I don't understand why anyone would overlook any of the charms, strikes, or hot springs. What I think most players overlook is their travels outfit (also boosts material gains), hunting animals, and boosting their quiver. The travelers outfit, at full power also boosts resources. Killing deer and other animals gives you leather and predator hides. Finally... Here's the thing about the bow, the short bow and the long bow. There striking power doesn't matter. With the short bow, even with no upgrades, a head shot to an unhelmeted head is an instant kill shot. The long bow kills anyone with a headshot, helmeted or not. But both only have so many arrows. To truely increase the effectiveness of either bow, they need more arrows, not damage per arrow. And for that you need to upgrade the quiver at a trapper.
1. Stand on a rooftop and throw a firecracker into some white pampas grass to attract multiple enemies 2. Shoot the grass with a flaming arrow 3. Cackle like a maniac as they all catch on fire
No worries! took me a while on my first playthrough to realize that, too 😁 For anyone wondering how to do that, you need to go into gameplay options and toggle the loadout setting on. Sorry I forgot to show that in the video.
I have to say, the melee system in this game has to be one of the most satisfying ones I've ever played; it handles group combat incredibly well (particularly in the latter areas) as well as some of the most satisfying 1 on 1 duels of any game.
Idk about bosses, played lot's of souls-like games and not feeling like i'm becoming better with GoT bosses, just rolling for a lucky try. For example in Lies of Pi you would feel like you really mastering bosses patterns
Simple trick to remember which stance to adopt based on the PS5 controller: Spear (sharp & pointy)= Triangle. Shield (round & shieldy) =Circle. Twin swords (Erm… = X button for 2 crossed swords and finally Brute (massive & blocky) = Square button. Easy to remember. 👍
This method of thinking helped me immensely early on with memorizing the stances. It's a truly great tip and I'm glad the devs were insightful enough to follow this pattern. Even after 500+ hours I still sometimes get confused during high-stress situations and have to think "circle button is like a little shield. Bingo."
Hey brother I’m glad you’re covering this game now too. I’m 40 hours in and haven’t even rescued Lord Shimura yet. The game is amazing especially at 100+ FPS
Fps do matter to have a fluid experience ... sure bragging about how many fps we got is kinda pointless but i do prefer enjoying the game at a good fps rather than shity ones ... especially when a few options can make a huge difference without destroying visual quality. For instance i'm running the game at around 144fps 1080p, pretty much everything on max settings except fog high, shadows high and fog medium as it look the best in cutscenes etc. i would hate to play at 60 or less with theses settings.
@@kevinerickson84 I finally got around to it lol. I basically did everything I could possibly do in the lower island, found every shrine, every pillar of honor, etc then did the same thing in act 2. Now I’m in act 3.
Another good tip is that the smoke bombs don't just give you a way to escape if you're surrounded and being overwhelmed by a bunch of enemies; you can also use them offensively. The smoke bombs stun enemies and open them up to assassinations, which means you can get a one-hit insta-kill. I use this a lot to take out brutes. And if you have the Chain Assassination ability unlocked, you can use a smoke bomb to instantly take out three enemies in the middle of a fight. So let's say you're traveling to an objective and you see one of those random troops of Mongols going down the road, and there are like six of them. If you initiate a standoff and have the fully upgraded standoff streak, you can instantly take out three of them (or even five with the Sakai armor), and then when the other three close in, you can pop a smoke bomb and do a chain assassin to instantly take them out.
@@ziploc2000Which it would be if you have the Sakai armor because you can kill 5 enemies in a row (which is all you need for Ghost stance when you have THAT armor equipped).
Amother skill i recommend getting as early as possible is the chain assassinate, if your being stealthy its very helpful for taking out up to 3 enemies at once
My biggest mistake by far is that i get caught up in combat and forget all of the cool gadgets and abilities i have. It's like my brain goes into button mash mode. So frustrating.
i'm 80+ hours (legit version) (120+ if you count the cracked one) and i'm still not proefficient with these gadget's but i'm getting there, i'm trying new way to approach camps etc and it's hella fun to create builds that goes along with what i want to do
There's almost too many gadgets and options. I can kill an enemy from cover in so many different ways, and I usually end up putting an arrow in their brain to thin out the numbers before going ghost on them, flinging kunai when I need to...
It always takes me so long to remember what combination of buttons to push to get so-and-so weapon, that I tend to just say "screw it" and sword fight everyone. Even then you still have to remember the stances.
@@charlesajones77 focus on one playstyle at a time, it helped me a lot. One Armor = One focused build i can give you example but i don't know where you are in the game so i don't really want to spoil anything.
When exploring, there's a yellow bird that can help you discover things. Also, traveler's attire causes firefly to show up when nearby artifacts are around - use the flash and rumble frequency to find the artifacts.
@@DJ-zr6ygtrue that, not to mention I was eldenrolling the fuck out of all my early battles as well as just running. You should feel a bit overwhelmed, you got to put the hours in to build your skill and parry/dodge timing. After about 90 hours nothing feels better than being able to cleanly fight multiple attackers and give them the business
Just started Ghost after playing Horizon several times and thought “gee I wish there was someone like Arktix for Ghost” (no disrespect to some other UA-cam guides who are helpful too - just like your style more). . And here we are! Thanks for this 😊 Already learnt something new about charms!
I bought a PS4 just to play this game when it came out in 2020. Once I 100% it, I sold the PS4 and never played the DLC. So naturally, I bought it again on my PC and currently in the DLC with my NG+ from my old PS4 save.
