#GhostOfTsushima early review scores

Game Informer 9.5
Destructoid 9.5
IGN 9
Easy Allies 8.5
Press Start 8.5
TheSixthAxis 8
USG 4/5
GameSpot 7
VG247 3/5
VGC 3/5

MC 84 (48 critics)
https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/ghost-of-tsushima

OC 86 (21 critics)
https://opencritic.com/game/9592/ghost-of-tsushima

"Ghost of Tsushima has a distinctive aesthetic, after all, but it’s only skin-deep. The core game underneath that alluring exterior is a pastiche of open-world game design standards from five years ago; it lacks a real personality of its own."

https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2020/7/14/21322970/ghost-of-tsushima-review-ps4-kurosawa-mode

"Going back to Ghost of Tsushima's roots, as an American game inspired by the comics and the movies of Japan, in a way it's quite apt. It's what happens when you want to pay homage, but don't want to add anything new of your own. It's Hollywood."

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-07-14-ghost-of-tsushima-review-a-likeable-if-clunky-hollywood-blockbuster

"Ghost of Tsushima is the best Assassin's Creed game there is, and likely the closest many users will ever get to experiencing what it's like to be a samurai in 11th century Japan."

https://screenrant.com/ghost-of-tsushima-game-review/

Sounds like Tsushima is an overall solid game despite some shortcomings here and there; I'm a sucker for the setting and good photo mode so I might be there day 1

..also not sure why some are complaining about the very good scores but this website been weird since its inception