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[March Climber]

Man that trailer looked incredible, hey GAF wh-

Well, we lasted a whole 4 posts before you lot couldn't bear to play as a woman

 

[Thief1987]

I think he's not human some sort of AI bot that's connected to the servers

Who received that Elden Ring collector edition then? Worrying.

 

[LaughingStock]

Let's go Jin... oh... Are we getting Yasuke too?

 

[truth411]

This game will probably have multiple protagonist. They will reveal Jin later IMO.

 

[Lootlord]

Is it just me or does it looke more like a crossgen game?

 

[YOU PC BRO?!]

Adored the first game but I’m just not interested in playing as a woman in the setting. The idea of her cutting down men twice her size is simply absurd.

 

[nial]

GOT2 looks amazing but Ronin was written off as a PS3-era title, visually.

Never change gaf.

 

[nani17]

Who received that Elden Ring collector edition then? Worrying.

It consumed it trough a floppy disk

 

[Chuck Berry]

Great. A woman.

Great.

 

[Generic]

Can’t wait for the people to post how a female is not realistic with 10 pages of history accurate proof.

She also isn't wearing any make-up, I'm already expecting 5 hours long essays on Youtube about the game.

 

[seb85]

I don't understand, we have much more powerful consoles than previous gen and yet games still look the same with only marginal improvement, seems developers are not bothering bringing fidelity and keep re-using the same assets

 

[onnextflix5]

Sony don’t we have enough woke stuff from Ubisoft and the likes, can’t we just have this one game without it being invested with woke ideology.

 

[RyanEvans21]

This and Death Stranding 2 both in 2025
Fantastic trailer!

Add GTA 6

 

[PatientGamer]

No way is this GoT 2...

This is the 'Miles Morales' & 'Lost Legacy' of the GoT series. It has a different name entirely.

Will be a shorter $40 experience.

 

[Bojanglez]

I'm a bit disappointed it's not a direct sequel with Jin and Yuna going after the Shogun, but I'm still excited for this.

It's quite exciting that they will always have the option to make GoT2. I think it's smart to break the franchise out a bit and explore new eras and locations.

 

[Kangx]

Female lead, knew it, ill pass. I just don't enjoy playing games with female characters, it's just how I am, but for those of you who do, enjoy the game.

And this is with most people.

https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/24/ghost-of-yotei-is-coming-in-2025/

Today we are so happy to announce Ghost of Yōtei, the latest game from Sucker Punch and the introduction of our new hero, Atsu.

When we set out to make a new Ghost game, we wanted to maintain the core pillars established in Ghost of Tsushima: playing as a wandering warrior in Feudal Japan, offering freedom to explore at your own pace, and highlighting the beauty of the world.

We also wanted to continue to innovate. To create something fresh but familiar, we looked beyond Jin Sakai’s story and the island of Tsushima, and shifted our focus to the idea of the Ghost instead. At Sucker Punch we love origin stories, and we wanted to explore what it could mean to have a new hero wearing a Ghost mask, and uncovering a new legend. This led us to Ghost of Yōtei: a new protagonist, a new story to unfold, and a new region of Japan to explore.

While we aren’t diving into story specifics yet today, we can reveal that Atsu’s journey takes place in 1603, more than 300 years after the events of Ghost of Tsushima. Our story is set in the lands surrounding Mount Yōtei, a towering peak in the heart of Ezo, an area of Japan known as Hokkaido in present day. In 1603, this area was outside the rule of Japan, and filled with sprawling grasslands, snowy tundras, and unexpected dangers. It’s a far cry from the organized samurai clans who lived in Tsushima, and it’s the setting for an original story we can’t wait to tell.

This is also Sucker Punch’s first game built from the ground up for PlayStation 5, and we’re excited to build on the visual foundation we established in Ghost of Tsushima by making the world feel even more real. We have massive sightlines that let you look far across the environment, whole new skies featuring twinkling stars and auroras, even more believable movement from wind on grass and vegetation, and more improvements we’ll share in the future. Our new setting also gives us the opportunity to introduce new mechanics, gameplay improvements, and even new weapons.

Our trailer today offers a glimpse into this world, but there’s so much more to show, and we’ll have much more to share in the months ahead, including details about Atsu’s journey and the people (and animals) she’ll meet along the way. We are forever grateful for the success of Ghost of Tsushima, and we can’t wait for you all to experience Ghost of Yōtei in 2025.

