After 67 hours of gameplay I finally finished this game and I loved every second of it. The story was great and the characters you meet along the way were mostly interesting people with their own individual stories and quests. The graphics are some of the best I've seen on PS5 and the setting is gorgeous, I wanted to take a screenshot every few minutes. But in my opinion a game can have all the bells and whistles in the world but still fail if the gameplay is lacking. Fortunately the gameplay in Ghost of Tsushima was the best part of the whole experience, it was enjoyable and accessible but with lots of layers added in the further you progress to add a lot. From combat in both stealth and straight up swordplay to exploration and traversal it all was fun to play and while certain quests and activities could be repetitive the way you approached them always felt fresh, especially with various combat upgrades added. I should mention I have yet to dive into the Iki Island DLC but based on what I've heard it adds more of what I loved in the main game. This is a game that I will most certainly be playing again in the future and it's one that any Playstation owner should at least consider playing.

After about 87 and a half hours I finally finished this game and I can say that I had a lot of fun with it but if I'm being honest the story and world didn't interest me all that much. There were certain characters and character dynamics that I enjoyed but ultimately the plot, especially toward the end, got too existential for my taste. I know this is a very technologically-based world but I would've preferred a more grounded story. The gameplay however was great and not just the standard FPS stuff but the hacking and netrunning abilities that you can use both in and out of combat and even in stealth enhanced the gameplay. Graphically the game looks very good most of the time and since I played this game in late 2022 most of the major bugs and glitches had been fixed but I still experienced some minor glitches in my playthrough. The game also did crash on me maybe 5 or 6 times total and I played the PS5 version of the game.

The only reason I bought and played this game is because it was 59 cents on the Playstation Store, that said I did end up enjoying it for what it was worth. It is pretty typical for a walking simulator-style indie horror game, and most of the horror comes from the atmosphere than actual gameplay, but it does tell a story (through notes and recordings) that is interesting enough to want to see it through to the end. The gameplay consists mostly of walking around through a compound picking up notes and items such as keys that are used to progress the game. The game utilizes 3d graphics that are pixelated and so sometimes it is difficult to tell what something is or find your way around, especially as the area you explore gets darker. You will also have to solve very simple puzzles sometimes to advance with hints often found in the notes you read so it's important to pay attention. I had a good time with this one, simple though it may have been, and at the price I mentioned I more than got my money's worth.