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Ghost of Tsushima (PS4) Review | VGChartz

VGChartz's Paul Broussard: "But is it worth your money? That will probably depend on how much the issues I’ve described bother you. Ghost is a game that has a sizable amount of content, but much of it lacks depth or substance. If that isn’t a deal breaker, and you’re intrigued by the prospect of a title that comes as close as video games can to capturing the feel of feudal Japan, then Ghost is probably a solid buy. However, if you’re looking for thoughtfully crafted, fleshed out stealth or combat, I’d advise searching elsewhere, because like a ghost, neither can be found."

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Findingcrybabies1401d ago (Edited 1401d ago )

I might not agree, but I respect their opinion. I went to the site expecting to see them give Last of Us 2 a 115 out of 10, they gave it a 7. Different strokes and all that I would give Tsushima a 9, but I haven't completed it yet either so that may change. He is right about the AI being really bad.

laserap1401d ago (Edited 1401d ago )

This same guy rated Dark Souls a 5/10.

This guy seems to be extremely harsh with his reviews. He's an outlier

Unspoken1401d ago

Is this yet another PlayStation game that looks great on the cover, but when you play the game it's a shallow card board cut out? What is it with the trend of polishing garbage and selling it on the PlayStation platform as gold? Games aren't what they used to be for sure.

cell9891401d ago

He shouldn’t be reviewing genres that he doesn’t like

hulk_bash19871401d ago (Edited 1401d ago )

He must hate fun and challenge. Lol. In all seriousness, this game was amazing. It was almost everything i wanted it to be. Sucker Punch created one of the most vibrant and atmospheric open worlds ive played in a long time. And the combat is engaging, the stealth is a bit too easy imo. But overall its just plain fun to play.

Machina1400d ago (Edited 1400d ago )

He gave the Dark Souls Remaster 5, which isn't quite the same thing as saying he gave (the original) Dark Souls 5.

But yes he's a harsh reviewer; we're a tough outlet in general, we've always had a stringent scoring system and take on writers who have that same outlook.

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TheKingKratos1401d ago (Edited 1401d ago )

What The last of us 2 have any thing to do with this game ??

Stop trolling as much as i love Ghost and it is a badass game ... Goty is locked for TLOU2 and it will win many sites game of the gen as well

Stanjara1401d ago

Dream buddy.
GOTY is Cyberpunk.
LBT2U will take graphics, and performance for Joel.

OB1Biker1401d ago (Edited 1401d ago )

Nah I dont respect that sort of review. Not professional. Game isnt broken or straight bad.

InUrFoxHole1401d ago

Lol the game isn't that good. You might like it and thats cool but its really just meh

RgR1401d ago

@InurFoxhole

Lol the game is amazing. You might not like it and that's cool but it's really just incredible.

morganfell1401d ago (Edited 1401d ago )

You do not know the history of that site do you? A decade of lying about sales trying to prop up Microsoft. And regarding comments in this thread like below, anyone with a history of screaming in support of Nintendo and saying Paper Mario is better than anything coming out for PS5/Xbox Series for a year is NOT playing GOT.

timotim1401d ago

Got to make it about Microsoft even when they have nothing to do with it...🤷🏾‍♂️

morganfell1401d ago (Edited 1401d ago )

No, I am making it about vgchartz. And it bears directly on that site and the issue at hand.

King_Noctis1401d ago

VGchartz’s data is never accurate. If you want to call them out for MS’s sale numbers, you should do that as well for Nintendo and Sony.

neutralgamer19921401d ago

Tim

No that's a fact this site is run by a pro Xbox fanboy who for over a decade reported wrong numbers to make ms look good

If you have been long enough than u would know it. Xbox fanboys use to love this site during Xbox 360 days. So yes Morgan is right it's hard to trust a site like this when their past history is so shaddy and now with a review like this

They gave crackdown 3 same score so I guess crackdown 3 is same quality game as ghost

And than people like u wonder why people don't take this site serious

morganfell1401d ago

"VGchartz’s data is never accurate. If you want to call them out for MS’s sale numbers, you should do that as well for Nintendo and Sony."

Where am I not doing that? They over reported 360 numbers and under-reported PS3 numbers. Its why they were banned from being referenced on numerous sites at that time.

timotim1401d ago

@Neutral

No...they are a site that simply reports wrong numbers PERIOD. Not just for Microsoft, for ALL.

