Real Samurai Expert Reviews Combat in Ghost Of Tsushima • Professionals Play

"There is no dishonorable way, just kill them, you know." Kendo Instructor and Japanese Sword Expert, Daniel Ebihara showcases his experience and expertise while reviewing the new Samuari action game Ghost Of Tsushima on PS4.
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Ghost of Tsushima is an action-adventure stealth game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 4. Players assume the role of Jin Sakai, one of the last samurai on Tsushima Island during the first Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274. The game has no waypoints and has no clear guidance, it is meant to be played your own way.
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[@SeptienPatterson]

"He is alone, bandit is many. This is no dishonorable way, just kill them." Right answer from expert. Eat it, IGN

[@richardflechs1139]

*Eat it Lord Shimura

[@shotsfiredandmissed9068]

can't spell ignorant without IGN

[@knight0375]

@@shotsfiredandmissed9068 hahahaha i was gonna say that

[@lonewolfshinobi]

Who still trust ign with their biased reviews and hiring a known plagurist

[@SeptienPatterson]

@@lonewolfshinobi Sarcasm Awards goes to...

[@leonhardt5159]

"There's not dishonorable way, just kill them, you know." SAVAGE.

[@XyzyX154]

Yeah in the end as long as the opponent killed then you're the victor 😅

[@secret_8036]

I mean hes got a point its a 1 v many situation so its not a duel anymore

[@Nxrreshh_]

💯🔥

[@grandadoboman1995]

Samurai romanticism began in the Edo Period during peace time. Before that, anything goes.

[@adriannanailo3549]

This is the exact same thing I said when I saw the state of play! Although technically speaking Jin's Lord is his uncle and if his uncle says it's dishonourable then it is for Jin specifically as honour is dependent on what your lord wants from you. Kind of like Knights and their King.

[@jasonsummat221]

old man put lots of effort in speaking a language that he not used to, appreciate that

[@condorX2]

If he was me, I would just say that it's just another generic hack and slash game and be done with it.

[@turkanoztuek5087]

@@condorX2 ok but wo asked?

[@jhinabloomingflower807]

@@condorX2 yeah who asked about someone who is a nobody and will die a nobody and forgotten like you?Also your opinion here is invalid make an actual research on this videogame and how much artistic and work had been put on it,have a nice life cause it won't last as long as you'd expect =) people age fast after 18 and miserable people age faster ;)

[@jancap7645]

@@jhinabloomingflower807 dude I think you killed him

[@tmtm2267]

@@jhinabloomingflower807 he just commented why would you call names and talk personal to him?

[@odinson5911]

"There is no dishonorable way, just kill them." **Lord Shimura has left the chat** **Isshin has entered the chat... with his gun**

[@biggusdickus1779]

Don't remind me... I'm not strong enough...

[@ninjakrem554]

Isshin the Glock saint

[@LordSerion]

So anyway, I started blasting...

[@Snacks256]

hesitation is defeat

[@huehoualee4730]

"You just win your battles." -The Tengu (aka Isshin)

[@SohiHien]

"Samurai swords are sharp. It cuts through the body like tofu" This guy is a legend

[@RoGameReview]

ikr

[@SohiHien]

@RiesbyfeRoastbeef I'm quoting the guy.... I would also trust him, someone who studies those swords, over you. Katana are well made blades and they can cut through bone. Many swords can.

[@fivesidedpixels4991]

@Eddie Ricketts @Orchidilia Let’s not romanticize katanas here. They do indeed cut through flesh like a knife through butter, but many swords do. They can even slice bone and dismember, given the right situation. They are not, however, magic. They were simply sidearms, just like swords for knights and Vikings.

[@SohiHien]

@@fivesidedpixels4991 I'm not romanticizing. They can easily cut through flesh (like tofu) and cut through bone. I'm not suggesting they can cut a person in half in a single strike or anything but they are rather sharp, well made, and well designed swords so them, along with other swords, can easily kill a person and cut through things. Especially in the first few strikes when the blade is at it's best and hasn't been nicked or dulled and when used by someone that understands the blade and has the strength and skill to use it. They used to do sharpness tests for katanas by cutting up dead bodies.

[@fivesidedpixels4991]

@Eddie Ricketts There don’t seem to be any scientific tests like you say, unfortunately. If you can find a link, please show me. Listen, I love Japanese weapons as well, but I also know they’re surrounded in myths. The fact is that there isn’t anything special about katanas that makes them cut amazingly. Tamahagane steel was a poor quality metal, so Japanese smiths had to devise several tricks just to create a decent blade. The swords were curved, but so were kilij and shamshirs in the East. They had a hard edge that stayed sharp, but chipped easier. Do I still think they’re cool? Of course! Kenjutsu, iaido, battōjutsu are still incredible arts. Just remember swords didn’t matter as much as the people behind them.

[@jamesyboy5913]

Suddenly don’t feel bad using ghost tactics anymore

[@occboc844]

He basically disassembled the whole game

[@dr.morfeu3775]

uncle shimura is way too conservative

[@MadOrange644]

@@dr.morfeu3775 The whole Shogun clan are very conservative.

[@smokenova]

@thatguy U know the way im playing, Jin Sakai died at Komoda. The Ghost in White & Red is his anger made flesh.

