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Ghost of Tsushima's DLC Iki Island is the best part of the game (beehaw.org)
submitted 10 months ago by knokelmaat@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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Hello all! I have played Ghost of Tsushima last year, and while I thought the visuals were stunning and the gameplay and atmosphere were tremendous, the game felt a bit too long and repetitive for me. The story was nice, but due to the slow pace it didn't have the emotional impact it might have gotten if the game was a bit more concise.

So recently I was running low on space on my PS5 and decided to play and finish the DLC, so that I could reclaim the 65GB for other stuff.

This DLC fixed almost all the issues I had with GoT. The map was smaller and more densely packed. The busywork didn't outstay it's welcome and the new gameplay additions were all super cool. The activities were less in number than the original game but the quality was higher in my opinion. Finally the story was really cool (although I feel like they still played it a bit safe in the end).

What did you think of it? I would also love to discuss the story (but use spoiler tags for the new people).

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[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

My partner and I recently did a playthrough with me at the controls and her making all the decisions, even play style. The third act of the base game fell pretty flat for both of us, and some of the forced decisions were very annoying.

spoilerKilling our horse (named Nobu) was just fucking brutal. It led us to really dislike the poor, temporary horse we got. "FUCK YOU, NOT NOBU" was a common epithet

We immediately played the DLC and thought it was great, and the collectables/shrines were different enough it felt fresh. The story wasn't much to write home about, but the visuals were great. It was nice to have a new biome without it being one that doesn't exist in Tsuahima (looking at you, snow).