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[bitbydeath]

I’m playing GoT through PS++ and it’s a great game, not good enough to take Days Gone’s crown of best last-gen open world game mind you, but it’s a lot of fun with a ton of things to unlock.

But it is missing something, and I don’t just mean the ability to skip cutscenes. The game is seriously lacking limb dismemberment. It’s almost jarring to see swords being swung around and no arms flying off.

How is this not an option at the very least?
Did anyone call the studio out for this?

Still enjoying the game but Sucker Punch should receive a lot of flack for this massive oversight.

 

[jaysius]

The game is completely overhyped.

NPCs stiff as wood and other awful issues make the game just OK.

The thing was a massive hypefest, but it was the best Sucker Punch game.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Enlighten us more you piece of filth.

I agree.

 

[Sleepwalker]

It was one of the first things I noticed, it felt like I was stabbing those training torsos made of wood

 

[Topher]

I enjoyed it a lot more than Days Gone which I just could not get into at all. But I also love AC type games so….

 

[Bartski]

you cut arms off with heavenly strike

 

[Saber]

You can do this later in the game though.

Not a big deal at all to me, honestly.

 

[OneShotThrill]

You do this later in the game..idk about all the time but its def there.

 

[Jesb]

How does this run on a vanilla PS4? Just bought a $50 voucher and was thinking of finally grabbing this.

 

[OneShotThrill]

The game is completely overhyped.

NPCs stiff as wood and other awful issues make the game just OK.

The thing was a massive hypefest, but it was the best Sucker Punch game.

Overhyped by whom?? This game if anything flew under the radar. Def always room for improvemmt but overhyped isnt the word I woud use.

 

[R6Rider]

How does this run on a vanilla PS4? Just bought a $50 voucher and was thinking of finally grabbing this.

Runs at 30fps (unless they added another mode), but still a great time.

 

[Saber]

How does this run on a vanilla PS4? Just bought a $50 voucher and was thinking of finally grabbing this.

Runs perfectly fine to me tbh. Its 30 fps though, not sure its your cup of tea.

 

[SpokkX]

It is a boring Ass creed clone

It does not even improve on the formula one bit - same shitty mission design (even the follow and fail if spotted missions!!)

No ragdolls and no limb removal makes the somewhat ok fighting really stiff and repetative (same kill animations repeat themselves)

The world looks nice but it is way worse than days gone

6/10 is generous

 

[SteadyEvo]

The game is completely overhyped.

NPCs stiff as wood and other awful issues make the game just OK.

The thing was a massive hypefest, but it was the best Sucker Punch game.

Agree with being overhyped. It’s not a bad game. Does a lot well like combat, graphics and the wind for directions.

But it feels bland and repetitive after a few hours. Reminds me a lot of Days Gone. Not interesting enough for me to finish. Both games would’ve been better with shorter, more to the point stories. All this padding is killing otherwise excellent games.

 

[rofif]

The game is completely overhyped.

NPCs stiff as wood and other awful issues make the game just OK.

The thing was a massive hypefest, but it was the best Sucker Punch game.

That’s how it looks in every video I check out. Stiff and open world cookie cutter. Tbh I will for sure play it… just later.
Days gone was extremely overhyped too. It’s really kinda bad but more than sum of its parts and I got it full price lol

 

[sainraja]

I loved Ghost of Tsushima. Combat, environment....everything. Great game!

 

[ToadMan]

It’s shame that people on a gaming enthusiast forum can’t understand what’s great about this game.

That’s probably why a lot of crappy games keep getting released.

 

[jaysius]

That’s how it looks in every video I check out. Stiff and open world cookie cutter. Tbh I will for sure play it… just later.
Days gone was extremely overhyped too. It’s really kinda bad but more than sum of its parts and I got it full price lol

I mean it is a ton of fun even with all the drawbacks. Some people treat it like it's the best thing ever though, it's not.

