I love so much about Ghost of Yotei, but one thing I hate is that at some points you have to kill animals — dogs and bears. It’s so dumb that a game that gets so many things right gets this wrong.
This game has lots of animal interactions. You bond with a wolf and help it rescue its mates from hunters. Foxes lead you to hidden places that give you charms. Birds show you the way to hot springs and other lovely things. Bowing in the right place can make frogs jump or butterflies swirl around you.
If we get on so well with these other animals, why are there some we need to kill? It makes no sense. Maybe a future update will have a setting to turn it off. I doubt anyone would complain, and those that do, well, you know to stay away from them.
UPDATE: The latest update to GOY added a charm to the new game plus, the Charm of Taming, that lets you play your shamisen to befriend wild animals. I haven’t tried it yet, but it’s a step in the right direction.