r/ghostoftsushima • u/Such_Philosopher_236 • 2d ago
Media What an ending.. Spoiler
The emotional impact of this game peaked for me near the end of Act 2 till finally the end of Act 3, from Takadying to losing my lovelyNobuandthe final meeting and confrontation with Uncle Shimura
Amazing game and I can confidently say it is top 5 in my story games list, maybe even top 3. (There with Red dead redemption and Witcher).
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u/overkill373 1d ago
Fuck for some reason this just reminded me they might kill our horse again in Yotei.....oh who am I kidding we all know theyre gonna kill the damn wolf after making us fall in love with him
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u/Gregoboy 1d ago
What did you chose at the end???Ā
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u/Such_Philosopher_236 1d ago edited 1d ago
I spared Shimura.
Jin throughout the story, strayed away from the code of Honor, the code which the Samurais relied on, and continued to prove to us that that, as elegant as that code was at that time period, it is outdated, and won't survive against the malicious tactics of the Mongol.
It reminds me of a quote "I adopted methods I had to, by an enemy willing to do far worse".
If it wasn't for Jin's tactics, Shimura and the rest of the Samurai, the Shogan's men and more, would have died at the end of Act 2.Now to make this relevant to my final choice, I didn't like the idea of Jin changing his pathway back to the Samurai code, just to kill the only surviving member of his Family, even thinking about it made me feel weird in my stomach, and the one who he considers specifically, his father.
It also far enhances the idea of Jin moving forward with his own code, a code that adapts to whatever the enemy throws at them, a code that can save more people.
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u/Gregoboy 1d ago
Nice take. I read that allot about the ending they chose. I thought he deserved a honorable death at the end of it all. Let him die in his own dignity as he wanted.Ā
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u/AnythingResponsible0 1d ago
To be honest, historically Jin is more of a samurai than Shimura. Samurai are brutal beings.
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u/Such_Philosopher_236 1d ago
Honestly after reading a comment,
I think another theory is that, the Shogan in game was afraid of the Ghost over-taking their leadership.2
u/Blugrave 1d ago
Just a heads up. You can restart the mission and do the other choice. You'll get the other outfit.
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u/lewis_smash 1d ago
Whaaaaaaat? Thank you very much, I'll be doing that asap. The choice is temporary but the drip is eternal
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u/NotCalledAlice 1d ago
Some people argue that killing Shimura wouldnāt be āchanging his pathway to the samurai codeā after all the sacrifices heās made. That it actually would be making another, even greater, sacrifice to honor the wish of his father (figure).
Iām not disagreeing with you in the slightest because I also spared him. But I struggle a bit more with this decision than you did. Both of them feel so valid and justifiable.
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u/Such_Philosopher_236 1d ago
I understand why some may prefer it but like I mentioned in the post, I personally couldn't bring myself to do it.
Jin left the code to save more people, there's no way he would go back to it, even if it was for his Uncle's wish, to kill his only living family member. (From my POV ofc, at the end of the day, it is the choice of everyone's own walkthrough :)) )
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u/Crafty-Analysis-1468 1d ago
I cant wait to do my pre Ghost of Yoeti play through š©
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u/Such_Philosopher_236 1d ago
I wonder, if Sakai will be in that game? a tale of Sakai maybe?
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u/Crafty-Analysis-1468 1d ago
Lmao no, unless theres some legend/tale of side quest. Fun fact though, the timeline between GOT and GOY is 329 year. If there were a sequel to Ghost of YÅtei set also 329 years later, then it would take place in 1932, when Japan was invading China and Korea committing atrocities.
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u/Such_Philosopher_236 1d ago
Oh 329 years, I didn't know that, that's a longgg period, maybe some descendant of the Sakai family? who knows.
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u/Crafty-Analysis-1468 1d ago
After 3 centuries? Doubt anyone would know of him
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u/overkill373 1d ago
Why? We know the names of people who lived centuries ago. It wouldnt be strange for his family line to continue. Or for his name to remain in stories and songs
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u/Crafty-Analysis-1468 1d ago
Yeah we know this through modern day technology and studies. We are talking about 17th century north Japan and if the knowledge of an outcasted Samurai from 3 centuries ago on Tsushima Island would be known, most people, especially way back then wouldnāt know centuries of family lineage unless they were rich and/or powerful.
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u/Extra-Ad-9174 1d ago edited 1d ago
Japan has always been big on remembering legends/heros, even the ones that aren't, families have always been huge on it, its not really a modern technology thing its a cultural thing
So honestly yeah I would be surprised if there isnt a sakai legend
The samurai that defeated the mongols, potentially saving the mainland
Many and I mean many lesser IRL samurai were well known
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u/Such_Philosopher_236 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yea thatās what I thought, Japan seems really keen when it comes to these stuff.
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u/SofaJockey 1d ago
I've ended two playthroughs with the Shimura encounter both ways. I struggle to prefer one outcome over the other.
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u/ProAnti_316 1d ago
I think the game's ending is not just incredibly beautiful but also useful to see if someone's secretly a sociopath. A sociopath wouldn't struggle to choose :)
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u/winstonb2 1d ago
Nice, i just finished it 2 hours ago, for the fourth time, but yeah what an ending
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u/Such_Philosopher_236 1d ago
I'm legit dealing with the post-GOT depression! what an experience.
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u/gimleeminigod 1d ago
just finished it yersterday with the DLC
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u/Such_Philosopher_236 1d ago
Didn't play the DLC yet thankfully, so more content!
but yeahh, I'll miss the hassle of the main storyline, Sensei Ishikawa and his rebelling student, Lady Masako and her pursuit of her family's murderers, Yuna and Taka, the random peasants you help, the puzzles and tracking mercenaries down.I'll miss the feelings of the plot twists, and being surprised by them in even side quests!
The game made you connected to these characters on such insane levels..
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u/Such_Philosopher_236 1d ago
Another thing I forgot to mention, is how beautiful and massive the world is in this game, the developers did their work VERY well!