US Edition‘Ghost Of Yotei’ Reviews Are In, And Better Than ‘Tsushima’
Set 300 years after Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost of Yotei offers refined combat and a revenge-driven narrative featuring Atsu against the outlaw Yotei Six gang.
- Ghost of Yotei, a single-player open-world action-adventure game, released on October 2, 2025, for PlayStation 5, continuing the narrative 329 years after Ghost of Tsushima.
- The game follows mercenary Atsu, known as the onryM, who seeks revenge against the outlaw samurai Yotei Six led by Lord Saito after they murdered her family and destroyed her home.
- Set in a detailed digital recreation of 1603 Ezo, Yotei delivers a visually striking world with fluid, thrilling combat, a revenge-driven story, multiple companions, and large-scale battles and duels.
- The game earned an 87 Metacritic score with 56 reviews, includes nine perfect 10s, and garnered praise for its cinematic storytelling, satisfying combat, and rich exploration despite familiar mechanics.
- Yotei's success implies strong appeal for PS5 single-player fans, offering a confident, polished sequel that refines the samurai fantasy without revolutionizing the genre's open-world formula.
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Ghost of Yotei is a cinematic and visually stunning PS5 sequel, but I wish it didn’t play things so safe
Ghost of Yotei will feel instantly familiar to players of its Tsushima-set predecessor. But what it lacks in innovation, it makes up for in sheer cinematic brilliance, packing an engaging story, satisfying combat and a visually stunning open-world setting.
Ghost of Yotei Review
Sequels are opportunities to either build upon a predecessor and push boundaries, or refine what was already great and deliver that again with a stronger focus. With Ghost of Yotei, developer Sucker Punch leaned heavily into the latter approach, and the result is more captivating open-world action and unbelievably striking visuals at every turn. It doesn't try to revolutionize things, sticking pretty close to 2020's Ghost of Tsushima in general,…
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