🎮 Ghost of Yōtei — First Impressions

Knux456
Oct 4
2 min read

The Gamerhood By: Knux456

💭 First Thoughts

Soon as I heard they was droppin’ another one from the Sucker Punch crew, I already knew I was in. Ghost of Tsushimahad me locked from jump — the story, the honor, the revenge, all that. I still remember learning who Jin Sakai was and feeling like I was lowkey training to be a real-life samurai.

So when Ghost of Yōtei dropped, different setting, new lead character, same energy? Yeah, I needed that.

The first ten minutes pull you straight into it — dude gets left for dead, gains six new reasons to go hunting, and the moment that title scene hit… man, that ride toward Mount Yōtei was cinematic. I almost wished it was me on that horse, cutting through tall grass with my blade ready for whatever.

⚔️ Gameplay Feel

Let me say this — fighting in the rain is next-level. The controller rumbles with every step, every slash, every drop of mud. You can feel it.

This game makes you earn your peace. You can’t just run in swinging; you gotta be patient, scope the situation, and strike when the time’s right. Straight Meditative Chaos.

It’s one of them games where if you play loud, you’ll miss the details — but if you play focused, you’ll catch the whole vibe.

😤 The Real Talk

Now, if you expecting it to hit like the first one story-wise — nah, it’s a little different. This one moves faster, more grind than story, more about action than emotion.

The AI still wild sometimes (like they didn’t just watch their homie get folded right next to them), and the camera gets funky in tight spaces. But overall, the gameplay smooth, the world design crazy, and the motion flow is fire.

🧠 The Message Behind It

It’s a story about betrayal and honor, two things every real one understands. It’ll test your patience just like life does. Every duel is less about who’s faster — and more about who’s calmer.

If you like to move slow and hunt, it got that. If you like to rush the smoke, it got that too. You level up and keep learning new ways to work your blade.

🔥 Verdict — 4 outta 5 Gamerhood Tokens

That’s a tough rating to earn. Replay value crazy high though — and you can tell they left space for more DLCs and maybe a co-op legacy mode later on.

At the end of the day, Ghost of Yōtei ain’t just a game… it’s a focus test.

You gotta be locked in to survive this world.