<s>
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Jin	O
Sakai	O
,	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
protect	O
Tsushima	O
Island	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
Mongol	O
invasion	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jin	O
must	O
choose	O
between	O
following	O
the	O
warrior	B-Protocol
code	O
to	O
fight	O
honorably	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
practical	O
but	O
dishonorable	O
methods	O
of	O
repelling	O
the	O
Mongols	O
with	O
minimal	O
casualties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
facing	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
direct	O
confrontation	O
using	O
Jin	O
's	O
katana	B-Operating_System
or	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
legendary	O
warrior	B-Protocol
known	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Ghost	O
"	O
by	O
using	O
stealth	O
tactics	O
to	O
assassinate	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
titled	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
:	O
Legends	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
and	O
made	O
available	O
separately	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sucker	O
Punch	O
began	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Infamous	B-Application
:	I-Application
First	I-Application
Light	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
studio	O
wanted	O
to	O
move	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
franchise	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
heavy	O
emphasis	O
on	O
melee	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
samurai	B-Application
cinema	O
,	O
particularly	O
films	O
directed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Kurosawa	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
Usagi	O
Yojimbo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
landscape	O
and	O
minimalistic	O
art	O
style	O
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
perfect	O
photographer	O
's	O
dream	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
subtitled	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
and	O
featuring	O
the	O
Iki	O
Island	O
expansion	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
direct	O
confrontation	O
with	O
enemies	O
using	O
their	O
katana	B-Operating_System
,	O
called	O
a	O
standoff	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fatal	O
strikes	O
against	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
firecrackers	B-Application
and	O
wind	O
chime	O
bells	O
to	O
create	O
distractions	O
,	O
smoke	O
bombs	O
to	O
disorient	O
alerted	O
foes	O
,	O
kunai	B-Application
for	O
striking	O
multiple	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
explosives	O
to	O
kill	O
groups	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
travel	O
to	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
Tsushima	O
on	O
horseback	O
and	O
can	O
use	O
an	O
item	O
that	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
to	O
access	O
difficult-to-reach	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
hot	O
springs	O
which	O
increase	O
Jin	O
's	O
maximum	O
health	O
,	O
"	O
Bamboo	O
Strikes	O
"	O
which	O
increase	O
Jin	O
's	O
maximum	O
resolve	O
upon	O
completion	O
,	O
"	O
Pillars	O
of	O
Honor	O
"	O
which	O
contain	O
additional	O
cosmetic	O
designs	O
for	O
Jin	O
's	O
weapons	O
and	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
locations	O
in	O
which	O
Jin	O
will	O
meditate	O
and	O
compose	O
haiku	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
titled	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
:	O
Legends	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legends	O
features	O
four	O
classes	O
:	O
The	O
samurai	B-Application
is	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
tank	O
character	O
who	O
can	O
deal	O
and	O
sustain	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
,	O
the	O
hunter	O
is	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
sniper	O
who	O
specializes	O
at	O
using	O
ranged	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
bows	O
and	O
arrows	O
,	O
the	O
rōnin	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
summon	O
dogs	O
to	O
aid	O
combat	O
and	O
revives	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
assassin	O
can	O
deal	O
a	O
massive	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
with	O
one	O
attack	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
"	O
Shadow	O
Strike	O
"	O
ability	O
which	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
teleport	O
short	O
distances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
team	O
defeats	O
enemies	O
they	O
earn	O
"	O
Magatama	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
perks	O
and	O
curses	O
that	O
disrupt	O
the	O
progress	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
Jin	O
Sakai	O
(	O
Daisuke	O
Tsuji	O
/	O
Kazuya	O
Nakai	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
head	O
and	O
sole	O
remaining	O
member	O
of	O
Clan	O
Sakai	O
and	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
warrior	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
meets	O
several	O
friends	O
and	O
companions	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
thief	O
named	O
Yuna	O
(	O
Sumalee	O
Montano	O
/	O
Yu	O
Mizuno	O
)	O
,	O
her	O
blacksmith	O
brother	O
Taka	O
(	O
Eddie	O
Shin	O
/	O
Kappei	O
Yamaguchi	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
female	O
warrior	B-Protocol
named	O
Lady	O
Masako	O
Adachi	O
(	O
Lauren	O
Tom	O
/	O
Mabuki	O
Ando	O
)	O
,	O
renowned	O
Kyūdō	O
archer	O
Sensei	O
Sadanobu	O
Ishikawa	O
(	O
François	O
Chau	O
/	O
Shigeru	O
Chiba	O
)	O
,	O
merchant	O
and	O
con	O
artist	O
Kenji	O
(	O
James	O
Hiroyuki	O
Liao	O
/	O
Setsuji	O
Sato	O
)	O
,	O
Buddhist	O
warrior	B-Protocol
monk	O
Norio	O
(	O
Earl	O
T	O
