Trek To Yomi is Devolver Digital's Answer to Ghost of Tsushima
A trailer for Trek To Yomi, a new samurai game from Revolver Digital, has been shown as part of PlayStation's March 9th State Of Play showcase. Due to its visuals and story, fans have already begun to draw comparisons with Sucker Punch's Ghost Of Tsushima.
Trek To Yomi is a side-scroller by Revolver Digital, which follows Hiroki, a lone swordsman who takes a vow to his dying master to protect his town and loved ones from a variety of impending threats, ranging between fellow swordsmen, and more supernatural beings. Much like many games in Revolver Digital's catalog, the game's visuals were heavily stylized, in this case resembling a classic samurai film in the vein of Kurosawa's classics such as Yojimbo.
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Due to this trailer screening in PlayStation's State Of Play, Trek To Yomi has already drawn comparison to another PlayStation title, Ghost Of Tsushima. Sucker Punch's 2020 title also followed another lone samurai fighting to protect his land. The black and white visuals furthered the comparison to Ghost Of Tsushima's «Kurosawa Mode», which offered gamers the chance to play the game with black and white visuals, Japanese audio, and subtitles. Unlike Ghost Of Tsushima, however, this style seems to be the default for Trek To Yomi.
Trek to Yomi also deals with supernatural elements, with the synopsis for the game mentioning that its story involves its protagonist voyaging beyond life and death as part of his journey. To further on this element, the State Of Play trailer revealed sequences where Hiroki has to fight ghosts and zombie-like enemies. This supernatural element is something that wasn't massively covered in Ghost Of Tsushima's core story,
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