I’m trying to think of another instance where a sequel has hop, skipped and jumped so far past what its predecessor accomplished that the qualitative delta is almost unfeasibly vast and really the only title that manifests itself most prominently in my mind is Rockstar’s peerless Red Dead Redemption 2.
I raise this idea because Ghost of Yōtei feels like to me that it accomplishes a similarly lofty feat, utterly outstripping absolutely everything its stellar predecessor, Ghost of Tsushima, did on practically every level and simultaneously cements Sucker Punch Productions as one of PlayStation Studios‘ marquee developers.
You can relax now, Ghost of Yōtei is everything you hoped it would be and so much more
Ghost of Tsushima ended up being one of the most beloved outings of the PS4 generation, and so topping the adventures of Jin Sakai was never going to be easy.
And while we think that opinions will likely always be divided on which Ghost title is best, Ghost of Yotei is a superb sequel that both builds on its predecessor, and delivers a slightly different take on samurai cinema.
Definitely MY game of the year.
All I have left now is to beat Takezo, but that fool is difficult. I’m learning little by little thought, I’ll soon earn the win, and the plat.
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Didn’t have any worries about Yotei. Same for Wolverine. Same for Silksong. Same for Saros. There are particular studios you know that they will deliver.