Ghost of Yōtei is Sony's follow-up to the hit PS4 game Ghost of Tsushima, revealed at State of Play this PS5 game features a new female samurai. So of course some gamers are having a tantrum. We thought this one could be okay, but sadly a female lead character always comes with a target on her back. In recent months new female character designs in video games have been torn apart by a section of online critics, such as Kay Vess' chin in Star Wars Outlaws. For the record, Kay Vess is a great design.
Many of those who usually line-up to criticise a new female character design are keeping their powder dry, but some are keen to be heard (sadly). The situation came to a head recently with deep criticism of the character design in Sony's Concord, a game that was pulled from release. Could we have turned a corner? Maybe not.
