Ghost Of Yotei Prologue Walkthrough

This Ghost Of Yotei Prologue Walkthrough page is part of Ghost Of Yotei Ultimate Guide and Walkthrough

Once you are done with the settings and have chosen your preferred cinematic mode, Ghost of Yotei begins with the Night of the Burning Tree, when Saito and the Yotei Six attacked Atsu and her family. The cutscene shows the Yotei Six discussing what to do with the young Atsu, with Saito simply saying, “Make an example”. Saito stabs her with his sword in the shoulder and pins her to the burning tree.

The cutscene moves to a voice-over by Atsu over a sumi-e representation of the events after that. Atsu talks about stories of onyro as told to her by her mother. She has identified with such a spirit ever since that night. Atsu fled to the south, alone, hungry, and terrified. She learned to kill in war, weilding her father’s sword and unleashing violence on her foes. Sixteen years after the Night of the Burning Tree, Atsu has returned to Ezo to avenge her family and then “join them in death”. She identifies the Snake as her first target.

The cutscene shows an older Atsu sitting by a campfire, starting to paint on a white sash.

Ghost Of Yotei Prologue Walkthrough

The first time you get control of the protagonist in Ghost of Yotei is when Atsu paints the names of the Yotei Six on a white sash at night. You will have to trace the lines shown on the fabric on the controller’s touchpad. The six names are:

• The Snake
• The Oni
• The Kitsune
• The Spider
• The Dragon
• Lord Saito – The Tiger

Atsu wraps the sash around her waist. Later in the game, the moment Atsu kills one of the Yotei Six, she wipes their blood on their respective name on the sash. The wolf appears for the first time beside Atsu.

Atsu steps into a small village. Keep walking straight ahead (the wind will point straight) till you come to a white horse surrounded by Saito Outlaws. Atsu steps in to stop them from tormenting the creature and calm the horse. Ghost of Yotei’s first battle ensues with Atsu taking on the drunken outlaws. This section of Ghost of Yotei Prologue acts as the tutorial for the game. Once you have defeated all of them, follow the wind and head straight on ahead. Atsu will remark that the Snake must be drunk by now. You can hear the Snake once you get close to the house at the end of the road. A cutscene plays as you near the building.

Fight the Snake

Atsu opens the door and sets fire to the room. The occupants, along with the Snake, step out, and another fight ensues. Kill off the six outlaws to face off against the members of the Yotei Six. The outlaws will hold swords and pikes. You can use L1 to block/parry against attacks (especially the blue glint attacks). You can also pick up fallen weapons with R2 when prompted and throw them at an enemy by pressing square. The Snake will step out of the room to fight Atsu after that. While he initially does not remember who Atsu is, he is able to recognise her after looking at her katana.

The Snake starts off with two/three quick attacks that you need to block. While he will be open to counterattack right after his move, do not spam, as he will block and can even land a devastating blow himself. Use down on the d-pad to heal, which will consume one spirit (the yellow circles over the HP).

After you have whittled down the Snake’s health in the Ghost of Yotei Prologue by about 30% or so, the second half of the battle will happen with a young Atsu during the Night of the Burning Tree. The final half of the fight will be back in the present. The Snake uses a throwable weapon (some sort of dust) to disorient Atsu and takes out his pistol to finish her. Before he can pull the trigger, the wolf attacks the Snake and saves Atsu’s life. Continue what you have been doing and kill the Snake. If you die in the second or the third half, you will not be sent back to the beginning of the fight.

With a sliver of health left, the Snake will use a yellow glint attack that will knock the weapon out of Atsu’s hand. Another cutscene begins, with the Snake stabbing Atsu with his sword. Press triangle when prompted for Atsu to stab him with a dagger. Atsu repeatedly stabs him to finally kill him off. Swipe up on the touchpad when prompted, and villagers will appear beside the two bodies as Atsu seemingly rises from the dead. She wipes the Snake’s blood off her katana with his name on her sash. She gets up on her horse and rides off.

Plan Atsu’s Hunt

The scene changes to Atsu riding on her horse through a dense jungle. Press X when prompted to make the horse jump over a piece of log. Atsu rides out into the open, looking over the grasslands and Mt. Yotei as the Ghost of Yotei title card appears on the screen. Open the Spyglass with up on the d-pad and use the right joystick to pan around. You will have to point the spyglass at white dots to plan your hunt. These are the things you will look at:

• Atsu’s childhood (centre) – Go back to her home
• The Old Inn (right) – To learn about Saito and Yotei Six
• Mt. Yotei (up and centre) – To learn about the old dual katana master who is hiding there

Swipe up on the touchpad to call the Guiding Wind. Ride straight ahead to Atsu’s home. You can gallop (L3) through the white flowers to get a speed boost.

Return Home

Press R2 at the gate of Atsu’s home to trigger the cutscene. The ginkgo tree that burned during the fateful night has sprouted yellow leaves again. The cutscene shifts to a flashback of young Atsu and Jubei (her brother) playing around. Run after him, squeeze through the fence (pressing R2), parkour over the obstacles with X, and finally catch up to him near the gate.

Follow the wind and run to Atsu’s mother to practise the shamisen. Swipe on your touchpad when prompted and hold at the point where the light glows the brightest (finding and holding the note). You will have to do it three times for the cutscene to play of Atsu and her mother playing the song together. Once that is finished, you get back control of the present-day Atsu.

You can Relive The Past by pressing and holding the touchpad button when prompted (you will notice silhouettes and a sapling on the top left corner of the screen). The first will have Atsu go and help her father at his forge.

At the forge, you will get the first tutorial on upgrading weapons. Move the controller up and down to hit the blade with the hammer, hold triangle to inspect, press circle to flip, and hold square to reheat. You will hit repeatedly till one side is curved and elongated, and then flip and hit the other side till it is straightened. Reheat periodically to keep the metal glowing. Kengo (Atsu’s father) shows the blade he is working on, “a masterpiece” to protect their family. Follow Kengo and Jubei till you are prompted to fight Jubei (blocks, light/heavy attacks, parrying, dodging, healing). Once the basic tutorial is over, hit Jubei five times to win.

In the present day, Atsu is sitting in front of the graves of her parents. She lays down her father’s blade there as she promises to hunt down all remaining Yotei Six and then finally join them in death. She picks the sword back up as the wolf appears. Ghost of Yotei Prologue ends here, with Chapter 1 – The Lone Wolf title card coming up. There is plenty more to explore in the past and the present in Atsu’s home.

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