Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Mar 25, 2022

  It's ok, the combat feels refreshing but it gets rather repetitive after a while
• gamedeal user

  Mar 25, 2022

  You can get toilet paper for a ghost as a side quest.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 25, 2022

  After my 7 hours of playtime, I decided to update my review by rewriting most of it. TL; DR at the bottom. First of all, I picked up this game because it is not horror. If you are expecting the game to be creepy and give off a horror vibe, then this game is not for you. Judging from watching the trailer, which is pretty much clear. I have always been wanting to try a game that involves ghosts or supernatural beings, but most of them ended up being a horror, which I hate mainly because of jump scares. About the story, I believe I have not yet advanced that far in the story so I would rather not judge much about this. All I could say was the story starts off quickly, with neither good nor bad meaning. The cinematic looks good though. Next, the combat mechanics resembles a first-person shooter-style with special skills and gears, skills upgrading mechanic included. The overall combat mechanics are fresh and new to me. The combat may seem not complex, but from my playing experience, good timing and shots accuracy are what you need in this game, which is what made this game somewhat more challenging. The graphics are pretty much detailed. Walking around the city looking at things is quite a good experience for me. You can even read texts on almost every billboard. With Ray Tracing on, reflections on water puddles and wet floors look surprisingly stunning. Only graphics drawbacks are a-bit-ugly raindrops, blurry mirror reflection, and no self-reflection. The performance is kind of good. With medium Ray Tracing and balanced DLSS settings, the game is able is perform at around 90-130 FPS with my RTX 3070 Ti on a 2k monitor. One of the downsides of the game I have experienced is the lack of soundtracks. Most of the time, there is just no BGM. Everything is quiet during exploration. BGM only plays during combat as far as I remember, they are not my type, but they really fit the game. Another downside is that I feel minor dizziness when I do at 30-minute of playtime. This is rare for me, but I would like to note this in my review just in case. Lastly, you can pet and feed dogs in the game. It seems like you can also pet cats in the game, I have tried it, but the actions do not really look like petting. My only complaints are that the dog model quality is not as high as I expected and I wish for more dog breeds other than different colors of Shiba. TL; DR: I like it because the game is not horror and contains no jump scares. FPS-style combat with special skills. Detailed graphics, just a few flaws. Good performance. Lacks BGM. May experience minor dizziness. Can pet dogs. I am quite a picky gamer as I do not play that many games. This game gave me a really good first impression. If you feel like the vibe or theme of the game seems interesting, you do not hate the combat mechanics when you look at it, and you at least have a decent PC to experience the graphics, then I recommend this game. The place is set in Tokyo, so people who like Japan are even more likely to find a liking to it. That is all from me, hope you enjoy the game!
• gamedeal user

  Mar 26, 2022

  In this game, you pet cats, then you buy dog food from other cats (sadly un-pettable) to give to dogs, which you also pet. You can pet every dog and cat as many times as you want, and you can also listen to what they're thinking. To buy the dog food, you need money, which you can often find in the trash. Tokyo is a very clean city where trash is deposited in appropriate receptacles, so it's very easy to find it. You can also get money by destroying ghostly money jars and ghostly lucky cat statues, which are everywhere. Another way to get money is absorbing spirits into little paper dolls (available from cursed shrines that you purify) and then uploading them to the internet from a payphone. Sometimes really angry spirits try to stop your quest for dog food money, and then you have to fight them, but it's worth it.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 26, 2022

  Just putting my 2 cents in since i see this game get bashed on for some reason. The game is like a combination of Open world RPG, japanese lore and a bit of horror. Obviously if compared with a game whose exclusive focus on only one of them (Elden ring, World of Horror and whatever horror games) it would not live up to the genre. This is expected, you're buying a fusion meal, expect a fusion meal. Another thing is the "Repetitiveness of combat". This makes no sense to me, practically every game with combat will have some sort of "Repetitiveness" in it. That's like saying "Shadow of Mordor has pretty repetitive combat because i just run around hitting Orcs with my sword". The only arguable point here is possibly _lack of variation_ in the combat. However for this, it kind of leads me into my next point... ...I dont think this game's selling point was ever the "Ghost busting" RPG aspects of gameplay. At least it wasnt for me. To me it would be definitely the eeriness/atmosphere of the game. The lore and story building. Meeting a hoarder's ghost and then going to his house and thinking "Woah, this place is filthy!". Or going through those weird dimension shifting/changing areas while trying to cleanse a location. Or trying to help some little ghost girl recover her possesed umbrella that makes you think umbrellas shouldnt be able to move that fast. Or helping some guy get rid of a traditional japanese doll whom he claims were "Bringing him bad luck and caused his death" Or talking to a shopkeeper nekomata, who to be frank i thought i would get to see some 4k fuzzy testicles on (This applies to the Tanukis too.... Why is it always no balls.....) These are the selling points for me and what keeps me going. On top of that, i find the amount of details put into the world really reminiscent of actual japan, going so far to even label individual soda, snacks and other confectioneries. Hell even the random posters i see on the wall have quite a number of variations to it. At times i would literally just walk around the world just to see what it looks like and to take in the sights so to speak. The main story so far is, at best, intriguing for me but not really something im fully invested in yet. It could be too early to tell. Im not sure. But definitely the side quests, though similiar in objectives, have some very interesting skits for me. Also just to add on, im okay with the MC and his spirit friend and i enjoy the minor banters between the two but i suspect this can be a strong hit or miss for some people. To those who were put off by the reviews of the game but love the japanese folklore and characters, both horror related or not, you would most likely love the game. At best, you can always take advantage of Steam's 2 hour refund policy. Theres a very good chance you would know if you like the game or not within those 2 hours.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 28, 2022

