Everything GREAT About Ghost of Tsushima!

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  • Here's Everything GREAT about Ghost of Tsushima! Stick around till the end for my mini-review of the game.
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  • @quiettimegaming3642
    @quiettimegaming3642 3 роки тому +4460

    Knowing that the Mayor and government in Tsushima gave the art and game director permanent ambassador status says a lot about how amazing of a job SP did

    • @bryanlemmens68
      @bryanlemmens68 2 роки тому +159

      Those 2 people are legends

    • @JTtheMid
      @JTtheMid 2 роки тому +101

      Seriously?! That's incredible!

    • @thedragonofechigo7878
      @thedragonofechigo7878 2 роки тому +77

      That is pretty damn cool
      They really went all out with the game.

    • @geminiwriter8875
      @geminiwriter8875 2 роки тому +20

      Link please! I’m trying to find this!

    • @MegaSheen15
      @MegaSheen15 2 роки тому +6

      What does that mean for them?

  • @Aeexlz
    @Aeexlz 3 роки тому +3006

    Notice that the 'Samurai' horse Jin got at the beginning dies at the end of his Samurai journey.

    • @mookiestewart3776
      @mookiestewart3776 2 роки тому +217

      Good point didn’t notice that one

    • @bryanlemmens68
      @bryanlemmens68 2 роки тому +172

      Yeah the moment he swears off his samurai life for good it dies

    • @Aeexlz
      @Aeexlz 2 роки тому +32

      @@bryanlemmens68 This game is amazing

    • @BgChf-dg5lv
      @BgChf-dg5lv 2 роки тому +84

      That’s deep there man. I didn’t realize that either. EXCELLENT OBSERVATION.

    • @MythOne-fr7cx
      @MythOne-fr7cx 2 роки тому +19

      fuck im on my first playthrough n that happened like 10 minutes ago

  • @marzellholbrook6130
    @marzellholbrook6130 3 роки тому +2314

    This game is the very definition of "Does nothing new but did EVERYTHING right"

    • @meinctutweh4103
      @meinctutweh4103 2 роки тому +83

      That’s actually not true but the new thing is more in the hud than in gameplay or such

    • @cosmicbilly
      @cosmicbilly 2 роки тому +12

      @@meinctutweh4103 literally nothing is new? The hud isnt new at all.

    • @jasonalv7436
      @jasonalv7436 2 роки тому +111

      @@meinctutweh4103 I mean, the combat system is pretty new. It's like a combination between Sekiro and Arkham games. It isn't genre defining but it is still new

    • @nate9247
      @nate9247 2 роки тому +53

      @@jasonalv7436 the Witcher had stances, this game did it better tho. I think the wind is the newest and coolest element of the game. I don't think I've seen anything like haiku composition either

    • @vibe7416
      @vibe7416 2 роки тому +1

      @@jasonalv7436 its closer to nioh than sekiro. The stances and stamina bar from nioh is more similar to got than the posture bar from sekiro.

  • @spiderrocket8367
    @spiderrocket8367 3 роки тому +902

    I feel like games really deserve a channel like this. There’s so much that goes into them then a lot of people would believe

    • @MrKylelee18
      @MrKylelee18 6 місяців тому +1

      I agree, most channels are so negative and hateful because it’s guaranteed views. I feel like finding more positives aspects of games is more needed than criticism.

  • @Finbars9
    @Finbars9 3 роки тому +379

    There's a really minor win here, but as someone who adores Mongol history I needed to say it. Mongolia didn't have a written language during Genghis' time, so they simply used Chinese for a long period of time. Kublai, who's Khan during the period Ghost of Tsushima takes place, had a Mongolian written language be created, trying to blend the Mongolian culture with Chinese in hopes it will last longer. Unfortunately most people didn't like it, finding it difficult and not detailed enough to convey everything they need, so it was pretty much forgotten and they continued use Chinese. Jin being able to read most things the Mongols write therefore makes perfect sense, since in all likelihood most of them would've avoided using Mongolian at all costs

    • @ryokiritani4187
      @ryokiritani4187 2 роки тому +47

      I love that the mongolian culture was treated with respect (via artifacts and some things you can spot observing camps) but they didn't hold back showing the shit they did

    • @andreasviken2949
      @andreasviken2949 5 місяців тому +1

      That's really cool man thanks for that info! :D

  • @c.w.simpsonproductions1230
    @c.w.simpsonproductions1230 2 роки тому +754

    Interesting that he didn’t compliment the fact they made killing Shimura a choice that the player had to make themselves, giving it extra weight.

    • @BrendenTait8858
      @BrendenTait8858 2 роки тому +103

      That choice is a double edged sword in a way
      Sparing Shimura is the more in character choice but the armor is uglier

    • @warlordpro67
      @warlordpro67 2 роки тому +106

      @@BrendenTait8858 I always thought killing him was the more in character choice. Shimura was still a samurai and sparring him against what his honor demanded seemed cruel and Jin would know that. Sparing him felt like the choice you'd do to spite him as the player.

    • @BrendenTait8858
      @BrendenTait8858 2 роки тому +82

      @@warlordpro67 Killing him is the actions of a samurai and by sparing him Jin is fully rejecting the code even when he could have given Shimura in their final moments together a false comfort by acting as a samurai

    • @Thetravelingmonke
      @Thetravelingmonke 2 роки тому +22

      I would cry but i feel like killing him would be the better choice in my opinion since he goes by the code of honor and if he gets his honorable death would be better since jin is still like half samurai half ghost

    • @Thetravelingmonke
      @Thetravelingmonke 2 роки тому +24

      @@BrendenTait8858 exactly why the game is so beautiful and perfect you can choose it depends on how you feel about their code of honor

  • @X-SPONGED
    @X-SPONGED 2 роки тому +164

    Before Duel: 21:00
    "I am not your son, I am the Ghost"
    After Duel:
    "When you are gone, the people will know you as a great warrior, a wise man, and a father"
    "Thank you, my son"
    *_*silently dings in tears*_*

    • @animationcity8178
      @animationcity8178 9 місяців тому +4

      Yeah, killing Shimura is probably not the canon ending (I still picked it, Shimura deserves honor despite everything that happened.)

