I recommend: Ghost of Tsushima - Director's Cut (Review) [4k]

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Ghost of Tsushima's Director's Cut adds a meaningful chapter to Jin's personal saga, but Iki Island will likely feel a little too familiar to anyone that's already played though the main game. The PS5 upgrades are subtle but welcomed improvements, and while they don't demand another play through of the game, they will certainly will make another play through more enjoyable.
Thanks to Sony for the review code.
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[@goodboidoge4192]

How is this 1 hour ago while the video is 2 mins ago?

[@dec3142]

Going to be my first time playing this 😁

[@goodboidoge4192]

@J. C. no it should stay on ps.

[@dandan3045]

@@goodboidoge4192 grow up sonypony.

[@goodboidoge4192]

@@dandan3045 im saying whats best for the company from a financial stand point and dont cry that youll never play this masterpiece.

[@The_RedVIII]

Ralph definitely missed the opportunity to say "Yes it already looked very good in PS4, but the console sounded like this:" Cut to the PS4 fan noise sounding like a jet engine.

[@CB-lw7ty]

I can't explain well enough to people with PS4s how much bliss and relief you get playing on a PS5 turning your head to realise the only sound in the room is coming from the TV :') I literally had my PS5 on for 30 minutes on the first day just sitting there because I was enjoying there being no sound. The heat difference is also night and day, on summer days I'd literally be in shorts, no top, door open, window, ceiling fan, desk fan and be sweating because of the PS4 heat, let alone going to a different room felt like it was actually cold. PS5 literally can't tell any difference in temperature when its on or off.

[@joxer]

@@CB-lw7ty Hmm. My PS4 Slim is quiet, cool, and isn't a giant humidifier. Are these loud PS4 complaints from Pro and original PS4 owners? Still underwhelmed by my ps5 in general, exacerbated by the $ony tax. Maybe I'll go play some Hades while I wait for Psychonauts 2 on my series X. Hopefully when these are PlayStation Hits they'll be worth it.

[@fubsthefish8320]

@@CB-lw7ty I just sort of assume the feeling would be similar to when I built my PC.

[@igorbeuk6298]

Every version of PS4 can be quiet after replacing thermal paste.

[@joxer]

The biggest improvement overall for me is the menus - damn the PS4 displays "please wait" so often I thought I'd get image retention 😜. But a fantastic little machine that provided great value when I got the spider man version a couple of years ago.

[@ShiningEyeBrigade]

Really appreciated the way you answered the question: is the directors cut worth going back and playing the game again? I don’t remember seeing this question answered as thoughtfully as you did in other folks reviews of “director’s cut” editions, if at all. Should be a standard question for such editions.

[@hartfantom]

It’s a 20$ dlc of a game that already has loads of content. The question doesn’t need some video essay for an answer. Just a answer with a few reasons. Relax bud.

[@raf686]

@@hartfantom agreed

[@hamndv]

Those greedy Playstation devs made me pay $20 for this new dlc they should've made a subscription that rent the dlc to me for $10 a month

[@ShiningEyeBrigade]

@@hartfantom I think you misunderstand. I’m not dissing anyone and definitely not criticizing the game. Amazing game and their multiplayer DLC fantastic. I’m just referring to the one line in the video,where he specifically answers this question and says that he feels the DLC alone doesn’t really warrant a revisit to the game because it doesn’t really change enough, BUT the game itself is SO good it’s worth it just for that. So it answered the very question I was wondering. I’m actually starting to jones for a little Ghost of T, so I’ll likely buy it just to sprinkle it’s sparkles on my replay, BUT I won’t be disappointed by the fact that it really doesn’t bring as big of gameplay or location changes as the multiplayer DLC did. A little tip: I Ignored your douchey “relax” response because everyone has a bad day. Giving you a chance to have a decent convo. But try to avoid attacking people who are just offering an innocuous opinion. Even if I did think the DLC is not worth it, it’s childish to attack someone just because you disagree with them. You’re just advertising you have issues. And then instead, offer logic to explain why you disagree. And maybe try yoga.

[@jeffpesos420]

@@hartfantom bootlicking unprovoked, he was clearly not being antagonistic

[@michaellynch5254]

I'm really excited to play this again. Honestly the lip syncing problem never bothered me cuz I was too busy reading what they said to watch their mouth.

[@michaelmonstar4276]

While I didn't like the fact they didn't bother to capture or include the animations and especially now they made it PS5-exclusive (for "technical reasons" LOL), I can only pretend that it's similar to those old movies where they had to dub and it looks horribly out-of-sync anyway. - And yea, having to read kind of distracts from that. But while it seems you're probably in an English-speaking country, I'm Dutch and I grew up with subtitles, so I'm really fast to scan text and still catch the performance. I mean, it's hard to "fool myself". - Plus, I'm still just annoyed that they're kinda going "screw PS4 (players) and make it PS5-only" as if that's just OK for the sake of marketing. - Whatever argument anyone wants to have about "it can only be done with the PS5" doesn't make sense, as they could just dump the animation-tracks onto the PS4 as well, one way or another. And if that increases the size a lot (which I kind of doubt would be extreme), they could make it optional. It's not like the sizes of games like "GTA5", "CoD: MW", and "AC: Valhalla" are optional with their roughly 100GB of data. I believe "GoT" is about half of that. (Not that I think it SHOULD be 100GB, but why is it acceptable from those and not this supposed "better game"?)

[@michaellynch5254]

@@michaelmonstar4276 don't ask me, I'm not highly knowledgeable on this subject. I was just stating why it didn't bother me.

