{"id":14625,"date":"2025-07-22T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T23:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T23:30:00","slug":"we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;We Won&#8217;t Make You Do the Same Thing Over and Over&#8217;: Ghost of Yotei PS5 Will Keep You Guessing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a 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class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"'We Won't Make You Do the Same Thing Over and Over': Ghost of Yotei PS5 Will Keep You Guessing 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/5c615526393ef\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/5c615526393ef\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing-1.450x.jpg 450w, https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/5c615526393ef\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing-1.900x.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 450px, (min-width: 800px)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/5c615526393ef\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"'We Won't Make You Do the Same Thing Over and Over': Ghost of Yotei PS5 Will Keep You Guessing 1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>If there was one major issue with Ghost of Tsushima, it\u2019s that it lacked the variety to keep its open world interesting.<\/p>\n<p>While we did initially have fun following foxes and writing haikus, the game unquestionably ran out of steam as we pursued its Platinum, and honestly ended up grating at times.<\/p>\n<p>Creative director Nate Fox is well aware of this, and he says the team at Sucker Punch has responded to the feedback from fans.<\/p>\n<p>On the subject of Ghost of Yotei, he told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/ghost-of-yoteis-open-world-activities-will-be-less-repetitive-than-tsushimas-directors-say-we-wont-make-the-players-do-the-same-things-over-and-over-again\/\">Automaton<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cGhost of Yotei improves [the minigame] segments in a sense that we won\u2019t be making players go through the same thing all over again whenever their curiosity leads them to encountering new secrets during exploration. We\u2019ve prepared different kinds of outcomes that could go beyond the player\u2019s expectations. We believe that the beauty of open-world games is in the exploration, so we were determined to offer players a diverse experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_V68809AA89D376\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-1\" class=\"lazyload\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>A big theme of the sequel, as detailed in its recent <strong>State of Play<\/strong>, is the idea that you can pursue the things that interest you. In order for that to function, though, there will need to be interesting and dynamic outcomes.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"_Vgol79h8xk\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Vgol79h8xk?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ghost of Y\u014dtei PS5 Gameplay Deep Dive | State of Play\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Vgol79h8xk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><figcaption>\n<p class=\"youtube-watch\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Watch This Video on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_Vgol79h8xk\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch on <strong><span class=\"icon icon-youtube-play\"><\/span> YouTube<\/strong> <span class=\"icon icon-link-external\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">159k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While it hasn\u2019t shown a huge amount of that, we do have confidence in Sucker Punch when it comes to its second games. Both Sly 2: Band of Thieves and inFAMOUS 2 massively expanded on their predecessors, and we\u2019re expecting a similar step forward here from Ghost of Yotei.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-articles:185459,185463,185384 @ 1753258047 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/48463f2288e88\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ghost of Yotei's State of Play Has Been Watched More Than Sony's Summer Showcase\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" 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He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/get2sammyb.bsky.social\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span> Bluesky<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('get2sammyb');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_R68809AA89D7AB\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span class=\"counter comment-count\">24<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748024\" data-author=\"users\/342504\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748024\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8748024\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/342504\/avatar.jpg?v=1721653637\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Oram77\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748024\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Oram77<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T23:07:44+00:00\">12:07am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I think Sucker Punch have earned our trust, maybe it&#8217;s naive of me but I truly believe everything they have talked about so far. Can&#8217;t wait to play this game on day 1!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748025\" data-author=\"users\/355149\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748025\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748025\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355149\/avatar.jpg?v=1752793754\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Anya-chan\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748025\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Anya-chan<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T23:08:48+00:00\">12:08am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>If they kill the wolf i will be pissed<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748034\" data-author=\"users\/330996\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748034\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748034\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/330996\/avatar.jpg?v=1689605068\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"DennisReynolds\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748034\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DennisReynolds<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T23:16:14+00:00\">12:16am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>That&#8217;s great to hear as the side stuff did grow stale after a while in the first game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748035\" data-author=\"users\/299908\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748035\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748035\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RoomWithaMoose\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748035\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RoomWithaMoose<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T23:18:01+00:00\">12:18am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Mmm, doubtful. The nature of open-world side-content kinda necessitates repetition. Heck, open-worlds in general do.