Ghost of Tsushima

The Raging Bile Duct · 30-06-2020 1:48pm

JimBurnley wrote: »

Ordered yest with this code - thanks for heads up!

Ironic thing is already had it on order with Amazon, so canceled the old one and now got it 5 quid cheaper

What are Amazon like for getting the pre-orders out at the moment? They're fairly fecking slow with everything else.

Exclamation Marc · 30-06-2020 2:37pm

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

What are Amazon like for getting the pre-orders out at the moment? They're fairly fecking slow with everything else.

Brutal. Got The Last of Us 2 on Tuesday evening after release to Dublin. Had it preordered since February.

All up to dispatch it was "Expected Friday" and as soon as it was sent it was "Expected Monday".

That said, a friend got his on Saturday... So it's luck of the draw.

JimBurnley · 05-07-2020 1:53pm

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

What are Amazon like for getting the pre-orders out at the moment? They're fairly fecking slow with everything else.

First time using Amazon for a while- pre ordered Iron Man VR. Released on Friday. Received Sat. Delighted with that

Minime2.5 · 07-07-2020 3:17pm

Penn wrote: »

The Soulsborne-type combat wouldn't work in this game, because it's not a Soulsborne-type game. Simple as that
.

No it's not as simple as that . Your statement doesn't make sense . There is actually no one souls borne combat the combat in all the from software games are all distinctly different to each other. I dunno why there was a thread was called soulsbourne combat when bloodborne combat is quite different to Dark Souls and Dark souls is quite different to Dark Souls 3. There are similarities which is the same with Nioh so if there are similarities with this game then yes it will work

Penn · 07-07-2020 3:40pm

Perhaps Soulsborne Gameplay would have been a better title than Soulsborne Combat (I didn't name the thread), but I don't think it's unfair to point out that generally the Soulsborne games all follow a very similar framework, style, and are usually associated with each other not just due to the developer but also the difficulty (whether real or perceived, as in the repeated deaths and having to learn how to read enemies to an extent you generally don't have to in most other games).

Jim Sterling had a video a while back about games being called "Soulsborne" or "Metroidvania", and generally surmised that when those terms are used, even though they might not be exact matches and even though there might be a different, albeit more cumbersome, term which could be used, people still know what type of game it is. Their knowledge of "Soulsborne" or "Metroidvania" type of games means they know the comparisons or parallels which are being drawn.

So all I was saying in that post from like two months ago that I don't even remember, is that the type of combat from Soulsborne-type games probably wouldn't suit this game (being more open-world, Assassin's Creed type of game rather than the likes of Sekiro which would probably be the nearest Soulsborne-type of comparison).

The gameplay in Sekiro is more comparable to the likes of Dark Souls or Bloodborne, than Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

EoinMcLovin · 10-07-2020 9:37am

Preload now live, download size is 34gb with an extra 22gb for digital deluxe edition content

Sephiroth_dude · 10-07-2020 9:57am

Can't believe were a week away, I find it strange that we haven't seen any more game play vids since that first one and that was when? start of may? feels so long ago now.

EoinMcLovin · 10-07-2020 10:14am

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Can't believe were a week away, I find it strange that we haven't seen any more game play vids since that first one and that was when? start of may? feels so long ago now.

Yeah it's amazing how little gameplay has been shown.

Retr0gamer · 10-07-2020 10:17am

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Can't believe were a week away, I find it strange that we haven't seen any more game play vids since that first one and that was when? start of may? feels so long ago now.

Just look at an old assassin's creed game and imagine it set in Japan. Because that's all it really is.

I'm interested in seeing reviews for this, think it could be another Days Gone and get a middling response.

Jordan 199 · 10-07-2020 10:22am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Just look at an old assassin's creed game and imagine it set in Japan. Because that's all it really is.

I'm interested in seeing reviews for this, think it could be another Days Gone and get a middling response.

I think this game will be right up there with Ace Combat 7. Sky high.

EoinMcLovin · 10-07-2020 3:58pm

For those who missed out on this earlier on

https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1281597116310331394?s=20

nix · 10-07-2020 4:07pm

ooohhh i like that

EoinMcLovin · 10-07-2020 4:40pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvF_dv5-aRI

Xenji · 10-07-2020 4:53pm

I made the mistake of only getting around to finishing off Nioh 2 this week, even though this is set in the Kamakura period as opposed to Sengoku period and is open world it might be overkill.

EoinMcLovin · 10-07-2020 6:52pm

Remix of the soundtrack
https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1281642097779458048?s=19

Potential-Monke · 10-07-2020 9:41pm

I am excite, games looks stunning! One thing worrying me in that video though, it's in Japanese but the mouth looks off, like the animations are for English...

Edit: Yeah, dialogue animations were captured in English, so the Japanese is dubbed and, well, it's as bad as English dubbed foreign films. Shame, would love to have played it in Japanese, pretending to be Samurai Zoro. Probably too much to expect an update at some stage to change the animations to Japanese...

