The largest shock of the PlayStation State of Play showcase yesterday was the reveal of Ghost of Tsushima 2. The second largest shock is that it’s not Ghost of Tsushima 2, it’s Ghost of Yotei, a brand new journey starring a brand new lead in a brand new area in a brand new time interval. However nonetheless lots of swords.

Given how a lot the unique sport is beloved and the way many individuals grew connected to Jin Sakai and his story, it was slightly sudden to see the mantle handed over to a brand new character, Atsu, a feminine Ronin. As for why Jin was left behind for Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch mentioned the reasoning in a PlayStation weblog submit:

“We additionally needed to proceed to innovate. To create one thing recent 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 an alternative. 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. 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.”

The article additionally confirms that that is really 300 years previous when Ghost of Tsushima came about, in 1603 Japan, although clearly we’re nonetheless slicing folks up with comparable weaponry. There have been fewer organized samurai clans then and extra roaming Ronin like Atsu, it appears.

Atsu can be voice by the prolific Erika Ishii, of their most important half but, and they’re additionally starring because the English voice of Rook within the upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard subsequent month. I do know them finest from Future 2 the place they performed Ana Bray. Ishii has rapidly develop into one of the vital broadly solid voice actors within the business, a brand new Nolan North or Troy Baker, nearly. The approaching 12 months can be their largest but.

Ghost of Tsushima was my GOTY for 2020, so I can be seated day one for Ghost of Yotei (or earlier, hopefully, with a evaluation copy). I can’t wait to see what Sucker Punch has accomplished right here with a sport constructed for PS5 particularly and retaining the fight and sweeping artwork course of the primary sport, with hopefully some new improvements. All we all know is that Yotei is popping out in 2025, and hopefully we get a extra particular date quickly. I’d guess fall.

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