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Take on the role of Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess who inhabits the form of a legendary white wolf, on a quest to defeat Orochi, an eight-headed demon and tyrannical monster responsible for turning the world of Nippon into a ruined wasteland.
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As recent Castlevania games did with the Metroid formula, Okami takes a well-established game template in this case the Zelda series and reinvents it with a style all its own. The sleepy villages, sprawling valleys, and iclever dungeons of Okamis mythic Japan induce yhe same wide-eyed wonder and thrill of discovery you'd encounter in Link's finest adventures. Which is not to say it's the same old game with ; fresh coat of ink; the developers have seamlessl worked the unique brush mechanic into every aspect of Okami, especially its epic boss battles.
I could've done with a bit more challenge in combat and fewer, less preachy story bits, but these complaints are so minor in the face of Okami's achievement that I almost feel silly even bringing them up.
I'd be surprised if you find a better game on any system this fall. As much as it owes to I the Zelda series, Okami is every bit as good: It has a charming, classic story; characters who 1 actually possess character: entertaining and I varied side quests; and a visual aesthetic that manages to make The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker look like a paint-by-numbers piece.
But every time my mind crept toward This is a total I rip-off territory, Okami surprised me by doing something new. The Celestial Brush had much Jo do with this, as the other two guys have said, yvhat they didn't point out was this creative technique's misstep cue evil eyes in Mark and Robert's direction : Whether it's due to finicky recognition or the DualShock 2's shoddy analog sticks or perhaps even your own lack of artistic talent , sometimes your lines and curves won't translate into the actions you want.
I'd love to see what the developers could do if they ever bring the game to the DS or Wii. But once you get the hang of it, you'll love it: Whether drawing bombs to open up new areas or bringing barren trees to bloom, you'll find that this game world truly does feel like a giant canvas that you're breathing life into.
But Robert is absolutely right: If you're a developer thinking of pouring tons of money into graphical engines and CG cut-scenes, for the love of dog, stop and hire some brilliant artists. Okami proves that we'd all be better off for it. This much-anticipated adventure game received huge critical acclaim in Japan, and its original art direction and innovative gameplay have the stateside audience understandably eager to try out the unique "celestial brush" control.
You use a paintbrush to draw constellations and make other motions for combat and puzzle-solving. You don't need to be an A student in art class to make it work, either. In fact, this quick-draw mechanic makes the button-assigning item selection in the Zelda series almost seem unwieldy "The thing that I'm happiest with is watching users play with the brush," says Director Atsushi Inaba.
I'm pleased with that. Is Inaba concerned his game may be too mysterious to have broad appeal in the U. Just your usual adventure game--chatting with townspeople, battling enemies, and solving puzzles, all in your quest to vanquish evil and bring peace back to the land. But with its folklore-steeped story, unique art style, innovative combat system, and wolf-god hero Amaterasu, Okami is anything but typical.
Okami's animated-ink look caught our eye when we first saw it a year ago, but what impressed us when we played it was how well the graphics blend into the gameplay. At any time, you can stop the game and bring up a giant calligraphy brush over the frozen screen; using the analog stick, you can then "paint" various simple shapes over the scene for different effects.
Cut enemies in half a straight stroke across them , blast a gust of wind a loop-de-loop to clear obstacles, or make a sun in the sky a simple circle to shed some light on your surroundings.
The rest of the game was likewise awe-inspiring. As good as these screens look, in motion the graphics spring to life: breathtaking vistas; huge, terrifying boss monsters; even the insides of villagers' huts look amazing. It's no wonder Okami already has buzz as one of the last great PS2 games.
Okami is a unique and beautifully rendered adventure that puts you in the role of Amaterasu, the sun goddess of Japanese mythology. It would do neither game justice however to make anything more then a cursory comparison. In Okami , Amaterasu has reincarnated as a white wolf years after banishing away the eight headed beast known as the Orochi.
In the intervening years, not only has Orochi slipped his bounds but humanity has also lost its faith in the gods. Amaterasu's struggle to restore life to the world and faith to humanity forms an epic tale that clocks in around 30 hours. While being a wolf grants our hero some unique advantages such as quick movement and the ability to dig, she doesn't control all that much different then her more traditional bipedal counterparts.
You'll still rely on gameplay staples such as dashes, double jumps and canned combos to make your way through the world. What really sets our protagonist apart is her godhood, which is brilliant expressed in the form of the Divine Brush. Invoking the Divine Brush is simply a matter of hitting R1 which freezes the action and turns the screen into a piece of parchment.
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