Supply: Sucker Punch Productions / Ghosts of Yotei
Nicely, that didn’t take lengthy. The “go exterior and contact grass brigade” is already BIG MAD that Ghost of Yotei, the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, could have a girl taking heart stage in one other online game.
Yesterday throughout PlayStation’s newest State of Play occasion, Sucker Punch Productions introduced its extremely anticipated follow-up to 2020’s Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost of Yotei.
The sport which arrives in 2025, shall be Sucker Punch Productions first recreation particularly constructed for the PS5 console. It can additionally pivot from Tsushima’s protagonist, Jin Sakai, and introduce a brand new feminine samurai hero named Atsu.
Enjoying Atsu shall be actor Erika Ishii, greatest identified for his or her work in Apex Legends as Dimension 20 member Valkyrie and as one of many many voices of Rook within the forthcoming title, Dragon Age: The Veilvguard.
Following the trailer reveal, Ishii took to social media to specific their pleasure for being within the recreation, writing in a publish on X, previously Twitter, “I’ve dreamed of this my complete life. However I nonetheless can’t imagine I’m a part of artwork like this. I’m the Ghost of Yōtei.”
Right here Come The Haters
After all, as anticipated, an annoying subset of the gaming neighborhood is making an attempt to take Ishii’s pleasure by calling their casting and the actual fact Ghost of Yotei is one other “woke” resolution.
“Apparently, in Ghost of Yotei, a progressive activist identified for hating the police and telling straight girls who disagree with LGBT to sign off isn’t just the VA for the sport; she can also be the face and mocap of the brand new Sucker Punch title. It’s an asset Prepared to save cash,” one ridiculous publish on X learn.
One other dumb a** publish learn, “Ghost of Yotei actor Erika Ishii needs to abolish the police, whereas starring in a recreation about taking part in a samurai which is the equal to a peace preserving officer in Japan on the time. I’m sick of activism in gaming dude. These folks can’t be critical. The sport takes place in 1602, Atsu would’ve been a police officer/samurai in Japan on the time. And in the event that they’re a ronin that’s even worse.”
Bruh.
It’s not all damaging; there may be loads of pleasure for Ghost of Yotei.
We shall be supporting the sport as effectively.
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