Ghostwire: Tokyo is a unique title and one that requires plenty of understanding of basic game mechanics. Soaking all of it in could be overwhelming at the start but if you want to jump in the game and make sure that you know all of the helpful tips and tricks, this guide is just right for you. We have curated this Ghostwire: Tokyo Beginner’s Guide which details tips and tricks to help you get started in the game in the most effective manner.
Beginner’s Tips and Tricks – Ghostwire: Tokyo
Follow the beginner’s tips and tricks guide detailed below and you will survive in Ghostwire: Tokyo much longer even if this is the first time you are jumping into the game.
Cash In Your Trapped Souls Often
Ghostwire: Tokyo has a strange world and things are not what they appear to be. For example, the phone booths you see in the game are not used to make calls. Instead, you use these phone booths to set free trapped souls that you capture using Katashiro. Your default Katashiro has limited space so if you want to keep capturing additional souls, you will need to cash in your current stock of them. If you have spare money lying around, you can invest in an additional Katashiro as well, but it all depends on you. This also ensures that you level up quickly in the game.
Use Tengus to Reach High Buildings
Tengus are Yokai that you will find in Chapter 2 roaming around the top of high-rise buildings. These are always found near the top of buildings which is because they are hooking points that you can use to reach that particular building’s top floor to find collectibles, money or even spirits for side missions. Make sure that keep an eye on the sky as well because you never know when a high building has a tengu next to it giving you access to the rooftop. The game guides you on how to hook to them and use them for reaching the roofs.
Turn off Time Limits
Ghostwire: Tokyo takes a unique approach to time trials. Some of the missions in the game require a time limit however if you do not want time to be a problem, you can simply head to the settings and turn them off. Choose the Game section in options and from there, simply set Disable Time Limits to On. This will eliminate all of the timed limitations from the game, and you will be able to take as much time as you want for the in-game missions.
Explore the Map Thoroughly
Tokyo is a beautiful city filled with secrets around every corner. These include collectibles such as files, magic cats, dogs, Takuni, KK’s notes, and spirits that give you side missions. I will highly recommend that you check every nick and cranny of the city to find all of these secrets. Some of the secrets also unlock various bonuses for you making them a good option to spend time on. Some of these items are also useful for your gameplay such as healing items.
Complete Side Missions
The side missions not only give you a chance to explore more of the game’s world, they are also a great source of some extra money. Make sure that you complete these side missions between your main missions in order to keep the story at a good pace and getting to know more of the game’s lore at the same time. A little bit of extra Meika is always useful in the game.
Keep Saving Your Game
Ghostwire: Tokyo features a huge world and while exploring Tokyo, you might forget to save your game. While the auto-save is there for you as well, make sure that you constantly save the title manually as well as it ensures that if something does not go according to your plan, you can always resume from the previous spot where you saved the game. You can create different save files as well.
Use Stealth Where Possible
Stealth plays a big role in Ghostwire: Tokyo as it allows you to kill enemies quickly and silently without alerting other enemies nearby. Depending on your character level, you can easily use stealth during the early points of the story as well. Snooping around and getting behind enemies give you the ability to ‘Quick Purge’ enemies which is like an instant takedown. Some of the stronger enemies do not die this way but most of the spirits can be taken care of with just a single attack.
Map Display Everything
The map in Ghostwire: Tokyo keeps track of everything that you unlock in the game. This is really helpful since Ghostwire: Tokyo comes with tons of collectibles that you can find in the game. The secret to making the map even more useful is to thoroughly explore the map at least once. This will mark every collectible on your map even if you pass near them once. You can use the markers later to go back and collect all of the collectibles. Apart from collectibles, every other thing is marked on the map for you as well such as merchants, relics, and enemy types.
Keep a Good Stock of Good Food Handy
Survival in Ghostwire: Tokyo depends on your health and for keeping that health bar full, you will need to have food with you. If you have some low-level healing food, dump it for food that heals a major chunk of your health because, during combat, the low-level food will just get you killed. Make sure that you are always stocked on good food. You can get good food from various sources such as from the praying box or buying healing items from a merchant.
Use Spectral Vision to Find Enemies
Spectral Vision is used in the game to see beyond what you normally can see. As you reach chapter 2 of the story, you will unlock it automatically. While you are using Spectral Vision, you will be able to see enemies’ locations even if they are not in your view, their cores, and any interactable object. You can also spot collectibles in this way. If you want more out of this, you can upgrade it as well.
Cats and Dogs Give You Intel and Items
As you roam around Tokyo, you will notice that the city has tons of cats and dogs. You can interact with both cats and dogs for various items. Cats give you tips and directions on various collectibles around them whereas dogs will give Meika or any other item that you can consume later in the game. Magic Cats are merchants as well so keep your eyes peeled for them.
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