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There’s More to Ghost of Yotei’s Story Than Its Revenge Quest

It appears the plot in PS5’s Ghost of Yotei has more up its sleeve than just the revenge quest to hunt down the Yotei Six that killed Astu’s family.

In a new interview with GamesRadar, the premise Sucker Punch Productions has led with up until now is described as only the “start”. Nate Fox said: “We don’t want to give away story details, but I can tell you that her quest for revenge is the start – absolutely not the whole thing – but it’s a great start.”

The comment came after the point about Assassin’s Creed Shadows releasing earlier this year, which shares the same setting as Ghost of Yotei and is also a tale of revenge featuring investigative mechanics.

On the similarities, Fox said: “Our game is our game. It features the things we cherish. Our story of revenge is a classic in samurai cinema, but it is just the first step in this long tale of Atsu going from this broken lone wolf to assembling a wolf pack,” again hinting there’s more to the game than the thirst for revenge.

Creative Director Jason Connell then adds it’s just a situation you run into as creatives. “We are huge fans of this stuff, so when other media comes out, whether it’s a video game or a film or a TV show, we’re kind of happy that it exists because it drives the medium forward.”

In a different interview with Game Informer, some clarification surrounding the game’s structure is shared. You don’t pick to hunt down any of the six members of the Yotei Six in whichever order you like; instead, there’s “a linear story structure that we really believe in to make sure that Atsu’s vengeance quest tears at the heartstrings”. It’s stated that there’s “a bit more choice” in the sequel, but it remains linear overall.

How do you feel about these clarifications and story hints? Post your thoughts in the comments below.

[source gamesradar.com]

Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he’s found playing the latest and greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.

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DennisReynolds
8:56pm

You literally assemble a “wolf pack” who aid you in AC Shadows as well. I know its neither SP or Ubi’s fault but its crazy how similar both games are beyond the setting and time period. Being honest while i enjoyed Shadows a lot i didn’t like the revenge target list stuff, the story ground to a full stop and zero character progression happened all because it was non linear with each target being its own thing, Valhalla also suffered heavily from this and i have a bad feeling so will GoY.

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Rob_230
8:56pm

Don’t want to hear more, but I assume there will be a more coherent narrative than shadows. I love AC and have already put 70 hours into Shadows, but the main revenge quest so far is a little underwhelming after a great start. The various Shinbakfu members don’t seem to have any concern members of their group are being taken out. I suspect ghost of yotei will be much more impressive in that regard

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nessisonett
9:03pm

If it’s anything like what Erika gets up to on Game Changer then Atsu will be guessing which breast milk belongs to which of her companions. (Yes, this happened and it’s insane, closest the Americans have come to Taskmaster)

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Americansamurai1
9:06pm

I really hope they don’t give her a love interest or anything. Or have her change her mind at the last moment after killing hundreds of enemies, like some games.

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RBMango
9:06pm

“You don’t pick to hunt down any of the six members of the Yotei Six in whichever order you like…”

This tidbit was one of my only major concerns, so this is a great relief to me.

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KundaliniRising333
9:07pm

If it’s anything like Ubisoft’s formula, which if the first is anything to go by, it absolutely is despite biased thinking you may hold (fog of war, icon populating map, repetitive overused activities, samey assets in repetitive outpost clearing, etc); then the “more” is icon chasing/side content.

The problem is, Tsushima’s side content was minimal, repetitive, and often boring after it’s initial charm. Especially when the incentive to explore is largely for cosmetic nonsense. I’ve no doubt the quality will be better than most of the Ubisoft slop it mimics, but I absolutely noticed the same Ubisoft open world induced feeling of the side content being a slog that I just I wanted to end as I neared the conclusion of Tsushima.

Granted, I did do everything. However that shouldn’t matter. Put more meaningful side content in games and less repetitive bloat to pad out what’s on offer.

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lazarus11
9:23pm

I found shadows very confusing, I didnt know the difference between a main quest and a side quest, the story was here there and everywhere

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Oram77
9:23pm

I mean, the state of play sold the game to me right then and there, like way the people are using AC shadows as a comparison when Ghost of Tsushima came out first and ACS copied it’s homework… poorly

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Nexozi
25m ago

Glad that the revenge on the 6 isn’t the be all end all of the game. Had been thinking it might have been the whole thing and then that would just be additional stories through the side quests.

Comparing to AC Shadows, I wiped out a circle of more people with no idea who they were or why they needed to die. Was just messing about exploring and stumbled into this house which started a cutscene where I ended up fighting and killing what turned out to be the main guy. Then a pile of people turn up at his house after I killed him and they’re all on the circle! So they all died. 😂😂

@RBMango Same here, glad it’s a linear storyline.

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KundaliniRising333
19m ago

@Oram77 no one is saying tsushima copied it they are suggesting yotei is representing itself as having A Very similiar story just in it’s narrative. Especially to hunting down these targets that killed your fam or some loved one. It’s very very much the formula AC has been using since origins in some form. However him clarifying it’s more linear in doing so is definitely encouraging.

Aside from that, many other aspects of ghost and ac are very similar: fog of war clearing on the map, icon population of map, repetitive outpost clearing, reaching a high point to unlock/reveal something, following something for a reward, etc.