[@mariyabaileys]

Haha same

[@MattR8605]

Same. The expression and intonation is much better in Japanese. English is surprisingly good compared to most other games set in Japan, but still.

[@grahamkelly8662]

I started the game, last night and I had it on Japanese with English subtitles, to make it feel more authentic and immersive but I had to turn it off after a short while and change to spoken English. Simply because it’s hard to watch the cut scene and read the text at bottom of screen. Like if someone is angry, upset etc I want to see the expression on their face because it makes it more impactful. I got to 1 part where I’m walking and talking with some guy and the scenery was beautiful, I wanted to hear what he was saying and admire the view and I just couldn’t, so I turned off Japanese voice. I’m really enjoying the game and if I decide to do a 2nd play through, I will use Japanese voice because I’ll already know the story.

[@mikeg4490]

"Ghost of Tsushima was the swan song for the ps4" Most of us are still stuck with the ps4 lol

[@asdergold1]

What with the fuckton of scalpers. And Sony being retarded as shit about it.

[@migattenogokui1306]

I do, mostly after switching the hard to Samsung evo 860 ssd...hahaha

[@pacman1187]

Does PS5 really exist?

[@OuhPii]

...and do not intend to get a PS5 rofl

[@migattenogokui1306]

@@OuhPii ni'd want to get one eventually but I guess now is the time to build my own gaming machine...

[@vinny9500]

"If you get to experience the game for the first time like this? Then you my friend are very lucky." I'm so hyped. I was able to snag a PS5 from the latest Gamestop drop on Tuesday. It was supposed to be coming in tomorrow... But it's being delivered today!

[@laithalaiwat]

Dude this might be one of PlayStation’s greatest games. Enjoy it

[@25cents11]

Enjoy my friend

[@Halcyon1997]

Congratulations my friend!! I highly recommend this game and returnal. Demons souls is also a sick playthrough!

[@Name-fd2co]

As he said, you're very lucky dude lol. This game is amazing imo, but more so than that it's absolutely stunning and I imagine that'll be another level on the PS5. Enjoy!

[@tonio6772]

Enjoy bro it's definitely an upgrade. You're going to run into a storage problem so be prepared

[@animeshgupta6200]

Skill Up: "We're cool nerds." Me: Yeah! Skill Up: *Shows photo of Henry Cavill* Me: Mate, we're not *that* cool

[@mateoreyes6921]

For real But is not hard man, Henry Cavill is pretty much a nerd that went to the Gym, we can do that too

[@theakimboknight]

Henry Cavill is not only a badass actor who can really sell all his roles, but also a major video game nerd that goes out of his way to research everything he can. Thats a level of awesome that practically impossible for anyone to achieve

[@animeshgupta6200]

@@mateoreyes6921 how do I get his charisma tho?

[@Malluc]

@@animeshgupta6200 be a career actor

[@koladearasanmi2005]

If only

[@MarkTheLeo]

It's really tempting to get a PS5 just to go through this game again. It just looks so good.

[@PANCAKEPAP1]

It is great - just finished new game+ and I can't wait to dive into Iki Island

[@JB.-]

Thankfully I managed to get my hands on a PS5 2 weeks go! Platinumed Spider-Man Remastered and Spider-Man Miles Morales! Now it is time to platinum Ghost of Tsushima - Directors Cut! Cannot wait until tomorrow!

[@Player-re9mo]

That's what I want to do. Unfortunately that won't happen any time soon.

[@andrewmartel916]

If you can find one you might as well!

[@JB.-]

@Tim C in Scotland it is still so hard to get one! I assume everywhere around the world is very similar

[@Manjawline]

PS5 badly needs a new inFamous

[@fiel81]

Yeeeeees

[@thatdarnskag5043]

Or a new Sly Cooper!

[@MyManJFKTV]

Where’s the lie? I don’t see it. I don’t think it’s even there.

[@Archivist42]

Agreed! I kind of like the idea of them going back to focusing on electricity again! That could look so awesome with HDR and the spark particle effects the PS5 could offer. Hopefully it's their next project.

[@Manjawline]

@@Archivist42 imagine a new infamous taking full advantage of the SSD, ray tracing and the dualsense features. There's way too much potential

[@flamingog6678]

Man the story in this game really got to me, and for those who played know the final choice you make at the end is truly a beautiful moment filled with great scenery and emotions

[@MyManJFKTV]

Easily one of the best final bosses of the previous gen. Also, one of the best title cards of all time.

[@dislikebutton6596]

Thanks for the spoilers!

[@MyManJFKTV]

@@dislikebutton6596 - Where?

[@flamingog6678]

@@dislikebutton6596 sorry bud but I don't think complimenting a scene that you haven't seen before is a spoiler😂 sorry, now you know it's good.

[@tonyg5162]

@@dislikebutton6596 😂😂😂

[@TheMeJustMe75]

Been playing it for almost a week now. The game is jaw dropping in graphic quality, game play and story.

[@mookiestewart3776]

Welcome to the fanclub ;). We’ve been trying to tell people since 2020 that this game is the shit lol. It 100% deserved to win game of the year of last of us 2

[@thelegendofstonecoldstevea3205]

Can’t wait to play this again. Been holding off NG+ until the true PS5 version.

[@solachesis451]

I played it at 1080p 30fps on the base ps4, I got a ps5 3 weeks ago, and the day before I was going to replay it at 60fps, the directors cut was announced. So hyped for dynamic 4k 60

[@the_wolf_of_willingboro]

Same

[@greengrugach1984]

Same here mate.

