Being able to pet the foxes in Ghost of Tsushima and new sequel Ghost of Yotei is one of few comforts developer Sucker Punch allows in its otherwise brutal Japanese historical fiction games – but don't be led astray by the foxes' little faces and sweet orange coats. While their fluff was fair game in the 17th century, when Ghost of Yotei takes place, foxes in Japan are now potentially deadly to touch.
They have worms! Worms! And, spotted by Automaton, this modern tragedy is what has some Hokkaido residents worried Ghost of Yotei might give strangers the wrong idea about real Ezo red foxes. I'm sure it doesn't help that their faces are even more pinched and little in person, the color of their fur even more like the juice from a sweet orange…
