GhostWire: Tokyo

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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1068 Ratings

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  1. dinenaglar
    Mar 27, 2022
    7
    This game is fun and fresh, and at the same time kind of one note and repetitive. Graphics and character animations are below the standard I would expect from a game in 2022, but still highly enjoyable. Combat is fun, and challenging at times. Music and atmosphere is great, and all the Japanese cultural content is always a bonus.
  2. BulgarianCritic
    Apr 15, 2022
    5
    Unfortunately this has mostly been a huge waste of time. The game sadly doesn't have any good aspects except the game play (which gets incredibly repetitive due to the enemy and environment design after 2 hours) and the city (which looks beautiful but samey after awhile). The story is really bare bones and it feels like it has been stretched out. The game and its boring as hell fetchUnfortunately this has mostly been a huge waste of time. The game sadly doesn't have any good aspects except the game play (which gets incredibly repetitive due to the enemy and environment design after 2 hours) and the city (which looks beautiful but samey after awhile). The story is really bare bones and it feels like it has been stretched out. The game and its boring as hell fetch quests also make this more of a chore to play rather than anything entertaining. I enjoyed the music and the voice acting was also done very well but sadly this game should have been way shorter and they should've focused more on fleshing out the story and game play mechanics rather than making an empty, repetitive open world with nothing new to add to the mix.… Expand
  3. JimJohns
    Apr 11, 2022
    5
    A very interesting and captivating concept let down by a mediocre open world, gameplay and story. This has been the most forgettable and average game I've played in the past decade or so, The story while possibly being the best part of the experience which is not saying much is shallow and very bland the characters while at first seem to have some potential ultimately feel rushed andA very interesting and captivating concept let down by a mediocre open world, gameplay and story. This has been the most forgettable and average game I've played in the past decade or so, The story while possibly being the best part of the experience which is not saying much is shallow and very bland the characters while at first seem to have some potential ultimately feel rushed and flat. The gameplay while not bad is super simplistic and just like the rest of the game shallow, the combat system had a lot of potential with the different elements but ultimately they're all just different coloured guns that don't have much of a difference from each other past the initial spell. The world is the worst offender with empty meaningless spaces and boring navigation with not much happening in between. I was hoping for a Prey like experience where the world is empty but has a lot of interesting environmental story telling but it can't even achieve that, with boring texts that pretty much say the same thing just worded differently and the movement and parkour being jankier than Morrowind from 2001. Overall not a terrible game but a very very forgettable one which I have no intention of returning to.… Expand
  4. grihajedy
    Mar 26, 2022
    7
    7,1/10
    Conceptually unusual shooter, surprisingly released at about the same time as Shadow Warrior 3, it also an "asian culture" shooter aimed at western audience, with a commentator in the form of a spirit-helper, though the ghost is not charismatic at all, there is even a kind of grappling hook.
    But here we have a story-driven shooter, the plot itself is very banal, the villain    7,1/10
    Conceptually unusual shooter, surprisingly released at about the same time as Shadow Warrior 3, it also an "asian culture" shooter aimed at western audience, with a commentator in the form of a spirit-helper, though the ghost is not charismatic at all, there is even a kind of grappling hook.
    But here we have a story-driven shooter, the plot itself is very banal, the villain kidnaps our sister from the hospital and we have to rescue her, along the way freeing dozens of souls in an empty city (although not quite, instead of people cats and dogs walking here). The cutscenes are also poorly done, so this is clearly not an aspect of the game for which you need to play it.
    All these abilities out of our hands..of course, the idea is cool, but there is a very small roster of moves, for the first hours you will generally walk with literally one ability - a finger shot, fights are very boring, similar to a "clicker", and the awesome looking ability to let out from hand yellow wires from the trailer, used only for finishings (pulling souls). Next tricks are some kind of fireballs, water waves, green bombs.. in general, banality, it’s not interesting to shoot them. The mechanics also seem to be nothing really original, here, for example, there are the same banal "red barrels" from any shooter, only in the form of red balls.
    That is, the game is missed it`s big potential, it disappointed me, it would be cool if Marvel made a game like this about Doctor Strange, by the way)
    But then there is a beautiful city, good graphics, though only the first levels are optimized, then the FPS drops by 2-3 times, and, in cutscenes, there is just a black screens (which, by the way, is a huge technical fail for a story game)
    Also, the city here is a large open corridor location, with gradually opening zones, and this greatly hinders its exploration, especially at first, because the fog in the city often does not allow you to move away from the story path just a couple of meters.
    Well, you can also probably find some small elements of horror here or study Japanese culture in a local store by reading descriptions of a bunch of edibles with the same parameters that act as a first-aid kits here.

