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 recent 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 might be launched completely on PS5 in 2025.
Ghost of Yotei New Setting
In a closing 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 called 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 outdoors the rule of Japan, and stuffed with sprawling grasslands, snowy tundras, and surprising 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 stated in a PlayStation Weblog put up detailing the sequel.
Ghost of Yotei might be set within the lands surrounding Mount Yotei in Ezo
Photograph Credit score: Sucker Punch/ Sony
Ghost of Yotei Protagonist
Ghost of Yotei may even characteristic a brand new protagonist, changing samurai Jin Sakai from the primary sport. 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 stated 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 possible 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 sport, Sucker Punch stated, “To create one thing recent however acquainted, we seemed 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 may 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
Photograph 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 sport constructed from the bottom up for the PS5. The developer promised that the world of the sequel would “really feel much more actual.”
“We’ve huge 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 stated.
Extra gameplay and story particulars about Ghost of Yotei will observe within the coming months. Ghost of Yotei arrives on the PS5 in 2025.