Final Fantasy XVI Producer Thinks Ghost of Tsushima Was the Most Impressive Game of 2020

Interesting that he didn’t say Final Fantasy VII Remake 😂😂

Naoki Yoshida is man of good taste, couldn't agree more

I agree. Too bad it wasn't the game of the year at the game awards.

Impressive in all aspects and vital catalyst i.e. highly consumer friendly....... Coz of legendz.....

Unlike third party publishers who release unfinished and buggy games

Sony had a great 2020!

@ShogunRok Do we have updated sales figures for Ghost of Tsushima? I know it hit 5 mil worldwide a couple months ago, but I’m curious how well it’s doing and how well it sold in Japan.

Agree but sony fanboys wouldn’t let a game from third party studio win goty.

@Cheems .........GoT is first party.

@Th3solution Nah, no updates since the previous figures, but we might hear something over the next few months, especially if it hits a new milestone.

And he's right, it's the most impressive games of 2020 recognized by the fans and other games creators

@Cheems Damn if you insult people please check your facts mate. 🤪

He's not wrong

I understand that some people loved The Last of Us: Part II. But it is not my cup of tea. For me, Ghost of Tsushima was most definitely the best game of 2020. It is also a game with huge potential for a expanded universe. See Ghost of Tsushima: Legends for example. On top of that it re-introduced feudal Japan as a theme worthy for development of commercial successful triple-A games. It is one of the games with the biggest potential for a amazing PS5 sequel, a brand new franchise made from scratch. It could be like the Iron Man movie from Marvel. I really hope they don´t abandon Jin Sakai as a character for the sequel, I believe that would be a great mistake from Sucker Punch.

@Cheems Oh buddy......

@nessisonett Yeah I was thinking that, maybe there's some real hardcore rivalry going on within SE.

A must play for sure.

Open world fans have had a fantastic year in 2020. Especially if you own a PS4

I'm playing the last of us part 2 right now, and waiting for ghosts of tsushima be selling for 20- 25 dollars

👻 of tshushima is the best game of 2020.word up son

Ok I have a question that's troubling me. In 2018, everybody was praising God of War for a story that was, really, non existent (character interaction, yes, story, no)... Last year, it was Death Stranding for a story that was nonsensical or convoluted.
But this year, all I'm hearing about Ghost of Tsushima is that the story is "meh"... but it's great!
I mean yes, it borrows heavily from other historical epics, but who says it's a bad thing. It's grandiose, it's heartwarming, it has its dark and light moments, every side character feels developed and you care for them... what more are people expecting from a game story? And why do they think these two other games offer a better story than GoT? I'm genuinely baffled. After watching and reading reviews, I was really expecting a subpar story, but I had a blast and was incredibly hooked from start to finish...

Easy choice for me too. P5R would be #1, but I feel like I've played it before... oh yeah, P5 on PS3

Hi there fellow gamers.
Clearly, Naoki Yoshida and Toshihiro Nagoshi have really good taste.
They also were pretty blown away because it was a non japanese studio that made one of the most faithful and beautiful ancient traditional japanese games out there.
Even Nagoshi-san said it.
And the main reason is simple really. Japanese creations, games, manga, anime they all have one thing in common:
They all have "atractive men and women" has characters.
Not just lead characters. All characters.
It´s a thing.
That is why nagoshi-san said they(Sucker Punch) beat them to it. Because they couldn´t make a game with "normal looking" characters.
Oh well..... I´m really looking forward to Final Fantasy XVI and the next game from the Ryu Ga Gotoku team.
Cheers, stay safe and happy gaming to us all

Totally right! and it even is a brand NEW IP to boot. Kudos SP.

Ghost was game of the year...sucker punch won the award..rigged awards people..easily won top spot by a lot..rigged i tell ye..conspiracy....we should march on push square towers..

Sigh.

Playing Ghost of Tsushima at present and really enjoying it. I do play a lot of open world games and for me (so far anyway) it's a level below the real greats like RDR2 & The Witcher 3 but comparable with a Horizon Zero Dawn or Death Stranding.

I am 'only' 27 hours in so maybe this opinion will change but that's how I see it.

It's not perfect though and some people on here are in danger of making it sound even better than it is. It's a very good game, well made, very few bugs, really quick loading times, pretty graphics, good action and a decent story. It is lacking in some areas but overall it's strengths far outweigh it's weaknesses.

Also on the lead, I don't think Jin is 'ugly' rather he isn't a stereotypical pretty boy that is usually the hero of a Japanese game. More of a man's man although definitely in good shape as we see when he visits a hot spring!

@SlySnake0407 Maybe open world games just aren't your thing. That's fine.

Soulsborne, driving games and FP shooters all do nowt for me. Maybe one day I'll play a game that sways my opinion but for now I'll stick with what I like.

I think Ghost is a very good game but to some the lack of defined direction and immediacy may be off-putting. It's up to you where you go and what you choose to do. Some gamers enjoy this freedom, others don't. If you're in the latter camp then just stick to what you like.

@Olmaz I know right? GoT story is really good for an open world game. It has a simple but well-thought 3 acts classic narrative structure.

Just like a haiku, it takes great skills to be able to be concise narratively while being powerfully immersive and evocative.

My hypothesis is that most current "professionnal" critics do not like narrative simplicity because they think it means bad writing. They prefer things with convoluted narrative that "subvert expectations".

@Jimmer-jammer To add to your thoughts. The whole "trope" thing is getting ridiculous. A cliché exists because it's something that worked well previously. It's just a narrative tool. The problem is not in using them but to rely only on and overusing them.

I mean, with that postmodern ***** attitude, every story ever are some Gilgamesh and/or Beowulf ripoffs.

@Jimmer-jammer @Turbodream I would add that when evaluating the narrative of a game, we should also add the impact it has on the gameplay itself.
In GoT, I went full samurai. Every time I had to use stealth or "dishonorable" tactics, I felt genuinely bad. The flashbacks when you first use these stealth skills, or the end of act 2, made it extremely visceral for me that I was chosing a path of no return, that I was sacrificing my old life to save this island.
This feeling was there in Death Stranding too, but not thanks to the story, but thanks to the world itself, and how I interacted with it. With GoW, nowhere did I feel in control of what the character was doing. I was following the adventures of Daddy Kratos and His Obnoxious Son. And while I enjoy these very linear games, I think we should hold game narrative to a higher standard than those we use to evaluate movies. The gameplay element is part of the narrative, or at least should be for the games what we consider to be the "best of the year".
And as a note, RDR2 is peak narrative/gameplay osmosis. But I may be biased : to me, RDR2 is not only the game of the generation, it is in a league of its own. And I speak as someone who wasn't that much into the first one, and who has never managed to finish any GTA game...