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    На русском: https://www.backloggd.com/u/grihajedy/review/348917/    … Expand
  5. Rallianto_Rex
    Mar 28, 2022
    7
    For a $60 asking price -> This is not worth $60, at all.
    You can run through the game in about 5-6 hours.
    The game is very simple, combat is simple, most gameplay consists of defeating the same enemy and picking up collectables. That's it. For a full priced AAA game, this is not it! This is like a Ubisoft game with map makers and collectables and boring game in general. Story is fine    For a $60 asking price -> This is not worth $60, at all.
    You can run through the game in about 5-6 hours.
    The game is very simple, combat is simple, most gameplay consists of defeating the same enemy and picking up collectables. That's it.
    For a full priced AAA game, this is not it! This is like a Ubisoft game with map makers and collectables and boring game in general.
    Story is fine
    Graphics are fine
    Everything else is mediocre or worse.

    If they just have asked $30 or $40, it would have made sense.    … Expand
  6. pref
    May 21, 2022
    6
    Nothing special, boring story, boring gameplay. Visual design and the atmosphere of the world are good and interesting.
  7. Ratingss
    Dec 14, 2022
    6
    This is a game mostly about exploring, jumping and gliding, a japanese city on a rainy night while searching for souls and interacting with cats, dogs and yokai that act as vendors or grappling hook points. The combat is so simple you dont even look forward to it, could have been a great game if the combat was good and the city more fleshed out.
  8. fruittwist
    Mar 28, 2022
    5
    Nice graphic, looks very cool and mystic, but game is SOOO booring, gameplay tastes like s**t.
  9. conceptjunkie12
    Mar 26, 2022
    6
    The gameplay is fun as heck and just different enough to feel fresh, exciting, and force you to think a little differently than you're used to as a gamer. I finished it for the gameplay alone.

    But the story is a joke. A random guy is literally possessed by the plot, and this guy's sister just so happens to be the person the big bad randomly chose to carry out his big evil plan. That's    The gameplay is fun as heck and just different enough to feel fresh, exciting, and force you to think a little differently than you're used to as a gamer. I finished it for the gameplay alone.

    But the story is a joke. A random guy is literally possessed by the plot, and this guy's sister just so happens to be the person the big bad randomly chose to carry out his big evil plan. That's it. That's the premise. But we're supposed to feel emotional about death, grief, and loss at the end? About these random characters with no effort put into them at all? We're supposed to feel connected to this world that looks fascinating but isn't explained AT ALL? A characters busts out abilities to do crazy things and you're like "well with zero information okay I guess they can do that now." That's not even a soft magic system, that's NO magic system.

    I'm not surprised that this is by the Evil Within people, considering this game so clearly answers the question "what if the Evil Within people tried to do Death Stranding?" Pretty sure Evil Within never bothered with anything resembling worldbuilding either, if I remember correctly.

