Despite all of the war and bloodshed, Ghost of Tsushima does an amazing job of showing off the natural beauty of Tsushima. The Japanese island is famously rural even today -- so much of it is still coated in lush forests, which sit alongside uninhabited hills and mountains. As such, it's a popular tourist destination -- and its official website has actually partnered with Ghost of Tsushima to help sell the location.
Nagasaki Prefecture -- of which Tsushima is a part of -- has a tourism page dedicated to the island. And right now, it's packed with information about the PlayStation 4 exclusive. It highlights how the game ties into the real world history of Tsushima, and how developer Sucker Punch went about recreating the sights and sounds of the island. The site makes for an interesting read, and it's all available in English.
Do you fancy taking a trip to Tsushima? Find a quiet spot to compose haiku in the comments section below.
[source nagasaki-tabinet.com, via twitter.com]
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I do fancy going to Japan one day.
That's really cool. Goes to show how faithful Sucker Punch wanted to be with the locale and history.
We will be going to Japan in the next couple years. Tsushima seems out of the way for what we'd like to do, but anything can change in a few years.
Sometimes in the future I hope I can go there, and tasting all the food too of course 😃
Went to Tokyo, Kyoto and Nikko, where we visited Toshogu, shrine for Tokugawa Ieyasu. .. Highly recommend, if you ever have the chance... One of the best places I've ever visited..
Love this game! It's really cool that something educational has come out of it as well.
Also, I would like to thank Sucker Punch for not requiring Sony's Platinum Headset in order to gain access to 3D Audio through headphones - pretty crappy of Sony to lock 3D Audio for games behind the Platinum Headset.
And just so I don't appear to show any favoritism, I think it's crap that Atmos for Headphones is locked behind a paywall on Xbox/Windows. Though, $15 is a much easier pill to swallow than $130.
Come to Tsushima but bring along a decent camera.
I would love to go & see it in the flesh sometime.
I'll be visiting Japan in a few years, I didn't plan on going that far south, but I suppose I can stop by
Pretty cool stuff.
Spent 16 days in Japan last year travelling around (Tokyo, Hiroshima with Miyajima Island, Kyoto, Mt. Fuji, Takayama, Kanazawa); honestly just go anywhere, you can't go wrong with Japan, the most amazing destination in the world. LOVED IT, want to come back to Tokyo for a longer stay and combine with South Korea next time. Go away Covid...
Was meant to be going to Tokyo with some friends next month. Feckin 2020 had other plans.
This is great to hear though. The game is one of the most beautiful I've ever played.
@dellyrascal agreed. Ive been to Nikko. I agree, It is bloody beautiful.
I've been fortunate to go to Japan a couple of times. Actually proposed to my now Wife up Mt. Koya in Wakayama province.
My favourite country in the world. Aching to go back. As soon as the virus is gone 😬
Maybe Tsushima can be on my list of places to visit! Its game world is gorgeous!
O and for anyone questioning the authenticity of 'kamurocho' or 'sotonbori' in the Yakuza franchise, they are spot on with their real world equivalents in Tokyo and Osaka (although with less Mr Libido running around). It's why i also love the Yakuza franchise and i really hope Microsoft arn't pulling anything when it comes to future games in the franchise.
It’s just a short domestic flight for me. But with this stupid pandemic still going in, I won’t be going anywhere.
But I will bookmark the page for once I go, I know which places to visit on the island.
Tourism blooms in Tsushima:
Like the bamboo sprouts in spring
Jin Sakai should be proud.
I'm enjoying the game, but... something is stopping me from loving it at the moment.
It's generally beautiful, but a bit rough in some places. And the gameplay so far isn't matching the beauty... it's a bit basic. But I am still quite early (still in Act I), and haven't opened up a lot of stuff yet, so I'm guessing/hoping things pick up to offer more variety, as it's a little repetitive so far.
Going to Japan again next year but I never go down that direction. Tsushima is so far off the main island and so far from the region I usually visit (and lived for years) which is northern Tohoku. Would be really cool though!
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