Tag: Ghost of Tsushima

Gaming’s spiritual home – the best video games set in Japan

These are some of the most memorable games to have their roots in the Land of the Rising Sun. 

Japan is a country that can conjure many images in the mind. From cherry blossom-filled parks to Samurai drawing their swords, from towering skyscrapers of futuristic cities to traditional tea ceremonies. As a resident, even my own thoughts are often filled with these cliches, and they often stray back to sushi (especially if it’s lunchtime). 

However, with recent world events making outdoor activities slightly less appealing, many people (myself included) have been playing more video games. This recent reconnection with gaming has emphasized how many of the virtual worlds we inhabit in our living rooms can be traced back to Japan. 

From the very first incarnations of video games to today’s cinematic masterpieces, so many games have their roots in the spiritual home of gaming. Sometimes this is an obvious link, but on other occasions, the games we play give more subtle clues. 

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These are some of the most memorable games to have their roots (both subtly and unsubtly) in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Best PS5 games – games for PS5 that everyone should own

Let’s look back over the first year of PS5 and pick out the ten best games.

Sony’s newest console has been out for a while now and despite them being harder to source than medication from Martin Shkreli, there have been some amazing PS5 games released so far. Sony has been dropping a PS5 game here, a PS5 game there at a regular cadence since launch. Good games at that. We’ve already had to update this list to add things like Gran Turismo 7 and Horizon Forbidden West. 

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So let’s look back and pick out the best games for PS5. But let’s go over some ground rules before we dive in. First off, this list will favor PS5 exclusives. If the game is only available on PS5, it has more chance of getting in than if you were able to play it on other consoles and PC (only if it’s actually good, of course). If the game is out on PS4 and PS5, that also counts as an exclusive in our book – after all, PS5 is still the best place to play cross-generation games. We’ve also included some games that launched last-gen and got upgraded for PS5. Let’s get to it.

Ghost of Tsushima movie secures writer Takashi Doscher

Doscher will help Jin Sakai come alive on the big screen.

After several months of hearing nothing about the Ghost of Tsushima movie, there are finally more details regarding who’s penning the script.

A Deadline report claims that Takashi Doscher will write the big-screen video game adaptation from Sony Pictures. Previous screenwriting credits from Doscher include films such as Only and Still. Since the project has only just now found its writer, it’s clear that production is still in the early phases. Aside from Doscher, the only other big-name attached thus far is director Chad Stahelski — best known for directing John Wick.

The Ghost of Tsushima movie is one of several adaptations in the works at Sony Pictures, including HBO’s The Last of Us, the God of War TV series, and the recent live-action Uncharted film starring Tom Holland.

In January, developer Sucker Punch announced that Ghost of Tsushima surpassed the 8 million copies sold milestone. That’s an incredible achievement for any game series, but especially a totally new IP — even if it’s not all that historically accurate.

Video game film and television adaptations are in a more reputable spot than ever. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 shattered records over the weekend, and Arcane: League of Legends recently won 9 trophies at the Annie Awards. 

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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Ghost of Tsushima adds flashy Horizon-themed threads ahead of Forbidden West’s release

Suck Punch sends Guerrilla some love.

The wait for Horizon Forbidden West  is slightly less grueling now that Aloy’s threads are in Ghost of Tsushima.

Sucker Punch made everyone’s Tuesday slightly brighter by adding Aloy’s attire in a free update to Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut. Simply download the patch, visit the Forbidden Shrine in the northern portion of Iki Island and solve a quick puzzle to obtain the costume. Voila! You now have the Horizon Forbidden West  outfit for Jin Sakai.

Please note that this only applies to the Director’s Cut version of Ghost of Tsushima, so you’ll need to pay $20.24 for the update on PSN if you don’t already own it. 

Check out a couple of screenshots of the costume for yourself below.

