Should you buy… Ghost Of Tsushima?

Ghost Of Tsushima arrives on PlayStation 4 this week as the last major exclusive of this generation of the console, offering a mixture of serenity and intense violence.

Here, open-world action-adventure meets the film-making of Akira Kurosawa in a samurai epic.

The game looks and feels as though every view has been meticulously planned and thought-out and framed, even the moments where players have control over the camera.

Partly that is down to the beauty of this game.

The world built by developer Sucker Punch is truly stunning, one of the best looking on PS4, and it is a real treat to explore.

From the vivid reds of Japanese maples to the stunning sunsets, the falling blossom, snow-capped hills and beautiful temples, visually this is a love letter to Japan and it completely draws the player in.

However, the issues with Ghost Of Tsushima come beneath this picture-perfect setting and in gameplay which while does contain some interesting traits, overall is a paint-by-numbers system of exploration and combat players will have seen before.

The story goes like this: you play as Jin Sakai, a samurai warrior who is fighting to save his home, the island of Tsushima, from a Mongol invasion in the 13th century.