[@drunktomcruise8224]

When you are alone And the bandit is many There is no dishonorable way ... Just kill em' 😂 Well said!

[@gairosbladewrath6343]

"There is no dishonorable way..just kill them." *Slowly sheaths katana..and pulls out an AK-47*

[@SyphDeathly]

Lmao

[@sergiosamurai1712]

hahahahahahahhahahahahhahaha

[@clintoneke7]

😂😂😂

[@MrApple-lj7gm]

Gun vs Katana kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKabi2CpqptkbJo

[@BurnoutParadise1123]

This comment made me laugh to the point of coughing 🤣🤣

[@PhantomSavage]

It is funny he points out "there's no dishonorable way, just kill them" despite the game's overarching theme, because when it came to the real samurai they very, very seldom fought in the cinematic way movies and games depict them as... dueling one on one in a field of flowers in the wind, swords drawn... that just didn't happen unless it was some kind of duel between high-ranking nobles or clan leaders over some personal dispute. Truthfully, Armor is actually very good at protecting you from getting cut, even the giant razor blades that are Katanas... so in reality, most samurai actually killed other samurai by literally body slamming them to the ground and then stabbing them in the eye or cutting their throat with a dagger, its where Jiujitsu (and later, Judo) came from.

[@xkristo]

And samurai were also apparently pretty harsh to citizens and abused their power constantly lmao

[@carso1500]

Thats basically how you have to kill an armored target, armor and even more steel plating is pretty hard and almost imposible to cut with a sword (i would say it's outright imposible but idk, sometimes i'm surprised), the same happened in europe with the full plate armored knights the only way of killing one was to wrestle him to the ground and stab them through the gaps in the armor

[@sethappleton7628]

Wouldn't it technically ( very nitpicky thing for me to say) be Jujutsu ? I thought jiujitsu was the modern martial art

[@undeadgames309]

He actually says that because their “bandits” their is no dishonorable way to kill them. This does not apply to when dueling other samurai. When facing other samurai sneak attacks were looked down upon but it doesn’t mean people didn’t do it. You are correct with how many samurai don’t just meet up in a field to duel, Myamoto Musashi who was said to be the greatest duelist during that period got most of his wins via surprise attacks.

[@Defsolid]

As Ebihara sensei pointed out, they weren't accurate in depicting the period as far as what kind of swords were used by the samurai and how they were worn back then and the duel element which was more of an Edo period thing (1600s till the 1800s) when armors weren't used, all in all, it's Edo period martial elements put in another era of Japan's history. PS: A flagrant example of the mixing of periods is the use of iai techniques (drawing the sword and cutting at the same time), that's definitely a style that didn't exist back then.

[@solaireofastora5999]

"There is no dishonorable way, just kill them." So anyway, I started blasting

[@guangdali1762]

bombs away!

[@m.e.thomsen7255]

@Sword Saint Isshin Ashina

[@ramenboi1614]

Slashing*

[@CBRN-115]

So anyway, I loosed them arrows

[@F34RDSoldier805]

Was talking about bandits specifically i think, but yeah that hilarious.

[@pogcraftofficial7887]

"There's not dishonorable way, just kill them, you know" My man just dissed Shimura's entire plot within 2 minutes

[@milosblagojevic5899]

he meant if they are normal bandits and not other samurai

[@caralho5237]

Thats what i've been screaming at the screen for the whole game, bandits dont deserve honor

[@justpassingbye]

@@caralho5237 so do mongol army

[@0121D0ONE]

@Nidstang ᛣ.ᛗ Or Shimura might have been one of the first to kick off the honour trend?

[@dmoneydmo]

@Kylem The person who killed him, that's killed the whole point

[@iverBJRK]

Challenge: find a comment not mentioning the “no dishonorable way, just kill them” sentence

[@Kingsman88115]

Found one mentioning The Office; quote's by Daniel Martinez. Right now, it's the comment below this one. Do I get a prize?

[@Kingsman88115]

@@iverBJRK Thank you.

[@donutdo2563]

I found one too and it is the comment below this one it says "Samurai swords are sharp. It cuts through the body like tofu" This guy is a legend and it got hearted

[@shhh6372]

I found yours but you still mentioned it, can you edit your comment and give me a cookie? I'm joking lmao

[@on_rns]

Found one talking about western and Japanese media

[@axeflanker]

Pre-Edo period in Japan should have been called Wild Wild East.

[@jack_copperz]

I will now use that. Thank you.

[@aidilantom4603]

Wwe

[@sanjayraju988]

It’d make for awesome movies and TV shows set in that period.

[@joshuabrien2970]

The rap song is a Japanese version by the rapper zeebra

[@bo0di1]

And japanese didnt yet make katana swords they used only bows history, whole game wrong haha

[@RyuishiGoto]

Ebihara Sensei has been my kendo teacher for more than 17 years (he will be 82 this year); the only thing more endearing than the sincerity of his instruction is his sense of humor.

