In Ghost of Yotei, when you’re not actively battling Lord Saito’s forces or frolicking through the fields of Ezo, there’s a pretty good chance you’re climbing some sort of mountain. As with many video games, Ghost of Yotei makes use of specially marked white stones in order to help guide you on your journey, but it wasn’t until I was many hours into the story that it occurred to me: I’ve been touching bird poop this whole time.
There is no getting around this, and no mental gymnastics you can do to pretend it’s anything else. As Atsu climbs up a mountain, the white rocks eventually lead to a white smeared area at the top. Sure, at this point, perhaps you could say that is chalk or some sort of paint. However, there is always a bird that just so happens to fly away just as you get there. Was that bird simply hanging out and singing a tune? Perhaps, but only if it likes to multitask while delivering an absolutely gargantuan dump.
It’s gross, and I’m luckily not the only person to notice this. George Foster over at TheGamer made mention of it, and a clever Reddit user even posited this is the reason why people complain about protagonist Atsu’s cooking. For once, “This tastes like crap” would absolutely not be hyperbole. Let’s just be thankful none of those birds have IBS, because it would both be more disgusting and impossibly difficult to figure out where to climb.
