I'm a Japanese who loves Ghost of Tsushima Thanks for the nice video! 本郷教授が 当時の日本が再現されていることに本当に感動しているのがよくわかる 景色、服装、空気、リアルな心情の共感、私もそこが凄く好きだ。 鎌倉に生きて、対馬の民になった気分になれる。 本当に素晴らしいゲームに出会えたことに感謝。
@@WildDanHibiki From what I've heard the reception has been really good. It's kinda like a situation of a Japanese studio making a game about western medieval themes like Dark Souls.
@@WildDanHibiki This game is highly appreciated by Japanese players! I think it's not only because of the story, but also because of the detailed and realistic representation of the historical background, swordplay, costumes, beautiful scenery that feels like Japan even to Japanese eyes, and even the difficult-to-express Bushido. (Also the animals are cute lol) I can't believe that this was made by an American studio, it's so wonderfully perfect. In my personal opinion, I like not only Jin and the characters who become his allies, but also his enemy, Khotun Khan, who is a brutal but powerful and wise warrior.
As a German, after playing this game, I have spotted many similarities between the German history and the Japanese history, they are different cultures but at the same time the history is almost like looking into a mirror, it's terrifying and cool at the same time and I'm not only talking about only the WW2 era i'm talking about the full history of both of the countires, how both of them defeated an empire who tried to conquer them, how they were split in different states, how they spent centuries uniting, i think this is... idk how to describe it
i like how the history professor understands that the game is less of a historically accurate drama, and more of an homage to period dramas and samurai cinema. that's why he doesn't mind the anachronistic elements like the hwacha that appear 70 years too early, or the armor that appears an entire era too early, so long as it evokes the overall feel of samurai cinema, and brings awareness to each of those elements, even though they're time displaced.
as a Mongolian i really loved this game , it really showed the Mongol culture and Japanese culture really good , our history records are really shadowy thats true because the empire later on really got problamatic and our history is only written in other stable empire, kingdoms scrolls and im really interested in how other people saw the Mongol empire in history Mongol people hailed with differante names through out the history Hunnu, Khukh Tureg , Mongol, etc in some periods we didnt even had a name to get written on , just a few people trying to survive in the harsh land of central asia
@@JJaqn05 I dont think it was fully deserved tlou2 sucked played it twice gameplay sucked story sucked but eh still an okay game just because neil druckman paid me a good bill
That professor is so enthusiastic and excited to see things in the game, it got me to thinking there might be a lack of variety/authenticity of the Japanese middle ages in the media as a whole? If so, Sucker Punch really filled that spot. Great content, I appreciate that this was uploaded.
it's interesting to think but eastern middle ages is largely ignored when there was so much development and battles to base media on. i mean, dynasty warriors is based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms but there was A LOT happening in china even into the 20th century, before Mao even. i think westerners just lack the history and awareness of the east and when so many devs are based in the west it's just something that isn't seen often enough, but what Sucker Punch is doing can help change that.
@@matty6878 the thing is Japan itself isn't lacking in games set in Japan or the japanese middle ages, the problem is they're not as authentic as got, focusing way too often on animesque tropes and such, the Japanese video game scene has been stagnanting way too much
@@marocainforlife yeah, i see a lot edo period games that in the romance/otome genre. not really authentic experience when you're trying to mac on a pretty boy shogunate...
the professor doesn't even care that much that there are elements from other time periods, like more futuristic armor showing up in the game. the professor is just glad that the games puts a spotlight on those elements and makes them look cool. i think in his mind: interest > accuracy. he's probably thinking, so long as the students get interested in the subject, I can come in later and say which time period this weapon or this armor actually came from. what's important is that we get more students in classrooms.
a lot of japanese media/games like to focus on the sengoku jidai, or warring states period, that's roughly equivalent to the renaissance period in the west. a time guns were used longside cavalry, spears, and swords. very few media focus on the kamakura period, the time of knights in the west, and mongols across asia. this game really did fill a niche.
This a game had a better story than most Hollywood movies and the music was just astoundingly beautiful. This is a super AAA game. Great job Sucker Punch Games.
I'm late to this interview but I agree, they didn't use stupid "comedic relief" that is unessesary, and it's not even super dark either. Shang Chi for example, It was decent for Marvel, but Awkward-Fina moments were awful and nearly ruined it even for me going in with an open mind. Ghost was such an amazing story!! It would be incredibly difficult to make a sequal, perhaps a DLC.. When assassin's creed finaly does an Asian story line.. they have HUGE shoes to fill 😊
If a Japanese Historian who has studied Japan history for this long is not triggered by the game... I really think those so called critics of cultural appropriation should probably just be quiet...
I love Professor Hongo's reactions so much, it's almost like he's a little kid rediscovering what drew him to study Samurai in the first place, he has so much genuine love for the game and how the developers took wo much care in making it.
They really outdid themselves with this. Here in India it is sold out for the next 2 weeks showing the massive interest in such a game being the PS4 swansong exclusive title. I am waiting for the game to come back in stock and then purchase it. Samurai dreams are coming true 🙋😍😁😁
I strongly believe that they should make a game based on Mongol Invasion of India during Mughal era and how Indians defended Delhi from Mongols everytime. If they can recreate Mughal empire then it'll have the potential to be one of the best games ever made! They can create a vast wildlife, infrastructure of old cities, strongholds, BIIIIIG forts, lesser and greater Himalayas, Northern plains, Ganga, Yamuna, Glaciers and MASSIVE unconquered Himalayan peaks.
