Kent Halliday

With the reveals teased for PlayStation's State of Play before 2019's Game Awards being some of the highest anticipated of the Winter, the hype is clearly high. More information will likely be coming in future PlayStation announcements, although likely not E3, which might give players a better idea of exactly what Ghost of Tsushima is going to look like on rele Naughty Dog closed out the PS3 generation with _ The Last of Us _ and is intending on doing the same with _ The Last of Us 2 _ on PS4, while Sucker Punch began the PS4 generation with _ Infamous Second Son. _ After helping launch the console, Sucker Punch is now helping send it off with the launch of _ Ghost of Tsushima _ at the end of June. The game takes place during the Mongol invasion of Japan during the 1270s and has the player take the role of Jin, a master samu While the game itself has unfortunately been delayed past its initially revealed release date, this does mean that the developers are more focused on dropping a quality game a little late, rather than a broken game on time. It's been mentioned before, but considering the alternative of getting an underwhelming release, delays can be the better option someti While many video game enthusiasts will likely have their hands full for the immediate future with titles like Resident Evil 3 , Doom Eternal , and Final Fantasy VII Remake , it's easy to look at games on the horizon and wonder when they'll see the light of day. There are even persistent rumors that next-gen consoles PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X might not hit their 2020 launch windows, or that, if they do, they will be in exceedingly short sup In terms of Ghost of Tsushima , Khotun Khan is a cunning and ruthless general of the Mongol Empire. He leads and commands a massive fleet of ships and soldiers in the first invasion of Japan's Tsushima Island. To achieve total victory, Khotun relies on his knowledge of the Samurai way to ultimately destroy them. The Great Khan is voiced by Patrick GallagAlthough Sly Cooper 2 and 3 explored less linear sections and had a greater sense of freedom in their level design, Sucker Punch’s first true open world title was 2009’s InFamous, which featured a fully-realized metropolitan area known as Empire City. The sizable environment featured plenty of optional encounters, side missions and collectibles to entertain the player outside of campaign missions, all of which helped boost Cole MacGrath’s super-powered abilities and sense of morality. Sucker Punch continued to explore large cities in the form of New Marais and Seattle in InFamous 2 and Second Son respectively, all the while expanding the ways players could traverse the city in quick manners, such as grinding on electric wires or levitation. While Jin’s ability to traverse via horse is significantly less outlandish, the sparse environments that have been shown off so far drastically contrast the hustle and bustle of the cities of InFamous, but still retain that same attention to detail and natural reactions that result from the player’s actions, from the blowing leaves in the wind to the mud and blood flying through the air during a combat encounter. Through a focus on transportation and immersive details, Sucker Punch is utilizing the smaller elements that bolstered InFamous’ reputation to enhance Ghost of Tsushima’s take on a completely different type of civilization. The setting of Ghost of Tsushima takes place during the first invasion of Japan by the Mongol Empire . In the few trailers fans have already seen, the game seems to show the Mongols having a lot of success on Tsushima Island, basically razing it to the ground. In actuality, this event appears to be largely t There are a good number of PS4 exclusives coming in 2020, which is surprising considering the scheduled fall 2020 launch of the PS5. The PS4’s 3 big action exclusives - _ FF7 Remake, The Last of Us 2, _ and _ Ghost of Tsushima _ - are going to give the PS4 one great final y The trailer then ends with rapid shots of the vast open world of the game, as Jin rides his horse through various environments including those filled with blooming foliage, horrid snow, and everything in between. The climbing mechanic is also briefly shown off in a mountainous area. Shots of great temples are also briefly shown, as is one slow motion shot of Jin rushing through a barrage of falling arrows. A release window of summer 2020 is shown at the very end, to the satisfaction of many PlayStation game These are uncertain times, and the state of the world seems to be shifting on a daily basis. Video games are relatively low on the totem pole of immediate crises facing civilization at the moment, but with so much of the population forced to self-quarantine for their own safety and the safety of others, it's easy to see why the passionate PlayStation fandom would be worried about the release status of tent-pole titles like Ghost of Tsushima Side quests|https://tsushimagame.com/ of Tsushi