I made it 95% of the way through the game before I saw the armor set toggle in the options. I just sat there and stared at my monitor for a few seconds.
Remeber completing it first time then ng plus ultra hard then dlc ikki island man nostalgia is real completed it 3 time 100 percent still never got bored hands down one of best my top 3 easy
Playing the flute changes the weather, based on the song you play. Also, to clear the fog of war efficiently, do the enemy camps colored with red to reveal area around them. If u do them all, it clears the fog in the whole region.
I just finished my second playthrough on my PS5. If you are wondering when to go to Iki Island, I suggest going to the island when you are 1/2 to 3/4 finished the second act. What you get there is not only more skill points to use and some interesting amour but also abilities and armor for your horse. Play Iki to the end and collect everything you can (note one shrine you won't be able to complete until after the end of the second act due to an armor set you will get then and the shrines just give you some cool cosmetics).
This: This is the way. As soon as it opens go there. Your combat on Tsushima will improve and you will be able to leave Ikki with the horse armor, pirate armor etc. Extra arrows and ghost weapons on the horse really helps too
I'm actually doing a play through right now wearing only the broken armor. No charms, no upgrades. I don't use ghost weapons only clan sakai steel. On hard. I have beat the game on lethal but that is time consuming. Such a great game.
Great video. If anyone needs to hear this. I believe u can unlock or almost unlock every stance before the end of act 1 if u observe then kill the Mongol leaders in every camp. Its that many points of u realize this from the first one. Its honestly crazy how much u can actually do before opening the second side of the map
As someone who can call themself a veteran at Ghost of Tsushima (I finished the game 4 times on the hardest difficulty, yes there was a hit less run) I came to see how much usefull the informations in this video would be. To my surpirse they are indeed good tips for people who want to play the game for the first time.
Thanks for these! love your Horizon vids. Been following you since you were small time before HFW came out. I’ve been wanting to replay Ghost for awhile now, so stoked when I saw your name pop up, and recent vids at that! You truly give quality content. Keep up the stellar work!!
Hey thanks! I really appreciate your support all this time 😄🙏🏼 Glad you enjoy the videos and I hope you’re having fun with your new playthrough of Ghost!
Started a new play through on new PS5 bought 4 month ago. Once more - excellent & most helpful tips on GoS like with your HZD FW vids. Like with Tsushima, didn’t know about looking out for smokes for hot springs, nor changing the difficulty for bamboo strikes. Iv been watching UA-camrs such as Jorraptor, Black Panthaa, & Militia Gaming Community for many a year, but you’re easily the best. Keep up the good work bro 😎
I completed GoT by just using the traveler’s attire on hard mode. Looks great, feels great with the right charms. (Mizu no kami, charm of silence, 2x charm of fortunate return and charm of fortune 1 and 2) I use water stance + heavenly strike. Perfect parry and HS for almost infinite resolve gain. Have fun.
Thanks for these tips and tricks. I just started playing 3 days ago. I am ass at the combat currently, but I am getting better every skirmish. The scenery is mind-blowing!
Wind chimes also have a shrine reward that turn them into a poison bomb. Lure someone into a hidden spot, use it with that charm, you can wipe out entire bases with just chimes, especially since wind chimes are very commonly supplied in nearly all bases. Smoke bombs are also great early to mid game for mid combat triple stealth assassinations. Later on though, tougher enemies mess with that.
Yay, Ark, you're playing GoT now too!! Just in time to be the calming voice of reasoned strategy. I'm almost 50 hours in now, and I cannot stress how much upgrading the short bow asap made a difference, along with tossing a couple of spec points in its skill tree. It's a godsend when farming for precious predator hides early on. The longbow does not come to you until many many hours in, and while it's a powerful beast it is more situational. Like the difference between the hunters bow and the sharpshooter in HFW. Always be gathering resources, follow the golden birds, and don't skimp on petting the sweet little foxes!
the way to remember stances on ps5 controller is that each button correlates with the specific enemy: X for 2 swords, O for shield, /\ is for spearmen, and [ ] is for brute. The developers made it smart and simple, this way you will never forget
Now that explains why I couldn't observe the mondgol leader at a camp. I heard before that you should observe them before you kill them, but I didn't know you can only observe if the objective is there.
Pretty sure that the only 'observable' leaders are the ones that are practicing their fighting. So you observe and learn their fight moves, basically. Pretty sure that the ones that are not practicing are not observable.
I’ve come across some in my current playthrough that were practicing and I still couldn’t observe them, but I swear you used to be able to observe them all (this is my third playthrough), so I’m wondering if they changed something?
@@MetalGrrrl Yeah, if you are playing New Game+, I don't think that you can observe any leaders that you already observed in a previous play-though. Since you likely have already learned the stance that you observed, I'm pretty sure that the option is removed.
I think the first charm every player should get is Mizu-no-Kami at the Spring Falls Shrine right after the first stealth mission with Yuna. It's a short distance away, and can be a huge aid in learning parry and dodge timings.
