HomeNewsOkami
We’re getting an Okami 2, with Hideki Kamiya at the reinsThe sun also rises
The sun also rises
Image credit:Capcom
Image credit:Capcom
Okami sequel - Project Teaser TrailerWatch on YouTube
Okami sequel - Project Teaser Trailer
There’s not much to share at this stage - the game doesn’t even have a formal title - but we do have a little blurb from Capcom. Here it be: “Okami is a game critically acclaimed for its unique world, heartwarming story, and exciting adventures. Now, a new adventure in the same vein as Okami has been set in motion.”
The trailer is a departure from the sumi-e-inspired visuals of the original game – it’s gaudier and, er, hairier. Perhaps a bit too busy for comfort, next to the crowded but crisp scrollwork of the first one. But there are plenty of familiar sights: the goddess Amaterasu herself, galloping through verdant fields, the spinning Reflector dish on her back, and the Celestial Brush dropping cheekily into view at the end.
I was not expecting a new Okami game in this, the year 2024. (I wasn’t expectinga new Onimusha, either. Nice work, Capcom.) The first one is perhaps less amazing in hindsight – it’s messy in a way Zelda isn’t, with some stodgy action-RPG elements and some repetitive fights. But my goodness, it has vision and heart and imagination in spades. I still playthe intro movienow and then to perk myself up. I never did get round to playing Ōkamiden, the Nintendo DS spin-off. Time to change that, perhaps.
It’s something of a homecoming for Kamiya, who left Capcom to co-found PlatinumGames back in 2006. Last year,he left Platinum to go independent, commenting that he would “continue to create in my Hideki Kamiya way”. He’s beenhinting about ideas for an Okami sequelfor years.
The Geoffening has begun! Catch all the latest Game Awards announcements on ourGame Awards 2024hub page. You can also get the news hot from ourliveblog.