OMNlPOTENT1401d ago

While I do agree that a 5/10 seems low for this game (haven’t played yet but seems about an 8 from most people), the Paper Mario comparison is weak. Some people legitimately prefer more light hearted adventures and would prefer it over anything coming out for either console. Reviews are opinions, and he probably just has a very unpopular opinion.

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coolbeans1398d ago

Sorry for the late response, but I think it's worthwhile now that I recalled this one. You're just using a red herring. Bringing up some fudged sales numbers (that've tipped too low AND too high for all consoles over the course of its history) doesn't really mean much for a guy who joined the writing staff for reviews & opinion articles in 2018.

You're building this manufactured dilemma of how bad sales numbers (from different writers) somehow poisons the rest of said content, rather than evaluating it on its own terms. Considering the other times I've maintained correspondence with you, it seems like a typical card you play. "Nope, nope...you're bias already...don't care...bye now!" It doesn't do you any good.

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SyntheticForm1401d ago

Agreed.

This game is checklisty and formulaic, I'll admit, but it's damn fun, beautiful, and stylized brilliantly. I love the calligraphy, the narration of the tales, and the art shown in said tales. I enjoy the combat very much, and I really hope Sucker Punch continue with this because I'd love a sequel on PS5.

This game is great, and imo, deserves no less than an 8.

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East76lands1401d ago

Mmmm, even being as harsh as I can on certain aspects of this game which is certainly not perfect I find it very hard to fathom giving it a 5/10 score, in fact I'm close to being perplexed lol.

Seraphim1401d ago

that's my thinking. "Come the f**k on." any reasonable and logical person would likely score it, at the very F'n least, a 7 imho. Personally I'm thoroughly enjoying it but will admit the game is lacking. And where it's lacking is why I say, based off it's own merits, any reasonable and logical person would likely score it a 7 at the lowest. The game is well polished, fun, has an incredible world, etc, etc.

Another comment mentioned this same guy gave Dark Souls a 5/10. At least that had technical hiccups in the original but still... Maybe he's in the wrong industry or doesn't like these games. If the latter is the case he has no business reviewing games. You take the game for it's merits. But I digress, that's often been the issue with gaming journalism for decades. They aren't objective, they view themselves as critics instead of reviewers, they are sometimes incredibly biased, and so on and so forth. If I'm reviewing a genre I dislike I'll give the game credit where it's due regardless of my opinion. A user review is an opinion. A journalists review should be objective and unbiased basing the review, content of and score solely on the merits of the game. Unfortunately we'll never see that and it's one reason I don't consider reviews when deciding whether or not to buy a game. 2 cents.

I remember a day when 5/10 was reserved that were broken and buggy. Now solid-great games get scores like this or less tossed at them on the regular. It's truly sad.

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spwittbold1401d ago (Edited 1401d ago )

I'm someone who is a huge fan of Samurai/Ninja genre video-games and while I'm enjoying it, the game certainly suffers from "Open-World" syndrome making the quests/game feel frankly, a bit stiff in the story and combat department. It's a "good game," but definitely isn't for everyone and it does not deserve a 10/10 from anyone. As much as I enjoy it I'd still only rate it a 7 or 8 out of 10. I'd reserve 9s for "must play" games, and I could by no means recommend this to everyone. It feels alot like Zelda: Breath of the Wild but it's sad when a Switch game feels "smoother," to play than a PS4 game.

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Masterchief_thegoat1401d ago (Edited 1401d ago )

Metacritic user
got 93
The Last of us 2 55. Man this is some trolling bs lol. even though I don’t agree with user reviews of tlou2. Got is the highest user review for ps exclusive

coolbeans1401d ago (Edited 1401d ago )

1.) Appeal to majority is a fallacious argument.
2.) Appeal to metacritic user majority is stupid in a special way.

Masterchief_thegoat1401d ago (Edited 1401d ago )

The key word is not agreeing with user review On that site. Got is the highest User reviewer for ps. Which btw, I like got more than the last of us 2

coolbeans1401d ago

You're just restating your first comment with a different veneer. The point still stands: your whole comment consists of challenging what this reviewer has argued with "GoT's metacritic user rating disagrees." You're building the point up based on a fallacy than an actual counter-argument.

RgR1401d ago (Edited 1401d ago )

When you go to buy a car would you trust user reviews of that car from a different site or not?

I sure as hell would. Same for any product. The mainstream site can give a game crap or praise. But if the user reviews tell a different story then I would most certainly watch out. The user reviews is its own counter argument.

