Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch’s Sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, Revealed; Will Launch in 2025

Ghost of Tsushima, the action-adventure phenomenon from Sucker Punch, is lastly getting a sequel. At Sony’s State of Play broadcast Tuesday, the developer took the covers off Ghost of Yotei, introducing a brand new protagonist and a contemporary setting. The sequel will characteristic a feminine hero, Atsu, and can hint her journey via the lands surrounding Mount Yōtei in Northern Japan within the 1600s. Ghost of Yotei can be launched completely on PS5 in 2025.

Ghost of Yotei New Setting

In a ultimate announcement on the State of Play presentation, Sucker Punch revealed the Ghost of Tsushima sequel with a trailer that featured a mixture of gameplay and in-game cinematics. Ghost of Yotei takes place in 1603, over 300 years after the occasions of Ghost of Tsushima. The sport will take gamers to new area in Japan — Mount Yōtei, a volcanic peak in Ezo, the Northern Japanese area that is presently often known as Hokkaido.

Whereas the developer did not reveal particulars concerning the new setting, gamers can count on a sprawling open world area to discover with the mountain on the coronary heart of the map. “In 1603, this space was exterior the rule of Japan, and crammed with sprawling grasslands, snowy tundras, and sudden risks. It is a far cry from the organized samurai clans who lived in Tsushima, and it is the setting for an authentic story we will not wait to inform,” Sucker Punch mentioned in a PlayStation Weblog put up detailing the sequel.

Ghost of Yotei can be set within the lands surrounding Mount Yotei in Ezo
Picture Credit score: Sucker Punch/ Sony

Ghost of Yotei Protagonist

Ghost of Yotei will even characteristic a brand new protagonist, changing samurai Jin Sakai from the primary recreation. Within the trailer, the brand new hero, Atsu, could be seen carrying an uchigatana and a shamisen, and is later seen utilizing a chained weapon and a rifle. Suck Punch mentioned the sport will characteristic new weapons, mechanics and gameplay enhancements over Ghost of Tsushima.

Atsu additionally appears to have a wolf companion that is prominently featured within the trailer. The sport will doubtless characteristic deeper interplay with wildlife. She wears the Ghost masks and a straw hat. Explaining their determination to maneuver away from story, characters and setting of the primary recreation, Sucker Punch mentioned, “To create one thing contemporary however acquainted, we appeared past Jin Sakai’s story and the island of Tsushima, and shifted our focus to the concept of the Ghost as a substitute. At Sucker Punch we love origin tales, and we needed to discover what it might imply to have a brand new hero sporting a Ghost masks, and uncovering a brand new legend.”

Ghost of Yotei will get a brand new protagonist, Atsu
Picture Credit score: Sucker Punch/ Sony

Ghost of Yotei Graphical Enhancements

The trailer additionally confirmed off appreciable graphical enhancements, with Ghost of Yotei being the primary Sucker Punch recreation constructed from the bottom up for the PS5. The developer promised that the world of the sequel would “really feel much more actual.”

“We now have large sightlines that allow you to look far throughout the setting, entire new skies that includes twinkling stars and auroras, much more plausible motion from wind on grass and vegetation, and extra enhancements we’ll share sooner or later,” the studio mentioned.

Extra gameplay and story particulars about Ghost of Yotei will comply with within the coming months. Ghost of Yotei arrives on the PS5 in 2025.