[@ObsidianShinobi801]

Man u r patient

[@gonemad8008]

Excited for the PC version!!

[@chocolocojames213]

I feel the size of the map is perfect, doesn't feel like a chore to play.

[@Rubbish_]

It’s honestly the perfect open world map. It’s big and has a lot of content but it’s dense and honed in to the point that it’s actually designed.

[@ayourmum8521]

Unlike every Ubisoft game

[@Ryzen-gh1en]

@@ayourmum8521 true man, im mainly pc gamer and i can tell how generic and boring was ac valhalla, i played the first dlc and it was so bad that like i dnt even remember any of them and next dlc there are some cool changes there but again the story was meh and not worth 20$, i literally see the horse riding is so good that remind me RDR2 and ac Valhalla horse rising feel like witcher 3 1.0 something lmao, a gamer from 2015 has same exprience and you cant do it better ubisoft in 2020 wow

[@ayourmum8521]

@@Ryzen-gh1en yea honestly witcher 3 is a better game than Ubisoft will ever make. It could be 2040 and Ubisoft will be still making generic bland open world time wasters. You can pay money so you don’t have to play the game as much. King Robert of the house Baratheon

[@Jason_Van_Stone]

Yeah, but it still wasn't worth $30. After I got my end trophy...I was surprised

[@thatsavyman3183]

Ghost of Tsushima looks so beautiful looking at gameplay is a spoiler

[@hkr667]

That doesn't make sense. If it is beautiful then you'll enjoy it time and time again. I am sure I will still be in awe of Crysis' views if I boot it up again today.

[@olufade11]

@@hkr667 u must be fun at parties

[@thatsavyman3183]

@@olufade11 I don't think he understood what I meant lmao

[@ItsShatter]

I never played ghosts of Tsushima and also recently acquired a PS5 the non-scalper way! Looking forward to playing this.

[@Kevin-gb7lk]

Good on you for not buying from scalpers

[@TamvA]

I really would like to play through this again, but with an ever growing backlog and limited time to play, along with the price of this version, I can't justify buying it again/playing through it again. Hope new buyers of it enjoy the game!

[@hazim9529]

'Ever growing backlog' Damn, I felt that one.

[@sagarkardam9977]

So much to play, but too little time..

[@Exlee-dq9uo]

The price is 100% completely fair. The 20 hour expansion alone is worth 30 bucks. The Ps5 enhancements are just the icing on the cake.

[@Jonkin715]

I sure as hell am! This game sounds epic as hell!

[@novaxlii901]

I went into Iki Island as soon as it was available, and knew I shouldn’t have when the game mentioned that the main bad guy was dead. I fought the Eagle with the Sarugami armor.

[@shinukisan2222]

After playing the base game, the pre-order for the Directors Cut and PS5 (when it drops later tonight for me) is a no-brainer. I waited for over 35 years for a Samurai/Ninja open world game and what I got was very special.

[@hughjass9914]

How TF do I buy on ps5? Do I need to buy the ps4 directors cut upgrade (I own the base game) and then at release upgrade again to the ps5 version? Because I can only see the ps4 directors cut upgrade, ps5 directors cut isn't anywhere

[@makani9004]

I was waiting for a Samurai Red Dead ever since I played Redemption, and GoT was damn close.

[@shinukisan2222]

@@hughjass9914 I've purchased the DLC upgrade with my native currency and when the PS5 upgrade goes live for me tonight, I'll purchase and install that too.

[@hughjass9914]

@@shinukisan2222 Ahhhh I see, so it is two separate purchases. Thank you!

[@shinukisan2222]

@@hughjass9914 I'm sure you will be able to buy it as a single purchase at somepoint down the road. But yes, right now it's a two pronged fork.

[@derpartypatrick5660]

3:58 I think the new features of the dualsense controller are like music or sound design in a game or movie. Like it's not the main thing you're focusing on the whole time, but it's a great tool to trigger emotions and increase the immersion. And it's simply a little more fun. It's not the most important thing, but it can elevate the experience a lot.

[@copingflower1909]

Honestly even though I'm still on an achievement hunt to 100% the game I'll still always come back for that excellent sword combat because it is on a level all on its own with how unique it is compared to most games

[@mauvnoelful]

Ngl it’s been almost over a year but the multiplayer is still very enjoyable

[@themancalledben2731]

Too late, I already pre-ordered it. But I'm glad you let me know I didn't make a mistake, its always so risky preordering these days. But the base game was so good I don't think it could've gone wrong anyway.

[@MyManJFKTV]

Although I don’t go for preorderin’ anything, I understand your logic and don’t necessarily disagree.

[@emulation2369]

Nothing against pre-ordering games I've already played tbh

[@StillWeRide]

I'm just diving in and I already love it..I platinumed the ps4 version and I'm definitely doing it again.

[@ntfoperative9432]

It just works

[@varunkumarr8606]

Make a review for Death Stranding Director's Cut when it comes out

[@eziothedeadpoet]

PC RELEASE HYPE!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Chotukc007]

Already 40hrs in only in ACT 2.

[@bigbadbusta3871]

I recently got a PS5 as a gift. And ghost of Tsushima was one of the games on my “PlayStation classic catch up list” After completing it and eventually going on to platinum the game I can say I loved this game. I’m especially glad I waited until the ps5 came around to play this. The vibrations and haptic feedback brought my Samurai/Ronin experience to a whole new level . Plus I went a an hour on iki island before I realised I was playin a dlc (stupid I know) this game is incredible and so glad I experienced it

[@Katie-hb8iq]

I love how the review has to explain all the upgrade nuances at the beginning. Sony, you really, really fucking needed to offer a feature like smart delivery. Charge for your dlc all you want, but please stop it with this upgrade complexity nonsense.