@@sanmechrocker Fucking imagine that. At this point, if SP can make another Open-World banger out of these historical events, then I’d be happy to provide the 3 digits at the back of my card.
To Nate Fox and the sucker punch team, if any of you guys read this comment for some reason at all, I want to personally thank you guys for making one of the best open world games that I have ever played. I would even dare place the game in my personal top 5 best games of all time. Your other PS4 game infamous second son was the only game that I got the Platinum trophy for, there hasn't been a game that I played that was made by your company that I didn't have an absolute blast playing. I unfortunately missed out on the sly Cooper games and rocket robot on wheels, but I would be willing to play them all if I were to get the chance. Basically every game you guys make is amazing. Ghost of Tsushima is truly a milestone in gaming, and it will in my opinion always be one of the best games ever made. So once again thank you Nate Fox and the Sucker Punch team.
They made the most realistic samurai game and yet so impactful. The game doesnt have giant snake, oni devil, no super human strangth. Just a lonely man struggle with his cause. Its beautiful. Its my fav along with God of War 2018.
Haha I was on my PS4 Pro while watching this, and I was like? What the F? I already have the disc version of the game why was it installed? Went through my recent downloads, check my PS plus credits, still the same and it took me a while before replaying it and saw the notification again hahaha.
Hats off to this out of the blue masterpiece. Also props to the respect they gave, not only to the samurai, but to the Mongols for being... well, the scariest fucking army in history.
I agree, this video should have more views. I want to know how the game developers work with the scholars of the Kamakura period to make this game. It is interesting, not even the Japanese made anime, TV shows or movies about the Mongol invasion of Japan. Hamburger samurai is a good term. This game is a love letter to Japanese historical culture.
40 years of poring over only texts to try and build a mental image to then have it brought to life in near perfection. The old professor seems so ecstatic during the whole video even being childlike in his excitement at some points. Makes me happy to see him be so immensely grateful to have someone bring his 40 years of effort into moving life, even if it was fictional and unintentional.
@@hindurashtravadi2563 it’s seriously up there for me as well, and I’m considered an old school guy now 😂(31 years old) but it’s up there with ocarina , Witcher 3, tales of symphonia, ff7 for me , you know games of that caliber . That title sequence still gives me goosebumps lmao
@@rovosunny1687 The Samurai mask from the collectors edition is probably on Ebay...Its expensive, but worth it....It looks beautiful.....I drink sake and put it on...I sit there and grunt at my wife....
@@mookiestewart3776 It was a little bit repetitive for me to put it up there with those titles, still a great game. If they can add even more gameplay ideas to a sequel then it will definitely be up there with the other masterpieces.
The game is a love letter to Japanese history and Kurosawa films I love it. 6:11 and I'm pretty positive somebody will probably will come up with the idea of making a movie based on this form of history.
One thing this game actually did was that it also painted the mongols in a more fair and realistic light. All too often when you see the mongol empire, or mongol armies in games or movies, they are depicted as an invading swarm of tribal, tent living, uncouth barbarian savages that rode horses and would rape and pillage anything in their path. Basically Khal Drogo and the Dothraki in Game of Thrones are based on these stereotypes. How they would overwhelm opposing forces with sheer numbers, when really the Mongols were incredible horseriders, swordsmen on/off horse, archers on/off horse and tacticians that had a vast number of cultures and type of weaponry spanning a huge empire. You don't take over half the world by just having numbers
Incredible video. Thank you so much for posting this. This is the type of game that defines this medium. This video reminded my why I feel this way. Sucker Punch and Sony for backing their studio to take on such a daunting task of making this game are absolute gods. I will never forget this game.
Told my gf when this game came out that this is why I play games , every now and then we get something so good it’s difficult to describe , it’s simply art
Wow, it’s interesting to hear that the Kamakura period isn’t represented much at all even in Japanese media. I never thought the Mongol invasion would be a time period people just skip over. Lots of cinematic potential there if you ask me. I also really loved seeing the Japanese professor’s unbridled excitement and how _happy_ both Japanese men seemed to be to experience such respect and attention to detail for their culture. It’s like... just wow. Words fail me. Now, I wonder if a Japanese studio could or would do the same for a western setting and historical period. How far would _they_ go to be authentic, if not strictly historically accurate?
I imagine it's something like the Western obsession with WW2 over WW1 aka "The Great War", where most people preferred to tell or do stories covering the Second World War. It's only in recent years where there's been interest in the gaming sphere in telling stories from the First World War, like with how successful Battlefield 1 has been on that front.
All Japan cares about is the Sengoku period followed my the Meiji oh and genderbent Nobunaga. 99% of anime and period pieces from Japan takes places exclusively in those time periods.
Hamburger samurai! Sounds nice! Because until now Japanese have made a lot of American soldier games and European Knight games.(Sushi soldier and Sushi knight?) That was reversed this time.
Really? Any particularly good ones? Ones with really impressive amounts of research and attention to detail? Maybe with an interview segment like this one, only with a western historian and a Japanese dev? Lmao
@@2yoyoyo1Unplugged There are honestly so many Japanese games that make games with western style settings. The question is if they are based on real life historical events, and how much are those games historically accurate. Take that into account and it will certainly be rarer. But generally, most games have some western elements to it. Japan has already been westernized since Meiji restoration so it's hardly surprising to see western influence in everyday Japanese life, and that naturally means games, too. For western games, I don't know much that has East Asian settings. They're def on the rarer side regardless if they're based on real life events or not.