I barely got a ps again, I don't really play games anymore, But this game shot me back into gaming hard. I beat about half of it without caring for armors or charms. I was using the traveler's attire as well and now that I actually use the good stuff I had to put it on hard haha
One more thing about wind chime is that there is a charm called Toxic Demise which allow your wind chime to be poisonous and pretty much kill enemy that step on it. 2 enemy itf they close enough. Pair with Ghost armor and others charm that boost % and terrify is definitely quite useful
What do you mean "slept on the half bow"? It's really great and the first bow you get, the long bow is only really intended for later, armored enemies (excluding the archers)
If you want to win the Ikki tournament and defeat the eagle you got to learn ghost stances/long hold on x or y You have to learn how to time it. Smoke bomb is your best ghost weapon after it’s fully unlocked and you have chain assassination. You can one shot multiple enemies and the smoke actually heals you. It’s pretty much a cheat code if you get swarmed
I was playing Horizon, and I got hooked up in your videos. Now that I decided to let Alloy go, and embark in another game, you do the same. I just finished my first game session. Sure, it's a big game, every one is playing it, yada yada. I just liked the coincidence. I hope your channel gets way bigger and popular. Have a nice day =D
Turn on loadouts in the options menu, that allows you to make a build per armos, so you dont have to spend long in the menu when you swap between fighting/sneaking/archery builds
Just like in Horizon: Forbidden West, I like concentration builds. I built my bow in Tsushima so well I took out like seven men in one concentration. There's a charm if I remember that added three seconds to concentration from head shots. It was awesome. I need to play that game for a third time. I'm glad to see you talking about this game as well. ;)
I thought the charms were applied to your swords…they’re applied to your outfits?! I’m gonna have to check this out now - I’m replaying this game, as we speak!
Great video! The charms for certain outfit thing is great and I only just found out recently. But I have to say, hearing every native English speaker struggle to say "Tsushima" will alway put a smile on my face haha
Playing on PC now that it's out. The only real stance is just wait for the enemy to come to you. Obviously archers and those who throw bombs are separate, but apparently the game will switch to new NPCs so they attack you, but the old NPC still has its attack interest too, resulting in them 'ganging' up on you. However, if you just stand there the game prioritizes one over others, and they tend to attack one at a time. I've yet to encounter a NPC who isn't easily defeated/parried/etc with whichever stance I am in. I only uses 'stances' for the visuals.
The best ghost weapon, in my opinion, is the wind chime coupled with the charm of tixic demise. I try to throw it into a crowd of Mongols, and when one of them gets close to it, it can take down a few of them
stances are important to learn and match, however switching back and forth can add for more lethality - fighting a swordsman near a cliff then uickly switching to spear stance to side kick him enemy off the edge..
Don't think it was mentioned but you can stack minor charms if you want to double it's effectiveness so for example if you have 2x Charms of Dual Destruction in your inventory you can use two slots to double it's strength. I remember thinking that 'oh this is just a duplicate that I don't need.
hey you forgot to mention that the windchimes can be poisonous too if you equip the Charm of Toxic demise. so when ever one or more enemies are close enough it will released a poison cloud that will kill them on the spot, I have taken up to 4 enemies with one single windchime it is very useful in large combat scenarios if you like playing stealth.
"A short distance away" - lol. The only thing I hated about the adorable little foxes was that some of them dragged us 3 zip codes away for a stinkin' shrine! 😂
@@Joker_JAK it was more due to the handful of follows that were so far from his tree you'd be out of breath twice before reaching the shrine, lol. Just one of those things that takes time that I think could've been closer to the dens. Thankfully it wasn't all of them!
Thanks Arktix! Please do a walkthrough PC series! I think this game looks amazing but don’t think my PC could handle it - would love to see you do a play-through as really enjoy your Horizon content 👍🏻
As a guy who Platinum’d this game and replayed it way too many times out of boredom: Here’s some mistakes I did that I hope some people out there did as well lol 1. Don’t forget - you’re breaking your code. I always go in fights and YOLO everytime, and always forget I’m the Ghost with Kunais and WOTF. In most of my playthroughs, I rarely used my utilities, I don’t even use my bow. 2. Fully upgrading your tanto - Might as well save those extra resources for your katana rather than making your Tanto level 3. 3. Resolve’s More Important - unless you’re playing easy or medium diff; resolve’s going to help you more in harder difficulties. You can have max health in Hard or Lethal and you’ll die if you get hit 3 to 4 times. In my first playthrough(Hard), I deeply regret fighting Temuge with 5 resolve with the max health you can get in that act. I died so much in that fight. 4. Mizu No Kami charm. No explanation needed. Unless you’re good af. Played my whole first playthrough without even knowing this charm existed. Saved me a bunch when going for platinum.
Majority of enemies have a what I call a kill strike when they open them selves up with their weapon strikes. You strike right before they strike but you need the correct stance for it to work
The short bow is particularly broken on Lethal difficulty (which is kind of weirdly balanced in general). When upgraded it one-shot kills like half of the enemy types with body shots (and I think the heavy bow 1-shot kills *everything*). Of course, killing enemies that way is pretty boring so I only do it when an encounter looks like it might be difficult without thinning out the enemies.
I actually did miss the heavenly strike of all other mythic techniques, there's one thing I'd like to ask, that is after ACT 1 and ends and yarikawa is freed, can we still find the heavenly strike or not? As I wasn't able to, after ACT 1, the golden bird let me somewhere again and again, where I found nothing and noone to talk to beside the waterfall
I always go for looks rather that buffs for the armor i use, for example i like using the ronin or traveler suits (i just don't like how the samurai clan armor looks without the shimura colors or the sakai armor in general, looks waaaay to bulky for me) btw i like the very many, can relate
This could have been helpful two years ago LMAO when I first played it I thought the game ends when you rescue shimura but I was SO wrong got stuck on one of Ryuzo's missions bc I kept trying a different stance everytime I died and just rage quite and never touched it.but NOW I completed the story plus all 18 of Masako's and Isikawa's tales and find my self rapidly switching between stances spamming sticky bombs next to barrels to make a domino effect and I have never tried or liked stelf but maybe I grew as a gamer or GOT stealth is just THAT good 😊
Pro tip: The wind chime + The Charm of Toxic Demise = A lot of stealthy and long-distance kills. I have killed at least 4 enemies by throwing the chimes almost simultaneously in different directions and unless another enemy sees them die, it´s completely silent.