[@Alien_Informant]

It's really not that hard to understand

[@Katie-hb8iq]

@@Alien_Informant Yeah, but for xbox, it costs nothing and I need to understand nothing and I get the same current gen consoles upgrades. The entire process is transparent, and reviews don't have to waste 1 minute re-explaining it. I don't care about the console war - I own both consoles - but in this one case, Sony just fucked this up and their greed ended up making their #1 competitor look way better. Actually, there's quite a lot of features on Series X that are better, but Smart Delivery is easily at the top of the list.

[@davidmurphy7332]

@@Alien_Informant Yes, it is easy to understand but that doesn’t make it okay that Sony is now charging to optimise content when rival platforms don’t do that. Bad enough that PS5 doesn’t have a Smart Delivery system to begin with, but to financially exploit it shows Sony is now just as scummy with nickel and diming as other triple A publishers. We really shouldn’t be giving this any kind of approval as PlayStation users.

[@Plathismo]

​@@davidmurphy7332 In fairness, most PS5 upgrades to PS4 titles don't cost anything. But I agree with your main point--Sony is drifting away from consumer friendliness with this bundled "Director's Cut" stuff. The PS5 upgrade to the GoT base game should be free, and then Iki island should just be $20 paid DLC for everyone. It would be a lot simpler.

[@ThDragoomba]

Yeah agreed. Tho it's really crappy to charge for ps5 upgrade, atleast 60 fps is free. Putting 4k behind a paywall was crappy, but everything else in ps5 upgrade is fine to pay for. And yeah it's unnecessarily complex, but only for ghost, for other games it's not complex

[@bdre5555]

Digital Foundry just released their analysis of the PS5 director's cut. The main upgrade is that the game is now checkerboard 2160p, full 4K. Where is the PS4 pro version was checkerboard 1800p. And of course the game is 60fps

[@OSeanSanO]

I really wish they added the option to perform a mystic art after a perfect parry. Its something so simple, but a cinematically satisfying idea and a great way to add to the combos. It's only a personal wish to hope for expanded combat beyond just having new abilities. I can't wait to play this on PS5 🔥

[@CloudyMemory]

So, basically you can skip the upgrade if you've already played the PS4 version on a PS5, unless you really care about haptic feedback, the Japanese lip sync or the slightly higher resolution.

[@CafeCreativeYT]

Two very big additions to the game are the R1 R2 soulslike control scheme and target locking which not alot of reviews are mentioning.

[@duncanself5111]

I've just got a PS5 and I haven't played Ghost of Tsushima yet so thats my weekend

[@lukastemberger]

I had it since day 1, but same here! :)

[@duncanself5111]

@@lukastemberger have a good one mate!

[@lukastemberger]

@@duncanself5111 likewise! I'll be starting the game tonight as soon as the timer counts down to 0 :D

[@Shvabicu]

Play the Legends mode too. The loot rng is garbage, but the gameplay is awesome.

[@duncanself5111]

@@Shvabicu yeah I'll definitely give it a go after the single player, it looks really cool

[@sauce7670]

I dont even care that the DLC isnt anything super special I just want to play the game again and adding any content gives me more than enough of a reason

[@MegaMerdeux]

Likewise. I mean nobody expected them to reinvent the game xD. We just want more of the same game

[@mrtron7837]

The infinite supply glitch from chests no longer works in directors cut. I haven't tested going from IZUHARA to TOYOTAMA before act 2 of the story to get unlimited wax wood, iron, steel, leather and linen from a mongol base but I suspect that glitch would be patched in the directors cut as well. It's Unfortunate that you can no longer grind loot easily, you have to spend time, many hours riding your horse around all 3 Tsushima's Islands looking for loot.

[@deadhead4077]

Boughy my first PlayStation ever end of May, managed to not overpay too much for a ps5 all digital, picked up Ghost of Tsushima cheap during the summer sale but the DC got announced so I decided to play other games and hold off till this was released, couldn't wait and started playing the base game a couple weeks ago. Loving it so far, near the end of act 1 with maybe half of the first island cleared. Def upgrading to the ps5 DC asap!

[@Tekeysix]

which games did you also play?

[@deadhead4077]

@@Tekeysix I was playing ratchet and clank 2016, rift apart, made it through all the Nathan Drake collection and just started uncharted 4. I was also playing Dirt5 and persona5 royal, but just gave up after being stuck at the space port boss, tried on merciless like people recommend but still couldn't, I'll come back and finish it someday but needed a break from jrpgs. I beat Yakuza like a dragon on PC and was playing FF X/x-2 on switch right before I got the ps5.

[@Tekeysix]

@@deadhead4077 nice choice. I can highly recommend GoW series, TLOU1 and 2 and Bloodborne. Most of these are free anyway on ps5. but if that's too much than just focus on GoW3, GoW2018 and Bloodborne.

[@deadhead4077]

@@Tekeysix thanks! Appreciate the recommendations, I've already got god of war 2018 downloaded and so ready to dive in after Ghosts. And I def want to make Bloodborne my first real souls like after loving Jedi fallen order. So many games to catch up on so little time

[@Tekeysix]

@@deadhead4077 yeah bloodborne is imo the best souls like, but be warned, I only played jedi fallen order for a few hours and it's way easier. but if the game catches you, then buy the old hunters dlc and play it before fighting the final boss of main game.

