It's also got a thoroughly decent story about honor, duty and sacrifice - all fitting themes for a samurai narrative. But even though the game is broad, it's still admirably deep, with plenty of ways to customize your character. The combat in the game is simply superlative, with lots of techniques to employ, gadgets to use and strategies to learn.Īdmittedly, the game can drag a bit toward the middle, as it leans hard into familiar sandbox tropes: collecting doodads, solving mild platforming puzzles, riding from place to place on a horse and so forth.
Where Ghost of Tsushima distinguishes itself from similar open-world adventures, though, is in its incredible swordfighting. You take control of Jin Sakai: a samurai who fights against the Mongols during their 13th-century invasion of Japan. It's an open-world action/stealth game with a story based on real-world history. The pitch for Ghost of Tsushima makes it sound like an Assassin's Creed game. ideally, play it on the PS5 to benefit from smoother performance and loading times, But it's still a fantastic PS4 game. Whatever way you want to play Elden Ring almost certainly has the option, just be prepared to dive into some numbers and description-heavy menus.Įlden Ring is an essential game for nearly anyone who enjoys a challenge and exploration. Or you can find a middle ground, being an agile spellsword who softens up enemies with a few spells before diving into melee to rapidly finish them off with a series if rapier thrusts.
A huge and deep suite of mechanics let you figure out ways to combat those enemies you can be a super tanky warrior with dual-wielding colossal swords or stand back and bombard enemies with giant rock spells and the power of the cosmos. The magic here is that if you get stuck on one particular area you can simply explore another until you return, better equipped and stronger to take down a challenging foe or vicious dungeon. Almost every corner, hilltop, rocky outcrop, ruined building, forest and more hides a secret or something to see often a hideous enemy who'll tear you to shreds if you take liberties. It takes the deep combat of the Dark Souls series, sprinkles in a little bit of Bloodborne fluidity and then drops you into a vast open world.
Elden Ring is arguably one of the best games ever.
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