Post Script

Ezo was not yet part of Japan in 1603, when Ghost Of Yotei's story takes place, which feels an appropriate analogue for Sucker Punch acknowledging itself as a nonJapanese studio making a culturally Japanese game.

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While there had been scrutiny and scepticism with Tsushima, the game was received favourably in Japan, where Like A Dragon creator Toshihiro Nagoshi praised its attention to detail in Japanese culture, despite expressing regret it had not been made by a Japanese team. And with AC: Shadows coming from Ubisoft Quebec this year, perhaps the national origins of developers aren't as significant as they may sometimes appear.