Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Ghost of Tsushima?

@kyleforrester87 No and now you're banned.

I give it 10, not perfect but it's the most enjoyable games for me this year. I play it maybe about 10-20 hours, I really want playtime hour displayed in the save game, like nier automata and ff7 remake.

If TLoU2 is a 10 (which it is), Ghost is something around an 8.
It's beautiful and I love playing it but it's on another (lower) level than a ND production. It isn't even finished in parts. One scene someone swims to a ship and it's just fades to black (and you only hear some sfx).

@kyleforrester87

I'd say an 8, I think I'm near the end of the main story and at times its been oddly paced and it seems like they've intended the character side quests to flesh it out. I've also felt overpowered for most of the game and not all of the side content is that engaging. What story there is is great, all the supporting cast feel important and the Khan is a great villain who badly needs more screen time but a certain thread around Act 3 never feels justified.

The visuals are great and I've been stopping to take plenty of pictures, the general gameplay is excellent with plenty of options at your disposal and some pretty deaf and dumb AI to exploit. The duels are a highlight at first but once you have a system they can be a bit repetitive and not particularly challenging.

Overall a great game with some flaws and a world I'd like to see more of in the future

@kyleforrester87 @Arugula you have to watch it on YouTube first then you can give it a 1

I don't really tend to consider my overall opinion of a game until I've finished it or played all I'm going to . However seeing as I've loved every minute I've put into it so far I gave it a 9, but it could end up either side of that depending how it progresses.

I'm still in Act 1 but have been going around filling out the map and collecting everything I can.

I'd give it a very high 8, nearly a 9 so far. There's a few wonky animations, and while the world is stunningly beautiful, it starts to look a bit samey in places.

Of course, this is going off of the first area, and I'm more than open to adjust my score as I continue to play through.

Overall, it's a fantastic game and I'm incredibly happy with it!

Wanted to do 8.5 but I get you can’t have every option. It’s got a few issues. like armor having locked abilities instead of being able to customize them. I wanna wear the robin stuff but it’s not nearly as good as Jins fathers armor. Also not being able to disable tips. Also weather changes a little quick sometime from night to day or a storm. But overall very fun game that is hard to put down once you start playing.

I haven't played it yet, so I closed my eyes and picked a score at random. Turns out I clicked on an advert and I've just ordered a new laptop

I think the user scores are definitely a little generous for this game. I see tons of comments like "Ohhh it's so much better than TLOU2!!" And I'm just sitting there thinking, Yo did we play the same two games? Lol don't get me wrong, I'm enjoying Ghost of Tsushima a lot but it's REALLY not this masterpiece that people are making it out to be. It's good, but I've played better games this year

@ShogunRok ah a man of redlettermedia culture i see.

Haven't been able to play alot of ghost but damn ive been impressed. Especially with the art direction. So much fun exploring the land

@get2sammyb
What you said exactly. I started the way of the bow, but was side tracked by some other activities that popped up along the way, to the point where I wound up on another quest before I finally got back on track and (quasi) finished the way of the bow. It's so fluid the way the stories progress and intertwine. To call it one of the best experiences of this generation would not be hyperbole.

It was ok, but after playing sekiro the combat feels awful worse than the new assassin's Creed combat. I wish there was lock on.

really surprised more people aren't having all the camera issues I am. great game but....

As it currently stands I gave it a 7, though I’m still fairly early on in the game. It’s good, but so far I think it’s a little overrated. Obviously my opinion on that could change.

@Grimwood Could not agree more. In my view, TLOU2 moved the needle ten thousand miles forward for storytelling in video games. My first time through, I felt an unquenchable fury toward a certain character that led me to question whether I hated the game, but after sitting with the ending for some time and reflecting on the (in my view) amazing gameplay and story/character development, I decided it was an unparalleled masterpiece. Just...awe-inspiringly good. Though I consider many of the critiques to be rather silly or short-sighted in retrospect, I understand not everyone felt the same way, and that's fine.

But with TLOU2 as the standard for a 10, Ghost would be an 8 because it's pretty unpolished (especially when compared to TLOU2)...but it's just so much damn fun.

I'm think that because it's the most accessible (and possibly enjoyable?) of 'the big 3' PS4 games this year, Ghost of Tsushima might deserve GOTY title. I'm just so in love with this game. I love the reverence for nature that it holds; just so enjoyable to simply ride around the world, watching the loves blow and create shadows on the landscape, and discovering shrines and rescuing survivors. And I absolutely love the combat, especially on hard. Took a few days for it to 'click', but now that it has, wow, full-blown samurai power-fantasy. And the story so far is pretty enjoyable, with interesting characters that I'm interested to know more about. Just a fantastic game and so, so much fun. And this is from someone who also loved FF7R and TLOU2.

