I tried 'Ghost of Tsushima' again after playing 'AC Shadows'...

[@LukeStephensTV]

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[@kennygates]

The best way to remember the Stances Triangle: Tip of a Spear Square: Big blockish Brutes Circle: Those who dawn the Shield Cross(X): Those who wield the Swords

[@supermac8619]

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[@markus9998]

Really cool in duels, you actually can see when they fake it and when they actually attack, because in order to make an attack, you foot actually needs to move towards the enemy to make a usefull attack. Like in real life. The enemies do this as well and if you focus on the foods in a stand-off you know when they attack.

[@DJMarcO138]

Overpriced garbage that tastes like cardboard in tiny boxes. $12 a box is ludicrous.

[@Haggz]

What I loved about Jin, was that his love for animals comes from his mother. So even in game, you dont get rewarded with skins for needlessly killing deer.

[@Nunya310]

The guiding wind is his father and the yellow bird is his mother. Always thought that was cool…also those deer are sacred in Japan I believe.

[@kriskater]

Well you can hunt for predator hides in the game. Deer would be good for hides and meat as well, however that type of deer is sacred in Japan! And thats why the game discourages hunting it in-game as that is more accurate to the history 👍🏽

[@UserNot_Known]

Ubisoft forgot how to write good characters, we went from Ezio, Edward Kenway and Altair to Kasaandra, Naoe and Mirage Basim..

[@non-fictionaltoughguy1208]

@@Nunya310spot on you’re correct, it’s a beautiful game on so many different levels, I wish we got a continuation of Jin’s story instead of some new character

[@kimberkan]

@@Nunya310i dont doubt that they completely looked over that. we are definitely going to be killing sacred deer for +1 leather 😭

[@jawnashun777]

This is just the start. Theres going to be so many essays comparing assassin's creed vs ghost of tsushima

[@leandromadeireira8840]

i cant wait for the 4 hours essays

[@justingabriel1765]

Yeah, and all of them will essentially be repetitive nonsense 😂

[@centerleft6813]

Ubisoft thinks them pushing it back to make it better is a good idea. But in. Reality they’re just getting closer and closer to when ghost 2 comes out which will probably blow it away.

[@jawnashun777]

@centerleft6813 agreed. Ghost is an amazing game, and I'm glad that there going with an anthology series over a direct sequel

[@Welps222]

We already had ghost of Tsushima vs sekiro vs other souls like

[@SaltyLTD]

It still looked amazing on ps4. The art direction is incredible

[@BrahmaDBA]

This truly, next gen graphics means nothing if your art direction is crap. While RDR2 is an amazingly beautiful game with graphics that are still unmatched to this day, without proper art direction the game would also somewhat feel lackluster.

[@SaltyLTD]

@BrahmaDBA exactly, art direction will always trump fidelity. Look at games like hollow knight or hyper light drifter.

[@SargentWallaby]

I first played GoT on a 1080p TV on a PS4 slim. It still looked as if I was playing a movie. It's a generational game honestly.

[@YaBoiiSlim]

Let’s not forget there is virtually no loading screens while you fast travel on the ps4 which has a hard drive!!

[@parabalani]

Nah, the game has only a few beautiful areas. The graphics are mediocre overall.

[@maubraymzoma6616]

So in other words we should just play Ghost of Tsushima... Got it...

[@THEONETRUEOVERLORD]

Or just wait for ghost of Yōtei.

[@nhanon67as]

It’s boring to play a game I’ve already dropped 100 hours into. Shadows should be fun for 20 hours or so

[@nhanon67as]

@@THEONETRUEOVERLORD or get both

[@bronzin1445]

@@nhanon67as> should be fun It won’t be. I can promise you that. Best case scenario, they back pedal on the asinine design choices they’ve implemented into this turd.

[@stimswwolf7867]

@@bronzin1445you haven’t even played the game, clown

[@seeonaga1524]

4:39 Another reason why I love how the navigation system is handled is the lore about it and them actually being characters themselves in a sense. Yuriko (Jin's childhood caretaker) literally says "Jin you’re never alone, your father is the wind at your back, and your mother the birds in the trees." Like it is literally said/implied that the guiding wind is the spirit of Jin's father, and that the golden bird(which pops up whenever Jin is near points of interest like side quests, items and hotsprings) is Jin's mother. THIS is the most unique navigation system I have ever seen in a game and its amazing.

[@JonathanLatchman]

REAL

[@UltraGeezer]

The hot springs rejuvenating and adding life, while also taking the opportunity to reflect as Jin is so good!

[@markcuskelly9166]

His father’s spirit guides him to battle, and his mother’s spirit guides him to peace

[@splicedup7480]

Playing Ghost for the first time… it’s one of the best games I’ve ever played. Full stop.

[@Tunedawg23]

When did you start? I literally started 3 or 4 days ago

[@musashi66973]

You should played more games. GoT is basically a slightly better AC

[@scottcunni]

@@musashi66973 what ? now thats a hot Ubisoft take. way better than any AC game because its the complete opposite of a AC game. if you know the samurai lore you would not even make that statement.

[@undisclosedsteve6361]

​@scottcunni I mean it does play like an Ubisoft game lol, I think it's an incredible game but it absolutely takes after Ubisoft games😂 the opposite of an Ubisoft game is like....Puyo Puyo Tetris😂

[@wabznasm9660]

@@musashi66973 It's one of my favourite games ever and I've played all sorts. I suppose it depends on what you like about games. GoT is just an excellent, responsive, stylish and beautiful Samurai/Ninja simulator. Yes it's set in a miniature, map marker strewn world like the rest, but it's the only one of them that lets me play fully with the HUD off.

[@kloakovalimonada]

I love the writing in Ghost. No fucking constant ironic snark like everything else.

[@Ronin777z]

That’s Millennial writing for you, every game or show these days feels like it was written by and for Californian millennial hipsters. It’s agonizing

[@inuyasha.mp3]

I found the whole ''samurai pride'' thing a bit overused towards the end honestly, especially knowing how brutal samurais were during war times. I hope the focus of Ghost of Yotei is put somewhere else

[@Jonkin715]

What I liked was that the game had several strong female characters that didn't emasculate Jin in the process.