Hey man, I've seen you quite a bit, but I have a suggestion for you: have you ever considered doing content on the Horizon franchise at some point? It's quite good, and I think you'd like it. I've seen your playing of no rest for the wicked, and now Ghost of Tsushima, and I think that it'd benefit you quite a bit to reach out and make content on something new, like said Horizon franchise :)
You can completely bypass the wind skills and just wander around and check the question marks on the map i didnt get any of the wind upgrades but i have maxed everything just by wandering around lol its fun
5:14 hold up ya gotta tell me about this alternate control scheme for your stances man, I'm looking to try some other ideas since there are times the trigger just doesn't respond like I want to
I have Xbox elite with butterfly triggers and still used the left button to parry lol Very important: plug the controller in if you pc is elevated. I was getting input delay right under (my pc is close to the roof) it. Also don’t use your trigger short stops unless you adjust it. It slows down the right trigger menu and I have know idea why 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
When its your first time playing set game to HARD this make its soo much more fun. I had no ides that gear could hold their own custom charms. I thought charms was set for all gear because when you switch gear the charms dont get removed. Here I was thinking you had to pick what gear and charms as your play style for the whole game. Everything else in the video I learn when playing it looks like 99% of players are skipping the games text teaching you as you play.
I definitely think spending technique points on Guiding Wind items is a waste. You find all the fox dens and such just from exploring. I didn't unlock any of the Guiding Winds until I had all my other upgrades maxed out (which I did before the end of Act 2).
So happy to see that you are doing Tsushima content! Probably my second favorite game outside of Horizon. And I had no idea that charms can be specific to outfits! It feels like a good time for me to replay Tsushima, so this is excellent timing.
Complete Inari Shrine on act 1 until you acquire the Charm of Inari's might which gives health and melee damage. Completing all inari shrine including act 3 will upgrade Charm of Inari's might to massive health and melee damage boost.
There is a charm that makes the wind chimes poisonous you don’t even need to assassinate the enemy just throw somewhere where other can’t see and the one you want the dead can see it is soo useful and OP for uoutposts
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I don't understand why anyone would overlook any of the charms, strikes, or hot springs. What I think most players overlook is their travels outfit (also boosts material gains), hunting animals, and boosting their quiver. The travelers outfit, at full power also boosts resources. Killing deer and other animals gives you leather and predator hides. Finally... Here's the thing about the bow, the short bow and the long bow. There striking power doesn't matter. With the short bow, even with no upgrades, a head shot to an unhelmeted head is an instant kill shot. The long bow kills anyone with a headshot, helmeted or not. But both only have so many arrows. To truely increase the effectiveness of either bow, they need more arrows, not damage per arrow. And for that you need to upgrade the quiver at a trapper.
1. Stand on a rooftop and throw a firecracker into some white pampas grass to attract multiple enemies
2. Shoot the grass with a flaming arrow
3. Cackle like a maniac as they all catch on fire
thanks for the tip lol
@@kannonfps Step 3 is crucial
@@RInger2875 yeah i realized that after trying it... if you don't laugh like light yagami from death note the whole thing aint worth it
hahaha
That sounds like a nasty sneaky trick - I like it.
Not me just now learning you can have different charms for different outifits
No worries! took me a while on my first playthrough to realize that, too 😁 For anyone wondering how to do that, you need to go into gameplay options and toggle the loadout setting on. Sorry I forgot to show that in the video.
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How do I equip it differently? On pc
@@Joserizzzal go to accessibility options there should be an option for armor loadouts, turn it on and you should be gucci
@@nyxcooper5023 there isn't one in the accesibility options sadly...
I have to say, the melee system in this game has to be one of the most satisfying ones I've ever played; it handles group combat incredibly well (particularly in the latter areas) as well as some of the most satisfying 1 on 1 duels of any game.
Yup! It’s sorta similar to Sekiro, but much more forgiving.
@@azkukeep playing..lol
@@darianstarfrog What are u trying to say?
Idk about bosses, played lot's of souls-like games and not feeling like i'm becoming better with GoT bosses, just rolling for a lucky try. For example in Lies of Pi you would feel like you really mastering bosses patterns
This is hands down the best melee system to date. In terms of reality and satisfaction, esp. on Lethal difficulty.
Simple trick to remember which stance to adopt based on the PS5 controller: Spear (sharp & pointy)= Triangle. Shield (round & shieldy) =Circle. Twin swords (Erm… = X button for 2 crossed swords and finally Brute (massive & blocky) = Square button. Easy to remember. 👍
Honestly, you unlock all forms progressively over the course of the game. You probably won’t have trouble remembering what counters what
I like this tip, thank you!
This method of thinking helped me immensely early on with memorizing the stances. It's a truly great tip and I'm glad the devs were insightful enough to follow this pattern. Even after 500+ hours I still sometimes get confused during high-stress situations and have to think "circle button is like a little shield. Bingo."
@@anouaragbere4311 The tip isn't about which stance counters what enemy type, it's about which button each stance is assigned to.
