Test: Ghostwire Tokyo is nothing but the ghost of its promises

Generations of Japanese imagination – whatever its means – have wreaked havoc on the streets of Tokyo. Kaiju, zombie invasions, guerrilla warfare, natural disasters, battle royale Among its inhabitants: The island’s capital has been dulled by decades of confusion somewhat out of reach. But, from memory, none of its inhabitants ever perished to take their souls in order to merge our reality with the reality of souls. It’s the catastrophic starting point for Ghost Wire Tokyo And the grandiose Machiavellian plan of Hannyah, an evil character hidden behind a demonic mask, who intends, to achieve her goals, to carry out a forbidden ritual by sacrificing the young Mary, sister of Akito, the reckless hero of this story. Except that Akito survives this disastrous harvest after being chosen as host by the spirit of KK, the ghost hunter is determined to get Hannyah out of the cloud and return their physical envelopes to the spirits of his fellow citizens. Together, Akito and KK will have to confront the visitors – the foot soldiers of Hannyah’s service – as they somehow try to live together despite their differences, in order to save Tokyo and free Mari from her executioner’s yoke. If, based on its premise, this story had little chance of surprising us, we might have expected more of a tandem formed by our followers in misfortune. The moments of estrangement between the two boys and their reconciliations could have produced some interesting narrative climax or a touch of cow humor. Friends movie. But their relationship never takes off. The first untapped potential, and as we shall see, not the last.