Scores are silly.(or to keep reviews sites relevant somehow because clickbait?) Id say It's one of the best games of this gen. If you prefer a BS score from some random guy that's weird.
So no, I didnt vote.

I'm loving it so far. At first the combat wasn't clicking for me, but spending a few hours on easy mode really helped me learn the ropes. I haven't played enough of it to give my most informed opinion but with what I've seen so far, I'm comfortable saying that no less than a 9 is justified.

I'm cursed, I keep thinking of TLOU 2 every time I play a game and thinking it's just not the same.

@get2sammyb I’m on chapter 3 now and the story is great too once you get started.

Haven't played, but from what I saw of the upgrade system, over world and combat it is on par or so as other open world games, specifically Horizon comes to mind. I loved that game, but the robot dinosaurs really helped. I guess the blade fighting is better, though. It looks like a 9 of 10 or something, but I'm not sure until I play it.
I guess that wasn't a useful comment. Oh well, you read it now.

10/10 from me. I haven’t played it, but liked Infamous Second Son a lot.

40+ hours in still in act 2 and I don't want it to end to be honest, I love exploring and discovering new areas and secrets, combat is fan and makes you feel so bad ass when manage to kill a group of enemies without receiving damage!
So far the most enjoyable game I played on PS4, sitting on a 9.5/10!!!

8 or a 9 from me but i went with the 9 because its world is so pretty. My biggest faults are the lack of lock on and a camera what can cause hassle during combat, i also find stealth rather lacking and basic but those aside its a great game and a fantastic world.

@get2sammyb The main story is reasonably to the point which I like and some of main side quests I haven’t enjoyed as much since Witcher 3 and Days Gone. If your enjoying the game so far you’ll love it even more once you get into the meat of the story.

I gave it a 10 with a caviot that I haven't finished it so that could change. Everything blows me away. It is exactly what I want in a samurai game and more. I don't often give 10s, but there is nothing I don't like about the game.

As a side note, hearing about the ps5 fast load times I thought nice, but no big deal. I was wrong. After having the amazing fast load times for Ghost I can't wait for the future of fast loading on ps5.

I'm only a couple hours in but so far definitely between 8 and 9.

@WallyWest I love the fact there’s no lock on you can disengage an enemy at will and engage another without being fully focused on one. It makes the world feel more alive to me but It would of been cool if there was a option maybe though for it.

10 out 10 for me.just like god of war.word up son

I am pretty sick of open world games. Especially Assassins Creed.... Sucker Punch have no doubt found freshness in its beautiful scenery, outstanding combat... Progressive upgrades and audio...

The performance and loading times are also amazing for a game so large.

As a gamer since gaming started this is a pure evolution of the genre. It may not rewrite the rule book fully but its right up the top as one of the best games this gen and another new outstanding Sony new IP.

11...why? Because its one more..

There's a couple technical things here and there that could be polished, but overall its one of the best games ive played lately. Hell, im still hooked on it, so much so, i spend hours just walking around.

@Waffles12415 - You can change the weather yourself by playing music with Jin's flute (swipe touchpad left), default is sunny, collect Crickets to add songs. Also if you go around stealthily and rack up Ghost kills the weather will always become stormy.

10 out of 10 for me, the best example of an open world game alongside Red Dead 2.

Since the game, for reasons unknown, doesn't track time played, I can only guess. But I'd say I've put in between 20-30 hours so far, near the start of Act 2. I went back and completed as much as I could find in the first area before doing anything at all in the second.

So far, I give the game an 8/10. It's very good, and I'm certainly enjoying it. But its not as good as TW3, HZD or AC Odyssey. Maybe not DA Inquisition either.

Solid 7/10 so far

Solid 10 for me. Definitely one of the best games of 2020

I give it a Ten. Not because it is perfect...But because how everything is coming together in a marvelous way.

@LN78 cheers

It doesn't make my ps pro sound like its gonna explode so that a huge plus! Great game 9 outta 10.

@Gremio108 this comment wins pushsqaure comment of the year

@Grimwood

"If TLoU2 is a 10 (which it is), Ghost is something around an 8.
It's beautiful and I love playing it but it's on another (lower) level than a ND production. It isn't even finished in parts. One scene someone swims to a ship and it's just fade to black"

Yeah, I think I'd pretty much agree with that, though I'd give it a 9.

There do seem to be some (very minor) issues which stop it being a 10 for me.

As you say, there are just some little irritations which prevent it reaching ND levels. Some parts feel like a little bit of a cop-out, such as the fades to black and playing some SFX. Maybe that fits with the style of the movies they were trying to replicate, I don't know... but in game form it just feels a little lazy.

Some of the mission structures are also misleading. Taking back Castle Kaneda, for example, at the start of the mission you're told not to raise the alarm, and I failed after being seen. Then you get to the next area of the same mission, and I tried to sneak around everyone, got to the gate but couldn't get through it; turned out I had to eliminate all the guards, then I could pass the gate. I was like, "but you told me to be stealthy?"

