Ghostwire: Tokyo Reviews
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Ghostwire Tokyo is a gorgeous and visually-appealing first-person action game that I truly loved, and while it can play on the Steam Deck, it does need some compromises to do so.
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The second major criticism is about the game's combat which, like the open world approach, won't be for everyone. Players can either play stealthily, prioritizing Akito's spiritual bow and quick purges, or using his elemental abilities for head-on encounters. While the game offers upgrade paths to avoid pushing players towards any particular playstyle, the clunkiness of the camera can make all-out aggressive combat a bit annoying. Like the original PlayStation 5 release, there is a noticeable drag on the camera when trying to make the small adjustments necessary for aiming or quickly turning around. To combat this, Ghostwire: Tokyo uses...
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Ghostwire: Tokyo is another unique and atmospheric adventure from Tango Gameworks that delivers a stunning world full of folklore and supernatural fun to explore. There's a satisfying main campaign to dig into here, plenty of combat against weird and wonderful enemies and a fantastic recreation of Shibuya that's a joy to wander around. However, some niggly performance issues in both the default quality and performance modes, alongside some finnicky controls here and there, hold this one back from reaching its full potential as things stand. If you can make peace with these issues there's still a very strong game to...
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The wait was definitely worth it for this one! Overall, Ghostwire: Tokyo impresses me with fun and satisfying gameplay, an intriguing story, and beautiful visuals. I never had any issues with performance or pop-in, everything ran as smooth as a hot sake. The new mode, The Spider’s Thread, presents a fun challenge for those craving more Thread Weaving action that doesn’t get stale, even after multiple rounds (or deaths).
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Ghostwire: Tokyo is finally on Xbox, and of course, it’s on Game Pass. It features fast and fluid combat, that takes a little too long to get going. The gorgeous recreation of Japan is hampered by severe performance issues in all but the ugliest graphical mode, but the story is interesting enough to push on through. It might not reach the highs of the studio’s title Hi-Fi Rush, but few games do and Ghostwire: Tokyo is a damned fun game in its own right.
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Ghostwire: Tokyo’s mechanics aren’t fleshed out enough to support its open-world gameplay, failing to come together and form a cohesive experience. It has a premise that could easily hook you but doesn’t do anything to capitalize on its eerie rendition of the Japanese city.
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From The Elder Scrolls and Fallout to Dishonored and Wolfenstein, the Bethesda catalogue has been a staple of many a PlayStation console's third-party lineup. Its games are unique and varied. And while not all of them land, you're always in for something a bit different. Microsoft's acquisition of the company means that's all set to end, and Ghostwire: Tokyo represents one final taste of the publisher's distinctive blend. We're sad to report, then, that the firm departs with a whimper rather than a bang.
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Ghostwire Tokyo's charm, bizarre world, and engaging story shine in spite of the rather empty world.
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Tango Gameworks' Ghostwire: Tokyo takes players to a paranormal Tokyo devoid of its populace. The game's blending of the modern and supernatural successfully sucks players into its setting with a great audiovisual experience.
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There’s no doubt that the team at Tango Gameworks are incredibly capable when it comes to crafting horrific, narrative-driven worlds to be absorbed in. The Evil Within was a deep dive into a gory, psychological horror and its sequel went even further down this rabbit hole, tapping into some incredibly scary territory, including one particular town that pushed the series out of its linear style and played with the concept of an open world, to great effect. Taking on a new IP this time, Ghost...
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Ghostwire: Tokyo offers a varied arsenal of paranormal powers, and a well-realized deception of the Japanese capital. However, it does fall into some familiar open-world grooves.
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Ghostwire: Tokyo is a must-play for anyone who loves action-adventure, even with some less than inventive design choices for its structure. And even though it is set in a city where the only other inhabitants are spirits, yokai, and The Visitors, everything about Ghostwire: Tokyo feels so alive. It has fantastic stories, a rich setting, and addictive gameplay that keeps getting better as the game progresses.
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Most potent of all, there is a strain of urban fear running through its design—not of monsters but of the city itself as an isolating entity, rendering you unreachable.
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Indeed, Ghostwire: Tokyo is at its best when it allows the player to go full-blown Spirit Detective, which occurs mostly in the side quests. Players will sometimes have to find doorways hidden by Yokai, solve a quick little mystery, chase spirit weasels around, bring certain spirits together, drive them apart, save them, and far more. There are, of course, more traditional side quests in the game—there’s a series of “fetch quests” called requests where players must seek out items for a friendly cat Yokai named Nekomata—but the stories that embrace the Japanese folklore are the absolute best.
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Ghostwire: Tokyo is, first and foremost, beautiful. Its realistic city elements blended with the ethereal and supernatural create a cornucopia of amazing visuals and sound. Even when the hardware struggles to keep up sometimes, it’s never so much so that the game loses that sense of mystery and awe. Just as well, a big part of that is Tango Gameworks’ creative adaptation of Japanese mythology and lore. Their takes on monsters, demons, ghost stories, and various legends come to life in a massive variety of fascinating ways, whether it’s the situations you encounter, the ways you fight against them, or...
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Ghostwire: Tokyo was not the game I was expecting from Tango Gameworks, but I definitely enjoyed it. Blending magic-filled FPS action with Japanese mythology and an open world Tokyo that reminds me of the Yakuza series, it stands out from the crowd even if it’s not truly groundbreaking. Ghostwire has a lot of potential as a new franchise and I’m looking forward to seeing what Tango Gameworks does with it next.