Helpful on controller. I play on mouse and keyboard so i have to just use muscle memory
Hey brother I’m glad you’re covering this game now too. I’m 40 hours in and haven’t even rescued Lord Shimura yet. The game is amazing especially at 100+ FPS
100+ FPS. Nice 👌😁 Glad you’re enjoying it. Hope you find the tips helpful!
You mean, +100 hours of gameplay. Fps doesnt matter, honestly.
Fps do matter to have a fluid experience ... sure bragging about how many fps we got is kinda pointless but i do prefer enjoying the game at a good fps rather than shity ones ... especially when a few options can make a huge difference without destroying visual quality.
For instance i'm running the game at around 144fps 1080p, pretty much everything on max settings except fog high, shadows high and fog medium as it look the best in cutscenes etc. i would hate to play at 60 or less with theses settings.
40 hours and haven't rescued him!?
@@kevinerickson84 I finally got around to it lol. I basically did everything I could possibly do in the lower island, found every shrine, every pillar of honor, etc then did the same thing in act 2. Now I’m in act 3.
Pov: you have played got for 200 hours and still are watching this 😂
POV: You 100% achieved on PC and PS and still watching this.
True 😅
Something about this game is so addictive to come back to and even watching videos is enjoyable!
400 hrs with no Fast travel
Another good tip is that the smoke bombs don't just give you a way to escape if you're surrounded and being overwhelmed by a bunch of enemies; you can also use them offensively. The smoke bombs stun enemies and open them up to assassinations, which means you can get a one-hit insta-kill. I use this a lot to take out brutes. And if you have the Chain Assassination ability unlocked, you can use a smoke bomb to instantly take out three enemies in the middle of a fight.
So let's say you're traveling to an objective and you see one of those random troops of Mongols going down the road, and there are like six of them. If you initiate a standoff and have the fully upgraded standoff streak, you can instantly take out three of them (or even five with the Sakai armor), and then when the other three close in, you can pop a smoke bomb and do a chain assassin to instantly take them out.
Or switch to your ghost armor and kill up 3 more in ghost mode, if that's fully charged.
@@ziploc2000Which it would be if you have the Sakai armor because you can kill 5 enemies in a row (which is all you need for Ghost stance when you have THAT armor equipped).
Amother skill i recommend getting as early as possible is the chain assassinate, if your being stealthy its very helpful for taking out up to 3 enemies at once
There was one quest for the warrior monk where all the enemies were in groups of three. Never had an easier quest.
Underated comment. I found this highly important... After 34 hours 🤣
@@danjohnson2914 that's crazy, 34 hours😭😭
With the charm of nekoma’s hunt it can be up to 4 enemies
@@NotoriouzJay finished on 89 hours, second playthrough commence!
My biggest mistake by far is that i get caught up in combat and forget all of the cool gadgets and abilities i have. It's like my brain goes into button mash mode. So frustrating.
i'm 80+ hours (legit version) (120+ if you count the cracked one) and i'm still not proefficient with these gadget's but i'm getting there, i'm trying new way to approach camps etc and it's hella fun to create builds that goes along with what i want to do
There's almost too many gadgets and options. I can kill an enemy from cover in so many different ways, and I usually end up putting an arrow in their brain to thin out the numbers before going ghost on them, flinging kunai when I need to...
It always takes me so long to remember what combination of buttons to push to get so-and-so weapon, that I tend to just say "screw it" and sword fight everyone. Even then you still have to remember the stances.
@@charlesajones77 focus on one playstyle at a time, it helped me a lot.
One Armor = One focused build
i can give you example but i don't know where you are in the game so i don't really want to spoil anything.
I don't use them much because it makes it too easy
When exploring, there's a yellow bird that can help you discover things.
Also, traveler's attire causes firefly to show up when nearby artifacts are around - use the flash and rumble frequency to find the artifacts.
Also, one thing to not do is button smash on high diff duels, the AI input reads you and will punish when you button smash.
@@SmiFF_ bruh why so serious? Chill and enjoy the game
@@DJ-zr6ygtrue that, not to mention I was eldenrolling the fuck out of all my early battles as well as just running. You should feel a bit overwhelmed, you got to put the hours in to build your skill and parry/dodge timing. After about 90 hours nothing feels better than being able to cleanly fight multiple attackers and give them the business
@@SmiFF_ skill issue
@@thepopeofkeke90 hours is slow you can master basic combat in the first 20.
Just started Ghost after playing Horizon several times and thought “gee I wish there was someone like Arktix for Ghost” (no disrespect to some other UA-cam guides who are helpful too - just like your style more).
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And here we are! Thanks for this 😊
Already learnt something new about charms!
Awesome, just want to add that sometimes you can pet the fox after honouring the shrine
Best Tsushima screenshots ever!
I bought a PS4 just to play this game when it came out in 2020. Once I 100% it, I sold the PS4 and never played the DLC. So naturally, I bought it again on my PC and currently in the DLC with my NG+ from my old PS4 save.
Woah that's dedication
@@raccoon-_-715 I’m a huge Akira Kurosawa fan. I’ve seen over half of his movies. Especially, the ones that are samurai based.
Impressive 🤩
I made it 95% of the way through the game before I saw the armor set toggle in the options.
I just sat there and stared at my monitor for a few seconds.
Dunce cap😂
Remeber completing it first time then ng plus ultra hard then dlc ikki island man nostalgia is real completed it 3 time 100 percent still never got bored hands down one of best my top 3 easy
This Nier and RD2 my 3 way tie for goated
This game's replayability is insane
Playing the flute changes the weather, based on the song you play. Also, to clear the fog of war efficiently, do the enemy camps colored with red to reveal area around them. If u do them all, it clears the fog in the whole region.