    • @joshuaarnold8709
      @joshuaarnold8709 9 місяців тому +3

      @@animationcity8178 i don’t think it matters honestly, i think it is the canon because it’s what shimura wanted, an honorable death.

    • @VladK95
      @VladK95 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@@joshuaarnold8709tbh that's EXACTLY why I DENIED him that. Mf cared about honour more than about his ward, fk'im

    • @stageblood9935
      @stageblood9935 10 годин тому

      The actor for jin chose to spare him during his own playthrough and ive heard that makes it canon but lol dont take my word as gospel on that

  • @seantheboneless2646
    @seantheboneless2646 3 роки тому +952

    You know a Channel like this is god tier when you start to be super optimistic about life and all it’s aspects no matter what and for that I just want to say thank you ❤️

  • @JTtheMid
    @JTtheMid 2 роки тому +1221

    This should've won Game of the Year. The graphics, the score, the gameplay, the story. It's almost a crime.

    • @thenexus8384
      @thenexus8384 2 роки тому +49

      It's a crime it didn't
      Also i like your pfp

    • @JTtheMid
      @JTtheMid 2 роки тому +11

      @@thenexus8384 Whoa. Never seen anyone else with it. Nice pfp

    • @thenexus8384
      @thenexus8384 2 роки тому +9

      @@JTtheMid same here, thanks by the way

    • @yarapah
      @yarapah Рік тому +23

      Complete and utter BULLSHIT that it didn’t

    • @shade08538
      @shade08538 Рік тому +40

      And it lost to The Last of Us Part 2 :/

  • @BeefcakeKARS
    @BeefcakeKARS 2 роки тому +91

    I don't know if you mentioned this, but Jin's healing animation is literally will power, hitting himself in the abs to push himself

  • @Sag3brush
    @Sag3brush 3 роки тому +263

    9:42 I think it was an honorable death, because Adachi went to Kotun and gave him the option to do things honorably. Kotun taking advantage of this doesn't make it any less honorable.

    • @meinctutweh4103
      @meinctutweh4103 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah but that’s not how you have a honorable death as a warrior

    • @mirthless5603
      @mirthless5603 2 роки тому +15

      @@meinctutweh4103 he may not have died an honourable death but he died with honour.

  • @colenemitz9053
    @colenemitz9053 3 роки тому +330

    27:55 I will say, the combat is something I never got tired of even when going back to that game it always had me hooked the entire time, it’s learning curve and enemy variety and difficulty made every engagement fair but also difficult and made every win so satisfying because it felt like MY victory, like I won because of my individual skill and not because I was the protagonist, I think the combat is damn near perfect in my opinion

    • @alexharrison2743
      @alexharrison2743 2 роки тому +12

      Exactly! I love the Lethal mode, because it means that if you survive a fight it's because you didn't take any hits, and not because as the player character you are able to take loads of blows/bullets (as in other games). And what's really great is that the ENEMIES also go down in 1-2 hits once their block strength is broken, so it's (as you say) fair and realistic!

    • @elmatapacos7441
      @elmatapacos7441 2 роки тому +6

      @@alexharrison2743 lethal mode,the most badass and yet the most infiurating,i have a love/hate relationship with it,but goddamn i loved playing lethal

    • @elmatapacos7441
      @elmatapacos7441 2 роки тому +1

      with khotun khan last fight,it was annoying as fuck,but booooooy it was satisfying to cut his head

    • @Yougotcaged102
      @Yougotcaged102 2 роки тому +4

      That moment when you realize Jin is no longer a Samurai and fully embraces that he is "The Ghost" and you start dancing around enemies, using a mixture of stealth and head on tactics is SO satisfying to get to. You no longer feel like you are surrounded by Mongols, you feel like they are trapped in your presence

  • @mnmmava9734
    @mnmmava9734 2 роки тому +52

    Also, the moment when Yuna asks Jin if he's ok after stabbing the first Mongol in the back at the beginning of the game, Jin's facial expression goes beautifully from a sense of self-loathing and shock to a poker face out of necessity and the fact that as Samurai, he should at least conceal his emotions.

    • @meinctutweh4103
      @meinctutweh4103 2 роки тому +3

      As a real samurai he would be used to stabbing. Only in the game it’s wrong

    • @hiarus8850
      @hiarus8850 Місяць тому

      ​@@meinctutweh4103 the game works in the samurai movie logic where honor is way more of a thing than it was irl
      If you just did what the shogun told you to do you were considered honorable irl, in movies and by extension in the game there's more of a actual code and way of life about it

  • @00wilsone
    @00wilsone 3 роки тому +335

    When my horse died, I fuckin cried and I will never forgive them for it😭😭

    • @bryanlemmens68
      @bryanlemmens68 2 роки тому +15

      Made decapitating the khan so much more satisfying

    • @MimiWCocoa.
      @MimiWCocoa. 2 роки тому +3

      I also cried

    • @lordbltzpickle
      @lordbltzpickle 2 роки тому +1

      @@bryanlemmens68 but it wasn't the khan who killed the horse

    • @bryanlemmens68
      @bryanlemmens68 2 роки тому +3

      @@lordbltzpickle no but Jin became the ghost because of him which led to Shimuras troops killing your horse

    • @generalhenrystickmin
      @generalhenrystickmin 2 роки тому

      @@bryanlemmens68 jin was gonna become the ghost even if Russia attacked tsushima either way

  • @lukeamparo6586
    @lukeamparo6586 2 роки тому +109

    I know for Japan and some other cultures that white symbolizes death. I’m assuming red means passion or life. Depending on your choice for the ending I found it fitting for the white color being achieved with “that” ending.
    I chose the opposite fyi. Felt more in line with the themes in game and with Jin’s character.
    PS. I love that the winds are his father and the yellow birds are his mother. Subtle and out of sight like their son The Ghost. They guide him to become stronger and give him rest in the hot springs.

