Your samurai adventure awaits
Step into feudal Japan and prepare to fight the Mongol Empire in Ghost of Tsushima
A STORM IS coming to 13th-century Japan. The armies of the Mongol Empire are invading, samurai warriors are falling, and the fate of the nation is at stake. And at the centre of it all, ready to fight for a different future, is one person: you. Prepare to enter Ghost of Tsushima,
a brand-new, open-world action-adventure game heavily inspired by classic Japanese cinema that gives you the power and the destiny of a noble samurai.
The legendary samurai movies by the likes of Akira Kurosawa and Eiichi Kudo have proved some of the most influential cinema of all time (they’ve inspired everything from
Star Wars to Sergio Leone’s Westerns), and their cultural impact can also be felt throughout
Ghost of Tsushima, which draws from films including Seven Samurai, Yojimbo and Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins.
Players take on the role of warrior Jin Sakai, the last survivor of his clan, who were decimated in an attack by the forces of ruthless general Khotun Khan. Forced to fight for his future and that of the rest of his home, Tsushima, Jin is already a fearsome samurai as the game begins, skilled with a katana and ready to use it — but in order to protect his people and reclaim his home, he’ll have to look beyond the samurai traditions he was trained in and become something more: the Ghost.
During Jin’s journey, you’ll venture across swathes of gorgeously rendered rural Japan, travelling through ancient forests and billowing fields teeming with life, encountering tranquil shrines and villages filled with richly drawn characters. Away from the game’s thrilling combat, get ready to experience all of the natural beauty that feudal Japan has to offer, with expansive rural landscapes and ancient landmarks to explore. And when you do come face-to-face with the Mongol soldiers hunting you down, you’ll have to use every trick at your disposal to beat them — unpredictable stealth attacks, tactical ambushes, dispatching enemies from far away with your bow, or battling face-to-face with your samurai sword. With the landscape on your side, and a range of weapons to choose from, how you fight is up to you.
And for players seeking the full Kurosawa experience, you can also play Ghost of Tsushima in ‘Samurai Cinema’ mode, which shifts the action from colour to black-and-white, and also adds a little grainy film texture too, putting you at the heart of your own playable samurai movie.
Get ready to live your samurai fantasy — entering a stunning, cinematic game world, living the epic story of a rising warrior, and getting acquainted with the power and grace of a katana — when Ghost of Tsushima launches on 17 July, only on Playstation.