Topic: Okamiden

[Phi]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gzv98EdjRM[/youtube]

Looks really sweet to me! And i'm glad that they kept those muffled voices.

[ST Jestah]

Where those owls and penguin spirits at 1:41?...

Looks good so far. Will most likely get this game.

Though I still wanna see a few more videos or get more info before I decide this is a Day One purchase.

[Phi]

whoops, forgot Some Gameplay
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrO8sPYDCjc[/youtube]

[Mirby]

Awesome! I can't wait for this game to come out!

[Align]

It has arrived!

[Bueno Excelente]

So, is it any good?

[Align]

Looks promising so far. Graphics are pretty suck, but it's the DS so what'd ya expect... I'll deal.
"Wait, if Ammy's your mom, then who did she...?"
"Gruh?"
"Not that it's any of my business! Anyway!"

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Well, I haven't gotten very far, but it's basically Okami lite, to nobody's surprise. Yet I feel a little disenchanted. It seems a bit easier, a bit simplified, a bit less polished (some dialogue typos and such)...
But the original was very different towards the end compared to the beginning, so I'm not passing any judgement just yet.

[Bueno Excelente]

Reviews I've read so far say the game, for better or for worse, seems too much like a total copy of Okami.

Great. So after getting rid of Clover, Capcom comes to the conclusion that they were really good and tries to make a carbon copy sequel to their biggest game for the current most popular console.

For [tornado fang]'s sake, Capcom.

[CephiYumi]

It's not at all a carbon copy...

there is much less to do

[Bueno Excelente]

Reviews pretty much say:

You go to the same places, get the same powers, and do the same stuff, essencially.

...and it's simplified and cut into the mere basic stuff.

Okay, guess I'm not getting it.

[Mirby]

I loved this game. And no, it's not just because Chibi is so cute. (although that's part of the reason) The puzzles were well done, and I really enjoyed the gameplay.

[spoiler=Ending spoilers]
  I'm just sad that Kurow died at the end. He was my favorite partner, and that was just sad... 

I actually did cry, too...  [/spoiler]

Also, since I have yet to play the original Okami, I can't really compare it to this. But this seems to be getting spearheaded under the banner of "COMPARE TO THE PREDECESSOR!" So what if you revisit the same areas? It's still a bit different, because there's new mechanics at play such as Guidance and the partners and stuff. Not only that, but did you really expect them to make an entirely new world with entirely new locales?

[Bueno Excelente]

Also, since I have yet to play the original Okami, I can't really compare it to this.

And thus, you can't really formulate a valid opinion in the matter of this game being a shameless copy.

did you really expect them to make an entirely new world with entirely new locales?

YES. That's what you do in new games. That's why they're NEW. That's why new Zeldas rule, while Crackdown 2 sucked because it was a shameless copy of the first game's world, barely changed.

[Align]

Reviews pretty much say:

You go to the same places, get the same powers, and do the same stuff, essencially.

That's a little discouraging. I was hoping it was just the early parts of the game...

Still, it's not a bad game, since it's still Okami, better than many out there. I'm interested in how the "improve village" thing is going to work out, reminds me of the Breath of Fire games.

[Bueno Excelente]

That's a little discouraging. I was hoping it was just the early parts of the game...

Still, it's not a bad game, since it's still Okami, better than many out there. I'm interested in how the "improve village" thing is going to work out, reminds me of the Breath of Fire games.

Never said it was a bad game. But it's very disappointing to see it's a gimped "remake".

I feel a bit like when I felt when Gunstar Super Heroes came out. Why the hell would a company release a sequel to a fantastic game, which is pretty much exactly the same game, but not a remake, with worse visuals and gameplay, LESS to do, and pretty much only intended for people who haven't even played the first in the first place? It doesn't make any sense.

[Mirby]

Well, as the ending says, there's probably gonna be more entries, which might have more places and things to do. I'm pretty sure that this was more of an introduction to future installments, and an introduction to various new mechanics that will probably be dominant in future installments and to the characters of Chibiterasu and Kuni as well.

[Bueno Excelente]

Go play the original.

[Mirby]

I plan on it, as soon as I am able.

[Bueno Excelente]

Okami was such a great game, any sequel of it is prone to certain expectations.

So basically, without it to compare to, Okamiden is a bit hard to analyse.

[Align]

I've gotten pretty far through, and have to say I'm rather enjoying myself, it's very fun if you can stop thinking "I wish I was playing Okami instead". It's a little less in every dimension, but amazing for a handheld game.
Definitely worth buying if you can bury your expectations.

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