[@kangshonagon5295]

wish for his health

[@corniel657]

He's 82? Goddaym he looks younger than 82

[@mayuravirus6134]

@@corniel657 He doesn't even look like 80 its more like 50 tops

[@corniel657]

@@mayuravirus6134 ikr, he looks so young for his age

[@edsonsengo2684]

Holy...I thought he was 60

[@teo6113]

"There's no dishonorable way to kill someone, just kill'em" lord shimura punching the air

[@janusporcincula9733]

What a time to be alive XD

[@HoldFastFilms]

you know when i finally busted him out i was like damn lord shimura is an ungrateful prick

[@janusporcincula9733]

@@HoldFastFilms XD

[@XDrakeX1]

He was refering to bandits. You can kill bandits that way. You couldnt do this kind of thing to other samurai. If you killed other samurai in this kind of way you would dishonor yourself. That would be dishonorable.

[@janusporcincula9733]

@@XDrakeX1 he just said that if a higher rank met a lower rank there might be conflict. He also said that if another samurai had a higher head(I'm assuming its their bounty) would likely kill the other to obtain there bounty

[@duchi882]

I gotta say *_"There's no dishonorable way, just kill them"_* would be a good meme template

[@SyphDeathly]

Danny devito "So anyway, I started blasting"

[@josuegavidia9527]

Anakin Skywalker: “So anyways I started blasting" lmao

[@generalkenobi3909]

Anakin Skywalker: Anyway I started killing children

[@Round_Slinger]

@@generalkenobi3909 "not just the men, but the women and children too."

[@Hanifhi_yahayo]

MAN YOU ARE EVERYWHERE WTF

[@ratchetexperience8379]

"To be effective in combat, a warrior must not feel for his enemy" -Kratos

[@HealmBreaker]

Close your heart to their suffering

[@ratchetexperience8379]

@@HealmBreaker Hell Vergils quote also fits this game

[@oguzakdeniz809]

@@ratchetexperience8379 Might controls everything. Without strength, you can't protect anything. Let alone yourself

[@MusicProducerGameDeveloper]

I.m trying

[@beafraidofinsectattack]

I FINALLY FOUND YOU, CARMEN SANDIEGO

[@madmanmania7171]

Who needs IGN. I got this guy to tell me whether or not to buy this game Edit: I bought the game

[@x7kv1]

fax

[@heyimvergo2536]

For real😂😂

[@daniel5913]

Last of Us Part II-IGN 10/10

[@hackedu8495]

This game is like 50$ like wtf

[@pardolagames8994]

Little does he know those are mongols

[@Ms7mido]

"There's not dishonorable way, just kill them, you know." I'VE BEEN SAYING THAT TO MY UNCLE AND HE GOT MAD

[@VitorPVTB]

hahahahaha

[@niccosalonga9009]

Were you asking him to kill bandits?

[@decora6260]

Show him this

[@gracielamaria2204]

This Samurai IS more like a RONIN

[@felixargyle1285]

@Andrew Friend But you mustn't go down to their level

[@P.Griffin]

Ebihara sensei: Does a proper 6 minute review. 99% of comments: "There is no dishonorable way. Just kill them."

[@LThanhHao232]

There is no such thing as "Dishonorable" when 1 vs many, if they bring more than 1 people to fight, they are already dishonorable

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

Yeah a lot of people generalized his quote and took it to mean he didn't think there should be an honor code. He was just saying, "If you're trying to fight an entire army on your own, and you're still worrying about dishonorable combat, you're probably going to die."

[@Nai_101]

@@Nat_the_Chicken exactly

[@quinndelcarmen1384]

he stormed a bandit camp alone. the bandits would not be "dishonorable" in having superiority in numbers in their place of gathering xD both sides are logical in using any and every means to prevail.

[@psychoticmortacarn]

@@quinndelcarmen1384But they are still bandits, so dishonorable anyway.

[@Incog2k6]

Western Media and white Americans: "This game is offensive for Japanese people and a disgrace!" Japanese media, Japanese people on social media, Japanese people on Amazon JP and Samurai experts: "This game is a moving masterpiece that respects Japan's history." Nice.

[@user-ej3gd7hz1l]

Hahaha we Japanese talk about the same stuff in the same way hahaha

[@TheCrazierz]

I haven't seen anyone say the game is offensive. First time I've heard of it

[@ngythe1king]

@D'lish Donut Which experts? i want to see sources

[@peskymacaw9033]

@@TheCrazierz Really? There's a lot of oversensitive people complaining that this game is like cultural appropriation and stuff like that

[@TheCrazierz]

@@peskymacaw9033 well, its still relatively new but I haven't heard anyone say that. Personally, I dont think cultural appropriation is a real thing and just ignore those idiots

[@Batman-ro9mj]

Okay, Now *Real Ghost Plays Ghost Of Tsushima*

[@OlivierBL]

I want Real God Plays God of War

[@endingwithoutbeginning1683]

Call casper and the ghostbusters

[@muramasa7537]

Real ghost samurai plays ghost of tsushima .

[@IchbinX]

"This is all wrong. He's not dead at all..."

