Ghost of Tsushima Review: Moe Gives It a 8.6 / 10
The PS4's goodbye letter, and prettier than games that came after it.
The Good
- Every duel looks like a painting that learned violence
- Standoffs and Kurosawa mode never get old
- The guiding wind is a brilliant way to explore
The Rough Edges
- Side content and enemy camps repeat by act three
- Stealth is a step behind the swordplay
Ghost of Tsushima is the best looking postcard ever mailed from the PS4 era. Sucker Punch built an island where the wind itself tells you where to go, petals ride the air, and every duel looks like a painting that learned violence.
Jin Sakai's story is a clean samurai tale: honor on one side, survival on the other, and a man stuck between them. The standoffs never get old. Neither does the Kurosawa mode, a black and white film grain option that turns the whole game into a lost samurai movie.
The wind itself tells you where to go.
The critics landed at 83 on this one, and I think they shorted it. But I will mark my own homework honestly too: the side content repeats, the enemy camps blur together by the third act, and the stealth is a step behind the swordplay. The Mongol AI will lose you if you duck behind the wrong tent.
None of that stops Tsushima from being the PS4's perfect goodbye letter. An 8.6 from me, higher than the room, and I would defend it in the comments all day.
The PS4's goodbye letter, and prettier than games that came after it.
The Good
- Every duel looks like a painting that learned violence
- Standoffs and Kurosawa mode never get old
- The guiding wind is a brilliant way to explore
The Rough Edges
- Side content and enemy camps repeat by act three
- Stealth is a step behind the swordplay
Quick Answers
Ghost of Tsushima review score: what did Moe Train give it?
Moe Train scored Ghost of Tsushima a 8.6 out of 10. The PS4's goodbye letter, and prettier than games that came after it.
Is Ghost of Tsushima on PlayStation?
Yes. Ghost of Tsushima is on PlayStation, out now.
Is Ghost of Tsushima worth playing?
The PS4's goodbye letter, and prettier than games that came after it. Read the full Ghost of Tsushima review above for the breakdown.
