Boy, that was a wake-up call. I'm definitely not exaggerating by telling you that I nearly flipped the laptop onto the floor; Ghost of Tsushima was the perfect storm between an established studio (whose work I love), and an exciting new IP in a setting that I ad This already is a largely debatable position. Not only are there many, many western games by publishers that would lick their lips at the idea of selling two million units, but Japanese games as a whole are certainly a relevant factor to selling conso Another interesting detail is that the landing in Komodahama happened on October 5th, 1274, and the Battle of Bun'Ei ended on October 21st. I couldn't find clear data on when Japanese relief forces reached the island of Tsushima, but it's probably not much later. This means that the story of the game is likely to be rather short in terms of timespan, as the first Mongol Invasion had a long buildup, but was ultimately a brief engagement. It'll be definitely interesting to see if the story will somehow extend to the second invasion. Since forces on the island held back the Mongol tide a few years later in 1281, it's quite possible that Sucker Punch will decide to include it at the end of the strategy game rankings|
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