[@hms5]

boo

[@TanneMalm]

Took a shot of sake every time someone mentioned the “there’s no dishonourable way”-line in the comments. I’m dead now

[@Nat_the_Chicken]

There's no liver

[@yooksauce]

you ghost

[@bodhimeme9982]

hey guys my liver just turned into a ghost help me

[@kriape84]

"Find me in the next life"

[@KennedyA53]

Twitter: iTs rAcIsT Japan: no, it’s the best one out rn

[@SuperIntenseGamer]

True

[@Nai_101]

Did twitter call Ghost of Tsushima racist? Classic twitter lmao

[@BlueisNotaWarmColour]

@@Nai_101 shore did. They're so desperate to be necessary it's sad

[@Nai_101]

@@BlueisNotaWarmColour i can imagine it was something like "that game based on a small island in japan has no white or black people! That's RaCiSt"

[@BlueisNotaWarmColour]

@@Nai_101 Rule 35: if it exists, it is racist to Twitter

[@claycrews516]

Lol he said “there is no dishonorable way, just kill em”

[@listigerfuchs9806]

Yes because in real life samurai were not really honorable they chopped off the heads of the other warriors they killed and took money for it they killed their own friends if they had achieved a better head and took it they hired mercenaries to test their swords by cutting though as many bodys as possible with one shlash

[@Shutupb1tch420]

LENNOPA Let the man enjoy his game

[@Sharp47]

@@listigerfuchs9806 tf are u talking about

[@listigerfuchs9806]

@@Shutupb1tch420 I let him enjoy the game the game isn't historically acurate at all and it doesn't need to because it's inspired by samurai movies of the 60s and 70s

[@listigerfuchs9806]

@@Sharp47 these things actually happened there is as example a Dokumentation were the exact same expert from this video talks about these things

[@PhonkMasterGames]

Doom Guy reviewing Doom Doom Guy - "He tears demons with bare hands. This is accurate"

[@cookiechief1]

DOOMSLAYER: "This is proper form. See how that demon is 7 times his size? He used the traditional smash-fist-through-head-and-rip-it-off method. Very effective."

[@user-ec6kt2fg7m]

cookiechief1 even better if you are a southpaw you can do a blood punch.

[@zman4002]

95% of comments : "There's is no dishonorable way, just kill them" 5% of comments : this game represents Japanese culture very well

[@LeoUSA33]

Overall pretty accurate. The Director of the game did say that they took many liberties, particularly in the style of the outfits/gear, which were not constrained to the Mongolian invasion period only, but included outfits that didn't become fashionable until 100 to 200 years later. Nevertheless, I think it's cool that they did that because it makes the game more diverse and aesthetically pleasant.

[@doomslayer2930]

Next: doom slayer reviews demon games or movies.

[@unchartedrocks1]

Hopefully they dont let him review the Doom films lol

[@doomslayer2930]

@@unchartedrocks1 Well, let's see what the new doom movie that's in development by the Official universal pictures has to offer.

[@Thaibiohazard123]

Doom guy : “There is no stealthy way, just kill them, you know”

[@doomslayer2930]

@@Thaibiohazard123 Or just rate the new games.

[@poohandim]

Doom slayer reviews Helltaker lol.

[@thewayofaxiom]

you should have let him speaks in japanese and just put it on a subtitle so the sensei could have express himself much deeper.

[@Setsunai_mo]

Yes absolutely, we could barely understand what he was trying to say (at least for me)

[@CrizzyEyes]

Eh. Then it would likely be mistranslated. Both sides have their advantage and disadvantage.

[@Setsunai_mo]

Crazy Eyes there are many youtube channels that are asian based and have very good translations like asian boss for example did a video of the same type as this one and the translation didn't cause any problem, because the people translating it are bilingual.

[@3ndeavor]

It's possible that he wanted to speak English.

[@CrizzyEyes]

@@Setsunai_mo That's true, however Asian Boss is not this channel and there are a lot of examples out there of even professionals bungling key concepts when translating Japanese. It's tricky because the language is much more context-sensitive than English and there are quite a few words which do not directly translate. I said it was likely not guaranteed.

[@gecsubterra1]

The context of what the sensei said: “They are bandits...can use any kind of attack or tactic to destroy this bandit...also he is also alone and the bandits are many... there is no dishonorable way, just kill them.”

[@Allenryan819]

I don’t think nobody told him the synopsis of the story ghost takes place during the Kamakura period not the edo period and your enemies are the mongols not other samurais. Someone should’ve explained to him better the story of the game.

[@yooksauce]

yes

[@omggom2488]

I think he noticed that when he said that they are bandits

[@d.n5287]

It's IGN doubt they give their interviewees any contexf

[@bichonnation9494]

@@d.n5287 no it’s actually buzzfeed. So even worse LMAOOOOOO

[@F0re5tMan]

That's the thing: katanas did not exist at the time of the first mongol invasion of Japan, instead the samurai used similar swords called Tachi (this term is even used instead of katana in the Japanese localization for a more historically-accurate experience). The difference between a tachi and a katana is their typical length and how they were worn on the obi sash: a katana usually measures around 60 cm long and was worn with the cutting edge facing up; on the other hand, a tachi measures around 80 cm long and was worn with the cutting edge facing down. The guy was pointing out the use of the katana in this era is anachronistic.

[@greatrootbear]

This is my old sensei in NYC. Badass. I wasn't able to train long with him but what's crazy is I never once scored ippon. He's over 80.

[@tazermaryuu]

Whats ippon?

[@markkevinfalces7087]

@@tazermaryuu i asume it's the first point, whnen you hit your first point

[@Kylar195]

Mark Kevin Falces You are right. Ippon is the name for the first point, someone gets in a fight. In Kendo, the fight is over when someone gets two points or when the time is up.

