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Protector one
11/05/09

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Meh, it's still boring. Pretty! But boring. #okami
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Thrillkiller
11/05/09

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Okami started boring, stayed boring, and finished boring. Recycled bosses, "dit-dit-dot" style voices, almost impossible to die.
Hated that game, one of the most overrated games ever. #okami
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Revival
11/05/09

@Thrillkiller: Maybe you're just a boring person? #okami
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ALT
11/05/09

@Thrillkiller: You are what is wrong with the video game industry. #okami
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Jorw
11/05/09

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They started creating a game without even deciding what the game was going to be? #okami
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VenomIreland
11/05/09

@Jorw: Yeah! #okami
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Pessimippopotamus
11/05/09

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I wish to see Bayonetokami in the future. #okami
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MellowJade
11/05/09

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Boring at first when first tested, but ending result was one of the best games I've played in a LONG time.

I don't care what people really say about Okami. We need more creative games like Okami.

Besides Okami made me feel relaxed with the overall atmosphere. #okami
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Zombeezee
11/05/09

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Okami ruined Twilight Princess for me. #okami
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Brotha Kyo
11/05/09

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You know, never reallly got into Okami that much.

For that much, and I know i'm a broken record for it, but it's seriously like as if both Clover/Platinum Games and Capcom forgot they made God Hand, unless you count Mad World which had its subtle references. #okami
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11/05/09

@Strider Kojiro: SUDA51 is LOVE.:Might be because out of all the Clover games, God Hand bombed the hardest. #okami
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Brotha Kyo
11/05/09

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: Be that as it may, that doesn't mean God Hand wasn't a fun game. It's right up there with Beyond Good n' Evil, and, for the first month or two, No More Heroes before people decided to be a bit open minded to 'out-there games.'

No lie. It bombed. But honestly, out of all of the Clover games, God Hand was, and will be, the best PS2 game no one's ever played. #okami
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naikou
11/04/09

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The final run was kinda boring too. I don't understand all the hype behind this game. It's an "ok" Zelda clone with a pretty art style and some interesting gameplay mechanics with the brushwork.

On the other hand, the dialog is clumsy, the dungeons are boring, and the game overstays its welcome by about 10 hours.

I know my opinion is unpopular, but this game got praised to death for me. #okami
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mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
11/05/09

@naikou: It's strange. Okami and Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon follow the same progression across Japan over the course of their respective storylines. As Okami headed north, it became a bit of a chore, while Mystical Ninja hit perhaps the most brilliant moment in the game as it headed into the frozen northern wastes. #okami
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jellotek
11/05/09

@mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: It was a bit too long. I remember playing and thinking on three separate occasions that the game had ended. And it didn't.

Not that it's completely a bad thing. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the 35 hours I sank into it. #okami
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The Cap'n
11/05/09

@jellotek: I did feel a bit like that at the very end (though there is a plot beat around there that gave me a tear in my eye). The last boss is a bit anticlimactic.

I think my momentum for the game came from that first boss, the spider queen. That was probably one of my favorite boss fights of any game. Once you realize how the painting figures into the fight, it's one of those 'holy shit, this is cool' moments that I only get in 1 game out of 50 or so. #okami
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WhiteMåge
11/04/09

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I must be the only person who picked up okami and was pissed off by the long long long long boring text that went at a rate of 2 words per second.

Then I couldn't stop noticing that the graphical style was the result of a single, static, constant filter, and it started to hurt my eyes since I couldn't stop seeing the filter and not what was under it.

Then I stopped playing. #okami
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dowingba
11/04/09

@WhiteMage says fix the comments grr: If you press X (or probably any other button) it speeds up the text.

Also the graphical style was much more than just the filter. Case in point: the filter is all but gone in the Wii version but the graphical style still shows in spades. #okami
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CosmicElement
11/04/09

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I'm almost forced to run out and buy this game, just to see what all the hype and excitement (and further post-mortem) about it is all about. #okami
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PoweredByHentai
11/05/09

@CosmicElement: If you do decide to buy Okami, get it for the PS2. The Wii version cut out a lot of stuff, many of which had to do with Clover Studio. #okami
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The Cap'n
11/05/09

@PoweredByHentai: wait, is this true? This is the first I've heard about this in any reviews, comments or anything. Levels? Bonus features? What?

