A swarm of dandelion-colored butterflies circle overhead as my opponent draws his katana. He spits some last words of vitriol my way as a rapid beat centered around a sharply plucked shamisen starts up. Blades clash, blood spurts and the duel ends with a samurai at my feet in a crimson-soaked kimono. In Ghost of Yotei, the newest game from American studio Sucker Punch Productions set in early 17th-century Ezo (modern-day Hokkaido), this uber-saturated take on samurai aesthetics is a large part