Plenty of games have toyed with the idea of banishing evil to bring colour back to the land, but none of them feel as satisfying. The world of Nippon, Okami’s fictionalised version of ancient Japan, is awash with colours and vibrancy, or at least it is once you remove the vile corruption from each area. Sure, there are certain areas that show some age, with the occasional low detailed textures and jagged edges, but for the most part Okami has stood the test of time. The cel-shaded art style inspired by traditional Japanese sumi-e ink wash painting gives Okami a visual identity that’s as striking and beautiful now as it was back in 2006. This version is the same PS3 port but with some more updated visuals and support for the PS4 Pro and the Xbox One X, essentially making it the definitive version of Okami. Okami HD for the PS4, Xbox One and PC, is the third re-release of the 2006 PS2 classic, having already made appearances on both the Wii and PS3. These days, characters like Viewtiful Joe and Gene from God Hand serve only as dark horse bets for future Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite DLC, but it seems that someone over at Capcom still has faith in Okami. Unfortunately, not many people bought these games on launch, leading to the studio being absorbed back into Capcom around late 2006, which also saw Atsushi Inaba, Hideki Kamiya and Shinji Mikami leave to form Platinum Games. Despite only being active for around three years, their back catalogue contains three of the most original, diverse and enjoyable properties ever made: Viewtiful Joe, God Hand and Okami. Developer: Clover Studio (originally), Capcom, HexaDrive (re-release)Ĭlover Studio, the game development team funded by Capcom back in the early to mid 2000’s, brought new meaning to the term “the brightest flame burns quickest”.
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