.	O
Kim	O
/	O
Mitsuaki	O
Kanuka	O
)	O
,	O
Clan	O
Sakai	O
's	O
elderly	O
caretaker	O
Yuriko	O
(	O
Karen	O
Huie	O
/	O
Yuri	O
Tabata	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Jin	O
's	O
childhood	O
friend	O
and	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
infamous	B-Application
Straw	O
Hat	O
rōnin	O
,	O
Ryuzo	O
(	O
Leonard	O
Wu	O
/	O
Youhei	O
Tadano	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
antagonist	O
is	O
the	O
ruthless	O
and	O
cunning	O
General	O
Khotun	O
Khan	O
of	O
the	O
Mongol	O
Empire	O
(	O
Patrick	O
Gallagher	O
/	O
Tsutomu	O
Isobe	O
)	O
,	O
cousin	O
of	O
Kublai	O
Khan	O
,	O
grandson	O
of	O
Genghis	B-Application
Khan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Local	O
samurai	B-Application
Lord	O
Jin	O
Sakai	O
and	O
his	O
uncle	O
Lord	O
Shimura	O
lead	O
the	O
island	O
’s	O
samurai	B-Application
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
repel	O
the	O
invaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
battle	O
ends	O
in	O
disaster	O
with	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
killed	O
,	O
Shimura	O
captured	O
,	O
and	O
Jin	O
severely	O
wounded	O
and	O
left	O
for	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realizing	O
he	O
cannot	O
defeat	O
the	O
Mongols	O
alone	O
or	O
with	O
traditional	O
samurai	B-Application
tactics	O
,	O
Jin	O
travels	O
around	O
the	O
island	O
to	O
recruit	O
allies	O
and	O
learns	O
guerilla	O
warfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
recruits	O
Yuna	O
,	O
her	O
blacksmith	O
brother	O
Taka	O
,	O
sake	O
merchant	O
Kenji	O
,	O
master	O
archer	O
Sadanobu	O
Ishikawa	O
,	O
female	O
samurai	B-Application
Masako	O
Adachi	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
mercenary	O
friend	O
Ryuzo	O
along	O
with	O
Ryuzo	O
's	O
Straw	O
Hat	O
rōnin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Jin	O
disrupts	O
Mongol	O
activities	O
and	O
liberates	O
villages	O
across	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
the	O
people	O
begin	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
him	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Ghost	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
spirit	O
that	O
has	O
risen	O
against	O
the	O
Mongols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taka	O
crafts	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
for	O
Jin	O
to	O
scale	O
Castle	O
Kaneda	O
’s	O
walls	O
,	O
and	O
Jin	O
attacks	O
the	O
site	O
with	O
his	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
retake	O
Castle	O
Shimura	O
,	O
Jin	O
recruits	O
Norio	O
,	O
Norio	O
's	O
warrior	B-Protocol
monks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Yarikawa	O
Clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
recruits	O
local	O
pirate	B-Application
Goro	O
on	O
Shimura	O
's	O
behalf	O
to	O
carry	O
a	O
petition	O
for	O
reinforcements	O
and	O
a	O
request	O
to	O
be	O
adopted	O
as	O
his	O
heir	O
to	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shogun	B-Language
's	O
reinforcements	O
arrive	O
and	O
Shimura	O
leads	O
the	O
assembled	O
army	O
in	O
an	O
assault	O
on	O
Castle	O
Shimura	O
,	O
driving	O
the	O
Mongols	O
into	O
the	O
inner	O
keep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Mongols	O
retreat	O
,	O
they	O
detonate	O
explosives	O
on	O
the	O
bridge	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
inner	O
courtyard	O
,	O
inflicting	O
huge	O
casualties	O
on	O
the	O
advancing	O
samurai	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
castle	O
being	O
taken	O
without	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
suffering	O
any	O
further	O
losses	O
,	O
Shimura	O
is	O
furious	O
with	O
Jin	O
,	O
as	O
his	O
actions	O
have	O
severely	O
violated	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
code	O
of	O
honor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowing	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
will	O
have	O
Jin	O
executed	O
for	O
insubordination	O
,	O
Shimura	O
urges	O
him	O
to	O
use	O
Yuna	O
as	O
a	O
scapegoat	O
,	O
but	O
Jin	O
refuses	O
and	O
embraces	O
his	O
persona	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Ghost	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
gathering	O
his	O
allies	O
and	O
assaulting	O
Khotun	O
's	O
final	O
stronghold	O
in	O
Port	O
Izumi	O
,	O
Jin	O
leaves	O
a	O
note	O
for	O
Shimura	O
in	O
his	O
castle	O
asking	O
him	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
effort	O
with	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
the	O
Mongol	O
forces	O
distracted	O
,	O
Jin	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
port	O
and	O
kills	O
Khotun	O
on	O
his	O
flagship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Khotun	O
dead	O
,	O
the	O
Mongol	O
invasion	O
loses	O
its	O
momentum	O
and	O
the	O
tide	O
turns	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shimura	O
informs	O
Jin	O
that	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
considers	O
him	O
a	O
threat	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
stability	O
and	O
status	O
quo	O
of	O
obedience	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
to	O
their	O
leaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
has	O
therefore	O
disbanded	O
Clan	O
Sakai	O
and	O
ordered	O
Shimura	O
to	O
kill	O
Jin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jin	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
either	O
kill	O
Shimura	O
to	O
give	O
him	O
a	O
proper	O
warrior	B-Protocol
's	O
death	O
or	O
to	O
completely	O
abandon	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
code	O
and	O
spare	O
his	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
of	O
the	O
decision	O
,	O
Jin	O
becomes	O
the	O
enemy	O
of	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
samurai	B-Application
withdrew	O
from	O
the	O
island	O
after	O
Kazumasa	O
was	O
