Published on October 2, Ghost of Yotei quickly wins the praise of Japanese players who are discovering the performance of the Sucker Punch from 1600. Choosing the settings, picturesque scenery and comprehensive maps seem to resonate with local residents, and developers receive praise for detailed research and a sense of style.
The independent continuation of the award -winning spirit of Tsushima in 2020 takes the action to Ezo to the north of Japan North of the Main Island of Hokkaido. You play as ATS, a warrior in search of revenge on six men who killed her family.
In general, the Ghost of Yotei scenery gains a lot of praise from Japanese commentators for its beauty, especially the title Mount Yotei. However, one commentatorWho apparently lives in Hokkaido, shared a photo of the real mountain yotei, saying: “You probably thought that they exaggerated her beauty to play, right? But Mount Yotei is a really beautiful mountain. Come and visit.”
In the next post, they added that the decision of developers to choose “Mount Yotei instead (the highest mountain of Hokkaido) Daistsuzan has the same sense as a person born and brought up in Hokkaido. Mount Yotei is not part of the mountain range, stands alone and this gives her” wow “factor.
#Ghost you The highest mountain in Hokkaido is Mt. Daistsu, but as from Hokkaido, I really understand why I chose Mt. Yotei instead of Mt. Daistsu.
Mountain is not a mountain in the mountains, but rather towering alone, and this makes you think: “wow”. pic.twitter.com/crkpybvzlu– ⭕️rinango⭕️ (@rina_asami_w) October 2, 2025
The view from above in the game is also love to be extremely lovely, with one user Sharing screenshots.
Scenery Mt. Yotei is so lovely#Ghostophyotei #Ghost you pic.twitter.com/kbskfi6g2w
– Yusuke 2 Style/🌟 (@Yusukeorttype2) October 6, 2025
Sharing a screenshot in the game with Mount Yotei, different user I commented: “I live in Ezo, but Ghost of Yotei is much more quintessence Hokkaido than I could imagine, lol. (…) regardless of whether it is scaling or not, the fact that the whole map is Hokkaido is deeply moving.”
I live in Ezo, but I am so excited that YouTei is more Hokkaido than I imagined
I did not know this because I did not follow much information, but I am also touched by the fact that the general map is exactly like Hokkaido, regardless of the actual scale.#Ghost you pic.twitter.com/ejrvqwye1x– buchchi (@ngo_nyanko) October 1, 2025
As Sidenote, the Map Software company Zenrin got to the spirit of Yotei Spirit, sharing the real map of EZO His official account X To mark the game release.
Although there is no special significance, it is a map of the area around the Yotei mountain in Hokkaido. pic.twitter.com/r0hazpnhdo
– Zenrin Co., Ltd. (@zenrin_official) October 1, 2025
Although the history of the ATS is serious, as in Ghost of Tsushima, the game gives the player many opportunities to discover beautiful landscapes, relax in Hotsprings and interaction with local fauna, such as foxes. Many Japanese comments indicate how “sweet” these animals and their movements such as Fox reaction to your butt to your bamboo attemptsand the appearance of a Japanese long title, and users divide Screenshot a white bird who sits on the palm of the ats.
Bayceae will come! ?
Cute!#Ghostophyotei#Ghost you pic.twitter.com/3kjb2n2ciz– Popota (@popo_ta9568) October 2, 2025
However, although they can be sweet, these animals, one user Warning players that foxes, such as ATS, is not a good idea in real life, because although in 1600 it was not a problem, foxes in Hokkaido are currently wearing a parasitic disease that can be conveyed to people.
The title film Ghost of Yotei, which occurs after the ATS at the speed of the landscape, also gained a lot of praise and shares, with one Japanese language commentary Following as far as to say: “As expected, the film opening this game crossed all others.” Speaking of opening, another commentator in addition: “You are galloping to the hill, and then a boom, Mt Yotei appears in its most lovely. I get up to Punch Punch staff for their good taste and successful research. They really know how to hit the right note for the Japanese audience.” Others praised the aspects of translation and voice, saying that the spirit of Yotei has “an ideal location for Japan.”
When creating the spirit of Yotei, programmers had many research trips to Japan. NATE FOX director I spoke earlier The team’s obligation to create full respect of Japan’s representation in order to adapt to the previous work Sucker Punch over the Ghost of Tsushima. In fact, Fox and Jason Connel were created Permanent Tourism Ambassadors To the real Tsushima in recognition of how the spirit of Tsushima spread the awareness of this place. Because more and more people are experiencing the spirit of Yotei, it will be interesting to check whether they are gaining similar recognition.
Verity Towsend is a Japanese independent writer who previously served as an editor, collaborator and translator on the Automaton West website. She also wrote about Japanese culture and films for various publications.
