On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, the studio “Sucker Punch Productions” presented “Ghost of Yotei” which is the sequel to 2020’s Ghost of Tsushima, on Sony’s State of Play live stream.
Key Takeaways
- Ghost of Yotei serves as the sequel to the popular Ghost of Tsushima which was released in 2020.
- Some people from the online community forum labeled Ghost of Yotei aka Ghost of Tsushima 2 “Woke”.
- The misogynistic comments about Ghost of Yotei are being made because of the game’s protagonist who is a woman.
As of yet, the sequel of 2020’s popular game Ghost of Tsushima has not been released but it has already become a target of the trolls. Ghost of Yotei is not even out yet but people have already started demonstrating against it and calling the game woke. It is just because of the main character of the game, who is a woman. For the unversed, the main character of Ghost of Yotei is portrayed by actor Erika Ishii who is facing a kind of online harassment as some people call her woke. Although the presentation of Ghost of Yotei on PlayStation State of Play received an overwhelming response from the game lovers some people from the same community are spending more time complaining about the game rather than playing it. Continue reading this article for more details.
Shortly after the studio “Sucker Punch Productions” presented the game’s protagonist on X formerly Twitter, some people’s absurd comments complaining of forced woke, historical revisionism, and girlboss narrative. During the controversy, the netizens also found that the actor who played the protagonist in Ghost of Yotei, Erika Ishii has not preferred pronoun as she is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Some people complained of Ghost of Yotei actor’s hairstyle which they did not like at all.
Controversy Erupts as “Ghost of Yotei” Presentation Labeled ‘Woke’ by Online Trolls
Amid severe backlash and criticism on social media, actor Erika Ishii even blocked some users. Nevertheless, this action of Erika Ishii prompted a further more severe backlash. One social media grifter did not take the time to create a video posted on YouTube with the title “The actress of Ghost of Yotei is actively blocking people”. It was just the presentation of Ghost of Tsushima 2 which sparked widespread controversy. In this context, what will happen when the game comes out? As of yet, the game is not out yet but misogynistic comments already have been made about it.
For the unversed, Ghost of Yotei’s prequel, Ghost of Tsushima was released in 2020 for the PS4. The story of Ghost of Tsushima centered around a samurai named Jin Sakai who is on a journey to protect Tsushima Island in Japan during the first invasion of Mongolians. Following the presentation of Ghost of Yotei’s protagonist, renowned YouTuber MightyKeef also shared his reaction to it on X. He replied “Man what an absolute loser” on a post that says Ghost of Yotei stars a Japanese woman samurai warrior because of course it does. So sick of the forced girl-boss narrative. Mighty Keef wondered how long until those people start doing the thing they do. People can not help themselves until every franchise that was earlier built on masculinity is replaced by a woman. Stay tuned to this website for more details and further updates.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Ghost of Yotei’s story is set 300 years after the story of Jin Sakai.
- This game will feature the protagonist named Atsu whose role is played by Erika Ishii.
- Gamers will play with the character Atsu.
- The exact release date of Ghost of Yotei has not been announced yet but it is expected to come out in 2025 on PlayStation 5.
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