Ghost of Tsushima is a three-part raid, and Chapter 2 is by far the most difficult and the most demanding on its players. The amount of communication and timing is ridiculous to get this chapter completed. The team will have to communicate effectively, or else they will plunge into the abyss below, becoming a common and frustrating theme.
To succeed in Chapter 2, players should tackle the Survival missions first, especially the gold ones. Not only should they aim to finish the missions, but they should also be able to defend one area in Gold Survival on their own from waves 20-25. The more comfortable they can take care of a section in Survival on their own, the better Chapter 2 will be. The reason is that there are sections that demand players face an onslaught of enemies and hold their own, or else the team wipes. With that much pressure, being prepared will save lives and time.
How To Cross the Chasm Of The Buried In The Tale Of Iyo: Chapter 2 In Ghost Of Tsushima
This chapter starts with three sword attunements to take. The fourth person needs a long-ranged weapon and will call out the platforms for the others with attunements. Some platforms could have the same attunement, and having a "Ready, set, go" or countdown for the other team will get players through. After crossing the first set of platforms, there will be three floor buttons. The players with the attunements should be on each button to have platforms appear for the fourth person to go across. It will bring that fourth person to a section with a floor button to push that allows the other three to back up. Continue to another attunement platforming section to get across. After getting across, the three same people with attunements will step on more floor buttons, and the fourth person will continue to another similar platforming section. This time there will be red orbs hovering back and forth amidst the platforms.
Chapter 1 was an excellent introduction to the spheres, which, if players , hold characters in place if they stay inside them for too long. There is a way to make life easier on this section by jumping to the next platform while the orb is in the middle of the next platform. If it's in the middle, when climbing up the platform, after grabbing it, there will be a delay that players can move up and not get stuck. Also, a trick to not get stuck by the orbs is by holding R1 and pushing the square or triangle button. Keep going until reaching the end, where slotting the crystal will signal the end of the section.
How To Finish The Blood Ritual Area In The Tale Of Iyo: Chapter 2 In Ghost Of Tsushima
This next section has three pools. Two pools are on elevated areas, left and right, and one in the middle on the ground level. To trigger the event, one player has to stand in each of the three pools. The mission here is to kill enemies while they are standing in the center pool. The reason for killing them is the runes around the pool get filled with their blood/soul linked to the runes. There is a catch, though, where players being in the center area with the runes will gain corruption. There will be a corruption number on the screen's left side that the team wipes when it reaches ten for one player.
A successful method for this area is to have two teams of two with one person on each upper pool and the other two fighting enemies in the circle. When the middle circle players reach corruption level eight, they will switch places with the top pools' players. Do this rotation process enough times while filling up the runes to complete the area. Afterward, there is yet another platforming section, but this one is different, where a spirit bow is acquired. Using the bow will reveal platforms to use. Hitting the bell with the bow will trigger a timer for the platforms to quickly cross or plunge to certain death. In this section, some enemies are waiting for players, so killing them first before ringing the bells and crossing is preferred. After the platforming, it's an easier section where attunement gates have to get destroyed to move on. Players have to find the sword attunements to clear the gates and move on.
How To Complete The Desolate Fortress In The Tale Of Iyo: Chapter 2 In Ghost Of Tsushima
The next section in the Tale of Iyo: Chapter 2 is at the Desolate Fortress, which has eerie similarities to the first section at the beginning of Chapter 1, where red sacs need to be destroyed to get crystals. The nice part here is that they are at the top of the stairs to the left of the area entrance. Climb up and destroy them as you would in Chapter 1, and a gate will open up, bringing the team to more sacs. These sacs will also have a third crystal that gets slotted in at the end of the area. Since there's only one crystal to place, the Assassin's Group Vanish ability will make life more comfortable here. After the crystals, a combination of platforms has both the bells and the sword attunements working together. A key point here is since the bell will not last forever, take some time and stay on a platform with a sword attunement, then hit the bells again to move on.
How To Finish The Obelisk In The Tale Of Iyo: Chapter 2 In Ghost Of Tsushima
Upon entering the final area, players will see an obelisk in the middle area. Also, there are pools on the right and left sides of the map. Four crystals will be slotted at the obelisk to complete the area, but there is a slight problem. There is a tower that lights up in the top right corner of the screen. If it becomes fully lit, the group will wipe. The way it lights up is by enemies getting to the pools on either side of the area. To avoid the enemies overwhelming the pools, have one player on each pool kill anything that comes close. A small tip here is if a player can do a lot of damage on their own, and is a parry master, those are the recommended players to use.
Also, have them go to the spawn point, which is the big sacs, and have them kill the enemies as they appear. The other two players have a mission of tracking down the crystals and then setting them at the tower. The first crystal will be at the entrance of the area. More platforming awaits the two players where they have to cross platforms on the left and right side area to reach two crystals, with ghosts and other enemies. After grabbing a crystal, rush to the middle section and place the crystal at the tower. The Bomb packs and vanishing abilities will be useful during the runs to clear enemies quickly and efficiently.
The final crystal is the toughest of them all, where the rush of purple Onis will come out, and they need to get distracted before getting the last one. After getting the Oni away from the pools, two players have to go to the middle area and head on some platforms with floor buttons that activate a path in the center area leading to the final crystal. After slotting in the last crystal, head for the gate as quickly as possible and complete Chapter 2.
Ghost of Tsushima is available to play now on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
