Okami HD

One of my favorite games on PS2 when i was in high school
unique artstyle , gameplay and the music are stunning, it bring me back to my childhood
top notch 10/10
can't wait for the sequel!

Booted this up on the ps3 for 20 minutes years ago, as an adult I've learned to appreciate games like this. So far it's been very relaxing and the art style is gorgeous.

While I don't have a lot of hours recorded on steam for this game I play the hell out of it on Wii and Switch! The art style is amazing, story is so fun to play through. Good suspense, and comedic moments. The soundtracks and audio is hella fantastic! I highly recommend this game so much! And with the new sequal coming out it's a perfect time to get into it and play it! This game will make you cry and laugh and it is such a good time you will not regret playing!

3 Playthroughs already about to make it 4, I'm so glad Okami is coming back I've waited half a decade for this moment

One of the best games of my childhood. Time to replay for Okami 2

In honor of the sequel being announced, it was about time that I wrote a review of my favorite game of all time.

I first found Okami for the Wii in a small local secondhand video game store for about 5 bucks. I was around 12 when I got it and it fundamentally changed my brain chemistry forever—pouring over the bestiary, learning about yokai and Japanese mythology, and learning about Ukiyo-e woodblock painting shaped my later teens and probably what I still like to this day as an adult.
This is one of the best Zelda games ever made without being a Zelda game; it wears the inspiration on its sleeve but still has a very well-developed identity of its own. It has been dethroned a couple of times by games with recency bias, but the king always returns to the throne as my favorite game of all time.
My masterpiece and muse.

I played this to completion on the PlayStation 2 and I have no words for how much I liked this game. It's a masterpiece to me in every way, but especially in terms of characters, story, art style, gameplay, soundtrack and japanese folklore/mythology. I still remember it fondly and feel a little joy whenever I start this game for whatever reason.

I can't recommend this game enough. Just buy it and play it immediately if you haven't done so yet.

Here after the 2024 game awards. BEST GAME OF ALL TIME IS GETTING A SEQUEL BABYYYYYYY WE'RE SO BACKKKKKK

31 hours on steam, 100-ish hours on ps3, countless more on ps2. This game is a core part of my childhood. ALSO OKAMI 2 ANNOUNCED CHAT WE ARE SO BACK

Appearing after the Okami Sequel was announced and all i can say is this game is truly a master piece, It is visually stunning and the story and characters are equally as amazing, if you have not played this I would HIGHLY recommend it I promise you will not regret it.

You owe it to yourself to play this game. A beautiful, heartfelt and utterly unique adventure. Plus, a sequel finally got announced. I may only have 11 hours on the steam version but I have played this on every system its been released for. I still have an original PS2 disc copy.

Genuinely if you haven't played this game, do so. You won't regret it.

REJOICE OKAMI FOLK!

Sequel just got announced

I remember this first coming out, played it on PS2.
Loved it.
Played it multiple times throughout the years. Still loved it every time.
and to find out we are getting a sequel?
Hideki Kamiya we are with you the whole way because you brought an amazing game into our lives and we are so happy to see that story continue!
(Highly HIGHLY recommend this game if people have not yet played it!)

This game, from the visuals, to the music, to the story, helped me develop a love for Japanese mythology way back in 2012, to know it's finally getting a true sequel makes me extremely happy. If you haven't played Okami yet I highly recommend it.

While I know Okamiden exists, it didn't feel the same in my opinion, not a bad game but not great. It still had good music and the visuals were cute but the characters and story weren't up to par with the OG to me. I guess this kinda doubles as a review for the DS game aswell so if you have a working DS or 3DS set of systems and some spare money give it a try, hopfully it'll tied you over till Okami 2 releases or 100% this one, or do both.

Probably one of my favorite games, the visuals, music, and gameplay are stunning. I've played this on wii, switch, and now here. Truly a marvel experience.

However, this game is typically best with either a touch screen, or motion controls for the brush, it takes getting used to via controller, and mouse is just iffy. Good luck, have fun, and watch out for giant logs

I have played and owned every version of Okami that has released since its 2006 release. It is a unique and beautiful game that I can't recommend enough. It is a game that I come back to each year to experience again and again.