ambushed	O
and	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
raiders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
and	O
Khatun	O
force-feed	O
Jin	O
the	O
"	O
sacred	O
medicine	O
"	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
convert	O
him	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
tribe	O
's	O
shamans	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
staff	O
count	O
of	O
160	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
in	O
2014	O
after	O
the	O
studio	O
completed	O
Infamous	B-Application
Second	I-Application
Son	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
,	O
First	B-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
series	I-Application
for	O
nine	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
believed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
time	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
deciding	O
on	O
the	O
setting	O
as	O
feudal	O
Japan	O
,	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
considered	O
various	O
other	O
settings	O
and	O
themes	O
such	O
as	O
pirates	B-Application
,	O
Scottish	O
outlaw	O
Rob	O
Roy	O
MacGregor	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Three	I-Application
Musketeers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
steampunk	O
setting	O
,	O
Prophecy	O
featured	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
later	O
carried	O
over	O
to	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
invited	O
Ide	O
Ryusetsu	O
and	O
Kuwami	O
Masakumo	O
Shike	O
,	O
experts	O
from	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
martial	O
arts	O
school	O
,	O
to	O
perform	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
advise	O
the	O
team	O
on	O
sword-fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jin	O
's	O
samurai	B-Application
armor	O
and	O
katana	B-Operating_System
are	O
not	O
historically	O
accurate	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
armor	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Sengoku	O
period	O
during	O
the	O
16th	O
and	O
17th	O
centuries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Chris	O
Zimmerman	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
's	O
cofounders	O
,	O
samurai	B-Application
armor	O
from	O
the	O
13th	O
century	O
was	O
"	O
jarring	O
looking	O
"	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
align	O
with	O
players	O
 '	O
expectations	O
of	O
what	O
samurai	B-Application
armor	O
would	O
look	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
katana	B-Operating_System
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
quintessential	O
icon	O
of	O
samurai	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
localizers	O
also	O
suggested	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
haiku	B-Language
"	O
side	O
quest	O
be	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
less	O
anachronistic	O
waka	O
side	O
quest	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
rejected	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
relative	O
recognizability	O
of	O
haiku	B-Language
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
character	O
karma	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
absence	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
tell	O
a	O
more	O
cohesive	O
story	O
which	O
better	O
reflected	O
Jin	O
's	O
transformation	O
from	O
a	O
honorable	O
samurai	B-Application
to	O
a	O
legendary	O
warrior	B-Protocol
who	O
must	O
sacrifice	O
everything	O
he	O
knows	O
about	O
honor	O
and	O
tradition	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
Tsushima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
being	O
presented	O
with	O
binary	O
choices	O
as	O
in	O
Infamous	B-Application
,	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
characters	O
react	O
dynamically	O
to	O
Jin	O
's	O
choices	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
either	O
disapproving	O
of	O
his	O
actions	O
or	O
encouraging	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
still	O
switch	O
between	O
the	O
ghost	O
style	O
and	O
samurai	B-Application
style	O
seamlessly	O
,	O
as	O
Jin	O
's	O
roots	O
as	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
do	O
not	O
change	O
despite	O
his	O
transformation	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
ghost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
Gallagher	O
joined	O
the	O
cast	O
in	O
2017	O
and	O
prepared	O
for	O
the	O
role	O
as	O
Khotun	O
Khan	O
by	O
watching	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
and	O
drawing	O
on	O
his	O
experience	O
portraying	O
Attila	O
the	O
Hun	O
in	O
Night	O
at	O
the	O
Museum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
real-world	O
Mongol	O
invasion	O
was	O
foiled	O
by	O
a	O
hurricane	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
acknowledged	O
this	O
with	O
Jin	O
's	O
katana	B-Operating_System
which	O
is	O
engraved	O
with	O
storm	O
wind	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
13	O
Assassins	O
from	O
Takashi	O
Miike	O
and	O
films	O
directed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Kurosawa	O
such	O
as	O
Seven	O
Samurai	B-Application
,	O
Sanjuro	O
,	O
Yojimbo	B-Application
,	O
Red	O
Beard	O
,	O
and	O
Ran	O
,	O
served	O
as	O
major	O
sources	O
of	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
of	O
Sanjuro	O
directly	O
inspired	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
standoff	O
"	O
gameplay	O
feature	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
warrior	B-Protocol
must	O
wait	O
for	O
their	O
counterpart	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
first	O
move	O
and	O
then	O
kill	O
them	O
with	O
one	O
strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
tried	O
to	O
replicate	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
code	O
depicted	O
in	O
Seven	O
