In kami, the legendary monster Orochi has come back to life and turned the world into a veritable wasteland. Players must assume the role of a wolf, an embodiment of the sun god Amaterasu, which is capable of wielding unimaginable power. The state of the world lies in your hands as you must fight ominous beings and reclaim the earth from a curse that plagues it. It is crucial to help Amaterasu make the world a place where all living creatures can dwell once again. Defeating the creatures that Amaterasu encounters will not be a small feat. The real-time fighting system not only involves biting and ramming strikes, but also allows for various attacks using bronze mirror of Yata on its back as well as a host of other unique abilities. This system allows the usage of a myriad of specials attacks typically not associated with the physical prowess of a normal wolf. As the wolf becomes more powerful, more attacks become available. This blend of stylized graphics and unique gameplay will result in a rich and dynamic experience never seen before. Traditional Japanese art comes alive through beautiful scenic 3D levels Rooted in the third person perspective, you will need to interact with the people you encounter, building their faith by clandestinely answering their prayers and wishes
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Beautiful graphics, pretty good game
Playing Okami is more like playing an anime than a game. The graphics are absolutely beautiful. The story line is interesting though it feels like the game is ending a couple of times before it actually does.
The controls are fairly easy to use though the brush can be difficult to master. Some of the more intricate drawing tasks can be frustrated, but most of them can be retried as needed without consequences (like dying).
Over all Okami is a pretty fun game if you like exploring the countryside.
5 Stars Fascinating!
Okami is a very interesting game. It is based off of Japanese mythology and lore and brings it to an interesting action and mystery game. As the main character, a sun goddess in wolf guise, you must defeat the countless demons that roam the land. Throughout the game, you will find and save other gods and be bestowed their powers to aid you in your fight.
I absolutely love this game for many different reasons. I’ve never really found a game that will have anything about culture and mythology without being boring, but Okami accomplishes this. The fighting system is very interesting with 3 main types of weapons, but each type has several weapons all with their own quirks to master. Using the various gods’ powers requires you to actually draw different basic shapes (lines, circles, etc) to do different thing. Sure, the graphics on this game aren’t the best, but the play control, the backstory of the game, and the plot definitely make this a fun game. This is a one player only game, though, but it’s well worth it.
3 Stars Beautiful game but too tedious and frustrating to play, got boring fast
I got this game based on the great reviews on multiple gaming sites and I want to love it but, I have to honestly say this game is not that great. The graphics are beautiful and the game play is unique and fun at first but the game soon got tedious and repetitive due to the controls and on screen dialogue.
Pros:
–The beautiful artwork. So many colors! Every frame looks like a painting.
–The unique way of fighting: I love how this game uses brush strokes instead of mashing buttons.
–The humor of the game is rather cute and amusing. The NPCs do some funny things such as Mr Orange’s dance and the woman who chases you if you dig up her turnips.
–40+ hrs of game play (not much of a pro since I got bored 10 hrs in)
Cons:
–During dialogue and cut scenes, especially at the start of the game, you have to read through pages of subtitles while listening to some annoying gibberish. I think when they translated this game over from Japanese, they removed all the Japanese voice acting and replaced it with some weird gibberish so they didn’t have to do English voice acting. The stupid tick thing (who’s your guide in the game) just won’t shut up, which forces you to read through all of his instructions and rambles. Like another reviewer said, I wanted to gouge my eyes out.
–You can’t just pick up this game, play and learn things on your own. You’re bombarded with pages of gibberish and reading to learn the controls…speaking of which…
–The controls don’t always work like they should. For example, for the cut stroke, the game is so picky about how straight your lines are. If your line’s even slightly curved or your hand shakes a little during execution, the attack doesn’t register. It gets really annoying when you have to do the same stroke 2 to 3 times before the monster even gets cut.
–The little battles (which are triggered by stepping into this demon flag spot) get really repetitive and have no real meaning since all you gain from them is money. I try to avoid them, but sometimes the flag spot moves over and engulfs you while you’re passing by. It’s like in Pokemon where you go in the brush and you keep on getting attacked by wild Pokemon except there’s no repel in this game!
–The next mission or where to go is not very clear. You’re allowed to explore any area and waste time on any map, even if you’ve already cleared it. Some games (like Resident Evil 4) don’t allow you to do this, but Okami does and it’s very annoying. I’ve wondered around clueless for half an hour before I figured out where I was suppose to go next.
–The save points are poorly placed. I got one 20 minutes before a boss fight and I had to do the whole 20 minutes again because the boss killed me before I could find another save point. What a waste of time!
In short this game was fun and novel at first but it soon got old and annoying (like filler anime episodes, if you know what I’m talking about). I’ve played half way through and I’m genuinely too bored to even continue with messing around trying to find my next quest.
5 Stars A great game – many hours of gameplay, very much like Zelda
It is most similar to Zelda. I felt there was as much or more gameplay as Ocarina of Time (though most of it less challenging).
5 Stars Okami
This is like Banjo Kazooie meets Zelda in Japan. The characters have the wonderful uh uh uh speech and the wolf has a bug friend with a big mouth. The landscape is extremely original and breathtaking. You control a sun god and go around making the world beautiful. It’s great because the land in each section starts out corrupted but once you start defeated the monsters, the land starts blooming and the scenery changes completely. You can upgrade yourself by feeding animals and helping people around the villages and along routes, such a positive experience. The way to do a lot of these things is to paint them! With a flick of a brush you can make trees bloom and blotchy grass turn green and flowery. I could go on, but discovery is most of the fun. The game is, simply put, beautiful. Great Job!
