Ghost of Yōtei - Announce Trailer

In 1603, Atsu sets out on a journey in the lands surrounding Mount Yōtei, an area filled with sprawling grasslands, snowy tundras, and unexpected dangers.1

What can I say? Samurai are cool.

It was and is no surprise that Sucker Punch is continuing down the Ghost path. They supported the original game substantially with DLC, a surprise free multiplayer mode, and a PS5 Director's Cut. Plus, we have the movie out there in the winds of Hollywood.

I am quite happy to see them leave Tsushima itself behind. Jin's story felt complete. There is greater potential in a new character and location, I think. The locations, mood, and gameplay teased in the trailer all look good. It even sounds better in Japanese.2

I am getting big ol' Sly Cooper and Blue Eye Samurai energy from this game and I am here for it. My brain jumps to our protagonist being wronged and seeking vengeance against a group of perpetrators. Open-world design may let you approach and take down these figures in any order you see fit.

I do hope the game is less repetitive than Tsushima. I may have earned the Platinum, but I pet far too many foxes and wrote too many haikus for that. My buddy Logan agrees.

All in all, I am looking forward to seeing more from Yōtei next year.

Footnotes

  1. From the PlayStation Blog announcement post. ↩

  2. And it appears that the trailer is synced up with Japanese and English in their respective trailers. Hopefully this support makes it to the game at launch instead of a patch down the line. ↩