Okamiden

reptar · Oct 7, 2010

I remember Xaale had a thread but did it get deleted? Anyways if I did miss it please close/merge the thread. c:

But anyways here are screenshots, one confirming Ammy as the mother of Chibiterasu.

Other screenshots (All courtesy of IGN of course)

yayy we get to draw on masks again.

gameplay said:

The game plays similarly to its predecessor, Ōkami. It retains the ability to freeze the gameplay and use the Celestial Brush to solve puzzles and fight enemies. The theme of returning life to the world also returns from Ōkami. A new feature is the ability for Chibiterasu to team up with partners. They can be used to explore the overworld with, as well as battle enemies. The new Guidance technique, also called the "Shirabe" or "courage" brush by Daniel Feit of Wired, may be used to move Chibiterasu's partner independently across areas Chibiterasu cannot cross; this is often required to progress in the game. The game uses the face buttons to move Chibiterasu about the world, with the top display being the current third-person view and the bottom showing a mini-map of the area. By pressing either shoulder button, the Celestial Brush is activated: the game pauses as the top screen is moved down to the bottom and rendered as a parchment, and the player then can use the stylus and touchscreen to draw to activate various powers of the Celestial Brush. The game will sense the speed at which the player draws the stylus across the screen and reflect this in the weight of the stroke drawn on-screen; a quick motion will lead to a faint, partial line while slow movements will create bold strokes
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plot said:

Much of Ōkamiden' centers around the children of previous characters from Ōkami and their adventures and the relationships that form through the game's story, according to producer Motohide Eshiro.The game takes place nine months after the events of Ōkami. In spite of Amaterasu's battle against the Dark Lord Yami, which would kill all the demons in Nippon, they return. The Konohana Sprite Sakuya, a character from the original Ōkami, summons the Sun Goddess Amaterasu, but instead finds Chibiterasu, who looks like a young version of Amaterasu. Chibiterasu, as revealed by Matsushira, is, in fact, Amaterasu's child/son, as was previously speculated. Producer Eshiro noted that he is a "young form of existence" and not fully grown; he retains several abilities of Amaterasu, including the Celestial Brush, but lacks her power, which will be reflected in the plot and gameplay. Chibiterasu's partners will be incorporated into the main plot as well. One of the partners that accompanies Chibiterasu is Kuni, the son of Susano and Kushi, two characters from Ōkami. He was born after the events of Ōkami, and appeared in the ending of the first game. They did not reveal how Susano had a son in such a short amount of time, but stated that they would reveal it eventually.Other characters from Ōkami return, including Issun, Mr. and Mrs. Orange and Sakuya. The game will feature locales from Ōkami as well as new areas to explore as part of its adventure
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release said:

Famitsu rated Ōkamiden a total score of 34 out of 40 points. The reviewers praised the ability to bring in the elements of Ōkami to the DS, but noted that there was little surprise as there was with Ōkami as the DS version covers many of the same elements of story and gameplay. The Famitsu reviewers did note that this may have gone a little further to add to the original Okami, but posit that Ōkami may have been a complete game on its own to start which Ōkamiden could grow from. Ōkamiden was the third best-selling video game in Japan during its release week at 84,472 copies
sold. The American port will come no later than 2011.
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Korra · Oct 7, 2010

Xaale and I made a few threads over the past year, lol. xD
But I am super excited for this, I was at GameStop a month ago, and while picking up BBS I also reserved a copy of Okamiden. :'D

And if anyone complains about the DS graphics, honestly, they have improved so much since the first games.
Release date that GameStop has down for it for the US is March 2, 2011.

reptar · Oct 7, 2010

DPWolf said: ↑

Xaale and I made a few threads over the past year, lol. xD

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I know, but I could not find them and so I thought they were deleted :<

Mr. Van Whippy ♥ · Oct 8, 2010

Boy, i had completely forgot about it.

I'd like to get it but i haven't played Okami -unfortunately- so i'm not sure. I'd better read the reviews.

The Twin · Oct 8, 2010

I want so bad, using the brush is going to be much easier with the touch screen. I think that's the one feature I was really looking forward to.

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