Or did you expect him to write an essay counter arguing the review?

coolbeans1400d ago

@RgR

When considering the user reviews of said site have no validation as to who has or hasn't even driven the car? I'm tempted to treat them with ambivalence. Just look at Masterchief_thegoat's TLOU2 comparison. Hundreds/Thousands of users decided to review-bomb it.

You're misapplying an otherwise fine point for this argument. I'm not saying you can't feel which way the wind's blowing in general sentiment for a game; you're just being disingenuous if you're invalidating a different opinion with appeal to majority.

How about just settling for, you know, challenging the review's text with your own points? A radical suggestion, apparently!

talocaca1401d ago

5?

I love how ridiculous some websites are. You go to check their reviews and see that they gave Sponge Bob a 6.

Click bait at its finest. Did you guys even know that vgchartz was even reviewing titles now? None of us would've clicked if they had given the game and 8+ score.

coolbeans1401d ago

-"You go to check their reviews and see that they gave Sponge Bob a 6."

Claiming the review is ridiculous then comparing its score to a $30 remaster is peak N4G commenting.

coolbeans1400d ago

@Knushwood

I do freelance writing for VGChartz & a couple other sites. Christopher & co. does know about it, and I have to follow a few special rules b/c of it.

[To keep this focused on the review, I'd like to leave it at that.]

Knushwood Butt1399d ago

@ coolbeans

That clears things up.

Machina1400d ago

We've been reviewing games for over 12 years, it's hardly a new thing, and we've always had one of the tougher scoring systems (on OpenCritic for example we have one of the lowest average scores). If you read the text of the review you'll see it matches a 5 under the scoring system we use.

Christopher1400d ago

***I love how ridiculous some websites are. You go to check their reviews and see that they gave Sponge Bob a 6.***

Different authors.

***Click bait at its finest.***

I think it's just an off review, IMHO. Whatever reason the reviewer disliked it, it just doesn't add up to what I experience or even to what is offered in the game. That doesn't mean all their reviews are bad or that others on VGChartz are bad or the like.

I have issues with how some people review games, but that's aimed at individuals and not just a site in general. We should do well to remember that.

And, let's be honest, VGChartz isn't getting their traffic from reviews. They tend to post reviews long after the initial run and only get recognized when the one-off review of a high profile game falls outside the norm. And that's not that often.

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Ghost of Tsushima on PC delivers impressive upgrades over PS5

Ghost of Tsushima PC vs PS5, best settings and more in the Digital Foundry tech review.

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VincentVanBro20h ago

Playing this at a locked 175 fps on an OLED ultra wide at max settings is truly awe inspiring. A great way to replay this classic.

Psychonaut8519h ago

Sweet! Glad to see it make the jump. Hopefully the PSN requirement doesn’t put too many people off. I think it’s only if you plan to play the Legends mode. It’s bullshit, but at least you can access the main game without making a PSN profile if that bothers you. I know on PC everyone’s sick of everyone trying to push their own launchers and shit.

Deeeeznuuuts19h ago

It's really not that big of a deal, PC players just love to complain, my friend has quite a few launches and never once complained, really no issues at all 😂😂😂 28514;

Goodguy0119h ago(Edited 19h ago)

Indeed. It's for the trophies and online. I just hope Sony doesn't require ps plus subscription at some point for their online games. PC gamers have dealt with 3rd party launchers forever, just a bunch of silly complaints, nothing different.

just_looken11h ago

@dee

Right how dare those 180 countries that had this game listed a month ago but no longer do complain about a forced new regulation that is blocking the sale of the game even in japan.

Then you got the fact many countries need a goverment id to check if your legally a adult.

I have a psn account that is not linked to my steam account as having any form of vpn/antivirus and even something like discord can break there psn TOS. If your psn account gets banned via pc bs then your entire consoles online are bricked as do too them needing real information we all only have one account now.

FinalFantasyFanatic8h ago

I don't mind having a few launchers, just don't make me log into it all the time, it's astounding that some developers still persist with having their own launchers.

just_looken8h ago

Its a greed deal

Alot of them wanted to leave steam so they would not pay that 30% charge but then there overall number of sales dropped opps so now there back but with there launcher as a leach because all these games have attached bullshit like ubi points or capcom rewards/stat tracking even the activation launcher that needs to be a thing for cheaters/stat track i think even trophies to a extent.

Just be glad we do not have a sony launcher as it would no doubt be fighting rockstar for most unsecured worst launcher on pc.

anast19h ago

So we are lovin' PSN now? How fickle the herd is.

Aloymetal19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

Some people love to complain but if it wasn't for Sony themselves they wouldn't be playing these amazing 1st party games on their PeeZees.

