Sucker Punch Productions shared an prolonged have a look at PlayStation 5 sport Ghost of Yōtei on Thursday throughout Sony’s Yōtei-specific State of Play. It supplied 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 a beautiful homage to the good 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 type, Takashi Miike Mode, places the digital camera nearer to the motion and options extra blood and dirt 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 had 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 sport and is about in a special a part of Japan, Ezo (now known as Hokkaido). Ghost of Yōtei follows new protagonist Atsu as she units out for vengeance in opposition to those that killed her household, known as the Yōtei Six. As she wracks up a physique depend, each from her Yōtei Six targets and from bounties you’ll be able to tackle, Atsu will absolutely embrace the Ghost persona. Ghost of Yōtei will supply extra narrative freedom for the participant than the primary sport as you’ll be capable of take down the Yōtei Six in any order of your selecting.