{"id":20595,"date":"2025-07-11T12:32:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/?p=20595"},"modified":"2025-07-11T12:33:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:33:01","slug":"ghost-of-yotei-gets-miike-watanabe-modes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/ghost-of-yotei-gets-miike-watanabe-modes\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Ghost of Y\u014dtei&#8221; Gets Miike, Watanabe Modes\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>PlayStation and Sucker Punch Productions have taken the wrap off their \u201cGhost of Tsushima\u201d follow-up \u201cGhost of Y\u014dtei,\u201d a Sony State of Play presentation this afternoon offering a deep dive into the title\u2019s gameplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The original title famously boasted \u2018Kurosawa Mode\u2019, a filter paying tribute to the legendary Akira Kurosawa which turned the gameplay black-and-white with added film grain, dust &amp; grain effects, altered audio, along with boosting wind elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"678\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cgM6poO2JmY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That mode returns here, but the new title offers two more filmmaker-inspired modes. 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