchair]

It feels like the scene in Naruto where madara sticks a paper bomb to one of the Jonin and kicks him into a crowd of other ninjas. Just another way to switch up combat and keep things fresh in this game

[@ljp32]

@@GehrmansWheelchair Madara, excellent reference. I will start doing this 100%, it's all about killing with style

[@GehrmansWheelchair]

LJ P bro that scene cemented Madara into my brain as one of the baddest motherfuckers in anime 😂 he was so calculated in his savagery. That scene felt a lot like a John Wick movie

[@raincity2357]

It's lovely to see you introduce each stance while standing in the element of that stance's namesake.

[@grantgarbour]

I really like being in wind stance lol. Spear enemies were the most annoying enemies before I got the parry skill, wind stance carried me and the charge attack is also an instakill on sword and shield enemis because of the knockdown stab you get. Also kicking the last enemy is the funniest disrespect next to setting a crawling mongel on fire and watching them burn. Moon stance is my least favorite for reasons mentioned here, and that the kicks don't feel as satisfying against anyone but brutes

[@theycallmeebola]

Been excited to see your take on this combat! I’ve been really loving it. Particularly the standoff mechanic

[@liqdelshaun]

I literally played from 8am to 2am. You can tell I love this game.

[@chmlc9057]

🇸 🇦 🇲 🇪 ❗ 🇱‌🇴‌🇱‌❗ 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚌𝚔 𝚘𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚕. 𝚂𝚘 𝙰𝚍𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 ! Aw! 10/10

[@colehuesca]

As always excellent and entertaining content

[@crux4137]

Very in depth and informative video, thanks for the help

[@spudanky]

Bro THIS! Your gameplay looks sick 👌 I’d watch your extended gameplay of this easy.

[@BoomstickGaming]

Thanks! Might try to come up with more content for this

[@bigpapapage7165]

Great video as always. I was worried I was missing something by mainly using the first two only but I just feel more confident and powerful with stone and water only.

[@Synthiewavu]

Got this game on PC… now addicted..

[@muhammadnursyahmi9440]

Same, this game is easily top 3 of my games list. No 1 is TW3 No 2 is Ghost of Tsushima No. 3 is RDR2

[@edwinmarmolejos9881]

yeiiiii game of the year no doubt !!!!!!!!!!!

[@Atticus_Moore]

Definitely feels like water and stone stance are the best. It's a shame each stance doesnt also change your normal attacks, but understandable since the heavy attacks specifically focus on breaking an enemies guard.

[@deadjuice1880]

Day 2 of playing this game. Been getting my butt kicked in combat and wondering what I was doing wrong. Wow, for one, did not know that I should be using heavy attack so much. Kept treating it like traditional games. Tell you what, watching you play, it really makes me wanna get good at the combat. You make it look beautiful.

[@Walt-007xmx8f]

I really wish there was a wave mode or challenge mode, something similar to like Arkham knight maybe... Honestly the combat is just so damn fun when you get the hang of stance switching & mixing it up with the mythic techniques.

[@Zanbatoss]

Well.. infamous second son got a DLC so fingers crossed

[@CRISNCHIPS12398]

Was just thinking of that last game session as well, would love to have a challenge room mode or horde mode.

[@MrCaw77]

I hope they add a new game plus

[@EstebanBrenesV]

For a similar experience charge in to a stronghold with experienced HUD and Kurosawa Mode, on hard diffiulty. trust me itis rewarding and fun, FYI if you havent tried Kurosawa mode is not just a colorchange it singnificantly changesgameplay as you no longer rely on knowing which attacks to dodgeor parry since you cant see the highlight color of the attack o you have to handle it by experience, and if you use minimalized HUD you dont know ho many charges or health you have

[@davidhong9112]

Excellent video, even though I didn't learn anything new, the game play shows it, but you explained it in very concise manner. Thumbs up on this video, ty.

[@Yorlon]

The most important thing about this vid is that he pronounced Tsushima correctly 😩

[@stub_w]

He said shushima tho lol

[@BoomstickGaming]

Saying it how they say it in game

[@stub_w]

@@BoomstickGaming don't they say sushi mah

[@Denu85]

I love sushi though.

[@shuteye2702]

Nah it's exactly how it's spelled Tsushima not that hard. This guy said Shushima

[@GylleneGott]

Fun fact: you can feint your attacks by blocking right as the attack goes out to bait attacks from enemies. I did it a lot in the six blades of kojiro quest

[@newgunz2008]

Water stance all the way for me, since I have to be like the calm sea and wait for the PC release.

[@tawfiqreza175]

same here mate, i have never wanted a pc port like this one. Already watched the playthrough twice ans 20+ hour of other videos like this one.😪

[@master_supreme6618]

@@tawfiqreza175 lol i thought pc was the master race and had better exclusives but here you are begging for our games, if you want somthing like this play sekiro or wait 4 years for years for this to release , good luck

[@tawfiqreza175]

@@master_supreme6618 hey mate, why all the hate? and you did a GREAT job pointing out that. Grow up. thanks.

