ALBAWABA - Sucker Punch, the developers behind titles like Ghost of Tsushima and the beloved Infamous series recently announced a new sequel called Ghost of Yotei as fans of the first game took to social media in anticipation while comparing it to Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Shadows.
Ghost of Yotei will cover a new storyline with new characters and areas around Japan, so fans might be disappointed that Jin Sakai isn't returning. 'Mount Yōtei' is an inactive stratovolcano located in Hokkaido, Japan.
The story will be set in the 1600s according to fans while Ghost of Tsushima was set in the 1200s. Sucker Punch added that they wanted to explore something new instead of creating a sequel to the beloved game in a familiar setting, according to a PlayStation blog post.
One user wrote, "Jin's story was done, it didn't need any extra elements I'm actually happy that they decided to go somewhere different but keep the same theme."
Sucker Punch announces Ghost of Yotei, AC Shadows cries in the corner
PlayStation fans took to comment sections across social media including X (formerly known as Twitter) and YouTube in concern of Sucker Punch going the "DEI route," meaning going "Woke" due to having a female lead as a samurai which wasn't common at the time.
One user wrote that the game might focus on Ronins instead of Samurai. Ronins were masterless samurai while Samurai served under a lord, but these are all speculations from fans of Ghost of Tsushima.
Fans can expect Ghost of Yotei on PS5 in 2025.
Why is Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Shadows under fire?
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Ubisoft's upcoming game, Assassin's Creed Shadows has been under fire among Japanese gamers for several reasons including adding Yasuke (An African man who was an alleged samurai during the Sengoku period) as the main character instead of a Japanese character and it's wrong depictions of Japanese culture.
A new Assasins's Creed Shadows trailer in English and Japanese was published four days ago on Sep. 13, 2024, but ended up receiving a negative reception through comments and dislikes with Japanese users further judging the game for using a Chinese instrument called Xun in its trailer.
Moreover, Ubisoft recently revealed a figurine of Assassin's Creed: Shadows that managed to piss off Japanese people further due to it being linked to the Nagasaki bombing in WW2 by including a broken Torri gate.
This was considered "distasteful" and "offensive" to many Japanese historians because "One-legged Toriis" represents gates destroyed by the American atomic bombing in Nagasaki.
Out of being received negatively in Japan, Ubisoft recently withdrew from the Tokyo Game Show.
