The internet is being (mostly) normal about Ghost of Yōtei's new female character design

Ghost of Yotei; a female samurai
(Image credit: SCEE)

Ghost of Yōtei is Sony's follow-up to the hit PS4 game Ghost of Tsushima, revealed at State of Play this PS5 game features a new female samurai. So of course some gamers are having a tantrum. We thought this one could be okay, but sadly a female lead character always comes with a target on her back. In recent months new female character designs in video games have been torn apart by a section of online critics, such as Kay Vess' chin in Star Wars Outlaws. For the record, Kay Vess is a great design.

Many of those who usually line-up to criticise a new female character design are keeping their powder dry, but some are keen to be heard (sadly). The situation came to a head recently with deep criticism of the character design in Sony's Concord, a game that was pulled from release. Could we have turned a corner? Maybe not.

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Editor, Digital Arts & 3D

Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.

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