Before I was even 25% the way through act 3 I had already achieved Ghost of Tsushima status, with every single piece of weapon and armor upgraded. Arigato to the team at Sucker Punch, tbh I don't speak an ounce of worth of Japanese but this game feels weird to play without the Japanese dub. May the story of the Bushido's Blade live on forever.
You can feel the love, its the same i feel as a player of this game..i say it to myself often.. also, now lets see a historian see the new assassins creed game😂
Ghost of tsushima was so good. They really really made a great original IP here. Lots of potential for sequels and building off of this game they created.
@@kaybee2286 Hate to say it, but I think that's a terrible idea. Tomoe's side quest was probably the weakest in the game because of its ending. And Tomoe is a survivor, she has no cause to fight for, and I didn't like how her character chalked up all her crimes to her 'need to survive', as if that's excusing her of betraying Tsushima and slaughtering innocents. The most logical thing to do is continue following Jin; potentially seeing him creating the clan of Shinobi/Ninja, with its own beliefs and rules; it's own creed. Because we are all so emotionally invested in his story and character, it doesn't make sense to ditch him in favour of some other character. This way, the sequel will be able to retain its "samurai" aspect whilst further expanding on the "Ghost" gameplay (more stealth mechanics, more weapons), as Jin tries to further refine the 'Way of the Ghost' and recruits people to his clan.
@@hagoromootsutski9058 I just finished the game and Tomoe's conclusion just feel really flat but then again I didn't like her all that much 🤷🏻♀️ If we get a sequel I hope that we wil play as Jin again!
@@omdhdk yeah I was hoping she would face her crimes honorably or at least stick around and die in battle for Tsushima as one last honorable act.. but no she just books it to the mainland. She definitely doesn’t deserve a game about her
it's historically inaccurate, but it dramatically and thematically accurate. the armor, katana, and hwacha were from different time periods, but the way themes and drama were accurate to the perception of the time period. in some ways, fiction can be more real than history. this is one example.
Great job Sucker Punch! I would also like to compliment the company for getting the natural scenes right in accordance to the different habitat where those different trees thrive in and their appearances.
the voice of fhe professor when watching those armours, you know that he finally can really see how it would looks like living in that era. he can finally see and no more imagine. he truly have the heart of a historian and a japanese
The excitement and emotion of the history professor when seeing bits of the game is so endearing to watch. I mean, imagine spending your entire career researching a period of time and putting together the imagines in your mind of how those warriors and their Zeitgeist might have looked like based solely on historical written records... and then see it come to life in a game like this❤️ I was surprised to learn that the Samurai back then used to work on a similar reward system (promised lands) as the German Ritter in Feudal time. I'm researching this for a novel WIP and, for what I hear the professor say, the Samurai also used to get lands from their liege in return of their loyalty and defense. The many medieval castles in Germany were built by Ritter with money from their lords. They used to have one or several villages of farmers under their command to work the land and they had to give the Ritter up to the 30% of each harvest. In return, the Ritter was responsible for their housing and protection. I just finished playing Ghost of Tsushima and I'm now with the EP Iki Island. It's a masterpiece. Nothing less can be said. I strongly recommend it. It's quite a journey. I've taken so many screenshots because the game is so photogenic and breathtakingly gorgeous. Congrats to Suckerpunch for this work of art! I really hope Sony doesn't screw up the film adaptation and that they respect the original cast of actors for each role🙏
I'm sure they'll make a sequel, it's their best selling game of all time. They cleared over 2.3 million copies in just the first three days after release
@स्वदेशीय पुरौकस् In the sequel, Jin dies to a bear attack within the first hour, and then you play that bear for the next 8 hours who turns out to be the child to the bear that Jin hunted with his uncle years ago
There are so many ways that the sequal could go. To the second invasion of Tusshima to the invasion of Iki and then the Gempei war against the shogun of Japan.
He’s right about making people interested in history. I know a lot about genghis khan and the mongol empire but didn’t even know the mongols made it to Japan. I once heard a video on the subject say the mongols failed to make it to Japan because they were terrible at sailing.
Not really , they successfully conquered Tsushima and then headed for mainland Japan (twice) but both times they were destroyed by typhoons, it’s actually a crazy historical fact and almost unbelievable but it did happen
Congrats on 9.73 million sales! I am very disappointed that a Japanese translation of this video will not be posted and about the quality of the Japanese lip-sync in Tsushima, which was added in the update.
And those wack ass “game” journalists said this was cultural appropriation or that Japan hated this game. They couldn’t have been more wrong! They tried so hard to cater to TLOU2 but the people spoke who was really GOTY.
The small Mongol bow was OP as hell, actually. It had a double recurve, and also the first composite bow in history, so it's draw weight was comparable to much taller traditional bows. Even the people of Central Asia/the Middle East, who had fought in the mounted archer tradition since before the time of the Roman Empire, had trouble effectively resisting them. Nomadic Steppe people have been widely feared/respected as some of the best warriors since antiquity.
The game was great but i wish if it were more kamakura period faithful in terms of armor and the tachi and bow, it’s more edo period but it’s still a great game.
Samurai clan armor and gosaku (older armor) are the correct in the time period and that's about it. Kamukura is so old that weak armor are destroyed except for the preserved o yoroi exhibit so there wasn't much variation recorded. That's the only armor you can get if you follow historical accuracy and it's not fun. Tachi is accurate in the game in terms of size and curvature except it is named Katana and bow is just bow.
