Sony reveals Ghost of Yōtei, the observe as much as Ghost of Tsushima

Sony has revealed Ghost of Yōtei from Sucker Punch, a follow-up to Ghost of Tsushima, and it is due out subsequent yr.

The sport will characteristic an all-new Ghost protagonist named Atsu and takes place within the lands surrounding Mount Yōtei – that is on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan.

The reveal trailer has one thing of a western vibe to it, with loads of horse-riding and guitar music, and naturally it appears to be like beautiful.

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It appears to be like like Atsu will likely be joined by a wolf companion, although she seems to be alone for a lot of the trailer.

Ghost of Tsushima was set in 1274, whereas Ghost of Yōtei takes place in 1603. So I would not count on earlier Ghost Jin Sakai to make an look.

“Once we got down to make a brand new Ghost recreation, we wished to keep up the core pillars established in Ghost of Tsushima: enjoying as a wandering warrior in Feudal Japan, providing freedom to discover at your personal tempo, and highlighting the fantastic thing about the world,” wrote Sucker Punch communications supervisor Andrew Goldfarb on the PlayStation Weblog.

“We additionally wished to proceed to innovate. To create one thing contemporary however acquainted, we seemed past Jin Sakai’s story and the island of Tsushima, and shifted our focus to the thought of the Ghost as a substitute. At Sucker Punch we love origin tales, and we wished to discover what it may imply to have a brand new hero sporting a Ghost masks, and uncovering a brand new legend. This led us to Ghost of Yōtei: a brand new protagonist, a brand new story to unfold, and a brand new area of Japan to discover.”

This may also be Sucker Punch’s first recreation constructed from the bottom up for PS5, as Ghost of Tsushima was initially a PS4 launch earlier than its director’s reduce model. There is not any affirmation but will probably be enhanced for PS5 Professional, however as a Sony first get together recreation you’d definitely count on it to be.

Ghost of Tsushima was additionally launched on PC, the place it noticed speedy success as PlayStation’s largest single-player PC launch.