10-07-2020 10:24pm

God I remember seeing this when it was announced and thinking that looks great and not really followed it since and maybe like others assumed it was like Nioh/Souls? Anyway kind of happy to see the latest video for it and that it's not what I was expecting though that would have been great too. I've credit on my account to use up and a hunger for a slice of AAA so if the reviews are favorable I'll bite I think.

EoinMcLovin · 11-07-2020 6:14pm

Some of the customization has been leaked

https://imgur.com/t9ZGtVR
https://imgur.com/o29JK3w
https://imgur.com/qQwqQew
https://imgur.com/tyc16bE

J Mysterio · 11-07-2020 8:07pm

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

Some of the customization has been leaked

https://imgur.com/t9ZGtVR
https://imgur.com/o29JK3w
https://imgur.com/qQwqQew
https://imgur.com/tyc16bE

Yeah but can you be a pasty ginge?

EoinMcLovin · 12-07-2020 11:46pm

https://twitter.com/TheBIG3yt/status/1282418770271776768?s=19

Retr0gamer · 13-07-2020 11:57am

Review Embargo is up at 3pm tomorrow.

EoinMcLovin · 13-07-2020 3:09pm

Launch trailer meant for Friday was leaked. It's an unlisted video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piApenO8SsE

Vicxas · 13-07-2020 3:18pm

Is anyone else just kinda.... meh with this game so far

The Raging Bile Duct · 13-07-2020 3:27pm

Vicxas wrote: »

Is anyone else just kinda.... meh with this game so far

Aye, can't muster any enthusiasm for it. I must have commented on this thread previously because I'm following it but there's nothing about the game that's grabbing me.

Retr0gamer · 13-07-2020 3:30pm

Yep. Does nothing for me. These generic open world games don't grab me at all but unlike, say Spiderman, this doesn't even seem to really break from the formula much at all.

johnny_ultimate · 13-07-2020 3:37pm

It really looks ludicrously bland to me. Other than sheer technical polish (which is a given with first party releases these days) nothing about it looks appealing. I’m always willing to be proven wrong on something I haven’t played, but would take some seriously stellar feedback to even get me on the fence in the first place.

Also, for a game boasting of a ‘black & white Kurosawa filter’, it looks or sounds nothing like classic samurai cinema from what I’ve seen. This is only notable because they’ve gone so out of their way to insist it is. Just looks more like The Last Samurai (bland, Hollywood-ised take on Japanese culture) than anything from actual Japanese cinema. But hey that’s something hard to properly get out of trailers - just think the whole mystical otherness vibe they’re going for so far seems very silly.

13-07-2020 3:42pm

Has there been extensive previews that uz are basing these opinions on?

There is little to none of the game been shown yet that I'm aware of

Maybe wait until you can actually check the reviews / videos out??

Mr_Muffin · 13-07-2020 3:44pm

Looks like a new samurai themed Assassins Creed game.

johnny_ultimate · 13-07-2020 3:45pm

Absolutely happy to see what people who’ve played it have to say.

Just based on the extensive marketing to date, I wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole, which doesn’t tend to be a reaction marketers want to elicit

Markitron · 13-07-2020 4:09pm

Probably been asked a few times here but where is the cheapest place to pick this up? Its 60 quid in Smyths which is more than usual. Doesn't seem to be on Argos' site yet.

13-07-2020 4:22pm

Markitron wrote: »

Probably been asked a few times here but where is the cheapest place to pick this up? Its 60 quid in Smyths which is more than usual. Doesn't seem to be on Argos' site yet.

Never on Argos until the morning of launch

Markitron · 13-07-2020 4:26pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Never on Argos until the morning of launch

Can't remember the last time I bought a game there, what do they usually charge for a new release?

Retr0gamer · 13-07-2020 5:06pm

I also read you can be stealthy and and un-samurai like or battle your foes with honor.... which sounds like the bland morality system of Infamous games although mercifully might not be as rigid.

Penn · 13-07-2020 5:07pm

Markitron wrote: »

Can't remember the last time I bought a game there, what do they usually charge for a new release?

I think they're usually along the same lines as Smyths, maybe €55.

Exclamation Marc · 13-07-2020 5:31pm

I'm looking forward to it quite a lot. I love the samurai genre and the inclusion of a Kurosawa filter makes me believe that there's a lot of love and faith to its setting put into this, but we'll see upon release.

Don't really care for the negative opinions that seem to be in fashion and float around pre-release for 95% of games these days based on scant amounts of footage and essentially trailers.

Unless it's categorically derided by critics, I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

Markitron · 13-07-2020 5:45pm

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

I'm looking forward to it quite a lot. I love the samurai genre and the inclusion of a Kurosawa filter makes me believe that there's a lot of love and faith to its setting put into this, but we'll see upon release.

Don't really care for the negative opinions that seem to be in fashion and float around pre-release for 95% of games these days based on scant amounts of footage and essentially trailers.