[@Sumunuhriginal]

I hated that Jin’s in game actions don’t actually reflect the narrative. Even if you play the game honorably, characters will constantly remark on how Jin doesn’t fight like a samurai and his uncle still gets mad. It creates a really bad dissonance and I ended up just not playing honorably because I realized it didn’t even matter.

[@bhuwanshah3215]

@@SumunuhriginalIt depends. I tried playing Honourable but was forced to stealth so it felt very natural for me that I had to stealth and that others noticed that and judged me on that.

[@R0N1N___]

With regards to Assassin's Creed, I wish Ubisoft would go back to focusing on the "Assassin" fantasy.

[@krystynfunk4201]

Nah, they’d rather indoctrinate you into the DEI cult. Gameplay and storytelling comes second.

[@R0N1N___]

@krystynfunk4201 🤨

[@SILVER_JP]

@@krystynfunk4201you’re a bit weird

[@jax_wildguess]

Exactly 🎉

[@Olonne85]

They did that with Mirage but the sales weren't any better too so that's not the issue

[@blakeandcamp]

Tsushima has aged like a fine wine and it'll continue to do so. Masterclass in atmosphere and gameplay simplicity. It doesn't try to do more than it needs to and it's better for it. Brilliant game.

[@MajinPorunga]

I find with games that have MiniMaps, I spend far more time moving while staring at the minimal than I do looking at where I'm going. Ghost of Tsushima is my all time favourite RPG in terms of immersion

[@frafio5182]

You can remove MiniMaps in all Ubisoft games. Or even play with the exploration mode with no indicators

[@d4nkdesu]

I don't really mind either as even when there is a minimap I only look at it when I reach a point where I need to take a turn. Honestly in Ghost of Tsushima, I was sometimes annoyed by not having proper directions when I wanted to travel while following the road. If I go in a straight line from A to B then it's okay but I like to take the road and sometimes the road that is not in the same direction as the wind is the right one and I find out a bit too late and then have to go back and take the right one.

[@Doc_Cocked_Glock]

@@frafio5182 Problem is, those games weren't designed around being played that way. Games that are designed to be played that way (like Elden Ring for example) are curated differently. There's thought put into sign posts and other hints for players to give them an idea of where they're supposed to go. When you play a Ubisoft game with the map/map markers turned off, you're running around blind hoping you happen to randomly bump into somewhere you need to go.

[@Sumunuhriginal]

This game is not an RPG. It’s just an action adventure open world

[@jazzifizzleno16]

It’s not an rpg

[@peterk2735]

Tsushima, Witcher 3 and KCD are the only games in the past 10+ years where I actually rode my horse at a steady trot. No fast travel, no galloping - these worlds were so immersive and beautiful, I had no reason to rush.

[@gs8494]

This, when travelling is part of the joy you know you're playing something special.

[@Ronuk1996]

KCD, RDR2, Ghost of Tushmia Witcher 3 for me its rare for me to find great open worlds.

[@PhrooberCZ]

Red dead ?

[@Antek_S]

I'm the same in CyberPunk. Driving the speed limit, sitting in traffic, walking everywhere lol.

[@Silverfox-md9pw]

Rode Roach everywhere in Witcher 3? Really? Love the game, but I run around instead of riding nimble baby Roach!

[@LukeStephensTV]

Fun fact, this video got age restricted when the original video was uploaded with Jin's bare butt. But(t) apparently if you put Donkey Kong's face on top it's fine. 🤷‍♂ Who knew! 🤷‍♂

[@theskorpio1]

we don't care

[@ChaseSchleich]

KZbin has gotten so stupid.

[@eduard476]

I hope they keep this "mechanic" in the sequel

[@ChandloEnjoyer]

Adding Donkey Kong makes everything better. Never forget this.

[@RobotWithHumanHair.]

@@theskorpio1 some do though? I mean I don’t but don’t speak for others

[@dylannlala4771]

Bro needed to cleanse his pallet 😭😭

[@Error-000]

Ghost of Tsushima nailed a premise that feels like it should’ve been tailor-made for Assassin’s Creed. Picture this: an Assassin’s Creed game set in Japan where an honorable samurai warrior crosses paths with the Assassin Brotherhood via the female assassin. Over time, he’s forced to adopt their methods-abandoning his traditional sense of honor, learning to kill from the shadows, and avoiding direct combat. It’d be amazing to watch his transformation into a hybrid of samurai and assassin, blending both worlds to outwit his enemies at any cost. Honestly, I doubt AC shadows will come close to delivering a story as compelling as that.

[@canaandurham7158]

You could even keep the same basic conflict. Let Kotal Khan (and maybe even the Khans themselves) be a Templar as the antagonist. Or even better, let Shimura be the Templar. His obsession with honor and how samurai should could also extend to how his lands and Japan should be. Imagine that final duel between Jin and Shimura. Not only ideologically opposed as a honorable samurai and the Ghost, but also as a Templar and an Assassin, all while both knowing neither wants this but that it has to happen. Could’ve been peak.

[@BrahmaDBA]

This is why it is so poetic when Sucker Punch beat them to it. A studio most well known with making Infamous; a highly stylized action adventure game that is as far and detached from the "Assassins" genre. Yet because they have the heart was able to make an Assassin's Creed game that is truly Assassin's Creed.

[@natchu96]

I'd want to say that Ghost of Tsushima's narrative is, in execution, more written around the dichotomy between righteous "honor" and necessary evil, while Assassin's Creed had traditionally been more about whether freedom or control is truly better for society. But Modern AC barely gives a rat's ass about the franchise's own themes anyway so I suppose it's fine to keep the bar low.

[@zashimi1345]

Works as an AC game. Kotal could be a Templar looking for a piece of Eden that Shimura is hiding. Yuna is an Assassin and does what she does already in the game but gradually revealing the whole Templar/Assassins conflict to Jin while she shows him a the techniques you get.

