Time spent playing so far: 3 hr. 21 min. 49 sec.
Okay so now I've had a little more time with Okami, I've gotten another brush technique, done a bit more fighting, and had some fun. Once again, there are good things and bad things I'm noticing.
The humor in the story is amusing. Nothing over-the-top or hilarious, but amusing. I seriously need a picture with Amaterasu cocking her to the left with a "WTF mate" quote underneath.
The actual gameplay is very familiar. You run around and do stuff for people to get items, praise which lets you buy stat increases, and random hugs from Kushi. I'm kind of disappointed with the items so far as there's really no item worth buying to help in battle though buying seed is nice because feeding animals gets you praise. You need to feed the right stuff to the right animal though. Sadly the game won't let me pretend the bunnies are Monty Python bunnies and feed them raw meat. Oh well.
One thing that is really starting to get annoying is the constant chittering when you talk to people. At first it was a nice touch but it's growing really old really fast. Otherwise the sound is mostly good so far. The music in the game is nice too but I haven't found a single song that was really memorable.
One of the nicer things about the game is that the developers seem to recognize what their audience is. The second merchant you meet kindly explains that you can sell off treasures and immediately follows up by saying that your journal will keep track of all the ones you've found even if you sell them.
I am disappointed with something though. Some of my favorite parts of Zelda games are collecting all the fun items and fighting the dungeon bosses (which are always really fun). So far I've gotten a new brush technique and finished an area... but there was no "boss." Also, fighting the same 3 enemies over and over is getting old. I want some new enemies to play with!
It's been fun so far, but not awesome. Here's to hoping it picks up a bit.