[@GMoneyChuck89]

Dunno why, but I stopped halfway through the game. I just got bored, which was frustrating to me because everyone was loving it, so I wondered if it was just a "me" problem.

[@eternalbeing3339]

No i felt the same way. Not enough new things to do in the game. Its just kill mongols over and over again.

[@asbestosman1224]

Highly looking forward to playing this for the first time on PS5, I wish Iki Island was a bit longer because a tester previously said it was 15-20 hours, but I can't judge it on that obviously.

[@sprintingsnail9492]

You are gonna have a blast. The combat is so good. The environments looks stunning as well on a 4k display.

[@ruukusanagi1610]

for a $20 (if you own the base game already) its super duper worth since InFamous Second Son's max gameplay 8-10 hours for the first playthrough

[@briantreanor960]

15-20hr is good value for a story expansion. The entirety of SP Miles Morales was only 8hr for me

[@HorseheadNebula85]

I'm pointing out the flash frame at :20, not to nitpick or even draw attention to it, but to say that as an editor, I feel the pain of missing one errant frame in your 18-minute video. Haha, keep up the good work, man! The channel is fantastic.

[@dblundz]

Still feels weird they’re selling the upgrades. Pretty much everyone else would just give them to you as a update.

[@peterf9006]

Yea, somehow everyone got mad when Control did it but Tsushima gets a pass because of a small island addition, I guess?

[@sprintingsnail9492]

It did get a free 60fps upgrade and free multi-player though

[@ThDragoomba]

20$ for iki island is more than a good deal. But 10$ for upgrade is trash

[@TheRab101]

Not sure if anyone else has noticed, but from the recent patches for the game that are preparing for the directors cut and dlc, the "sheathe" animation now contains the animation that Jin does when he beats the rebel ronin in their duels. Also they seem to have added a few more assassination animations when the tanto is fully upgraded - has anyone else noticed this? I love it.

[@mr.marvin]

$30 to get the Director's Cut upgrade is ridiculous. Better wait for a price drop.

[@alvinsimba734]

Without ps5 just wait.

[@Rohlix]

I'm sorry but Sony is fucked in the mind charging almost 40 bucks for this PS5 upgrade in Europe (especially the poorer areas)

[@carlosalvarado7887]

They will buy it. There’s nothing else to play.

[@올해고티검은신화오공]

After all, Ghost of Tsushima!! It shows the best sword fighting action that does not disappoint. I still don't understand why this game hasn't been number one in Game of the Year 2020. It's the most underrated game in history.

[@dylansheppard4114]

Because REEEEE the last of us 2 has muh diversity 🙀🙀

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

@@dylansheppard4114 REEEEEE strong independent wahmen who don’t needs no man!

[@chriscollins3225]

@@dylansheppard4114 the game isn’t about that at all fool

[@chriscollins3225]

@@GeorgeZimmermen the game isn’t about that at all fool

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

@@chriscollins3225 REEEEEE! I’m a virtue signaling, white knighting, woke apologist, who don’t needz no man!

[@ethanayye4646]

Someone who struggles reading lips: Played the entire game in Japanese dub, didn't notice the English lip sync haha. Excited to replay this gem.

[@markmauk8231]

Are there new 1 on 1 duels on Iki Island? Cause they were absolutely great in the main game.

[@vaporizel]

yes, and have some "variety" in certain duel which is not exist in base game

[@markmauk8231]

Lets me answer myself and all of you asking the same question. Spoiler ahead: After about 2 hours of playing i followed the legend of Sakura Armor (name might not be accurately remembered) and if you wanna get that armor, you have to win a duel. So yeah, there are new duels :-) And that new Armor is crazy good for duels btw....havent had the chance to test it in a duel yet, but I think it'll wreck every opponent 1 on 1.

[@YeOldeMachine]

Gimme dem Haptics!! I'm in love w/the Dualsense. It adds so much to gameplay

[@sheldonmoss2787]

Same

[@SIDNOPL]

I totally agree

[@Hyper101ACTivity]

I really don’t notice it. I be to into my game lol I do notice my controller die faster though lol

[@allecazzam8224]

$30 to upgrade to ps5?? Fuck that.

[@datsikiller0340]

I played the game on an OG PS4, so I feel like it’s going to look like a new game for me when I get to play it on my Ps5 when it comes out. I never played past the first island bc I 100% finished it and it kind of burnt me out. I can’t wait for this

[@BardioTheGoat]

Bro I remember playing on my roommate ps4 then on my ps4 pro there was a major difference. Now I’m bout to play the directors cut on my ps5

[@DaVeganZombie]

I love haptic feedback stuff. It’s some of the coolest immersive stuff you can add for games that already look so beautiful.

[@Asmodeus562]

Nobody talks about how good it is in ff14

[@a7xzombiekiller-130]

I love that it’s in English. I mean it’s cool they added that for people who value listening to the Japanese and I can get how it might make someone’s experience better. But for me the English is better after all it’s what I speak. And that’s what makes me feel more immersed. After all they would be hearing their native tongue as wel.

[@Inogat]

director's CUT at 2:30 and Tsushima dude cuts some ennemy is god tier editing ngl.

[@bdre5555]

I played through most of this game last summer on PS4 Pro. Now that I have a PS5, I got the game loaded up and ready for the director's cut tomorrow. Since you can find the base game for around $20 now, the $30 asking price for the PS5 upgrade is more than fair.