[@gamingwithJT2007]

Tbh I don't even want a samurai in a assassin creed it's useless and serves no purpose I would rather if all playable characters were only assassin I'm sick of Ubisoft overlooking the brotherhood for some fantasy that we don't care about naoe is fine but seriously nobody wants to play as a samurai for stealth maybe the casuals.

[@bewee]

I been playing this the last two weeks . I was only 30% done on my save file . Idk why I ever stopped playing . The combat is so fun . You feel like a bad ass every time .

[@matthiasgodille6561]

Because it's just as repetitive as any modern AC game. It's prettier, better writtent, and has some standout moments in the early and late game, but it's also open world slop.

[@jasonarnold1990]

@@matthiasgodille6561no it's not lmao

[@MrKnaives]

First game i platinum. Its quite easy to platinum, tho.

[@felipemonteiro8766]

When you finish a duel and press the button to put away the sword, the animations are really badass

[@bewee]

@@matthiasgodille6561 It kinda is ,but idk it's not repetitive annoying like bad games . I still enjoy taking out camps and chopping bamboo . I usually hate mini games but they did a good job .

[@Darth_Zabrak]

Ghost of Tsushima is absolutely beautiful, im so incredibly excited for Ghost of Yotei

[@virgilbradford5714]

I pray the writing an story is just as good 🤞

[@josephyoung7592]

I wouldn't hold your breath. Apparently a lot of the people who created GoT have already left the studio and the lead female character is how shall i put it "pretty vocal on social media"

[@izumolee6714]

@@josephyoung7592 If people don't like the actress playing the lead just switch to Japanese language cause honestly why should people care what she thinks or believes in. Pedro Pascal has said and done questionable things in his personal life but nobody cares when he's acting or playing a part. As for the studio all of the allegations about it are allegedly and not confirmed since most of the news comes from 'drama' farmers. What we do know the director & creative director from the first game are still in charge Nate Fox & Jason Connel. That alone should be a positive but so many are forgetting that fact.

[@darrenjones1413]

When does yotei drop ?

[@Darth_Zabrak]

@@darrenjones1413 no release date yet, but some time in 2025

[@shinyguy1789]

Love in shadows how you can’t kill a deer but can kill random level 1 NPC that is on his way home😅

[@OG_McLovin]

ANTE UP! Get that fool!

[@boitmecklyn4995]

maybe they got PETA on the books.

[@actionvids35]

I played a few months ago and still holds up and loved playing the game. The scneray,story, charaters and music are top tier. Wanted to play a few hours then ended up playing for over a week

[@mihmo2663]

You know, you gotta give Ubisoft credit, they invite people to events and don’t place review embargo’s on games even though reviews could be bad. Gotta respect that.

[@dudebruh8534]

Also gotta respect how when a studio doesn't make them a billion dollars they shut it down, just like with the recent four they axed in charge of Skull & bones, Starwars outlaws, and Avatar.

[@bronzin1445]

Honestly, I think that’s just so they don’t tank their reputation any further than it already is. You can bet your arse they’d be draconian about it under different circumstances

[@Real_Name_Redacted]

@@dudebruh8534 to be fair, it is a business. Businesses can’t run on good vibes and negative profits.

[@Real_Name_Redacted]

@@dudebruh8534 to be fair, it is a business. Businesses can’t run on good vibes and negative profits. I get where you are coming from. But it’s kinda weird that nobody buys a game. And then gets mad when the studio is closed due to nobody buying their games.

[@machttim]

@@dudebruh8534 i mean they fight against bankruptcy they need to close some studios

[@usatandaisuki]

I am a 62-year-old Japanese woman. I got my first platinum trophy in Ghost of Tsushima.The combat uses proper sword fighting techniques. Makkou-giri（真向斬り）, Kesagiri（袈裟斬り）, Gyaku-kesagiri（逆袈裟斬り）, Nuki-dou（抜き胴）, etc. And what's great about this game is that it automatically avoids stepping on enemy corpses during combat. The dead are "Buddhas" regardless of whether they're friends or enemies. One of the problems with Assassin's Creed Shadows is that Yasuke is a cosplayer who just wears samurai armor. His fighting style is simply slaughtering people. I feel that expressing this as if it were a way for black people to fight is also a form of discrimination against black people.

[@viswakesavan6828]

Wow i never noticed that Jin never stepped on corpses

[@joeblack2809]

So how exactly does Jin’s fighting style differ from Yasuke’s exactly if they’re both just cutting people down

[@viswakesavan6828]

@@joeblack2809 not sure about yasuke since i haven't played shadows But Jin's fighting stance is just authentic and you can see the studio's respect and love for the culture by just the variety of stances and fighting styles. Ubisoft on the other hand are adding their own ideas which can be perceived as offensive You may be right..Jin and Yasuke may just be cutting people down but the studio's attention to detail makes them different i guess

[@joeblack2809]

@@viswakesavan6828 what does Ubisoft adding their own ideas have to do with the style of swordsmanship between Jin and Yasuke? Those two things aren’t relevant to one another

[@viswakesavan6828]

@@joeblack2809 i guess i didn't word it properly in my previous comment It's not about the fighting style it's about perception Ubisoft is already in a complete mess to a point where anything they do can be perceived as offensive Even if yasuke is the same as every videogame protagonist who just cuts people down, people would still hate it because of the controversies surrounding shadows... Even a small mistake would be fleshed into a bigger one It's not about the fighting styles It's about how people perceive it People are being overly critical with ubi

[@ChaseSchleich]

AC Shadows is a game that Ubisoft no longer has the talent to make. If you'd given the exact same concept to the Ubisoft of 2010-2015 era, I think they could have done something special with it. Today's Ubisoft is going to create the most basic version of a much more complex and compelling game.

[@white6505]

i definitely agree with you. Imagine what the people behind Unity or the Ezio trilogy (yes, im thinking mostly of patrice desiléts) could do with that setting. It feels like Ubisoft has truly degenerated and simply cannot possibly return to the level they were at, even though they also suffocated their own games back then.

[@ChaseSchleich]

@white6505 Even the concept of 2 very different characters. Today's Ubisoft went the most basic route with it. One is a tank, the other is a mosquito. Pick one and go. Give that concept to the old Ubisoft and the entire thing would be more thought out, more methodical and lead to more possibilities in game.

