Ghost of Tsushima will get a new cooperative multiplayer mode later this yr, one which expands the lore of the PlayStation 4 action-adventure set in feudal Japan.

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, because the mode is known as, can be a free obtain for all who’ve the sport. “It’s a separate mode that doesn’t follow Jin or the companions from his journey,” stated Darren Bridges, a designer with Sucker Punch Productions, “but instead focuses on four warriors who have been built up as legends in stories told by the people of Tsushima.”

Whereas the sport’s most important marketing campaign highlights the pure fantastic thing about Tsushima Island’s open-world surroundings, Legends “is haunting and fantastical,” Bridges stated, “with locations and enemies inspired by Japanese folk tales and mythology.”

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends is solely a co-op multiplayer mode. It helps matchmaking for teams of 2-4 gamers. Players might select from 4 character courses: Samurai, Hunter, Ronin, and Assassin. Sucker Punch says it is going to expose extra concerning the courses’ capabilities later.

With them, gamers might embark on a collection of story missions of escalating problem. They may play Survival missions, wherein they tackle waves of enemies, together with new ones with supernatural skills. There will even be a raid arriving shortly after Legends’ launch.

Ghost of Tsushima launched July 17 on PlayStation 4. We praised its distinctive setting and detailed presentation of that place and time, however discovered its gameplay rote and generic when in comparison with open-world titles of the previous 4 years.