Actually so farts, i've never seen such a shallow story. I was intruiged by the graphics so i bought it but its so unbelievably boring..

Ghostwire is conflicting for me. On one hand; the style, setting, some atmosphere, some of its visuals in otherworldly areas and trivia inspired collectables are really great. The story is kind of okay, the combat ranges from tedious to mid by the time you make investment into skills and stuff and the open world is very Ubisoft coded for good or bad.
I would say Tango did some good work on the things positive with this and I hope the team manages to exist elsewhere in the industry and keeps that willingness to make something...japanese-y while making it easy to rope in for folks outside the country itself.

Get this on a heavy discount tho. Tango ain't getting a dime and all you're doing is buying gas for Microsoft's downsizing chainsaw.

This game is a hidden gem.
I was reluctant at first got once I got to understand... it was such an experience.

Pros:
- decent story
- beautiful music
- progressive unlock of skills and talents so you dont get overwhelmed
- beautiful sandbox world with lots of secrets
- rich and accurate to a degree of the vast Japanese folklore
- interesting quests - the school line is the most interesting and creepy
- decent customizations options
- funny side quests - annoying also especially the tanukis but funny
- lots of ways to gather resources and skill points
- lots of ways to play the game in different styles
- memorable enemies and encounters... I still get chills from Gutsy

Cons:
- a bit un-optimised, it has moments when the game really eats resources
- too many spirits to look for and save... a bit grindy
- menu music, might be hard to listen for everyone
- story is a bit vaguely explained at first
- the Tengu at command skill has a mind of its own... not always working when wanted
- the bow is REALLY under-appreciated... whould have been much better to have Weaving infused skills and arrows
- some talismans are not as useful
- the Nekomata store is a bit hard to understand and harder to find all the collectibles (around 20h in I realised I can hit tab to change pages)
- the story end a bit abruptly

Overall it is a very interesting and a must play game. I had a blast.
Thank you Tango Gameworks! Amazing work.