To strengthen that bond further – before painfully severing it – Sucker Punch created multiple heartwarming cutscenes depicting our everyday interactions. My horse rode into battle with me, and we explored every inch of the map together.
Several human characters in Ghost of Tsushima pass in and out of my gameplay experience, but the only one there with me throughout all of it was Nobu. Here, they can discover a whole new story along with brand new collectibles and. From Lady Masako and the master archer Ishikawa, I learn about the world and my evolving place in it. Now that Sucker Punch has released the Ghost of Tsushima Directors Cut, players can now travel to Iki Island. I share my troubles with Yuna, the thief that saved me from death after the game’s cinematic first battle. Of course, as the protagonist Jin Sakai, I meet people across the land that take part in my adventures. I named my noble steed Nobu, which the game tells me means trust, and from then on, Nobu was my most trusted companion. Sucker Punch claims that every horse you can choose from is technically the same, that there are no differences in stats or temperament, but you can’t rush these things. Despite the slightly urgent nature of the quest, I took my time picking my equine companion. Like many open-world games, Ghost of Tsushima gives you a horse before letting you roam around its dazzling environment. But did you have to take my horse from me? That hurt. I was perfectly ready to see some of my closest friends fall in battle. Now, I knew going in that a game about the first Mongol invasion of Japan wasn’t going to be a laugh-fest.