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Ghost of Tsushima

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  • #212
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,901 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Well if that's what you want even the most negative reviews say that's what it is so you'll be well served.

    Also I love collecting moss. I just hope there's a trophy for collecting like 1000 moss.


  • #213
    The Raging Bile Duct
    Registered Users Posts: 2,109 ✭✭✭The Raging Bile Duct


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    The more I read about the more I know it's not for me.

    Apparently the missions include such 'staples' as 'collect some moss' and everyone's favourite 'Track someone by following the footprints'.

    Wasn't there 900 seeds you could collect in Breath of the Wild? The daughter drove herself demented trying to get them all. Seeds... moss... every open world has some shíte collectibles.


  • #214
    Mr Crispy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,000 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Also I love collecting moss. I just hope there's a trophy for collecting like 1000 moss.

    And prove everyone wrong by doing a Mick Jagger impression while you do so.


  • #215
    recyclops
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭recyclops


    Markitron wrote: »
    Sounds like its a fun, relaxing openworld game with good graphics and satisfying combat.

    For whatever reason I am really in the mood of something like this right now.

    ass creed odyssey has ruined these games for me, its why i am skipping this for now, picked up that for 13 quid and it was fairly priced.

    pick this up for peanuts in a few months


  • #216
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,197 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    recyclops wrote: »
    ass creed odyssey has ruined these games for me, its why i am skipping this for now, picked up that for 13 quid and it was fairly priced.

    pick this up for peanuts in a few months

    Yeah I'm thinking of leaving it for likely price drop around Christmas, and play it on PS5.


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  • #217
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,100 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    Trophy list, no difficulty related trophies anyway

    https://www.powerpyx.com/ghost-of-tsushima-trophy-list-revealed/


  • #218
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,100 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    Third Western developed game to get perfect score from Famitsu, others are Skyrim and GTA V
    https://twitter.com/gematsucom/status/1283273521913831424?s=19


  • #219
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,816 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »
    Wasn't there 900 seeds you could collect in Breath of the Wild? The daughter drove herself demented trying to get them all. Seeds... moss... every open world has some shíte collectibles.

    The difference is it's an actual story mission here. In BotW there's 900 you can collect but you don't have to collect them all, there's no pressure on the player. It also kind of made fun of collecting them all as your final reward if you were crazy enough to get them all was... well... a lump of poo. No acheivements or anything like that.

    It's not really comparable to BotW as they were used more as an incentive to reward exploration and curiosity. You'd be walking around, see an interesting tree or hill and if you went over there and figured out a little puzzle you'd get a seed.

    It's that different approach to these things that differentiates BotW from the usual open world fair and makes it so good. BotW is all about player agency and letting the player explore and discover on their own terms while the ubisoft model everything is a checklist or mission.
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  • #220
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,816 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    EoinMcLovin wrote: »
    Third Western developed game to get perfect score from Famitsu, others are Skyrim and GTA V
    https://twitter.com/gematsucom/status/1283273521913831424?s=19

    I can give out about not liking ACG and Easy Allies and all that but never, ever trust a review from Famitsu. They take advertising money to give games good and perfect scores.

    And that's not a rumour, they flat out admit to it, saying it's because they are more a catalogue for new games and not a journalistic publication.... so in a way they kind of have a strange sort of integrity.
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  • #221
    Markitron
    Registered Users Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Markitron


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    I can give out about not liking ACG and Easy Allies and all that but never, ever trust a review from Famitsu. They take advertising money to give games good and perfect scores.

    And that's not a rumour, they flat out admit to it, saying it's because they are more a catalogue for new games and not a journalistic publication.... so in a way they kind of have a strange sort of integrity.

    I remember back in the day when Ocarina of Time getting the first ever perfect score was a huge deal.


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  • #222
    McFly85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,185 ✭✭✭McFly85


    Reading the reviews, I think I’ll sit this one out. I think I’ll feel the same way I do about Horizon. Beautiful to look at, but filled with generic open world exercises I’ll struggle to care about.

    The combat sounds like it can be fun but I’ll only end up comparing it with Sekiro.


  • #223
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,100 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    I can give out about not liking ACG and Easy Allies and all that but never, ever trust a review from Famitsu. They take advertising money to give games good and perfect scores.

    And that's not a rumour, they flat out admit to it, saying it's because they are more a catalogue for new games and not a journalistic publication.... so in a way they kind of have a strange sort of integrity.

    Didn't realise that


  • #224
    rm212
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭rm212


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Great review man, damn ye anyway with yer tempting words.

    Thanks a lot for reading my review! :)


  • #225
    J Mysterio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,035 ✭✭✭✭J Mysterio


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Well if that's what you want even the most negative reviews say that's what it is so you'll be well served.

    You seem to just want to provoke people into an argument so you can display your superior gaming knowledge and taste.

    We all know you're not interested in the game by now, there can be no doubt, get off your soapbox.


  • #226
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,816 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    J Mysterio wrote: »
    You seem to just want to provoke people into an argument so you can display your superior gaming knowledge and taste.

    We all know you're not interested in the game by now, there can be no doubt, get off your soapbox.

    I apologise for triggering you over a videogame.
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  • #227
    BagheeraBlue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 109 ✭✭BagheeraBlue


    J Mysterio wrote: »
    You seem to just want to provoke people into an argument so you can display your superior gaming knowledge and taste.

    We all know you're not interested in the game by now, there can be no doubt, get off your soapbox.

    everyone see's it


  • #228
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,901 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Where are people buying this from? I see Smyths have it for 65 (pricey) and sold out in my local anyway. Argos looks to be 55-60 euro while Shopto might be 45-50 (euro currency isn't working for me). I won't bother checking GS.


