"Ghost Warrior: The Way of Sword" is expected to be released in 2026, 20 years after the last orthodox sequel of the series.The developer expects the game to receive a CERO Z (18+) rating in Japan due to its realistic hacking and slashing action and bloody effects.Although not officially rated in other regions, Capcom said the game content will remain consistent across all versions.

In an interview with the media, Satoru Nihei, director of "Ghost Warrior: The Way of Swords" and producer Akihito Kadowaki talked about the adult content of the game and how they planned to present it to players around the world.

Satoru explained that the game is expected to be rated 18+ due to bloody depictions such as broken limbs.The new mechanic allows players to destroy their body parts after staggering their enemies.Akihito clarified that these scenes are too bloody to be included in the game's Japanese trailer, but that doesn't mean the game itself will be cut.He assured fans that, whether it is the Japanese or international version, all versions of "Ghost Warrior" will be in line with the developer's original creative intentions.

Akihito further added that the game's "satisfactory swordsmanship" will also be presented completely consistently in both the Japanese and overseas versions through the historical figure Miyamoto Musashi.He described Miyamoto Musashi as the perfect carrier for cutting and slashing pleasure under Japanese dark fantasy settings.

Regarding the game's rating in Japan, Akihito said the team originally planned to make independent versions aimed at 17+ and 18+ respectively.However, he pointed out that the 18+ version of the game seems to be more popular with players - if a game has a "cut version" and a "uncut version", players are more inclined to choose the latter.More importantly, the development team believed that the cut version could not fully realize the game's potential - so they eventually decided to give up making the standalone 17+ version.

Finally, they announced that the next batch of new information and game trial versions will be announced during the Cologne Games Exhibition in August this year.