Is Ghost of Tsushima based on a true story? Learn more about the story PS4's latest game

Sony Interactive Entertainment recently released Ghost of Tsushima, an action-adventure video game for  PlayStation 4 system. Ghost of Tsushima was released on July 17, 2020, and became an instant success, with both fans and critics praising gameplay and plot. game follows story of Jin Sakai, one of last samurai left on Tsushima Island during  first Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274. While game is set during a real-life historical event, most of its plot is historical fiction and reimagining. 

Is Ghost of Tsushima based on a true story?

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During events of Ghost of Tsushima,  Mongols invade Japanese island of Tsushima. After a brutal battle, most of samurai on island are killed by Mongol forces. However, one samurai, named Jin Sakai, survives initial battle. He n decides to fight against  Mongol forces and free his island from foreign invaders. 

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Most major events in game are based on real-life battles between Japanese and Mongol force. first battle in game, where a small group of samurai are massacred by thousands of invading Mongols, is accurate and based on a real event.  Mongol invasion of Japan was a real event that occurred in 1274, and Tsushima Island was Mongol's first target.

However, Ghost of Tsushima's story quickly deviates from real-life events by adding fictional characters and taking a few liberties with how battle was fought. Back in 2018, developers from Sucker Punch Productions revealed how y wanted to keep some aspects of game historically accurate. In fact, developers even invited two modern-day samurai's to learn more about history of  first Mongol invasion of Japan. 

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However, in an interview with an entertainment portal, Sucker Punch co-founder Chris Zimmerman stated that y were going to deviate from historical truth to make game more fun. Zimmerman added that challenge for m was to make an original story that was set in real historical time. Ghost of Tsushima's main characters never existed in real historical texts. Jin Sakai and his uncle, Lord Shimura, are completely fictional characters. 

Moreover,  first Mongol invasion of Japan was t defeated by a single person like it was in game. real Mongolian army was actually devastated in Kyushu, Japan by a deadly hurricane in 1274. Ar historical liberty was use of iconic samurai swords, katanas. While most people believe that samurai's only use swords, in reality, most samurai's in 13th century actually used a bow as ir primary weapon. katana only became prominent during Edo period. 

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