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Ghost of Tsushima - Review Thread
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Strider Highwind
Banned
Thats how I am with Red Dead 2...My friends won't even talk to me about the game cause I felt like it was...'Just cool'...and not this groundbreaking earth shattering thing lol
hyperbertha
Member
Just as I expected, the stealth is the area of weakness. It never looked very interesting. Too Asscreedy
LostDonkey
Member
If it was a butch lesbian samurai it would have got 10s across the board.
Self High Five
Member
The best thing about review threads is that it will always be a shit show regardless of the final score.
Especially for exclusives. The warriors come out full force:
Especially for exclusives. The warriors come out full force:
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I really need to get on that Days Gone joint. I like the overall aesthetic/theme and it looks stunning, just have a backlog a mile long. I'll jump on it along with HZD (which I bought the CE but sits in the backlog) come PS5.
MrS
Banned
I love Days Gone but TLOU2 is better in every regard. Lets not get carried away. TLOU2 deserved its amazing reviews.
Gamerguy84
Member
I really lived Infamous 1 and 2. Felt like they dropped with 3.
This game looks great to me and I cant wait.
WellSheet
Member
Maybe we’re arguing semantics? And it’s subjective - please note that. You’re entitled to your opinion.. but, It’s better for me, and I think a lot of people, as a game experience. to play; to engage with from a story perspective - it’s better. It feels better to play; it’s more engaging to me as a story.
I’d rather play days gone, experience that game; from a total perspective and story perspective than TLOU 2.
objectively, The Last of Us 2 is a higher quality game.
subjectively, I find Days Gone superior in almost every way as a game.
GymWolf
Member
well we have to wait for df or nxgamer for the technical details.
i still don't know what are the difference between performance mode and resolution mode, no review talk about this in details.
PresetError
Neophyte
I don't know why people invest so much on scores and ratings. I think it's fun to predict and speculate but it will never be that important for me.
Having said that, I predicted a score between 82 and 85 only because of the type of game Ghost of Tsushima is. Some game journos are very predictable. If it's more AAA than indie, more action than adventure, more gameplay than narrative and more fun than emotional it's not cool to praise it.
It baffles me when they deduct points because a game doesn't reinvent the wheel or innovate, though. It's like saying Seven or Shawshank Redempton are mediocre films because they don't innovate inside their old ass genre. Some of my favorite games are titles that improved or perfected well stablished formulas.
In fact, the games I tend to enjoy the most are those mid to low 80's action-adventure games. So... very low risk purchase for me.
Having said that, I predicted a score between 82 and 85 only because of the type of game Ghost of Tsushima is. Some game journos are very predictable. If it's more AAA than indie, more action than adventure, more gameplay than narrative and more fun than emotional it's not cool to praise it.
It baffles me when they deduct points because a game doesn't reinvent the wheel or innovate, though. It's like saying Seven or Shawshank Redempton are mediocre films because they don't innovate inside their old ass genre. Some of my favorite games are titles that improved or perfected well stablished formulas.
In fact, the games I tend to enjoy the most are those mid to low 80's action-adventure games. So... very low risk purchase for me.
Evangelion Unit-01
Master Chief
Looking forward to this game. Hope it turns out well. Will be waiting for a sale so I can work through my backlog. I've wanted a good Samurai game for a long time. The initial trailers with the cinematic Samurai fights harkening back to old films sold me.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
I agree. I'm on my 4th playthrough of Days Gone but can't bring myself to continue playing my 2nd playthrough of TLOU2. I lost hours playing Days Gone while I'm turning TLOU2 off after an hour, sometimes less. It's just not fun or engaging in any way. I even found Days Gone characters far more interesting even though the writing is often sub par.
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Hobbygaming
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It's an interesting comparison. I love both games
Enemies: Days Gone
Animations: TLOU 2
Level design: TLOU 2
Melee: TLOU 2
Shooting: Tie once upgraded IMO
Game modes: Days Gone
Replayability: Days Gone
Graphics: TLOU 2 but Days Gone is beautiful too
Story: TLOU 2
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Dodkrake
Banned
We're arguing semantics because yours were wrong. Maybe I was being pedantic. Now we agree.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
bender
What time is it?
