STORY
The story of the game centers on Jin Sakai, a samurai who is defending his home island of Tsushima from invading Mongol forces. Jin starts loyal to the samurais honor code that his uncle, Lord Shimura, has instilled in him since he was a young boy. He has reservations about attacking the Mongols from behind. He wants to rush their camps and face them head-on, etc.
Over time, Jin strays further and further away from this honor code. He becomes more comfortable “striking from the shadows,” and because of his friend Yunas tales, Jin becomes known as The Ghost. “A vengeful spirit back from the grave to slaughter the Mongols,” Yuna explains during one section of the game. With the birth of this legend comes a dilemma for Jin: does he continue to abide by the honorary code of the samurai, or does he embrace The Ghost and defend his home by any means necessary?
STATISTICS
Since Ghost of Tsushima has released on 17th of July 2018 it has sold over 13 million copies. It was released by Sucker Punch Productions that is well mostly known for their game series Infamous. In the year Ghost of Tsushima released it won 18 awards. The games peak active player count was 77,154 and even though it was relesed over 5 years ago the active player count is still over 5000. Ghost of Tsushima is a very high rated game rated 9.3/10. It has a DLC (downloadable content) called Iki island that explores the backstory of the main character Jin. The DLC is rated 8/10 and won the best game expansion award in 2021.