How do you play the flute and bow I see it pop up then disappear straight away
@@AnthonyHeeneyits just a swipe on the touchpad. left for flute right for sword. dont do anything after the swipe as it can cancel the action
I just finished my second playthrough on my PS5. If you are wondering when to go to Iki Island, I suggest going to the island when you are 1/2 to 3/4 finished the second act. What you get there is not only more skill points to use and some interesting amour but also abilities and armor for your horse. Play Iki to the end and collect everything you can (note one shrine you won't be able to complete until after the end of the second act due to an armor set you will get then and the shrines just give you some cool cosmetics).
This: This is the way.
As soon as it opens go there. Your combat on Tsushima will improve and you will be able to leave Ikki with the horse armor, pirate armor etc.
Extra arrows and ghost weapons on the horse really helps too
I haven''t played this but its been in my back log. Now that you are covering it, i have a reason to start.
I'm actually doing a play through right now wearing only the broken armor. No charms, no upgrades. I don't use ghost weapons only clan sakai steel. On hard. I have beat the game on lethal but that is time consuming. Such a great game.
Great video. If anyone needs to hear this. I believe u can unlock or almost unlock every stance before the end of act 1 if u observe then kill the Mongol leaders in every camp. Its that many points of u realize this from the first one. Its honestly crazy how much u can actually do before opening the second side of the map
As someone who can call themself a veteran at Ghost of Tsushima (I finished the game 4 times on the hardest difficulty, yes there was a hit less run) I came to see how much usefull the informations in this video would be. To my surpirse they are indeed good tips for people who want to play the game for the first time.
Thanks for these! love your Horizon vids. Been following you since you were small time before HFW came out. I’ve been wanting to replay Ghost for awhile now, so stoked when I saw your name pop up, and recent vids at that! You truly give quality content. Keep up the stellar work!!
Hey thanks! I really appreciate your support all this time 😄🙏🏼 Glad you enjoy the videos and I hope you’re having fun with your new playthrough of Ghost!
Started a new play through on new PS5 bought 4 month ago.
Once more - excellent & most helpful tips on GoS like with your HZD FW vids. Like with Tsushima, didn’t know about looking out for smokes for hot springs, nor changing the difficulty for bamboo strikes.
Iv been watching UA-camrs such as Jorraptor, Black Panthaa, & Militia Gaming Community for many a year, but you’re easily the best.
Keep up the good work bro 😎
I started this game right after I ended Forbidden West and when I heard your voice after I clicked I knew a good video was on the way!
There’s also a charm that makes your wind chimes release a vapor of poison that kills the enemy! Up to 8 easy/free kills
I completed GoT by just using the traveler’s attire on hard mode. Looks great, feels great with the right charms. (Mizu no kami, charm of silence, 2x charm of fortunate return and charm of fortune 1 and 2) I use water stance + heavenly strike. Perfect parry and HS for almost infinite resolve gain. Have fun.
Thanks for these tips and tricks. I just started playing 3 days ago. I am ass at the combat currently, but I am getting better every skirmish. The scenery is mind-blowing!
Wind chimes also have a shrine reward that turn them into a poison bomb. Lure someone into a hidden spot, use it with that charm, you can wipe out entire bases with just chimes, especially since wind chimes are very commonly supplied in nearly all bases. Smoke bombs are also great early to mid game for mid combat triple stealth assassinations. Later on though, tougher enemies mess with that.
Yay, Ark, you're playing GoT now too!! Just in time to be the calming voice of reasoned strategy. I'm almost 50 hours in now, and I cannot stress how much upgrading the short bow asap made a difference, along with tossing a couple of spec points in its skill tree. It's a godsend when farming for precious predator hides early on. The longbow does not come to you until many many hours in, and while it's a powerful beast it is more situational. Like the difference between the hunters bow and the sharpshooter in HFW.
Always be gathering resources, follow the golden birds, and don't skimp on petting the sweet little foxes!
the way to remember stances on ps5 controller is that each button correlates with the specific enemy: X for 2 swords, O for shield, /\ is for spearmen, and [ ] is for brute. The developers made it smart and simple, this way you will never forget
First time playing this on pc. Wow 🤩 this game is amazing
Now that explains why I couldn't observe the mondgol leader at a camp. I heard before that you should observe them before you kill them, but I didn't know you can only observe if the objective is there.
Pretty sure that the only 'observable' leaders are the ones that are practicing their fighting. So you observe and learn their fight moves, basically. Pretty sure that the ones that are not practicing are not observable.
I’ve come across some in my current playthrough that were practicing and I still couldn’t observe them, but I swear you used to be able to observe them all (this is my third playthrough), so I’m wondering if they changed something?
@@MetalGrrrl Yeah, if you are playing New Game+, I don't think that you can observe any leaders that you already observed in a previous play-though. Since you likely have already learned the stance that you observed, I'm pretty sure that the option is removed.
You can observe them even without it being an objective.
Other people have said that, too, but I don’t think it works. At least not anymore. It does seem like you need the objective.
I think the first charm every player should get is Mizu-no-Kami at the Spring Falls Shrine right after the first stealth mission with Yuna. It's a short distance away, and can be a huge aid in learning parry and dodge timings.
