Ghost of Yotei - good but not great?

i'd give it a bit more credit than that. the open world loop is the same, sure, but hunting down the six gives the story a direction Tsushima took ages to find, and swapping weapons mid-fight makes combat feel less like the same stance-and-parry routine on repeat. not a 10, agreed. but 'plays it safe' undersells the combat for me.

Pretty much where I landed. Looks incredible, combat feels great, but the open world loop is very familiar if you played Tsushima. Good game that plays it safe.