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Ghostwire: Tokyo offers a lot of good but it’s hidden behind even more tedium. I'm left wishing that the team had more time to polish their ideas. It's hard for me to recommend Ghostwire: Tokyo. That isn’t to say I didn’t have fun with what's made well. What doesn’t, though, feels like it patches and ultimately bogged down my experience.
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Ghostwire Tokyo takes inspiration from Japanese mythology and culture to brilliantly combine horror elements into an open-world action RPG experience that is incredibly satisfying to play.
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I didn't know what to expect with Ghostwire: Tokyo at first. It uniquely meshes aspects of horror and action with the deep mythos of Japanese folklore. The game absolutely crushes it in terms of visual and technical performance, utilizing every feature of next-gen on the PlayStation 5. However, its disappointing narrative and repetitive open world features hold it back from being truly amazing.
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Ghostwire: Tokyo is Tango Gameworks‘ third title, and the first it’s produced outside of The Evil Within series. It’s memeorable introduction to the world by Ikumi Nakamura gave players high hopes that it be a quirky outlier in the world of AAA productions. Nearly two years later, we’ve finally got a chance to play it and see if it lived up to expectations.
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Ghostwire: Tokyo has an absolutely whimsical world that’s filled with rich and interesting lore — its peculiar setting helps it stand out amongst the crowd. For the most part, combat is thrilling and impactful as well. Unfortunately, there were many potentially interesting subplots that just ended up not being fully utilized. By the time the story concluded, I was left with more questions than answers.
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The main story soon falls into repetition, and its side content is bloated with busywork, but exploring and fighting your way through Tango’s eerie, detailed rendition of Shibuya is where Ghostwire: Tokyo shines.
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When Microsoft acquired Bethesda holding company ZeniMax Media for $8.1 billion, it inherited two timed exclusivity deals Bethesda had made with Sony for the games Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo. The latter is the new IP developed by Tango Gameworks, the Japanese studio established by industry legend Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, Vanquish) twelve years ago. Since then, Tango Gameworks became known for The Evil Within series, a survival horror IP inspired by Resident Evil.
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Captivating and highly entertaining despite how limited and aggravating the combat can be, Ghostwire: Tokyo is stays appealing thanks to its strong open world and dedication to spirit exorcism.
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Much like Hideo Kojima’s 2019 release Death Stranding, ever since its announcement, Ghostwire: Tokyo has been shrouded in a heavy coat of mystery. People weren’t quite sure what to expect from it, other than a supernatural mystery with spooky elements. Tango Gameworks have already proven themselves to be a solid horror developer with the Evil Within franchise, but Ghostwire takes the studio in a slightly different direction: a supernatural action adventure game with horror elements sprink...
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I enjoyed my time with Ghostwire: Tokyo, and I would like to spend a few more hours in the game. Even though much of the story didn't click with me, I would still go back for its satisfying gameplay and complete every side mission to explore the unknown.
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Ghostwire: Tokyo has a completely dead world, empty of any other human beings or people to talk to. It also has rote and repetitive combat with a bland and uninspired story. And yet, I love it more than I like most games, even if I think a lot of people won't. It might take a bit to explain why, but it all starts with Ghostwire's best feature: its cold, lifeless map.
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Ghostwire: Tokyo is set up to be one of the most unique and interesting titles of the year, and it doesn't disappoint. Darken the room, turn the volume up loud, and keep out any distractions; Ghostwire: Tokyo is one hell of a spooky ride.
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“Ghostwire: Tokyo dazzles with its supernatural set pieces and folklore-driven storytelling, though its open-world tropes lack the same creative edge.”
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If you like games that are fast-paced and that don’t bog you down with gameplay elements that can feel like busywork, Ghostwire: Tokyo may not be for you. If you don’t mind the slower pace, however, and are excited by the prospect of busting ghosts with magic thrown from your hands, chances are you’ll love it. It may feel like virtual tourism during a cataclysmic event at times, but that’s the charm of it. And there’s plenty of it to be done as you traipse back and forth across Tokyo trying to thwart a Hannya mask-wearing psycho.
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Ghostwire: Tokyo's unique supernatural combat and eerily beautiful open-world paper over the cracks of its subpar story and inconsistent side missions.
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Ghostwire: Tokyo mixes unique ideas with formulaic design, and though the latter does affect the experience, it is ultimately still a solid, enjoyable game that's well worth experiencing.
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Tango Gameworks manages to embalm it’s player in a beautiful and enticing world that is known as Ghostwire: Tokyo. There is a sense of the unknown that shrouds this new, and interesting universe, and while I may have some issues, ultimately I believe the studio has laid out a solid foundation, for what is hopefully a start to a beautiful franchise.
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While it still has room to grow, Ghostwire: Tokyo is truly a one-of-a-kind experience thanks to its breathtaking atmosphere, gorgeous open world, impressive stories, and exhilarating combat.
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Shinji Mikami does it again, this time in a new genre. Ghostwire: Tokyo brings inspirations from the horror genre into the open world, finding great success with this combination. Despite its hiccups, Ghostwire: Tokyo is another compelling experience from the mastermind behind Resident Evil.
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An open-world, first-person shooter with magic instead of guns, a horror game and a mystery-infused ghost story, Ghostwire: Tokyo is a fascinating mixture of genres, mechanics and ideas. But interesting doesn’t always mean fun, and genre mashups can be a mixed bag. So, how does Ghostwire: Tokyo measure up? Is it scary good or frighteningly mediocre?
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Tango Gameworks’ departure from survival horror into a more action-orientated setup is pretty and weird – and undermined by its writing and story.
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