Ghost of Yotei Will Not Be As Repetitive as Other Open World Games 

On the last State of Play, fans everywhere were surprised with the announcement of Ghost of Yotei, a sequel to Ghost of Tsushima. The first game was a major success that skyrocketed Sucker Punch, the developer team, into fame with millions and millions of copies world worldwide. You can’t go wrong with a game set in medieval Japan. And now, the sequel is in the works. It has a new protagonist and is set over 300 years later than the events in Ghost of Tsushima. The general feel of the game will be the same, with you as the protagonist exploring a vast open world of feudal Japan.

Sucker Punch Plans to Make The Open World in Ghost of Yotei More Interesting

Open-world games run the risk of getting repetitive. To fill the open-world game with content, the devs usually give you quests requiring you to explore every nook and cranny of the world, to look for collectibles, quest items, and the like. After hours and hours of play, it can get a bit stale and repetitive. It happened with the Ghost of Tsushima. But now, the devs plan to reduce the repetitiveness in the sequel.

“One challenge that comes with making an open-world game is the repetitive nature of doing the same thing over again. We wanted to balance against that and find unique experiences.”

Unfortunately, we have no info on how exactly they plan to do it, but the fans are happy nonetheless. “I got so tired of GoT. It went on forever and the open world was an easy way to fall asleep. So much padding and filler. This is good news.” said Will-Isley and “Honestly, it was absolutely repetitive but I actually appreciated it in the height of the pandemic…I’m glad to hear they’re planning on mixing it up more though.” added MariachiMacabre. 

Others point out that you don’t need a vast open world to make a good game. “If there’s one thing Ubisoft takes from their current struggles, I hope they pull back on the scale. Being able to brag about an expansive world is one thing but being able to say your game is better for being smaller is another. “ said GarlicRagu. This time the game is set around Mount Yotei, so it can very well have a smaller map than the whole island of Tsushima.