My partner and I played the main story and side missions all together while afterwards, I adventured into the collectable clean up.
So, is Ghostwire: Tokyo any good?
First off, my favourite part of the entire game is how good it nails Japan. You can tell the team at Tango Gameworks is a Japanese company and they threw every ounce of folklore into this magnificent game while creating a fantastic modern day Shibuya mixed with that sweet hint of old Japanese horror tales.
It really does make you feel like you are walking in a Japanese town that had everyone spirited away.
Which leads into the story and crux of the game. You are Akito, the only living person left in Shibuya and sharing your body is KK, a yokai hunting detective who is clinging to life to fight the villian at work as you try to save your sister from their clutches.
It's a fantastic premise and as much as I love the characters, I do think the story they fill is basic and is the weakest aspect of the game.
Akito and KK's relationship is awesome and goes against the typical "we're forced to be together, so deal with it" butting heads. Instead, they know they need each other and I adore that.
I just wish the story had more to grasp me. It had me curious enough until the end, but in the end, is more of a background setting for the much stronger elements of the game.
Which is why I love and have to gush about the gameplay. Think of this game as first person Jujutsu Kaisen. You sling sorcery and use talismans to destroy spirits that want to rip you in half. You always feel like such a bad ass when you fling a wind sorcery followed with water and then you tug on their cores via strings and rip the enemies asunder.
It's so much fun and the gameplay never got tiring for me. It was constantly engaging and rewarding every time.
Overall, this game is a pretty standard open world collectathon that features a huge Japanese tone that isn't rivalled by anything I've played before. It feels like a Japanese history lesson on folklore.
Sporting some awesome side missions and ways to upgrade, you get a really enjoyable game that misses on some story beats.
So, is Ghostwire: Tokyo any good?
First off, my favourite part of the entire game is how good it nails Japan. You can tell the team at Tango Gameworks is a Japanese company and they threw every ounce of folklore into this magnificent game while creating a fantastic modern day Shibuya mixed with that sweet hint of old Japanese horror tales.
It really does make you feel like you are walking in a Japanese town that had everyone spirited away.
Which leads into the story and crux of the game. You are Akito, the only living person left in Shibuya and sharing your body is KK, a yokai hunting detective who is clinging to life to fight the villian at work as you try to save your sister from their clutches.
It's a fantastic premise and as much as I love the characters, I do think the story they fill is basic and is the weakest aspect of the game.
Akito and KK's relationship is awesome and goes against the typical "we're forced to be together, so deal with it" butting heads. Instead, they know they need each other and I adore that.
I just wish the story had more to grasp me. It had me curious enough until the end, but in the end, is more of a background setting for the much stronger elements of the game.
Which is why I love and have to gush about the gameplay. Think of this game as first person Jujutsu Kaisen. You sling sorcery and use talismans to destroy spirits that want to rip you in half. You always feel like such a bad ass when you fling a wind sorcery followed with water and then you tug on their cores via strings and rip the enemies asunder.
It's so much fun and the gameplay never got tiring for me. It was constantly engaging and rewarding every time.
Overall, this game is a pretty standard open world collectathon that features a huge Japanese tone that isn't rivalled by anything I've played before. It feels like a Japanese history lesson on folklore.
Sporting some awesome side missions and ways to upgrade, you get a really enjoyable game that misses on some story beats.