@@valeriansage no that’s wrong, the samurai clan armor is Sengoku period and the gosaku armor is not that great, the swords in the game are only katana there’s no tachi, the tachi is a long more curvy sword worn upside on a hip belt used on horseback, like i said it’s a great game but not accurate at all.
@@anas-432 You might want to read what distinctive features of Kamakura period armor to later ones and tell me...the tachi you're right but the japanese version still localized it as tachi.
finished the game, story was a bit paint by numbers but had the right emotions, much like a period piece drama. would have loved to see them talk about akira kurosawa
This game was hands down game of the year for me and by far one of the best games I played in my life. I love it so much! And you can tell the people working on it out their heart and soul into the game.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but "Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto", the legend the professor was referring to, I think Garzey's Wing (greatest anime of all time) was talking about that too??
Very interesting. Very Ubisoft AC Creed like move to go for Historians as experts for their games. Everyone told them to make a Japanese Samourai-Assassin game. I'm from Montréal and I remember telling Ubi-Mtl to make one and that people, everywhere, wanted one & would buy it. They didn't. Big mistake. Lol! Well done Sucker Punch. The game is a beautiful work of Art and the fighting is on a superior level.
As someone with a History degree and as Dr. Hongo says it's ok to take certain liberties in entertainment such as a video game. If 80% of the game is true and there are no glaring "jump the shark" moments it's ok. Love Yoshida's sense of humor at 2:34 too. "It's like a 'Cheeseburger Samurai' game." "I don't eat cheese on my burger."
I really hope we see other games take the same ideas from Ghost of Tsushima and RDR2 with me personally thinking a game centered on the Romanticized Chilvary era of Knighthood in Medival Europe. I'm talking Knights/Princesses/castles/Duels/armor and Swords etc.
I'm a Japanese who loves Ghost of Tsushima
Thanks for the nice video!
本郷教授が 当時の日本が再現されていることに本当に感動しているのがよくわかる
景色、服装、空気、リアルな心情の共感、私もそこが凄く好きだ。
鎌倉に生きて、対馬の民になった気分になれる。
本当に素晴らしいゲームに出会えたことに感謝。
喜んで感謝します。
What do Japanese people think of the game? Is it popular over there or disliked?
@@WildDanHibiki From what I've heard the reception has been really good. It's kinda like a situation of a Japanese studio making a game about western medieval themes like Dark Souls.
@@WildDanHibiki
This game is highly appreciated by Japanese players!
I think it's not only because of the story, but also because of the detailed and realistic representation of the historical background, swordplay, costumes, beautiful scenery that feels like Japan even to Japanese eyes, and even the difficult-to-express Bushido.
(Also the animals are cute lol)
I can't believe that this was made by an American studio, it's so wonderfully perfect.
In my personal opinion, I like not only Jin and the characters who become his allies, but also his enemy, Khotun Khan, who is a brutal but powerful and wise warrior.
As a German, after playing this game, I have spotted many similarities between the German history and the Japanese history, they are different cultures but at the same time the history is almost like looking into a mirror, it's terrifying and cool at the same time and I'm not only talking about only the WW2 era i'm talking about the full history of both of the countires, how both of them defeated an empire who tried to conquer them, how they were split in different states, how they spent centuries uniting, i think this is... idk how to describe it
i like how the history professor understands that the game is less of a historically accurate drama, and more of an homage to period dramas and samurai cinema. that's why he doesn't mind the anachronistic elements like the hwacha that appear 70 years too early, or the armor that appears an entire era too early, so long as it evokes the overall feel of samurai cinema, and brings awareness to each of those elements, even though they're time displaced.
It definitely felt like playing a Akira Kurosawa samurai film
True! Its just a game. It does not have to be so accurate! As long as players can have fun as japanese loved the game, it was a success!!
And even recognizing the creative liberties, he still gave them like a B+ on period accuracy. Not bad.
What was the armor? The sakai armor?
Is that the reason why people forget about this game real quick!
😑🏮
"These samurai are truly alive. It's moving to the point of tears." What a great compliment
I would start crying, honestly
as a Mongolian i really loved this game , it really showed the Mongol culture and Japanese culture really good , our history records are really shadowy thats true because the empire later on really got problamatic and our history is only written in other stable empire, kingdoms scrolls and im really interested in how other people saw the Mongol empire
in history Mongol people hailed with differante names through out the history Hunnu, Khukh Tureg , Mongol, etc in some periods we didnt even had a name to get written on , just a few people trying to survive in the harsh land of central asia
Look here its the great great great grand son of genghis 😭😭
Game of the year so far for me. Love that a western company have respect for japanese lore and didnt butcher it
Ghost tsushima and final fantasy vii remake is going to be rival in game of the year
@@user-dv6nh3mu3y Nope Ghost of Tsushima and the Last of us 2 and the Last of us 2 won which i think was fully deserved
@@JJaqn05 lol
@@JJaqn05 I dont think it was fully deserved tlou2 sucked played it twice gameplay sucked story sucked but eh still an okay game just because neil druckman paid me a good bill
@@oldarthurmorgan6319 The game ain't the problem
That professor is so enthusiastic and excited to see things in the game, it got me to thinking there might be a lack of variety/authenticity of the Japanese middle ages in the media as a whole? If so, Sucker Punch really filled that spot.
Great content, I appreciate that this was uploaded.
it's interesting to think but eastern middle ages is largely ignored when there was so much development and battles to base media on. i mean, dynasty warriors is based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms but there was A LOT happening in china even into the 20th century, before Mao even.
i think westerners just lack the history and awareness of the east and when so many devs are based in the west it's just something that isn't seen often enough, but what Sucker Punch is doing can help change that.
