Back in the late summer of 2008 i purchased Okami for the playstation2 and it was amazing. the aweinspiring art style of the graphics, the brilliant characters, the brilliant new take on the tried, tested, and frankly a little old zelda formula where spells are collected instead of weapons and the dungeons where very different. all this acredited an absolutely amazing experience which lasted me a good solid 2 weeks of gameplay and wonderment.
However, on the Wii the games greatness was dulled somewhat. the controls were far too loose, the graphics had lost their sheer wow factor, and the game which was meant to be so much better on a console which would normally be ideal for it was very much let down. if however, that was the first time you'd seen the game and the only version you'd played of the game then you would no doubt have had a great time with it. for me thought the real brilliance of it was that sombody had made thiis truly amazing matserpeice as a final send off for the late great console which was the playstation 2.
Now we come to the actual forum section of this thread. I've heard more than a whisper on the many game forums of the interwebs that a supposed sequel to this dity of a game is somewhere in devlopment. according to the web trawlings i've done, the game is meant to carry on from the end of the first one and folows Amaterasu's adventure in the land of the spirts mentioned toward the end of the game who crashed into the lake of the winter town with their massive ark. Now, i'm all for new takes on old ideas but much of the appeal of the first game was that it was exclusive to PS2 and stood out as a defiance against the looming giants of the future, also it was such an amazing story with such brilliant visuals and fabulous gameplay that i'm sure it can be topped. the ending of the first game was, in my opinion, left reasonably open for a story to continue. But, if the developers fall short of the mark set by the first game (which to be honest is quite a high mark to beat)then they can only stand to make a pure aboination which will lose all fans of the game's greatness wtiha nasty stain to try and forget.
SO...the question is this:
Should there be a New sequel to Okami? if yes or no then please say so in your post. thank you.
Also i should note that there is no specific link to the sites i found the rumors on as it took me the best part of a month worth of looking at my screen and searching through all the filth to find any discernable evidence at all. so no, i will not be posting up any links to pages as i can't be arsed to do so.
However, on the Wii the games greatness was dulled somewhat. the controls were far too loose, the graphics had lost their sheer wow factor, and the game which was meant to be so much better on a console which would normally be ideal for it was very much let down. if however, that was the first time you'd seen the game and the only version you'd played of the game then you would no doubt have had a great time with it. for me thought the real brilliance of it was that sombody had made thiis truly amazing matserpeice as a final send off for the late great console which was the playstation 2.
Now we come to the actual forum section of this thread. I've heard more than a whisper on the many game forums of the interwebs that a supposed sequel to this dity of a game is somewhere in devlopment. according to the web trawlings i've done, the game is meant to carry on from the end of the first one and folows Amaterasu's adventure in the land of the spirts mentioned toward the end of the game who crashed into the lake of the winter town with their massive ark. Now, i'm all for new takes on old ideas but much of the appeal of the first game was that it was exclusive to PS2 and stood out as a defiance against the looming giants of the future, also it was such an amazing story with such brilliant visuals and fabulous gameplay that i'm sure it can be topped. the ending of the first game was, in my opinion, left reasonably open for a story to continue. But, if the developers fall short of the mark set by the first game (which to be honest is quite a high mark to beat)then they can only stand to make a pure aboination which will lose all fans of the game's greatness wtiha nasty stain to try and forget.
SO...the question is this:
Should there be a New sequel to Okami? if yes or no then please say so in your post. thank you.
Also i should note that there is no specific link to the sites i found the rumors on as it took me the best part of a month worth of looking at my screen and searching through all the filth to find any discernable evidence at all. so no, i will not be posting up any links to pages as i can't be arsed to do so.