I didn't care for the original. I really hated Cole's design and the the world was just drab and empty. I'm excited about GOT because of the setting, but it really looks like it borrows heavily from AC but with a team a fraction the size, so I'm really curious how well used the open world will be.
A Most Virtuous Cat
Banned
It doesn't have LGBTQ21AFFFGGEZ+ people so -10 metacritic for that. The actual score is 94 MC.
GymWolf
Member
shooting is 100x better in tlou2 cmon...the gore, how meaty it is, the animations, the details, the superior ragdoll, i love days gone but in terms of gameplay both melee and shooting is literally bootleg tlou, stealth is more varied tho even if the ia is pretty bad.
deacon is a little more light and gamey to control and some people prefer that, i give you that.
both games don't have perfect aim or cover systems like a gears game tbh, but they are good enough.
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Ar¢tos
Member
Yes, we know, you keep repeating it in GoT threads.
Do you lack self esteem and need others to agree with you to feel validated?
Hobbygaming
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I gave Days Gone the benefit of the doubt for the Chicago Chopper
I love that weapon lol
bender
What time is it?
Until Dawn deserves better. It's one of my favorite exclusives this generation. And then they made Man of Medan. And to that, Supermassive Games, I say:
Bragr
Banned
Seems the biggest complains revolves around open-world tropes. Which honestly, ain't a problem for most people, some critics have dragged down the score massively because of it, while the average seem to be about 90 if you remove these few very low scores. I'm impressed, and I'm gonna buy it.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
THEAP99
Banned
Days Gone is a pile of garbage. Don’t compare that trailer trash to world class game that is TLOU2. Any developer with a credit on TLOU2 will be able to find a job elsewhere quite easily. They’re at the top of industry whether you like it or not. Can’t say the same for Days Gone which is a sale game at best:
Bragr
Banned
The AI really hurt Days Gone, it works very well with the hordes but the humans are a mess. You think Gears have a perfect cover system though? I hoped they would adjust it a bit in Gears 5.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
An 84 is a good score. What's the problem?
FranXico
Member
I've been intrigued about DG too, but that game has been so patched, even with a disc I would just download the whole thing.
bender
What time is it?
Ulysses 31
Member
Days Gone patched in motion controls!
bender
What time is it?
I think I'm close to the end of Days Gone. It's okay but mostly forgettable but I'm in the camp that completely hates the character designs. They really should have leaned into the horde mechanics more heavily as its the most interesting thing the game offers, but those don't show up until much later in the game.
THEAP99
Banned
They’re also doing something with google stadia now I saw today lmao
Gamerguy84
Member
He lacks a PS4 to play it on.
Bragr
Banned
Say what you will about Days Gone, with it's technical problems and all, it's likely one of the better looking games of the generation.
Peroroncino
Member
This clip is biased as fuck, knife is not a melee weapon one should rely on in that game, especially against zombie brutes in DG.
Now do it all over again, this time cry some more, like you did here because of some stupid exclusivity deal.
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Bragr
Banned
Are you talking about the presentation they didn't market and people had no idea it took place before it was done lol. What in the world are they doing over at google, it blows my mind how they are crashing that product into the ground in the worst possible way like this.
GymWolf
Member
but she can't romance boys and girls in tsushima, she clearly like valhalla more.
enemy reaction, gore, animations, ragdoll etc. are not nearly in the same planet as tlou2.I gave Days Gone the benefit of the doubt for the Chicago Chopper
the most satysfing weapon in term of impact in days gone is the huge 50 cal sniper rifle, the shotguns are pretty good overall but the machine guns in general have too jerky hit reactions for my tastes.
chicago chopper was a good weapon for hordes tho
Ar¢tos
Member
Apparently he has one, but simply doesn't like the game and needs to shout it to the world like a teenager.
I don't like racing games and I don't enter every Forza or GT thread to post "I ain't touching this rubbish.", because it is NOT contributing to the threads, it's just childish.
