Ghost Of Tsushima Gets Lots Of Info And Images On Research, Accuracy, Horse Motion Capture, And More

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Yesterday, I read a quote by Wedbush Securities industry analyst Michael Pachter -- with whom I'm sure you're quite familiar -- alleging that Sucker Punch's upcoming open-world game Ghost of Tsushima lacks "broad appeal." Pachter also says that this expands to "anything that has that Japanese flav

That being said, we're not even talking about a Japanese game here. We're talking about a massive AAA exclusive by one of the most revered among Sony Interactive Entertainment's western first party studios. The problem that Pachter sees is in Ghost of Tsushima 's Japanese flav

There is a reason why Phil Spencer travels periodically to Japan to persuade local publishers to put their games on Xbox One, despite its abysmal sales in the country. He doesn't fly halfway around the world to push the console on the local market, but because Microsoft is well aware of the fact that that it's lagging a bit behind in terms of diversity on the worldwide scene, and Japanese games can help address t

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Ghost of Tsushima doesn't suffer from most of these issues. Being a high-level PS4 first-party exclusive, it'll benefit from the strong marketing push that Sony is certainly capable of. On top of that, Sucker Punch has the technology, the will, the know-how, and the budget to create a title with stellar production values under every point of v

Tokimune Hojo ordered the emissaries to be arrested and brought to him in Kamakura. They asked the Shikken to consider an alliance with the Mongol Empire and presented him with gifts. Yet, Tokimune had them all beheaded. Quite obviously, the first invasion had not intimidated him at

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It takes hours to cross the map of Assassin's Creed Origins on foot. Even considering the fact that we'll most probably have access to horses and fast travel, it depends entirely on Sucker Punch designers to determine whether they want us to spend a long time riding around instead of fighting Mongols. While recent trends demand larger and larger maps, there is no single right answer, so this remains an unkn

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Ultimately, it's safe to assume that we can expect a lot of densely forested areas, super-scenic vistas from the top of untamed mountains, and a large chunk of ground to cover. Personally, I can't w

While preparations were underway, a last diplomatic expedition comprised of five ambassadors was sent to Japan, but Tokimune got his hand on those unfortunate souls as well, and all five were beheaded once again. So much for intimidat

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There is a team in Japan that helped a "huge deal" with the trailer and made sure that the representation was respectful of Japanese culture. Katami-san mentioned something that was removed but did not specify what it

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Over the past few days, I have been going in-depth in the history and setting behind Sucker Punch's upcoming open-world game Ghost of Tsushima . Part 1 of my analysis looked at the Mongol invasions of Japan that surround the events of the strategy game release dates|https://strategynewsbase.com/, and Part 2 will take a look at the setting focused on the island of Tsushima itself. So you can consider this Part