[@Cha4k]

I've never been lucky enough to have a match with a hachidan, Only nanadans. But they were all really good. They fight so much smarter than younger people, They just read you and let you do all the physical work. Fighting them is great because it shows how simple things really are.

[@theingush9667]

@@tazermaryuu In Judo ippon is the winning point. That means if you scored an ippon you won the fight (maybe killed your enemy in kendo then too I'm not sure)

[@grandadoboman1995]

This is the only GoT review that you'll need.

[@jay_idk337]

Metatrons is better imo

[@anthg4563]

Game of Thrones

[@xnortheast1106]

Jay_idk no

[@xnortheast1106]

Bicycle Thief no

[@jay_idk337]

@@xnortheast1106 why?

[@castillocastillo4876]

" There is no dishonorable way, just kill them " Lord Shimura: ( Intense samurai honor stare ) N O T S A M U R A I

[@yyokage]

Castillo Castillo lord shimura punching the air right now

[@robbo000]

"Samurai sword cuts like tofu. Don't need much power." Lol I like this guy.

[@ryxka1]

Should link this to all those “Japanese should be offended” on Twitter check marks lol

[@rainzu01]

True lol

[@ary2766]

this one guy legit said that it is somehow offending japanese culture while being born in America and having korean heritage (his name was Choi or sumn)

[@seungcheolcreditcard6789]

@@ary2766 those type of prrson literally thinks they can stand for other nationality when they even not japanese.

[@Agilku117]

Big F.

[@XDWellbob]

Honestly I thought about it

[@zevraluna1899]

"Just kill him." Yeah, that sums up my first hour or so getting used to combat in this game

[@freedomforall1712]

Underrated comment

[@apollo-n4148]

"They are bandits... also there is alot of them... so there's no dishonorable way, just kill them." I think he should explain it to Shimura

[@osciisnow]

I think he meant if you try thing in a honorable way while you fight a army or a big group on your own, you could die

[@DaniMrtini]

"In Japan, heart surgeon. Number one. Steady hand. One day, Yakuza boss need new heart. I do operation. But, mistake! Yakuza boss die! Yakuza very mad. I hide in fishing boat, come to America. No english, no food, no money. Darryl give me job. Now I have house, American car, and new woman. Darryl save life. My big secret: I kill yakuza boss on purpose. I good surgeon. The best!"

[@law6522]

Didn't expect a reference from the office, nice

[@charlessmith9198]

Lol I was thinking the same thing. The Office is an amazing show

[@sneezy-e]

some post a link pls

[@danialyousaf6456]

Wasn't this based on an actual event ?

[@gagefogler3261]

I love this

[@s2sboc38]

I feel super intimidated by this guy but weirdly safe at the same time

[@freshprince69]

He looks like the dad of your gf.

[@vjgarate]

And yet Ebihara sensei it's very kind and funny 😀

[@WanderingLoner1]

@@freshprince69 Lmao 😂

[@GuyWithAnAmazingHat]

Kinda like what samurai would feel like, intimidating if they're the enemy but safe if they're on your side.

[@matodragonespor5000]

Jin Sakai: I can achieve my goal easier by approaching as the ghost and killing all of them from the shadows, but that would be dishonorable. Oh, the dichotomy, what should I do? Ebihara Sensei: Those are bandits, he's alone. There's not dishonorable way, just kill them, you know?"

[@Haz1Art]

Probably that "code" and "honor" was important only because of the teaching of Sakai clan. And does not apply to every samurai all across japan. At least thats how I interpret it.

[@cluefinder29]

@@Haz1Art idk how far you are or if you even played or watched so SPOILER ALERT again I'm about to say something regarding ACT III SPOILER ALERT. After Jin poisons the Mongols in castle Shimura, the Shogon wants him to be sent there (wherever he is) to be judged. Because he wouldn't renounce the Ghost who even though he was fighting the Mongols and Straw Hats, wasn't doing it the way they wanted it to be done. Honorably.

[@Nonsense010688]

@@Haz1Art well... in europe knight honor rules only applied to other knights... I think that it largely true for the samurai honor rules.

[@pauljerome01]

@@cluefinder29 oooh that makes sense if they wanted to execute the bigshots with honor

[@Haz1Art]

@@cluefinder29 I had just completed act 1. But Its okay i dont really mind spoilers. Aw man I guess that proves me wrong then.

[@ascended313]

“There is no dishonorable way, just kill them” *Loads bow with malicious intent*

[@ascended313]

kinsmarts I’m not saying it’s dishonorable, it just fits the meme.

[@fallsky_19]

Lord Shimura telling Ishikawa Sensei to knock back his bow LMAO

[@noro329]

Using a bow ain’t even dishonorable in the first place Samurai were expert archers

[@Teaspoon9205]

“There is no dishonorable way. Just kill them.” Jin Sakai: *glares at Uncle.*

[@mrk45]

Real animal plays Animal Crossing.

[@paulatreides3214]

So just any random dude then, yeah?

[@Time-cc2qb]

Hehe

[@sagarrajan7385]

Hey u should play it

[@Himmyjewett]

You know humans are animals right

[@mrk45]

@@Himmyjewett You know this comment wasn't meant to be taken seriously, right?