Samurai	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
Usagi	O
Yojimbo	B-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
soft-mannered	O
rabbit	O
samurai	B-Application
solving	O
various	O
problems	O
for	O
ordinary	O
citizens	O
,	O
also	O
influenced	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fox	O
read	O
this	O
comic	O
series	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
was	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
Stan	O
Sakai	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Usagi	O
Yojimbo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
also	O
inspired	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
:	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
items	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Tenchu	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
ghost	O
and	O
an	O
honorable	O
samurai	B-Application
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karateka	B-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
were	O
also	O
cited	O
as	O
sources	O
of	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
challenging	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fox	O
added	O
that	O
they	O
strove	O
to	O
keep	O
swordfights	O
deadly	O
so	O
that	O
each	O
combat	O
encounter	O
would	O
be	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
those	O
seen	O
in	O
samurai	B-Application
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
system	O
was	O
reportedly	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
feature	O
to	O
implement	O
in	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
build	O
multiple	O
versions	O
of	O
it	O
and	O
modified	O
its	O
design	O
frequently	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ghost	O
weapons	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
exceedingly	O
lethal	O
"	O
and	O
generally	O
more	O
effective	O
than	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
further	O
complemented	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
Jin	O
's	O
emotional	O
dilemma	O
between	O
maintaining	O
samurai	B-Application
honor	O
and	O
saving	O
the	O
island	O
through	O
dishonorable	O
means	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
achieved	O
through	O
having	O
a	O
minimalistic	O
head-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
,	O
nature-guided	O
objectives	O
,	O
and	O
relaxing	O
open	O
world	O
activities	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
tied	O
to	O
progression	O
or	O
the	O
overarching	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
early	O
Chanbara	O
samurai	B-Application
films	O
,	O
which	O
often	O
feature	O
movement	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
dust	O
,	O
smoke	O
and	O
wind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
implementing	O
the	O
feature	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
shown	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
their	O
objectives	O
when	O
they	O
hold	O
up	O
their	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
particle	O
effects	O
and	O
systems	O
were	O
imported	O
from	O
previous	O
Infamous	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
pushed	O
for	O
simplicity	O
from	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
architecture	O
and	O
interiors	O
to	O
the	O
minimalistic	O
HUD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connell	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
art	O
and	O
environment	O
teams	O
had	O
a	O
hard	O
time	O
switching	O
to	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
after	O
working	O
for	O
nine	O
years	O
on	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
"	O
punk	O
rock	O
"	O
visual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
both	O
inspired	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
minimalistic	O
landscape	O
and	O
aesthetic	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
team	O
strived	O
to	O
have	O
more	O
photorealistic	O
visuals	O
to	O
highlight	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
picturesque	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peasant	O
recruits	O
wear	O
leftover	O
armor	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
ragtag	O
appearance	O
than	O
typical	O
samurai	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
record	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
swordfighting	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
sword	O
blanks	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
recording	O
sessions	O
for	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
Studio	O
,	O
another	O
Sony	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
and	O
music	O
system	O
was	O
initially	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
Infamous	B-Application
Second	I-Application
Son	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
combat	O
music	O
will	O
gradually	O
intensify	O
over	O
three	O
different	O
states	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
additional	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
found	O
in	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
such	O
as	O
ghost	O
stance	O
and	O
standoff	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
create	O
additional	O
states	O
for	O
the	O
combat	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
met	O
with	O
Junko	O
Ueda	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
surviving	O
musicians	O
who	O
can	O
play	O
a	O
biwa	O
,	O
an	O
instrument	O
used	O
by	O
samurai	B-Application
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
four-track	O
remix	O
EP	O
titled	O
"	O
Sound	O
of	O
the	O
Storm	O
–	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
Soundtrack	O
:	O
Reimagined	O
"	O
features	O
contributions	O
from	O
TOKiMONSTA	O
,	O
Tycho	O
,	O
The	O
