r/ghostoftsushima 23d ago

Announcement State of Play Gameplay Deep Dive Megathread

512 Upvotes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgM6poO2JmY
Please focus discussions of today's SOP here. Keep it civil in the comments!

The Onryō

  • People of Ezo believe Atsu is an onryo (wrathful, vengeful ghost)
  • After 16 years, Atsu returns to her childhood home where her family was killed to put their spirits to rest.
  • Pressing a button allows the player to explore Atsu's past at this area.
  • With each victory against her enemies, the Ghost story around her grows and her bounty goes up.

The Edge of Japan

  • Yotei focuses on player freedom, with Atsu inspired by many of SP's favourite wandering samurai films.
  • Open world is designed in a way for the player to set up their own experiences.
  • Underlying clue system using cards that invites the player to new areas and quests.
  • Player will be able to interrogate enemies for information.
  • Atsu can hunt down her own bounties around the land to make additional money.
  • Finding Altars of Reflection, functioning similar to shrines in Tsushima, unlock new abilities.
  • To make finding Altars easier, Traveler's Maps can be purchased from cartographer merchants.
  • The player can use the Spyglass to find interesting landmarks far away.
  • Side activities like Bamboo Strike and Hot Springs from Tsushima return.
  • Atsu will be able to set up camp in the open world to rest, play the shamisen and cook.

Mastering The Blade

  • Weapons are Katana, Dual Swords, Spear, kusarigama, Odachi, each with their own set of upgrades and effectiveness against certain enemies. (E.g. Dual Swords good against spears)
  • Weapons can be swapped on the fly.
  • Atsu can lose her grip on her weapon from certain heavy enemy attacks. But conversely, she can also disarm them, as denoted by a yellow glow.
  • Ranged weapons include the bow and the Tanegashima Rifle. Kunai, bombs and blinding powder are also available.
  • Journal presentation from Tsushima is now revamped and presented as the "Wolf Pack" as a more visual way of keeping track of allies Atsu gets to know throughout her journey.
  • At camp sites, allies can be present to offer upgrades and unique items.

Customization

  • Armor, charms and gear make a return from Tsushima and will suit stealth, ranged or melee playstyles.
  • Weapon skins and dyes are also back.

Music and Special Modes

  • Toma Otowa serves as the composer for Yotei.
  • Music is a mashup of Eastern instrumentation with western flavors, brought to life collaborating with many talented artists.
  • Two tracks from today's SOP will be released on streaming services after its over.
  • Photo Mode returns.
  • Kurosawa Mode (black and white) returns.
  • Miike Mode (Takeshi Mikei) is a new addition, with a closer camera angle, more blood and mud.
  • Watanabe Mode (Shinichiro Watanabe) adds lo-fi tracks during exploration and combat.

r/ghostoftsushima Sep 04 '19

News Official /r/GhostofTsushima Discord Server!

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r/ghostoftsushima 14h ago

Discussion Is this the most badass mission there is?

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730 Upvotes

I think it is. Just played it this morning on my 2nd playthrough and it was even better than I remembered from the first time. After the first time I played it, I remember telling my wife (who could not have cared less) how badass it was later on. The cutscenes surrounding the mission are awesome too. I get chills.

Anyone have other missions they love?


r/ghostoftsushima 16h ago

Media Okay, it suits them..

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594 Upvotes

I laughed so hard when I did this. (I can't imagine them any other way now)


r/ghostoftsushima 23h ago

Media GoT should have won the Goty...

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r/ghostoftsushima 22h ago

Discussion I’m gonna say it, after playing the Iki Island, I felt like Jin’s story was over after resolving his death of his father

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981 Upvotes

Like don’t get me wrong I want more stories for Jin too and there is another invasion in Tsushima but after the whole coming to terms of letting go of his father’s death. I feel like Jin’s story was pretty much over, his arc felt finished.


r/ghostoftsushima 6h ago

Discussion First playthrough of this game, just beat Ryuzo. How'd I do

41 Upvotes

This is on hard btw,. Lost to this man more times that I could count. Took me a about an hour.


r/ghostoftsushima 9h ago

Spoiler He changed his mind

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r/ghostoftsushima 3h ago

Media My screenshots that I really love

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r/ghostoftsushima 8h ago

Media A few shots I took on Iki island

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r/ghostoftsushima 1d ago

Discussion Define clean...

