{"id":21879,"date":"2025-12-21T16:50:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T08:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=21879"},"modified":"2025-12-21T16:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T08:50:36","slug":"ghost-of-yoteis-erika-ishii-reveals-their-top-3-games-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=21879","title":{"rendered":"Ghost of Yotei&#8217;s Erika Ishii Reveals Their Top 3 Games of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In a recent interview with Game Rant, <strong><em>Ghost of Yotei<\/em><\/strong>&#8216;s Erika Ishii talked about their three favorite games of all time, which include <em>The Last of Us<\/em>, <em>Return of the Obra Dinn<\/em>, and <em>The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker<\/em>. <em>Ghost of Yotei<\/em> was released as a PlayStation 5 exclusive title on October 2, 2025. In the game, Erika Ishii portrays Atsu, a woman on a relentless quest for revenge against the people who killed her family and left her for dead.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>In 2025, Erika Ishii is perhaps best known for portraying Atsu, but the actor has plenty of other credits to their name as well. Ishii has appeared numerous times on Dropout&#8217;s <em>Game Changer<\/em> and <em>Dimension 20<\/em>. Some fans may also recognize Ishii from their time on Critical Role, where they portrayed the character Dusk. Ishii&#8217;s acting credits go all the way back to the sitcom <em>Full House<\/em>, where they made a brief appearance during childhood. While Erika Ishii has a passion for storytelling as a whole, they have a deep love of games and the unique experiences the medium can offer players.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"ghost-of-tsushima-canon-ending-yotei-connection-lore-hint\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/10\/ghost-of-tsushima-jin-sakai-kneeling-in-family-graveyard-under-red-tree.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/10\/ghost-of-tsushima-jin-sakai-kneeling-in-family-graveyard-under-red-tree.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ghost of Tsushima Jin Sakai kneeling in family graveyard under red tree\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/10\/ghost-of-tsushima-jin-sakai-kneeling-in-family-graveyard-under-red-tree.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/10\/ghost-of-tsushima-jin-sakai-kneeling-in-family-graveyard-under-red-tree.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t\tGhost of Yotei Detail Seemingly Confirms Which Tsushima Ending Is Canon<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Ghost of Yotei continues Sucker Punch\u2019s pattern of sending mixed signals regarding the canonical ending of Ghost of Tsushima, if one even exists.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"one-of-erika-ishii-rsquo-s-favorite-games-helped-shape-their-career\">\n                        One of Erika Ishii\u2019s Favorite Games Helped Shape Their Career<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>In a recent appearance on Game Rant&#8217;s Character Select, Erika Ishii discussed which three games they consider to be their favorite of all time. Ishii was quick to praise Nintendo&#8217;s <em>The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker<\/em> for the way it made them feel and &#8220;the big swing they took with the graphics.&#8221; Ishii reflected on their time with the classic game, which first made its debut in 2003 on the Nintendo GameCube. It seemed as if it was a formative gaming experience for the <em>Ghost of Yotei<\/em> star, with Ishii saying, &#8220;I really needed it while I played it.&#8221; Ishii even praised <em>Return of the Obra Dinn<\/em>, which they also discussed when talking about their favorite game of 2025, <em>Blue Prince<\/em>. For Ishii, part of what makes <em>Return of the Obra Dinn<\/em> special is the way it leverages the medium, meaning that it doesn&#8217;t seem like an experience that could be replicated by any other format.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to <em>Wind Waker<\/em> and <em>Return of the Obra Dinn<\/em>, Erika Ishii discussed the big impact Naughty Dog&#8217;s <em>The Last of Us<\/em> had on them. When discussing why the 2013 title was so impactful, Ishii said, &#8220;<em>The Last of Us<\/em> inspired me, and <em>The Last of Us: Left Behind<\/em>, too, was very much a part of making me love narrative games and decide that that was what I wanted to do with my life.&#8221; That&#8217;s high praise from anyone, but especially from Erika Ishii, who has done voice work for massive titles like <em>Destiny 2<\/em>, <em>Mortal Kombat 1<\/em>, <em>Apex Legends<\/em>, and plenty more before ultimately landing the role of Atsu in <em>Ghost of Yotei<\/em>. There&#8217;s no doubt that <em>The Last of Us<\/em> has had a significant impact on narrative gaming, as it went on to receive an award-winning sequel in addition to a remaster and full remake. HBO also adapted the story into a show and, while the second season proved to be somewhat divisive, <em>The Last of Us<\/em> won Best Adaptation at The Game Awards for 2025.<\/p>\n<p>While talking about their three favorite games, Ishii went on to say that &#8220;in a separate category all its own is <em>Ghost of Yotei<\/em>.&#8221; This is similar to the way Ishii talked about <em>Ghost of Yotei<\/em> when revealing that <em>Blue Prince<\/em> was their personal game of the year. For Ishii, their presence within the title makes it bigger than everything else, which has made them reluctant to claim it as a &#8220;favorite&#8221; or &#8220;best&#8221; game. However, Ishii did say that, &#8220;I think even if I wasn&#8217;t in it, it would be very meaningful to me as a fan of games, and of samurai, and westerns, and revenge films, and just all of these things that I love.&#8221; This makes a lot of sense, as Ishii has been very vocal about their love of <em>Ghost of Tsushima<\/em> for years. Time will tell where Erika Ishii&#8217;s career takes them next, but many fans are hopeful that the actor will continue to show up in some of the industry&#8217;s biggest and best titles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card type-video-game large\" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"true\" data-include-community-rating=\"true\" id=\"37c6-4cf6-8548c0812fa6\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column\">\n<p>                        <!--    Rating block community and brand ratings --><br \/>\n                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img  has-image-group\" data-stnl=\"%7B%22category%22%3A%22Click%20Interactions%22%2C%22name%22%3A%22Display%20Card%22%2C%22action%22%3A%22Fullscreen%20Image%20Load%22%2C%22once%22%3Atrue%7D\" data-stnl-group-once=\"nJEQKuUEr4\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" 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