Unless it's categorically derided by critics, I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

Yea hating on stuff for clicks/views is the worst. You watch one video about a game/movie on YouTube and then you get 10 suggested videos of how said game/movie is a gigantic piece of ****

13-07-2020 5:46pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I also read you can be stealthy and and un-samurai like or battle your foes with honor.... which sounds like the bland morality system of Infamous games although mercifully might not be as rigid.

I hate these systems that punish you or give you "the bad story outcome" because you chose to play the game in a fun way

Hopefully not the case here

The Raging Bile Duct · 13-07-2020 6:53pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I hate these systems that punish you or give you "the bad story outcome" because you chose to play the game in a fun way

Hopefully not the case here

Metro Exodus did that to me. Totally didn't even realize it until I got to the end. Really pissed me off. That and the game breaking bug that meant I had to replay several hours of the game made it one of the most disappointing games I've played.

Also, nobody here is hating on the game. Some people have just said they aren't that enthused about it.

Grumpypants · 13-07-2020 7:09pm

I'll be able to talk about it at 3 tomorrow.

But that trailer was poor. I was wondering where the Assassin's Creed Samurai was coming from, but then I watched that launch trailer.

Have a look at this one in Japan much better.

https://youtu.be/ZvF_dv5-aRI

Ridley · 13-07-2020 8:02pm

Grumpypants wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvF_dv5-aRI

Playing in Japanese it is, then.

Potential-Monke · 13-07-2020 8:10pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I hate these systems that punish you or give you "the bad story outcome" because you chose to play the game in a fun way

Hopefully not the case here

Well, in fairness, you're playing a Samurai, who had a code of honor (depending on their master, but still, Bushido) and were typically the 'good' guys. Playing any other way would result in you being banished and becoming a Ronin, which you could then be the bad guy if you wanted. So the 'bland morality system' actually makes sense here.

I'm hyped for this. Had it pre-ordered in GameStop but just purchased it on PSN, because I'm working nights I'm off Thursday and it would pain me to wait until Friday morning to collect it and then go to bed! Looks like the kind of game I'm going to get sucked into. Love the setting, love the dev's previous games, and it looks absolutely stunning. Will be great to play it again on the PS5 I reckon.

Retr0gamer · 13-07-2020 9:31pm

I dont think the samurai were as altruistic as you think in real life. Way more nuanced than some Jedi knight stuff and Kurosawa explores it really well.

Potential-Monke · 13-07-2020 9:34pm

Ah yeah, but in general they had a code and most stuck to it as best they could, while also making sure they followed their orders. But in the case of Ghost of Tsushima, you're a good Samurai (as far as I can tell).

johnny_ultimate · 13-07-2020 9:50pm

You’re a ‘good samurai’ who also ninja invades bases stealth-killing folk :pac:

As I’ve said before, and this is an aside from this particular game, seems to me like there’s lots of potential in a straight-up samurai sim without all the fantastical flourishes, ninja action etc... Things like the sly trickery and small-town faction dynamics of Yojimbo; the battle planning and muddy brawling of Seven Samurai; the bloody, visually stunning action of Lone Wolf and Cub (this seems to have some of that at least!); the political and moral murkiness of Hara-Kiri; the lively, unpredictable ensemble-work of Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji. There’s a lot of potential there for something that doesn’t feel like it has to be a big, sprawling AAA game. Something that can remain relatively grounded and human, without delving into mystical superheroics. Combat that’s very rare but impactful and meaningful.

And no Retr0, Way of the Samurai doesn’t count when it has a character with the surname ‘Megamelons’

Retr0gamer · 13-07-2020 10:06pm

I was about to say Way of the Samurai

And also if you read up on it her name in katakana is also big melons so megamelons is strangely historically accurate and was her nickname that was said behind her back.

Way of the Samurai 3 is a bit more grounded than 4. But if you really want a charming, janky but really fun samurai game which is one of the few true roleplaying sandboxes I'm videogames then there's nothing better than way of the samurai... because there's nothing else like way of the samurai.

Grumpypants · 13-07-2020 10:11pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

You’re a ‘good samurai’ who also ninja invades bases stealth-killing folk :pac:

A "good Samurai" doesn't do that

Ridley · 13-07-2020 10:11pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOBGGfacwYc

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 14-07-2020 7:14am

Was gonna preorder this on Amazon but seeing as it's telling me it'll arrive after the 20th I'm wondering if there are any places that allow preorders that will arrive on release day?

Or is that a fat chance at this stage?

OptimusTractor · 14-07-2020 11:14am

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

Was gonna preorder this on Amazon but seeing as it's telling me it'll arrive after the 20th I'm wondering if there are any places that allow preorders that will arrive on release day?

Or is that a fat chance at this stage?

Got an email myself off Amazon that my preorder was bumped up to release day delivery.

Exclamation Marc · 14-07-2020 11:51am

OptimusTractor wrote: »

Got an email myself off Amazon that my preorder was bumped up to release day delivery.

My Last of Us 2 preorder was release day delivery for months and the second it dispatched, the estimate moved to Monday (and then it arrived Tuesday but I'll blame An Post for that part)

Ghost of Tsushima

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