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In my review, I described it as a “worthy addition to the roster of must-play PS4 exclusives that have kept players loyal to the console.” It’s only a year later, but we’ve now advanced a generation, with the PS5 blowing users away with higher-quality visuals, smoother performance, faster loading times, and other improvements to the gaming experience. Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut is a last-gen game trying to make it on a next-gen system. Does its content arsenal make it a must-play for PS5, too? 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From smartphones to cord-cutting to video games, we've got your tech needs covered.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tomsguide.com\u002Fgaming\u002Freviews",{"id":417,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":418,"author":419,"original_score":32,"normalized_score":33,"review_url":425,"review_date":378,"summary":426,"created_at":427,"updated_at":427,"author_id":420,"last_edited_at":427,"outlet":428},102807,140,{"id":420,"bio":26,"name":421,"avg_score":422,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":423,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":424,"claim_token":26,"article_count":245,"claimed_by_user_id":26},9020,"Nat Patterson",71.66666666666667,"2025-03-25T20:46:45.069573-04:00","2025-03-26T05:41:17.794095-04:00","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002Freviews\u002F2021\u002F08\u002Fghost-of-tsushima-directors-cut-review-the-ghost-of-warriors-past\u002F","In 2020, Sucker Punch Productions blew our expectations out of the water with the immaculate Ghost of Tsushima, a new IP which we called “a captivating, engaging and lovingly crafted open world to explore”. Fast forward to 2021, just over 12 months since the original release, and Sucker Punch are giving us Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut; upgraded and expanded with new content and exclusive PS5 features that enhance the gameplay to new heights and levels of immersion. 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All of the points that we made in that review also apply to Ghost of Tsuhima: Director's Cut. 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Sucker Punch Productions’ work on reimagining thirteen century Japan is a grand achievement, creating a captivating world filled with an exceeding amount of things to do, while implementing an engaging, memorable combat system. The Iki Island expansion extends the journey even further, with a fantastic personal story of Jin Sakai, more of the activities we’ve come to love and a vast open world ripe for exploration. There’s even risk-reward armor that can be found, alongside the various new aesthetics. There’s a number of improvements to the visuals and overall immersion, with the Director’s Cut taking full advantage of the powerful hardware and controller features. While the PlayStation 4 is no slouch, the Director’s Cut introduces more than enough to justify moving platforms, being one of the must haves on PlayStation 5.","2025-01-15T06:28:27.194305-05:00",{"id":328,"logo":497,"name":498,"slug":499,"tags":96,"bluesky":26,"twitter":500,"youtube":501,"facebook":502,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":503,"website_url":504,"score_format":73,"average_score":318,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":505,"stats_updated_at":506,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":51,"active_authors_count":507,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":26,"published_authors_count":401,"published_reviews_count":508},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FHardcore-Gamer-Logo.jpg","Hardcore Gamer ","hardcore-gamer","HardcoreGamer","HardcoreGamerVideo","Hardcore-Gamer","Follow us for the latest and greatest in video game news, previews, reviews and more. 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