@@matty6878 the thing is Japan itself isn't lacking in games set in Japan or the japanese middle ages, the problem is they're not as authentic as got, focusing way too often on animesque tropes and such, the Japanese video game scene has been stagnanting way too much
@@marocainforlife yeah, i see a lot edo period games that in the romance/otome genre. not really authentic experience when you're trying to mac on a pretty boy shogunate...
the professor doesn't even care that much that there are elements from other time periods, like more futuristic armor showing up in the game. the professor is just glad that the games puts a spotlight on those elements and makes them look cool. i think in his mind: interest > accuracy. he's probably thinking, so long as the students get interested in the subject, I can come in later and say which time period this weapon or this armor actually came from. what's important is that we get more students in classrooms.
a lot of japanese media/games like to focus on the sengoku jidai, or warring states period, that's roughly equivalent to the renaissance period in the west. a time guns were used longside cavalry, spears, and swords. very few media focus on the kamakura period, the time of knights in the west, and mongols across asia. this game really did fill a niche.
The way professor was talking with love for Japanese history made me almost cry , we have forgotten the history man and it was really beautiful
I literally had my eyes wet, from time to time. This Prof. is some awesome dude, and the game is crazy too!
This video should have way more views
💯💯
Sony, in spite of their recent flaws, truly achieved something remarkable with this game
To have a history professor tell you, “my 40 years of research lost to this game”
That’s how you know you made a good game.
or professor sucks at history
Or its just a ton of studios researching against a single professor hahaha
"what do we need to make this game feel really Kamakura?
Professor: "Nothing."
:'-/
Highest praise possible.
I wish they made the samurai armor and weapons more accurately.
The highest praise possible for a game.
This was a great interview and loved what Professor Hongo offered in his knowledge of the subject.
This a game had a better story than most Hollywood movies and the music was just astoundingly beautiful. This is a super AAA game. Great job Sucker Punch Games.
I'm late to this interview but I agree, they didn't use stupid "comedic relief" that is unessesary, and it's not even super dark either. Shang Chi for example, It was decent for Marvel, but Awkward-Fina moments were awful and nearly ruined it even for me going in with an open mind.
Ghost was such an amazing story!! It would be incredibly difficult to make a sequal, perhaps a DLC.. When assassin's creed finaly does an Asian story line.. they have HUGE shoes to fill 😊
This video is way more informative than any history class i've been in.
43:38 Can you imagine having a professor who assigns you Ghost of Tsushima as homework lol.
Best coursework and professor ever!
That would be awesome!!!
@Emilio Orion stfu
@Yael Elon stfu
So wow! Best homework eva!
If a Japanese Historian who has studied Japan history for this long is not triggered by the game... I really think those so called critics of cultural appropriation should probably just be quiet...
I love Professor Hongo's reactions so much, it's almost like he's a little kid rediscovering what drew him to study Samurai in the first place, he has so much genuine love for the game and how the developers took wo much care in making it.
I just watched a 43 min video on youtube and not skipped a second. This is when you know you have done a good job with this video.
They really outdid themselves with this. Here in India it is sold out for the next 2 weeks showing the massive interest in such a game being the PS4 swansong exclusive title. I am waiting for the game to come back in stock and then purchase it. Samurai dreams are coming true 🙋😍😁😁
I strongly believe that they should make a game based on Mongol Invasion of India during Mughal era and how Indians defended Delhi from Mongols everytime.
If they can recreate Mughal empire then it'll have the potential to be one of the best games ever made! They can create a vast wildlife, infrastructure of old cities, strongholds, BIIIIIG forts, lesser and greater Himalayas, Northern plains, Ganga, Yamuna, Glaciers and MASSIVE unconquered Himalayan peaks.
@@sanmechrocker I second that 👍
@@sanmechrocker Fucking imagine that. At this point, if SP can make another Open-World banger out of these historical events, then I’d be happy to provide the 3 digits at the back of my card.
@@TheSuhas96 did you end up buying and liking the game?
20th century: spaghetti western
21st century: hamburger samurai
Professor is fanboying so much it's so cute.
イタリア人が作る西部劇をマカロニウエスタンって言うのに対し、
アメリカ人が作るサムライ作品を、Hamburger Samuraiって言うのか。面白い。
しかし、ゴーストオブツシマは、日本人以上に日本の事を知る、アメリカのサムライが作った素晴らしい作品です🇺🇸👏
To Nate Fox and the sucker punch team, if any of you guys read this comment for some reason at all, I want to personally thank you guys for making one of the best open world games that I have ever played. I would even dare place the game in my personal top 5 best games of all time. Your other PS4 game infamous second son was the only game that I got the Platinum trophy for, there hasn't been a game that I played that was made by your company that I didn't have an absolute blast playing. I unfortunately missed out on the sly Cooper games and rocket robot on wheels, but I would be willing to play them all if I were to get the chance. Basically every game you guys make is amazing. Ghost of Tsushima is truly a milestone in gaming, and it will in my opinion always be one of the best games ever made. So once again thank you Nate Fox and the Sucker Punch team.
They made the most realistic samurai game and yet so impactful. The game doesnt have giant snake, oni devil, no super human strangth. Just a lonely man struggle with his cause. Its beautiful. Its my fav along with God of War 2018.
Installed Ghost of Tsushima caught me off guard lol.
lol that thing pop out on the side half way of the vid.