[@Suman-cb3kz]

Buzzfeed: Samurai experts reviewing Ghost Of Tsushima Gameplay. Me: Checks Amazon for Ghost of Tsushima

[@mateofantasma]

Mr. Ebihara here is so cool! I am very glad to hear his expert opinion, he clearly knows what he is talking about. Much respect!

[@possiblycreativecomment3021]

Me: trying to play the noble path the whole game. This guy: there is no dishonorable way to fight you just kill them. Me: so anyways I started fighting like crazy.

[@user-nu6bp2mz9h]

Ghost of tsushima is the assasin creeds game we all have been dreaming of having

[@eja35oz]

It’s the old assassins creed too with the cinematic combat I prefer but also it seems much more challenging ...very excited about this

[@exodus3504]

@@eja35oz the game is just *perfection*

[@neonmatt24]

Yep, I been saying that! Ubisoft has been knocked off the throne! I hope Sucker Punch builds on this and make it a franchise!

[@trianjezraellumontad8283]

And its been Inspired from Red dead redemption 2 Too

[@VergilDarkslayer]

The combat is not boring you are not dpamming all over the place and has good animations an actual character with depth and the Non RPG elements but it still has looting and buffs the game is more assassins creed that assassins creed

[@rune8583]

"There's no dishonorable way, just kill em." I laughed harder than I should've lol.

[@JoCamp696]

I KNOW!! I love it!

[@firewarrior5828]

"There is no dishonorable way, Just kill them" Yuna: 👁👄👁

[@stockpotlord2481]

" Theres no dishonorable way, just kill them" Palpatine: " *DEW IT* "

[@suffering-everyday]

"I shouldn't have done that, it was not the samurai way"

[@Zinfidel1]

Japan is loving this game right now. Famitsu gave it a perfect score which is extremely rare for a western game. Good job Sucker Punch Productions!

[@Bloodhurl67]

Is Famitsu even a good review site though?

[@Zinfidel1]

@@Bloodhurl67 Well, they've been around for over 30 years. And each review has 4 reviewers rating the game from 0 - 10 so for a game to get a "perfect score", all 4 reviewers need to give it a 10/10. Of course, all game reviews are subjective but the fact it's a game from a US developer about Japan and it received a perfect 40 is fairly significant.

[@Bloodhurl67]

@@Zinfidel1 I actually like it that way. 4 reviewers giving their thoughts instead of just one person. Makes it more fair to the game I think.

[@HalfLifeHalfDead]

Famitsu has always been a complete joke though. kotaku.com/do-not-trust-this-magazines-review-scores-5520937 I don't have any idea why anyone ever cares for any Famitsu scores.

[@Zinfidel1]

@@HalfLifeHalfDead Cool story bro.

[@TheWutangclan1995]

I’m not going to lie. This is mad wholesome and informative. Getting to hear this guy’s life experience, his knowledge, and the things he liked about this game.

[@cocoa1626]

"There is no dishonorable way, just kill them." Lord Shimura: T R I G G E R E D

[@crypticgaming3778]

This was so cool to actually hear from someone is who has trained and is a expert in this style of defense and fighting.

[@Slashycent]

"Samarui" on the thumbnail.

[@renzmarionbalagtas6568]

😂

[@buzzfeedmultiplayer]

Fixed! Thanks for catching that

[@Slashycent]

@@buzzfeedmultiplayer Np

[@farrellp43]

@@buzzfeedmultiplayer now it's Samuari

[@topramen7431]

BuzzFeed Multiplayer hey thanks for putting out a great video

[@SenseiRaisen]

I like how woke media complains while a real expert is praising how much well Sucker Punch did their homework at research for do the game. Also "there is not dishonorable way, just kill them, you know". LEGEND.

[@armorwolf7934]

Plus when ever japan makes a samurai game they turn it in to a anime that’s what they did With samurai warriors

[@actualteddybear891]

I really like how Sucker Punch blended history, Samurai cinema, and magical realism to create this masterpiece.

[@kiloklavdi1185]

@@armorwolf7934 bruh you summed almost every damn game they released

[@HOOLIGANSSSSss]

Scrolling down the comments per usual. Internet: “there’s no dishonorable way just kill them” Me: 👁👄👁

[@Nitzzer]

21st Century Samurai - "There is no dishonorable way just kill em" Jin was way ahead of his time! 😉

[@jaysanj152]

Ebihara Sensei's Sense of Humor is more than enough for me buy this game at full priced...Seriously. "There's not dishonorable way, just kill them, you know."... haha,I love it.

[@gubernator2122]

Took a bit to get used to his english (mostly due to that I don’t speak it very well myself) but it was an amazing video. Thank you Mr. Ebihara for this amazing review!

[@GreasyBaconBro]

If it helps, there are english subtitles

[@Shade45-]

Well hello (again?)

[@a.j.4076]

02:21 - I just love the approving nod after the shot.

[@They_are_Arthur]

All of the stances in this game make me want to study and practice all of them with a real sword.

[@mathew4942]

It’s basically Edo Jidai weapons and clothing in Kamakura period

[@gregharper6382]

Mathew I have no clue what any of that means but it sounds cool! Dope that you know that!!

