Ghost of Yotei Prologue Walkthrough

Prologue is the 1st main tale in Ghost of Yotei. This walkthrough will guide you through all objectives of the Prologue main quest.

• Chapter: Prologue
• Region: Yotei Grasslands
• Quest Giver: Begins immediately after starting the game

Confront the Snake

The first sequence sees you drawing kanji on a cloth belt. Use the Touch Pad and swipe it to mimic the dotted lines that appear.

When you gain control of Atsu, walk forward down the main street. You soon approach four drunken outlaws throwing stones at a horse.

It’s worth noting that you cannot access the world map yet. This also keeps you from seeing any quest objectives.

Kill the outlaws

Use  to attack the first three outlaws.

The third outlaw drops his sword. Press  to pick up the sword, then press Square to throw the sword at the fourth outlaw.

Confront the Snake

Then, continue forward to the house with a lit torch outside the front door. You can now use  to sprint. Approach the door to start a cutscene.

 Kill the outlaws

This time, five outlaws come at you. Use the left stick to aim at a target and then press  to attack it.

You can quickly jump between targets simply by aiming the left stick toward the desired target.

Kill the Snake

The first duel of the game is with the Snake. Use  for heavy attacks to break the opponent’s guard, and for quick attacks to deal fast damage.

As you take down his health, he throws sand in your eyes before pulling out a pistol. Your wolf companion saves you from the gunshot. After that, knock down his health the rest of the way to end the fight.

Scout the next destination

After a cutscene, you gain control as you ride your horse into a beautiful backdrop. Press  to jump.

You soon reach a rocky slope. Press up on the D-Pad to scout out your next location. You need to look at three locations to progress.

After scouting, swipe up on the Touchpad.

Return Home

Ride forward using the flowery path between the two tree lines. Running through paths of white flowers provides speed boosts.

When close to Home, you automatically dismount from your horse. Interact with the gate using  .

Follow Jubei

A flashback begins. Run after Jubei, your sibling brother.

He leads you to a gap in a fence. Use  to squeeze through the gap.

Follow Jubei to the left around the house to a large hay bale next to a wall. Use to climb the bale and then  again to jump over the wall.

Jubei runs back to the gate where you can catch him. He stops running on his own at this point.

Practice Shamisen with your mother

Approach your mother, who sits on the porch by the house.

Use the Touchpad to find the note. As you move across the Touchpad, Atsu moves her hand down the neck of the shamisen. When she gets close to the note, the neck glows brighter. Do this several times to complete the practice.

Once you finish practicing, you finally get access to most of your menus, including inventory, gear, Wolf Pack, and growth.

Relive the past

Press and hold the Touchpad to relive past events at Home.

Help your father at his Forge

Approach your father at his forge, near the gate to your house. Interact with him using  .

Your father teaches you to smith metals. To strike the metal, lift the front of the controller toward you and then back down to mimic the hammering action. You can also enable accessibility settings that let you hammer by simply pressing .

Then, use  to flip the metal and hold  to reheat the metal. Use these functions in tandem to keep the metal flat while thinning it out. The idea is to strike both side of the metal so that it remains straight.

Follow your parents

Your family leads you to the clearing underneath the large tree.

Practice with Jubei

You and Jubei participate in combat training. Hold  to block Jubei’s attacks.

Then, use  to execute heavy attacks and break Jubei’s guard. A target’s guard shows up as a white arc. When that arc shatters, your target’s guard is broken.

Now, use attacks and parries to complete your training. The only new commands are dodging with  and healing with down on the D-Pad. Dodge when your target glows red because those attacks cannot be parried. Heal when your health gets low.

Duel with your brother

Land five hits to win the match. Even if your brother lands five hits first, the outcome remains the same.

At the end of the cutscene, you gain access to the world map and must seek out the next main quest.

This finishes Prologue in Ghost of Yotei.

NEXT: Old Inn

For all other Quests refer to Ghost of Yotei Walkthrough.