I barely got a ps again, I don't really play games anymore, But this game shot me back into gaming hard. I beat about half of it without caring for armors or charms. I was using the traveler's attire as well and now that I actually use the good stuff I had to put it on hard haha
One more thing about wind chime is that there is a charm called Toxic Demise which allow your wind chime to be poisonous and pretty much kill enemy that step on it. 2 enemy itf they close enough. Pair with Ghost armor and others charm that boost % and terrify is definitely quite useful
Thanks for this…I’ve come up with the exact same strategies myself
What do you mean "slept on the half bow"? It's really great and the first bow you get, the long bow is only really intended for later, armored enemies (excluding the archers)
If you want to win the Ikki tournament and defeat the eagle you got to learn ghost stances/long hold on x or y
You have to learn how to time it. Smoke bomb is your best ghost weapon after it’s fully unlocked and you have chain assassination. You can one shot multiple enemies and the smoke actually heals you. It’s pretty much a cheat code if you get swarmed
I was playing Horizon, and I got hooked up in your videos.
Now that I decided to let Alloy go, and embark in another game, you do the same. I just finished my first game session.
Sure, it's a big game, every one is playing it, yada yada. I just liked the coincidence.
I hope your channel gets way bigger and popular. Have a nice day =D
Turn on loadouts in the options menu, that allows you to make a build per armos, so you dont have to spend long in the menu when you swap between fighting/sneaking/archery builds
Just like in Horizon: Forbidden West, I like concentration builds. I built my bow in Tsushima so well I took out like seven men in one concentration. There's a charm if I remember that added three seconds to concentration from head shots. It was awesome. I need to play that game for a third time.
I'm glad to see you talking about this game as well. ;)
Eyyyy my favorite channel doing GoTsu now 🙌
As someone who has unlocked all the stances and never knew about observing them WTF!!
Your videos are too good...❤
Love ur guides.
Thank you! Glad you like them 🙏🏼😁
I thought the charms were applied to your swords…they’re applied to your outfits?! I’m gonna have to check this out now - I’m replaying this game, as we speak!
Great video! The charms for certain outfit thing is great and I only just found out recently. But I have to say, hearing every native English speaker struggle to say "Tsushima" will alway put a smile on my face haha
Playing on PC now that it's out. The only real stance is just wait for the enemy to come to you. Obviously archers and those who throw bombs are separate, but apparently the game will switch to new NPCs so they attack you, but the old NPC still has its attack interest too, resulting in them 'ganging' up on you. However, if you just stand there the game prioritizes one over others, and they tend to attack one at a time. I've yet to encounter a NPC who isn't easily defeated/parried/etc with whichever stance I am in. I only uses 'stances' for the visuals.
Oh sweet, the guy who makes the great Horizon videos has made a Ghost of Tsushima video!
The best ghost weapon, in my opinion, is the wind chime coupled with the charm of tixic demise. I try to throw it into a crowd of Mongols, and when one of them gets close to it, it can take down a few of them
Learn how to Perfect Parry. Slap on the Sarugami gear. Have fun :D (very useful to train if you want to complete the game on Lethal and Lethal +)
stances are important to learn and match, however switching back and forth can add for more lethality - fighting a swordsman near a cliff then uickly switching to spear stance to side kick him enemy off the edge..
I platinum'd this game 9 days after release. This is one the best games ever!! great video.
Clearing out entire camps in stealth was so much fun in this game. Poison wind chimes OP. 🤣 Hope you're doing well Arktix!
I love using that😂
Don't think it was mentioned but you can stack minor charms if you want to double it's effectiveness so for example if you have 2x Charms of Dual Destruction in your inventory you can use two slots to double it's strength. I remember thinking that 'oh this is just a duplicate that I don't need.
hey you forgot to mention that the windchimes can be poisonous too if you equip the Charm of Toxic demise. so when ever one or more enemies are close enough it will released a poison cloud that will kill them on the spot, I have taken up to 4 enemies with one single windchime it is very useful in large combat scenarios if you like playing stealth.
already completed the game now in NG+ still watching you coz i just love how structured your videos are
"A short distance away" - lol. The only thing I hated about the adorable little foxes was that some of them dragged us 3 zip codes away for a stinkin' shrine! 😂
Luckily you can just fast travel back to the fox den you originated from.
@@Joker_JAK it was more due to the handful of follows that were so far from his tree you'd be out of breath twice before reaching the shrine, lol. Just one of those things that takes time that I think could've been closer to the dens. Thankfully it wasn't all of them!
Regarding wind chimes there is also a charm that makes them work like a triggered poison bomb as well
Thanks Arktix! Please do a walkthrough PC series! I think this game looks amazing but don’t think my PC could handle it - would love to see you do a play-through as really enjoy your Horizon content 👍🏻
As a guy who Platinum’d this game and replayed it way too many times out of boredom: Here’s some mistakes I did that I hope some people out there did as well lol
1. Don’t forget - you’re breaking your code. I always go in fights and YOLO everytime, and always forget I’m the Ghost with Kunais and WOTF. In most of my playthroughs, I rarely used my utilities, I don’t even use my bow.
2. Fully upgrading your tanto - Might as well save those extra resources for your katana rather than making your Tanto level 3.
3. Resolve’s More Important - unless you’re playing easy or medium diff; resolve’s going to help you more in harder difficulties. You can have max health in Hard or Lethal and you’ll die if you get hit 3 to 4 times. In my first playthrough(Hard), I deeply regret fighting Temuge with 5 resolve with the max health you can get in that act. I died so much in that fight.
4. Mizu No Kami charm. No explanation needed. Unless you’re good af. Played my whole first playthrough without even knowing this charm existed. Saved me a bunch when going for platinum.