[@white6505]

@ChaseSchleich it would be much better for yasuke to have social stealth using the respect he has as a samurai. He could infiltrate places and open up opportunities for naoe to use later. Also, there's no reason to deny us ship combat.

[@justingabriel1765]

@@white6505yeah but then people would complain that people don’t notice the large black guy walking around the Asian neighborhood and we’d have to listen to that ridiculous conversation

[@white6505]

@@justingabriel1765 he could simply use a mask to hide his face. In most social stealth scenarios you want to blend in, not start long conversations anyway.

[@pongknuckle8933]

Don’t forget about GoT Legends - where we get tasked to track down Uncle Shimura’s ex girlfriend to kindly ask her to stop stalking him; He is NOT the father.

[@sidharthramesh3016]

Regarding the animals. I like how GoT use animals to guide you to shrines and stuff. This allows for this immersive experience where you dont need a minimap but also ties perfectly together with the shinto belief and paying respect to these animals (i remember the foxes and birds)

[@boitmecklyn4995]

it also plays into the mythical / spiritual aspect of japanese culture.

[@tni333]

Idk man, it was immersive the first time but after I’ve seen the same bird or fox a few times I found it just as immersion breaking as a quest marker. More creative and without ugly UI, very commendable, but it’s still just a thinly veiled quest marker.

[@boitmecklyn4995]

@ i mean would you rather have yellow paint everywhere? Haha

[@tni333]

@@boitmecklyn4995 you do realize it has its own version of yellow paint in the neatly marked up grappling hook spots?

[@historyenjoyer4824]

@@boitmecklyn4995all the rocks in ghost you can climb are brown All the grappling hooks have ribbon on it. Your points invalid, they are all visual cues.

[@SMP-5150]

11:31 a feature I always thought was such a nice touch was how the archers yell when they are about to shoot and even the enemies duck because it’s so grounded even they can get hit with an arrow. And gives you a subtle nod to roll out of harms way.

[@ckl3814]

I think that wasn’t a “feature” but actually how the Mongolian soldiers reacted back then ..i recall it was mentioned in one of their interviews

[@SMP-5150]

@ feature or reality it’s a nice touch they implemented, they could’ve easily left it out but they made it a point to have it in the game was all I was saying

[@andrewcoehoorn6505]

I don't remember where I heard it but I remember hearing Ghost has a system where if you do a bunch of stealth kills you'll get more thunderstorms. As though the very gods disapprove of your choices.

[@13Kr4zYAzN13]

That's true. Soon as I realized that, it was mind blowing lol

[@JetstreamSamurai]

It ties to the actual reason the IRL mongol invasion failed which was the storms themselves. Honestly makes Jin even more terrifying, he was literally the storm that was approaching...

[@andrewcoehoorn6505]

@JetstreamSamurai Well with a name like Jet Stream Samurai when it comes to matters of weather and Japanese history not only will I believe you, I must. I never thought of Jin being the storm before that's a super awesome perspective.

[@darkninja9499]

The storm of clan sakai.

[@MrAnt728]

Ghost of Tsushima is truly a masterpiece... Replay value is worth it with a captivating story, and great/challenging/unique gameplay

[@IshmaelKipling]

I've done the main storyline, Tsushima and Iki island, definitely more than 5 times now but less than 10. I've done a Kurosawa playthrough 2 times. I've done a stealth playthrough 2 times with Ghost armor and Fundoshi armor. I've done a wandering ronin playthrough with the Ronin armor of course. I'm currently doing an archer playthrough with Tadayori armor.

[@NCSheriff7]

Cap

[@NCSheriff7]

Overrated asf

[@rileysevern1968]

It’s alright but it’s far from a masterpiece lol. The dialogue is shallow, as are most of the characters, the story is not memorable aside from a few key moments and while the game looks great, that all goes away during any dialogue interactions with npcs where they blatantly hide the fact that none of them are fully animated. There are much better games deserving the title of masterpiece

[@MrAnt728]

@rileysevern1968 It's a masterpiece based off of its GAMEplay. You're describing cinematic elements in it

[@ZEREN_X]

This is why I'm so excited for Yotei. It's gonna blows Shadows out of the water.

[@M_MWhiskey]

It cracks me up how many people became a fan of GoT long after its release. I played this on launch on a ps4 and knew it was amazing. Generational game.

[@keilanlong5198]

A lot of people couldn’t play it until the pc drop

[@bronzin1445]

Ubisoft seems to have this uncanny ability to listen to their fanbase WITHOUT ACTUALLY listening to their fanbase. “Sure, we’ll finally make that AC: Samurai game you guys have been requesting since AC2 but we’re going to do it in the most asinine way imaginable.” They did it with Skull & Bones (which should have just been Black Flag without the Assassin’s Creed) and now they’re doing it with AC: Shadows. Honestly, I think Skull & Bones peeves me off more has they LITERALLY have the blueprints from Black Flag but nOoOoOo, they just HAD to make it into a live service; a model that was already on its way out BEFORE THE GAME EVEN LAUNCHED!!! Seems like the only thing Skull & Bones carried over from Black Flag was the naval combat and even then, it feels like a significant downgrade

[@Jonkin715]

@@bronzin1445 Ubisoft could've simply made AC Shadows into a feudal Japan version of Splinter Cell.

[@bronzin1445]

@ here’s the thing, they know damn well that they can. They just simply don’t want to

[@KharaChmiel]

Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza is going to be what Skull and Bones should have been lol.

[@gibleyman]

Ubisoft at this point FEELS like it's ran by a stupid ai. Because seriously, how stupid do they have to be to do everything in their power to dive headfirst into bankruptcy. I'm not even mad at them anymore, I'm just genuinely confused. There are developers that are bad at making games, and there's the developers that are good at sucking everything good out of a game, that being Ubisoft.

[@xxTICxxTOCxx]

Stances Pro Tip: Playstation buttons, X looks like crossing swords, TRIANGLE looks like the tip of a lance, CIRCLE looks like a shield, SQUARE looks like a brick/solid/boss enemies.

[@ijclnl48]

Ghost of Tsushima is a special experience.

