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E3 2018: Ghost of Tsushima is a samurai slasher for Sony's PS4

It was the second big thing at Sony's E3 press conference.

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Imagine the Batman Arkham games, except with samurais in Japan. 

That's what Ghost of Tsushima captures, in the very best way, based on an in-depth trailer shown at Sony's PlayStation press conference at E3 .

We saw the protagonist stealthily take down opponents by jumping down from ceiling beams and attacking from close quarters. There was also a sweet one-on-one samurai sword fight, something even Batman can't offer.

Watch this: E3 2018: First look at Ghost of Tsushima

Unveiled last October at Paris Games Week, Ghost of Tsushima is a big project from Sucker Punch Games, the studio behind the Infamous and Sly Cooper franchises. It appears to take places during the Mongol invasion of Japan in the 1200s.

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