With the arrival of The Eagle clan comes the addition of Shaman. As you fight you’ll be changing on the fly, keeping an eye for the optimal moment to parry or dodge. Water stance, for example, is quick enough to break the guard of someone holding a shield, while Moon gives you the chance to bash through the defences of a larger, brutish enemy. Enemies aren’t level-based, but the difficulty comes in opting for the right stance to suit your current foe. Not since Breath of The Wild have we been this engrossed in simply traveling the world offered to us, while quite content to stumble across tales and events in an organic way.Ĭombat is fluid and satisfying, and despite the camera being somewhat awkward from time to time, it never felt stale. Peeling this layer back adds that extra level of immersion, making for a joyous and relaxing time as you gallop through the villages, fields, and rivers that Tsushima has to offer. Instead, if you need a guiding hand, you can swipe up on the touchpad and a gentle wind will blow in the direction of your current goal. Ghost of Tsushima: Directors Cut has one of the most minimal HUD designs we've experienced and it's all the better for it, gone is all the hand-holding and constant arrows pushing you to your next step.
Ghost of Tsushima: Directors Cut PS5 gameplay Without giving anything away, one of our favourites ended, after some detective work, with a duel in a candle-lit cave, swiping past lanterns on the water.
Each with its own story to unfold and build upon the world you’re in. The PS5’s technical wizardry adds some extra gloss visually and pours sounds of the wind, the clashing of steel, and more from the controller for an extra dimension of immersion.īeyond the main story, townsfolk will have plenty to ask of you - while some are, of course, your usual ‘go here, kill them’ quests, there’s also a lot of variety on offer too.
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Visually, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut is still an absolute treat for the eye - full of colour and almost everything on screen offers a truly cinematic experience. While in the initial story arc, this moment was only brushed upon as a simple good vs bad battle, it’s clear there’s a lot more grey to be seen, and perhaps a realisation of what side Clan Sakai was actually on. While it’s certainly not the longest expansion, it was great to see Jin’s backstory fleshed out a little more while exploring a fresh setting, one in which the samurai's place and actions, especially those of clan Sakai, aren’t seen in such a clearly positive light. After discovering ‘The Eagle Clan’ has attacked Tsushima, bringing with them a mysterious and deadly poison, Jin journey’s to Iki Island, a distant memory from a pivotal moment in his life when he saw his father die and chose not to step forward and save him.Īfter a troubled sea voyage and a menacing encounter with the dark and powerful ‘Eagle’ Jin is left unsure what’s real and what isn’t - something that permeates every experience on Iki Island and leads to some interesting moments both in and out of battle.Īs things progress you’ll get a deeper look into Jin’s relationship with his father, how the islanders on Iki saw him as nothing more than ‘The Butcher’, and understand Jin’s own guilt before ultimately confronting the truth.
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