    Oh, and it's not even the horror game the announcement trailer promised. I'd be super curious to find out where the production of this game went so horribly wrong.    … Expand
  10. ozymandias79
    Jun 27, 2022
    7
    Play this on hard. The boss battles were too easy and not frequent enough until the end. Then it turned into a walking simulator. The ending really let down what was otherwise a good game
  11. FlorinEmil
    May 11, 2022
    7
    The localization ="Ownership is a crime.", yep you are right, that is why i pirated it
  12. muzmuz
    Apr 10, 2022
    5
    Ghostwire: Tokyo possesses beautiful graphics, visual effects and map design that is sadly experienced in a horrible story, eye-rollingly cringe acting, repetitive gameplay, tedious open world activities and uneventful questlines.
  13. TheFrog
    Aug 18, 2022
    7
    Nice and interesting game, I liked playing it.
    The story is kinda meh and the cutscenes drag on forever, especially when the main opponent keeps babbling slowly for hours on end. The characters are nothing to write home about.
    But this is an action game, so how does it fare in terms of gameplay? Well, it's very old school, think Doom with some twists. You have to move quickly, shoot    Nice and interesting game, I liked playing it.
    The story is kinda meh and the cutscenes drag on forever, especially when the main opponent keeps babbling slowly for hours on end. The characters are nothing to write home about.
    But this is an action game, so how does it fare in terms of gameplay? Well, it's very old school, think Doom with some twists. You have to move quickly, shoot quickly and little else. You have three different magic attacks (roughly equivalent to pistol, shotgun and grenade) and a bow. In addition to these, you can use special talismans when in tight spots and block enemy hits; perfect blocks completely nullify damage and sometimes bounce back enemy attacks at them. Finally, you have a sort of rage meter, that gives you half a minute or so of super powers. Every now and then, the game will cage you in a round arena and make you confront waves of enemies or tough bosses. Everything happens at point blank or little more. It's not bad, but it also leaves very little room for strategy, and repetition is excessive.
    You move through the city on foot, but also have limited soaring capabilities that allow you to travel on rooftops, and can move from building to building almost freely you get the requisite ability.
    My main gripe is the fact that the difficulty spike between normal and hard difficulty is HUGE. I started the game on hard and kept on for more than 50%, then I realized it was killing my fun. Eventually switched to normal and completed the game.
    On normal, even bosses pose no threat, I don't think I've died once. The action is fun: you use block a lot, move quickly, dodge and hit savagely, and just eat or drink something if your health gets low. You can just avoid using talismans. On hard, it takes dozens of hits to down even the weakest enemies, they barely get staggered at all and, more importantly, even a minor hit will drain a huge amount of your health. I also think that the special ability which allows you to regain ammo by punching enemies, yields half its normal boon.
    This means that even common enemies are extremely dangerous, and when they attack in groups, they become deadly. Three shine dancers attacking together on the rooftops, for example, WILL kill you, unless you use your special rage attack.
    If you are fine dropping the more nuanced approach of modern shooters like Far Cry, and are down for some fast and furious close range combat, you can have fun with this game.    … Expand
  14. Nahna
    May 9, 2022
    7
    Eu não esperava muito do jogo, então foi uma grata surpresa, mas faria MUITO mais sentido se fosse em terceira pessoa.

    Nada no jogo justifica a escolha de primeira pessoa, por isso -1. Além disso, a jogabilidade é bem limitada devido ao mapa vazio e atividades repetitivas, outro -1. Por fim, os upgrades oferecidos (habilidades e "equipamentos") são sem inspiração, não dando nenhuma    Eu não esperava muito do jogo, então foi uma grata surpresa, mas faria MUITO mais sentido se fosse em terceira pessoa.

    Nada no jogo justifica a escolha de primeira pessoa, por isso -1.

    Além disso, a jogabilidade é bem limitada devido ao mapa vazio e atividades repetitivas, outro -1.

    Por fim, os upgrades oferecidos (habilidades e "equipamentos") são sem inspiração, não dando nenhuma vontade de coletar as absurdas 240k almas no mapa para upar, então -1.

    No geral, um bom jogo para passar tempo até outro grande lançamento.    … Expand
  15. watchm824
    Feb 28, 2023
    6
    Very repetitive gameplay. The plot and characters are completely uninteresting. It's not the worst game I've played, but nothing more. Graphics are normal. The optimization is not very good.
  16. Lunarangelcm
    Apr 24, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lot of collectibles: the ngame help at the shrines were useful though, good side content, short legnth.… Expand
  17. MunhozMCM
    Jul 28, 2022
    7
    My Score:

    (7) - Good.

