Ghost of Tsushima - Starter Guide - Everything You NEED to Know

[@pocketbacon9636]

Most tip videos are like "make sure to block attacks" or other things the game clearly explains. Thanks for always giving actual tricks and actual tips, sir.

[@itsnows]

1:06 armors 3:45 location for charm of Inari 4:44 location for charm of Okuninushi 5:29 location for charm of Mizu-no-Kami 6:30 Techniques 9:39 Stances 10:58 Ghost skills 14:51 Bird explained

[@qt4814]

Champion !

[@NickSkullz]

Thnx!

[@frostbite88aight53]

What a G

[@trueflightgaming289]

This is all really easy to find you dont really need a guide for it the game basically gives you them all by exploring and playing it

[@freecanadianshadowbanned4954]

Win Demon.

[@tapiopuranen88]

Amaterasu charm is great. Healing on every kill during combat.

[@zZiL341yRj736]

@@deleted2462 So you gonna play this like COD then? Ok!

[@ping141]

This was honestly the most concise and detailed video I’ve seen for starting the game. Thank you for following up on all your points. This was really well put together.

[@TheAlmightyLoli]

The promotional material kept showing off all these intricate sets of samurai armor and ninja outfits. But everyone knows the *true* samurai experience is ronin robes and a straw hat. Nothing else.

[@Hinshu85]

And a badass looking Katana.

[@Phutlikka]

TheAlmightyLoli usagi yojimbo mode. I wonder if there's any gambling or whoring in towns? Lol.

[@TheAlmightyLoli]

@bigevilworldwide1 Who gives a shit about accuracy? I want to live out my Yojimbo/Lone Wolf and Cub fantasies.

[@tacticoolgun]

Lord Jagi I totally get where you’re coming from, I think it’s a stretch to critique the games historical accuracy, just because they weren’t going for 100% accuracy, but saying that white people DONT actually know Japanese history is a bit weird. The total and complete history of japan is open to study by anyone of any ethnicity. I have a Japanese friend who really doesn’t care much about Japanese history, and thinks it’s cool that other people do know so much about it. Being born Japanese doesn’t make you some samurai disciple with infinite knowledge of your own cultural history. Especially in today’s day and age

[@alexanderforbes1452]

@bigevilworldwide1 Your racism is showing.

[@celarisknight8595]

Beyond stoked to have this game! Keep up the amazing work!

[@thetin5957]

@@armanbande4682 stop self promoting.

[@octanejimmy]

The gold bird is a really cool concept. I alos love the really clean UI. Thanks for this guide

[@rster15]

Only thing I'd disagree with is I invested two points into Health discovery and Resolve discovery. After a few hours, I hadn't found any more bamboo strikes or hot springs other than the intro ones they stick in your face. Taking 15 minutes to do a few of those helped me explore the map some more, find extra camps and gain XP fighting Mongol groups. I also highly recommend getting the ability to block projectiles and arrows.

[@Amatsuichi]

79 bucks spent.... zero regrets... tomorrow comes a bit slower than expected :)

[@KayWhyEllie1]

Not gonna watch this because I dont want any spoilers of gear or anything I wanna find it by myself, but I wanted to say I'm so stoked for this game and I appreciate all your coverage Cowboy! (Also liked and left a comment just to help the video)

[@jenniferdgilley]

I like finding stuff myself too

[@huskytzu7709]

From what i can tell it’s all from the first area

[@brody_kekoa]

huskytzu Thank you

[@beastofdarknesss5822]

@@huskytzu7709 yes but their is only 3 areas ,the island is split into 3 sections, my point is the first location is 1/3rd of the game.

[@zZiL341yRj736]

Yea I'm sure watching this will totally ruined your experience. It's an open world game, you haven't many chances.

[@tanner7358]

Cowboy, you are one of the very few game walkthrough/drunk through people that I actually enjoy watching. I've been a fan since the DS 2 : SOTFS days. You consistently put out great, funny, and informative content. Thanks for the years and miles.

[@TheMeJustMe75]

Got my son a PS5 for Christmas and got myself Ghost of Tsushima. I have played maybe 2 hours so far. This game is the total package. If you love open world RPG and AC then this is the game for you. It was hard to find, none of the stores here in town had it or carried it. Luckily Target had it so I had to drive 20 minutes to get it. I have the bow, 2 charms, and the assassination skill. I can't wait to get farther in the game.

