The title has a release date of 2025 and will feature the lands surrounding Mount Yotei. A towering peak in the heart of Ezo provides a stunning backdrop for our protagonist, Atsu. Atsu’s story will be set in 1603, more than 300 years after the events of Ghost of Tsushima.
Mount Yotei was an area outside the rule of Japan in 1603. Instead of organized samurai clans, Atsu will find herself amongst sprawling grassland, snowy tundras, and unexpected dangers.
Ghost of Yotei Faces an Uphill Battle for its Turn in the Spotlight
Ghost of Tsushima came out in 2020 amidst the height of the COVID-19 pandemic for PlayStation 4. With a release where copies of the game were selling like hotcakes, the game managed to not only meet but also surpass fan expectations.
With breathtaking art, superb art direction, and immersive storytelling, the game managed to leave a lasting impression on anyone who discovered this game.
The popularity of Ghost of Tsushima was the result of the perfect storm. The pandemic, combined with a massive corporate shift towards work-from-home, increased the popularity of digital entertainment. This also affected Ghost of Tsushima, with its enormous open-world and engaging story, which exploded into mainstream popularity.
However, Ghost of Yotei, the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, is slated to be released in a world vastly different from what its predecessor released. People have started to find normalcy again amidst a post-COVID world, and the entertainment industry appears to be shrinking amidst massive layoffs and canceled titles.
One of the decisions that cast doubt upon the probable success of the title is because the studio, Sucker Punch, decided to leave behind its beloved protagonist, Jin Sakai, along with his setting in Tsushima.
While this could be a great decision that could let players experience a brand new story in an unfamiliar yet grand setting, it can also become a double-edged sword that can cause players to lose interest in the game.
Final Thoughts on Ghost of Yotei’s Reveal
Another change that seems to be agitating a niche part of the internet appears to surround the fact that Ghost of Yotei will follow along a story of Atsu, a female ronin bounty hunter. A certain substratum of the following seems to be skeptical of that fact.
Ghost of Tsushima garnered a lot of praise because of its accurate historical representation, and a few fans feel like Atsu breaks that immersion, despite several accounts of active female participation in multiple battles.
This, coupled with the voice actor chosen to voice Atsu, has led to quite the division among fans, with one side hoping the game will be a worthy successor to Ghost of Tsushima, and the other side saying the game might not do well.
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