11/10 - Would Wolf Again

Okami is easily one of the most beautiful games I’ve ever played, both in its art style and its storytelling. The story? Chef’s kiss. It’s emotional, epic, and sprinkled with just the right amount of humor. I’ve played it several times over the years, and I always find myself coming back to it every few years.

Played this on the PS2 extensively, then the PS3 remake and now PC. My favourite game of all time

5/5 what a creative and wonderful game

Easily the best Zelda game where you play as a wolf released in 2006.

Fun fact: This game is based on tradtional japanese culture and isn't an anime

So yes I recommend this but with several *major* hesitations. Is it fun? Yes, sure. It's a huge game with tons of side quests and absurdities and storylines and characters, so if you want a complex playground, go for it.

However! My two main issues are one writing and one setup. The setup one is that there are a great many times when you lose control of the camera or the angle is limited and I've had that complicate fights or jumps or whatever several times because I can't see where I'm going. If view angle is a thing I have to fight alongside the puzzle/boss, I'm playing a different skillset and it's super annoying to realize I've missed a jump/opening because I can't get the game to let me see it.

The other, the writing, is that I am deeply over the perv sexism of the buddy character Issun (and the way nearly all of the female characters are drawn with hanging-out boobs and a weird hip sway every time they move). There's one character where every single interaction mentions her breasts, and Issun calls every woman "hon" or "babe" or whatever while completely demeaning whoever they are (one is a QUEEN, literal royalty, and Issun can only focus on her being pretty. Like. Eastern and Western cultures alike would skin you for that kind of disrespect of royalty to their face, I don't care that it's meant to be a joke). It's a funny character quirk the first couple of times, but after about seven it lost any sort of amusement and is now like having to sit through the annoying Chad at the office who talks about however many "girls" he scored at the bar over the weekend. I know this game was made in 2006 but come on, this sort of nonsense was already ridiculous in the 80s.

The game itself is enjoyable (clearly, since I'm investing so much time) but I dearly wish Amaterasu would eat Issun and I would love for the camera to stop glitching. I do give a shout-out to the woodcut-style paintings of the backstory cut scenes, those are beautifully done, and I am so grateful that the options menu allows me to turn down the volume of the voices so I don't have to listen to them during all the (many, many) cut scenes. I won't be returning to this game, but I do recommend it with reservation.

A beautiful remaster of one of the best games of all time, I recommend using a controller or the steam deck for the best experience

Very Beautiful and fun to play. Very engaging and overall wholesome

woof !

cant skip or speed up dialogue at all, very dialogue heavy but takes AGES to get through one sentence. half an our of clicking thru text before you can even play, you move for three seconds and you're stuck in another 3 minute long dialouge box session. that alone ruins the game for me.

If you are interested in Japanese folklore/mythology, definitely try this game out. The music is fantastic as well.
I didn't encounter any bugs so the port is pretty well done.

Alright

sorry guys but yeah it is kinda overlong, boring and easy

its loads of fun, but you have to fight the same """final""" boss several times at different points in progression, which undermines and sours your first impression. (and other 'final' bosses. it draws itself out a little longer than it should and recycles.) also, youre doomed to travel with an annoying gooner forever.

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There is nothing to dislike about the game LOVE IT TO DEATH!!!!

Epic!

A joyous , incredibly fun and lengthy adventure.
Okami is one of a kind ,and needs to be played by anyone who loves videogames.

I'm 22 hours in and I am burnt the ♥♥♥♥ out.

I loved Okamiden on DS. But this game feels so bloated with gimmicks, narratively unfocused (Like most of what I did was filler), and the characters are so shallow in comparison...

I'm not having fun. I don't like the old 3D Zelda game design, never have, and this game wastes so much of my time and is so unintuitive I can feel myself physically age going through the motions. The writing is terrible and goes on for forever, I'm just skipping what I can. I was trying to at least have fun exploring, but it's an early 3D Zelda game, so I can't get most things until the game says I can, which is worse when the things I'm getting are useless items I literally never use, because this game's very easy.