[@lmapa69]

Did you beat the game

[@TheMeJustMe75]

@@lmapa69 yes, can't wait for the next game.

[@GerdionXT]

PRO TIP: The most useful charm for beginning is Charm of Amaterasu from Golden Summit Shrine. It's increases supplies (and materials needed to craft) drops by a looot. You can thank me later.

[@darkdestructer]

Why thank someone that gives wrong advice. Charm of amaterasu gives health when killing enemies. He even showed the charm you meant, but always fun to see an attention-hungry commenter not even watching the video Lmao

[@GerdionXT]

@@darkdestructer Take it easy ))

[@darkdestructer]

@@GerdionXT lmao

[@pollekem6459]

The smoke bomb is not to run and hide. The Smoke bomb in combination with chain stealth assassination is crazy over powered When you have upgraded your pouch for the smoke and the the ability of chain stealth kills to 3 kills you throw the bomb you stealth kill 3 NPCS and that 3 times is 9 free kills

[@iianmitchelldub]

Damn i did not think of it that way! I always use items so damn sparingly in games with that feel of " i might need this later" it helps you can o ly carry a limited amount and I can't loot bodies cause I'm full of items haha

[@KingSleaze916]

K thanks bud!! 🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@grantquiller4952]

One of the best starter guides I've read...subscribed

[@cliftonjackson441]

Who's skipping sleep tonight and just gonna binge tsushima all night?

[@robr9105]

Lol did the opposite, went to bed early to wake up and play it

[@fmsp8596]

I’ve been playing the passed 3days! The games epic!! This is definitely better than RDR2 for me personally. * Everything’s so easily accessible. Simple press of the start buttons gets you into all options. You can fast track across the map with ease (provided you’ve already been there) * Storyline is epic - even for the side missions * upgrading weaponry and skills doesn’t feel like a grind at all And the list goes on

[@alpcantopcu]

Hey man, was holding myself back from watching anything about the game. I just cleared castle Kaneada* and I went back and liberated everything. Now that I am watching this I realize everything I did was the same as your down to the charms I used :)

[@scumlordrazor6234]

the best advice is read everything, adventure and do the side missions its time consuming but its a great pay off as you may already know, and your stand offs are important also do the main mission ghost of the past as soon as its available its like a in game cheat

[@mannyg2145]

This is by far one of the better game explanations I’ve heard. It was concise and understandable. Bravo sir!

[@alucard6946]

Dammit cowboy 😂 I was really lookin 30min in my game to figure out how to be a mage lmao

[@tapiopuranen88]

Max stone stance first because in the second region it will be very very useful due to new enemies that appear there.

[@markveertjes7021]

Smoke bomb+assassination tree=op and epic. I Just love to put down that smoke bomb in a big group of enemies and use that streak assassinate skill.

[@RomboutVersluijs]

I noticed if you smash or double press circel. You can also do a safe landing. Haven't tried it from great heights yet, but from a house roof if doesn't cause damage. Just started playing, so I guess this ability is sublime to this

[@SeptienPatterson]

My man did it right! He maxed the Water Stance!

[@Deadrocky]

Tonight can't come soon enough, it's gonna be a long day at work today....

[@ricardodarcangelo2437]

I was told I can pick up anytime today, I work right next to GameStop lol. You're right though, gonna be a long day at work!

[@jrad1214]

Lol

[@mathew4942]

I’m taking tomorrow off for this game lol

[@akumakami9727]

Preach! I just hope I feel like it when I get home 😥. I live a hour from my job so by the time I get home it's almost 4:30am.

[@zacharybrown2413]

I’m playing it right now and loving every minute!

[@Fubared7403]

I never take the traveler armor off. Lol. I always feel like I'm missing a collectible when I do. I just cleared the entire 1st island before I moved on to the second. Once you Liberate all of the Mongol bases, it uncovers the parts of the map you missed and shows all the ? Marks automatically.

[@triston8278]

I did the same thing

[@jlstruyde]

My traveler outfit is black, white headband, white winter mask n emperor white sword.

[@bcm201181]

Played the intro mission last night and this game is 🔥 🔥 Looking forward to more cowboy content. Ty

[@3CA1]

Watched this video months ago and came back for that specific charm of Inari location. This game is amazing.

[@Phutlikka]

Excited about Kurosawa mode. Hell! I'll do second playthrough wearing a blindfold - Zatoichi mode lol!