  • #229
    ERG89
    Registered Users Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭ERG89


    This is one where I will wait until people get it in their hands. Don't particularly rate the opinions of sites like IGN or Eurogamer and havent for some time. YouTuber's are not exactly reliable either as some of them just don't want their access or relationships effected(when it happens boy they mention it), while others on there are just people who shout into the void.


  • #230
    Markitron
    Registered Users Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Markitron


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    I won't bother checking GS.

    Why not? You don't enjoying paying 10 quid more than anywhere else whilst having to answer more questions than if you were donating blood before they hand over the game?

    What is wrong with you?


  • #231
    rm212
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭rm212


    ERG89 wrote: »
    This is one where I will wait until people get it in their hands. Don't particularly rate the opinions of sites like IGN or Eurogamer and havent for some time. YouTuber's are not exactly reliable either as some of them just don't want their access or relationships effected(when it happens boy they mention it), while others on there are just people who shout into the void.

    I know it’s shameless self promotion, but I think my review had a pretty good amount of unbiased factual information regarding the game and what you do in it, how it works etc. I did award it a perfect score, but I think my review gave a good overview of the game to make your own opinions on too. If you want to check it out, let me know what you think of it.

    I posted it a bit further back but here’s the link again: http://insidethebox.reviews/review/ghost-of-tsushima-ps4-review

    Also if you have any questions about the game, fire away!


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  • #232
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,502 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Where are people buying this from? I see Smyths have it for 65 (pricey) and sold out in my local anyway. Argos looks to be 55-60 euro while Shopto might be 45-50 (euro currency isn't working for me). I won't bother checking GS.

    £50 on Amazon :)

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghost-Tsushima-Standard-Exclusive-Amazon-co-uk/dp/B085JGSQBJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X8GPC7DXIPA2&dchild=1&keywords=ghost+of+tsushima&qid=1594809098&sprefix=tsus%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-1


  • #233
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,901 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    rm212 wrote: »
    I know it’s shameless self promotion, but I think my review had a pretty good amount of unbiased factual information regarding the game and what you do in it, how it works etc. I did award it a perfect score, but I think my review gave a good overview of the game to make your own opinions on too. If you want to check it out, let me know what you think of it.

    I posted it a bit further back but here’s the link again: http://insidethebox.reviews/review/ghost-of-tsushima-ps4-review

    Also if you have any questions about the game, fire away!

    YOU WERE OBVIOUSLY PAID BY SOOOOONNYYYY!!!

    I thought you and Grumpy laid out exactly what i wanted to know (I knew very little) and now I'm very tempted to get it. All you can ask for in a review really.


  • #234
    rm212
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭rm212


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    YOU WERE OBVIOUSLY PAID BY SOOOOONNYYYY!!!

    I thought you and Grumpy laid out exactly what i wanted to know (I knew very little) and now I'm very tempted to get it. All you can ask for in a review really.

    Ah thanks Zero, that’s kind of you to say! Grumpy’s review was great too, I enjoyed reading it myself.


  • #235
    Ethan Delightful Velour
    Posts: 0 ✭ Ethan Delightful Velour


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    The difference is it's an actual story mission here. In BotW there's 900 you can collect but you don't have to collect them all, there's no pressure on the player. It also kind of made fun of collecting them all as your final reward if you were crazy enough to get them all was... well... a lump of poo. No acheivements or anything like that.

    It's not really comparable to BotW as they were used more as an incentive to reward exploration and curiosity. You'd be walking around, see an interesting tree or hill and if you went over there and figured out a little puzzle you'd get a seed.

    It's that different approach to these things that differentiates BotW from the usual open world fair and makes it so good. BotW is all about player agency and letting the player explore and discover on their own terms while the ubisoft model everything is a checklist or mission.

    Do you have confirmation that the collectables in this game do not relate to missions in game?

    Out of interest


  • #236
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,816 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Do you have confirmation that the collectables in this game do not relate to missions in game?

    Out of interest

    Just someone talking about it on eurogamer, bemoaning that the mission design hasn't managed to move on. So second hand information. In this case they said that they were given a mission to find some moss right after a big battle and were complaining about it and the tracking missions. Not sure if it's a mission type that appears often in the critical path or not.

    As for collectibles. I don't know there but I imagine they work just like other open world games.
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  • #237
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,816 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I didn't check out Mike Williams review until now but it's a pretty informative and well written one from someone who loves these types of games.

    https://www.usgamer.net/articles/ghost-of-tsushima-review
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  • #238
    Vicxas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,403 ✭✭✭✭Vicxas


    Not sure if you guys follow him, but ACG has review up. Its quite informative:



  • #239
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,901 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Found this one good. "If you don't want to do any open world bull****, you don't have to, but what I did do, I really liked. I never found myself saying 'oh, not more of this'"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeGEIKe99Sg


  • #240
    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,483 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    Mine has shipped today from Gamestop, took a punt on a shiny special edition.

    Roll on Friday, am very excited. Reviews I've read from fellow Boardsies are great reads too, thanks for those.


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  • #241
    Ethan Delightful Velour
    Posts: 0 ✭ Ethan Delightful Velour


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Found this one good. "If you don't want to do any open world bull****, you don't have to, but what I did do, I really liked. I never found myself saying 'oh, not more of this'"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeGEIKe99Sg

    I can apply the same thought process to Breath of the Wild, Karok seeds are not as amazing as you may think. It became a pain once I just needed them for more inventory space and after the 20th time the wonder and awe was gone.

    BOTW has open world bull**** too. Nice that you can avoid it also here.


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