Tsushima Island

In the 10th month of the same year, 1274, the Mongols launched their attack.

Not only were the islands of Iki and Tsushima assaulted and captured, but the forces of Daizafu government office in Kyushu were defeated as well.

When the military leaders, the lay priest Shoni and Otomo, received word of this, they fled, and the remaining warriors were struck down without difficulty.

Though the Mongol forces withdrew, it was apparent just how weak Japan's defenses would be if they should launch another attack in the future.

So long as they commit no fault, the demons will have no chance to do them harm.

And yet, in this country of Japan, there are countless people who cry out in misery.

We know too that the people on the islands of Iki and Tsushima had to suffer at the hands of the Mongols, and what befell the defenders of Daizafu.

What fault were the people in this country guilty of that they should meet with such a fate? One would surely like to know the answer.

But one thing that I've learned from moving around and countries, but also changing roles within the same company and then, you know, within the same company across countries, et cetera, is that perhaps the most powerful thing you can do is to find your people and build that legacy around those people, because that's what lasts ultimately.

I remember a few years ago, it must have been the first year in Tokyo, my daughter and I went to the island of Tsushima.

And the reason for the visit was that I wanted to visit this archive that has been built of beating hearts.

So you can go there and record your heartbeat for posterity.

Yet, long before it became associated with seismic activity, the creature was delivering warnings of a very different kind.

In April 1819, a glowing entity appeared off the coast of Tsushima.

Astonished locals gathered and eventually 800 people in over 100 boats fired 30 guns at the beast simultaneously.

The creature remained completely unbothered.

Four times, I just remembered one.

Horizon Forbidden West, because I got two of those on Black Friday, and then this one goes to Tsushima, the director's cut.

So, yeah, it's just like, what the fuck are y'all doing over there, man? Now the game is going to be an Xbox exclusive, and, you know, PlayStation, stop fucking up.

Speaking of fucking up, my next story is in regards to TV.

Some more info about the complete edition coming out October 1st.

The most wanted roguelike mode, we saw that Nagato, Oyuki, and Jin from Tsushima are going to be playable characters.

That makes me very hyped to play that.

Yeah,

Mm-hmm

... uh, it, it put me in mind of, um, Ghost of Tsushima.

Uh, I don't know if-

Mm

Ghost of Kyoto does this as well.

It, it may do, I haven't played it.

But, um, but in Tsushima you, uh, you have haiku moments, right? So you go, you, you rest, you sit down-

Mm-hmm