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  18. Shiro264
    Mar 29, 2022
    7
    Graphically it is spectacular, and the designs of the enemies are impressive but unfortunately it is the only positive thing I can say about the game.
    Extremely easy.
    monotonous and repetitive world The interface seems to be developed by Ubisoft. Remarkable soundtrack. I didn't expect so little from a super production like this, coming from the studio founded by shinji mikami,    Graphically it is spectacular, and the designs of the enemies are impressive but unfortunately it is the only positive thing I can say about the game.
    Extremely easy.
    monotonous and repetitive world
    The interface seems to be developed by Ubisoft.
    Remarkable soundtrack.
    I didn't expect so little from a super production like this, coming from the studio founded by shinji mikami, hopefully I'll take the reins of the next project to provide something excellent like the evil withing.    … Expand
  19. godofsick
    Jul 2, 2022
    7
    the game is located in Tokyo which same location like the real world. the atmosphere and and game design including the graphic is good.
    the plot is interesting that include the Japanese mythical creatures which know as YOKAi
    but gameplay is boring same as side quest that don't challenge.
  20. Gaudy
    May 17, 2023
    7
    Los trailers parecen espectaculares pero el juego gameplay se ve bastante menos espectacular y mas aburrido. No es un mal juego pero a mi se me hizo sin personalidad y repetitivo. Típico mundo abierto con misiones secundarias aburridas que haces por crecer con tu personaje. Gráficamente se ve genial en algunos momentos pero después te acostumbras y se hace repetitivo. Creo que con algo masLos trailers parecen espectaculares pero el juego gameplay se ve bastante menos espectacular y mas aburrido. No es un mal juego pero a mi se me hizo sin personalidad y repetitivo. Típico mundo abierto con misiones secundarias aburridas que haces por crecer con tu personaje. Gráficamente se ve genial en algunos momentos pero después te acostumbras y se hace repetitivo. Creo que con algo mas de presupuesto podrían haber hecho un mejor trabajo. No trae novedades salvo en la temática que no han explotado bien.… Expand
  21. Chronik808
    Apr 21, 2022
    7
    Poněkud jiná, zato velmi dobrá hra. Ghostwire Tokyo Vás uvězní do říše psychohororového Tokya protkaného vším co vás může v této asijské zemi vyděsit. Žádná hudba, žádní lidé, pouze vy a nespočet mazlíčků pobíhajíc v naprosté pustině open worldu doufajíc že jim duše zůstanou neposkvrněny.
    Hra je bezpochybné FPS ve které nenajdete žádné palné zbraně. Samozřejmostí je zde silný příběh,    Poněkud jiná, zato velmi dobrá hra. Ghostwire Tokyo Vás uvězní do říše psychohororového Tokya protkaného vším co vás může v této asijské zemi vyděsit. Žádná hudba, žádní lidé, pouze vy a nespočet mazlíčků pobíhajíc v naprosté pustině open worldu doufajíc že jim duše zůstanou neposkvrněny.
    Hra je bezpochybné FPS ve které nenajdete žádné palné zbraně. Samozřejmostí je zde silný příběh, mnoho rpg prvků a jako unikát systém doplňování síly pro útok. Z oficiálních zdrojů se jedná o akční adventúru opět se spousty vedlejších úkolů a moje oblíbené collectibles nechybí.
    Kdo má rád horor, Tokyo nebo jen japonský jazyk史 či kulturu ať neváhá. Nezapomeň však, že celá akce se odehrává v noci ,,a jsi v celém Tokyu sám!    … Expand
  22. OrwellWasRight
    Mar 31, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rating: 5/10
    I was really looking forward to this game since I'm a huge fan of Japan but this is not a good game.
    The story is boring and lackluster and not gripping at all. They fighting is okay but nothing special.
    Tokyo is well designed and is the highlight of the game. It feels like a walking simulator with a ton of collectables. Nothing really stands out with this game. it isn't fun it isn't horror it's just a big sightseeing tour but not a good game. How someone can rate this 8 or even 9 is beyond me. Like others have already said they should have made The Evil Within 3 instead.

