

Style Points (5/5): Gosaku’s Armor is very traditional Japanese armor that unabashedly boasts its samurai heritage.

Stand-offs are a standard battle feature regardless of your armor type, but the Sakai Clan Armor enables you to increase the number of enemies you can kill (up to 5 individuals when fully upgraded), which means that in some cases you can kill entire roaming bands of enemies without actually engaging in extended combat.

The Stand-Off is actually one of the game’s showcase features where you announce your presence to the enemy while hidden, then strike them down with a lightning-fast sword strike as they charge you, one by one. This obviously increases your survivability in the slog against roaming bands of enemies and the bosses, and is useful for players that prefer a more direct style of combat.īut the coolest aspect of this armor is its ‘standoff streak increase’ feature. Stealth (2/5): The Sakai Clan Armor has low stealth capabilities, but that’s really not the point as it is designed more for open combat.Ĭombat Effectiveness (5/5): When fully upgraded (this takes a long time, through extended gameplay and resource/supply acquisition), the Sakai Clan Armor is a rugged beast that gives you a large boost in both health and melee combat. In terms of style, this is the Ferrari of the armors in Ghost of Tsushima. Furthermore, this armor is customizable with some truly stunning armor dyes (colors), such as a snow-white color scheme, or an aggressive red. Style Points ( 5/5): The Sakai Clan Armor is distinct from the other Samurai heavy armors in that it resembles the scales of a fish or reptile. An additional bonus of this armor is that attacks make it more likely for enemies to become terrified and flee. Once this meter is filled you can activate the ferocious and feral Ghost stance, where you strike down enemies with a single, brutal strike. You won’t find a better armor set for hitting the enemy before they realize what has happened to them and for this reason, this is your most versatile and effective armor.Īnother stand-out combat feature of this armor is that you can reduce the number of kills needed to charge up the ‘Ghost Stance’ meter, by two. Not only is this useful in sneaking up to enemies for assassination while crouched, it is also useful in aborting stealth approach attempts when the enemy unexpectedly begins to sense your presence.Ĭombat Effectiveness (5/5): The aforementioned stealth of this armor makes it an excellent armor for ambushing roaming bands of enemies and also for sneaking up to/into enemy bases and encampments. Stealth (5/5): This is the armor with the best stealth capabilities and when fully upgraded, reduces enemy detection speed by half.
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Its black color scheme plus its flowing cape gives the armor a wild and rakish quality befitting of the soubriquet ‘The Ghost’. Style Points (5/5): The Ghost Armor has a unique appeal in that it is a hybrid of traditional samurai battle armor and a ronin’s outfit. The simple change in color imbues a whole new quality to the armors you possess, thus adding visual interest to already striking armors and outfits.īelow are the Top 5 armors in Ghost of Tsushima, rated not only for aesthetics and style, but also for stealth capabilities and combat effectiveness. In addition, many of Jin Sakai’s armor sets are customizable by color as the game progresses. Like most gamers out there, one of my favorite aspects of video games is character customization, and Ghost of Tsushima does not disappoint in this area.Ĭharacter customization in this game comes in the form of weapon and armor/outfit upgrades, and each one is striking in its deadly beauty.Īnd indeed, traditional Japanese battle armors were often works of art – painstakingly produced by skilled artisans to instill awe and primal fear in those that were unfortunate enough to face down the warriors who donned them. Destroy the Mongol Horde with Ghost of Tsushima’s Best Armor
