{"id":14889,"date":"2025-08-08T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/new-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-gameplay-footage-highlights-kusarigama-weapon-in-gory-combat\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:00:00","slug":"new-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-gameplay-footage-highlights-kusarigama-weapon-in-gory-combat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/new-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-gameplay-footage-highlights-kusarigama-weapon-in-gory-combat\/","title":{"rendered":"#New Ghost of Yotei PS5 Gameplay Footage Highlights Kusarigama Weapon in Gory Combat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 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 href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/new-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-gameplay-footage-highlights-kusarigama-weapon-in-gory-combat\/#New_Ghost_of_Yotei_PS5_Gameplay_Footage_Highlights_Kusarigama_Weapon_in_Gory_Combat\" >New Ghost of Yotei PS5 Gameplay Footage Highlights Kusarigama Weapon in Gory Combat<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Ghost_of_Yotei_PS5_Gameplay_Footage_Highlights_Kusarigama_Weapon_in_Gory_Combat\"><\/span>New Ghost of Yotei PS5 Gameplay Footage Highlights Kusarigama Weapon in Gory Combat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/434ae1dbc139d\/large.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p><strong>Update [<time class=\"dated \" datetime=\"2025-08-08T18:30:00+00:00\" data-format=\"D jS M Y, g:ia\">Fri 8th Aug 2025, 7:30pm<\/time>]:<\/strong> For whatever reason, the post featuring the Ghost of Yotei footage has been taken down. However, the internet works fast, and you can watch a mirror of the video on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/ghost-of-yotei-new-gameplay.1265727\/\">ResetEra<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear why the video has been removed from the official accounts; presumably it will reappear in the near future.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original Story:<\/strong> Ghost of Yotei is the next major first-party game from Sony, and it&#8217;s looking great, especially after that recent State of Play \u2014 and it now seems the marketing machine is officially up and running.<\/p>\n<p>New gameplay footage has made its way online via official social channels, and the video puts the spotlight on just one of Atsu&#8217;s weapons \u2014 the kusarigama.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/playstation\/status\/1953848321115926700 @ 2025-08-08T16:59:17+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Swing, slash, and pull Atsu\u2019s enemies to their doom with the versatile kusarigama in Ghost of Y\u014dtei, out October 2 on PS5: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nWPcY7QKTq\">https:\/\/t.co\/nWPcY7QKTq<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nsD3q1NUZw\">pic.twitter.com\/nsD3q1NUZw<\/a><\/span>\u2014 PlayStation (@PlayStation) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlayStation\/status\/1953848321115926700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The kusarigama \u2014 a small sickle on the end of a long chain \u2014 looks particularly violent here. Atsu is able to cast it out to enemies and pull them towards her for a brutal finisher.<\/p>\n<p>It also looks good for crowd control, with large sweeping attacks able to damage multiple foes at once.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"x5SKEYYHsuc\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x5SKEYYHsuc?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ghost of Y\u014dtei PS5 Trailer | PlayStation 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x5SKEYYHsuc?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=x5SKEYYHsuc\" 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\">160k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hopefully we can expect similar videos for Atsu&#8217;s other weapons, like her spear, odachi, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Strangely this doesn&#8217;t appear to be on YouTube, but we&#8217;ll swap that in if and when it does appear.<\/p>\n<p>Do you like what you see in this new Ghost of Yotei gameplay? Sneak up on the comments section below.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/x.com\/PlayStation\/status\/1953848321115926700\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PlayStation\/status\/1953848321115926700\">x.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/dc4eedd698b3d6b4d8c525879f6262e2 @ 1754719995 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\"><strong>Ghost of Yotei<\/strong> (PS5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2025\/08\/new-ghost-of-yotei-ps5-gameplay-footage-highlights-kusarigama-weapon-in-gory-combat\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Ghost of Yotei PS5 Gameplay Footage Highlights Kusarigama Weapon in Gory Combat Update [Fri 8th Aug 2025, 7:30pm]: For whatever reason, the post featuring the Ghost of Yotei footage has been taken down. However, the internet works fast, and you can watch a mirror of the video on ResetEra. 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