Last month's release of Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut brought a whole heap of new content to one of the best games of 2020. Not only did it bring the game triumphantly onto the PlayStation 5 but added a new location in Iki Island and a new adventure for stoic samurai protagonist Jin Sakai to undertake. Iki Island is a land full of surprises. Throughout the expansion, developer Sucker Punch has hidden some very interesting secrets for players in the form of homages to other classic PlayStation games.
Dotted across the new location, players can find a handful of Wind Shrines that not only offer an homage to a classic PlayStation game but allow players to unlock brand new gorgeous armor sets that celebrate each respective game as well. However, each shrine is accompanied by a tricky riddle that players will have to solve to acquire the new equipment. Here are how to find and unlock the new sets of armor that celebrate the history of some of PlayStation's most popular games.
Yharnam Vestments
Although only introduced in the last generation, Bloodborne has already secured its spot on the list of absolute classic PlayStation games. Ghost of Tsushima gives this excellent soulslike adventure a nod with one of its new armor sets. The Yharnam Vestments armor can only be acquired by first finding the Blood-Stained Shrine on the southwestern coast of Iki island.
Players will find a shrine that shares more than a few nods to Bloodborne and a cryptic riddle at the base of the shrine itself. To acquire the armor, the riddle asks players to become a hunter and "reject death's allure." Players must don the Kensei armor, which is itself acquired in the Mythic Tale "Six Blades of Kojiro," and then injure Jin by jumping off a nearby cliff. Once damaged, approach the shrine and heal Jin using resolve to unlock the armor. This allows players to collect the set and take down Mongols wearing armor inspired by Bloodborne's most formidable Hunter, Eileen the Crow.
Armor Of The Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus is a beloved PlayStation game, and Ghost of Tsushima celebrates its history with a gorgeous armor set that evokes not only the heroic protagonist but the colossuses themselves. This armor can be acquired by first finding the Shrine in Shadow on the southeastern coast of the island in the Buddha's Footprints region.
Players will again have to solve a riddle upon finding the shrine to unlock the armor. The riddle will ask the player to "come through the mist, a ghost casting no shadow." The player can solve the riddle by wearing the ghost armor to embody a ghost and then dropping a smoke bomb at the base of the shrine. If done correctly, this beautiful armor set will unlock immediately.
Ghost Of Sparta Armor
It wouldn't be a proper celebration of PlayStation without a nod to one of its most popular series, God of War, which inspires another armor set. Players can pay tribute from the Ghost of Tsushima to the Ghost of Sparta by first finding the Shrine of Ash on Iki's east coast, right above the Yahata Forest region.
Once at the shrine, another riddle will be found, asking players to "honor your father's fight" and "show him the strength of your blade." To honor Jin's father, players must equip the Sakai Clan Armor and then show the shrine Jin's blade by unsheathing it with a swipe to the right on the controller's touchpad. If done correctly, the armor will unlock, giving players an intimidating set of armor that is simultaneously a nod to Kratos's iconic ash-stained skin and a fierce, horned suit of samurai armor.
Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut brilliantly celebrates PlayStation's rich history of amazing exclusives with this fun set of easter eggs for players to uncover inside of Iki Island's massive playground. Just like the original game did with its Sly Cooper-inspired armor, the Director's Cut brilliantly looks towards PlayStation's future while celebrating its rich past simultaneously. Ghost of Tsushima has already proven to be one of the next great PlayStation franchises, and it seems only right for a samurai like Jin Sakai to pay homage to those that came before.