    • @meinctutweh4103
      @meinctutweh4103 2 роки тому +12

      I think killing shimura is more in character because he knows what the consequences would be
      I think his mother is in his flute too. That’s why the weather changes when played

    • @Eadwulf_Skald
      @Eadwulf_Skald 2 роки тому +7

      @@meinctutweh4103 The dlc confirms the flute part in a way

    • @user-mu8dm4rk7g
      @user-mu8dm4rk7g Рік тому

      White is "Death", Red is "Change".

    • @VladK95
      @VladK95 8 місяців тому

      They also both start the duel among the leaves of white and red colours

  • @Yougotcaged102
    @Yougotcaged102 2 роки тому +56

    With how fast he went through all the missions, it made me realize just how much side content is in this game. It all fits so naturally, and most of it is actually fun! Honestly in this game, it feels more like you take a break from side content to do some main story missions, rather then the other way around.

    • @shosc16
      @shosc16 2 місяці тому +3

      Some of the side stories are so powerful… a family who failed to flee, a father guilty over ratting out his own son, samurai failing to reach the top of the mountain for a legendary myth. - it’s amazing

  • @shivarao193
    @shivarao193 2 роки тому +104

    It is really heartbreaking how game journalists and awards do injustice to such masterpiece. This games touches my heart to such extend that I cannot explain.

    • @hetoverseo3887
      @hetoverseo3887 2 роки тому +8

      This game was superior than the other ones

    • @christbenitez8797
      @christbenitez8797 11 місяців тому +2

      Because it wasn't diverse enough to them.

  • @shabbir9480
    @shabbir9480 3 роки тому +519

    i would like to see 'everything great about detroit: become human'

    • @tyleroutland1248
      @tyleroutland1248 3 роки тому +11

      Same and days gone and the creed games and the tettale games

    • @noodle_nz
      @noodle_nz 3 роки тому +1

      It’s dishonourable in for honour to ledge so kotan ledges fkn bad ass

    • @freedragon3050
      @freedragon3050 3 роки тому +4

      It'd only be like two minutes long lol. JK just not my kind of game.

    • @susuuwu
      @susuuwu 3 роки тому +5

      Its gonna be hard cause they are not one-ending game. The only way is that they had to do one ending or make a series. Gonna take a long time

    • @goreman7160
      @goreman7160 2 роки тому

      @@susuuwu could do what dartigan did but opposite. Every great about the path he takes

  • @citrusjuice5517
    @citrusjuice5517 2 роки тому +32

    I really love how the NPCs follow your pace, walking or sprinting.

  • @dalazul9711
    @dalazul9711 Рік тому +13

    I liked how both Jin and Shimura both throw away their respective saya (sheath) before the fight. They convey their intent to fight to the death, as they won't need to put away their swords later. There's a lot of respect for the other's abilities, but also the recognition that life is fleeting, uncertain... as we're reminded many times throughout the game. Wonderful game, that one.

  • @chinococoa6743
    @chinococoa6743 2 роки тому +180

    "Star Wars: A New Wipe!"
    "Star Wars: The Wipe Strikes Back!"'
    "Star Wars: Return of the Wipe!"
    Funny when you remember the transition wipes in those films were taken from Kurosawa's films.

    • @spaxxor
      @spaxxor 2 роки тому +8

      Lucas was shameless (in a good way) with his influences, Kurosawa and most Japanese cinema. Zatoichi is one, I HIGHLY suggest looking it up. Alongside his days as a street racer, he tried to join the air force and he had so many tickets they didn't want him. The balance the Force tries to achieve and the fact that it seems to be pseudo thinking is also something you tend to see in Asian religion.

    • @Toki-Ralte
      @Toki-Ralte 2 роки тому +2

      A New Wipe
      The Mongol Wipes Back
      Return of the Swipe

  • @theindigotree
    @theindigotree 3 роки тому +149

    Jin is the shinning sun, Sanjurō is the guiding wind, Taka is the faithful hawk and Yuna is the bright moon. Jin and Yuna are (Taiyou)☀️ and🌙 (Tsuki) yin and yang ☯️

    • @e4ehco21
      @e4ehco21 3 роки тому +4

      What ?

    • @TheMinipily
      @TheMinipily 3 роки тому +11

      @@e4ehco21 "Jin is the shinning sun, Sanjurō is the guiding wind, Taka is the faithful hawk and Yuna is the bright moon. Jin and Yuna are (Taiyou)☀️ and🌙 (Tsuki) yin and yang ☯️"

    • @e4ehco21
      @e4ehco21 3 роки тому

      @@TheMinipily the hell does that mean ?

    • @KillianCook
      @KillianCook 3 роки тому

      @@e4ehco21 its their name meanings buddy

    • @e4ehco21
      @e4ehco21 3 роки тому

      @@KillianCook oh that kind of makes sense

  • @godfatherjamez2955
    @godfatherjamez2955 2 роки тому +35

    One of my favorite things that happens when we unfortunately lose our horse, is the emotion that is built inside us. Rage, hate, despair, etc. and then we hear that beautiful, masterpiece of a score. “The Way of the Ghost” together with the objective we’ve been wanting to see the entire game. “Kill the Khan”. What an absolutely remarkable game. Incredible job Sucker Punch.