We’re less than two weeks away from Horizon Forbidden West’s  Feb. 18 release date. So spending some time galivanting about Iki Island in Ghost of Tsushima  seems like an excellent way to kill time. It might not be the most  historically accurate game, but it’s a fun open world romp.

Most would agree that Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut  is one of those titles that showcase what  the PS5 can do  even though it’s, you know, also a PS4 game. Nearly everything is multiplatform these days, even former first-party exclusives like God of War, so it’s whatever.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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Days Gone outsold Ghost of Tsushima, but Sony ‘made it feel like a disappointment’

At launch, Days Gone received mixed reviews.

Days Gone’s director claims Bend Studio’s open-world zombie game sold around 10 million copies, but you won’t see Sony praising it like it did when Ghost of Tsushima hit the 8 million milestone.

Jeff Ross worked at Bend Studios for 20 years before leaving in 2020, shortly after Days Gone launched. “At the time I left Sony, Days Gone had been out for a year and a half (and a month), and sold over 8 million copies,” the director wrote on Twitter. “It’s since gone on to sell more, and then a million+ on Steam. Local studio management always made us feel like it was a big disappointment.”

At launch, Days Gone received mixed reviews. Many cited its strange audio mixing and its myriad bugs as big problems. Others pointed at the story and the way it’s structured, with some missions asking you to drive across the map, trigger a memory cutscene, and drive back again.

Now that most of the bugs have been ironed out, Days Gone is a decent game, and it’s developed a bit of a cult classic status among its fans. It landed on Steam on May 18, 2021, and has very positive user reviews on Valve’s PC storefront.

Bend Studios is currently working on a new IP that builds upon Days Gone’s open-world systems.

Written by Kirk McKeand on behalf of GLHF.

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Ghost of Tsushima sells more than 8 million copies

Such Punch’s latest is a hit.

Well, PlayStation appears to have yet another hit franchise on its hand with Ghost of Tsushima.

On Wednesday, developer Sucker Punch announced that Ghost of Tsushima  has sold over 8 million copies worldwide. That number likely includes both Ghost of Tsushima  on PS4  and the Director’s Cut  on PS5, though Sucker Punch did not clarify. Safe bet that it does, though.

It seems open-world stealth action set in feudal Japan is a winning combination, not that there was any doubt that a PlayStation first-party title would sell like gangbusters. Ghost of Tsushima  is even getting a big-budget film adaptation,  which the director wants to get right.

Ghost of Tsushima  made it on our  list of best historical games, even though it takes massive liberties with the events surrounding the Mongols invasion of Tsushima Island. For example, haiku and katanas had yet to be invented by that point! Again, it’s not all that accurate.

 Still, it’s clearly doing something right with sales figures like these. Anyone with a  PS4 or PS5  would be wise to give it at least a go, especially as there’s a bit of a lull in first-party Playstation releases until  Horizon Forbidden West   comes out next month.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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Ghost of Tsushima film director says ‘we just want to do it right’

Good luck, Stahelski.

Chad Stahelski, director of the forthcoming Ghost of Tsushima  movie, is keen on doing the hit Playstation game justice.

Speaking with IGN, Stahelski claims that everyone working on the Ghost of Tsushima  film knows about the groans that typically accompany  bad video game adaptations.

“We just want to do it right,” Stahelski said. “You know how video game adaptions can go. So we’re taking our time and doing it right. We’re working very closely with the game developers to make sure we stick to what’s great about it.”

Stahelski went on to explain that the Ghost of Tsushima  movie is still very early in production, which the script isn’t complete yet. Though fans will “be very happy with what we’re working on,” Stahelski said. 

Ghost of Tsushima  came out on the PS4 in 2020, then released on PS5 as Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut  earlier this year.

Getting video games to film adaptations right is tough, and the list of  good ones is relatively small. Uncharted, another Playstation game on the verge of becoming a movie,  isn’t garnering the warmest reception. Even the Mass Effect  TV series allegedly in the works  has some pretty harsh naysayers. 

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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