HankHill18h ago

Cry more while your precious plastic box keeps losing exclusives.

anast18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

As long as your not serious, welcome to the party.

This is fun. My turn.

Yeah, all 10 people that can actually afford a decent PC isn't much. This is why they are drip feeding PC gamers because they'll eat up 10 year old games like they're new, and that's all 10 of them. Consoles gamers already wore that shoe, you all are getting leftovers.

Your turn

Number1TailzFan17h ago

@ anast uhh, looks like the video is showing last gen (soon to be 2 gen old) GPUs running it pretty well to me? I mean if you can't keep your PC decently current then that's hardly the devs fault now is it?

Shiore2u12h ago

@anast

You really need to stop trying so hard, it's getting downright embarrassing. Brand loyalty is a stupid endeavor, accept it, learn from it and move on.

FinalFantasyFanatic8h ago

@anast,
A 7-year-old GPU can trade blows with a PS5 in performance, I don't think it's going to be that hard to match/beat the PS5, especially if you look at the second hand market for parts.

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just_looken11h ago

here and most of the internet will never go against sony or play station there like the apple logo.

InUrFoxHole8h ago

I guess the ps5 was holding this game back.

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Has Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut PC sales earned around £18 Million in its first week on Steam?

CG writes: The question we’re asking is, has Sucker Punch’s just released stealth-action game Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut on PC earned over £18 million in revenue on release week via the Steam platform alone (also available via the Epic Games Store)?

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thorstein1d 22h ago

"also available via the Epic Games Store"

I'm pretty sure Epic Games Store is available in over 190 countries and 30 territories. So anyone that said that this game was not available in them was just lying.

I'm so shocked by games journalists and fauxragers lying. Really shocked. I do pity them though. I can't imagine going through life with such anger... at everything.

bunt-custardly1d 21h ago

Hehe, you do know how much PC players whine about having multiple store platforms when really all they want is Steam to run a monopoly. Thank ye heavens for Gog and Epic.

Giblet_Head1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

When Steam is one of the very few actually trying with it's feature set it's a hard sell to get people to want something on a storefront that could care less about improving it's service. GoG is another exception, but Epic, which is still missing many features that have been on Steam for years like every other publisher just half-ass it, so they've earned and continue to maintain their poor reception and presumably act confused come every quarterly report for failure to understand the market they're in. Who really wants to invest in something that actively instills little faith?

bunt-custardly23h ago(Edited 23h ago)

Interesting answer from co-pilot when asked what are the differences between EGS and Steam.

Copilot
The Epic Game Store (EGS) and Steam are both digital distribution platforms for PC games, but they have some key differences:

Game Selection: Steam has a larger selection of games, including both indie and AAA titles, and has been established longer, since 20031. EGS, while newer, offers a curated selection of games, including timed exclusives and titles not available on other platforms1.

Revenue Split: EGS offers a more favorable revenue split for developers, taking only a 12% cut compared to Steam’s 20-30%, which can be a big draw for game publishers1.

Free Games: EGS is known for its regular giveaways of free games, which has been a major feature since its launch in December 20181. Steam also offers free games, but less frequently1.

User Interface: Steam provides a more feature-rich experience with user reviews, community discussions, game streaming, and non-gaming software. EGS has a more streamlined interface, focusing on a simpler user experience1.

Social Features: Both platforms offer social features like friends lists and chat functionality, but Steam’s community features are more extensive, including groups, forums, and user profiles1.

Exclusivity: EGS has secured exclusive deals for certain games, making them available only on their platform for a limited time before they can be purchased elsewhere1.

These are some of the main differences that set the two stores apart. Each platform has its own strengths and caters to different preferences and needs.

Co-Pilot forgot to mention: Both offer software, but Steam is very much more in-tune with VR with its Steam VR integration.

Giblet_Head12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

@bunt-custardly
I wouldn't take AI as gospel, especially a corporate one that ends most every answer with meaningless neutral ambiguity. You're better off actually talking to humans that use either and have something to lose, be it time, energy or financial investment. Personal experiences AI can't relate to.

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Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut PC Opening Gameplay - A stunning game on PS4, now even better

CG writes: In this video we look at Sucker Punch’s open-world samurai warrior/stealth game, Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut PC. We originally played this on PS4 Pro, but looks fantastic using Ultra settings on PC in native 4K and DLSS set to Quality (2K). This is the opening 1 hour and 17 minutes of playing. You can tell we played this before based on our impeccable parrying.

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anast1d 20h ago

I heard they used a potato to run this...