  • @MrJtswish13
    @MrJtswish13 3 роки тому +63

    Bro I started tearing up watching the horse die again.
    “That’s my Kage” :(

    • @meinctutweh4103
      @meinctutweh4103 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah. I didn’t care about take or the uncle that much because both of them were at their best while the horse just had a miserable death

    • @oldarthurmorgan6319
      @oldarthurmorgan6319 2 роки тому +1

      @@meinctutweh4103 I cared about taka because he literally got brutally murdered by the khan himself that's horrifying and he wasn't even a warrior

    • @shosc16
      @shosc16 2 місяці тому

      My horse was named Sora… why is it different for some players

  • @Brawl-eg1kz
    @Brawl-eg1kz 2 роки тому +79

    14:06 the PS5 version is breathtaking man! I've played the PS4 version and I thought the game was beautiful then. The PS5 version took that beauty and elevated it to a MILLION! I love this game so much that I got the platinum trophy for the PS4 version and the PS5 version! The Iki island DLC is also a great addition.

    • @yarapah
      @yarapah Рік тому +3

      I’m currently replaying the game on PS5 and I couldn’t agree more. The visuals got boosted way beyond anything I could have imagined

  • @llewellyngriffiths5735
    @llewellyngriffiths5735 3 роки тому +38

    Taka calls it a kaginawa not a takenawa (if you play with subtitles you can see what he calls it). Kagi meaning hook nawa meaning rope and a kaginawa was actually a grappling hook used by samurai class warriors during feudal Japan so this is actually Jin receiving the first ever kaginawa which is awesome. Technically he could've also be given the first ever katana since I think the katana was actually created as a response to the threat of the Mongol empire but that one I'm not as sure on so if anyone in the comments knows more, please correct me

    • @kaijuslayer3334
      @kaijuslayer3334 3 роки тому +4

      The katana was made I think a hundred years or two after the second Mongol invasion. And more of came as a result of a shift by samurai to being more infantry based soldiers. The older and longer Tachi which served as the sidearm on horseback, was good there. But on foot, a shorter sword was preferred as a backup weapon.

    • @RedDrake110
      @RedDrake110 2 роки тому +2

      @@kaijuslayer3334 Which is why a katana was always accompanied by either a Kodachi(a smaller katana) a Wakizashi(even shorter katana, almost a knife) or a Tanto knife

    • @kaijuslayer3334
      @kaijuslayer3334 2 роки тому +3

      @@RedDrake110 Those were backups, to the backup. The katana was still a backup weapon.

    • @nevik2950
      @nevik2950 2 роки тому +2

      @@kaijuslayer3334 Yea, spears or other pole-arms were typically the primary weapon.

  • @R3DACT3D9
    @R3DACT3D9 2 роки тому +15

    Did everyone else cry or feel ultimate sadness after playing that side mission with Yuriko? That was the saddest moment in the game.

    • @meinctutweh4103
      @meinctutweh4103 2 роки тому

      Who was yuriko again?

    • @R3DACT3D9
      @R3DACT3D9 2 роки тому +2

      @@meinctutweh4103 Jin’s caretaker. The old lady that helps you make the poison darts, after you go to Jin’s home to claim his father’s armour.

    • @meinctutweh4103
      @meinctutweh4103 2 роки тому +1

      @@R3DACT3D9 when the horse died was the saddest to me. You played the whole game with your companion thinking he is part of your standard „equipment“ and then you see him struggle after getting shot several times still carrying his master until one of them dies. Then you loose the horse and you have to play without it. You feel that you should be thankful for its speed

    • @R3DACT3D9
      @R3DACT3D9 2 роки тому

      @@meinctutweh4103 yeah the horse as well.

    • @jamesbunton8216
      @jamesbunton8216 Рік тому

      I really loved that mission... yuriko was amazing character l

  • @charlottegibson1474
    @charlottegibson1474 3 роки тому +34

    "Whatever the Khan is doing to keep the torches lit... awesome. Keep doing that Khotun." LOL, that was my favorite line. Made me laugh even in the face of Jin's dispair.

  • @leongmoonkwong8983
    @leongmoonkwong8983 3 роки тому +295

    Ghost of Tsushima is definitely the game of the year 2020.What did u see in the trailer is actually what will u play in the real game! There is no misleading likes tlou2 and no fraud, no false advertising, no cheat,no over promise, no hypocritical apology likes the greatest world class ultimate next gen game-----cyberbug 2077...

    • @kieranarmstrongproductions4743
      @kieranarmstrongproductions4743 3 роки тому +7

      Except the E3 trailer that looks far better than the game itself but 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @H240909
      @H240909 3 роки тому +2

      “Hypothetical apology” uh huh... sure, buddy 😒

    • @catsmoking6485
      @catsmoking6485 3 роки тому +16

      @@kieranarmstrongproductions4743 for me the game looked the same but opinions exist 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @bryanlemmens68
      @bryanlemmens68 2 роки тому +3

      Although some ghost weapons and the bows were kinda op, it came to a point where i wouldn't draw out my sword for combat outside of bosses/duals. If you nailed headshots and got the slowdown skill the game becomes alot easier

    • @gontandutry3396
      @gontandutry3396 2 роки тому +2

      There is Misleading in TLOU 2 because of the leaks no ? Because for a true narrative game, it's difficult to have the attention of the players without spoil the story in a trailer.

  • @-That1Ghost-
    @-That1Ghost- 2 роки тому +13

    Even thought he didn't say it Jin's sword had lightning and storm visuals on it which shows that the mongols were defeated by a two storms , the storm on the waters and the Storm of Clan Sakai (he nice the blades name). I absolutely love the small details sucker punch out in, especially visual aspects that have further meaning in the story.

  • @lutheranderson8188
    @lutheranderson8188 3 роки тому +52

    I doubt you'll see this but oh well. This is the first video I've ever watched of yours, but I'm ALREADY subscribing. Ghost of Tsushima is the Game of Year 2020 for me, and the way you did it justice cannot be comprehended. I'm currently making a series on Ghost of Tsushima and I try to point out awesome things in the game, but this video just puts all of that to shame. Keep up what you're doing, this channel is definitely a win!

