Ghost of Tsushimahas surprised gamers in overall quality, climbing up to be a competitor for numerous Game of the Year awards alongside substantial AAA titles and making 2020 an unexpectedly successful year to end the current generation of gaming. It goes so far that evenJapan itself is praising Sucker Punchfor its intrinsically authentic quality true to 13th-century Japanese history. Players have been awestruck by its realistic take on feudal Japan paired with Jin Sakai’s inward battle of following the honorable samurai path set before him versus utilizing the disgraceful tactics of the Ghost.
Ghost of Tsushimahas proven its self as a PS4 exclusive, but while gamers have fallen for its epic sword fighting and adorable foxes, perhaps what forces them to turn away from the main questline more than any other element isGhost of Tsushima’soutstanding photo mode.
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Ghost of Tsushima Photo Mode
Photo mode certainly isn’t a new concept to gaming. It began making a huge impact on the gaming experience as far back as the earlierHalogames, where Bungie began innovating ways for players to capture and save moments in a creative setting Though photo mode is never the main purview of a AAA title, it’s made strides in the current-generation of consoles. With scenic action titles likeAssassin’s Creed OdysseyandHorizon: Zero Dawn, it allows the gamers to share amazing shots by manipulating not just coloration but elemental aspects such as time of day as well.
Ghost of Tsushimaexpands on nearly every featurethat makes a monumental photo mode. Not only does it brandish useful editing tools like camera angle adjustments, aperture settings, and filters, the addition of adjustable graphics such as changing the weather settings or the intensity level adds a completely new magnitude of customization while they slice and dice Jin’s enemies. Arguably, Sucker Punch has set a new standard for studios to look up to when creating photo modes.
And trailing behind in release dates, just making the cut to be considered for many locales’Game of the Year will beCyberpunk 2077. It features an oppressive society, a megacity dominated by technology and separated by financial classes, and CD Projekt Red hasn’t been shy to teasing characters and scenic overviews as players patiently await its release. Several angles of its setting, Night City, have been unveiled, including lavish high-end districts and impoverished neighborhoods. While there has been some debate of whether or notCyberpunk 2077will live up to its hype, it’s undeniable that, at the very least, the game is sure to be an aesthetic spectacle of a futuristic world.
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Cyberpunk 2077 Photo Mode
CD Projekt Red could be completely capable of providing an in-depth photo modeto capture every corner of Night City. But whether or notCyberpunkwould be able to live up toGhost of Tsushima’s standards may lie within the setting of each game. WhileCyberpunkwill likely outdoGhostin the way of the open-world experience and there’s no doubt open-world settings are a major factor in successful photo modes, the Japanese world aroundGhostis half of what makes it so successful.
Scrolling through the many,manyphotos captured by players, what nearly all of them have in common is that they highlight Jin’s surroundings, rather than the samurai himself. This isn’t a new idea; photo modes that live within scenic games are objectively more successful. However, it’s the beauty behind 13th-century Japan that has players so enraptured. The profound customization ofGhost’s photo mode only plays complement to the enchanting beauty of Tsushima Island. There’sno doubt thatCyberpunk’s setting is interestingand certainly CD Projekt Red is talented enough to implement an effective photo mode, but whether or not its futuristic dystopia can live up to the simple beauty of traditional Japanese architecture and scenery is the real battle.
