Landing earlier today,Ghost of Tsushima’snewLegendsmode sees cooperative play introduced to Sucker Punch’s critically acclaimed samurai epic. Although the multiplayer update hasn’t been out for long, it’s seemingly already catching on with fans, who have been taking to social media to share their early thoughts onGhost of Tsushima’ssubstantial slice of new online content.
Many might assume that theLegendsmodewas planned by Sucker Punch after the initial launch ofGhost of Tsushima, with the game’s main campaign offering a huge experience filled with content. However, in a new interview with IGN,Legendslead Darren Bridges revealed that it had been developed in tandem with the core game all along.
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“From the very beginning… we knew that we wanted cooperative multiplayer to be a pillar of the game,” Bridges claims, revealing that it was planned from the momentGhost of Tsushima’screative director, Nate Fox, pitched the project. He goes on to reveal that the team behindLegends"spent six months to a year thinking about different ideas," with the concept for the more mythological world of the multiplayer mode emerging in the process. Since then, Bridges claims that the team was working “parallel” to the coreGhost of Tsushimateam, ensuring that fans would get their hands onLegendsshortly after the campaign released earlier this year.
For those who haven’t seen much of the mode,Legendsdeviates fromGhost of Tsushimain several aspects, most notably with its tone. While the base game would often reveal Tsushima’s most synonymous myths and legends to be tall tales based on very grounded events, the multiplayer DLC leans heavily into the surreal and supernatural, featuring demons, monsters, and mythical powers. Bridges even reveals that the supernatural focus was an important part of development, claiming that it allowed the team to be more “flexible with the fiction and the abilities and the techniques.” It’s a core part ofLegendsand something that ensures it sets itself apart from Jin’s journey in the main campaign.
Those who want to see how Bridges work onLegendsturned out can downloadGhost of Tsushima’snewest update now, providing access to the multiplayer mode as well some substantial new features.Legendslooks to be a pretty comprehensive new slice of content, offering a variety of new missions as well asfour classes forGhost of Tsushimaplayers to learn. As for the other features included in the update, a highly-requested New Game Plus mode makes the cut, bringing a new horse, a fresh merchant, and several additional upgrades to the campaign. It will also add a new loadout feature that looks to cut down time in menus and make for a more seamless samurai experience.
Ghost of Tsushimais out now exclusively for PlayStation 4.
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