[@browland1]

The Exploration points came in handy when I was doing the cleanup for the platinum, as there were a few hot springs and shrines that didn't appear as question marks on the map, even when I bet the game and liberated all areas. For locating those stragglers, they were a big time-saver. However, I agree that they are a waste of skill points during the main game.

[@marelaiana]

Omg you keep blowing my mind with how professional you are, you learned the game in such a short time. You put so much hard work in your channel and we appreciate it. thanks for an outstanding video guide. x

[@SlackerRB]

Terrifying enemies is a great and powerful mechanic. They do not just temporarily fall down for an easy execution move, they will get up and run away, removing them from the fight entirely.

[@Chrispackettt]

The smoke bomb is so op. It allows you to get free hits on enemies mid combat or even assassinate them. So its good to use offensively

[@paulsproston3618]

I would recommend fully upgrading Stone stance, so far 90% of mobs have been sword enemys (at the beginning), working my way through shield stance now but its not been half as useful, stones heavy attacks are insane! (playing on hard, as standard) =)

[@FightinCowboy]

Stone stance is really helpful for some of the later duels but since most the Mongol bosses use shields I found water a priority. Stone was definitely the 2nd one I upgraded though.

[@davidh6652]

"playing as a mage" Is cowboy confused lol

[@FightinCowboy]

Meant to say Archer 😂

[@davidh6652]

@@FightinCowboy I know you did man ha ha your just so used to saying mage, can wait for the game tomorrow man appreciate the content already cowboy! 🤠

[@viisovari4544]

EXPLOSION

[@Imakebootysclap]

still got dark souls on his mind

[@dntgetmadent5186]

Too much elden ring 😂😂😂😂 still the GOAT Cowboy

[@johncrush4362]

Thank you for this great video! Subscribing to you for sure! I just started playing this game this week and have fallen in love with it. I went and got the charms you recommended first! Great info to start off my story mode all around. I love Samurai and I love this game already. And this video has helped get me off to a good start and understand all the aspects I need to learn. Priceless!

[@CrazyCorz]

My game is downloading can't wait to play 🤩 I skipped the locations part I wanna find em myself. Thank you for the tips Cowboy!

[@byron5299]

This game just made in my top 3. Sekiro , Nioh, and now GOT

[@zZiL341yRj736]

But what bout The Last of Us Part 2, oh wait that game has a shitty fucking story, pretentious delivery, disrespecting all the characters, disrespecting players. One FUCKING BOSS.

[@jmonkey]

@@zZiL341yRj736 I personally loved Last of US 2. I even shed a tear during the story, which is still rare in a video game for me.

[@hinder_epoch4440]

I want to thank you for your coverage on not only Nioh 2 and Sekiro; but for also this game. Granted I unfortunately do not have Ghost of Tsushima; however once I do have it I'll be much more knowledgeable; thanks to this video. Keep up the great work Cowboy!!! *Samurai bowing in honor*

[@beady0081]

The game doesn't really tell you that observe and kill a leader stacks this is a great tip

[@evanpetelle9744]

Are you serious??? I wish I had known this Luckily I JUST opened up the second part of the island.

[@commonsense9076]

I found out on accident about 2 hours after starting the game.

[@CorruptedYogi]

How do you observe them ?

[@lucastan3926]

@@CorruptedYogi You had to get close to that "leader" in Gold-like armor training himself and just press/hold R2 when prompted. Provided you didn't alarm anyone at that time

[@KP0719x]

the Corrupted King from what I’ve seen from playing. I think there’s only some you can observe and than ones you can’t. The ones that you can observe are the ones that are usually training by theirselves and you’ll know it’s a leader when you see him. You’ll have to take down the archers so you don’t get seen. Than find a place close enough to him without getting seen and it’ll say hold r2 to observe

[@lobbyrobby]

Man I love this game. I'm not even through act 2 on director's cut (I finished iki island) and I'm at 73 hours haha. I played far cry 6 for about 5 hours and threw it in the garbage. I use to love far cry. Hopefully sucker punch can keep up the great work.

[@seanandhelen]

Great video. Very in-depth 👍🏻 I’d just like to also mention that you can just hack and slash your way through the game without worrying too much about the crazy amounts of upgrades.

[@nazrad7590]

watching same morning as PC release, thanks for the useful guides can't wait to start playing!

