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Ghost of Tsushima did not need to be historically accurate because it did not “impose any ideology” and placed “entertainment value as top priority.”

Pabio October 30, 2024

Ahead of the rest Yotei’s Ghostan analyst looked at The Ghost of Tsushima and explains why the action-adventure gem didn’t need to be entirely historically accurate for Japanese fans to properly enjoy it.

Write in a ITMedia Company article translated by AutomatonNomura Securities analyst Kensaku Namera discusses what guarantees a game’s success in Japan – and it’s not a strict adherence to historical accuracy. According to Namera, Ghost of Tsushima is a great example of a historical game set in Japan, although it often strays from a fully factual depiction of its setting.

Ghost of Tsushima dramatizes historical events for entertainment purposes and mixes elements from different time periods so that they coexist together, such as Jin’s samurai armor and haiku poetry. Despite such inaccuracies in the game, Japanese fans don’t care – and Namera believes it has to do with how the inaccuracies look. They don’t imply an uninformed developer, but rather a developer who puts entertainment first.

“If a game contains representations that show a Western-centric view of history, representations that imply that ‘Japanese culture and history were informed and guided by the West,’ Namera explains, “or descriptions that seem to fabricate Japan’s role in historical events. , this will naturally cause a strong market reaction.

That’s not what Ghost of Tsushima does, however, and that seems to be why its formula works.

“The main reason why Ghost of Tsushima was accepted into the Japanese market without any sense of incongruity was that there was very little imposition of culture or ideology,” as Namera explains. Developer Sucker Punch Studios also made an effort to consult historians and other experts, providing a solid foundation for the well-received game with some room for more minor inaccuracies in the name of entertainment.

Namera concludes that “what is important for history-themed games and media is not simply consistency with historical facts” – it is in fact “important to have a deep understanding of the culture and of history, not to impose any ideology and, above all, to give priority to video games”. on the value of entertainment. This makes sense – especially considering Ghost of Yotei’s sequel and its own. clever historical inaccuracy scholars deem “intentional.”

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Ghost of Tsushima did not need to be historically accurate because it did not “impose any ideology” and placed “entertainment value as top priority.”

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