Ghost of Tsushima - Fastest selling new PS4 IP - Toshihiro Nagoshi approved

Mafro wrote:

Samuel_1 wrote:Not sure weather to "clear" the first island before advancing the story, any advice on this?

You don't get locked out of anything on the first location when you move to the second.

Mafro wrote:

Samuel_1 wrote:Not sure weather to "clear" the first island before advancing the story, any advice on this?

You don't get locked out of anything on the first location when you move to the second.

Captain Kinopio wrote:I'm a bit concerned about being able to see this through now. Played a lot the last few days and made it to Act 2 but it's starting to feel a tad repetitive. Particularly not being able to go 20 metres in the overworked without running into Mongols.

<]:^D wrote:switch it up a bit - do some exploration or collectables, or vice versa - that helped me when it was feeling a bit 'samey'
got the grappling hook now and picked up two awesome looking charms - pity ive still only got 2 major charm slots, hope i can get a 3rd at some point?

Mafro wrote:

<]:^D wrote:switch it up a bit - do some exploration or collectables, or vice versa - that helped me when it was feeling a bit 'samey'
got the grappling hook now and picked up two awesome looking charms - pity ive still only got 2 major charm slots, hope i can get a 3rd at some point?

You get another slot by doing fox dens or shrines I think?

KjGarly wrote:Started this after finishing TLOU 2 and just not feeling it. Basically got to where Jin is tossed over the bridge but I can’t shake the idea it’s just not as polished as TLOU 2 especially gooseberry fool like walking over a body and you actually walk through it. And strawberry floating footprints, was I not noticing or does he not leave prints when walking through mud or sand?

KjGarly wrote:Started this after finishing TLOU 2 and just not feeling it. Basically got to where Jin is tossed over the bridge but I can’t shake the idea it’s just not as polished as TLOU 2 especially gooseberry fool like walking over a body and you actually walk through it. And strawberry floating footprints, was I not noticing or does he not leave prints when walking through mud or sand?

In a recent Sega livestream (via Hachima), Nagoshi was asked about his thoughts regarding the game’s success. “To be honest, we [Japan] were beaten,” he replied with a chuckle. “Yeah, of course, we’re losing. Honestly, I think that’s a game that should be made in Japan.” But, he continued, you can tell that the developers did a massive amount of research.

“Foreigners who tickle the fancy of Japanese people more than Japanese people are...rather amazing, no?” Nagoshi added, “There’s like a notion that Westerners don’t understand things (about Japan), but that hypothesis itself is mistaken.”

The Sega exec also praised other elements about the game, including the directional wind, and how the game offers players the ability to explore in a natural way while balancing a story without a heavy guiding hand. “It’s so great,” he said.

“I don’t know the actors who did the motion capture, but the care given to their expressions is impressive,” Nagoshi continued, adding that he performances were outstanding. He was also impressed with the glances and looks the characters give during the cutscenes. He pointed out that, at Sega, this was something his team aimed for, explaining that this sort of detail of time-consuming.

“The protagonist [Jin] isn’t a particularly handsome lead, don’t you think? At your typical [Japanese] company, if you showed concept art for a character like him, I don’t think it would be approved.” The marketing team, he continued, would offer all this data stating why such a lead character was a bad idea, and that would be the end of a lead like Jin. Nagoshi thought it was amazing that such a protagonist was the lead character.“All this money and development time is being spent on this middle-aged dude.” He applauded the resolve to entrust things in such a character. From what Nagoshi said, it doesn’t seem like that would be possible in Japan. Perhaps he thinks game companies would prefer a younger protagonist, which is certainly more common in Japanese games.

“There are numerous things I bow my head to, like aiming at setting a game in that time period...I could go on and on,” said Nagoshi. “I feel an earnest sense of a job well done.”

Mafro wrote:Game-ruining stuff tbf.

KjGarly wrote:Started this after finishing TLOU 2 and just not feeling it. Basically got to where Jin is tossed over the bridge but I can’t shake the idea it’s just not as polished as TLOU 2 especially gooseberry fool like walking over a body and you actually walk through it. And strawberry floating footprints, was I not noticing or does he not leave prints when walking through mud or sand?