  • @brodydenbow737
    @brodydenbow737 2 роки тому +11

    Takas death was definitely the saddest death in gaming of 2020 R.I.P

  • @andreasviken2949
    @andreasviken2949 2 роки тому +11

    What people are forgetting to mention about this game is how the gameplay evolved with the story. At the beginning you only have your sword and fighting skills. When you're still a Samurai. When you've unlocked all the tools and tricks of the assassin/rogue/stalker, you've gotten to the point in the story where you're more the Ghost. Most games have a fairly arbitrary reason for why your character becomes stronger and can use more abilities and tools over timed. But in GoT you have access to more abilities and tools as Jin realizes he needs to "cheat" in order to win in combat (and not have hostages executed).

  • @TheFuzzyWuzzy
    @TheFuzzyWuzzy Рік тому +16

    I always liked the other ending instead. Not killing Shimura and fully embracing the ghost to him felt I think more climatic than killing him. It kind of reminded me to the ending of The Dark Knight where he chooses to be the villain to save his home. Killing him is tragic but leaving him alive and then knowing they can’t be the same as they once and must be enemies due to their own senses of honor feels more in line to me.

  • @shirosocool2938
    @shirosocool2938 2 роки тому +19

    I really like how this man completed Ghost of Tsushima without increasing his health or resolve. Really impressive stuff.

  • @thomasprf4778
    @thomasprf4778 3 роки тому +31

    12:18 original word in the game is "kaginawa"

    • @abysswalker2115
      @abysswalker2115 2 роки тому +3

      Which Is also literally translates to hook rope

    • @memelord1421
      @memelord1421 2 роки тому

      Which was a real tool used by shin-obi at the time

    • @arthurplummer520
      @arthurplummer520 2 роки тому +1

      @@memelord1421 Shinobi wouldn't be a thing for 200 more years, Hence the actions taken against Jin by Shimura and would ultimately lead to the Shogunate sanctioning his death despite the fact that he saved Tsushima and by extension mainland Japan.

    • @meinctutweh4103
      @meinctutweh4103 2 роки тому

      @@arthurplummer520 don’t forget that samurai swords weren’t a thing either

    • @RedDrake110
      @RedDrake110 2 роки тому

      @@meinctutweh4103 Katanas, if I remember correctly were first introduced in the 15th or 16th century.. (200-300 yrs too early). A straighter, slightly heavier sword called a tachi would have been the norm for the time.
      The hwacha was atleast 400 years too early (a Korean creation)

  • @Chips9741
    @Chips9741 3 роки тому +21

    Fun fact: the volley of arrow throwers were made in ancient Korea and they are known as Hwacha (in the joseon dynasty) . Basically throwing the fact that the mongols conquered Korea and controlled their naval ships , cavalry to invade Japan .

    • @zenkim6709
      @zenkim6709 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah, was surprised myself when I 1st learned that the Hwacha was a Korean invention -- & there's a cool segment of Mythbusters where they build a functional replica of a Hwacha so they can put it to the test (result: it's not super-accurate BUT it's clearly devastating if used against large infantry formations).

    • @Chips9741
      @Chips9741 2 роки тому

      @@zenkim6709 that might be a good theory ! Plus it's wonderful to see these little details in-game

    • @monkerulz
      @monkerulz Рік тому

      Àaa

  • @Avion_Demon
    @Avion_Demon 3 роки тому +79

    Please keep making these man I love watching these

  • @TheRatsCast
    @TheRatsCast 2 роки тому +12

    I totally agree; this game was totally glossed over. It should have won every category is was up for. I don't care what the Game Awards say; this was the Game of the Year!

  • @biancagodfrey95
    @biancagodfrey95 3 роки тому +50

    I’v been looking for a channel like this.
    And I love it.😊

  • @Clewz13
    @Clewz13 3 роки тому +7

    4:12 made me fall in love with this game INSTANTLY. The voice acting, gameplay, graphics, story, score, this has to be my new favourite game of all time.

  • @AD-nv7nw
    @AD-nv7nw 2 роки тому +6

    One thing about this game, ive never been more immersed into a games world like this one. I felt like i was creating a legendary tale that would be told by generations, where as time goes by it gets more mythical and wonderous. I felt the need to play the game naturally, not spamming buttons and throwing shit out, but instead taking my time and playing via intelligent swordplay and playing it like a real fight. God this game is so good, i really think we'll never get another game like this, thank you sucker punch, seriously.

  • @larajamila005
    @larajamila005 Рік тому +2

    What I REALLY love about this game is how the final battle with the Khan isn't treated like how boss battles are usually treated. In fact, in this case, the game made it seem like JIN is the final boss

  • @anonymousfox4620
    @anonymousfox4620 Місяць тому +2

    one of my favorite aspect that was not mentioned, due to the fact you most likely didn't know and there's no hint to it, but if you bow to taka's and your first horse grave you get unique effect appears. and if you bow to dead people corpses (that aren't mongol) jin says something and that is something I love.

  • @joshbeale9123
    @joshbeale9123 3 роки тому +4

    I noticed that when the game uses wipes, you give a win about it reminding you of Star Wars. I just wanted to mentions that I think the game is actually giving an homage to the filmmaker Kurosawa, who often employed wipes and also made many movies about samurai (he was an incredibly popular filmmaker). George Lucas has also mentioned that he was heavily inspired by Kurosawa when making Star Wars so that's why it also uses wipes. Just wanted to mention this as I think it gives the game more respect and also is a cool tidbit about Star Wars. Keep up the good work!

  • @JWascis
    @JWascis 11 місяців тому +3

    Never heard English version before. Never understood how others were interpreting Jin as flat, but it makes sense to me now.
    English Jin doesn’t have the same grittiness and fire present in Japanese language Jin at all. Feels like an entirely different character.