[@dakashoes4702]

This might be a bit overboard but I've always felt like Ghost of Tsushima was tied with God of War 4 and Uncharted 4 for the best PS4 exclusive.

[@TheBasedBalkan]

Not at all, I’d add black myth wukong to that as well but idk if it’s a PS exclusive

[@ContrastCopy]

⁠​⁠@@TheBasedBalkanhe was referring to PS4 not 5 exclusives. And Wukong isn’t an exclusive at all, with day and date PC and technical problems preventing a Xbox release due to the series s.

[@chili2165]

For me personally I have God of War Bloodborne, Horizon, Uncharted and The Last of Us slightly above Ghost.

[@chrismoore4724]

Not crazy at all. The holy trinity of PS4 exclusives are Ghost, GOW, and Bloodborne

[@rileysevern1968]

No where near those two lol. Those two had iconic side characters and some of the best character animation in the industry. I can barely name a handful of Ghosts side characters and half of their dialogue shallow and barely animated. (Covered by that stupid camera zoom out)

[@Berrytenor]

Ghost of Tsushima is still one of my favorites of all time and the prettiest game I’ve EVER seen. It’s better than every single AC game

[@Westisbananademocracy]

literally the same as last 3 assassins games just with removed hud, changing stances and worse physics aswell as clipping more that what happens on assassins creed.

[@Had115]

​@Westisbananademocracy bro you are trippin😂

[@Berrytenor]

@Westisbananademocracy those games had about 10-15 hours of story and 70 hours of mindless, repetitive grind

[@jonnybowdenfitness9558]

​@Westisbananademocracy It has better combat, better characters and story, a better world, better graphics, better exploration. They're the same genre so there will be similarities but saying they're the same is reductive

[@Doraemonthegoatanime]

ac ezio triology is as good if not better

[@ChrissClutch]

Ghost of Tsushima was the Assassin's Creed game we all wanted. Give Jin a hidden blade and a hoody. Ubisoft was beat to the punch. We were asking for a Japan ninja game right after they finished Ezio's story. We got Natives and Pirates.

[@StridingCloud]

Wait a minute, ac 3 and 4 were good games with characters that were pretty good

[@deanwinchester6654]

Black Flag is an awesome game.

[@ChrissClutch]

Some of them being good are irrelevant to my point. Ubisoft never answered the call for ninjas or whatever as the base of a AC game and now it has been done better.

[@13Kr4zYAzN13]

And pirates taught them the wrong lesson. That's why UbiSoft is where they're at today

[@thmangrg69]

If the ac shadows that's set in Japan had a Japanese male protagonist then I would play because it just makes sense. All the other ac games has that.

[@Powerslide15]

14:35 As soon as I found out that killing the deer didn't drop any resources, I decided to not kill the deer. In my head, I feel like needlessly killing wildlife is disrespectful, but utilizing the animal for it's resources is okay.

[@matijasostojic4288]

One thing that I love about this game is that it truly feels like each playthrough fully encompases Jin as a whole. He is a amazing swordfighter, a stealth assassin, a skilled archer and a resourceful swiss army knife. Over my entire first playthrough of this game (That I had finished today, which was 2 hour sessions over around 3 or so weeks) I have had 4 seperate moment where I have thought "Man {insert type of gameplay here} is so fun" and yet I have almost never had to fully switch gear to keep enjoying it. Even as a primarily Melee combat/stealth player, I found myself fully utilising Archery and Ghost weapons to clear enemies and finish objectives in a fun way. Combine that with, even in combat, instantaneous capability to switch gear and armor at any moment to fit any need feels so oddly freeing. Obviously this is Jin's story, the ghost of Tsushima and not some Rpg custom character where you can choose to be a melee build but it truly did feel like it both set in stone what Jin was and how he plays, while also giving you the full freedom to fight however you wish at any given moment.

[@MarcMaximum]

Currently playing Ghost of Tsushima for the first time and I chuckle at the thought of Ubisoft making their own version

[@13Kr4zYAzN13]

I can't believe people are still hype for Shadows haha

[@gibleyman]

In fact, I'm convinced Ubisoft only "listened" to the fans wanting a game set in Japan (something people have asked since AC2) purely because they saw GoT became successful. They said "hey let's make this, but worse"

[@MarcMaximum]

@@gibleyman lolol 1000%

[@Nunya310]

Just started the directors cut on ps5. Falling in love with it all over again…

[@darrenjones1413]

Much better on PS5 version I'm playing dlc right now

[@Nunya310]

@ agreed. I just finished the dlc yesterday. I’ll pick it back up Saturday 👍

[@CapitanoAraym]

My experience with Assassin's Creed Shadow. Ubisoft announced and explained the plot and, to experience a good game about feudal japan, I started playing Ghost of Tsushima. I'm good.

[@CanisoGaming]

This is basically "from Starfield back to cyberpunk 2077" all over again 😂. As god damn expected lol

[@The_Apothecary]

3:51 agree 100% Its all about immersion. Also the clean minimal HUD is so nice and cinematic.

[@vexmyth0clast]

I installed an ungodly amount of mods and replayed this game last week on pc and it was incredible. The story, the visuals, the combat, it’s just so damn good.

[@white6505]

what did the mods do?

[@ognjen_gio]

@@white6505 extra customization, visuals (if you use Reshade), QOL features and anything the player desires

[@Thegoodsherman2]

​@@white6505It was absolutely important to me to really disable the complete hud, all ads and all flashing things. Nothing, not even crosshairs. It's so much better without all the crap.

[@fmrc93]

Funny enough, Ubisoft did the split between stealth and straight with 2 characters already in the Frye twins in Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.

[@jonathanyaloussa]

The joke's on you. I've never stopped playing Ghost of Tsushima.

[@BennyLlama]

I just started Ghost of Tsushima for the first time and it's fantastic so far

[@demonwolf5553]

I hope you have a fantastic time

[@kha0tiiic_142]

just platinumed it today was way worth the 100hrs

[@timons777]

It gets better.

