Beautiful Announcement Trailer for GHOST OF TSUSHIMA Sequel GHOST OF YOTEI
PlayStation has released the announcement trailer for the sequel to that incredible action-adventure samurai video game Ghost of Tsushima. The sequel is titled Ghost of Yotei, and it’s being developed by Sucker Punch Productions..
The game will follow a new character name Atsu, and it will feature a whole new original story. It was also revealed that the game will debut in 2025.
The original game, Ghost of Tsushima, followed Jin Sakai, a samurai on a quest to protect Tsushima Island during the first Mongol invasion of Japan. Jin must choose between following the warrior code to fight honorably, or by using practical but dishonorable methods of repelling the Mongols with minimal casualties.
It’s a seriously visually stunning game, and it’s looking like this sequel could reach the high bar set by the original game.
In Ghost of Yotei: “Atsu’s journey takes place in 1603, more than 300 years after the events of Ghost of Tsushima, and is set in the lands surrounding Mount Yōtei, a towering peak in the heart of Ezo, an area of Japan known as Hokkaido in present day.
“In 1603, this area was outside the rule of Japan, and filled with sprawling grasslands, snowy tundras, and unexpected dangers. It’s a far cry from the organized samurai clans who lived in Tsushima, and it’s the setting for an original story we can’t wait to tell.”
Sucker Punch Productions communications manager Andrew Goldfarb said in a statement: “When we set out to make a new ‘Ghost’ game, we wanted to maintain the core pillars established in ‘Ghost of Tsushima’: playing as a wandering warrior in Feudal Japan, offering freedom to explore at your own pace, and highlighting the beauty of the world. We also wanted to continue to innovate.
“To create something fresh but familiar, we looked beyond Jin Sakai’s story and the island of Tsushima, and shifted our focus to the idea of the ‘Ghost’ instead.
“At Sucker Punch we love origin stories, and we wanted to explore what it could mean to have a new hero wearing a Ghost mask, and uncovering a new legend. This led us to ‘Ghost of Yōtei’: a new protagonist, a new story to unfold, and a new region of Japan to explore.”
This announcement came during PlayStation’s recent State of Play presentation. Check out the announcement trailer below and let us know what you think!
