'Ghost of Tsushima' is a so-so samurai 'film,' but a pretty great samurai game

But authentic color filters do nothing to hide awkward, stilted animations and the lifeless storytelling of the main campaign. It's only when you ignore these faults, and even the main campaign, when you start to appreciate what "Ghost" offers. When I later found that the game's side quests are written much better, I realized that "Ghost" works better not as a long epic campaign, but as a world filled with some pretty good samurai short stories. Many even have twists that surprised me. If anything, the game would've worked better as a series of short stories.