'He was raised in the code of the Samurai and he has to give up some ideas of who he thought he was to become the Ghost to save his home, and without spoiling anything I can say he has to make some personal sacrifices in order to do what is right for the people of the island.” Combat is very difficultĮven though we saw someone slicing through enemies in the State of Play, I assumed that this player was very skilled, and that the eventual gameplay will be way harder on us. Jin becoming the Ghost proves to be hard on him throughout the story, since the fighting style is not the Bushido way. You start with great swordskills and that never goes away, but as you go deeper you get the reputation and abilities as the ghost.” It’s not binary, you can switch between the two styles as you like throughout the game.

At the same time, Jin is a trained samurai and doesn’t forget his skills, so he has both the Samurai fighting skills, while he becomes better and better as the Ghost. Fox elaborates that, 'as the player you get to decide how the Ghost evolves and where you put in your skillpoints, what kind of armor you wear and upgrade, so it’s very customizable. Feared by the invaders, loved by the locals as their protector. The Ghost becomes a larger than life character. So Jin finds another way and inevitably becomes the Ghost to protect and save his people. As said before, the Mongolian army is strong, and already beat a lot of samurai before you. A couple developers are doing this actually.”Įven though you can choose to fight as the samurai the entire game, this will prove to be extra challenging. You can succeed in the game by just playing as the samurai as well, if you want. 'With the skills you choose you get a playstyle that suits you the best. You feel it’s your duty to protect the island and that never changes, but as the game goes deeper you become this infamous character as the Ghost and the reputation proceeds Jin,' Fox explains about Jin's progression in the game. “You start the game being excellent with the sword. You can succeed in the game by just playing as the samurai

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