Games

Ōkami

Clover Studio, HexaDrive

2006•Puzzle•PEGI 12•About 20 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyfantasyanimalshistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalmyth/fairytalevehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavourylightimaginaryglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA fantastical puzzle game that is glossy, expansive and light. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

89 / 100

266 ratings

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About This Game

Set sometime in classical Japanese history, Ōkami combines several Japanese mythology and folklore to tell the story of how the land was saved from darkness by the Shinto sun goddess named Amaterasu, who took the form of a white wolf with celestial markings covering its fur. It features a distinct sumi-e-inspired cel-shaded visual style and the Celestial Brush, a gesture-system used to perform miracles.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Once upon a time there was a small village called Kamiki Village, where everyone from the villagers to the animals, lived in peace and happiness. But then one day, the legendary monster Orochi, came back to life and put an evil curse on the entire area. Everything that had a bit of life, disappeared from the face of the earth, and in their place was left a dreadful, barren wasteland. Orochi's horrid curse spread all across the land, turning it into a veritable hell on earth, infested with countless monsters roaming the earth. But there was one hope. The majestic, wolf-embodied sun god...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyFantasyAnimalsHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalMyth/fairytaleVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentary

Keywords

GhostsExplorationFishingTime manipulationFemale protagonistAction-adventurePrincessWolf

Details

Developers: Clover Studio, HexaDrive
Publisher: Capcom
Released: 20 April 2006
Series: Ōkami
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 15h rushed, 20h normally, 40h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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