[@honoredsage4946]

I reallly don’t like the idea of having to play 2 different characters, as some one who likes being the main character it feels confusing and less immersive cause I want to be tied to the main protagonist. Like red dead. You feel everything Arthur is going through . Also as someone with ADhD options are a nightmare, so constantly having to decide which character I want to use for a story mission and than missing out on using the other character. It’s just messy to me

[@renyatobi7635]

if you do decide to get the game, there’s an option in the configuration for “canon mode”, where most of the choices like switching between characters in missions are made beforehand

[@RedtheRazor]

Watched this and just started my first play through! Wow! Thanks Luke!

[@MichaelChurchill1982]

Ubisoft Will do more for sales of ghost of Tsushima than sucker punch and Sony ever did 😂😂

[@Stefan_1306]

I will never forget the incredible title card reveal / opening scene where Jin agrees to help Yuna and rides off through the forest in the direction of an open field while the music is getting louder and louder, and then the screen opens up from 21:9 with black bars to full screen and it shows us the title "Ghost of Tsushima" as Jin is riding through the field and the world is opening up for us to explore. It's such an unforgettable moment that I honestly would not expect to experience in a Ubisoft game anymore.

[@squallthegriever]

I love how InFamous Second Son and GoT are getting some epic love these past 3 years on the PS5

[@718Hokage]

Idk about Second Son tho shits a Emo edge lord simulator complete with denim hoodie vest combo

[@Dhruv-qw7jf]

The Arkham games also had such a cool solution to the mini-map problem, which was just to have a giant Bat signal in the sky, which allowed you to be immersed in the world while keeping the Bat signal in your peripheral vision because it was so giant you don't constantly have to look at it to get an idea of where you're going.

[@Sleepyhead219]

Maybe unrelated but I Can’t wait for ghost of Yotei.

[@Duckman8213]

I couldn’t get into The Witcher 3 when I first tried it. I hated it. But when the next gen update came out for PS5 I replayed it and got the platinum trophy and every dlc trophy and it’s one of my favorite games of all time. I even read the books afterwards.

[@levi8781]

The combat is trash tho

[@Duckman8213]

@ spin to win

[@takemeseriouslyplx2124]

@@levi8781 Sadly, yes, It's the reason I can't get into it! It feels so inconsistent and floaty.

[@user-nh2hk2lv7h]

The thing I like the most about it are the hidden secrets

[@True-Sea-Turtle]

Ghost of Tsushima is a holy Grail. Something that Ubisoft can't never achieve.

[@thepaperninja3123]

Now I dont like the current ubisoft but games like ghost of tsuhima follow the exact same template ubi has had since god knows how long. GoT is literally AC without RPG mechanics but with superior combat

[@kluneberg8952]

ubisofts detailed world with dynamic npcs>static boring world and npcs(combat and main quest is the only good thing)

[@MiniMagi]

"can never", or "can't ever". Otherwise you imply that Ubisoft can actually do it, and that's ABSOLUTELY NOT POSSIBLE!

[@mobert8266]

lol it is exactly like every ubisoft game

[@hsnowman1316]

AC origins and AC odyssey are both better games than ghost by a landslide. black flag came out over a decade ago and it’s a better game. pipe down lil bro

[@timwhitman3207]

AC Shadows going to be the best Ad ever for Ghost of Yotei, which will release just a few months after. 😂

[@pcgeek_1862]

It's crazy to me how beautiful this was on ps4.

[@CraigNull]

I'm increasingly convinced the dual protagonists of Shadows is a precursor to some kind of twist that necessitates the traditional ninja/assassin style being hermetically sealed from Samurai stuff

[@NokutoVR]

Sure, they stopped players from killing animals from which they could get upgrade parts like in previous Assassin's Creed titles, that's really insensitive. But killing human peasants that are lv 1 for no apparent reason or reward... is a core feature needed to create an authentic experience, right? As an Assassin's Creed fan, my heart is bleeding thinking how good the game could have been if they maintained the filosofies they had when making the first 3 titles or Black Flag.

[@adamclay2161]

Loved Ghost! I was really disappointed we won’t get a sequel to Jin’s story. We don’t get to see the aftermath of his choice with his uncle and the Shogun.

[@jazzifizzleno16]

Yeah we do. It’s the post game. He’s banished, an outlaw, living in hiding. But still fighting the good fight

[@adamclay2161]

@@jazzifizzleno16 Sure, but there are SOO many more stories that can be told surrounding those choices. Like, if you let his uncle live...does your uncle hunt you down at the orders of the Shogun? Does Jin take the fight to mainland Japan? Are you fighting Mongols AND Samurai bounty hunters as well? There was a real missed opportunity to give the player more...especially since the player is emotionally invested. But now we have to start over with a new antagonist. Ghost of Yotei should be the third title in the genre, not the second.

[@spottypongo7591]

There's 100% going to be some conclusion to his life that we get to learn about. Probably in a mythic tale to get the ghost mask and a few records. Id be surprised if its not a main mission where we learn about her connection to the ghost legacy and what exactly jin left behind when he dies

[@Spam1192]

​@@spottypongo7591that seems like a really unsatisfactory way to resolve the potential of those story threads

[@spottypongo7591]

@@Spam1192 how else are they going to do it? Dudes been dead by the time yotei comes out and it seems to mainly take part in another part of Japan so we'll also be physically far from where he was operating at.

[@GavinSalmon]

Let's just keep it a buck here... Ubisoft knows they fumbled BIG TIME by ignoring fan requests for probably close to a decade and not being the first to create a game where you play as a samurai and/or ninja-assassin. Then the fact that SP made such a masterpiece only made it worse cuz now, Ghost of Tsushima is the benchmark that Shadows will inevitably be forced to measure up against! Then to make matters EVEN WORSE, they ham-fistedly force you to play as a foreigner who was neither a samurai in real life nor an assassin in an Assassin's Creed game, instead of locking in with a female MC only, which Ghost of Yotei will probably school them again by doing later this year. Right now, Ubisoft is the laughing stock of many gamers for how dumb and out of touch they are! 😂😂

[@f1slove]

just completed the game minutes ago and i chose the "honor his wish" ending so currently on a breakdown, this game is a masterpiece that no game can match and as for ac shadows it won't even come close to ghost of tsushima

[@FPSDarling]

If you have one, play this on ps5. The haptics are incredible and may be the best on the system.