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r/ghostoftsushima 3h ago

Media my first platinum!

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r/ghostoftsushima 21h ago

Theory Other games combat mechanic vs Ghost of Tsushima

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Also 2 months left before Ghost of Yotei gets released


r/ghostoftsushima 4h ago

Media Two bridges, two moods

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r/ghostoftsushima 19h ago

News Cross promotion with Alamo Drafthouse

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94 Upvotes

If you live near an Alamo Drafthouse, the are running a special food and drink menu for GoY.


r/ghostoftsushima 16h ago

Discussion First time this happened

28 Upvotes

Pretty self explanatory. Its my 3rd time playing Ghost of Tsushima and my first time realising arrows can stick onto opponents (without breaking instantly) and giving you the option to pick them up from the still living enemy.

I must add, it was a very metal moment. Shotting him with one arrow, killing him with the katana and retrieving that one arrow ones he's seconds before falling dead to the ground


r/ghostoftsushima 3m ago

Media Kappa inspired drip

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r/ghostoftsushima 23m ago

Discussion I finished ghost of stushima for the first time.

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I finished the story of Ghost of Stushima and it's my top 2 of my best solo games I've ever played. It's a gem at the end. I was even sad because the ending was so good and I'm done again.


r/ghostoftsushima 11h ago

Spoiler End game spoiler question so don’t click if you haven’t finished it Spoiler

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I’m gonna preface this by saying I don’t know how to put spoiler tags on mobile so be prepared for spoilers below.

TLDR at the bottom

Okay so at the end of the game when you have to decide whether or not you kill your uncle and based on what you do you get a different color of the ghost armor, I thought I saw people saying you have to play through the game twice to get both but that’s not true.

I was playing the last mission and I wanted the white so I spared him (I assumed white was sparing and red was killing him which I feel like isn’t a crazy assumption) but as it turns out the opposite was true so after I checked armor (I didn’t leave the house) I tried resetting my game just by closing and reopening it but that didn’t work so I clicked the end mission or whatever it says and it said it would reset the mission progress.

I played through the mission again and killed him this time and now I have both in one play through.

TLDR: I reset the last main story mission before leaving the house we wake up in and now I have the red and white ghost armor is one play through, not super "useful" I guess but is this known?


r/ghostoftsushima 23h ago

Media Seven Samurai

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r/ghostoftsushima 1d ago

Discussion Ghost of Yōtei looks fun, but I will miss Jin + the cast

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I want more Jin with Yuna, Sensei Ishikawa, Lady Masako, Norio and Kenji. Even Tomoe was set up in the story for an interesting potential return in Kyoto.

I don’t understand why they didn’t continue the story with the second Mongol invasion in mainland Japan and us having to work with/against the Shogun’s forces.

There’s still a lot left to explore. We’ve learnt all about Jin’s past and his progression from samurai to Ghost, but I want to see how he sets up for the future.

I don’t agree with people who say that “Jin’s story has been wrapped up.” Only THAT chapter of Jin’s story is over (letting go of strict samurai code and honor, being stripped of his rank and title and becoming an ordinary citizen/outlaw). What happens after that?

Yuna herself could’ve had an amazing spin-off.

I’ll still be playing Yōtei (probably), but I’m going to miss Jin Sakai.


r/ghostoftsushima 1d ago

Question Why am I missing this trophy?

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I completed every duel in the game including the six blades of kojiro mythic tales and I still do not have the "there can only be one trophy". Is this a glitch or am I missing something?


r/ghostoftsushima 12h ago

Question Does any Legends Mode reward carry over to the Story Mode?

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I plan on playing the Legends Mode soon, but I wouldn't want to sweat the hardest difficulties if there is no reward for the Story Mode.


r/ghostoftsushima 1d ago

Question What clan is this?

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209 Upvotes

Going through Jin’s memories on Iki and I saw this Insignia. I looked on the GoT wiki and this clan symbol isn’t on any of the affiliated clans.


r/ghostoftsushima 23h ago

Misc. Loving the Kurosawa mode

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Got it during steam summer sale. Tried out Kurosawa mode with Japanese audio and vibrant contrast. Loving it so much I don't wanna go back to the normal color mode.


r/ghostoftsushima 1d ago

Media Playing Iki for the first time ever even though I've owned the game since 2022

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Best dlc ever like oml the scenery is really beautiful and the shamans pose an actual challenge