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There are some pretty cool depictions of yōkai in the game Ghostwire: Tokyo if anyone's curious - weird umbrella spirits[0], cute little Kodama[1] and such. The Hyakki Yagyō that is mentioned in the article also makes an appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHgDp9S8wG0

The game itself has a lot of very nice visuals and I'd recommend giving it a shot. Note: it's a decently sized game but I kinda ruined my experience of it by trying to 100% one specific thing. If anyone reading this decides to give it a shot: don't do what I did, just follow your nose and explore whatever's interesting and don't try to save every soul unless you're really wanting the "Hero of Shibuya" achievement (it's not that rare, like 4% of players got it at the point I completed it).

[0] - images at end as the URLs are long: https://cdn.guides4gamers.com/sites/40/screenshots/2022/10/1...

[1] - moving to the end as it's a long URL: https://assets.reedpopcdn.com/ghostwire_kodama_h.jpg/BROK/re...

I would also second Ghostwire as a great play - strong story, fun combat, moves along at a good clip, also visually very pretty.

Don't worry about 100%ing the game on the first play through, just have fun. There's a small handful of side missions that will become locked if you don't finish them - the game lets you know which ones before you move forward (it doesn't trick you!), and frankly, they're fun and story based so it's worth doing them anyways! There is no bonus content for a 100% playthrough.

Ghostwire delivered on exactly one promise to me: simulating the experience of wondering around the depopulated back alleys of a big city late at night. I've only had that experience first-hand a few times in my life, as an American on a work visit to London, wondering around Covent Garden.

Apart from that very specific experience, the rest of the game is negligible.

Interesting. I'm playing Nioh these days and guess what, you fight yokai and kodama give you bonuses.

Not as cinematic as it's a Team Ninja game but nice coincidence for this to come up on HN.

I picked up Nioh a little while ago as it was on the Epic Store for free. I only gave it a few minutes as I got frustrated by the PC controls. I think it was literally prompting me to hit PS4 controller buttons, and I was mashing different keys to see which it wanted. I'm dipping my toes into that sort of game (I know it's not exactly the same, but I'm starting to warm to Souls-type games) and I know Nioh is highly regarded so I'll no doubt give it another shot!
I don't try to play games designed for consoles on the PC. Especially from companies that are just dipping their toes in the PC waters. Might work with a controller but they're definitely more playable on the platform they were made for.

One major disappointment along these lines was Bioshock Infinite. I thought it's a PC game because 1 and 2 were PC games. I simply couldn't play it with a keyboard/mouse. Finished it later when I got the playstation version.

Incidentally this Nioh takes a part of the Soulsborne formula but it keeps the Team Ninja (of Ninja Gaiden fame) difficulty. Soulsbornes don't hold a candle to how hard this can be :)

Ha nice, well it was free on PC so I guess at least I didn't lose any money trying it out there. I just recently picked up a PS5 and it seems both Nioh titles are available there, so once I've made my way thru Demons Souls remake I'll potentially give it a go :D
The Nioh remastered collection for the PS5 on disc is getting cheap. That's how I got both, only last month :)

Of course, right after my package arrived Nioh 1 went free on psplus for the month. But the collector in me is whispering that I make the right decision when i get (cheap) discs.

It truly is one of the most beautiful looking games I have played, right up there with the likes of Bioshock, Detroit: Become Human, and SOMA.
I am glad there's someone out there who agrees! I couldn't convince my friends to bother with it - the filters make static screenshots look a bit weird and internet video is often a bit compressed to truly appreciate the look :)
Yeah, part of the problem with Ghostwire's marketing is it is not super visible on the majority of Steam lists on Steam itself. I had to go looking for recommendation lists specifically outside of Steam because I was in search of an underrated game with a great story and Ghostwire popped up and fit the bill.