Majority of enemies have a what I call a kill strike when they open them selves up with their weapon strikes. You strike right before they strike but you need the correct stance for it to work
I have a problem with completing one area before moving onto the next so this was kind of surprising to me that some people didn't know this stuff.
Wait, outfits save what charms you equip?
Go to settings and find the “armor load out” button
I'm really happy you uploaded this video the same day I installed the game.
I swear the way and place he used the wind chime in the first wind chime I clip, I had literally done it the same way and place
The short bow is particularly broken on Lethal difficulty (which is kind of weirdly balanced in general). When upgraded it one-shot kills like half of the enemy types with body shots (and I think the heavy bow 1-shot kills *everything*).
Of course, killing enemies that way is pretty boring so I only do it when an encounter looks like it might be difficult without thinning out the enemies.
I've noticed that the PC version has a skill to pet and control Mongol dogs, wish the console version had that!
Originally I didn't know how to increase the charm capacity, but now I know to follow the fox thanks.
you forgot to mention that there is major charm that adds a poison to the wind chime, quite useful as well
I actually did miss the heavenly strike of all other mythic techniques, there's one thing I'd like to ask, that is after ACT 1 and ends and yarikawa is freed, can we still find the heavenly strike or not? As I wasn't able to, after ACT 1, the golden bird let me somewhere again and again, where I found nothing and noone to talk to beside the waterfall
I always go for looks rather that buffs for the armor i use, for example i like using the ronin or traveler suits (i just don't like how the samurai clan armor looks without the shimura colors or the sakai armor in general, looks waaaay to bulky for me) btw i like the very many, can relate
I‘m not used to hear Arktix voice without horizon gameplay 😆
This could have been helpful two years ago LMAO when I first played it I thought the game ends when you rescue shimura but I was SO wrong got stuck on one of Ryuzo's missions bc I kept trying a different stance everytime I died and just rage quite and never touched it.but NOW I completed the story plus all 18 of Masako's and Isikawa's tales and find my self rapidly switching between stances spamming sticky bombs next to barrels to make a domino effect and I have never tried or liked stelf but maybe I grew as a gamer or GOT stealth is just THAT good 😊
Not me already liberating all of Tsushima and still watching this knowing a lot
Great tips. Concise and to the point.
So glad i got this game recently. My 2nd playthrough is gonna be wild.
Hope you enjoy it!
Pro tip: The wind chime + The Charm of Toxic Demise = A lot of stealthy and long-distance kills. I have killed at least 4 enemies by throwing the chimes almost simultaneously in different directions and unless another enemy sees them die, it´s completely silent.
Arktix ghost content I’ve been waiting for this let’s goooooooo ‼️‼️‼️
5:50 suggesting to break the code and not follow it by changing stances is dishonourable and not the way of the Samurai 🙃
Hey man, I've seen you quite a bit, but I have a suggestion for you: have you ever considered doing content on the Horizon franchise at some point? It's quite good, and I think you'd like it. I've seen your playing of no rest for the wicked, and now Ghost of Tsushima, and I think that it'd benefit you quite a bit to reach out and make content on something new, like said Horizon franchise :)
i love how almost every single things in the map give you an upgrade
You can completely bypass the wind skills and just wander around and check the question marks on the map i didnt get any of the wind upgrades but i have maxed everything just by wandering around lol its fun
I did a lot of side quests so i had to pump up difficulty to lethal because i was now overpowered
5:14 hold up ya gotta tell me about this alternate control scheme for your stances man, I'm looking to try some other ideas since there are times the trigger just doesn't respond like I want to
More of these please =D
Thank you big help before completing this game
Finished the whole game today such a beautiful game ❤️
stances doesnt really affect Ranged enemy category. unless you go fancy on Wind Stance Typhoon kick.
Short Bow: If you Build Poison Archer build. You can well. One shot except duels.
Any benefit to the different key mapping you use on the controller?
I have Xbox elite with butterfly triggers and still used the left button to parry lol
Very important: plug the controller in if you pc is elevated. I was getting input delay right under (my pc is close to the roof) it. Also don’t use your trigger short stops unless you adjust it. It slows down the right trigger menu and I have know idea why 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
When its your first time playing set game to HARD this make its soo much more fun. I had no ides that gear could hold their own custom charms. I thought charms was set for all gear because when you switch gear the charms dont get removed. Here I was thinking you had to pick what gear and charms as your play style for the whole game. Everything else in the video I learn when playing it looks like 99% of players are skipping the games text teaching you as you play.
I definitely think spending technique points on Guiding Wind items is a waste. You find all the fox dens and such just from exploring. I didn't unlock any of the Guiding Winds until I had all my other upgrades maxed out (which I did before the end of Act 2).
So happy to see that you are doing Tsushima content! Probably my second favorite game outside of Horizon. And I had no idea that charms can be specific to outfits! It feels like a good time for me to replay Tsushima, so this is excellent timing.
Complete Inari Shrine on act 1 until you acquire the Charm of Inari's might which gives health and melee damage. Completing all inari shrine including act 3 will upgrade Charm of Inari's might to massive health and melee damage boost.
Do any of you know how to get this armour colour? 3:15
white dye merchant
There is a charm that makes the wind chimes poisonous you don’t even need to assassinate the enemy just throw somewhere where other can’t see and the one you want the dead can see it is soo useful and OP for uoutposts
Arktix is covering Ghost of Tsushima... guess I'm buying now
You won't be sorry..
Awesome info 👍😎✌️
Thank you for the tips 👌