Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Red Dead Redemption were the main influences of Ghost of Tsushima

After the reveal of the gameplay of the new Sony exclusive, Ghost of Tsushima, the typical comparisons with respect to other "Open World" games were immediate. According to an interview with Nate Fox, who is the creative director behind it, he was asked which Open World games were the most inspiring when making the game, to which he responded with two very specific ones: The Legend Of Zelda Breath Of The Wild and the first Red Dead Redemption. The former more than anything for its emphasis on exploration and of course discovery, and the latter for its development in characters.

According to him: "Well, I was very inspired by the first Red Dead Redemption, which I think did an absolutely fantastic job of allowing players to feel like they were outlaws in the Old West; it gave players freedom and introduced characters that brought them in. in life, "Fox confessed." So when we sat down to make this game, that title showed me that it could be done; we were going to let you be a samurai in feudal Japan. From then to date, another game turns out to also It was very inspiring: Breath of the Wild, where curiosity is rewarded with the discovery of really exciting secrets and game events, and then the landscape is electrified with possibilities. Those two overlapping games helped us shape the concept of what it would be like. how to create with Ghost of Tsushima. "

The statement was made in the framework of the tenth anniversary of Red Dead Redemption, which was this week, but also against the background of the most recent premiere of its sequel, contender for the game of the year in 2018 and which fell short due to the presence from God of War. While Breath of the Wild, GOTY 2017, was also celebrated as an innovative and revolutionary exponent of open worlds. We will see if from the mixture of both, another great game is born.

Sucker Punch Productions showed just over 15 minutes of Ghost of Tsushima gameplay last week and is preparing to release it on July 17 on PlayStation 4.

And well folks, thanks for reading this far, and we hope Ghost of Tsushima becomes one of the best games of the year.