[@mathew4942]

Greg Harper the game take place in the Kamakura Period. The why they dress and the weapons they have was not around until the Edo Jidai period in japan. Personally I’m glad they went a little away from historical accuracy so that I can play through the first Mongolian invasion and play my samurai fantasy! Would be awesome if this game does really well and they make a sequel in the feudal era! I love Japanese history lol

[@gregharper6382]

Mathew ohhhh ok gotcha! Yea I’m glad they did too! A sequel like that would be awesome!!!

[@rockyhorrorfreakshow5091]

So the most iconic samurai weapons and armour in one of the deadliest and well known events in japan's history? Sounds good to me

[@satriorama4118]

Yeah. Katana start to appear AFTER Kamakura period. At this period, samura using tachi as side arms and naginata as main arms alongside bows, their favorite weapon.

[@MaxBraver555]

I was wondering about it too if the “Dishonorable way” is a thing, saw few Samurai movie like 13 Assassins, there they did all tricks even their odds against over 100 enemies, they used tactic, traps and explosives to kill their enemies.

[@heroicdefender9747]

Samurai were brutal and violent killing machines yeah.... They practically used everything to their advantage as you saw in 13 Assassins They favored practicality above all else and not these weird ritualized honorable one on one duels as portrayed in pop-culture as many of those romantic fabrications didn't come until the late Edo Period and modern era in the 1900's... Honor to a Samurai back then was winning for their daimyo lords and clan by any means necessary and it didn't matter on the method that is being used like deception, espionage, ambush, night-attacks, guerrilla tactics and even assassination... Samurai were highly known for assassinating and back-stabbing...

[@thepunishersequence291]

@@heroicdefender9747 thank you for saying it

[@grandadoboman1995]

Samurai romanticism started in the Edo Period during peace time. During war time, they would use any tool, any strategy to win. They even used guns as far as the 1500s.

[@undertakernumberone1]

@@grandadoboman1995 They used guns even later, though mostly for hunting. With the stability of the Edo Period, there wasn't much reason for the larges scale gun production of Oda Nobunaga.

[@zerosolis6664]

@@heroicdefender9747 that's honestly what I like about this game. This game mostly aims to depict samurai like the classic Kurosawa films (bless him) and it definitely succeeds. On the other hand it sneakily shows you the truth underneath the honorable "code" of the Samurai. They did fight like a shinobi as well if they had to.

[@monemakash6529]

"There's no dishonorable way, just kill the, you know" Lord Shimura: *Surprised pikachu face*

[@terriermonisgod]

thank you for the subtitles

[@Ryanwithan.r]

"There's not dishonorable way, just kill them, you know." Eat your heart out Lord Shimura

[@GamingStar95]

4:24 "Wind" Stance. But I like how this game isn't too far off from what an actual samurai knows. You can tell they did Alot of research, but only implement what they needed.

[@ligleriana3393]

This was really awesome, thank you so much!

[@tradesman1000]

Loving this game 😁 great to see input on its authenticity from an expert. 👍🏻

[@houseplant1016]

It's a shame there's no game made about the hashasin assassins.

[@Softbirb]

Like I wanna look at their beliefs and such you know?

[@thatemogamer2457]

AC 1 is the closest thing we have

[@houseplant1016]

@@thatemogamer2457 AC 1?

[@houseplant1016]

@@Softbirb Yes I understand but hashasin also had beliefs and are being seen as the best assassin in the Middle East.

[@thatemogamer2457]

@@houseplant1016 Assassin's Creed 1 the first game is set sometime during the crusades and you're part of a middle eastern order of assassins obviously the series went on to become it's own thing but the first game was the closest to the actual historical events

[@felipeornellas3119]

Loving this samurai's pink earphones

[@gged664]

Went to the Samurai museum in Japan. Tokyo i think it was. Samurai were actually really small guys and it was interesting to learn how their weapons attributed so much to their success in battles. As he said you don't need a lot of force to cut through someone, and not many of them had that much power. Legit they were dwarfed by the average person nowadays lol

[@lnsflare1]

For anyone interested, the purpose of the Water Stance is to knock aside shields and stagger enemies, which is why it uses such powerful swings.

[@xtremekillerman7803]

The game is really good and i highly recommend it. Honestly the photo mode is my favourite aspect along with the combat and exploration.

[@revanavarice5977]

I love how the dude looked past the system and just eyeballed the experience (even assigning statuses based on dress)... us as players are taught that vs shields (in this game) you switch to water stance... he instead saw it as why go full on vs the unarmored opponent that was presented. Would've liked to have seen his interpretation on Wind & Moon as well. He basically intimated that there could've been another tier of gameplay out there: fights between armored and unarmored opponents. I also liked his point about how the anachronistic way that Edo period Japan is the default presentation for any historical Japan portrayals. I get it, the character was scripted for single-sword, but access to Nagamaki, Yari, or Naginata would've been dope -they script movements for the Mongols and your allies, why can't I reverse-engineer their techniques instead as the Ghost.

[@traveleraki6956]

I learned the history of Kamakura era in junior high school students. When I was a high school, I remembered that watched NHK drama the name is Hojo Tokimune who was Syogun at the Kamakura era. I have never touched Japanese history since then. But I'm reconfirmed the importance of Samurai way after I played the game. Thank you for made such a great game.

