Ghost of Tsushima Now Considered a Major Influence for Big Open World Games
Star Wars Outlaws dev's "biggest reference" point.
First released for PS4 in 2020, Ghost of Tsushima has reached an age where it's now influencing the biggest open world games of today, which were given the green light from publishers around its original launch. Star Wars Outlaws creative director Julian Gerighty has cited the title as his "biggest reference" point during development, joining other teams that used the Sucker Punch Productions effort as inspiration. Studios that made Rise of the Ronin, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Assassin's Creed Mirage have all pointed out the title in the recent past.
Speaking to GamesRadar, when the topic of Red Dead Redemption 2 is brought up, Gerighty responded the following: "It's super interesting because my biggest reference was Ghost of Tsushima, which is more on the Kurosawa side of inspiration than the Western, the John Ford side of the inspiration for George Lucas. He continues by pointing out he feels Ghost of Tsushima leaned into its player fantasy. "This is the story, the world, the character, everything fits together with the gameplay guiding everything. That's the fantasy of 'you are a samurai ninja in Japan'. That was one of the guiding lights for this."
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