First Okamiden Footage: Small, Cute

@kazooiedog: Wut. The original song didn't leave or anything... I think you need to reset your sadness.

Next gen rerelease, and I'll bite.
So hard.
So fucking hard.
Ahem.
There's a chance of it happening if this sells well, though. By well, I mean good.
So good.
So fucking good.
Ahem.
Don't ask why I did that, I felt the need to.

@Atheist Jew: They said they're only 25% the way through, so I guess they've got plenty of time to optimize.

omgwtflolbbl

This is nit-picking, but they changed one note of "Reset" and its getting on my nerves! The song was fantastic originally!

kazooiedog

It does indeed look pretty, but it also looked to be as if it;s suffering from framerate issues. That's bad.

Awwwwww....a puppy!!

I hope what they've shown is purely promotional. I thought the gameplay looked a lot slower than the prequel. :s

thatdamnprinny

@WrenixPhight: I don't see how one could make a fair observation of that considering there was very little game footage shown. That, and the only battle looked like the beginning easy fights like Okami had.

Atomsk88

@Quote: That's probably just Youtube's fault. I hope. Pretty much all 3D DS games run at 30 or 60fps after all.

The trailer was to damn short to make any educated guess.

Nevertheless i'll keep an eye on this game mainly because Okami is one of my favorite title on the ps2 and because it looks pretty damn cute as well.

Innis

hmmmm this looks slightly less... action packed than okami to say the least

Seriously, all Capcom needs to do in advertising for this game is show Chibiterasu.

Really, puppy deities have that power over mortals.

Atomsk88

@WhiteMage: I think it depends on the resolution of the video that's uploaded, but I don't know really :/

notquitedeadyet

@WiNg0o: I don't know, but I really hope that's not how it actually runs...

@Nintenboy01: Are you blind or are you watching the wrong video? It's laggy as hell! Look at how that puppy slooooooooows down!

This is an insta-buy for me! I loved the first Okami on PS2, now don't let me down Capcom, bring PS3 Okami next!

notquitedeadyet

Looks pretty good in motion. I just hope Nintendo's next handheld has at least 320 x 224 resolution though.

Why does it look like it's lagging so bad?

Curious/off topic:

How do official videos manage so much higher quality on youtube? Do they have special deals, or something? Youtube destroys the quality of everyone elses videos :\

@Atheist Jew:

One would assume this is simply due to the really early build.

One that subject though; I used to love the fluidity of motion in Okami, I'm a little wary of its possible implementation on the DS.

@Daouzin: Me too, but lets not talk about that right now. Lets talk about Alkaiser.

@kazooiedog: The music in the video was inserted by the uploader, and it's a fanmade remix. The original video on Capcom's site is silent.

This is sure to be one of the DS's most beautiful games.

I seriously hate how cute this game is coming together, I loved Okami and really appreciate how much love this game (series now?) gets even with low sales numbers.

Okami for the PS2 really deserved it, I know some people could appreciate the art, but simply not get into the game, but I consider it the best "Zelda" game out there.

Ridiculously excited, my roommates are getting concerned.

@kazooiedog: Yeah, I noticed too. Hopefully the rest of the soundtrack is just as good as Okami's.

@Atomsk88: Even better, all their marketing should just consist of a tiny teacup all-white Husky or something similar painted or dressed up like Chibiterasu, and BAM, fastest selling DS game ever.

SenorDoucheoisie

@kazooiedog: You mean 0:17 to 0:18?

I'm.... skeptical. It looks pretty, but gameplay-wise.... ehhhh it's a wait-and-see scenario.

Superlocke

I was optimistic until i saw THAT...uugh!

Hooded_Robin

I really hope that If PS3 sales pick up a lot over the next year or so we might see a lot more games come out from Japan. I'd really like Yakuza 3 to make it over and for Capcom to re-examine Monster Hunter on PS3 and make it on 360 too if they have to, as well as the possibility of an Okami game and a Mega Man Legends game for PS3 and 360. I love Capcom but dammit they're dumping more money into the Lost Planet IP with the sequel and a Dead Rising sequel and not doing the few games I really want. That includes Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and Powerstone 3.