  8/10 game. THE GOOD THINGS: 1. the game visuals are really well made 2. you can pet dogs and cats :) 3. the story is decent in my opinion 4. its fun to explore because its an open world game 5. most of the side missions are fun to do to level up and get spirits THE BAD THINGS: 1. the combat is too simple 2. is it just me but sometimes finding spirits are boring to do (without side missions) 3. its an easy game and i'm playing on hard, defeated the bosses 1-4 attempts. OVERALL: I would recommend to play this game IF its on sale, its not worth 60$ because you can literally finish the main story in 8-9 hours depending on what you do. It's fun to play if you have nothing in mind.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 28, 2022

  Mixed feelings. Positive: The world is very detailed, and is reminiscent of Shibuya. My first thought was... wow, that's the side street I went down to that hot pot place I hated that my friend took me to. Really, the best part of this game is the map. It's very well detailed, and if you haven't been to Japan before, just know this is pretty much how it looks, with alternate logos and stuff. Downside: Where to begin... I'm bored. like, 20+ hours after playing and writing this, I'm totally bored. Like... you do the same stuff over and over again. Like I know, games can be repetitive, but wow... um, this is the extreme. Like literally you do the following the whole time: use the same skill over and over again (there is one skill, with three elemental variations), oh, sometimes u can shoot arrows or use a talisman, but those cost money, so not your core skills; then you collect souls. over and over again, you collect souls; and finally you pet a lot of dogs, and go collect random Japanese artifacts all in order to gain money, to spend on buying like 3 items that you need to collect in order to increase skill points, or stuff you need to unlock a higher tier of skills, which is still the only skill you have in the game, or some abilities, like ripping souls out of bodies with your fist. I'm mostly angry with myself for buying this game. I didn't research it, and bought into the last minute hype I was seeing about the game and how amazing it was going to be, and then being a doofus and thinking the marketing videos were going to be anything like what they looked like in actual game play. Final thoughts: I'll give it this. Compared to some other games I've recently bought, like BF2042, this game is very well polished. It's mostly free from bugs, and like, it's enjoyable, if not so absurdly repetitive I kind of question the developers and any discussions they may have had around enjoyment and play-ability of the game. Again, the map is wonderful. It's the the whole rest of the game that needs work. Why one skill?!?!?!?!?! Why the same basic crap over and over and over again... it's so boring, and other than walking around and being reminded of fun times in Japan, this game is boring. Very, very boring. :\
• gamedeal user

  Mar 29, 2022

  I wish Steam had a neutral button because that's how I feel about the game. Pre ordered the game as soon as it was available and finally got around to finish it. Honestly, the game was above average at best. The story didn't really have any build up from the start, throws you right into the deep end and sends you on your mission. There was no proper plot foundation and I would have appreciated if the beginning had some sort of backstory or just build up to some sort before everything kicks off. I will say though, the final chapter almost did move me to tears and was probably the best and my favourite part of the entire game. Combat mechanics were basic imo. While I enjoyed the combat itself and had fun, the system in general was very bland and just meh. Shooting powers from your hands and stuff and only have ONE type of melee weapon throughout the entire game just was a let down for me. The abilities and everything were cool but I just expected something more than just shooting lasers from your hands. However, the atmosphere throughout the game was solid, top notch. Same goes for the enemies, the music and sound plus the voice acting. The game in general wasn't a masterpiece nor was it terrible, it was above average for me. Definitely play the game on a sale!
• gamedeal user

  Mar 30, 2022

  I did enjoy the main story at first but it just becomes very meh-save my sister. The combat, which I thought would be the highlight of the game, ended up being very bland. I thought there would be sick combo's however it is literally: Green - Semi Assault Rifle, Blue - Spread Shotgun, Red - Grenade Launcher. Sure there are talismans and a bow but they are really not needed (aside from the parts where you need to use a bow). I finished the game on hard and found that it really wasn't worth it as enemies just become bullet sponges. I did 100% this game which was simply not enjoyable as running around collecting everything is just not fun (and I enjoyed achieving 100% on Spyro and Spongebob). What starts as an interesting premise just falls bland especially for the launch price my god why did I pay $99 for this game. Oh and the f***ing bird demon things need to just stop reeing constantly while I explore the map.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 31, 2022

  In short Ghostwire Tokyo a good game: definitely overhyped and not as good as it was built up, but neither is it horrible or lacking any depth. Its a difficult game to recommend as it is so polarizing, all in I'd say its a good "wait for a sale" kinda game; throw it on the wishlist and forget about it till you get the email. It's real issue is that each of its good elements is offset by some flaw: The wonderful spooky atmosphere is countered by the open world, letting you just escape to the roofs and avoid the oppressive environment The creative element of the combat (element weaving) is let down by the lack of variety or real progression The interesting world building is deflated by the lackluster story/characters Its a passion project, clearly made with love with GORGEOUS visuals, that ran out of something (likely time and money) and ended up having content cut and the story rushed.