Glitch	O
Mob	O
and	O
Alessandro	O
Cortini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
delayed	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
June	O
26	O
release	O
date	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
editions	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
different	O
collectors	O
 '	O
items	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in-game	B-Application
items	I-Application
,	O
equipment	O
,	O
and	O
unlocked	O
abilities	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
bonus	O
for	O
pre-ordering	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer	O
expansion	O
titled	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
:	O
Legends	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
plus	O
feature	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Legends	O
introduced	O
four	O
character	O
outfits	O
based	O
on	O
other	O
PlayStation	O
franchises	O
:	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
Horizon	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sucker	O
Punch	O
released	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
:	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
includes	O
exclusive	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
full	O
Japanese	O
lip	O
sync	O
,	O
haptic	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
and	O
adaptive	O
trigger	O
support	O
,	O
3D	B-Application
audio	I-Application
support	O
,	O
dynamic	O
4K	O
resolution	O
,	O
and	O
decreased	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
also	O
includes	O
an	O
expansion	O
in	O
which	O
Jin	O
visits	O
Iki	O
Island	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
Mongol	O
tribe	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
shaman	B-Protocol
named	O
Ankhsar	O
Khatun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
armor	O
set	O
inspired	O
by	O
Aloy	O
from	O
Horizon	B-Application
Forbidden	I-Application
West	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
in	O
February	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
praise	O
from	O
Toshihiro	O
Nagoshi	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
,	O
who	O
applauded	O
Jin	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
Japanese	O
studios	O
were	O
unlikely	O
to	O
greenlight	O
a	O
game	O
starring	O
a	O
middle-aged	O
man	O
due	O
to	O
marketing	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Miller	O
from	O
Game	O
Informer	O
wrote	O
that	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
offered	O
"	O
a	O
tale	O
about	O
the	O
contradictory	O
ideals	O
of	O
honor	O
and	O
revenge	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
side	O
quests	O
for	O
offering	O
a	O
somber	O
contemplation	O
on	O
the	O
brutality	O
of	O
war	O
and	O
how	O
it	O
affects	O
the	O
everyday	O
life	O
of	O
ordinary	O
peasants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Chris	O
Tapsell	O
compared	O
them	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
and	O
considered	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
"	O
afterthought	O
"	O
,	O
criticizing	O
their	O
basic	O
framework	O
and	O
inadequate	O
rewards	O
for	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
Keza	O
MacDonald	O
of	O
The	O
Guardian	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
lacked	O
intrigue	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
adhered	O
"	O
so	O
closely	O
to	O
the	O
tropes	O
and	O
storylines	O
of	O
classic	O
samurai	B-Application
fiction	O
that	O
it	O
sometimes	O
forgets	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
personality	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standoffs	O
were	O
particularly	O
praised	O
for	O
evoking	O
the	O
feelings	O
of	O
Japanese	O
samurai	B-Application
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saltzman	O
appreciated	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
Batman	B-Application
Arkham	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
Sekiro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
Die	I-Application
Twice	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Williams	O
and	O
Saltzman	O
noted	O
that	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
was	O
inadequate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carter	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Destructoid	O
,	O
enjoyed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
activities	O
,	O
singling	O
out	O
the	O
composition	O
of	O
haiku	B-Language
and	O
bathing	O
in	O
hotsprings	O
as	O
examples	O
of	O
unique	O
optional	O
content	O
;	O
conversely	O
,	O
Tapsell	O
was	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open	O
world	O
structure	O
and	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
unimaginative	O
and	O
outdated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
physical	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
sold	O
373,473	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
version	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
and	O
the	O
second-best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
behind	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
22	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worldwide	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
through	O
more	O
than	O
2.4	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
3	O
days	O
of	O
sales	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
fastest-selling	O
first-party	O
original	O
IP	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
5	B-Application
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
the	O
second-highest	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
for	O
a	O
Sony	O
first-party	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
only	O
behind	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