Tyr4nt

Even if it isn't as good as the original, I'll still be good.
This is the kinda thing Capcom is good at.
Have faith in the Capcom, the only series they really fuck around with are Megaman spinoffs and that one shitty Megaman X.

AtticusSP

Yes fucking plz, Okami is my favorite game of all time.

kagebutsu

@Superlocke: yeah...it doesn't even look as good as the DS Zeldas. Only time will tell if Capcom pulls through. Then again, maybe their audience isn't the hard-to-please cores.

Okami DS good... kids just me... why It's what some nice ^_____^

@Tyr4nt: And that has to do with this article what exactly?

You know this is not talk amoungst yourself.

I'm feeling this strange emotion in my icy obsidian clump of a heart. It's...warm and...fuzzy. WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPNING TO ME??

So I have to buy DS now? Shit.

@Quote: I doubt it would go gold like that

Ganji

@Atheist Jew: Framerate can make or break a game. I'll take crappier graphics and a high framerate over better and choppy any day.

Ganji

@adventlife: "And then SonicTheMonkey's heart grew three sizes larger"

Ganji

@carmina2008: Uh huh, OK.

Ganji

@SonicTheMonkey: I seem to remember this feeling is called....Joy? Hope? Something along those lines.

do not want. Here's to ruining the magnificently epic, decadent and awe-inducing feel of one true "god" game to the usual nerdy "how cute" chibi super deformed look.
I understand the DS resolution is what it is and it's easier to draw cartoony chars but okami wasn't really meant for a portable console.
Well, at least loads of otakus will be happy.
Hope they won't bring the sequel of shadow of the colossus to iPhone.

Vidunder

@Hooded_Robin: saw what...? The cuteness of it or the gameplay? The game play looked no different to the orginal!

@Ganji: "crushing his thorax from the inside."

The End

Showmeyomoves!

EUGGHH ugly is all i can say. Sure you have the basic gameplay and all but that game was so brilliant that every time i came to play it for the first few minutes i would just admire how beautiful it all looked. If theres a game that didn't need to be built on a crappy machine, this is it.

drizzt_rocks

@matteus:
The chunky look, I realise the DS has it's limitations but cellshaded lowpoly characters don't work for me. The artwork is adorable though, I wish they'd make a game that actually looked like that, then I'd buy 3 copies just to show my appreciation.

Hooded_Robin

thank fuck the game developers don't listen to you people.
if they did we'd never see any good games.
if you want to see amazing graphics go watch the transformers film or some bullshit starring will smith
otherwise shut the fuck up and stay away from my kotaku, you obviously don't have a clue...
oh and i think this is looking really nice :)

coconutdelight

@Korey: Indeed, it was done by McVaffe, and had I been smart enough to search for "remix" instead of "mcvaffe" or "ocremix" I'd've saved myself the foolishness of being redundant...ah well, it's good to see another fan of ocr on here! Too many gamers give me a boggle-eyed emoticon when I mention it.

Er, hello, that's McVaffe's remix of the Okami theme as posted on OCRemix! Congrats McVaffe! I listen to that mix all the time! ...He IS getting credit, right? If not, maybe you could give it to him? It's a truly wonderful mix and he was gone for some time; to have that upon his return was epic. EDIT: Oh bah, nevermind, it was noticed elsewhere in the comments; I just searched for the wrong keywords. Nice to see the mix getting a little love anyway!

@coconutdelight: CotW

@drizzt_rocks: At least is -is- being built. I was surprised to see it anywhere.

Tanneseph

@svetlana: okami tend to not like giving credit to those who do the work

I know this is surely an early build, and maybe this is just me, but did the framerate seem a little slow there?

I only ask because its odd to see a promotional video where they haven't smoothed out the framerate yet.

Still, it looks very pretty.

@Atheist Jew:
that's the YouTube version of the video, I'm pretty sure. When I watched the flash version on my computer, the frame rate didn't look nearly that low for me.

I'm a little confussed: why are people insisting that the ultimate application of cel-shaded graphics needs to be on a hi-def system? This boggles me!

