204: Ghost of Yōtei (with Jacob Price - The Pre-Order Bonus)

Dave Jackson — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

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Ghost of Tsushima (2020) was one of my favorite games of that year, and happens to be episode 2(!!) of this podcast, an early game that screamed to me "you should talk about this into a microphone for 2+ hours). That being the case, Sucker Punch's follow-up, Ghost of Yotei, was an instant day-one buy. And while the things I expected to impress were great, there were certain aspects of the game that felt worse to me than Tsushima's version. Did I change over the past five years? Did the game adjust to industry trends? A secret third answer? All of this is part of the discussion, so I hope you enjoy it!

Guest info: Jacob Price (he/him)

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Title Card
0:23 Introductions
5:18 Our Histories With This Series/Game
9:24 Opening Thoughts About Ghost of Yotei
18:50 Story Setup, Atsu and Revenge Stories
26:59 Presentation and Comparisons to Westerns
35:24 A Well-Made Known Commodity and Further Worldbuilding
49:51 Open World Design and Reward Structure
1:10:23 Stealth and Clearing Camps
1:16:33 Duels and Boss Fights
1:31:45 Closing Thoughts
1:37:34 The Pre-Order Bonus and So Many Games
1:42:12 Spoiler Wall and Patron Thank-Yous
1:44:02 Spoiler Section- The Onryo and Ghost Connections
1:57:56 The Snake, The Oni and The Kitsune
2:14:46 The Spider, The Dragon and Saito

Music used in the episode is credited to Toma Otowa: Ghost of Yotei, The Yotei Six, The Wrath of the Ghost, The Wilds of Ezo, Battle No.3, Battle No.1, Atsu's Theme

Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures

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2: Ghost of Tsushima (with Aaron Angle and Ryan Delaney)

Dave Jackson — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 03:00:00 -0400

Dave is joined by Aaron Angle and Ryan Delaney to discuss Sucker Punch Productions' 2020 hit, Ghost of Tsushima. This is a stunningly beautiful open world game that does not quite transcend genre tropes, but does a great job to hide them and build immersion. Throw in a few fun new mechanics and some great story moments, and you've got a recipe for a damn good game.

TIMESTAMPS: Intro 0:00, Ghost of Tsushima 15:05, Spoiler Section 1:27:20

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204: Ghost of Yōtei (with Jacob Price - The Pre-Order Bonus)

2: Ghost of Tsushima (with Aaron Angle and Ryan Delaney)