Gallery: Ghost of Tsushima Is One of the Best Looking Games We've Ever Played

Ooooh my brother would love to play this!

Pretty stellar looking!

@Arugula We might be doing a community screenshot article soon, so keep an eye out!

It's extremely pretty. I'll be abusing the photo mode when I eventually play this.

This is a game where a lot of the individual elements don't necessarily hold up to scrutiny but the overall picture is fantastic to look at

Man, the visuals in this game just don’t impress me for some reason. I actually think it looks best in Kurosawa mode. It really highlights all the amazing textures and light contrast in the world, and gives it a more ominous tone. I don’t know, maybe I need to switch out of performance mode; but I just want that solid frame rate... Anyways, great photos!

@carlos82 I think you hit the nail on the head there.

I think most agree its a looker............how does it play?

@Ear_wiG Why are you in performance mode? The framerate rarely drops and you have a much higher resolution all of the time

My my, those shots are bloomin' gorgeous.

@Number09 check the review but by and large like Assassin's Creed but without all the levelling stopping you from fighting/assassinating people. Now its much more organic as health is determined by the armour they are wearing and not a magic number above their head

I agree 1000%. Ive had the game since the 16th and ive only done 4 missions. Im still in awe how a gane can look this good. The photo mode has been taking a beating too! Have an awsome weekend everyone.

I can't stop gawking at the game graphics, playing this on my 4K hdr oled tv is an experience, I still can't believe I'm playing this on ps4 pro and not ps5 😃

I just want to explore, colleting bamboo and flowers, writing haiku, go to hot springs, playing flute, and killing enemy. And taking screenshots, lots and lots of screenshots lol.

It's going to take me twice as long to beat it because of Photo Mode.

@carlos82 I typically default to performance mode when given the chance, but it sounds like I don't need it. Good to know!

This is without a doubt one of the most photogenic games I've ever had the pleasure of playing. I'd probably taken a dozen or so screenshots before I even reached the title card.

@Ear_wiG I'm the same as you, I go for performance mode usually but I've tried resolution mode for a while now and haven't experienced any frame rate dips, or any that's noticeable at least. Give resolution mode a go

Whilst this game is pretty, it doesn’t touch red dead 2. Still the best open world created

I'm going to save this for PS5 upscaling. Looks amazing 😍

@Boucho11 I agree. As beautiful as Ghost of Tsushima is - and I’ve barely scratched the surface of the game - RDR2 is simply the best looking open world game to date.

@Boucho11 I agree but red dead 2's dev team and budget is literally twice that of this game. When taken into context it is pretty impressive game. Imagine what it could be with a rockstar budget

@zimbogamer I didn’t know that. I assumed they would have a massive budget

@Nightcrawler71 don’t get me wrong, it’s beautiful, but the bar has been set and it’s high

There's some sort of a cartoon-ish filter about it, which is a bit off...

@oldschool1987 Tried it out for a bit, definitely looks better, and yeah didn't notice any framerate dips at all. What I DID notice though is high resolution mode immediately sent my Pro into super-overdrive-loud-annoying-fan-mode. So back to performance mode we go. I can live with slightly less impressive graphics - it's still a beautiful game!

@Pain-Nagato-Sama Yeah I kind of noticed that too. It looks less "real" than other realistic open world games

I played it for 2 hours. So far it is very mediocre game, but completely fine for open world. Combat is really nice, but wtf were they thinking with camera and having no lock on enemy.. also , I play it on pro and it actually looks not that good on my 4k TV and HDR on. As of it looks plastic - like and in general not a fan of aesthetics on this one. Infamous second son looks much better imo. Also the animations and how character blends into background is really lacking quality. Especially after playing TLOU2.

Edit: forgot to mention horrible lip sync during cutscenes. I, however , play it in English and even on English the lip sync and overall facial mocap thing is falling short. But once again, I think it's because RDR2 and TLOU2 really set insane bar this gen

This game is the epitome of why I'm a PS fan. It is simply amazing. Not only does Sony make the best console, but also the best games on the planet. This thing is a masterpiece.

