Okami HD

The soundtrack is absolutely amazing. the storyline is fun. the intro can take a bit of time, but still totally worth it. plus, who wouldn't want to run around as a wolf god? its just overall a fun game.

I really wanted to like this game but I can't even really recommend Okami, because, despite the art being a really unique and beautiful Japanese scroll style, it just didn't hit the mark for me. I found that I had to force myself to play it and I didn't even finish it. It felt tedious and often I found that I had little direction so I wandered around for awhile looking for hints because I didn't want to google the solution. It didn't control very well and I hated the fact that I couldn't run whenever I wanted, you had to start off slowly and only after a little while would Ameturasu start sprinting, which was also annoying to control. It overall made movement very slow and tedious. Also, and this might be a small gripe, I would have liked that when you created flowers and plants through your painting ability that they would not disappear. It made the game look more bland and as though we weren't actually making that much progress in bringing the land back to life-it was boring grass and a few cherryblossom trees. I would have liked to see more of a lush, vibrant, colourful environment as we move through the game. I couldn't force myself to finish it because I just wasn't having fun, and coming to the 15-ish hour mark of the story I was feeling like the game was overstaying its welcome. I was ready for an ending that seemed like it was coming but then it didn't and I had no interest in continuing. I read that this game, despite being an artistic masterpiece, played a major role in bankrupting the studio that created it, Clover. Though I really didn't care for it, it certainly didn't deserve the poor reception it got, because it wasn't all bad. It just wasn't for me.

The first time I played this was on the good old PS2. At the time, I had little understanding of English so I couldn't follow the story, but the gameplay and visuals impressed me enough that I finished it anyway. It instantly became one of my favorites. Fast forward to the Steam launch, and I knew I had to grab it day one. And oh boy... this thing impressed me even more the second time around! The Celestial Brush offers so much creative freedom, and unlocking new techniques to access hidden areas adds a satisfying Metroidvania-style progression. The art direction has aged like wine; for a PS2-era game, it is still visually stunning. The story is unique, heavily inspired by Japanese mythology. You play as the reincarnation of the sun goddess Amaterasu in wolf form. While the plot is a classic 'save the world from darkness' tale, the game doesn't take itself too seriously, it's full of silly characters and funny moments. That is, until the ending... the ending hits hard. This game is a gem. Can't wait for Okami 2!

MUITO BOM

an old school adventure game its pretty okay for its time, however the forced view angle was horrible buggy brush control, long useless dialogue at times but not the needed hints, liked the art style

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