<\/p>\n<p>They can make it less egregious than the first one (didn&#8217;t play it, so I have no reference point), but you ARE going to be doing the same things throughout.<\/p>\n<p>But, to be fair to SP, I feel like that quote can be taken in a lot of different ways. Kinda sounds poorly thought out, too. It really just seems like he&#8217;s saying similar events will have differing outcomes. So, you&#8217;ll be doing the same things, but they&#8217;ll be designed with a subversive edge.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748048\" data-author=\"users\/276878\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748048\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748048\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/276878\/avatar.jpg?v=1752913311\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"UltimateOtaku91\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748048\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>UltimateOtaku91<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T23:34:16+00:00\">12:34am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>This is great news, can&#8217;t wait to get exploring the beautiful open world of Yotei. Every new trailer and bits of info increase my hype for this.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748051\" data-author=\"users\/185205\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748051\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748051\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/185205\/avatar.jpg?v=1665607399\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"TheArt\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748051\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TheArt<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T23:41:36+00:00\">12:41am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Horizon Forbidden West was very varied compared to Zero Dawn, we \u00e0ll forgot and slept on it because Elden Ring. The approach to getting Cauldron overrides was different for each, and then when you got them some where corrupted. You have deserts, marshlands, snowy mountains, underwater, the skies and others. Ghost of Yotei would have go all out because to me Horizon has the title for best PS Studios&#8217; open world.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748053\" data-author=\"users\/154872\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748053\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748053\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/154872\/avatar.jpg?v=1569246961\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"personauser93\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748053\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>personauser93<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T23:44:01+00:00\">12:44am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Loved Tsushima, I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll love this. I\u2019m just ready to do everything in Watanabe mode!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748056\" data-author=\"users\/164391\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748056\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748056\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"trestan\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748056\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>trestan<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T23:45:09+00:00\">12:45am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Good. Tried to get back to platinum GoT 3 times now, but it&#8217;s just boring. Not every open world need checklists, Cyberpunk, Witcher and Elden Ring done it right<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748102\" data-author=\"users\/260938\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748102\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748102\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/260938\/avatar.jpg?v=1706423136\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"B_Lindz\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748102\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>B_Lindz<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T00:22:28+00:00\">1:22am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>This reminds to be seen.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748106\" data-author=\"users\/341664\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748106\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748106\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/341664\/avatar.jpg?v=1752973183\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PuppetMaster\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748106\">10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PuppetMaster<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T00:31:00+00:00\">1:31am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I don&#8217;t mind more variations for side quest but i don&#8217;t mind doing the same thing either if it&#8217;s enjoyable to do.<\/p>\n<p>The thing is side quest used to be for players to take a little break from the main campaign while in the same time they can learn some tidbits about the world through interaction with NPC or environment.<\/p>\n<p>But nowadays people are so fking scared that they didn&#8217;t get 100+ hours of contents after spend 60-70 bucks for an open world \/ RPG. They treated side quest as a must do activities in the same level as main campaign. So they demands devs to keep cramming with different new side activities that quiet long to finish. This is the reason why open world \/ RPG became bloated af \ud83d\ude44<\/p>\n<p>And no wonder why i heard more and more people feels tired \/ burnout with open world games and they&#8217;re going back to linear games with 8-12 hours of playing time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748128\" data-author=\"users\/151393\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748128\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748128\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nepp67\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748128\">11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nepp67<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T00:59:09+00:00\">1:59am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Yes no following foxes for the millionth ***** time!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748137\" data-author=\"users\/291049\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748137\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748137\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/291049\/avatar.jpg?v=1630970363\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SystemAddict\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748137\">12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SystemAddict<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T01:06:57+00:00\">2:06am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Nepp67 haha right on cue. I can still see it hopping away \ud83d\ude35\u200d\ud83d\udcab<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748143\" data-author=\"users\/171728\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748143\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748143\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/171728\/avatar.jpg?v=1744455203\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Th3solution\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748143\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Th3solution<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T01:13:03+00:00\">2:13am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose As someone who played the first game, it sounds like instead of having one of a few options (write a haiku, bathe in a hot springs, discover a person to duel, do an archery challenge, etc) when you follow the wind or follow a bird or a fox, it will instead have a variety of destination activities or discoveries.