@Ear_wiG that super powered fan 😂I've not noticed it for Ghost, but TLOU2 definitely sent the Pro flying around the room

@carlos82 sounds great cheers.

@Ear_wiG I'm lucky I recently changed my Pro for TLOU2 edition and its super quiet in comparison to my launch model Pro. I remember playing God of War on that thing and having to turn the TV up to hear the story

Suckerpunch have become top tier, AAA bad boys...

Bend studios turn next?

That game does look amazing.word up son

Honestly, from what I've played the game doesn't look any better then any AAA game I've played this generation. Ghost of Tsushima is literally Assassin's Creed made by a different company.

@carlos82

I stated in another post that I’ve been a little unimpressed with the visuals in places. I’m only four or so hours in, so yet to see much though. There was however one cutscene that really stood out to me - it was a wide shot and the textures looked very simple - everything just appeared bland for the briefest of moments. I find it the same with the stand-off sequences, the introductory shot has a very flat look to it as the characters shuffle towards each other in a stilted manner.

I completely agree with your comment and think there are some moments where the game just doesn’t seem to convince, although for the most part I agree that it does look stunning. It’s a game that makes for beautiful screenshots if you take the time to find the right vista and framing.

I was surprised to find myself pressing the screenshot button repeatedly during TLoU Part Two, during completely random moments of gameplay, because it looked so good. With GoT, that’s just not something I’m doing and I feel that the great photo opportunities require a little setting up to get right.

@oldschool1987 I haven’t got this game yet but TLOU2 was fine on my Pro, the fan was quiet and once or twice it started but wasn’t loud. When I play Days Gone it goes insane though. It’s odd how some PS4s are ok with games others struggle with

@carlos82 Yeah you're right. It's like BotW re-tuned to take advantage of PS4. It looks nice overall but it's down to lighting and the colour palette. The Witcher 3 is like that too.

I thought my share button would not get greater abuse than on FF7 remake. I was wrong. I thought my share button would get no greater abuse than the last of us 2. I was wrong. This game is stunning and the photo mode is outstanding

It doesn’t look top tier to me.. I’m only about 3 hours in. That’s not to say it’s a bad looking game.

@Matroska

I agree about lighting and colour. When there is a decent illumination source the game looks great, but at other times the lighting doesn’t do either textures or colours any favours. I think the colours are too saturated to the point of being garish at times and it’s good that the Kurosawa mode is there as some relief on occasion.

Very nice although when I do eventually play it, I'm likely to opt for the Kurosawa mode to start with at least.

How pretty is the game, say compared to Horizon Zero Dawn? I would say that RDR2 has the best overall graphics and ND titles Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us Part II have the best facial animations but Horizon is the most jaw droppingly beautiful game this gen, on the PS4 at least.

@Col_McCafferty

Facial animations are not on a par with ND games, but nothing really compares with what they are accomplishing in that department. Character models in some cutscenes generally don’t always compete with other recent games. GoT doesn’t look as good as RDR2 to me.

Looking at comments, the look of the game appears to have divided opinion slightly. It is a great looking game, but just doesn’t seem as consistent as something like RDR2 in the visual department.

I mentioned in another thread that I was anticipating a grittier, muddier look from the game and perhaps that wouldn’t have been a bad thing.

@carlos82 That IS lucky. I feel like I need to open mine and clean it on the inside, but I've been hesitant to do so. I always vacuum the vents on the sides, but something tells me there's dust inside the machine... Gotta do some research...

@oldschool1987 You seriously need noise-cancelling headphones to play that game! My wife could hear the d**n thing in our bedroom all the way across the apartment.

@oldschool1987 Fingers and toes crossed

The game is incredible, best looking game on the system and probably the best open world game ever released.

@Ear_wiG

The Pro is very easy to open to clean, it just requires a little force first time to prise the top off. After doing it once it comes off much more easily. I did this a few weeks ago and blew out some of the dust and it did reduce fan noise somewhat. Well worth doing for very little effort. There are videos on YouTube for guidance.

@Vacuumator Good to know, thanks!