| Dunban67 said: Awesome game! Why don t great games like Okami sell better? It would seem to me, "word of mouth" would count for more than it does with great games like Okami |
I'm sure it's only one contributing factor, but the game was marketed abysmally. The commercials and gameplay don't make the game look interesting or enjoyable to play at all, and even if someone did get talked into playing it despite that, the first hour or so would probably be enough to dissuade them. It almost was for me. If there's one thing I will definitely criticize the game for, it's taking WAY too long to take the training wheels off and let the player roam freely.
| sc94597 said: I am a huge Okami fan and a huge LoZ fan. I think the issue is that you are comparing Okami to the faults of every 3D zelda game, which of course means you have a bigger list in the end. Anyway the only 3D Zelda that is better than Okami in my opinion is Majora's Mask. |
Well, I certainly spent the greatest amount of time saying what I thought Okami did better than Zelda (which will usually be places Zelda screwed up that Okami didn't), but that seems kind of the first place to start for a thread arguing why one game is better than others. I think apart from the things I mentioned, the games are pretty equivalent. Both Okami and Zelda have enjoyable combat that I think leans a little too far in the direction of easy, both have some really memorable soundtracks, and both games have some really well designed basic control schemes. I mentioned at the bottom that I wish Okami was more like Zelda in terms of puzzle difficulty. Outside of that, not a lot comes to mind in terms of differences I could discuss that I feel like would be interesting/helpful to discuss.
