Ghost of Tsushima was a new IP that I'd heard good things about but had no connection to outside of this.
It's more or less the same for me at the moment. I've heard good things about this game since it came out, but I haven't seen any gameplay or trailers because I don't have PS5. It's supposed to be out on PC in a few days and I admit it's a game that intrigues me quite a bit, so maybe I'll give it a try to experience it for myself.
Likewise it's a bit sad what happened to you the first time. The same thing happened to me recently with the second Horizon Zero Dawn that came out on PC, it failed to hook me haha.
I couldn't even stand to finish the first HZD. I got through the first area and when I got to the second big area I was just done. Didn't like the story or the characters in it. Gameplay felt rather mediocre as well. Looked great though.