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Topics: Ghost Of Tsushima, Sucker Punch, PlayStation, PlayStation 5, Sony
Topics: Ghost Of Tsushima, Sucker Punch, PlayStation, PlayStation 5, Sony
I yearn for a sequel to Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima, and I’m certainly not alone in feeling that way.
Thankfully, that sequel is practically the industry’s worst kept secret.
Sucker Punch has been beavering away quietly on something for the past four years, with that game seemingly being a sequel to Jin Sakai’s acclaimed adventure.
Do you remember the ‘Live from PS5’ marketing campaign?
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It debuted in 2023, featuring clips from games that had all natively launched on the PlayStation 5 upon release.
There were two mysterious outliers though: an Uncharted-esque looking game starring a female lead, which still hasn’t been explained, and a brief glimpse of Jin Sakai.
Many took this to be a quiet teaser for a Ghost of Tsushima sequel, yet it’s slightly odd that 18 months plus on, the project remains a secret.
Fuel has been added to the fire though as earlier this year, the ever-reliable Jason Schreier teased that Sucker Punch was working on Ghost of Tsushima 2 - a game that was expected to take a minimum of five years in development, putting its release window in 2025 or beyond.
With rumours swirling that a State of Play is to be held next week, could a Ghost of Tsushima 2 reveal be almost upon us?
We’re all hoping so, with many fans debating what they’d like to see from the game.
Hopefully, we’ll get a LEGO Horizon Adventures release date too. The game is due to launch this year.
“A future Ghost defending Japan from *gasp* any colonising force of Europeans would honestly be dope,” suggested Reddit user Lola_PopBBae, which isn’t too dissimilar from what we saw in this year’s Rise of the Ronin.
“If they were to do another Ghost story, being about either the second Mongol invasion (1281) or even taking place in the Sengoku Period, honestly, there's so much they can do with the idea and they don't have to stay historically accurate considering Ghost is wildly fantasised as far as being a Samurai in 1274 on Tsushima Island could be,” added Wooble_R.
“The Mongol attempted to invade Japan twice, both times led by Kublai Khan. In the first Ghost of Tsushima, we fought his cousin so I assume in the second, we could fight Kublai Khan itself,” Siegfried85 pointed out.
With all of this in mind, I shouldn’t think that Sucker Punch is short of ideas. Here’s to hoping that highly anticipated reveal isn’t too far away.