Ghost of Tsushima Creative Director Discusses Working with a Japanese Setting as a Western Developer

Sony’s final State of Play for 2019 featured several new and interesting trailers, some of which are brand new announcements. The show took place quite early and went by quite fast, but we have rounded up the coolest announcements for you in case you missed

Hollow Knight also has one of the most enjoyable creative directions, with a moving and powerful soundtrack that perfectly complements the hand-drawn art and animation. It’s a beautiful but grim world that is a treat to explore when not dueling other insect bosses in fast-paced batt

_Updated March 28, 2023, by Branden Lizardi: With the success of Elden Ring and the release of titles like Wild Hearts, we find ourselves looking ever further for more games like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Fans of the action-adventure game by FromSoft need not go hungry, though. We’ve found more titles that are sure to satisfy you. To make sure no one misses out, we’ve updated this list with a few more entrie

As good as Sekiro is, it is still only one game, and fans may be left feeling a desire for more. Thankfully there are other games that can give you that same feeling of challenge and accomplishment. Here are some of the best games like Sek

«We were certainly very excited to make a game set in feudal Japan, because it brings up a lot of romantic images in our mind. Part of the fantasy around feudal Japan is being a samurai — that’s an exciting job to have in feudal Japan. I do think it’s under-utilized. I don’t know why more games aren’t set there, it’s so appeali

Following leaks earlier this month, Capcom has officially unveiled a remake of Resident Evil 3. It also comes with Project Resistance, now officially called Resident Evil Resistance . Resident Evil 3 will release for PS4 on April 3, 2

After a year and a half of silence , Square Enix and PlatinumGames finally showed off Bablyon’s Fall once more. It seems to be pretty on-brand when it comes to PlatinumGames action, though it does have a cool fantasy setting. Its visuals have also been created with a «Brushwork Filter .» We will apparently get more information on the game in Summer 2

Ghost of Tsushima weapons|Https://tsushimalegend.com/ of Tsushima dazzled at Sony’s E3 presentation, and Jason Connell, the art and creative director, hit the floor to talk about the game. The HUD will be reduced to its core elements and allow a more cinematic experience. Ghost of Tsushima is inspired by events that occurred in 1274, but will use original characters to tell its tales. The game’s open-world is huge and the biggest one Sucker Punch has created yet. The setting was meant to be secretive, and the team itself was worried it would leak due to of all things — a business card being given out. Tension is planned to be visible in all strikes — and the goal of the combat is to put you in the world. This means that you will get mud splashed on you if you’re in mud, or covered in flowers if you’re in a flower-filled area. It’s meant to absorb you in the game, and aims to add a sense of realism to things.

Making the violence more visceral isn’t meant to be needless — the goal is to make you care about the violence and using a more realistic style so it has more gravity. The large world is such that anything you can see, you can go to — and it will be put into a smaller chunks to help it be less overwhelming. The prefecture structure allows each area to have a different tone and each area will have its own art and narrative themes throughout. The team started work on it after developing First Light and they had to learn new things like think about how the terrain would be used. The samurai theme has been used in gaming before — but hasn’t been used in a AAA title. The Tenchu games would be the closest-equivalent in terms of scope, and those were fairly big releases at times but also tapered off towards the end of the series. Sucker Punch’s pedigree in crafting high-level narratives and action-adventure gameplay means that players will be coming into the adventure with high expectations.

Ninja Gaiden Black , an original Xbox exclusive game, needs to be in your game library if you consider yourself a fan of Sekiro and Soulslike games at large, especially ones that feature ninjas and mythical settings. This incredibly challenging action-adventure game from Team Ninja and Tecmo is remarkable both in terms of its intricate gameplay and presentation. Ninja Gaiden Black is an updated version of the 2004 classic game that happens to also include additional content in the form of the Hurricane pa

As seen from the gameplay trailer, there will be numerous ways to approach combat . Sometimes you’ll encounter enemies that will face you in single combat or come at you one by one. Other times the game will suggest stealth or perhaps show off different ways to approach an encounter. If you choose the less stealthy way, you’ll be treated to a form of combat that’s reminiscent of some Japanese f

A magical battle royale game called Spellbreak was also shown off during State of Play. It seems to be very exhilarating, though it remains to be seen if Proletariat’s battle royale will be able to break into the crowded genre. We will be able to play Spellbreak’s Closed Beta in Spring 2