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Combat in Ghostwire: Tokyo doesn’t leave you with a massive amount of options, but there’s honestly a lot of subtlety to the game’s systems that won’t be clear until you dig a bit deeper into it. Well, it normally wouldn’t be clear until then, but you’re reading this guide that’ll give you those dirty details right off the bat. I’m going to break down some of the less obvious complexities contained within the game, so grab a bucket of popcorn or, well, actually don’t do that. Unless you just want to give it to me.
First things first, ethereal weaving. That’s how you’re going to be fighting most everything. Sure, you can use arrows, but those are much more rare, making them a sometimes thing. You can also use your melee strike, but it’s super weak and borderline useless in many scenarios. Ethereal weaving comes in green, blue, and red forms. Red, which is fire, is the strongest attack at your disposal, sure, but ...
Ghostwire Tokyo hit the shelves on 25th March 2022 for PlayStation 5 and PC. The game is from acclaimed Japanese studio Tango Gameworks, who were responsible for the two excellent Evil Within horror games, and published by Bethesda Softworks, who launched its first PS5 exclusive Deathloop in 2021.
While Ghostwire Tokyo has horror and supernatural elements to its story and gameplay, it's mostly an action adventure title. The story has you find a deserted Tokyo where the only living beings are ghost-like creatures known as 'visitors'. Using a combination of physical and magical abilities, it's your job to find out what happened while fighting these enemies.
Ghostwire: Tokyo is an open-world game with a lot to see and consider. Some aspects of it won’t be completely clear immediately, so we put together this handy quick tips guide to help you get your spirit journey in Ghostwire: Tokyo off to a good start.
After all, you can never have too much help when it comes to saving the world.
Blue and green are plentiful
When you defeat enemies and break floating objects in the environment, little shards are left behind. Although you have green, blue, and red elements at your disposal, red shards are far less common than the other two. While it makes sense to only use red attacks on more imposing enemies, you should go hog wild with the green and blue ones. Use them however much you feel like; you’ll rarely find yourself running low without being able to get more.
Buy more Katashiro
In Ghostwire: Tokyo, you use Katashiro to absorb souls to exchange for goods. At first, the game gives you a couple of free Katashiro for the firs...