<\/p>\n<p>After writing your 5th Haiku, it loses some of its novelty, after doing your 5th archery contest, it feels less interesting, or your 5th bamboo cutting challenge, Etc. So after doing a few of all the different kinds of activities and\/or finding similar collectibles at the end of a diversion off the main path, when the outcome of exploration starts to be repeated events then it grew stale in some people\u2019s opinions (not mine though).<\/p>\n<p>So, in a way maybe you\u2019re right, if you mean \u201cdoing the same thing\u201d means riding your horse through a forest toward some rising smoke, or following a trigger in nature like the wind or a friendly animal again and again, then yeah, but I think the \u201cdoing the same thing\u201d repeatedly that Sucker Punch is avoiding this time around it doing repeated Haiku\u2019s, duels, and shrines. So when you follow the foxes this time maybe it will sometimes go to a secret encampment, or maybe it will open up a shortcut, or maybe it will be to uncover a treasure chest, or maybe a unique minigame that is only found there (maybe a little like It Takes Two where each discovered minigame is different). At least that\u2019s my interpretation of the statement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748212\" data-author=\"users\/280762\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748212\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748212\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"kcarnes9051\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748212\">14<\/a><\/li>\n<li>kcarnes9051<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T02:54:42+00:00\">3:54am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose Saying that open worlds have to be repetitive is a failure of imagination. Take FF7 Rebirth. While it did have some repetitive elements such as towers and summon shrines, there were numerous completely unique mini games with simple mechanics which still provided some form of challenge and were easy enough to pick up. Games like It Takes Two and Split Fiction, while not open world, prove that a game can be wildly successful while incorporating new ideas at every stage without players feeling lost as mechanics change. And while, open worlds do not need to be as varied as those games, GOT was egregious in its brainless repetition by its end.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748279\" data-author=\"users\/299908\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748279\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748279\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RoomWithaMoose\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748279\">15<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RoomWithaMoose<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T04:25:54+00:00\">5:25am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@kcarnes9051 It&#8217;s less a question of imagination, and more one of logistics. I don&#8217;t doubt that a developer could create an open-world of boundless variety and creativity. However, how many production timelines and budgets would actually allow for such a thing?<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t played Rebirth, but it sounds like it still followed repetitive open-world tropes. Having a decent amount of mini-games doesn&#8217;t exactly change that, especially if the primary gameplay loop is about as repetitive as I&#8217;d expect a typical JRPG to be. It&#8217;s certainly neat, and definitely helps with variety, but it&#8217;s not like you&#8217;re never doing the same thing twice.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748345\" data-author=\"users\/250654\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748345\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748345\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/250654\/avatar.jpg?v=1578597430\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Uromastryx\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748345\">16<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Uromastryx<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T06:33:35+00:00\">7:33am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>People seem reference Rebirth here alot that it was open world and many different minigames, which actually was the worst part of the game,.there is literally a point of too much, <br \/>But people believing that this game having unique side mateial everytime is very hopeful, you could read it a nother way and that if it is all unique there wont be too much making the game shorter on the &#8221; endgame&#8221; also \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748349\" data-author=\"users\/284634\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748349\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748349\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/284634\/avatar.jpg?v=1615959251\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Puketapu\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748349\">17<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Puketapu<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T06:35:50+00:00\">7:35am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I\u2019ve never been a platinum chaser so I just finished playing GoT when I finished the main story arc. I was already maxed out on all skills and stances so it was time to stop<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748359\" data-author=\"users\/280762\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748359\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748359\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"kcarnes9051\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748359\">18<\/a><\/li>\n<li>kcarnes9051<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T06:50:21+00:00\">7:50am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose you\u2019re commenting on two games that you have not played and are not understanding the difference in variety between them in regards to side content. The only games that maybe have more varied side content than FF Rebirth is maybe Yakuza games. There are tons of totally different mini games that make the world feel rich. Ghost has none of that. All side content are repetivite tasks. They are drastically different in game design decisions. There are some repetitive elements in FF Rebirth but it could have done without them. It would have been a long enough game without the towers and summon shrines. Open world game designers need to learn that less is more. Fewer unique side quests in a denser, smaller map is far superior than a sprawling map with repetitive tasks galore. And, yes, this would be achievable if developers weren\u2019t so focused on gameplay hours and moreso on quality of content.