    • @user-sv9oj4yb6q
      @user-sv9oj4yb6q 5 місяців тому +1

      As someone who played it in both I have no idea how anyone can call Jin flat, just because he’s a reserved person doesn’t mean he’s boring

  • @angeronia
    @angeronia 9 місяців тому +1

    in my opinion this is the best video about Ghost of Tsushima. i literally cried so much in the end of this game. i chose the same ending as in the video and it was heartbreaking in the most beautiful way. definitely one of my favorite of all time

  • @paocut9018
    @paocut9018 2 роки тому +10

    At the beggining of the Sakai/Shimura fight I was at the brink of tears of sadness. When I finally defeated Lord Shimura, they where tears of joy for finally beating him.
    That fight was HARD

  • @sgnoir5142
    @sgnoir5142 2 роки тому +4

    One thing I noticed is whichever ending you choose, it was a subtle hint of the which colors you would get since if you would kill shimura when he kneels on the white pedals to kill him, or spare him and have the red pedals flow around you as you walk away

  • @NickWagers-ln8ec
    @NickWagers-ln8ec 3 роки тому +13

    This is the second game ever I've got the platinum trophy for. I love it.

  • @kalenduenas8526
    @kalenduenas8526 2 роки тому +55

    Played the whole game in Japanese and it made the whole experience even better

    • @MultiBilly76
      @MultiBilly76 2 роки тому +1

      The only way to play this in Japanese. No other way is acceptable.

    • @tekaruki8899
      @tekaruki8899 2 роки тому

      Oh no i played in Portuguese
      Guess i have to play this beautiful game again :D

    • @doomarang3208
      @doomarang3208 Рік тому +7

      @@MultiBilly76 Weebs.

    • @yarapah
      @yarapah Рік тому

      @@doomarang3208 weebs are elitists.

    • @VladK95
      @VladK95 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@doomarang3208the Japanese dub is just more authentic okay?

  • @Hearshotkid_2113
    @Hearshotkid_2113 3 роки тому +7

    What I like about this channel, especially in comparison to Gaming Sins, is that the narrator is very enthusiastic as opposed to Dartigan's deadpan humor (which is not a criticism). Well done!

  • @ihatemotionblur_3255
    @ihatemotionblur_3255 3 роки тому +14

    you a really great youtuber, you deserver at least a million subscribers. If you had started this channel back in 2015, you would.

  • @shawnthompson2303
    @shawnthompson2303 Рік тому +4

    I carried Jinn with the attitude of "If the Shogun wants my head, he can come and get it himself" towards the end.

  • @JAYDOG1337A
    @JAYDOG1337A 3 роки тому +7

    Yeah, this was a fantastic game, I loved most the parts where we went to shrines to pray to the shinto pantheon for assistance and getting stuff that genuinely helped, which is again the supernatural at work, we also see it with Jin's patron god Inari the god of foxes and some other stuff when we followed the foxes, I also really loved doing the Haiku's, the first thing I found was one of those Haiku's, that final Haiku "Eyes that saw my pain, A bond broken forever... This is where we part", I legit cried at that part, I couldn't bring myself to kill him, so I got the spare him ending.

  • @christianlowman2698
    @christianlowman2698 3 роки тому +5

    I've never had as much fun playing a game for the first than I did with Ghost of Tsushima. The excellent swordplay makes you feel so badass during every combat encounter. At least for me it did.

  • @bernardorosas6878
    @bernardorosas6878 3 роки тому +20

    YES! I have been waiting for this, thank you so much keep up the good work

  • @neighborlyairsoft7180
    @neighborlyairsoft7180 Рік тому +3

    30:40 hoping it’s not cliche, I see myself in Jin. Everyone has a sense of honor and good, but his is different and less about the boundaries and more about the principles. Helping people and doing whatever necessary regardless of what others think or the consequences.

  • @kingtachanka400
    @kingtachanka400 4 місяці тому +1

    for anybody wondering what the instrument is at 4:12 , it is called a biwa, used often by japanese storytellers (also used by those in mythic tales). specifically, the closest thing i can find to that exact score is the beginning of the tale Nasu no Yoichi, a story of a samurai who in battle, and in rocking water, hit a small fan held off the ship of an enemy group with a single shot.

  • @SnakeEaterGaming
    @SnakeEaterGaming 3 роки тому +8

    This is easily my top 5 favorite games ever. MOST BEAUTIFUL GAME IVE EVER PLAYED. And I’m really glad I watched this, HOW DID I MISS THE GUIDING WINDS ARE HIS FATHER???

    • @meinctutweh4103
      @meinctutweh4103 2 роки тому +1

      His mother is in the flute that’s why the weather changes when you play the music

  • @ATSM_33
    @ATSM_33 2 роки тому +7

    This game was so immersive for me before, and this video taught me things I never knew existed within the game or was even implied. Thank you so much for making this video, as Ghost of Tsushima was and always will be my absolute MOST favorite and reccomended game until I die.

  • @2sharkxps163
    @2sharkxps163 3 роки тому +18

    I've been waiting for this channel for a long time. Absolutely amazing!

  • @Clewz13
    @Clewz13 3 роки тому +2

    And 6:13 had the hairs standing on my arms, such an unforgettable intro that will stick with me forever.

  • @iElectrica
    @iElectrica 2 роки тому +2

    I'm new to watching these videos and to seeing this channel myself. But I can confidently say that this channel has already made me rethink some of my more pessimistic and negative views on life! Thank you so much for making this kind of content!