[@jcdalrymple16]

3:14 I literally had this exact same experience. I don’t know what it was about that first hour or two of play through, it just didn’t grab me. But once it did grab me… what an amazing game

[@XenoXuri]

Even when ghosts of Tsushima came out it did end up feeling a bit Ubisoft esque with all enemy camps and collectibles scattered across the map

[@DukeShaw12228]

I mean GOT is Ubisoft formula, just done right with passion you could see that within 5 mins of gameplay.

[@thepaperninja3123]

Exactly

[@RaghunandanReddyC]

@@DukeShaw12228combat and story are a bit better. It feels repetitive similar to any Ubisoft game. I like the game but it isn’t as revolutionary/ great as people claim it to be.

[@DdHenley307]

Yea it felt like a better version of AC set in Japan. That's basically how I described it to my gf

[@johannlothe]

@@RaghunandanReddyC It's just a solid game, which is night and day compared to whatever slop Ubisoft is doing now.

[@hammy_007]

Played the game 3 times, 2 times on NG+ on Lethal mode and I hop in Legends Mode from time to time to help out on Bronze. The game is still fun and active, can't wait for Yotei

[@yashomb]

looking forward to the hot springs in Ghost of Yotei

[@stephensearles673]

😂😂

[@MohammedRyad-gs5rt]

Me too

[@paulianhodgson]

Let's see if they do it...

[@MrSkullMerchant]

Lets see if they have the ballz

[@stephensearles673]

@@MrSkullMerchant 🤣🤣 bloody hell that made me chuckle

[@ryfighter9648]

From the metaphor of the Ghost of Tsushima being the typhoon that repelled the Mongols, to the great gameplay/feel and art direction, GoT was a masterpiece

[@ismamahnafmahin6415]

Have you tried Mirror's Edge, it also doesn't have any hud elements. You just go to the objective where there is red color. Like red rails or red doors. It's also really fun and immersive.

[@screaminjesus]

AC: We have ghost of Tsushima at home

[@agahnim0196]

In Shadows' time period, people commonly believed in reincarnation... so killing an animal could mean you killed one of your dearly departed. About the Artistic Direction... clearly it is more important than technical prowess... In GoT, you can see a lot more clipping, and angular models, and rigid facial animations than in AC Shadows... BUT nobody notices it because of the stunning, stylized artistic direction. Same goes for Breath of the Wild or Elden Ring, technically, they look like crap, but they built an amazing art directions around their constraint to make something wonderfull.

[@Ybabayaga777]

One of my favorite games of all time. It’s a masterful piece of art.

[@DaMorg3]

1:58 The look on your face after that protein bar bite has all the signs of a guy desperately trying to remind himself this sponsor is paying him to play video games. 😅

[@ranborn04]

GoT use of the swipe to guide you to your target via the wind is the single most genius mechanic for open world exploration ever and I do not understand why more games are not copying it

[@MajesticFerret]

Whatever Sucker Punch did for the grass graphics should be a standard. It's a PS4 game and still has the best looking grass to this day. Even HFW, who has otherwise top-tier foliage, comes short of this game when it comes to grass graphics.

[@zephyrumbrella]

Fun fact: Ghost of Tsushima's weather changes based on your playstyle. If you kill using the ghost style more it becomes more stormy

[@jax_wildguess]

I totally agree! Immersion is what makes a game superior than its competition! Every time I see a game I like, all I care about is how immersive it is. To me, Watch_Dogs is like that. Once it starts raining, and you walk around the city, hands in your pocket.. yeah nothing beats that!

[@szupelak]

My favorite thing to do was to trigger fog with a flute and then, while wearing a scary mask, ambush a patrol with smoke bombs following up with heavenly strikes. Inevitably, one terrified enemy would run away and I would let them to tell the story of the ghost to the others...

[@marcbraun5342]

To the initial question: Yes, so very often. For example, while playing Sekiro and lately Black Myth Wukong, I wanted to play Metal Gear Rising again, and then played through the whole game for the x-th time.

[@Jonkin715]

@@marcbraun5342 I wish that Metal Gear Rising had gotten a sequel.

[@marcbraun5342]

@@Jonkin715 It deserves one but with two companies sharing the development, in this case quite literally, and the shape of Konami at that time, it wasn't meant to be. Platinum is making Ninja Gaiden 4 right now, so maybe some DNA is flowing into that but Platinum also isn't the company it used to be. But yes, it's frustrating that it never got a sequel. it had a very shaky development to begin with and how it turned out, you can only imagine how improved it would be, if that hadn't be the case, when it could have been more fleshed out. Therefore, in games way more than in other media, like movies or books, the second game (if it's the same team, looking at you DMC2) is often the one, where they have the formula, know what works and doesn't, have feedback from the customers, a lot of experience with the game and as a team, a lot of the tech available and most of the things that take time (mechanics, artystyle, direction, menus, structure, AI, rigs and animations ect.) already at their hand. Now imagine Metal Gear Rising 2 and what could have been. Brilliant, I just made myself sad. ^^

[@Sinsanatis]

there were occasions where saving a captured peasant, they would direct u towards a side quest. but i think it was more so of a nudge towards something u havent come across or completed yet

[@Brutik5]

5:14 , hm... I just looked at the circle in the corner... this is so... I can't express my feelings, strange.

[@eric8841]

My hope for the third Ghost game is that it’s set in the future with laser katanas lol

[@meta318]

On top everything Luke mentioned, playing this game in native Japanese language with English subtitles was the cherry on top for me in terms of immersion. Chefs kiss.

[@paulsen5931]

Shame the lip sync is awful

[@ContrastCopy]

@@paulsen5931well, since its mocapped facial animation you can’t do much to fix it.