It also suffers from some deliberately dumb AI in places. Clearing the farmsteads, I can have a battle with a group of Mongols with bombs and everything, and another group a few hundred feet away apparently don't notice. Yet when I'm done, one of that other group who's patrolling spots a dead body and they're suddenly all on alert.

Then you've got the supposedly savage Mongol hoards chasing you down, but only until you get far enough away, and then they just run back to their designated area and forget all about you, even though you're clearly visible just a few yards away. It's a bit of an immersion breaker.

All that being said, it is an excellent game, and if you play "as intended", it works very well. I'm finding it great fun, and very compelling. I've done almost everything in the first region, and started Act 2 last night. Probably about 40-50 hours so far.

@get2sammyb We're in the same boat then!

@Salt_AU I'm actually having an extremely challenging time with the game, into Act 2. I found it to be brutally difficult at the very start, then I felt that I got the hang of it by the end of Act 1. But now that I'm facing more difficult enemies in the second area, nearly every battle, and every standoff nearly kills me, and some do. And that's all despite me maxing out my skills and equipment as much as I can at a slow pace.

7 for me. I find the Edge review scale makes most sense to me. Why have 10 numbers if everything is just scored between 6 and 10? GoT doesn't really do anything bad, but it doesn't try to do anything interesting at all to push the genre forward. Very much typical of Sucker Punch since the end of the PS2 generation.

I gave it a 8, should really have been a 7 but it was better than good, it was great but not Great. I played for just over 30 hours I think. I wanted a 20-25 hour game but it held me around with nice environments to explore.

@Peach64 100% agree on scores. Good should be a 5 and work up and down from there.

@carlos82 "I've also felt overpowered for most of the game"

That's sounds more like a you problem than a game problem to be honest.

I gave it a 9 but would give it a 9.5 if possible. Minor issues but for me it's the best game this gen. I liked TLOU2 but open world games will always rate higher than story games if the open world is done well and ghost does it very well.

@Ear_wiG. I agree 100%

@Peach64. I disagree, the wind mechanic is genius and nothing like that has ever been thought of.

@get2sammyb it sure takes a while to get from one place to another!

9. I've only spent 15 or so hours, but I love it. I went a path that I wasn't quite ready for (I'm playing on hard... it's tough), and now I'm backtracking to get bow and armor and to build up more skills. I feel rewarded for exploring every inch of the island, if not for material things, but for the beauty of the island and the care/love in which the team did in making the game.

@uncmoose187 no its a game balance problem, its far too easy to upgrade all of your equipment and by a certain point in the game I basically get 6 "free" kills before the start of a battle and I have an arsenal of weapons to deal with whoevers left.

@get2sammyb like with Witcher 3 just love exploring the world and soaking in the atmosphere amidst standoffs, Shinto temples and various side quests I stumble across

GoT= botw + Witcher 3 + Shenmue 3 + Bushido blade

Hi there fellow gamers. My vote is already a 10/10 game for me personaly. I haven´t finished the game, still on Act 2 and there is so much to do, so much to explore, so many intricate little and big details this game has, it´s insane. And I´m doing something no game whatsoever has compelled me to do: Absolutely, NO FAST TRAVEL. Like at all really.
Horizon, wich still looks amazing to this date, didn´t made not fast travel. Not even Witcher 3 did. Those are big and beautiful games, literally, and fast travel can be a must. This game though, I only did it once.
I guess it´s all boil down to how much fun I have exploring this beautiful game, finding Fox Dens, pillars of Honnor, Hot Springs and discovering new locations.
Breathtaking, absolutely gorgeous locations I must say. The beautiful ladscapes, the amazing atmosphere of that time period it is something else.
The amount of times I pressed that share button is kinda nuts, especially for me. I even made videos of awesome stand offs in Kurosawa mode.
And the combat mechanics. I just have to mention how awesome the combat becomes, once you unlock all the 4 samurai stances and some mythical special moves and get the grasp of perfect dodging and parrying. It is an absolute delight to pull an 5 stand off kill and eliminating the remaning opponents with swift sword attacks. I am so in love with this game. Is it perfect? So far, to me at least, absolutely yes. Cheers, stay safe and happy gaming to us all

i don't see anything less than 9.

fro me personally, it is clear 10/10.

the game is masterpiece. music, world, immersion, narrative, graphics, side quest, combat, gameplay are highest quality.

I'm about 15hrs in and I'll give it a 6. The game has a great art direction but besides it's art the feels bland and average most of the time. The story so far is so-so and both the side missions and figthing the world troops don't feel rewarding at all. The combat feels just too repetitive and not really that exciting and the camera is terrible compared to many other games. Just another overrated average game from Sucker Punch.