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748367\" data-author=\"users\/347531\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748367\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748367\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/347531\/avatar.jpg?v=1733826750\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Midnyte-Monkey\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748367\">19<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Midnyte-Monkey<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T07:03:12+00:00\">8:03am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Highly doubt that.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748395\" data-author=\"users\/32979\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748395\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748395\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/32979\/avatar.jpg?v=1540999166\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"nocdaes\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748395\">20<\/a><\/li>\n<li>nocdaes<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T07:43:13+00:00\">34m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Believe it when I see it.<\/p>\n<p>This gaming generation will be remembered as the snooze-fest.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748398\" data-author=\"users\/331863\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748398\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748398\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/331863\/avatar.jpg?v=1715712519\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ainu20\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748398\">21<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ainu20<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T07:46:04+00:00\">31m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose It&#8217;s not necessarily the repetition that I find problematic in a lot of open-world games, it&#8217;s the way these games guide you to that repetition and make it feel check list-y that is the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Take games like Kingdom Come: Deliverance or Red Dead Redemption 2 for example. There&#8217;s still a lot of content in those games that might feel repetitive, however they&#8217;re not structured in such a way that you feel the need to complete all of it. Often, it&#8217;s hidden, its completion metrics are not getting shoved in your face, you might miss large chunks of it and still feel like you&#8217;ve accomplished all you wanted by the end of the game.<\/p>\n<p>That is something your average Ubisoft-like, open-world game gets wrong, and Ghost of Tsushima had that issue as well, to a certain extent. It&#8217;s this push to clear the entire map, to get check marks on all lists, etc. That is something I hope is completely absent in Ghost of Yotei, or at least hidden away so it&#8217;s easier to ignore.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone going for a platinum trophy is still going to need to go through some check lists though, but that&#8217;s unavoidable. The main thing is that the open-world experience needs to feel fulfilling regardless of whether you&#8217;re trying to get trophies or not.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748408\" data-author=\"users\/355660\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748408\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748408\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355660\/avatar.jpg?v=1750917892\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SeaDaVie\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748408\">22<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SeaDaVie<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T07:55:59+00:00\">21m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>The funny thing about the whole open world checklist discussion is that no one ever mentions Yakuza games, presumably because they are too beloved for criticism. Here&#8217;s the thing though, the games have literal giant checklists, pages and pages of them, and you need to complete all of them for the platinum. They&#8217;re the literal definition of open world checklist games and I&#8217;m pretty sure they invented the genre, not Ubisoft.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748417\" data-author=\"users\/341664\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748417\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748417\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/341664\/avatar.jpg?v=1752973183\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PuppetMaster\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748417\">23<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PuppetMaster<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T08:11:16+00:00\">6m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Uromastryx I don&#8217;t know what kind of unique side quest that people expected from Ghost of Tsushima and Yotei. Both games are very limited with the grounded \/ realistic tone + 1200 &amp; 1600 Japan. There&#8217;s not many type of side quest and minigames they can do without breaking that limit or make the game feels bloated with more checklist.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8748418\" data-author=\"users\/276317\" data-subject=\"comments\/8748418\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8748418\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/276317\/avatar.jpg?v=1639051683\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"nomither6\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comment8748418\">24<\/a><\/li>\n<li>nomither6<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-23T08:13:04+00:00\">4m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@PuppetMaster good point. it seems like a lot of people don\u2019t actually want to beat games nowadays , they want it to be a metaverse for them that takes a month to finish \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; this.classList.add('loading'); return false\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/we-wont-make-you-do-the-same-thing-over-and-over-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-will-keep-you-guessing#comments\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Show Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"reply\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Leave A Comment<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"empty\">Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-group optional\">\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_M68809AA89FFDB\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-after-comments\" class=\"lazyload\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related\/articles\/ghost-of-yotei,ps5,sony @ 1753235514 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles-2\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/3c190a409f962\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"88+ PS5, PS4 Games You Should Buy in PS Store's Huge Summer Sale (North America, Europe)\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">88+ PS5, PS4 Games You Should Buy in PS Store&#8217;s Huge Summer Sale (North America, Europe)<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">PS5 and PS4 games going cheap we recommend<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/cc1d08e4c9d8f\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"These 12+ New PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (21st-27th July)\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">These 12+ New PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (21st-27th July)<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Abiotic Factor! 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