[@hytfrsea5wiugyiftdury984]

u should do some videos with sam, you've only done two since the departure and would be nice to get a decent few more before the year ends :)

[@TheThizzlefrizzle]

Nice editing right when you said cut Jin slices his sword, I refuse to believe it was an accident. Lol

[@JainaSoloB312]

Agreed

[@gaming_aes518]

I wouldn't mind trying the DLC at some point later on, but I am not a fan of the $10 asking price for features that could have been added for free to current owners of Ghost of Tsushima.

[@angeloprimavera5301]

To be honest, it’s pretty worth it considering how much love was put into the game and all the free content Sucker Punch has been giving everybody already.

[@gaming_aes518]

@@angeloprimavera5301 When other games give these PS5 exclusive features for free, it's hard to bee forgiving in this case. I'm not discrediting their work, but still....

[@thefitnessward_]

I have no option to upgrade to the PS5 version for £10. It’s just asking me to purchase the full game on PS5. Confused..

[@mrbobajango7482]

The ps5 upgrade option won’t be available until midnight. You can either just buy directors cut PS4 for 19.99usa then 9.99 at midnight or just wait to pay full 29.99 at midnight. It’s very confusing how they’ve done it meaning we can’t pre load until midnight there’s quite a few people frustrated by it

[@shiiche]

Personally, I know people love this game and I can see why. But I never felt the hype and polish people raved about. To me, in alot of ways this game feels kinda unpolished and dry. Unpopular opinion I know but that's my 2 cents.

[@dandan3045]

Personally, I don’t get why people need to tell others that they didn’t like game X. It’s like you’re looking for validation or something.

[@shiiche]

@@dandan3045 You sound stressed Dan, would u like to talk to someone. Sometimes talking about it is the key to healing.

[@cobain2261]

@@dandan3045 he has every right to say he dislikes the game. His opinion is just as valid as someone saying they like the game.

[@shiiche]

@@cobain2261 Its not that I DISlike it, I think its fun, just not up to the hype. But thanks for sticking up my dude!

[@justinstoll4955]

Forgive me if I'm still confused. What you're saying is to get the PS5 upgrades and expansion costs $30 on top of $60 i originally paid. Resulting in a total of $90. Alternatively, I could have waited and just bought the PS5 version with the expansion for $70? I may be wrong, but if I'm not fuck them.

[@eq7161]

Cry harder😢

[@justinstoll4955]

@@eq7161 i don't think it's unreasonable to be upset that someone who bought the game on day one and fully upgrades to the PS5 and DLC are paying $20 extra dollars than someone who didn't and is purchasing it for the first time now. That is basically a middle finger to the loyal customers.

[@pdpMASTERP]

So fucked you have to pay for the PS5 upgrade when they promised it would be free originally

[@knightslayer6161]

I love when games use the ps5 controller to deliver great sounds. Like the humming of a blade in Shadow of war when executing an Uruk. Or the clang of blades when getting a parry in ghost. Pure gold for the ears.

[@semitope]

Not so great when you have headphones that don't let that much sound in. A contradiction since their special audio feature required headphones

[@knightslayer6161]

@@semitope shadow of war solves that by raising the volume of those sounds into the headphones and not the controller.

[@weertangel7231]

I just got a PS4 Pro so this game came at the right time :) So gonna enjoy everything this game has to offer.

[@dandan3045]

Finished NG+ on lethal. I’m ready for Iki.

[@antdrioite]

Yes finally got a PS5 and started playing a few days ago. It's so fucking good (first time Tsushima)

[@brendan2415]

This coming to Game Pass?

[@Shade497]

This isn't Xbox chief

[@thelouisjohnson]

This is such a tease. 🤣 Man is it hard to own an Xbox when games like this exist on PS.

[@asheleydavies]

I own an Xbox series x. It's not hard, because I also own a ps5😎😎

[@yousifassar4275]

Both consoles have good games. Xbox is getting Halo and Forza this fall. You guys will have lots content to play in the next 4 months.

[@asheleydavies]

It's a good time to be a gamer. Loving flight simulator on Xbox right now. Feels like learning a new skill rather than playing a game. Halo gonna be awesome, looking forward to vanguard, but mostly battlefield portal and reliving the bf3 days

[@Ice9kills78]

Yeah...I own both so I miss out on nothin. Been jammin hades, curse of the dead gods and the ascent on gamepass. Excellent experiences. Goin back to ghost for a bit, then aliens and psychonauts next week.

[@Ice9kills78]

Well, psycho in 2

[@cherryghost41]

I loved playing this game, but I'm not going to be playing the expansion or getting the PS5 upgrade. I already paid full price for the game at launch. If I spend another $30, I will have spent almost $90 on the game. People who are buying the PS5 Director's Cut only have to pay $70 to get the whole package. That pricing just doesn't make sense to me.

[@lukastemberger]

But you got the game when it was full price. Prices go down over time... If you got it a month ago it would have cost you 30 or 40$

[@belsamethtaken4107]

Looks good tho I am really disapointed in Sony on how they handled most of the PS4 to PS5 upgrades. With Xbox you mostly just get the upgrade without having to fork over more cash.

[@WellTraveledGamer]

Agreed. Definitely shouldn’t have to pay for it again.

[@fhdez91]

The way they handle it is identical. The only ones you have to pay for have actual improvements.

[@belsamethtaken4107]

@@fhdez91 Its not. Almost all oof my games on Xbone that had a next gen upgrade dropped for free, especially the exclusives. Both Spiderman and Ghost here required payments for an upgrade.

[@fhdez91]

@@belsamethtaken4107 you’re talking about boosts in res and frame rate. Spider-Man changed the main character, for some odd reason, and added ray tracing at 60fps. And GoT had a “free upgrade” months ago along with Legends mode. Same with TLOU2 and GoW. This time GoT is a port to run natively on the ps5, for instant loading, controller and audio features, and so cut scenes can run real time to sync Japanese voices.