[@zikarisg9025]

Alright, played 2 hours tonight after it unlocked. Am I the only one who is super annoyed by the camera, enemies circling you without lock-on is not fun. I constantly have to manually adjust. The camera is also super jumpy when it comes to foreground objects. I love the world and like the combat more than I thought I would, but my god, the camera is crap! Don't recall having camera issues like this on the Arkham games and Spider-Man.

[@pronobsarker3828]

yeah literally the only thing missing from this game is a lock on. if you could attack with triggers then moving the camera would be less of an issue.

[@nmtarav]

camera is horrible. enemies circle you and you have no idea what theyre doing. Blocking while adjusting the camera isnt an option because of special attacks. all you can doit just sprint away, readjust and try to make it work. I really dont understand why there is no lock on.

[@zackeryh250]

Idk, I think that if you are a samurai and someone gets behind you, that’s on you.

[@MrRemi1992]

@@zackeryh250 this

[@nmtarav]

@@zackeryh250 then they should have made the game first person. Also even when someone is in front of you, you still dont see them because they are still off screen

[@donkie_gong9016]

good guide, except bow starts to be less and less useful the more you go on with the story, because enemies will almoust always have a helmet in the last region :) tho, the armor you get from the last ARC3 will be really helpful. (not telling what armour cos that would spoil the fun getting it just by doing the main missions.)

[@aaronhahn4870]

Very well done. I'm going for like the 4th time through and just wanted a refreshment on game tactics and you nailed it!

[@sunnyparmar2914]

Great content, thank you 👍🏼

[@scuba_tron5332]

started playing this right after i finally beat Sekiro and it's taken me a while to adjust. thanks for pointing out the difference in blocking/parries between the two games, it was helpful

[@apollyonkatastrefia1586]

You can jump over spear swings but I've found it very difficult to do consistently.

[@oldschoolgaming4763]

Great guide! I have pre purchased the PS version for may-24. Never played it before, Watched this and went on to youre playthru series.

[@henrymonroy9533]

TYVM Cowboy. Just starting Ghost on my PS5 and this video helped A LOT!

[@kirkcrawford5091]

Great vid man loving this game so far and your couple videos on it are quick concise and straight to the point even though this is a 20 minute video you waste no one time with pointless off topic talk. Packed with useful info and it’s much appreciated

[@amador4417]

I’ve been enjoying this game so much, great guide so far I have all the armor sets for act1 and was trying to see which armor set is best but it seems the travelers set is more effective for resources I just need to explore all of the map now lol 😂 it’s great that before watching this I was already upgrading the certain skills you were mentioning that were effective now I just need to concentrate on the samurai and stances tree specifically the water stance because I’ve upgrading one skill from each category

[@cmactual]

Thank you for being very thorough. Every other channel is trying to do it first or copy someone else's. Your's is what we were really looking for. Thanks for doing it right

[@kylepbillingsley1950]

I always get games a few months late and I’ve been going through other peoples guides and it was all generic... This right here was incredibly helpful it was in depth enough and talked about every part of the game Thank you👍👌💯 Also I found your channel to help get me through part 28 of Far cry 3!!!! You’ve been making great content

[@thefourthcircle1137]

I’m at the ending it took two days but I’m here

[@boardiesboi]

Great beginners guide cowboy! I watched your videos and boss guides for Sekiro and you made that game so fun for me.

[@robertorusso4699]

Hi pc players, welcome to the best starter guide on yt.

[@Disqord]

@FightingCowboy Dude, something up w/ the Inari charm; rather than just increasing the initial yield of resources gathered, I'm also getting a SECOND gather popup when I grab stuff out in the world. Example: I grabbed Supplies that would probably be x4 or x5 w/o charm. It's x8 instead, and then I get a second notification that I got x8 MORE Supplies. Same goes for almost everything; Flowers seem to be exempt, though.

[@WaitingToBeAGhost]

Always Putting out quality Mr. Cowboy just wanted to say thank you for just being you and keeping up the great work. Stay safe and healthy much love my dude.

[@DonaldJuliano]

Thank you for all you do! Your videos have helped me be a much better gamer and come to enjoy games like Nioh and Sekiro. Keep up the great work!

[@randylawrence504]

I've been waiting on this title forever and it was worth the wait.

[@xcyberry]

If you don't swap the controls so that you attack using r1 and r2 you are crazy

[@Veloso1000]

Fr

[@scottswift8153]

Games fucking awesome played 3 hours and im hooked.

