Ghost of Yotei is finally on the horizon. We've had to wait five years for a sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, but it could've been much worse. For example, this second game takes place a full 300 years after the first adventure. In a console generation filled to the brim with more straightforward sequels, it's a delight to see a developer make such an audacious move, abandoning the characters from the first game and travelling three centuries forward in time for a new 16th century Japan setting. It's also dropped "Tsushima" from the title (spare a moment of silence for the poor marketers at Sony) as we're getting a whole new part of the country to explore in a constant state of shock at how pretty it looks as a PS5 exclusive.
For the uninitiated, Ghost of Tsushima was a third-person stealth-action adventure from Sucker Punch. Set in 13th century Japan, it was the samurai open world game we'd always wanted, and a terrific victory lap in PS4's final major year. The swordplay was particularly inspired, starting out relatively simple and then steadily introducing new powers and stances until you felt like a true legendary samurai, even if you were playing it hungover after a sake binge (er, hypothetically). If you have PlayStation Plus, the excellent PS5 upgraded version is well worth your time.
