Ghostwire: Tokyo is a paranormal love letter to the city
by Andrew Webster from The Verge - All Posts on (#5XGHC)
Ghostwire: Tokyo is a lot of different things. It's a paranormal buddy cop drama, a high-octane action title, and a spooky exploration game from a studio known primarily for its horror titles. But according to producer Masato Kimura, none of those elements were the starting point for the game. The entire concept stemmed from the city of Tokyo," he tells The Verge.
The game takes place in a nearly empty version of the city, thanks to a mysterious event called the vanishing" that causes the sudden disappearance of nearly every person in Tokyo. In their place are folklore creatures and evil spirits roaming the streets. Players wield magic to fight enemies while searching every nook of the city for lost spirits to save. Ghostwire pulls...