Ghost of Tsushima: When You Should Play Iki Island

players can now visit Iki Island as part of the game's Iki Island expansion. The expansion adds ten to twelve hours of content, with Jin journeying to Iki to investigate a mysterious tribe of Mongol invaders. However, Jin can visit Iki Island at any point after progressing through enough of the main story. It's left up to players to decide when to make the journey.

Unlocking access to Iki Island involves completing Act 1's main story. This allows Jin to claim some of the best early-game skill upgrades, fighting stances, and gear, including the grappling hook. However, even though the expansion can be started anytime after Act 2 begins, there are clear pros and cons to consider before jumping into the Iki Island content early.

Ghost of Tsushima has arrived on PlayStation 5 thanks to the Director's Cut, and players are able to transfer their PS4 save game to the new console.

The best time to start the Iki Island expansion is after completing the main game, and there are compelling story and gameplay reasons not to jump in immediately.Characters encountered in the expansion will speak to Jin as if the main game has been completed, and some sections refer to events that occur in Acts 2 and 3.

The expansion is more of a post-game continuation of the story than a side adventure. It's one of the best things in post-game, and players will have a much better appreciation of Jin and all the supporting cast by the end. Apart from narrative dissonance, the game warns anyone hoping tojump into the new content the moment they unlock it that the challenges on Iki Island are some of the toughest yet.

The way Iki Island is introduced into the main game is fairly seamless, acting as a new location for players to jump back and forth from the mainland. At any point, players can leave Iki Island and return to Tsushima to level up and earn more abilities through the main story.

Some of hardest bosses reside on Iki Island, and even regular enemies are deadlier than their