[@mattbrown9631]

incremental or not, this is a 100% must re-experience game. The PERFECT excuse to go back to it from a fresh start

[@shrikantg9966]

Game looks great but not worth to keep game locked under paid wall for ps5 upgrade. DLC ok to pay for.. I always look up to your review and really happy the way you present your video..But this DLC/ps5 is skip for me as of now. It just seems to be a slap on people buying game on Day 1.

[@Calypso694]

The tech that is used for the Lip Sync is called Jali. It’s a new tech that does everything in real time. Still pretty early. CP2077 used it pretty well, other games are using it in the future when they release. Hopefully Ghosts lip sync gets a bit patched later on(again?) to make it perfect if it isn’t already. Really cool stuff still.

[@johnjones3228]

Ill probably pass, i really enjoyed my time with GOT but i dont think there is enough for me to come back to it

[@ludio36]

7:01 ~ I bought the Director’s Cut edition for PS5. I set it to show English subtitles with Japanese spoken dialogue, yet the mouths of the characters spoke English anyway, so I saw no Japanese lip-sync. That was on the day of launch; today, two days’ later, and after an update this morning, the Japanese lip-sync is working. However, the spoken conversations of incidental NPCs that are to be heard when Jin is within earshot are also in Japanese, but without English subtitles. This diminishes immersion for me, even though what they say is inconsequential, so I’ve switched to English spoken dialogue, so as not to feel I’m not part of this world. Pity.

[@llfallen0nell884]

It’s weird that you have to pay for the upgrade that’s like me upgrading my pc then having to upgrade every game

[@semitope]

They are getting away with it. They made sure not to let you upgrade the base PS4 game with ps5 features directly so it's not obvious you're paying for a patch. They hide the shenanigans behind "directors cut"

[@clyde1500]

The difficulty additions stemming from the amount of enemies on iki island is pretty disappointing. The combat in 1v1s in the game felt amazing and in groups felt chaotic and not great.

[@dandan3045]

Go to game’s settings, there’s a setting to make it feel less chaotic, especially when battling with allies.

[@jamesbench2032]

How did this not win game of the year at the biggest event? I'm obsessed with this game and its 2022

[@YesNo-yl6ws]

Hades should’ve won GOTY but y’all ain’t ready for that conversation

[@benrogencamp258]

I never played it on PS4, the PS5 Director's Cut seems like a no-brainer.

[@OuhPii]

OK, pretty much what I expected. Base game was amazing so I'm getting this as well.

[@taharmebarki660]

my god don't know why. sony get to tell reviewers what to show and what not to show. if a reviewer wants to prove a point he should be able to reinforce it with some footage a spoiler warning should be issued but for them to tell you what not to talk about and what not to show is crossing the line. shouldn't take this shit from publishers

[@kylerickert2240]

"If you don't own Ghosts of Tsushima, you can buy the director's cut for the ps5 for $70" Jokes on you, I also don't own a ps5.

[@alvinsimba734]

$70 for ps5 if its first time buying but if you get the ps4 version it's cheaper

[@MightyManotaur22]

I wanted to play a few hours of New Game+ because I wanted to play the DLC and knew I'd get my ass kicked having not played it in months. Aaaaaand instead I'm gonna play through the entire game again and do most of the side content again because it's just so damn good.

[@someguy1365]

I like high difficulty, so the added difficulty of Iki is good to know. Thanks, Skill-up.

[@deanisplemoni]

That fast load time after you die is actually kinda jarring... Did... I even just die?!

[@aashilr]

Envy me! Recently got a PS5, been waiting to play this on my LG OLED. After this, it's onto both Spiderman, God of War, Days Gone, & Ratchet & Clank. Hoping Sony releases some other cool PS5 games by the time I'm done with that backlog. First time having a Sony console too so I'll be experiencing all of that for the first time. Envy me! :D

[@anasshahid224]

Ghost of Tsushima is stunning on PS5, the graphics are so beautiful, love the Dualsense haptics 👏👏👏👏

[@Martyvader]

10 years from now when I finally get a PS5 I'll be happy to give this a shot

[@alvinsimba734]

Why 10 years now, you could get in 2022 lol

[@Martyvader]

@@alvinsimba734 maybe if I'm super lucky 🤣

[@ryancrutchley4411]

This game makes me wants to invest im my first playstation.

[@lostandtravellingwhentimes9260]

I thought the director’s cut added the ability to lock on to enemies. The lack of lock on was one of the main reasons I didn’t buy Ghost in the first place.

[@Zeta-cs1yr]

I read it on their official update for the game that a lock on will arrive

[@ImZoS0]

It is now available in the options of the game.

[@davedelorean2383]

"No new weapons" This game is not about that. Jinn has always had the same weapons. Its the armors that change the way you play which in the dlc is gamechanging

[@Max1990Power]

The game is also an internal battle of Jins conceans. About moral and loss. And on iki it is to accept who he has become.

[@aquagiraffe1988]

I dont care how good this game is, I refuse to pay $70 for any more games after Returnal

[@donvanb8646]

LoL, well you're missing out buddy. It is one helluva game. 10/10 would recommend, i didn't buy returnal cuz it looked shit. Blame yourself for buying it

[@aquagiraffe1988]

@@donvanb8646 That's fine, it will be on sale in 2 weeks like every other major game release

[@hazim9529]

You only got yourself to blame. So just because you wasted 70 bucks on a game you don't like, you immediately assumed all 70 bucks game sucks? Wow, what kind of fucked up logic is that? That's the equivalent of being a misogynistic man just because you have a bad experience with one woman. Your generalization is just illogical and devoid of any common sense.

