Friday, August 25, 2023

Okami

  • Genre: Action Adventure
  • Time Played: 41 Hours
  • Too Short/Long: Just about right, maybe feels a little too long if you try to do all the extra stuff.
  • Pleased/Disappointed: Very pleased, as this is one of my favorite games, and maybe moreso than I remembered.
  • Why I played: I was looking for inspiration for a Tabletop RPG I am running and started playing some games specifically focused around japanese folklore and mythology. I had bought Okami for the Switch with the intent of "one day replaying" and that day was now.
  • Recommend to others: Of course. I feel like almost anyone that likes video games should play Okami, but I guess specifically if you like Action Adventure, or japanese mythological settings. While some parts can be a little tough to figure out at times, and it shows it's age in some aspects, it's never excessively difficult or frustrating, maybe slightly obtuse at time, maybe slightly finnicky with the celestial brushes, but those are really the biggest grievances of an otherwise amazing game.
I love Okami and I don't think I put enough emphasis on that in more recent years. It's been a long time since I played it and I had forgotten a lot of the game, most of it being remembered in a fashion more similar to Deja Vu.