Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition is available now on PS5 one year after the original game launched, following the announcement previously covered by GamerHeadlines. PlayStation Blog marked the launch and first anniversary by welcoming back Erika Ishii, the voice of Atsu, for an interview. The interview is condensed for clarity and brevity, and the full chat is available on the latest episode of the PlayStation Podcast.
What the Complete Edition includes
The Complete Edition brings together the story campaign, Ghost of Yōtei Legends multiplayer mode, and two new major additions (the roguelike mode Most Wanted and the narrative expansion Echoes of Sekigahara). The story is split between the present day and flashbacks to Atsu’s time on the mainland.
Most Wanted, Jin, and Echoes of Sekigahara
Most Wanted has new dialogue and is non-canonical, with a slightly different, more mystical feeling. Jin, the protagonist of Ghost of Tsushima, returns in Most Wanted, and Ishii said Daisaku Tsuji recorded new voice lines for the mode. Between recording her last dialogue for the main story and returning for the expansion, there were at least a couple of months. Ishii said she had a list of pitches for the team, which they did not use. At the launch party she spoke with Courtney Woods, the writer for Echoes of Sekigahara, about Atsu needing romance in her life.
Looking back on the first year
Ishii said playing The Last of Us made her want to act in games. She traveled to Tokyo Game Show, and a professional cosplay of Atsu was made for her so she could be Atsu on the Sony PlayStation stage in Japan. Ishii played the finished game during production, which let her return to the character more easily than using reference audio. The flashbacks cover two periods of Atsu’s life; Ishii used a prior-moment acting technique to switch between them. On the game’s first anniversary, Ishii said the big news is the Complete Edition. She did not know the launch date until the rest of the world did. The team had a betting pool, and she predicted the launch on the anniversary but was one day off. Ishii said it has been four years of her life being Atsu’s face, movements, and voice.
