James Barclay

[Drizzt]

I'm maybe three hours into 'Okami', a game recently released in the UK, and it's a game well worth playing.

In the game you play the part of a wolf armed with various magical powers and abilities. You're charged with bringing about the end of a curse upon the land by use of said powers and along the way you meet various characters and have to complete all manner of tasks aside from the usual ass-kicking of a few monsters and baddies here and there.

If you're looking for originality, look no further. Graphically, this game is awesome. It's literally like watching an old Japanese painting come to life before your eyes. Story-wise, it's great fun. The dialogue is sharp and surprisingly funny, though there is a fair bit of it, but it's the gameplay where the game really wins. The control system for the magic is brilliantly original for a console game. And, as you're playing a God, the feats you perform using your powers are done so with a subtle 'ease' which befits your character. And, hey, it's amusing just experimenting to see just what you can do..!

Rent it, buy it, steal it... either way, shut yourself away for an evening or two and play it. It's one of those little gems which will probably become a cult classic.
_________________
Pagan Music

[Selik]

Awesome, awesome game!!!
_________________
"I sit on my arse, not my head." - Baron Gresse.