Here’s How Ghost Of Yōtei Connects To Tsushima And Other Easter Eggs

[ad_1] From its announcement, developer Sucker Punch has made it clear that Ghost of Tsushima and Yōtei are separated by a whole bunch of years. “This sport could be very a lot its personal story,” co-director Nate Fox informed me again in July once I requested him concerning the connections between Yōtei and Tsushima. “It's a religious sequel. You needn't have performed Ghost of Tsushima to leap proper into Ghost of Yōtei.” Ghost of Tsushima takes place in 1274 and Ghost of Yōtei takes place in 1603, 329 years later. Tsushima protagonist Jin Sakai and everybody he knew have been useless for a very long time by the point Yōtei protagonist Atsu begins her story. Tsushima Island can be positioned southwest off the coast of Japan, whereas Ezo and Mount Yōtei are discovered within the far north of Japan.

Jin and Atsu are separated by centuries and greater than 1,000 miles, however the video games do happen in the identical universe, which implies, although small, there are some connections between the 2 video games.

I don’t provide any spoilers for the mainline story of Ghost of Yōtei, however I do discuss concerning the ending of Ghost of Tsushima forward. I like to recommend stopping right here should you don’t need some enjoyable parts of both sport spoiled for you. The primary look of Tsushima I discovered comes from a doc whereas Atsu is pursuing one of many Yōtei Six, the Kitsune. In a cave belonging to the 9 Tails, the group the Kitsune runs, Atsu finds some paperwork concerning the group’s intention to create wolfsbane.

Wolfsbane was a poison that Jin Sakai utilized in Tsushima that his uncle frowned upon contemplating it dishonorable. The doc Atsu finds reads, “I promise your endurance can be rewarded. Centuries in the past, a Mongol invasion was stopped on Tsushima Island. The Shogun would have you ever imagine the samurai have been accountable, however we all know how they lie. It was the work of a single man – the primary shinobi – and his use of wolfsbane.”

That first shinobi, the primary samurai who thought up the thought of sneaking up behind somebody and stabbing them within the again, was, after all, Jin. Atsu feedback on the letter and its reference to wolfsbane, saying, "He claims it stopped a Mongol invasion." The NPC together with her throughout that part replies, "A legend handed down by means of shinobi clans that Dojun latched onto. It was centuries in the past."

The opposite massive reference to Tsushima, nevertheless, is far more overt, and albeit, far more fascinating. The storyteller seems all through Yōtei, expectedly telling Atsu tales. They result in among the greatest facet quests within the sport, and his probably closing story (which you'll be able to sort out out of order) is about Jin.

You received’t be capable to entry the optionally available story till late within the sport, as the placement is within the southernmost part of Ezo, southwest of Matsumae citadel. It’s there that the storyteller will meet Atsu exterior the Forgotten Shrine and say he's searching for the Storm Blade. “The sword is alleged to be so highly effective that it comprises the strengths of an unstoppable storm,” he says, following up that he doesn’t know what story belongs to it, which is atypical of his regular sidequest.

Getting into the placement reveals the two-triangle image used all through Ghost of Tsushima that symbolized Jin’s household. There may be additionally a grey fox there to information you thru the placement, which is odd contemplating each fox within the sport as much as that time has been pink. Atsu additionally finds and displays on a haiku about being alone and much from dwelling, and finds the Misplaced Shinobi Den, which has a home within it crammed with previous, decrepit weapons and a Stag Helmet, which appears to be like a complete lot like Jin’s Sakai Clan Helmet from Tsushima. There may be additionally a rusted iron hook for climbing and an previous saddle that “carried its rider by means of numerous battles.”

Close by, there's a cave that holds a sword equipment with Jin’s dual-triangle image on it, and within the subsequent space is the house of the primary shinobi, which Atsu feedback that the proprietor of the storm blade will need to have lived there. In the home are burned adoption papers for clan Shimura, a really previous flute, and an previous dagger with the identify Yuna carved into it. Yuna was the identify of considered one of Jin’s companions in Tsushima. She was a talented thief who assisted Jin in combating the Mongols.

After exploring the home and taking part in some motion, the storyteller seems to finish the sidequest and eventually share the story. Although he by no means names Jin, he tells the story of a samurai who single-handedly pushed again in opposition to the Mongols with the Storm Blade by turning into the primary shinobi. Having deserted the methods of the samurai, the warrior was an outcast, so he left Tsushima, however nobody knew the place he went. It's right here that Atsu and the storyteller theorize that the warrior got here to Ezo to stay out the remainder of his life.

It’s a enjoyable callback to the earlier sport and a enjoyable reward. It isn't the one reference, nevertheless, to Sucker Punch's earlier video games. I'm sure I didn't discover each enjoyable considered one of these, however I did discover just a few.

Atsu can discover and put on armor commemorating developer Sucker Punch’s earlier sport, Sly Cooper. I additionally discovered a mural that I can’t think about is supposed to be something apart from a reference to the raccoon thief.

And talking of the racoon thief, Sir Raleigh, a serious antagonist from the fist Sly Cooper sport, additionally makes a mural cameo.

This mural, discovered close to the Amber Respite Shrine, showcases Notorious 2, the place Cole McGrath traveled to New Marais to fight The Beast.

I additionally discovered this mural close to the Budding Grace Shrine referencing Fetch Abigail Walker from Notorious Second Son, who later received her personal standalone sport, Notorious First Gentle.