[@r6_prince240]

@@master_supreme6618 The PS4 community does not claim you. That was rude and unnecessary, there's no reason for hate among other gamers. "Don't be sorry, be better."

[@NameSpaceVoid]

Mate when Sony Interactive puts up all the money for a game they don't allow ports to anything, and there is no sign of that changing. It's like saying "can't wait for that last of us / god of war PC port!" It's part of their market strategy and extremely unlikely.

[@mozullique]

Stone Stance and Wind Stance is my go to stances. Stone because it’s all-round stance. I’ve realised that most of the time when the enemy stagger and you go for a stab, it kills the enemy if not inflict a huge damage to them. Wind because like he said, a crowd-control stance. But it only works the best when you fully upgrade the stance, getting that upgraded typhoon kick which allows you to kill enemies in one or two strikes (enemy knocked down).

[@incognitofool6516]

I have never played a game with such seemless and refreshing combat. Whenever I die, it is almpst always my fault. Rarely can I blame a bug.

[@dblshotz75]

Good video. I knew all this but is going to be really helpful for people having trouble

[@fishy4275]

Pressing triangle is hard

[@Newuxtreme]

Fantastic guide brother, always love your guides! 😊 What an incredible game too. The funny thing is you're already such a fuckin badass op character yiu don't even need upgrades. You just upgrade to improve for the heck of it and to get even better!

[@BoomstickGaming]

Thanks!

[@mjfalcon007]

Awesome stuff man, I am only early into the game so it is exciting to see what I have to expect and can learn.

[@MrAgentIncognito]

The Stone and Water stances are more useful overall, but those kicks look too hilarious to pass up.

[@dra6o0n]

You can block swings and stabs... But you CANNOT block a kick!

[@FrontierChampion]

And last tier kick on wind stance can auto execute a lieutenant tier foe by rushing square after.

[@chmlc9057]

Once you learn, how to make combos, perfect parry (which is not easy) (I'm using water ➕ moon combo) The game becomes /even/ more enjoyable to play. G.O.T.Y 🍺

[@HyperHyena88]

I am loving this game, started a week ago and I finished everything on the first island and iki island. Bout to go up the map to the second part. I love the combat, stealth and weapons, I dont want it to end. Cool video !

[@SupremeKayJay]

They should add a practice mode to so we can learn how to chain moves together

[@spikey288]

its always easy to find groups of mongols on the road to practice on

[@mcruzvascao]

Combat in ghost of Tsushima is really cool and stilish. I really loved!!

[@tlotpwist3417]

This is how they should do for a Star Wars game where you play a Force user. With the extra challenge of trying to recognize what lightsaber form your opponent is using and what you should used against (here it'd easier since the weapons held gives it)

[@JadenX1]

This video is absolutely helpful + it feels like I'm a young Padawan in the Jedi Academy learning some stances 4 lightsaber combos but different LOL

[@naarad_muni9440]

GoT and GoW really just nailed their combat systems, best in the industry. GoW was Goty and GoT will be too.

[@sarbjitkaur3595]

Just thinking about this too

[@leew11k]

I thought my days of gaming were over then this came out it's unbelievable

[@AKhan-zx8gx]

Never played a game like this which uses a combat system similar to this like blood borne and those type games, I stick to things like rdr2 and such. I gotta day, I got cocky at the beginning and went hard, died about 20 times and then I finally started to get the hang of it. Still going well on hard mode, find myself switching stances every 3 seconds to match the enemy I’m facing which helps me master all 4 stances. Loving the game so far.

[@spawnedagony]

This games combat is nothing like Bloodborne. Where’s your head at?

[@brendanbell7115]

The water stance is definitely my favourite

[@anorax001]

At this point after 15 hours of playing GoT and watching this video I realize I have been fighting all wrong in the game. :(

[@manniepas1769]

😂😂😂😂

[@manniepas1769]

Like how

[@shd4618]

One of those channels that makes me realise I was born to hammer square and become frustrated. Excellent content.

[@omegaPSI2006]

My default stance is crouched in grass

[@EventHorizonMK]

Great guide. Felt I wasn’t using the stances and combos to their full potential. I have some stuff to try out now

[@atomicfart6830]

The only problem I have this game is there’s no new game plus

[@peraz4905]

Or you can’t redo mongol camps or whatever its called

[@Round_Slinger]

Hopefully they will patch in a lot of those things

[@j.n.r.e3029]

lol fr i already platinumed it and i wanna go again with all my stuff

[@josefdr3214]

@@j.n.r.e3029 sure

[@yusufpharma7172]

Checkpoint system kinda sucks too