Mebbe I'm just a loser, but a) I'm just stupid-excited they are making -any- sequel, considering it doesn't meet the freaking criteria for one (sales), and b) I really feel that the attractive graphic style we all love makes it an excellent candidate for Wii and DS - and that's entirely ignoring the celestial brush. I can't even imagine HD improving on the look.

You people are -weird-.

Tanneseph

haha yes! I remember the cover incident!

Creampope

@polezo: yeah, it did. like, into the low teens framerate. D:

that doesn't mean it won't be playable, but i've yet to overclock my DS.

curly haired boy

That little puppy warms my heart like a cool island song.

I will pre-order this tomorrow if I can get a stuffed Chibiterasu with it.

@Atomsk88: Are you kidding? Regular puppies have power over mortals...Just look how well nintendogs sold.

Mysticgamer

music reminds me of Shenmue...
DAMN YOU!

@Creampope:
No, no it's not the cover that was the problem. The cover was still owned wholly by Capcom, so having the IGN logo on there didn't really mean anything.
The reference here would be the fact that in the Wii port of Okami, all of the credits to Clover Studio (who made the original game) were cut out and replaced with a standard fare credit screen with all of the new porting crew. It's like a slap in the face to Clover/PlatinumGames.
Reasoning as to why the credits were redone was understandable (since the original credit sequence was a pre-recorded in-engine movie made specifically for the credits) but that doesn't mean you axe all of the original creators!

Blah8

Am I the only one who's noticed the cheap, thoughtless map at the end? Really? I mean, I like the idea of trying to make a sequel, but really, if you can't pull something off at least AS GOOD, don't try. It just looks like... I dunno how to phrase it, just look at 0:22. Hopefully the maps aren't THAT simple looking, otherwise this is gonna ruin Okami.

@KichiGuy: Really? The DS Zeldas look awful to me. I don't get why everyone thinks they and the FFDS remakes have 'great graphics' when they're just great for the system. That being said, this looks fantastic for the system, and pretty damn good otherwise. The only thing that bugs me is the framerate. And the "LOLSEQUEL" map that is shown in the end. Looks like the infamous fun ruiner for games to me.

@ProbablyGoingToGetBanned: No offense, but that's like saying, "This is sure to be one of the world's tallest midgets."

Suzaku

@Tanneseph: Sometimes not getting a sequel is the better option. Okami, though deserving of a sequel with an ending that basically demanded one, was a great game and could stand alone as a classic.

This game, however, lacks the original developers, and whatever they had intended to do for the sequel.

Suzaku

Looks damn good on the DS. It's 25% complete so it'll only get better. All you haters who are butthurt that it won't have shiny graphics on your HD console - go kill yourselves.

Kenology18

@Tanneseph: Namely, one of the biggest draws of Okami *was* its graphics.

DS is a pretty big downgrade -- pixelated scenery, blocky models, and, so far, choppy framerate.

The PS2 version even had better graphics than the Wii version, which you can probably blame on the team that ported it.

If you don't think that a HD console could make it look even better, just look at Naruto: Ultimate Storm for the PS2, easily the best cel-shaded graphics to date.

Frankly, I think it's just all-around disappointing. Nobody bought the original, so the team was dissolved and went on to become Planitum Games, who won't be involved with this new one.

The new one has less-than-stellar graphics, being for the DS.

The new one isn't really a sequel, as it's doing a sidestory about a random cute puppy and a kid that can't exist chronologically (but will surely get some retcon time correction in the plot) -- instead of continuing from the cliffhanger the original ends on.

Suzaku

@Kenology18: My only gripe with this is that it didn't replace the shitty wii version. In other words, It didn't need a port to the wii, this should of been the nintendo version of Okami (this sequel is fine too. :3)

@FearfulInsomniac: Let it be known that I still feel that true LoZ games are sprited, not 3D.

I think this is going to probably be a good game, but because of the limitations of the DS I'm kind of worried that the entire game will look... slower than Okami. One of the things I loved about the first game was how great the game looked even when you were just running through an open field.

RedLupo

@polezo: Yep it was slooooooooooooooow