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I agree, and I would say not only is Ghost of Tsushima the best last gen game, but the best game since Shenmue 1. Then again, I haven't spent $60 on a video game between 2006 and 2019 so I have to be really interested in a title for me to spend money and 2019 and 2020 both had a few games that were worth that price, 2021 is looking good so far too as I can think of two games worth $60 and the Tsushima DLC is totally worth $30.Yes Ghost of Tsushima was the best Sony game this gen. It is still quite a bite generic and follow the Sony forumala too much but the setting makes up for that a lot. I am biased I am big Japan fan and history geek so I can overlook the typical open world stuff. the Game has a good atmosphäre, an awesome soundtrack and the combat is fun.
My negative points are that the open world is bland feels empty. But that is not a problem of Ghost of Tsushima. All so called open world games suffer form that.
It would be so cool if the NPC react to Jin way more. And they should react differently according to the play style. They should fear a player that plays only Ghost Style and should react in a more postive way towards Samurai Jin.
But I am just day dreaming now. Maybe it is technically possible to achieve the stuff I am dreaming about.
I am also going to get the 30 Euro upgrade . I am fine with that. It may not be cheap I handpick my games and I rarely buy modern games so it ok for me.
I like your idea of the locals reacting differently to Jins combat style choices. It would feel more like real life where pack mentality runs people. Many people have faith in governmental authority throughout history so him acting "honorable" as a samurai provoking a worship response from the islanders and a fear response for using stealth and brutal yet nessicary tactics would also make sense. To add to your idea I think it would have also been cool if a certain smaller segment of the people on the island would react differently to his tactics as there are free thinker non-criminal people who despise governmental authority and they are usually also the same people who will do whatever it takes to get things done to protect themselves and their loved ones, so they would completely understand the ghost tactics. I love how Yuna uses her survival deception tactics to get people to rally behind Jin by labeling him the ghost. I feel the Tsushima story is so important because Jin is an example of what people should aspire to be like in real life. He's honorable but not because he's a samurai or a law follower(and law enforcer), he's honorable because he does whatever it takes to do what is right under extreme conditions, including challenging his own beliefs that were instilled by the state via his uncles teachings. Jin not only doesn't limit himself to government rhetoric when Tsushima is invaded by breaking the supposed militaristic "code of honor" but he also encourages each and every person on that island to be ghost-like, to be sovereign in their personal resolve and to not fear embracing their own raw power during a time of war caused by invasion that they did not want to be involved in. He gives the power back to the people while leading by example to give permission through his actions to encourage them to be independent. A lawman who becomes an anarchist during a time where chaos is needed to stop the invasion. He's the rare instance where a lawman thinks for themselves and uses his skill for what's right, rather than whats legal. Yuna is also great in that she's able to encourage him to be himself even though she's just a "lowly thief criminal". Lord Shimura is equally important too because he's a great example of a man with mostly good intentions that is neurological brainwashed by the government and military to think suicide missions for the island and it's people are "honorable" and that laws are laws so we need to follow no matter what, which is absurd. Shimura is so programmed even to the point of being willing to kill his nephew because some military 'leader' asshole shogun who represents the state and isn't even on the island of Tsushima gives him an order to kill a true hero all because he broke the fictional law of the land to save his home and empower its people by using the laws of nature and science to get shit done. Shimura is a great display of the police and military types that exist in our real world and how a few of them are well intended with good hearts, but will kill their own family because propaganda and brainwashing is super powerful. This story has soooo many layers of importance for the real world we live in today, and even at its simplest form, it's a beautiful story.
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