From its announcement, developer Sucker Punch has made it clear that Ghost of Tsushima and Yōtei are separated by hundreds of years. “This game is very much its own story,” co-director Nate Fox told me back in July when I asked him about the connections between Yōtei and Tsushima. “It is a spiritual sequel. You don’t need to have played Ghost of Tsushima to jump right 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 everyone he knew have been dead for a long time by the time Yōtei protagonist Atsu begins her story. Tsushima Island is also located southwest off the coast of Japan, while Ezo and Mount Yōtei are found in the far north of Japan.
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