Not counting the many times that Jin will hear her voice in his head throughout his journey thanks to some poison that she makes him drink early on, the Eagle barely appears in this game and ends up being nowhere near as memorable or sinister as Khotun Khan before her. However, I found the main antagonist, the Eagle, to be the somewhat weaker element in the story. Jin’s experience with his father and his time on Iki Island during his childhood and how it affects his current journey on the island are the main focal points of the story, both in the main and side quests, and it’s done very well. Story-wise, Iki Island delves into Jin’s past and focuses more on his relationship with his father, Kazumasa Sakai, which we only got a glimpse of in the main game. Some time after Jin completes his quest to stop Khotun Khan, he hears of a new Mongol tribe causing some trouble in Tsushima, and after defeating a group of them and finding out about their leader, Ankhsar Khatun, a.k.a.: the Eagle, Jin travels to the neighboring island of Iki to deal with this new threat. (Note: This review will solely cover the Iki Island expansion content and will not go over the other visual enhancements and whatnot that come with the Director’s Cut.) More wandering the countryside on horseback and battling enemies in badass samurai/ninja fashion framed in an engaging and personal story? You didn’t even have to ask. Sucker Punch’s samurai epic Ghost of Tsushima was my personal GOTY of 2020, so I was naturally very excited to dive back into the role of Jin Sakai once I heard about the Iki Island DLC.
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