Overview

• The PS5‑only sequel arrives on October 2, set in 1603 Ezo with Atsu pursuing the Yotei Six in a revenge‑driven narrative.
• Early aggregates show strong reception, with Metacritic at 87 and OpenCritic at 89, topping Ghost of Tsushima’s launch scores.
• Art director Joanna Wang says the game streams millions of assets with tens of thousands visible simultaneously, leveraging PS5 SSD and GPU to extend draw distance.
• DualSense integration and terrain deformation add tactile detail, including haptic combat feedback, adaptive triggers, falling snow, and forming footprints.
• Reviews praise denser map design, improved quests, and refined exploration tools like the Guiding Wind, though some note lingering open‑world repetition.