Ghostwire: Tokyo's Heavy Rain Isn't Actually Water, Player Discovers
Instead of water, some players have discovered that heavy rain in Ghostwire: Tokyo appears to be made up of Kanji symbols. A supernatural thriller from Evil Within developer Tango Gameworks, Ghostwire: Tokyo launched to favorable reviews late last month on PC and PlayStation 5 platforms. It's quite unlike anything the studio has produced to date, dropping users into a neon-soaked Tokyo that plays host to a variety of otherworldly phenomena.
The overarching plot revolves around a strange phenomenon that drastically reduces the population of Tokyo without a moment's notice. An occultist bears responsibility for the odd happenings, acting as a central figure in the horrors and chaos that ensues. As a result, the protagonist joins forces with a supernatural entity whose special abilities allow the player to embark on a journey of vengeance. And, apparently, there's even more than meets the eye when it comes to the highly stylized world of Tango Gameworks' Ghostwire: Tokyo.
While enjoying Ghostwire: Tokyo's incredibly detailed open-world, Reddit user N1k0rasu discovered something interesting about the way Tango Gameworks rendered rain. It's not water that falls onto the player during in-game downpours. Rather, the Kanji symbol for rain is what actually drops out of the sky in Ghostwire: Tokyo. N1k0rasu managed to confirm as much by taking an extreme close-up screenshot of a heavy rain scene and comparing it to Kanji. Check out their findings in the screenshots featured below:
Suffice it to say, this is a fascinating discovery, in addition to an impressive attention to detail on the part of Tango Gameworks developers. And perhaps Ghostwire: Tokyo runs rampant with tiny details of this nature that the vast majority of players will never notice while exploring the open-world environments. No doubt users will scour every nook and cranny for even more interesting elements.
Founded in 2010 by Resident Evil co-creator Shinji Mikami, Tango Gameworks released its first title in 2014 with The Evil Within, a third-person survival horror game that placed players in the shoes of Detective Sebastian Castellanos. A sequel, The Evil Within 2, hit store shelves just three years later, once more centering the narrative around the terrors overtaking Sebastian's life. GhostWire: Tokyo marks quite the departure from the studio, then, in that survival horror takes a backseat for more action-oriented gameplay. At present, what this may mean for Tango Gameworks' future endeavors remains to be seen. Whatever the crew does next will likely prove nothing short of intriguing, though.
Ghostwire: Tokyo is out now on PC and PS5.
Source: N1k0rasu/Reddit