Sony and PlayStation have simply introduced Ghost of Yōtei: Full Version, a brand new model of 2025’s open world motion recreation, launching with further content material that wasn’t within the first launch. It launches for PS5 on 1st October, 2026.
Equally to Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Reduce, this new model of Yōtei is a ‘definitive’ model that features on-line co-op mode Legends, every thing from the unique’s Digital Deluxe Version, new music in Watanabe Mode, new Picture Mode stamps, further cosmetics (for New Recreation Plus), and new Trophies.
However the headline addition comes within the type of a brand new roguelike survival recreation mode, referred to as Most Needed. Right here, you settle for bounties, and dispatch enemies – every kill and contract making you extra highly effective and providing you with extra instruments. You additionally unlock extra characters to play as, every specialising in one of many recreation’s many weapons. Is it simply me, or does this sound just like the Ghost model of The Final of Us, Half 2 Remastered’s No Return mode? Which I believed was practically flawless, by the best way.
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There’s additionally extra story coming: Echoes of Sekigahara is a bonus episode that has a completely new narrative, taking us to new areas and introducing us to new folks. “Break up between the current day and flashbacks to Atsu’s time on the mainland, you will meet Nagato, a determine from Atsu’s previous who has arrived in Ezo,” says the press launch. “Within the current, you will discover a beforehand unseen valley as soon as inhabited by The Snake and his gang of loyal followers, the Vipers. Up to now, you will expertise Atsu’s time within the Battle of Sekigahara and a key second in her life earlier than she returned dwelling for her quest for vengeance. You will meet new enemies and discover new heavy weapons, new armor units, new dyes, and extra.”
Don’t be concerned in case you already personal the sport: you do not have to purchase every thing once more. For PS5 accounts that have already got Ghost of Yōtei registered as bought, you possibly can nab the Full Version improve for £11.99/$14.99 as a ‘top-up’ – one thing we have seen Sony do earlier than (which did not go down too nicely).
“Sucker Punch’s sequel affords extra nice swordplay and heartfelt storytelling, however could be higher served as a linear motion recreation, freed of its poor sidequests and dated open world,” stated our personal Chris Tapsell in his evaluate of the PS5 unique. However for all of the misgivings of the sport, he could not assist however be mesmerised by the excellent (and really bizarre) lo-fi mode it shipped with.