    UPDATE: Rating 7/10
    After playing a couple more hours my mind has changed. Some games really take a long time till they click with you. This game sure did. Funny enough the game clicked with me when it went underground and not in the open world. That's when for the first time some kind of atmosphere built up and I started enjoying the game. I also liked the plot twist and change of pace once you lose all your abilities for a while and have to sneak through the city. At almost nine hours there's quiet a few things I like about this game: Like I've already said the city is designed beautiful and with a lot of attention to detail. Also some of the sidequests are really well made with sometimes deep meanings and questioning society. I really like that. Fighting becomes a little more fun once your abilities increase.    … Expand
  23. Greek_objektife
    Mar 29, 2022
    7
    Неплохая игра с атмосферой и отличной графикой,хоть и не без недостатков но всё таки сможет принести удовольствие своим геймплеем
  24. FirstSpawn
    Aug 6, 2022
    6
    На мой взгляд, большинство из отзывов пользователей данной игры проплачены или каким-то другим образом "смотивированы" так как, поиграв в неё где-то 3-4 часа, я пришёл к выводу, что это какашечка в более-менее красивой обёртке. Поймите меня правильно, геймплейно это полное скукотище даже для 2005 года. На всё 99% согласен с обзором на данную игру от Stopgame.На мой взгляд, большинство из отзывов пользователей данной игры проплачены или каким-то другим образом "смотивированы" так как, поиграв в неё где-то 3-4 часа, я пришёл к выводу, что это какашечка в более-менее красивой обёртке. Поймите меня правильно, геймплейно это полное скукотище даже для 2005 года. На всё 99% согласен с обзором на данную игру от Stopgame.
  25. StarkAgentos
    Apr 7, 2022
    5
    Поиграл 1,5 часа. Поначалу игра показалось красивой, интересной. Потом у меня начались лаги и пришлось вырубить RTX, а без него картинка уже так себе, но у меня лаги полностью не пропали и для стабильных 60 фпс пришлось понизить графику до высокой. Игра очень гриндовая. Для продвижения по сюжета нужно гриндить местные аванпосты и зачищать врата, тогда туман исчезает и тебе открываютсяПоиграл 1,5 часа. Поначалу игра показалось красивой, интересной. Потом у меня начались лаги и пришлось вырубить RTX, а без него картинка уже так себе, но у меня лаги полностью не пропали и для стабильных 60 фпс пришлось понизить графику до высокой. Игра очень гриндовая. Для продвижения по сюжета нужно гриндить местные аванпосты и зачищать врата, тогда туман исчезает и тебе открываются новые участки карты. Разработчики могли сделать такую крутую игру, но упустили свой шанс.… Expand
  26. Aditya1
    Apr 3, 2022
    7
    I expected much more from this game, it had soo much potential but it got ruined by repetitive combat and gameplay. Side missions have no soul in them but graphics are cool with an average story.
  27. Snjake
    Mar 18, 2023
    7
    Liked this game for about 80% of my playthrough and then it just got so boring and repetitive that i didn't even finish it

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Gaming Age
    Apr 20, 2023
    100
    Just about my only complaint about going back to Ghostwire: Tokyo was that the game doesn’t look quite as nice on the Steam Deck as it did when I played it on PS5 last year. When it rained, it made everything look a little more washed out, and it made it tougher to tell when you were entering a foggy area that was off-limits. You realize quickly enough when you’re somewhere you’re not supposed to be, but it was still a little disappointing. Overall, though, I’ll reiterate what I wrote up top: Spider’s Thread makes a great game even better. Ghostwire: Tokyo didn’t get nearly the level of attention it deserved on its initial release last year, and now that the game is free for Game Pass and PS+ subscribers (and generally inexpensive enough to buy on PC), there’s even less reason why it should be slept on. Do yourself a favour and get it now.
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  2. Slant Magazine
    Apr 12, 2022
    70
    This isn’t the first game to offer a dense, incredibly detailed rendering of Tokyo, but maybe it’s the first to make you feel like all of that work isn’t window dressing.
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  3. GameMAG
    Apr 8, 2022
    70
    The unique setting really helps to lift Ghostwire: Tokyo from myriad of problems such as a plain open-world design and lackluster combat. If you love Japan and mystical powers, then Ghostwire can be just the game you're looking for.
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