  • @Mavakor
    @Mavakor 3 роки тому +3

    Great video. This is a game that deserves people being passionate about it and it was fun having you share yours with us

  • @SenshiOngaku
    @SenshiOngaku 3 роки тому +44

    Need more positivity like this video

  • @theskipper7305
    @theskipper7305 2 роки тому +1

    8:01 I know it's not much, but I absolutely ADORE how they show the difference nobility and peasants through small detail like Jin and Yuna's swords, Yuna's (a peasant) is all ragged and has a rough wrapped hilt while Jin's (a noble) is all pristine white and decorated

  • @cosmicneko7225
    @cosmicneko7225 3 роки тому +24

    the PS4 practically started with a good suckerpunch game (infamous second son) and ended with a beautiful suckerpunch game, feels like a book ends in its own way

    • @moonsets-on_you
      @moonsets-on_you 2 роки тому

      dude yes. i just finished inFAMOUS First Light recently and it was short and sweet. hoping to play Second Son aswell

    • @hazeltree7738
      @hazeltree7738 2 роки тому

      Infamous second son is great but god was making D.U.P not spawn anymore when you clear out the areas a bad decision. Once you finish that you cannot use concrete powers at all, there's no one to fight and nothing to do. I haven't playing GoT, but I really hope it doesn't make the same mistake

    • @confusedwhiteman7776
      @confusedwhiteman7776 2 роки тому

      I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought of that. SP was definitely the best game dev during the PS4’s cycle

    • @confusedwhiteman7776
      @confusedwhiteman7776 2 роки тому

      @@hazeltree7738 unfortunately it does, but that’s the great thing about New Game +

    • @meinctutweh4103
      @meinctutweh4103 2 роки тому

      @@confusedwhiteman7776 or the multiplayer

  • @gummybearchewy5444
    @gummybearchewy5444 3 роки тому +9

    Congratulations on almost 1,000 subscribers. I am glad that your channel is growing so quickly.

    • @GamingWins
      @GamingWins  3 роки тому +4

      You were one of the few from the VERY start, glad you're still aboard!

  • @TheNewFlutist
    @TheNewFlutist 3 роки тому +3

    Jin is the waterfall, restless, fluid, twisted by every turn. And yet, he evaporates from the endless heat of his emotions. He needs serenity, the virtue of Clan Shimura.
    Shimura is the mountain, serene and solid. And yet, passing time wears him down permanently. He needs rebirth, the virtue of Clan Sakai.
    Balance, the Mountain and Waterfall living together in harmony. If only that actually happened. Instead, because of pride and enmity, the waterfall dried up, and the mountain crumbled to the ground. A wasteland left in their wake. 😔 An island saved, but at what cost?

  • @jamesbunton8216
    @jamesbunton8216 Рік тому

    I noticed at 19:02 that jins face holds what looks like before he screams in anger and sadness, such a beautiful game

  • @LoganSearles
    @LoganSearles 2 роки тому +3

    I got the Sakai armor before getting ghost mode so that moment fried my brain with how cool it looked

  • @ljevans3156
    @ljevans3156 3 роки тому +7

    2:37 that’s one win for details you can actually see the sweat flowing down the side of his head

  • @benhollingshead898
    @benhollingshead898 2 роки тому +6

    I wasn’t looking forward to this game but still decided to get it and see how it was, safe to say I played the whole game and fell in love with it and it really annoyed me when it was snubbed at the Game Awards last year, this game is my Game of the Year

  • @syolins2579
    @syolins2579 2 роки тому +1

    21:53 Other thing you could link to that is that Jin’s Initial sword kit has the name “The Storm of Clan Sakai”, the mongols really were beaten back by a storm

  • @Leeon_King
    @Leeon_King 3 роки тому +1

    This is one of the very few games where the gameplay had me completely hooked. While I was a few months behind buying it, once I began it was hard to put down. The progression through the game is rewarding and even wanting to get the platinum trophy was a fun challenge. Where this game (for me) let me know that I was hooked, was when I went back to beat it again under new game+. It felt even better a second time even taking a different approach to the missions and liberating Tsushima. This game will forever be my game of the year.

  • @Roryu2fan
    @Roryu2fan 2 роки тому +7

    This quickly became my favourite game of all time. Has aspects of everything I love in a game. Great story. Great characters. Stealth. Armour grind. Great combat. Feeling like a real warrior. Just a masterpiece.

  • @pineappleman3640
    @pineappleman3640 2 роки тому +3

    When i played the game, I never saw what it meant but watching this video I cried so many times and im going to play it again

  • @jacka.hardin7713
    @jacka.hardin7713 3 роки тому

    I’m glad I found your channel. I needed this!

  • @ethanblackshear111
    @ethanblackshear111 10 місяців тому

    24:00 adding on to the comment about the mixing of the flowers, when it gets to this frame, all the flowers are now red. showing that it now is Shimura vs. Shimura

  • @imaginarycorgi7312
    @imaginarycorgi7312 3 роки тому +12

    It is hilarious the fact that I named the horse the same thing (Kage); I also chose the white one. And when choosing a new given the opportunity to choose a new horse, for no reason, I also named the horse Sora.
    Can I get win for following in your footsteps?

  • @beowulf1658
    @beowulf1658 2 роки тому +6

    Jin was lying to Masako, he stopped a while after she asked what happened to him, deciding whether to tell the truth or to spare her the pain.

  • @mythicalmurloc1803
    @mythicalmurloc1803 2 роки тому +1

    Listening to you talk about games and what makes them great, is what makes me want to play these games and feel these emotions for myself, thats a win.

  • @TheJPJT1234
    @TheJPJT1234 2 роки тому +1

    Yeah, that final duel made me cry, specially that scream at the end 🥺

  • @jaumecerda6752
    @jaumecerda6752 3 роки тому +3

    You don't know how much time have I been waiting for a channel like yours. Thank you, I hope you get to grow as much as the other win/sin channels and more.

    • @GamingWins
      @GamingWins  3 роки тому +2

      I felt the same way as you, so I decided to change that for everyone!

    • @jaumecerda6752
      @jaumecerda6752 3 роки тому

      @@GamingWins Big respect for that bro.

