Ghostwire: Tokyo Tips: Things You Should Know Before Getting Started

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Ghostwire: Tokyo offers a bleak and spooky version of Japan's most well-known city, but it's still a hell of a lot of fun to explore. As a matter of fact, this version of the famous location is littered with secrets to uncover and unconventional mechanics to engage with, resulting in a unique gaming experience worth investing in fully. While the game is approachable, it nevertheless presents a lot to take in during the opening hours, so we've compiled a few tips to help you get started on your journey through this mysterious world.

When you do enough damage to an enemy, you'll have an opportunity to remove its core (essentially its heart) in a cool and flashy manner. You'll be using this action constantly throughout the game, so you'll want to invest in skills that make it more efficient. Most importantly, since your core extraction will be interrupted if you take damage, anything you can do to speed up the process or keep enemies stunned longer is a huge boon.

Luckily, the skills Fudo and Kukurihime do exactly that and can be purchased very early in the game. The former increases how long enemy cores are exposed, giving you more time to get in a position that will let you extract them safely. Meanwhile, the latter increases how quickly you can extract the cores, which is a lifesaver during the game's more densely-packed combat encounters.

Absorbing spirits and turning them in at phone booths is one of your main methods of gaining experience and Meika (the game's currency). But being able to store the spirits requires Katashiro, and you don't begin the game with very many, meaning that you'll have to make the trek back to those booths constantly if you want to be able to absorb new spirits.

This is easily remedied,