![]() It will be released this Summer worldwide, though only via the Nintendo eShop… no retail release, it seems! This version of the game offers updated, HD graphics, that really bring to life the unique Sumi-e art style the game is known for. I remember thinking how gorgeous the title looked while watching one of my best friends play it in college, and that feeling never seems to have left.Īt a time when online games can easily eat up hundreds of hours of your time, and single-player titles work harder and harder to simulate the real world, “Okami HD” proves to be the kind of wholesome offering that reminds you why you fell in love with video games in the first place.Originally released back in 2006, Okami is now headed to the Nintendo Switch as Okami HD. “Okami HD” is a fantastic game that easily met and exceeded my expectations. I’d rather spend my time focusing on saving Nippon - not holding out my arm and drawing circles. I can understand using touch controls for party games and the like, but for a title like “Okami” doing so takes too much effort. The motion controls, meanwhile, are just annoying to deal with. What’s more, you’ll end up holding your Switch with one hand to draw on the screen, which, when playing on a crowded subway, will immediately make you fear that you’re going to drop the console. I’d end up trying to draw a circle around a dying tree to revive it 4 or 5 times just to have the game recognize what I was trying to do. I tried using the touchscreen controls to physically draw circles or slashes using my finger, but I found that my movements had to be especially accurate compared to using the standard controls. But it was by far the best was way to do so. Using the Celestial Brush with the controller also felt slow at times, especially when drawing something like a bomb. I did, however, notice that when attacking, I had to make doubly sure I was lined up with an enemy, or constantly prepare to dodge, since my hits didn’t interrupt their movements. ‘Okami HD’ provides you with a rich game world with plenty of areas to discover. I wouldn’t say “Okami’s” controls are as sharp as a modern AAA game like, say, “God of War,” but they’re still solid. Whether in portable mode and using the attached Joy-Con controllers or on my TV with the Switch Pro controller, Amaterasu’s movements were mostly spot-on. Controls could be sharperįor a game that was originally released 12 years ago for a system that’s now collected by retro gamers, “Okami” plays incredibly well. ![]() When you run out you have to wait for it to automatically refill, leaving you without your godly powers for a brief amount of time. You only have a set amount of ink to paint with, though. There are a variety of ways in which you can use the Celestial Brush including drawing a circle in the sky to bring out the Sun and grow nearby plants. Drawing a circle around a dying tree, for example, will revive it, while drawing a slash through an enemy will cut them. ![]() When activated, the brush turns the game into a kind of paper scroll that you can draw on to impact the world. Your key tool in completing this task is your Celestial Brush. It doesn’t hurt that as Amaterasu, your job is to restore the life to Nippon. The world of ‘Okami’ is as beautiful as ever on the Switch. ![]()
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