@@Anixander6230 if you waiting a sign to play this game, this is it
Haha I was on my PS4 Pro while watching this, and I was like? What the F? I already have the disc version of the game why was it installed? Went through my recent downloads, check my PS plus credits, still the same and it took me a while before replaying it and saw the notification again hahaha.
Time stamp?
@@melu0o 27:10
Super entertaining yet very educational game. First thing I will do after the lockdown is to visit the island of tsushima
Now I need american scholars interviewing hideo kojima on why he made American based games 😁
And then said that Americans don't get it what a joke 😂😂😂
I would love to sit and listen to the professor talk about all this period stories. 40 years of research !!!
Facts, Facts! Me too son, me too!
This interview is always so fun to watch and i just love when the Japanese professor gets excited about the game.
Hats off to this out of the blue masterpiece. Also props to the respect they gave, not only to the samurai, but to the Mongols for being... well, the scariest fucking army in history.
don't kill a mongol messenger. it never ends well. hospitality is a rule for a reason.
@@idleeidolon or revolt for that matter.
I agree, this video should have more views. I want to know how the game developers work with the scholars of the Kamakura period to make this game. It is interesting, not even the Japanese made anime, TV shows or movies about the Mongol invasion of Japan. Hamburger samurai is a good term. This game is a love letter to Japanese historical culture.
This should have no less than a million views...How does it only have a few thousand
このぐらいの情熱 敬意があれば
UBiも炎上しないのにな
UBiの いいかげんさは
今更なのにwww
40 years of poring over only texts to try and build a mental image to then have it brought to life in near perfection.
The old professor seems so ecstatic during the whole video even being childlike in his excitement at some points.
Makes me happy to see him be so immensely grateful to have someone bring his 40 years of effort into moving life, even if it was fictional and unintentional.
Bought the Collectors Edition with the samurai/Jin mask....Its doubled in value allready......great investment and collectible
For me ghost of tsushima is a best game I ever played in my life
@@hindurashtravadi2563 it’s seriously up there for me as well, and I’m considered an old school guy now 😂(31 years old) but it’s up there with ocarina , Witcher 3, tales of symphonia, ff7 for me , you know games of that caliber . That title sequence still gives me goosebumps lmao
where can I buy one?
@@rovosunny1687 The Samurai mask from the collectors edition is probably on Ebay...Its expensive, but worth it....It looks beautiful.....I drink sake and put it on...I sit there and grunt at my wife....
@@mookiestewart3776 It was a little bit repetitive for me to put it up there with those titles, still a great game. If they can add even more gameplay ideas to a sequel then it will definitely be up there with the other masterpieces.
The game is a love letter to Japanese history and Kurosawa films I love it. 6:11 and I'm pretty positive somebody will probably will come up with the idea of making a movie based on this form of history.
I picked up Ghost of Tsushima the other day and It's sucker punches best game.
Easily
One thing this game actually did was that it also painted the mongols in a more fair and realistic light. All too often when you see the mongol empire, or mongol armies in games or movies, they are depicted as an invading swarm of tribal, tent living, uncouth barbarian savages that rode horses and would rape and pillage anything in their path. Basically Khal Drogo and the Dothraki in Game of Thrones are based on these stereotypes. How they would overwhelm opposing forces with sheer numbers, when really the Mongols were incredible horseriders, swordsmen on/off horse, archers on/off horse and tacticians that had a vast number of cultures and type of weaponry spanning a huge empire. You don't take over half the world by just having numbers
I watched this on my playstation
I was suprised how entertaining it was
Ghost of Tsushima isn't a game, it's a weirdly long interactive Kurosawa film.
Professor expression at 29:55 is priceless
Incredible video. Thank you so much for posting this. This is the type of game that defines this medium. This video reminded my why I feel this way. Sucker Punch and Sony for backing their studio to take on such a daunting task of making this game are absolute gods. I will never forget this game.
Told my gf when this game came out that this is why I play games , every now and then we get something so good it’s difficult to describe , it’s simply art
Wow, it’s interesting to hear that the Kamakura period isn’t represented much at all even in Japanese media. I never thought the Mongol invasion would be a time period people just skip over. Lots of cinematic potential there if you ask me. I also really loved seeing the Japanese professor’s unbridled excitement and how _happy_ both Japanese men seemed to be to experience such respect and attention to detail for their culture. It’s like... just wow. Words fail me. Now, I wonder if a Japanese studio could or would do the same for a western setting and historical period. How far would _they_ go to be authentic, if not strictly historically accurate?
I imagine it's something like the Western obsession with WW2 over WW1 aka "The Great War", where most people preferred to tell or do stories covering the Second World War. It's only in recent years where there's been interest in the gaming sphere in telling stories from the First World War, like with how successful Battlefield 1 has been on that front.
@@StrikeNoir105E "The war to end all wars."
"It ended nothing."
All Japan cares about is the Sengoku period followed my the Meiji oh and genderbent Nobunaga. 99% of anime and period pieces from Japan takes places exclusively in those time periods.
There have been a few manga covering the western era post the Civil War.
Hamburger samurai!
Sounds nice!
Because until now Japanese have made a lot of American soldier games and European Knight games.(Sushi soldier and Sushi knight?)
That was reversed this time.
Really? Any particularly good ones? Ones with really impressive amounts of research and attention to detail? Maybe with an interview segment like this one, only with a western historian and a Japanese dev? Lmao
@@2yoyoyo1Unplugged There are honestly so many Japanese games that make games with western style settings. The question is if they are based on real life historical events, and how much are those games historically accurate. Take that into account and it will certainly be rarer. But generally, most games have some western elements to it. Japan has already been westernized since Meiji restoration so it's hardly surprising to see western influence in everyday Japanese life, and that naturally means games, too.