[@kirramcdowell]

My go to for everything dark souls and now ghost 8) great content as always dude. Getting my game tomorrow, can’t wait!

[@tanyadavies265]

3 years late to the party Cowboy yet better late than never 😂 Just recieved this game today so i new exactly where to come for solid addvice in starting my way on this journey, After viewing ur video i think iv bitten off more than i can chew as the content seams overwhelming this stance business 😟 Anyway keep making amazing content 👌

[@LeanieSigel]

I’m only a few hours in and I already feel like this game needs a sequel!!!

[@CuddlyMoron]

I am at the point where if I know you will play a game I want to try, I wait. Been with you since slightly before Nioh 1 and love your videos and direct approach. Thanks for doing you!

[@NickGallacher]

Really helpful man, especially with the stronger charms, thanks!!

[@realmadrid_daily]

I'm a huge fan of parries. I try to parry in every combat

[@squilliam.919]

I remember watching you play AC Syndicate and I’ve stumbled upon pawn you again

[@mikelund57]

Just bought this game yesterday and I love it.. it's taking me away from rdo which ive been playing hardcore.. its a nice break.. it's so immensely fun and intense and worth playing.. highly recommend this game..

[@falconpower3624]

Your voice is liquid gold... perfection 😘

[@pav5971]

Nice vid. I just started playing yesterday, combat is really good,and stand off is really fun.

[@UndefeatedEagle]

Im going thru this game again . The ps5 version this time . Wanted to do this for a long time but i was busy beating sekiro for 2 years .(well lady butterfly ) once i had her dead the rest was pretty easy . Got the platinum 2 days ago🎉😅

[@LM-vq7ju]

Been watching all the beginner tips videos. This seems to make the most sense.i Haven't even played it yet lol

[@Cunnysmythe]

Maybe the best video of this type I've seen

[@zobbycar2728]

Thanks for showing us how to have fun 👍

[@oniruiz6379]

The only thing I agree on is the smoke bomb kuni and safe landing and far hearing

[@Scoupe400]

Good tips as always. Wish I knew it was here before I started. Be nice to see if you have a next level, Act II tips.

[@laurieyordy9892]

Cowboy I seen a show you might like , it called Double World, on Net.

[@WeaselJCD]

Finally PC players can play this! been playing since friday and just finished the first zone, took my time ~ 20 hours and now watch this stuff and see all the things I've missed When I want quality guides I always come back here

[@delwigzieful]

What an excellent guide absolutely perfectly done and clearly explained thank you very much appreciate it,i have subscribed ,Best channel on KZbin by far,para

[@darkdestructer]

I wish you could turn off camera smoothing( so the camera speed is fixed and didn't accelerate over time) or just have the camera turning slightly with you when swinging

[@kandiskennedy7934]

Thank you, .. so much helpful information. Really a lot of pearls in here.

[@Legion1620]

Always nice to have a nice step up, thanks man

[@leefox5596]

This game needs to be played on hard. I'm about 2 hours further than my bro who is playing on normal. I've been watching him and the amount of mistakes he makes that doesn't get punished is shocking. My hard play through feels perfect, feels so rewarding

[@diplomatG]

Cool story bro

[@LayMamaHoMah]

Great detailed video! How do you like the combat compared to Sekiro? Which one do you prefer?

[@HistoricalConflict]

Cant believe i missed your move to you tube. I have been sitting on Twitch like a abandoned prom date waiting for a new walkthrough.

[@theod2800]

another great video filled with usefull info; thanks for the effort!

[@eaglebearer1580]

This game just looks incredible I’m waiting for my copy to come in the mail and I’m beyond pumped for this game

[@aadygoel1707]

How did you like it ?

[@ivansmoutafov204]

Great and helpful video.Thanks.

[@JiP-Melee]

Love these vids brother. Keep up the amazing work!

[@maximman777]

Great video, been with you since Sekiro keep it up

[@ericwilliams7945]

Thanks for the video I cannot wait to play this later today

[@Kryptokeeper9]

You make the best tips videos.

[@emmyobinna]

thanks for the super helpful guide. happy to be a subscriber

[@TheDungeonDive]

Goddamn this game looks beautiful.

[@willthrizzal2647]

My favorite part of the game is when he gets out of a hot spring and it's booty galore. HEY IT'S 2020

[@positiveproductions6699]

Could you consider doing a bow tips video basically what I'm mean is how to fire the half bow or bow in general because I'm still getting used to the arrow drop?