There have been a number of main shock bulletins throughout this 12 months’s version of The Recreation Awards, however maybe none was fairly as out of the blue as phrase of a sequel to Okami. Not solely that, the unique sport’s director, Hideki Kamiya, is on the helm.
“Okami is a sport critically acclaimed for its distinctive world, heartwarming story, and thrilling adventures,” writer Capcom stated within the teaser’s YouTube description. “Now, a brand new journey in the identical vein as Okami has been set in movement.” Particulars are skinny thus far. Manufacturing is nearly to get underway.
Kamiya additionally directed Resident Evil 2, Satan Could Cry and Viewtiful Joe throughout his first stint at Konami, earlier than leaving to kind PlatinumGames. It emerged final 12 months that Kamiya was departing the Bayonetta studio. Now we all know that he is a part of a brand new studio, Clovers, which is making this sequel alongside M-Two Inc Machine Head Works. (The shuttered Capcom subsidiary Clover Studio made the unique.)
Okami is without doubt one of the biggest examples of video video games as an artwork kind. As Amaterasu, the Japanese solar goddess that takes the type of a white wolf, you utilize a paintbrush to assist resolve puzzles and defeat enemies. The 2006 sport had an unforgettable look, nevertheless it was stylized to bolster efficiency on the PlayStation 2. With rather more highly effective {hardware} at their disposal, Kamiya, the studios and Capcom have the potential to ship a sequel that is visually greater than worthy of Okami.
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