Ghost of Tsushima is Sucker Punch Productions' open-world action game set during the 1274 Mongol invasion of Tsushima Island. You play Jin Sakai, a samurai torn between the warrior code of his ancestors and the “ghost” tactics needed to save his people. It was released on PS4 on 17 July 2020; the Director's Cut (with the Iki Island expansion) followed on PS4 and PS5 on 20 August 2021 and on Windows on 16 May 2024, developed by Nixxes Software.
Combat is built around stances. Stone stance is for swordsmen, Water for shielded enemies, Wind for spearmen and Moon for brutes; later Jin unlocks Ghost stance, which makes him invincible and allows one-hit kills for a limited time. A standoff is a direct confrontation in which a warrior waits for the opponent to move first and then tries to win with one strike.
In the Iki Island expansion, Jin faces the Mongol Eagle Tribe, led by Ankhsar “The Eagle” Khatun, who uses a poison called “sacred medicine” to drive villagers insane. Jin sails to Iki to stop her and confront his past; his father, Kazumasa, was killed during an earlier failed campaign. Legends, an online multiplayer mode, launched on 16 October 2020 and has Story, Survival and Rivals modes.
Stone, Water, Wind and Moon stances counter swordsmen, shielded enemies, spearmen and brutes. Ghost stance unlocks later.
A black-and-white film-grain mode with adjusted audio, created to honour Akira Kurosawa.
Stealth and ranged tools let Jin fight as a “ghost” rather than a samurai.
Online multiplayer mode with Story, Survival and Rivals modes and four classes (samurai, hunter, ronin and assassin).
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