By the time we got around halfway into Ghost of Tsushima, Jin was slicing up Khutun Khan's men as if they were paper. Half the camp would be taken out in the standoff, while the other half would see their weapons bounce off his blade, which then decapitated them. However, it's a very different story with Atsu in Ghost of Yotei.
It seems Lord Saito has been training his men much better than the Mongols, because you may have noticed that they not only hit harder, but can take a lot more damage as well. She doesn't have the samurai training that Jin did, but players have noticed that Atsu's damage output is much lesser and her enemies hit much harder.
While taking more damage could be seen as a nice challenge, Ghost of Yotei players on Reddit think she really should be doing a lot more damage. Sometimes it takes two entire combos to bring down even a regular enemy, who in turn can cut down Atsu in just two hits. It gets even more nerve-racking when enemies start swarming you.
Players also suggested that another reason for this damage issue could be the lack of defense-focused armor...