 

[bitbydeath]

That’s how it looks in every video I check out. Stiff and open world cookie cutter. Tbh I will for sure play it… just later.
Days gone was extremely overhyped too. It’s really kinda bad but more than sum of its parts and I got it full price lol

I bought it at launch and loved it, have probably played through it 5 or 6 times now which is rare for me to do with any game.

The gameplay is just so open that it feels fresh to play it over and over again.

The hundreds if not thousands of dynamic events probably help with that too.

 

[Ezekiel_]

Absolute masterclass open-world game, quite the opposite from other soulless/heartless 'by the number' open-world games.

Great visuals, gameplay and game design (very minimalist UI, animals guide you to point of interest, wind guides you, excellent and very satisfying combat), animation, story, characters, sound design.

Must-play, especially on PS5 with the Definitive Edition.

The Dualsense elevates your immersion, by reproducing the terrain under your feet or your horse. Furthermore, every block, parry, strike has an incredible feedback right to the controller.

Perfect Samurai/Ninja simulator.

And an awesome free multiplayer mode, called Legends!

Also, for OP, there's

Spoiler

some special moves you learn after progressing a bit in the game that absolutely dismembers!

I can't wait to see where Sucker Punch brings us next!

PS : This is why we won't see an Assassin's Creed set in Japan : every possible comparison won't be favorable for Ubisoft.

 

[A.Romero]

I thought it was weird too but I think they decided not to go for the excess gore. I mean, you can see people cut in pieces in many places (I think including children?) and with some attacks dismemberment does happen but not as often as I would have expected.

I'm playing Days Gone these days, BTW. Any pointers?

 

[Nigel]

It’s missing a PC port.

 

[Valt7786]

Think my only complaint about Ghost of Tsushima is the lack of physics on enemy bodies. Hate seeing an enemy fall the same way over the entire game and have half his body over a ledge and have no reaction to it.

 

[Razvedka]

Full dismemberment is in the game. It's just not available immediately.

Ask me how I know all the people agreeing with you, and you yourself, have not played the game long enough (or at all as the case may be).

You can see a few people lose their limbs and one guy his head in this video here:

 

[tmlDan]

As soon as you mentioned Days Gone, i stopped reading.

Opinion not valid.

 

[remember_spinal]

Great game, best open world combat

 

[hussar16]

misssing citites .with random npcs to talk to .more random events etc not just fights with mongols

 

[AmuroChan]

I loved GoT personally. It's not a perfect game (most games aren't), but I had a lot of fun with it. To me, it's one of the better first game of a franchise. There's a great foundation there and I can't wait to see what GoT 2 will be.

 

[theHFIC]

One of the best open world games from the last generation. Personally I am glad they didn’t go the extraneous gore route.

 

[sendit]

Next iteration of the franchise is most likely going to have a bigger budget.

 

[bitbydeath]

As soon as you mentioned Days Gone, i stopped reading.

Opinion not valid.

We can’t all have perfect taste like me.

 

[ClosBSAS]

Loved it but yes, overrated. As a lot of Sony ganes are unfortunately. Good combat, nice graphics, it's still a great game. Dunno if I agree with op on days gone being better. Can't get myself to beat it, maybe I'll give it a second chance.

 

[bitbydeath]

I thought it was weird too but I think they decided not to go for the excess gore. I mean, you can see people cut in pieces in many places (I think including children?) and with some attacks dismemberment does happen but not as often as I would have expected.

I'm playing Days Gone these days, BTW. Any pointers?

The beginning you rely heavily on stealth, that changes later but it is definitely a skill worth learning as you’ll use it all throughout the game.

 

[Ansphn]

Ghost is missing creative boss fights. I hope SuckerPunch put some Kojima like personality on real and fake bosses in the 2nd game.

 

[Pallas]

How does this run on the PS4 Pro compared to vanilla PS4? I’ve been meaning to play this game for a while now.

 

[CaptainSlayAHo]

One of the best open world games from the last generation. Personally I am glad they didn’t go the extraneous gore route.

Why?

Pussies would have been able to turn it off like they already can with blood.