For western games, I don't know much that has East Asian settings. They're def on the rarer side regardless if they're based on real life events or not.
Before I was even 25% the way through act 3 I had already achieved Ghost of Tsushima status, with every single piece of weapon and armor upgraded.
Arigato to the team at Sucker Punch, tbh I don't speak an ounce of worth of Japanese but this game feels weird to play without the Japanese dub. May the story of the Bushido's Blade live on forever.
You can feel the love, its the same i feel as a player of this game..i say it to myself often.. also, now lets see a historian see the new assassins creed game😂
Ghost of tsushima was so good. They really really made a great original IP here. Lots of potential for sequels and building off of this game they created.
If they do a sequel, it should follow Tomoe’s story!
@@kaybee2286 Hate to say it, but I think that's a terrible idea. Tomoe's side quest was probably the weakest in the game because of its ending. And Tomoe is a survivor, she has no cause to fight for, and I didn't like how her character chalked up all her crimes to her 'need to survive', as if that's excusing her of betraying Tsushima and slaughtering innocents.
The most logical thing to do is continue following Jin; potentially seeing him creating the clan of Shinobi/Ninja, with its own beliefs and rules; it's own creed. Because we are all so emotionally invested in his story and character, it doesn't make sense to ditch him in favour of some other character.
This way, the sequel will be able to retain its "samurai" aspect whilst further expanding on the "Ghost" gameplay (more stealth mechanics, more weapons), as Jin tries to further refine the 'Way of the Ghost' and recruits people to his clan.
@@hagoromootsutski9058 I just finished the game and Tomoe's conclusion just feel really flat but then again I didn't like her all that much 🤷🏻♀️ If we get a sequel I hope that we wil play as Jin again!
@@omdhdk yeah I was hoping she would face her crimes honorably or at least stick around and die in battle for Tsushima as one last honorable act.. but no she just books it to the mainland. She definitely doesn’t deserve a game about her
27:11 was the most happy moment ...
thanks for the interview! great to watch after you beat the game!
That's the thing that makes me really happy about games being well founded in history
it's historically inaccurate, but it dramatically and thematically accurate. the armor, katana, and hwacha were from different time periods, but the way themes and drama were accurate to the perception of the time period. in some ways, fiction can be more real than history. this is one example.
Great job Sucker Punch! I would also like to compliment the company for getting the natural scenes right in accordance to the different habitat where those different trees thrive in and their appearances.
You know you REALLY love a game when you're done playing it for the day, but look up interviews on it.
the voice of fhe professor when watching those armours, you know that he finally can really see how it would looks like living in that era. he can finally see and no more imagine. he truly have the heart of a historian and a japanese
Because of this interview I started game again. And I had completed the 2 times and I'm my third run🤣🤣🤣Because NG+
Only criticism I have is there should have been some groups of Mongols that fought with bow on horseback. That was the empire’s huge tactic.
The excitement and emotion of the history professor when seeing bits of the game is so endearing to watch. I mean, imagine spending your entire career researching a period of time and putting together the imagines in your mind of how those warriors and their Zeitgeist might have looked like based solely on historical written records... and then see it come to life in a game like this❤️
I was surprised to learn that the Samurai back then used to work on a similar reward system (promised lands) as the German Ritter in Feudal time. I'm researching this for a novel WIP and, for what I hear the professor say, the Samurai also used to get lands from their liege in return of their loyalty and defense. The many medieval castles in Germany were built by Ritter with money from their lords. They used to have one or several villages of farmers under their command to work the land and they had to give the Ritter up to the 30% of each harvest. In return, the Ritter was responsible for their housing and protection.
I just finished playing Ghost of Tsushima and I'm now with the EP Iki Island. It's a masterpiece. Nothing less can be said. I strongly recommend it. It's quite a journey. I've taken so many screenshots because the game is so photogenic and breathtakingly gorgeous. Congrats to Suckerpunch for this work of art! I really hope Sony doesn't screw up the film adaptation and that they respect the original cast of actors for each role🙏
I'm so proud with suckerpunch (I hope did not screw it to the next sequel)
I'm sure they'll make a sequel, it's their best selling game of all time. They cleared over 2.3 million copies in just the first three days after release
@स्वदेशीय पुरौकस् In the sequel, Jin dies to a bear attack within the first hour, and then you play that bear for the next 8 hours who turns out to be the child to the bear that Jin hunted with his uncle years ago
@@TimeTravelingAltair1337 *Directed by: Neil Druckmann*
There are so many ways that the sequal could go. To the second invasion of Tusshima to the invasion of Iki and then the Gempei war against the shogun of Japan.
Let’s just hope that Neil Druckmann doesn’t influence Nate fox. 😰
I love this game I want a part 2
no
Just no
It’s 99% likely. Sucker Punch has done sequels in all their franchises ( Sly Cooper , Infamous )
legends
He’s right about making people interested in history. I know a lot about genghis khan and the mongol empire but didn’t even know the mongols made it to Japan. I once heard a video on the subject say the mongols failed to make it to Japan because they were terrible at sailing.
Not really , they successfully conquered Tsushima and then headed for mainland Japan (twice) but both times they were destroyed by typhoons, it’s actually a crazy historical fact and almost unbelievable but it did happen
@@mookiestewart3776 and those typhoons is why Japan had a belief for “Kamikaze”.
