Sucker Punch Productions shared an prolonged take a look at PlayStation 5 recreation Ghost of Yōtei on Thursday throughout Sony’s Yōtei-specific State of Play. It provided future ghosts extra particulars about Atsu’s weapons, her journey throughout Ezo, and new and returning presentation modes.
Ghost of Tsushima’s Kurosawa Mode was an exquisite homage to the nice Akira Kurosawa, director of a few of samurai cinema’s greatest movies, like Seven Samurai and Yojimbo, and it’ll return in Ghost of Yōtei. It contains a black and white presentation, movie grain, and Japanese dialogue with lip syncing.
The brand new presentation fashion, Takashi Miike Mode, places the digicam nearer to the motion and options extra blood and dust throughout fights; Miike has directed a variety of movies, and western audiences may acknowledge greatest him from his 2013 samurai movie 13 Assassins. Sucker Punch has additionally partnered with Samurai Champloo director Shinichirō Watanabe for a presentation mode that provides lo-fi beats to exploration and fight, for while you want a barely extra relaxed vibe in between Atsu’s revenge kills.
Thursday’s deep dive showcases new weapons — twin katanas, ōdachi, and kusarigama — in motion. Atsu can swap between them on the fly throughout fight, and may disarm opponents throughout fights — or be disarmed herself. Exploration was a spotlight within the trailer; like in Tsushima, Atsu can observe wildlife to find hidden areas. Sucker Punch additionally emphasised Yōtei’s Elden Ring-like discoverability, encouraging gamers to journey to chill areas off within the distance to see what they may have in retailer.
Restricted Version Ghost of Yōtei-themed consoles and controllers have been proven off on the finish of the presentation. The console plates showcase Mount Yōtei whereas the controllers function Atsu.
Whereas retaining the Ghost title, Ghost of Yōtei isn’t a direct sequel to Ghost of Tsushima; it takes place 300 years after the primary recreation and is about in a unique a part of Japan, Ezo (now referred to as Hokkaido). Ghost of Yōtei follows new protagonist Atsu as she units out for vengeance towards those that killed her household, referred to as the Yōtei Six. As she wracks up a physique depend, each from her Yōtei Six targets and from bounties you may tackle, Atsu will absolutely embrace the Ghost persona. Ghost of Yōtei will supply extra narrative freedom for the participant than the primary recreation as you’ll be capable to take down the Yōtei Six in any order of your selecting.
