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With the PS5 upgrade, Sucker Punch Productions certainly delivered. ItвЂ™s hard to call it a вЂњrealisticвЂќ game, but it comes close without sacrificing вЂњfun.вЂќ There are a lot of bamboo stalks to slice through here, and Sucker Punch almost cleaved them all perfectly.The highly anticipated expansion to Ghost of Tsushima is finally here. Other imitators have failed to engage me at all, but the unique cinematic experience here hooked me instantly.Д®ven better, it achieves a high gameplay standard while also treating its historical source material with reverence and accuracy. In a lot of ways, Ghost of TsushimaВ represents exactly what I wanted from the AssassinвЂ™s CreedВ series, while also serving as the most organic open-world adventure game IвЂ™ve seen post- Breath of the Wild. There are some minor things video games just canвЂ™t quite pull off perfectly yet, which can stand out when a game looks this realistic I was so captivated by a fox hopping excitedly atop a stone pillar, that I couldnвЂ™t avoid how he was actually jumping on the thin air aboveВ the pillar. There were many spots where Jin would clip through enemies during assassinations or stand on water at the bank of a lake. There are some minor issues throughout, particularly with collision detection.

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Without spoiling anything, Sucker Punch has added a worthwhile victory lap to Ghost of Tsushima youвЂ™ll want to wait until youвЂ™ve beaten the game, or imported your PS4 save, before checking it out, but itвЂ™s more than a cheap excuse to justify a paid next-gen upgrade. The DirectorвЂ™s Cut brings a whole new region, the Iki Islands, which Jin can access starting in Act II. Yet without this freedom, the cast of characters is still diverse, engaging, and well-developed. If the narrative had organically branched with choices, it would have been an absolute slam dunk. ThereвЂ™s a moment at the end of Act 1 where I panicked and almost reloaded an earlier save to prevent a negative plot twist-but even if I had gone back to complete a certain plot line, the outcome would have been the same. You could assassinate the absolute minimum of enemies and still be treated as though youвЂ™re throwing your morals away wholeheartedly. The weather turns stormier the more you shirk the Samurai code, and dialog choices alter conversations, but only the absolutely final choice changes the story.

However, the game acts as though your choices have gravity, but they justвЂ¦ donвЂ™t. ThereвЂ™s a great thread running through the game, about the conflict between the Samurai way and the methods Jin needs to resort to in order to defeat the Mongols almost single-handedly.

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JinвЂ™s journey is fraught with hardship, as he struggles not only to free his homeland from the Mongol invaders, but to maintain his honour as a samurai. Tying it all together is a terrific narrative. Taking five seconds to rub dirt in my face is extra aggravating when it only takes two to reload at the last checkpoint.) (Sidenote, Sucker Punch? IвЂ™m going to tell you the same thing I told Naughty DogВ in The Last of Us: I donвЂ™t need an extra five second scene where the enemy puts me out of my misery after IвЂ™ve already fallen. вЂњLike the presentation, Ghost of TsushimaвЂ™s combat is a fluid experience that only excels with the PS5вЂ™s hardware.вЂќ I was thankful for it when I faltered in battle, which happens a lot in the early stages. However the PS5вЂ™s increased loading speeds were a huge boon to immersion. Speaking of the DualSense, I didnвЂ™t notice much impact from the haptic feedback throughout. At times the DualSense controllerвЂ™s speakers are utilized to add life to a scene, in a way the PS4вЂ™s controller couldnвЂ™t quite achieve, and the PS5вЂ™s 3D Audio showed off what itвЂ™s capable of. The score is perfectly catered to each circumstance, from subtle flutes while Jin is exploring to rousing themes while heвЂ™s fighting for his life. Accentuating the visuals is a beautiful score and soundscape, as CGMвЂ™s Lane Martin pointed out in his original review.

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