I understand they need to create something fresh from a new character, but I still think it is really a bad decision.

People wanted to play as Jin in feudal Japan. People are attached to his story and at least want to see a sequel. Don't fix something that not broken. This gona alienate many old players.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Is it just me or does it looke more like a crossgen game?

Diminishing returns baby.

Don't get me wrong the visuals look good, but not that far ahead of Ghosts 1.

 

[Skifi28]

Get prized by ALL Japanese's by respecting their culture and depicting their ways on first game, proceeds to put a female samurai on the second game

Female Samurai were a thing.

 

[SSfox]

Imagine if we can see all of her when taking bath just like it was with Jin Sakai

 

[Just_one]

So is this gonna get shit all ovrr because its a woman samurai like all the gaming community did with the black samurai from ac shadows?

Fucking losers...

 

[Twinblade]

Ghosts 2 should have taken place of the Mongolian invasion the 2nd time around. Not 300+ years.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

This game will probably have multiple protagonist. They will reveal Jin later IMO.

MGS2 style bait and switch

 

[SidViscous]

Will be a shorter $40 experience.

They need to recoup Concord, it'll be full priced no matter how short it is. See Astrobot for proof.

 

[ProtoByte]

No surprise there. A female or black protagonist is insta woke these days to some people, we've really gone full circle.

It's not a sentiment I personally share, but it is conspicuous just how many of Sony's key IP/studios are rattling out games with female protagonists. Even Spider-Man has cut out a whole different genre of game within it for MJ, and it's practically guaranteed that we're getting a FemSpider next game.

While the internet is shit with nuance, it's also the fault of the studios and access media that openly pushes and celebrates this stuff in scorn of "previous norms" (and I put them in quotes because those assumptions are not correct) that got gaming to where it is in the first place. Gaslighting about it and celebrating at the same time too.

We now know that the playerbase is ~90% male. Not that that should sway or dictate every decision, but they are being dictated the other way around.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

I don't understand, we have much more powerful consoles than previous gen and yet games still look the same with only marginal improvement, seems developers are not bothering bringing fidelity and keep re-using the same assets

The extra horsepower the PS5 offers is getting used by resolution and fps boosts and bit of RT sprinkled on it.

 

[midnightAI]

People online already calling it Ghost of Woke

Well, people online can be fucking stupid

 

[Glass Prison]

This game will probably have multiple protagonist. They will reveal Jin later IMO.

Ghost of Tsushima is 13th century Japan
This one is 17th century

 

[PatientGamer]

They need to recoup Concord, it'll be full priced no matter how short it is. See Astrobot for proof.

That's true actually! As great as that game is, I can't believe it's full price.

 

[demigod]

Personally, I prefer to play as chicks and not look at a dude’s ass all day.

 

[Daniel_Mallorca1985]

Let's go Jin... oh... Are we getting Yasuke too?

 

[Bartski]

https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/24/ghost-of-yotei-is-coming-in-2025/

Today we are so happy to announce Ghost of Yōtei, the latest game from Sucker Punch and the introduction of our new hero, Atsu.

When we set out to make a new Ghost game, we wanted to maintain the core pillars established in Ghost of Tsushima: playing as a wandering warrior in Feudal Japan, offering freedom to explore at your own pace, and highlighting the beauty of the world.

We also wanted to continue to innovate. To create something fresh but familiar, we looked beyond Jin Sakai’s story and the island of Tsushima, and shifted our focus to the idea of the Ghost instead. At Sucker Punch we love origin stories, and we wanted to explore what it could mean to have a new hero wearing a Ghost mask, and uncovering a new legend. This led us to Ghost of Yōtei: a new protagonist, a new story to unfold, and a new region of Japan to explore.

While we aren’t diving into story specifics yet today, we can reveal that Atsu’s journey takes place in 1603, more than 300 years after the events of Ghost of Tsushima. Our story is set in the lands surrounding Mount Yōtei, a towering peak in the heart of Ezo, an area of Japan known as Hokkaido in present day. In 1603, this area was outside the rule of Japan, and filled with sprawling grasslands, snowy tundras, and unexpected dangers. It’s a far cry from the organized samurai clans who lived in Tsushima, and it’s the setting for an original story we can’t wait to tell.

