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Sqrl on 12 February 2008
Hyperion said:
I'm seriously considering buying Okami now, and if it's $30, then there's no excuse for me not to buy it.
If there are enough people like me out there who own Wiis and missed out on the PS2 version, we just might have a hit on our hands. I hope.

 

Glad to hear I'm not the only one =) 

And from the sounds of it there is a pretty good chance that the word of mouth advertising on this game could do a fair bit to help it out.  It seems to come highly rated by most anyone who has played it. 

 
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Lingyis on 12 February 2008

didn't take a lot of convincing for you, sqrl!

i'm not into 3D games... so i won't be getting it. i'd let some people know about it though. the art style is curious, definitely.



the Wii is an epidemic.

EEX on 19 February 2008

Because Okami is the kind of immersive game that let you enter a totally different world and they build the gameplay around the gameplay of Legend of Zelda, that is a solid gameplay. There should be more game like Okami.



I've got the touch!!

superchunk on 19 February 2008
Sky Render said:
The premise is simple enough: you play the role of Amaterasu, the sun god(dess) of Japanese mythology, called back into the mortal plane in the form of a sacred wolf to battle the evil eight-headed demon serpent Orochi.

The game would be a fairly standard Zelda clone, if not for a few unique aspects. Most notably is the Celestial Brush system, whereby you draw patterns to make things happen on screen (for example, a rapid swipe of the brush in any direction acts like a sword strike, and dabbing ink on a target blinds them temporarily). As well, you gain experience of a sort as you perform certain tasks to help people and animals out. And of course, you gain new weapons and abilities as you go along, as is the standard for a Zelda-esque action-adventure game.

The other big plus for the game is its very unique art style, which resembles the art of classic Japanese scrolls. It's a quirky and interesting visual design that ultimately works in the game's favor. If all that sounds interesting to you, then you may as well pick it up for Wii once it's out. It's more or less assured that the Wii version's Celestial Brush controls will be superior to the somewhat clunky PS2 version's.

 You had me at Zelda clone.