[@kurowolf4947]

I like how the screen said Water Stance right before introducing Wind Stance lol

[@b4thala625]

"There's no dishonorable way, just kill them, you know?" Lord Shimura entered the chat*

[@JamesTheTurnbull]

Right? "That is not the Samurai way" Shimura, you're cool and all. But the very first death alone showed that these guys don't respect you or your honor. Don't give it to them.

[@RatchildUK]

Dishonor to Samurai is to fail your lord. If killing someone underhandedly saves the life of your lord or furthers his plans, you have been honorable. It's basically loyalty to the extreme.

[@SeanKingstone98WEAK]

I love his earphones, looks like he lowkey borrowed his daughter's set for this one video. Adorable and yet strangely oppressive

[@le-blanc1440]

How would it be oppressive to borrow your child's earphones?

[@samuraijackoff5354]

Le-Blanc I think it was just a mistranslation.

[@le-blanc1440]

@@samuraijackoff5354 guess so

[@SeanKingstone98WEAK]

@@le-blanc1440 i was talking about his anime aura, I don't mean he oppresses his children

[@le-blanc1440]

@@SeanKingstone98WEAK oh ok

[@evanwell4516]

His knowledge is so pure that I can't dispute anything he is saying, much respect!

[@theseageek]

Lord Shimura: Jin, we must fight with honor and we must always face enemies head on. Dishonorable ways are not the ways of a samurai Sensei Ebihara: *I’m gonna end this man’s career*

[@ladistar]

Bahahahahahahah awesome

[@nicolasmarcelomedranohinca2401]

Honored to see Ebihara sensei here! What a wonderful surprise, proud student of Ken-Zen

[@michaelterrencefernandezli6688]

Good thing he did not say *He got sliced 3 times and he is still alive* Cuz that would be boomer trouble

[@lexex2550]

I'll be infuriated if that happened

[@positivenergylife]

He kind of mentioned with "Japanese sword is very sharp, you don't need so much power to cut though"

[@michaelterrencefernandezli6688]

@UnquantifiableQuest well that is a good thing

[@kyoza1911]

​@@michaelterrencefernandezli6688 He have seen a scene with full armor samurai, many cut is make sense.

[@aliveandfilming2]

Thank you sir, I appreciate your comments 🙏

[@yukimasahiko]

I Loved listening to him, I love the history of Japan and Samurai in general. So I was so excited for this game, And so far not disappointed. ^^

[@nick1615]

I wish they'd told him the enemys were mongols so he didnt keep referring to them as other samurai

[@ludomancersvault5518]

Great point. The pseudo-ritualistic style of combat prevalent in Japan at the time didn’t work against them, and, strictly speaking, samurai etiquette would not really apply to foreigners anyway.

[@bokuden79]

I'm glad the first thing he points out is period incorrect weapons. It's annoyed me from the jump.

[@jay_idk337]

It shouldt as the difference is not noticable to 90% of the people playin the game and the differnence isint anything significant

[@Von_D]

BokudenT The channel Metatron was one of the first to nitpick this.

[@RighteousMr]

I believe sucker punch nvr intended to make this game historically accurate. They just wanted to create a samurai game because they are fans of kurosawa's films. So I don't particularly think this is a big issue...🤣

[@jay_idk337]

@@SuperTDSmith u mean a tanto katana and black powder bombs which samurai did use in real life ?

[@jay_idk337]

@@SuperTDSmith were talkin about the katana should be a tachi etc oll

[@omegaram623]

2:11 thats a great tactic against bunch of enemies..hes a beast😎 #respect "there is no dishonoured way just killem"

[@lerch400block]

Thank goodness for CC I couldn't understand a word he was saying. After I turned on CC I realized his English is quite good.

[@LexyBANA]

Ebihara-san sounds so cool!! Would love to see more videos of him!!!

[@katabamibitch]

He also is a kendo sensei at Ken-Zen Institute in NYC. His post-class words of wisdom are the best. This video definitely captured him well.

[@jimgucciardo7643]

@@katabamibitch he is full of wisdom, grace and humor, always. We are lucky to have him.

[@RyuishiGoto]

@@katabamibitch “Even your mother dies... Might as well practice. She’s DEAD okay?” (Actual Sensei quote! lol)

[@katabamibitch]

@@RyuishiGoto I remember this!! Hahah he's said that in class before as a way to show how nothing should get in the way of your mental discipline to practice :)

[@636Knight]

Thank you sensei, I will buy the game tomorrow. 😄

[@gamermike24]

"there is no dishonorable way, just kill them, you know" So anyway, I started slashing

[@lolgalit]

That is great to listen to someone who understand the samurai way

[@hydrosapienaquatic2600]

Loved his insight about movement, power, and armor.

[@afawafa322]

"They look like bandits..." Mongols: Am I joke to you?

[@alvinreinaldy5148]

kind of hard to point it out, but a nation of conquerors is technically just structured bandits

[@InfiniteDeckhand]

@@alvinreinaldy5148 The British are bandits as well, then. :)

[@alvinreinaldy5148]

@@InfiniteDeckhand yes, all specific nations that occupied another countries and take their resources are bandits on those point. i am talking about everything up to WW2.

[@redythelegend2]

Can you imagine how proud the game developers are of this ? :D

[@shlomoperlman6826]

*sees armored khesig with polearm "this guy is samurai. If he have armor, is samurai"