You missed out on playing the game "total war shogun". That game informed me about the mongol invasion over Japan.
36:15 sucker punch might want to take the Professors story here as inspiration for a DLC weapon.
Congrats on 9.73 million sales! I am very disappointed that a Japanese translation of this video will not be posted and about the quality of the Japanese lip-sync in Tsushima, which was added in the update.
And those wack ass “game” journalists said this was cultural appropriation or that Japan hated this game. They couldn’t have been more wrong! They tried so hard to cater to TLOU2 but the people spoke who was really GOTY.
Would be awesome to talk to the composer about the musical choices. Great video, and emotional listening to the Professor
i can kind of tell the Japanese language adopts a lot of English into their sentence nowadays, even for a history professor.
That happened to most languages, actually. Probably since World War 2 ended and USA became the most influential country on earth.
The small Mongol bow was OP as hell, actually. It had a double recurve, and also the first composite bow in history, so it's draw weight was comparable to much taller traditional bows. Even the people of Central Asia/the Middle East, who had fought in the mounted archer tradition since before the time of the Roman Empire, had trouble effectively resisting them. Nomadic Steppe people have been widely feared/respected as some of the best warriors since antiquity.
Beautiful and well-edited conversation! Great game, too!
Great interview.
What an amazing interview , I really appreciate the respect and appreciation between our two countries , it’s a really beautiful thing
this was a great game. just sunk 45 hours into it. SP needs do another of these, maybe with some Ninja clans.
The game was great but i wish if it were more kamakura period faithful in terms of armor and the tachi and bow, it’s more edo period but it’s still a great game.
Samurai clan armor and gosaku (older armor) are the correct in the time period and that's about it. Kamukura is so old that weak armor are destroyed except for the preserved o yoroi exhibit so there wasn't much variation recorded. That's the only armor you can get if you follow historical accuracy and it's not fun. Tachi is accurate in the game in terms of size and curvature except it is named Katana and bow is just bow.
@@valeriansage no that’s wrong, the samurai clan armor is Sengoku period and the gosaku armor is not that great, the swords in the game are only katana there’s no tachi, the tachi is a long more curvy sword worn upside on a hip belt used on horseback, like i said it’s a great game but not accurate at all.
@@valeriansage bro the o yoroi from the Kamakura is well documented and there’s many o yoroi sets in museums.
@@anas-432 You might want to read what distinctive features of Kamakura period armor to later ones and tell me...the tachi you're right but the japanese version still localized it as tachi.
Why don’t you type Kamakura armor on google and see for yourself smh.
game finally came out on PC, i just finished everything. what a game man
I go back here after i saw Assasins Creed Shadow trailer...
i never saw this interview before like when did this happen?
it is the deluxe and collector's edition bonus content
Lew De Lara Also available as a separate purchase on the PS Store now.
finished the game, story was a bit paint by numbers but had the right emotions, much like a period piece drama. would have loved to see them talk about akira kurosawa
91 hours, I spent 91 hours to finish the damn game. and every hour and minute was well spent.
Completed 5-8 times, 200-300 hours in and still can't get enough if it 🔥
This game was hands down game of the year for me and by far one of the best games I played in my life. I love it so much! And you can tell the people working on it out their heart and soul into the game.
Not Robinhood... More like the Batman.
this is so cool to see. All these guys clearly love what they're working one
Bring us another!
this is the best game ever , to me
理解したいけど、日本語訳なくてもどかしい！
でもいいインタビューだと思う！！！
They actually nailed it. Even tho It`s leaning to fantasy/fiction.
how this wasnt game of the year i'll never know
Correct me if I'm wrong, but "Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto", the legend the professor was referring to, I think Garzey's Wing (greatest anime of all time) was talking about that too??
Greatest anime of all time is bebop but yes I think you’re correct lol
GREATEST GAME OF ALL TIME. CANT WAIT FOR DLC‼️‼️‼️
this is far better than AC shadows
Why doesn't that dude like cheese and why did it sound like he was pissed of at the mere mention of cheese
lactose intolerant?
Very interesting. Very Ubisoft AC Creed like move to go for Historians as experts for their games. Everyone told them to make a Japanese Samourai-Assassin game. I'm from Montréal and I remember telling Ubi-Mtl to make one and that people, everywhere, wanted one & would buy it. They didn't. Big mistake. Lol! Well done Sucker Punch. The game is a beautiful work of Art and the fighting is on a superior level.
You can tell that those two guys that just trolling him because that guy shows so much love for the game
Sweet!!!
The best game of mine in 42 years.....action, honour, graphics (PS5).
As someone with a History degree and as Dr. Hongo says it's ok to take certain liberties in entertainment such as a video game.
If 80% of the game is true and there are no glaring "jump the shark" moments it's ok.
Love Yoshida's sense of humor at 2:34 too.
"It's like a 'Cheeseburger Samurai' game."
"I don't eat cheese on my burger."
Absolutely one of the best videos I've ever seen on youtube!
I almost teared up a couple times watching this lol
What a game and what an experience..
Need the sequel... For my all time favourite:- Ghost of tshushima
Best interview for sure
I really hope we see other games take the same ideas from Ghost of Tsushima and RDR2 with me personally thinking a game centered on the Romanticized Chilvary era of Knighthood in Medival Europe. I'm talking Knights/Princesses/castles/Duels/armor and Swords etc.
Uno de los mejores videojuegos que he podido disfrutar, es una obra maestra.