Ghost of Tsushima, the latest game from Sony first-party studio Sucker Punch, will receive a new trailer during The Game Awards 2019. Sucker Punch’s last release was inFamous Second Son, a launch-window PS4 game, way back in 2014.
The wait for Ghost of Tsushima has been a long one. Originally revealed at Paris Games Week 2017, Ghost of Tsushima looked to be a dramatic, samurai epic with some sort of supernatural flair, as the trailer showed what appeared to be the game’s protagonist seemingly disintegrating into smoke. The game wouldn’t be shown off again until E3 2018, where an extended gameplay trailer gave a look at Ghost of Tsushima’s impressive visuals and methodical combat. This trailer didn’t show off any of the supernatural elements teased in the initial reveal, however, and Ghost of Tsushima E3 details revealed the game would not contain any supernatural elements, after all. In fact, the gameplay leaned more toward hyper-realism - or at least the kind of stylized realism shown in classic samurai movies.
During the company’s final State of Play livestream for 2019, Sony showed a 60-second teaser for a new Ghost of Tsushima trailer. The full trailer will be shown at The Game Awards on December 12 at 8:30 p.m. EST, but the State of Play clip gives viewers a glimpse at what the new trailer could reveal. It begins with a group of armored Mongolian soldiers, wheeling a heavy cart through a yellow forest on the island of Tsushima, Japan. They spot the game’s masked protagonist, Jin, silhouetted dramatically against the light at the edge of the trees. They then draw their swords and charge, and Jin responds by drawing his and pulling a smoke bomb from his belt, slamming it into the ground below him. It’s not much, but it does give viewers a hint at how Jin could develop into a “samurai commando,” gaining new tools (like smoke bombs) over the course of the game.
While much remains to be revealed about Ghost of Tsushima, there is a fair bit of information already available for curios fans. The game is set in an open world but will not be a full-fledged RPG, instead following a more structured story. As shown off in the E3 2018 gameplay trailer, Ghost of Tsuhuma’s combat is “skill-based,” but that doesn’t mean only hardcore players will be able to enjoy it. Ghost of Tsushima’s creative director explained that combat isn’t as challenging as Bloodborne’s and that it’s instead “a game that’s meant for the mainstream gaming audience.” Still, fans have yet to see how combat elements like the smoke bomb will play into that skill-based system.
Between its experienced development studio, beautiful visuals, and intriguing setting, Ghost of Tsushima is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated PlayStation-exclusive games on the horizon. While the game never had a release date, Ghost of Tsushima was reportedly delayed internally, and it probably won’t release until late 2020. If that’s the case, it’s entirely possible that Ghost of Tsushima could be a PS5 launch title. Either way, it’s not unlikely that Ghost of Tsushima’s Game Awards trailer will finally reveal an official release date.
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Ghost of Tsushima’s release date is not yet known, but it will reportedly release sometime in late 2020.
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