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Ghost of Yotei

Story Walkthrough and List of All Chapters

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GOY Walkthrough
Complete Atsu's revenge by following this story walkthrough for Ghost of Yotei. See the mission list for each chapter and the order of completing these quests in this guide!

Ghost of Yotei Quest Order

All Main Quests and Order

Chapter Quests
Prologue The Snake
Chapter 1 The Old Inn
The Way of Dual Katana
Saito
The Yotei Six
The Oni
The Kitsune
The Saito Brothers (Part 1)
Chapter 2 The Saito Brothers (Part 2)
Chapter 3 Call of the Hunt
The Final Hunt of the Onryo

List of All Chapters

Ghost of Yotei follows Atsu’s pursuit of revenge against the Yotei Six, the gang that killed her family. There are 3 Chapters to complete plus the prologue, where you'll be fighting each of the Yotei Six across them.

Prologue

Overview
The Snake Preview
Atsu hunts the first first member of the Yotei Six, which is The Snake, in a town in the Yotei Grasslands. Atsu will have to fight The Snake and his outlaws to start exacting her revenge.
Quests
1 Hunt and Defeat the Snake.
┗ Return to Atsu's old home.

Chapter 1: The Lonewolf

Overview
Chapter 1 Preview.png
After defeating The Snake, Atsu goes back to her home and look for clues about her next Yotei Six targets.
Quests
1 Visit The Old Inn to unlock Bounties and Merchants.
┗ Learn the Way of the Dual Katanas from Hanbei on Mount Yotei.
2 Reach the Training Fortress and attempt to assassinate Saito.
3 Find leads for the Yotei Six by interrogating Ronin groups.
┣ Go to Ishikari Plain and hunt down The Oni.
┣ Locate the Kitsune in Tenshio Ridge.
┗ Find leads for the Saito Brothers in Horosaru Falls.

Chapter 1 Walkthrough

Chapter 2: The Onryo

Overview
Chapter 2 Overview
With the Oni and the Kitsune defeated, Atsu prepares her next move to hunt down the remaining members of the Yotei Six, Saito and his two sons.
Quests
1 Return home and confront the Ghosts of the Past with Jubei.
┗ Follow the leads for the Saito Brothers in Oshima Coast.

Chapter 2 Walkthrough

Chapter 3: Cost of Revenge

Overview
Chapter 3 Overview
Atsu has defeated the Dragon, but the Spider has escaped. She visits a burial ground the Spider mentioned, hoping he will go there to bury his brother and reveal where their father, Saito, is.
Quests
1 Go to the Ohara Plains Burial Site to find the Spider for the Call of the Hunt.
┣ Travel to Koga Fortress to bring the Final Hunt of the Onryo to its end.
┗ Return home and defeat Saito.

Chapter 3 Walkthrough

Ghost of Yotei Walkthrough Tips

  1. Follow the Gold Ginko Leaf
  2. Visit POIs Along the Way
  3. Get the Undying Armor Early
  4. Unlock All Weapons
  5. Don't Worry About Missables
  6. Talk to NPCs Along the Way
  7. Story Can Be Replayed Through New Game Plus

Follow the Gold Ginko Leaf

Ghost of Yotei Gold Ginko Leaf

The Gold Ginko Leaf pins on the map are pertaining to leads for Atsu to follow in order to hunt down the Yotei Six. If you're lost and you're not sure how to proceed, simply mark the gold ginko leaves to progress the main story.

Visit POIs Along the Way

All Hot Spring Locations All Bamboo Strike Locations
All Shrine Climb Locations All Altar of Reflection Locations
All Wolf Den Locations All Fox Den Locations

As you journey from one point to another, you'll come across POIs on the map that can increase your stats or receive items, like Charms, after completing the side activity. There are also Altars of Reflection scattered around the map that you can go to to learn new techniques.

Interactive Map and Locations

Follow the Golden Birds to POIs

You'll sometimes encounter golden birds during your travels, and following them can lead you to POIs or collectibles nearby! You can also check our interactive map for all POIs found in the game!

Interactive Map and Locations

Get the Undying Armor Early

Ghost of Yotei Armor of the Undying

The Undying Armor is the best armor for the early game. It will restore health upon staggering enemies, and increases the window to perform a Perfect Parry or a Perfect Dodge, as long as weapon aligned. It also has a minor chance to increase Stagger damage during Focus Attacks.

How to Get the Armor Of The Undying

Unlock All Weapons

Weapon Alignment
GOY - KatanaKatana Effective against Katana users.
Dual Katana.pngDual Katana Effective against Spear and Polearm users.
GOY - YariYari Effective against Kusarigama and Dual Kama users.
GOY - KusarigamaKusarigama Effective against Shielded enemies.
GOY - OdachiOdachi Effective against Brutes.

Complete your gear by getting all of the weapons as you progress the main story, so you can choose the best weapon against different types of enemies to make combat easier.

List of All Weapons and How to Get Them

Don't Worry About Missables

The game doesn't really have any missables even after you've finished the story. There's just one instance where there's a point of no return, where you'll be unable to access any side content until after you finish the full story.

You can keep exploring Ezo and aim for a 100% completion without worrying for any possible missables!

List of All Missables and Points of No Return

Talk to NPCs Along the Way

Ghost of Yotei Speak to NPCs Along the Way

You should talk to random NPCs as you journey through Ezo, since they sometimes give you clues for the main story quests, certain side quests, or a traveler's map for points of interests you haven't discovered yet!

List of All Characters and NPCs

Story Can be Replayed Through New Game Plus

New Game Plus

Ghost of Yotei's New Game Plus will allow you to relive the story with your current gear and abilities after finishing the game once. You will start after the prologue upon choosing New Game Plus, meaning you won't be able to replay the first few scenes in the game.

Note that there will be a slight increase in the difficulty in New Game Plus for all difficulty modes.

Is There New Game Plus?

When Does Ghost of Yotei Take Place?

Takes Place 300 Years After Ghost of Tsushima

GOY - Timeline
Set 300 years after the events of Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost of Yotei takes place in Ezo, set in 1600s rural Japan. This game is a stand alone experience, and while heavily inspired by its predecesor, is not directly related to its story.

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