[@SjPedro]

I lovve that gameplay mechanics are even explained lore wise. Forgot what characters say this but there's a character who says to Jin Sakai that the wind on his back is is father guiding him whilst the birds are his mother. Small stuff like that just gives you that extra "feel" that even though Jin's family is gone they keep guiding him towards his goals and towards self improvement

[@yusufel8923]

I always hated the lack of cities or buildings to get into, it felt very empty sometimes (I know its because of the time period but still)

[@Ishaan_A]

That's what I hope Ghost of Yotei tackles with, adding more vertical spaces and not just flatlands. IDK if the timeline accommodates for those structures to exist, but if it does then it needs to be there.

[@bronzin1445]

It definitely is because of the time period. Capitals and ports were essentially the only legitimate cities. The rest was small villages and farm land

[@wavvygrizzlyy5742]

How do you feel the red dead series?

[@elefante_ua]

@@wavvygrizzlyy5742 Good point

[@d4nkdesu]

@@bronzin1445 Also Tsushima is not part of the mainland so maybe that also adds to the reason why there is no big settlement area there.

[@valeriewalker1592]

The Ghost of Tsushima is the better Assassin Creed lol. I may have to buy it again. I love that game so much. 😊

[@angelgomez7081]

So essentially wait for ghost of yotei

[@indo5962]

Ghost of Tsushima has so much more soul than AC Shadows will ever have.

[@evryfckinnameistaken]

Both are mid

[@Forest762]

@@evryfckinnameistaken ac shadows aint even out, and ghost is arguably in the top 10 of the best games ever.

[@filipnodilo2496]

I got Ghost of Tsushima for Christmas... now i have 50h in the game and im still not done with my first playthrough

[@TrevorSullivan]

14:14 "it was done for cultural reasons" 🤣😂 bullllllllllllshiiiiiiiiit! 😂🤣🏹

[@elvenking9922]

Some dude really said AC looks more realistic then GoT in terms of graphics. He really said it and people liked his comment. Unbelievable. Do you people not have eyes?

[@PassportBro_]

It does. GoT looks amazing, but far from realistic. Which isnt a problem btw.

[@Quasiguambo]

I agree with the response opposing your perspective. Shadows is more modern, with more realistic, detailed visuals - technology based, not sucker punches fault at all lol. And Ghosts art style is more... fantasy in terms of the beautiful colors and their way of creating a really beautiful world (which it is). Edit: Also to be clear I do think Ghost has superior art direction.. but I don't think art direction and realistic visuals are the same thing. See: Unreal engine.

[@trenaceandblackmetal5621]

Get glasses

[@MahmoudNader]

That's called an opinion.

[@BlueCivid]

Ubisoft has always delivered with graphics though you can’t really downplay that

[@ckl3814]

The wind directing marker instead of compass is the most genius design in the recent games i think…..it’s so fitting that you don’t need to talk about and just get used to it…

[@ArthurShotgun]

It's hard for even Ghost of Yotei to top Ghost of Tsushima. AC Shadows looks like a school kid's project in front of Ghost of Tsushima

[@LeFilmMatrice101]

Ghost Of Temushima you mean.

[@Forest762]

@@LeFilmMatrice101 that doesnt make any sense

[@Manic.miner2077]

This is exactly what I've just started playing, and my god, THIS is a game for a samurai. AC shadows is the Temu version of GoT.

[@MarcJP418]

I have never played GoT but watched a lot of videos so I know quite a few things about it. It definitely looks like a great game, no doubt about that. My issue is that people, including you, are so biased about it that they ignore its flaws while being fixed on the ones from comparable games such as Shadows. For example, I did not see any city in GoT ? Shadows has a lot and quite well done from what I have seen. Also GoT does not have the Shinobi fantasy at all. Just a couple examples that GoT may be a great game but it does not mean that all other games at sh"t. Unfortunately, ppl especially gamers are usually just too biased and absolutely want a favorite. And as you reminded, you did not connect with GoT at all in the begining... And now you're saying it is one of the best games. So maybe you will realize the same with Shadows (or maybe not, depending on your audience reaction I guess ?)

[@SpencersStuffTV]

As someone who gets nauseous playing 30fps games, the 60fps version made this game more immersive. I already loved it before, but was limited in how long i could play it... The 60fps mode made me lose myself and this game is now my comfort game. I sometimes just walk around the game with Jin and enjoy the incredible world they crafted. This is the most graphically impressive game in terms of lighting and wind physics i have ever played. Also the 3d audio is amazing. Go stand in the forest and close your eyes, youll feel like youre there with headphones on

[@frenchtoastenjoyer]

Only problem with GOT is it severely lacks sandbox elements. The open world is extremely static and same with the side content. GOT was a polished Ubisoft game tbh

[@bronzin1445]

Honestly, I think that was the intention; the sandbox elements I mean. Kind of how KCD is intentionally clunky to truly make the player feel like a complete novice.

[@rybug15]

This was my only issue with the game. Playing through the main story was great, but by the time I was finishing up the side quests and collectables, it felt like an endless loop. Just doing the same thing over and over again. There really wasn't enough variety in a lot of the content.

[@frenchtoastenjoyer]

@@bronzin1445 KCD is a masterpiece in world design. The learning curve to the first person combat, historical accuracy, rpg elements. Yes it’s clunky and eurojank but it’s still genuinely one of the most unique open world games out there unlike most games where you’re always chosen one. KCD makes you feel like you’re a nobody in a massive world. Insanely hyped for sequel

[@frenchtoastenjoyer]

@@rybug15 yup same. I did it only for platinum and it was a chore and I bored to death.

[@Ronin777z]

That’s why I have such high hopes for Ghost of Yotei, for such a relatively small studio (compared to other AAA developers) Sucker Punch really knocked it out of the park. GOT was their biggest game and I bet they’re going to take it way further for GOY

[@j0nnyism]

Assassins creed shadows makes you want to play ghost of Tsushima but that just makes me want to play sekiro

[@newyorkbo1]

Take away…play Ghost of Tsushima, skip Shadows, wait for Yeotei

[@bciven7862]

My biggest issue with Ghost of Tsushima was the stark difference in gameplay mechanics between the boss fights and the rest of the game. It felt like an entirely different experience, one you weren’t adequately prepared or trained for by exploring the map. At the very least, the game could have included more one-on-one encounters with mini-bosses to help bridge the gap.