I will say though, that the thought of playing the game using the 2nd analog stick as a brush (I assume that's how it's done) sounds hellish to me. I wish the wii version hadn't mapped attacks or dodges (though i never used those) to controller shakes, but I can't imagine not using the pointer as the brush. #okami
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
11/05/09

@PoweredByHentai: They cut the final credits movie. That's it. That's not a 'whole lot of stuff' Don't fearmonger. And they cut it because they had no legal right to use it. #okami
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
11/05/09

@The Cap'n: They cut out a movie that they had no legal right to use. One movie. That's it. #okami
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PoweredByHentai
11/05/09

@The Cap'n: Yeah, the credits is essentially one of the biggest complaints that people have. Read the following:
[www.gamasutra.com]
[www.eurogamer.net]

At least Japan is getting the original credits restored. #okami
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PoweredByHentai
11/05/09

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: My bad. I really liked the credits movie and not seeing it in the Wii version really annoyed me.

They also removed the filter that the PS2 had so a lot of things looked kind of unnaturally bright/colorful when I played with it.

I still hate the motion controls though. Fighting Nine-Tails was a huge pain in the arse with the motion controls. #okami
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
11/05/09

@PoweredByHentai: Parchment filter's still in there too, the effect is just lessened #okami
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PoweredByHentai
11/05/09

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: I'm not sure if we're talking about the same filter. #okami
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CosmicElement
11/05/09

@PoweredByHentai: That's so weird, I've never heard anything about this either. Thanks for the info though! #okami
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Covenant
11/04/09

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The best game that (almost) nobody played.

I'd welcome more Okami. #okami
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SpiritThief
11/04/09

@Covenant: agreed. I want Okami done in HD and ported to PSN/XBL. #okami
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
11/05/09

@Covenant: Your lucky, Even with the money pit it was, Capcom's releasing a follow up on the DS. #okami
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11/05/09

@SpiritThief: Not going to happen. #okami
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GunFlame
11/04/09

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I have never played Okami, but it is one of those titles that really interest me.

Would it work just as well on a PSP? Would the jump from console to handheld work for this game?

I'm not sure, thats why i'm asking.

If it would, then bring on a PSP version of the game.

It might give a few more people the chance to experience the game. #okami
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Ad-hominem
11/04/09

@GunFlame: I doubt it.
The most important aspect of Okami is the painting, and it wouldn't really work on the PsP. #okami
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GohanGVO
11/04/09

@Ad-hominem: How so? The PS2 game used only one analog stick for the painting.

Personally, I would be more upset at the loss of camera control found in the PS2 version. #okami
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dowingba
11/04/09

@GohanGVO: The thought of using the nub to paint, coupled with the small screen size, sounds pretty painful. But I imagine it'd be doable. They need to release either a PS2 "greatest hits" copy or PS3 port or something. This game needs to be out there so people can play it. #okami
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Megaman LXIX
11/04/09

@dowingba: They just released a Wii-make a few months ago. #okami
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dowingba
11/05/09

@Megaman LXIX: Yep. I own it. But now even the Wii version is hard to find. That's why they need to re-release it again. #okami
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MR. FAP☆FAP! ｡◕‿◕｡
11/05/09

@GohanGVO:
PS2 actually used both analog sticks.
One for controlling the brush, the other for controlling the camera in paint mode.

Could you make the game work on the PSP? Sure. ALL control schemes are adaptable.
Would anybody in their right mind WANT to, though?
...probably not!

At any rate, an Okami port would suck on the PSP if only because it's the kind of game you want to play for long stretches at a time. That small screen would kill it for me quick.
I'm hoping that Okamiden is kind of structured a little differently so it lends itself to shorter play times. #okami
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GohanGVO
11/05/09

@MR. FAP☆FAP! ｡◕‿◕｡: Oh yeah! I totally forgot about camera movement in paint mode. Perhaps that is because I hardly ever used it.

@dowingba: Is the nub that bad? I would not know considering that I am not a PSP owner. #okami
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(Starman) Starman
11/04/09

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Not to criticize you guys, but I think you used the wrong cover art for this article ;)

Correct one: [cache.gawker.com] #okami
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Alternate
11/04/09

@(Starman) Alpha: Nah, we need Okami with a giant IGN across the front. #okami
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octaslash
11/04/09

@Alternate: I bet that was a high five to IGN for giving Okami their GotY award. #okami
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Whizkid103
11/04/09

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To think that horrible game turned into the amazing one we have now. #okami
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GunFlame
11/04/09

@Whizkid103: That probably happens quite often.

But unfortunately, I know the same is true for games that start amazing and end up being stripped bare due to release schedules and what not. #okami
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spannu
11/04/09

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With that art direction, I'd still buy it if it was a game about rescuing and raising horses. #okami
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