This is also Sucker Punch’s first game built from the ground up for PlayStation 5, and we’re excited to build on the visual foundation we established in Ghost of Tsushima by making the world feel even more real. We have massive sightlines that let you look far across the environment, whole new skies featuring twinkling stars and auroras, even more believable movement from wind on grass and vegetation, and more improvements we’ll share in the future. Our new setting also gives us the opportunity to introduce new mechanics, gameplay improvements, and even new weapons.

Our trailer today offers a glimpse into this world, but there’s so much more to show, and we’ll have much more to share in the months ahead, including details about Atsu’s journey and the people (and animals) she’ll meet along the way. We are forever grateful for the success of Ghost of Tsushima, and we can’t wait for you all to experience Ghost of Yōtei in 2025.

SO BACK MODE: ON

Everything about it sounds so good. Needs motion matching and better stealth. I can already imagine this coming with massive Legends 2.0 mode omg can't wait.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Female Samurai were a thing.

Its pretty amazing how many don't know this

Was even a name for them but couldn't tell ya what it was without looking it up

 

[midnightAI]

Sony don’t we enough woke stuff from Ubisoft and the likes, can’t we just have this one game without it being invested with woke ideology.

What's 'woke' about it?

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Is it just me or does it looke more like a crossgen game?

They've kept the stylized factor instead of chasing photorealism, and I adore SP massively for it. Same goes with idea about making GoT antology.

If you look at the dedicated trailer in 4K the amount of foliage and the lighting alone are worthy of PS5.

 

[Kacho]

People online already calling it Ghost of Woke

Tough break. It’s going to dominate the discourse around the game. It’s difficult to be agile in game development in a changing social climate. As long as she isn’t written like a typically cunty western girlboss people will warm up to her. Japanese girlbosses are a lot more palatable IMO.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Female Samurai were a thing.

And Yasuke was a legendary samurai from Japans history.

 

[Valedix]

So many here triggered by a woman lmfao

 

[Fake]

Don't looks like a sequel to me.

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

At this point you're more likely to find a unicorn than a Sony game with a male protagonist

 

[midnightAI]

Its pretty amazing how many don't know this

Was even a name for them but couldn't tell ya what it was without looking it up

Onna-musha

 

[Slothbeing1209]

Get prized by ALL Japanese's by respecting their culture and depicting their ways on first game, proceeds to put a female samurai on the second game

Female samurai is real though?

 

[ProtoByte]

This is also Sucker Punch’s first game built from the ground up for PlayStation 5, and we’re excited to build on the visual foundation we established in Ghost of Tsushima by making the world feel even more real

They need to actually change their rendering techniques. I had the same problem with SM2: I'm not seeing a logical advancement in visuals given the first game was released most of 5 years back on the PS4.

And if you're not gonna stun with visuals, how about gameplay? I honestly don't think they should reveal sequels without a solid gameplay kick. Gotta see the new stealth, combat, etc. I mean, surely we're going to get better level/world design, better AI, better stealth mechanics, dismemberment, destruction, etc. Right? Right?

 

[Skifi28]

Believe what you want, but female samurai were actually rather common.

 

[kruis]

Adored the first game but I’m just not interested in playing as a woman in the setting. The idea of her cutting down men twice her size is simply absurd.

I'm so fucking tired of girl boss protagonists in western video games. What once was fresh is not only a tired old cliche, but increasingly a warning sign of a studio with dangerously low testosterone levels and where conveying the right message is more important than giving what the predominantly male gaming public wants.

 

[BattleScar]

And this is with most people.

I understand they need to create something fresh from a new character, but I still think it is really a bad decision.

People wanted to play as Jin in feudal Japan. People are attached to his story and at least want to see a sequel. Don't fix something that not broken. This gona alienate many old players.

That's not what they wanted to make though.

If they're not interested in making a by-the-numbers sequel, then they shouldn't be obligated to.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Onna-musha

That would be it, thank you

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Hopefully there will be a Legends 2 at launch and Jin will be one of the class characters.

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

I can't wait to get a PS5 Pro

 

[damidu]

oh boy and 2025... here wee goo

 

[Kangx]

I don't understand, we have much more powerful consoles than previous gen and yet games still look the same with only marginal improvement, seems developers are not bothering bringing fidelity and keep re-using the same assets

Check your eyes. This game look way better than the original. At time it's cg like. This gota be run on the Pro. Look how clean the image is.