Ghost of Yotei abandons most physical ties to its predecessor, but the spirit survives. The upcoming samurai RPG is set over 300 years after the events of Ghost of Tsushima, takes us to a completely different area of feudal Japan, and stars an all-new cast. But that sense of wanderlust – of being picked up and carried away by developer Sucker Punch's open world fantasy – is unmistakable.
On-screen guidance is kept to a minimum, while the beauty of Japan's Ezo region already threatens to put my screenshot button through the ringer. It's clear that Ghost of Yotei wants to be felt, not merely played – a canvas for virtual tourism, yes, but one that lets you smell the flowers while severing wrists from ronin.
