People have already started whining about Ghost of Yotei and I’ll give you three guesses why. If you immediately guessed that it’s because there’s a woman in it; congratulations. The September 2024 State of Play wrapped up with what I thought was a pretty exciting look at Ghost of Yotei , a successor to Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima .
Set 400 years after the first game in the franchise, we get a new region, new technology, and a new protagonist in Atsu. Therein lies the problem. For the crime of having a woman in it, Ghost of Yotei looks to have become the official new target of whatever the hell is happening with Dragon Age: The Veilguard .
Typically, it’s worth just ignoring these sorts of conversations, but with the baffling speed at which people have decided to write off Ghost of Yotei, it’s hard to ignore in this instance. The ‘problem’ with Ghost of Yotei After barely three minutes of footage and within only an hour of getting that small morsel, people have started pinning Ghost of Yotei with the usual buzzwords. The game is “woke”, it’s “DEI trash”, you know what I’m talking about.
The accusations stem from the fact that new protagonist Atsu has lady parts and according to some, that’s enough to make the whole game untouchable. Obviously, the concept of not touching a woman is very familiar to most people leveling these sorts of criticisms but there’s more to it so let’s unpack. Some have pointed to a perceived historical inaccuracy.