Definitely should have included dismemberment

 

[WalterSobchak]

I thought it was weird too but I think they decided not to go for the excess gore. I mean, you can see people cut in pieces in many places (I think including children?) and with some attacks dismemberment does happen but not as often as I would have expected.

I'm playing Days Gone these days, BTW. Any pointers?

I own GoT but it's on my backlog. Will check out sometime soon. Need to see if it lives up to the hype.

As for Days Gone , make sure to coast downhill until you upgrade the gas tank. I personally recommend the crossbow for many easy bandit camp clearings and just in general. Practice headshots.

 

[Filldo]

Absolute masterclass open world game.

Great visuals, gameplay and game design (very minimalist UI, animals guide to point of interest, wind guides you, excellent and very satisfying combat), story, characters, sound design.

Must-play, especially on PS5 with the Definitive Edition.

This is why we won't see an Assassin's Creed set in Japan : every possible comparison won't be favorable for Ubisoft.

I'm replaying on PS5 right now with the PS+ Extra and I'm loving it even more the second time around. I am especially appreciating the sound design this time, playing with headphones. Every strike feels so visceral. There are times where the music and sounds all hit perfect and feel choreographed to my actions. Its incredible. It was already a great game in my mind but PS5 version is really a major step up for me. And graphically gorgeous just so many moments where I'm just blown away. I've been a Sucker Punch fan since inFamous and can't wait to see what they do next.

 

[Kumomeme]

imagine once pc version released and someone somehow managed to make Metal Gear Rising slice mechanic into the game.

 

[ProgenitorCastle]

I loved Ghost of Tsushima. Combat, environment....everything. Great game!

I want to beat it at some point

 

[ReBurn]

I enjoyed it a lot more than Days Gone which I just could not get into at all. But I also love AC type games so….

Same here. I couldn't get into Days Gone at all. It wasn't bad but it wasn't fun for me. I don't know how to explain it. GoT wasn't the best game I've played, either but I did enjoy it a lot because I also like the AC formula. And I thought a lot of the scenery was just stunning. I enjoyed moving around just so I could look at it.

 

[theHFIC]

Why?

Pussies would have been able to turn it off like they already can with blood.

Definitely should have included dismemberment

Because it weeded out the knuckle draggers who need everything drenched in blood to be considered playable… At least initially it did.

 

[SeraphJan]

Combat, Stealth, Grabbling Hook, Traverse are all pretty well done. The Scenery is amazing

 

[CaptainSlayAHo]

Because it weeded out the knuckle draggers who need everything drenched in blood to be considered playable… At least initially it did.

Why would you want to weed people out? Obviously there are people who would have enjoyed it, and if you turned it off it'd be the same as currently is.

Fuck off with this elitist cuntiness.

 

[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

Last time I played it I did the mistake of trying to do every optional marker on the map and by the time I had to do a big story mission to go to the second island I was burned out and dropped it.

Am I alone?

 

[Aguero9320]

I'm looking forward to playing this at some point, but it came out when I had just played AC Odyssey to death (which I had a great time with) and AC Japan just didn't seem like something I could do yet.

Of course it's overhyped though, it's a Sony exclusive - goes without saying.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Last time I played it I did the mistake of trying to do every optional marker on the map and by the time I had to do a big story mission to go to the second island I was burned out and dropped it.

Am I alone?

that's where i dropped it too

i will probably pick it up on PC down the line and give it another whirl

 

[kiphalfton]

Last time I played it I did the mistake of trying to do every optional marker on the map and by the time I had to do a big story mission to go to the second island I was burned out and dropped it.

Am I alone?

I only do the character centric side quest (Masako, Kenji, Yuna, Yuriko, Sensei Ishikawa) and none of the other random ones. Also don't really do the fox den charm / collectathons since they aren't rewarding enough.

 

[DavidGzz]

Never thought that I'd agree with Ezekiel's ass but here we are. I had to restart the game after doing like 3/4 of it on PS5 because I don't have PS Plus so I have yet to beat it but I love it.

 

[Ywap]

This and Forbidden West can´t come soon enough to PC

Huge fan of open world games, and even more so if they got that Sony magic behind them