When it was released back in 2020, Ghost of Tsushima struck a chord with players with its razor-sharp samurai gameplay and heavenly aesthetics. The open-world experience wasn’t entirely original, but through the strength of the game’s visuals — which filled each frame with vibrancy and texture befitting a fully colored sumi-e ink painting — a fan-favorite franchise was born.

After a seemingly exhaustive wait, the follow-up to Sucker Punch’s samurai opus is almost here. Rather than a direct sequel following the first game’s protagonist Jin Sakai, Ghost of Yōtei takes place over 300 years later, centering on a female warrior named Atsu embroiled in a blood-soaked quest for revenge.

Atsu (played by Erika Ishii) is a very different character than Jin. In fact, Ghost of Yōtei i

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