[@aquagiraffe1988]

@@hazim9529 Holy shit, the level people will go to defend corporations is fucking sad...

[@rimoxxy4782]

This ghost of tsushima director's cut review feels more like an excuse for Ralph to talk about how much he loves the multiplayer legends mode. For real, when I saw your separate review about this mode back then, it made me want to try it out for myself and it was absolutely one of the best experiences I've had for a while. And I especially loved the survival waves. So thank you for that.

[@sarge55555550000000]

Day 3 of nier replicant review? Will we get it? Did you like it? not doing it anymore? Just curious have a good day Ralph!

[@MrAjking808]

Stop begging

[@sarge55555550000000]

@@MrAjking808 I'm not begging, just looking for an answer.

[@LeoLeeGaming]

I'm so sick of the comment about the game being about Samurai and English being out of place. Why do you all only say this with Asian themes? But Assassin's Creed in Greece, Egypt, or Norway is perfectly fine being in English? It's supposed to be understood that these characters are actually speaking their native language and it's just in English for us. Same idea in Movies. Ancient Rome in English: silence Galactic Traveling in English: crickets crickets Asians speaking English: IT'S NOT AUTHENTIC!

[@wile123456]

"directors cut" Same director for both and litterally no new stuff was cut from the original game. What a terrible name. What happened to GOTY editions?

[@Soulspeed68]

Sony wants to make movie games, so they are going with Directors Cut. Even though you don't cut games like movies...

[@ThDragoomba]

Kojima literally said the same thing, and said he didn't like the name. Jim Ryan is dumb, he likes to take bad decisions

[@MegaMerdeux]

I'm not expecting the expansion to be a completely new experience. I'm happy if its more ghost of tsushima, new locations, new plot, characters, outfits, techniques etc. The gameplay loop and fighting system are awesome, why change it? Edit:I cant believe they actually added to ability to remove the bow and arrows from Jin's back!!! They live inside my head? I was literally thinking they should do that last week when playing new game plus. That's awesome.

[@Shvabicu]

Yeah, so I'll just get the PS4 expansion then. Already plays at 60fps, runs off my external SSD and saves me 10€. The fact that they want you to pay for the PS5 features is still laughable.

[@TyroneDeMarcusWilliams3rd]

Ehhh, doesn’t look worth the 30 dollars they’re trying to charge me for everything. I like Ghost of Tsushima, but asking 30 bucks (half of what I paid for originally) for an extra 5 hours and just giving a bit higher of a resolution and haptic feedback just doesn’t seem worth it. I’ll wait for a sale on this one.

[@tylerwood8710]

You just needed a reason to play again, Shill. Sarcasm aside: always appreciate your reviews.

[@jakelee8789]

Great review. I personally like the base story single player mode more than I do legends. I love legends too don't get me wrong but I really like the grounded approach of realism in the he main story also not being confined to a certain route as well. But yes this game is amazing, how about that new replay encounter update as well?

[@3012Chanstar]

I been searching how to go along chronologicaly far as story play through with director's cut. Thanks for the look out👊🏾

[@AxxmorbidfloristxxC]

30 fucking dollars for a dlc. Who do they think they are, ubisoft? The old hunters was 15. The mortal shell virtuous cycle is free. I seriously doubt Iki Island and adaptive triggers is worth more / adds more than the old hunters. Edit: should have know he was talking about Australian dollars. It’s 20 American for the dlc. 27 Canadian and 30 Australian. Probably 20 euros 20 pounds as well.

[@klebyell]

I mean its essentially a ubisoft game anyway so im not surprised. 90 percent of the game is liberate the base and clear the camp missions.

[@MyManJFKTV]

I just feel like the early adopters always get the short end of the financial stick. Always spendin’ the most for what can be seen as inferior versions in comparison to people who come tardy to the party. Patience is a virtue I guess.

[@AxxmorbidfloristxxC]

@@MyManJFKTV yeah I stopped playing a third of the way into the game (which I bought at or near launch) just because it was too tedious to warrant an entire second playthrough when they inevitably added more content. From what I can tell, the dlc content looks and plays the same as the rest of the game so I don’t know if I’m even going to pay for it now or wait until it’s on sale for 6.99

[@MyManJFKTV]

@@AxxmorbidfloristxxC - When the game was fresh, I didn’t think additional content was inevitable, and the online multiplayer caught me completely off guard. The expansion doesn’t really warrant me to spend a whole $70 when I already own it on PS4 [and platinumed it], but I like physical games ‘cause I’m an idiot.

[@Shvabicu]

I will just get the $20 PS4 expansion for my PS5. The PS5 version is in some way worse than the PS4 version because native PS5 apps need to be installed on the internal drives. I'd rather play off my external SSD and the PS4 version already runs at 60fps.

[@asianbronyman]

Because I don't know what a sleep schedule is, I played the entire DLC campaign in one sitting. Not 100% completion but all the main story missions. He pretty much hit the nail on the head. It's good but not necessary. It took me about 4 hours to complete, including cutscenes. My only point of disagreement is that I thought Iki Island looked much better than the rest of the game (playing on PS4, not PS5). I love this game and had 100 hours in it already before now. If you already like this game then this is a must but otherwise it's your call. Thought it was worth giving my two cents when I'm probably one of the earliest people to finish it.