Not a bad game at all! I wish I was liked it, but it's just not for me.

10/10 god simulator

Such a beautiful game! Should've been 20 hours shorter tho.

5/5

I think I played Okami for the first time in 2010. I had heard about it since its release, but I had just never found it on sale in my small town. I had also read for years people on the Phantom Babies forum saying the game was a masterpiece, so I had been meaning to play the game for a while. Luckily, I eventually found the game in a second-hand shop, in perfect condition. The next thing I know, I was playing the game 6 hours straight without a break. That’s how awesome Okami is. Firstly, you have to admire the game’s look. The whole game looks as though a Japanese painting came to life. With beautiful cel-shaded graphics, the first reaction I had when I started playing it was awe. As I controlled Amaterasu, a beautiful white wolf goddess, and ran through green fields and other detailed environments while leaving a trace of blooming flowers behind me, I could not help but notice the explosion of beauty around me. It was an impressive cocktail of colors. Simply wandering in the game’s beautiful environments is fun. But the game offers more than that. It has charming characters in a story that feels like an outright saga. You can interact with various characters throughout the game as you progress and hear what they have to say to you, as JRPGS typically do. Perhaps to cut costs, Clover Studio did not put any voice acting in the game. Instead, as the characters speak, we hear a sound effect that mimics the sounds of the human voice. It only adds to the ethereal atmosphere of the game, in my view.

But the game is not just about exploring beautiful surroundings. Because in our surroundings there are dangerous demons that want us dead. Combat, then, is another facet of the game. Being a Hideki Kamiya game, the combat system is good: you can attack, block and evade. You can learn new combos and new moves as you progress in the game, and you can unlock new weapons, too. Okami is an action-adventure game that leans more to the adventure side of the spectrum, so it’s understandable that the emphasis is not the combat system, and that other games sport more complex combat systems. That said, the combat system is still very unique because Amaterasu can use his celestial brush to attack his enemies. The celestial brush draws, for example, a line over the enemy, and the enemy is magically cut. It can summon the powers of wind, water and fire, too. You can also use the celestial brush to draw over the environment and interact with it. It’s an innovative and unique mechanic that I have never seen elsewhere (which I guess makes sense, since it’s so specific to the game’s art style). Basically, when you activate the celestial brush, the action stops, a brush appears on the screen, and you can draw on the screen with it, affecting whatever is there.

Finally, the music in Okami is spectacular. The tracks are inspired by traditional Japanese music and use traditional Japanese instruments, adding a lot to the atmosphere of the game, and making it even better.

I played Okami again years later, in 2021, and was still impressed with its beauty. The game plays amazingly and it’s a joy to control Amaterasu. It’s one of the greatest games I’ve ever played.

good

This game so beautiful and good concept, even though the game is old it is still very good to play, and "Rest (Thankyou)".

Classic masterpiece, simple as.

to say this is one of the most influential games of my life would be an understatement

This game is truly magical. Don't worry though, as when you think you've beaten the game, you'll realize you have barely begun! Has become one of the best games I've played this year and one of the best games ever if I'm honest. I'm interested in investing in a sequel. Who is with me?

Best game ever made.

An absolute classic. Fun, Funny, and full of love from the people who made it.
Honestly a must play for everyone imo.

Great remaster WITH a caveat. I highly recommend finding the mod that allows you to disable the ghosting effect as it does not translate well to HD. Other than that, it still looks and plays as great as I remember from the PS2 days.

+beautiful, unique artsyle.
+One of the best authentic, traditional Japanese soundtracks in a game
+A well-lengthened adventure with fun, light-hearted stories and characters.
+the celestial brush mechanic is pretty neat

-very few bosses; slow pacing

A classic. Great for anyone looking for a linear adventure game with profound Japanese vibes, wacky characters, and, of course, the prettiest pooch for a protagonist.

Okami review

Doggi.

⭐⭐⭐