Don't expect to blast your way through Ghost of Yotei: "Blades are the heart of the fantasy"
Ghost of Yotei introduces the greatest Samurai technique of all time – just shooting a guy – but the developers have warned that Atsu is no Texas Red, and that blades are still king.
Ghost of Yotei takes place hundreds of years after the events of Ghost of Tsushima, and as a result, technology has advanced. During the recent Ghost of Yotei dedicated State of Play, footage revealed Atsu can start blasting, as she has access to firearms in the game. However, the developers have assured us that Yotei isn't about to become a shooting game, and good old fashioned sword swinging is still its name.
GamesRadar+ features editor Andrew Brown spoke to Ghost of Yotei's creative directors Nate Fox and Jason Connell and asked specifically about the place of guns in the game.
Fox dubbed firearms "not incredibly efficient" in line with how they were back in 1603. He elaborated, "Firearms have a role, and they are incredibly deadly when used at the right time," adding, "but it's not like Gun Kata, where the firearm is the melee weapon. Blades are the heart of the fantasy."
However, Atsu isn't completely out of luck when it comes to fighting at range, as she has access to new melee weapons that help with that – namely a spear and a flail that can dispatch enemies in no time.
And of course, she'll still have access to bows, which are probably the ideal ranged weapon anyway if you're going to take a stealthy approach – and you won't have to deal with Jin's annoying uncle berating you for it either! Although, in my eyes, nothing beats strolling into a camp and announcing to the whole population that you're here for a scrap.
Ghost of Yotei "isn't going to rush you through anything" and "focuses on player freedom more than any game Sucker Punch has ever made," with clues and activities for all play styles.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Nintendo of America suggested giving Pikachu "huge breasts" during localization according to The Pokemon Company's CEO, who "won't show those illustrations to anyone as long as I live"
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Apparently Nintendo of America wanted to give Pikachu… and I quote… "huge breasts" during the localization of Pokemon. Localization is a delicate process, some things that make sense in one region may not translate to another, not even on the actual act of translation either. A prominent example is Kirby looking pissed on the cover of every game for the American box art but being his usual cute Kirby self in Japan, or the Crash Bandicoot covers in Japan which were wildly different from the by comparison edgier US design. And turns out Pokemon had a redesign suggested that may have changed the way we see the games forever. In an interview with Nintendo from around the launch of Pokemon Gold and Silver (uncovered by Game*Spark and translated by Automaton), The Pokemon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara said: "When I first showed Pokemon to them, they told me it was too cute. The staff at Nintendo of America then suggested their own designs for the characters – I won't show those illustrations to anyone as long as I live." Ishihara added that "they kind of looked like the characters from the Cats musical. So, for example, Pikachu was changed into a character shaped like a kind of a tabby cat with huge breasts." When asked if it was akin to women who do Pikachu cosplay at conventions, Ishihara said: "They presented that kind of design to us for real. I thought it was interesting, in a sense of appreciating such cultural differences. However, I didn't want to compete in the [overseas] market with that kind of thing." Pokemon already caused all manner of controversy when they first arrived, with some even calling it satanic, so was the world ready to see Pikachu with breasts? Were other Pokemon going to get human anatomy added onto them? What exactly is Diglett? These are the questions we have avoided by The Pokemon Company standing its ground and saying no to a stacked Pikachu, and we're better off for it. Pokemon TCG Pocket pulls card art after apologizing for plagiarizing an illustration that an artist posted 4 years ago, leaving us with an unintentionally hilarious placeholder. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
The Pokemon Company begs TCG Pocket fans not to blame artist behind plagiarized Ho-Oh, takes full responsibility after removing it
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Pokemon Company has taken responsibility for the Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket plagiarism, and has asked that fans not criticize the artist over the situation. Pokemon TCG Pocket's Wisdom of Sea and Sky expansion had a bit of a rocky launch as it was uncovered that card art for a new Ho-Oh EX card was plagiarized from a piece of fan art, resulting in a kind of hilarious card design being implemented in the meantime simply showing text saying "New art coming soon." However, in the time since, The Pokemon Company has put out a further statement about the situation, explaining where the issue stemmed from. In a Tweet posted on the PokemonTCGP_JP account (translated via Automaton and machine translation), The Pokemon Company says, "Regarding the previously announced issue with the Ho-Oh EX (3-star) and Lugia EX (3-star) illustrations – it has come to our attention that there is criticism towards the cards' illustrator circulating online." It adds, "The illustration errors were caused by the production teams of The Pokémon Company and Creatures Inc, who provided incorrect materials as official documents to the illustrator, and we intend to take full responsibility for it." Effectively, the artist was commissioned by The Pokemon Company to create a reworked version of art supplied to them, meaning the fan-art that the card's design had taken from was given to the artist by The Pokemon Company itself. The tweet also asks fans to "strictly refrain from criticizing or slandering the illustrator in question" and says the company will "strive for more through quality control" in the future to avoid a similar situation. Nintendo of America suggested giving Pikachu "huge breasts" during localization according to The Pokemon Company's CEO, who "won't show those illustrations to anyone as long as I live." Solve the daily Crossword
The Verge
2 hours ago
- The Verge
That's a lot of Mario Karts.
The Switch 2 is here: everything you need to know about Nintendo's new console See all Stories Posted Aug 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM UTC That's a lot of Mario Karts. Nintendo has finally let us know how successful the Switch 2 launch has been. In it's most recent quarterly earnings report, Nintendo shared that the Switch 2 has sold 5.82 million units since its launch on June 5th. On top of that, it also reported that it moved 5.63 million units of Mario Kart World which includes copies that were bundled with the Switch 2. Which means that all but about 200,000 of the Switch 2s out there have Mario Kart World installed and ready to go. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS [ Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Ash Parrish Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Ash Parrish Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Gaming Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Nintendo
