Review: Impressive style and story outweigh flawed gameplay in 'Ghostwire: Tokyo'
A new horror-tinged adventure game delivers stunning visuals and an emotionally resonant story. But lackluster action and sticky controls get in the way.
Ghostwire: Tokyo is not a horror game, but it sure looks like one. It's brought to us by Tango Gameworks, the studio led by the designer of the first four Resident Evil games, and the recent Evil Within duology. But despite this pedigree, Ghostwire only borrows horror tropes to present a foggy, glitchy Tokyo, replete with action, adventure and puzzles. But if you're looking for real scares, you'll likely be disappointed.
You play as Akito, whose attempt to visit his hospital-bound sister Mari gets interrupted by a nefarious fog (the Corruption) which turns Tokyo into a literal ghost) has whisked away.
