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

@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.

@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.

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.

@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.

@Vacuumator Good to know, thanks!