  • @OjiSensei
    @OjiSensei 3 роки тому +3

    I remember watching that opening scene into the real world for the first time. Goosebumps!

  • @thevibedoctorphd
    @thevibedoctorphd 6 місяців тому

    Late to this but one thing I absolutely love is how the NG+ intor is similar to a fresh save, only difference being the fact that your going to the NG+ vendor straight after the field of grass.

  • @bootstrapbill98
    @bootstrapbill98 2 роки тому +1

    You can get the blood fountains mentioned around 5min in but only after you complete the story first time round I believe, it's a charm you need to buy from the merchant on the lake in NG+ called the charm of carnage or suchlike and it makes it very stylised

  • @BenHopkins1000
    @BenHopkins1000 2 роки тому +5

    I mixed it up a little with the combat, using my gadgets as well as my sword. Even though it's not as powerful, I chose to spare Lord Shimura because by the game's end, Jin's not a samurai anymore. He's something more...

  • @_Cooly_
    @_Cooly_ 3 роки тому +3

    I’m so damn late to this channel, but good lord I’m so happy you’re doing things like this game first!!

  • @vak.o
    @vak.o 2 роки тому +1

    The Sakai blade is named “The Storm of Clan Sakai”, the default horse saddle is also named something about a Storm, a storm named by the Shogun (Kamikaze) wiped out the mongol invasion, coincidence?

  • @uditvedantmishra9719
    @uditvedantmishra9719 3 роки тому

    I love these monologues you give at the end of your videos

  • @BgChf-dg5lv
    @BgChf-dg5lv 3 роки тому +54

    I couldn’t kill Lord Shimura.

    • @darthmalgus232
      @darthmalgus232 2 роки тому +1

      Jin wouldn’t either. But Gaming Wins isn’t Jin.

    • @Akacz7353
      @Akacz7353 2 роки тому +1

      Fuck it's out of character, you get white ghost armor if you kill him

    • @moonsets-on_you
      @moonsets-on_you 2 роки тому

      @@Akacz7353 how would u say killing Lord Shimura is out-of character? I spared him but still

    • @moonsets-on_you
      @moonsets-on_you 2 роки тому +3

      I felt canonically Jin would have killed Lord Shimura bc thats what Jin would have wanted but I spared Shimura bc in the game u kill SO much people. Mongols , Bandits, whatever. At that point at the end of the game, I felt another life shouldnt be lost regardless if Shimura wanted to die or not

    • @BgChf-dg5lv
      @BgChf-dg5lv 2 роки тому +9

      @@moonsets-on_you I feel that Jin would not because he already left the code behind to do what he believes is right. He would refuse his uncle’s death wish to spare his last remaining blood relative. I don’t hate your reasoning though.

  • @joshuaarthur7111
    @joshuaarthur7111 2 роки тому +3

    What a brilliantly written essay and review. I cant wait to see this channel blow up because of how solid and eloquent your writing and videos are! Ghost of Tsushima is a near perfect gaming experience in my book, a blend of narrative and interaction that leaves you feeling deep and potent things....while still getting to scream SAMURAI SLICE!! with every attack. Nice.

  • @rj1968
    @rj1968 2 роки тому +2

    Your explanation of Shimuras death on the PS5 is exactly what I felt watching Mugen Train in 4dx! First 4dx experience and it was amazing.

  • @kuzidas4213
    @kuzidas4213 18 годин тому

    23:45 the duel arena and the boundaries of the leaves make a yin yang shape in white and red. Jin and Shimura walk away from each other deeper into the region of different color.

  • @alexbones0001
    @alexbones0001 22 дні тому +3

    This game has changed my life. 10/10 Samurai Batman is awesome
    Also I think it’s funny that a game centered around the concept of honor is made by a company named “sucker punch”

  • @douglasmonroe7417
    @douglasmonroe7417 3 роки тому +4

    Ghost of Tsushima was awesome. I really put over 100 plus hours into the game. The platinum trophy is what I really did it for. But with every game I really enjoyed, they just have to be that good to make me want to get the platinum. There are some games I enjoyed but acknowledge that the platinum is just either impossible, or has a trophy that I don't want to get. Ghost of Tsushima is the one that has none of that BS. I really thought it was a well crafted game. There are more games you should do an Everything Great about vid on I can recommend to you. Everything great about Devil May Cry the original. Though if you want to do the reboot, that's fine. Just address the backlash and poor reception the game received when it was announced. Everything great about God of War 1&2. The PS2 versions were great. The first one's started to show it's age and God of War 2's my favorite in the series. None of those top the one I'd like to see an Everything great about vid on. That is MGS1 on the original PlayStation. There was a remake on Gamecube called The Twin Snakes. But that version wasn't as good. There were more stylized cutscenes and the play style of MGS2 just kinda over streamlines the gameplay. None of the areas from the original game was reworked around the new mechanics. More specifically First person shooting. But if it's any consolation to you, you can do an everything great about The twin snakes since it does have better graphics. That'll do it for now.

  • @munkee_man
    @munkee_man 3 роки тому

    Just in time!
    I can't believe I didn't think about this game for suggestions. So glad it's here!
    17:12 Lego Star Wars III The Geonis level looking over here like: 👀
    I just want to say how happy I was hearing Greg Baldwin do a voice in the new online mode thing because of the amount of impact he had on me as Uncle Iroh(From Avatar: The Last Airbender) after the passing of Mako Iwamatsu(the first VA of Iroh).

  • @mistamemewide
    @mistamemewide 2 роки тому

    The Moment of When Jin’s Horse died (I named my horse Kage), I cried. That horse has helped me across Tsushima and it felt like we were both two friends, and the moments after conquering mongol outposts with the horse felt like both Jin and the Player had a connection with the horse. Then that moment where Shimura’s Forces shoot it and that moment where Jin falls to his knees is just… god it’s so heart wrenching.