Ghost of Yōtei can be chill or brutal with its new cinematic modes
The Ghost games aim to make you feel like you're playing a classic samurai movie. To make the connection more obvious, Ghost of Tsushima added a black-and-white mode made in collaboration with the estate of Seven Samurai director Akira Kurosawa. The sequel Ghost of Ytei builds on that by bringing back the Kurosawa mode and adding two more "cinematic modes" made in collaboration with famous filmmakers: one inspired by 13 Assassins director Takashi Miike with a tighter camera during fights, and one inspired by Samurai Champloo director Shinichir Watanabe that adds lo-fi beats.
With Ytei, "we're standing on the shoulders of a previously mad ...