The Resident Evil and Devil May Cry creator has admitted to this fact on numerous occasions and it is clear to see in its gameplay.įrom its lock-on focused combat to Amaterasu herself being accompanied by a tiny fairy-like guide, Okami was very much the PlayStation 2’s answer to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time or The Wind Waker. The game’s director, Hideki Kamiya, was not shy to discuss the massive impact that Nintendo’s Zelda franchise had on Okami. Okami also came at a time when interest in Japanese culture was at an all-time high, with the widespread use of the internet and mainstream inclusion of Japanese anime and video games really making Okami a true ambassador of ancient Japanese culture and folklore. It also served as a sort of swansong for the system, as the PlayStation 3’s release came soon after. This made Okami one of the most visually appealing games on the PlayStation 2, one that provided a breath of fresh air when compared to more realistic games at the time. This came at a time when cel-shaded graphics were in vogue in the wider gaming industry, with games like Jet Set Radio and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker paving the way for Okami’s more traditional take on the aesthetic. The game is rendered in a beautiful, paintbrush art style that evokes the ink wash painting style that was predominant in ancient China and Japan.
Players must travel the world around them as the eight-headed demon Orochi is resurrected and curses the land of Nippon.
OKAMI PS2 TO PS4 PS4
Okami will be released on Xbox One and PS4 and their 4K counterparts, and the PC.Set in ancient Japan, Okami had players in control of the goddess Amaterasu in her wolf form. It will continue to be beautiful on every console forward.īut Capcom has spoken. So it comes off as a Japanese company pandering to the western audience that "adores" shiny graphics. I am not saying it would not look better if this game were released in 4K, but no one would bear pitchforks and torches if it were not. Okami's not even a game that has to be in 4K. Now they are misunderstanding the importance of 4K. They spent years misunderstanding the Resident Evil franchise and its audience. They are at the point where they are fumbling with one of their prized franchises in Marvel vs Capcom. They make odd decisions like developing Resident Evil: Revelations on the Switch but not Okami HD. No wonder Capcom is in the financial situation they are in. Is Capcom suggesting people would not want the possibility of playing their HD version on the go? That is almost half of the Wii U in its first year. Nintendo has sold nearly 5 million Switch units. How many people own a Switch and a PS4 or Xbox One? If you wanted Okami, would it be on the Switch or one of the other consoles? Now Capcom has to figure out if the number of people who would want Okami on Switch is worth developing the Switch version. We do have to think about cost of development for Switch.
OKAMI PS2 TO PS4 1080P
It would be crisper in 4K, but does anyone really believe that Okami, beautiful by PS2 standards, will look bad in 1080p in 15 years? We are past the point where a game like Okami will look bad in 1080p. Capcom essentially believes if they do not make Okami HD with 4K support, people will not buy it. They are willing to spend more money giving this game 4K support and not putting it on the Switch. An HD game that would not require the same resources demanded by, for example, a high-powered Unreal Engine game.īy forgoing the Switch, Capcom suggests 4K is worth more than the Switch a console that has a game of the year contender on it, without stunning 3840 x 2160 graphics a console that is already on track to put the Wii U to shame. Both times developers said "no" to the consoles because porting would take too much time, resources, and money. The Wii was heavily underpowered compared to the Xbox 360 and PS3, and the Wii U was, and is, underpowered compared to Xbox One and PS4. We know Nintendo's previous missteps with the Wii and Wii U hardware.
We are in a time where this game could be on all consoles, and here is Capcom - in the midst of financial struggles - not taking advantage of that. It was also on the PlayStation 3, a console that could output HD. Okami was on the Wii, a console that by today's standards barely had HD.
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