Oddly, the game was dinged in our original review for its lack of voiceover, and to be fair, it released alongside other cinematic games with great performances such as Final Fantasy XII, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, and Bully.
One thing remains blissfully unchanged about the game-there is no voice acting. But these are minor issues that don't detract from what is a sprawling modern masterpiece. And the game oscillates between gently pointing you in the right direction with a map marker, or putting a huge, unmissable arrow in front of you that points the way to your next goal. Text speed is inconsistent-sometimes you can quickly speed through dialogue other times, words crawl slowly along the screen, completely oblivious to your button-mashing attempts to speed them up.
Besides the frame-rate issue, there are a few small issues that could've used a fix. There are some aspect ratio options, and the game has a sharper look than its PS2 predecessor, but otherwise this is a port of the original game. There are no story or gameplay changes for this update. The drawings you create on-screen are simple enough that they don't stall the momentum of battle, and the mechanics are generous enough that even for someone as artistically untalented as myself, creating circles and lines makes me feel like I missed my calling as a painter.īut how does the updated Okami HD change the experience? Having not touched the game since it's PS2 release 11 years ago, Okami stays true to my memories, but I'm constantly surprised by how modern it feels. The game overall is an obvious homage to the Legend of Zelda series, but your ability to use the world as a literal canvas for your god-like brush strokes makes Okami feel inspired and unique rather than just a derivative Zelda clone. In movement, the game runs at a noticeably lower frame-rate, at least on Xbox One and PS4, but Okami's hyper-stylized version of feudal Japan is like seeing a painting come to life. Slight, subtle movements of the air are portrayed with thin flowing lines, and your wolf-form pulses with whirls of energy.
When you're stationary, the screen is a painting. Okami was gorgeous even on PS2, and Okami HD is a faithful tribute to the game's everlasting beauty. Much of Okami's timelessness is due to the bold, brush-stroke-inspired art style. By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's
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