E3 2019: Hunt Down Japanese Yokai With A Bow In Ghostwire Tokyo

During the Bethesda E3 press conference, Tango Gameworks director Shinji Mikami announced his studio’s new game, Ghostwire Tokyo. The action-adventure game is set in Tokyo and has you fighting to rid the city of supernatural evil. A trailer provided a hint of what that means.

In the trailer, whole crowds of Tokyo citizens suddenly vanish into thin air, their discarded clothes the only clue they were there at all. While most of the remaining people (rightfully) freak out, one long hooded figure calmly surveys the city. Armed with a bow and arrows, they’re clearly hunting something. Turns out that something is a bunch of supernatural creatures, most of which look like modernized interpretations of Japanese yokai.

Ghostwire Tokyo creative director Ikumi Nakamura described the game as “spooky.” The game will not be a survival horror game like some of Tango Gameworks’ previous titles. You take on the role of the archer seen in the trailer, exploring the world and facing challenges in order to learn why people are disappearing and figure out a way to stop the phenomenon.

On your journey, you’ll meet many spirits. Nakamura warns that some will be peaceful, but others are quite dangerous. It will be up to you to deduce whether what’s befalling the city is entirely paranormal, or if there’s a normal human element at play.

Ghostwire Tokyo did not get a release date.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-hunt-down-japanese-yokai-with-a-bow-in-gho/1100-6467574/