# I pit the celestial brush in the Wii version of Okami **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 17, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879 "2008-07-17T21:57:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![spinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/21 "2008-07-18T18:26:58Z")
[QUOTE=E-Sabbath] It really is worth tuning your sensitivity there. [/QUOTE] Sage advice for so many pit threads. This one is no exception. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/22 "2008-07-18T18:31:34Z")
[QUOTE=Goblinboy] Don’t blame the game, blame the Wii! I played Okami on the PS2 and loved it. Is there any chance you can use the D-pad on the controller instead? [/QUOTE] Ditto! I still replay it - love it. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/23 "2008-07-19T02:56:18Z")
OK. I just completed this portion of the game on my Wii. Yes, it was annoying, but honestly it wasn’t _that_ bad. It took me around 10 tries, about 15 minutes. Once I figured out a trick, it was easy. If you draw very fast, you can mess up once and still have time to try another circle. Then it was a cinch. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/24 "2008-07-19T23:48:25Z")
I bought this game and returned it the same afternoon. For some reason, game developersthink that Wii owners love to shake that Nunchuck. It was the same with Tomb Raider Aniversary. As a happy Wii owner, I’m here to tell you that the beauty of the Wiimote is not shaking it. The best use of it so fare is Metroid, which doesn’t demand any shaking at all. Most terri9ble use is Prince of Persia, where attacking is ‘shake three times and hope it works’. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/25 "2008-07-19T23:55:38Z")
Yes the shaking is a bit annoying - you end up straining your wanking wrist pretty quickly. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/26 "2008-07-20T03:33:38Z")
There is a simple solution. Male users, use the hand you are most accustomed to moving up and down in a pumping motion. Female users, sadly, do not have the extensive practice doing this… ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/57b2e6/32.png) [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/27 "2008-07-20T04:42:56Z")
Okami works fine for me. And I’m not really a hardcore gamer. Sometimes I make a mistake but it doesn’t create a huge problem. Perhaps the bigger problem is the game doesn’t allow you to skip the text quickly. I’m now waiting for someone to make a joke about how the wii hardware isn’t capable of processing text quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/28 "2008-07-23T04:02:44Z")
[QUOTE=Quasimodal] Perhaps the bigger problem is the game doesn’t allow you to skip the text quickly. [/QUOTE] Yep, all cut scenes should have a “skip” option. If you can’t put in a skip, don’t put in the freakin’ cut scene! This micro-rant is not exclusive to any particular platform, and should be a general game developer flogging offence… unless they enjoy flogging… ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/29 "2008-07-23T04:07:17Z")
Since this thread has risen to the top, I don’t feel bad about posting again. I just got access to the Forest of Deception. I must say I’ve gotten used to all the quirks of the Wii brush. Sometimes it’s annoying, but the fun of controlling it like a (semi)real brush makes up for it IMO. To keep this pit material, I will revise my earlier opinion and say that the OP doth protest too much. I wish there were more games like Okami. Action-Adventure really is my favorite genre. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/30 "2008-07-23T10:11:07Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] To keep this pit material, I will revise my earlier opinion and say that the OP doth protest too much. [/quote] No I don’t! 😛 > [@](#): > > I wish there were more games like Okami. Action-Adventure really is my favorite genre. True dat. It’s also refreshing to play one that doesn’t have the word “Zelda” anywhere in the title. ---
**Author:** ![Erasmus\_Darwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@Erasmus\_Darwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erasmus_Darwin)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/31 "2008-07-23T15:06:46Z")
[QUOTE=Illuminatiprimus] Unfortunately I don’t have a PS2, so this isn’t an option for me. [/QUOTE] Technically, it’s still an option. It’s just an option with an extra step and some minor added cost. [QUOTE=Charlie Tan] The best use of it so fare is Metroid, which doesn’t demand any shaking at all. [/QUOTE] In Metroid, you shake it to jump as a morph ball. Thankfully, it’s minor enough that you don’t really notice it. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/32 "2008-07-23T15:49:50Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] I wish there were more games like Okami. Action-Adventure really is my favorite genre. [/QUOTE] I like any game with a strong exploration component. Give me a proper environment to dig into and I’m happy until I’ve hit the edge. I was shocked at how much there was to Okami; every time I thought I was wrapping things up it just kept going. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/33 "2008-07-24T07:45:30Z")
[QUOTE=Erasmus Darwin] In Metroid, you shake it to jump as a morph ball. Thankfully, it’s minor enough that you don’t really notice it. [/QUOTE] I always just jerked the Wiimote up once – no nunchuck, nor shaking involved. ---
**Author:** ![davidw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/34 "2008-08-14T17:51:21Z")
Okami was just fantastic on the PS2. Probably my favorite PS2 game. I figured it would be a natural for the Wii, so I’m really surprised by the number of reviews that say they botched it. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879/35 "2008-08-14T18:07:17Z")
I’m glad someone else bumped this! It’s a great game, but the brush is a right pain in the balls. On the average, I have to draw about six little loops before it finally recognizes one as “wind”. I finally figured out the trick of using “Z” to get a slash, but if you have to draw a level one–like, say, when you’re slashing names off your wanted list–it takes way more tries than it should. One thing I’ve wondered–is there an actual connection early on between the development of this game and _Twilight Princess_? They seem to have a lot in common for it to be a total accident. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-celestial-brush-in-the-wii-version-of-okami/456879.md?page=1)