# Sequel for Okami announced. Yay! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 2, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585 "2009-09-02T01:21:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/1 "2009-09-02T01:21:14Z")
One of the best games ever, _Okami_, is getting a sequel called [_Okamiden_](http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/94374-Okami-Sequel-Okamiden-Confirmed). Th bad part is that it’s for the DS. > [@](#): > > Capcom has confirmed rumors, announcing a portable sequel to cult hit Okami - Okamiden: Chiisaki Taiyo for the Nintendo DS > [@](#): > > Okamiden will not start Amaterasu, the goddess-in-wolf-form heroine of the first game, but it will take place in the heavily stylized fantasy feudal Japan of the first game. The player will play as Chibiterasu (“chibi” being Japanese for “small” or “diminutive,”) an entity that reportedly resembles a puppy version of Amaterasu’s wolf form. Whether or not he (or is it she?) was the offspring of the goddess was still a “secret,” said Eshiro, though he did say that though the wolf-pup would have access to most of the abilities the elder divinity had in Okami. I have mixed feeling of this announcement. On the one hand, it’s a sequel to Okami, but on the other hand, it’s not a “proper” sequel and it’s on the DS. The stylus does seem like a natural choice for the brush techniques though. > [@](#): > > As before, the gameplay will be centered around the use of the magical brush, painting on the screen with the stylus to solve puzzles and defeat enemies. Could be good. ---
**Author:** ![Commander\_Keen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@Commander\_Keen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Keen)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/2 "2009-09-02T04:06:44Z")
What’s wrong with it being on the DS? It is the most successful and best console in long while, after all. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/3 "2009-09-02T06:14:09Z")
> [@Commander\_Keen](#): > > What’s wrong with it being on the DS? It is the most successful and best console in long while, after all. Seconded. I think a sequel on the DS will rock, and I don’t have any problem with the game using a chibi version of Amaterasu. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/4 "2009-09-02T06:32:46Z")
Okami was my very favorite Zelda game. Seriously, it spoiled Twilight Princess for me - so many similarities. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/5 "2009-09-02T06:33:12Z")
> [@Commander\_Keen](#): > > What’s wrong with it being on the DS? It is the most successful and best console in long while, after all. My guess is : it sucks because the OP doesn’t own one. I don’t, either. That sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/6 "2009-09-02T07:37:39Z")
Although I have both a Wii and a DS, I’m begining to see some sort of pattern here… the sequel to The World Ends With You, a DS game, is rumoured to be for the Wii. And now we have the reverse happening with Okami. I smell a conspiracy to “encourage” us to buy more of the other console. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/7 "2009-09-02T08:35:23Z")
> [@Tabby\_Cat](#): > > Although I have both a Wii and a DS, I’m begining to see some sort of pattern here.. the sequel to The World Ends With You, a DS game, is rumoured to be for the Wii. And now we have the reverse happening with Okami. > > I smell a conspiracy to “encourage” us to buy more of the other console. Maybe, maybe not - Okami wasn’t an exclusive. I’ve got it on PS2. That said, console exclusive games are Evil, and the proof that Satan works in marketing (well, one more proof, anyway). One of my dearest wishes is to be able to go back in time, find the father of the guy (or gal) who came up with the concept, and rip his balls off before puberty. Getting Hitler to a shrink and warning JFK can wait : some shit is serious. ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/8 "2009-09-02T21:09:37Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > My guess is : it sucks because the OP doesn’t own one. I don’t, either. That and that hand-held console games tend to be more limited in scope compared to games for the bigger consoles. [Here’s](http://www.nintendoeverything.com/?p=22931) a couple of pictures of the game. Chibiterasu does look awfully cute. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/9 "2009-09-03T00:18:58Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Maybe, maybe not - Okami wasn’t an exclusive. I’ve got it on PS2. > . In fact, it was originally exclusive to the PS2. ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/10 "2009-09-03T02:03:31Z")
That it’s not being made by the same creative team is a strike against it. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/11 "2009-09-03T13:45:50Z")
When I first heard of Okami, I thought it would have made more sense for it to be on the DS\*. I’m glad it’s getting a DS version. Here’s hoping it will not be too limited in scope. \*Or that, when a Wii version came out, that there should have been a way to use your DS as a controller for that version. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/12 "2009-09-03T13:53:00Z")
> [@cckerberos](#): > > That it’s not being made by the same creative team is a strike against it. Considering the fact that original developer Clover (now Platinum Games) hates Capcom’s guts, I don’t think that’s going to happen anytime soon. ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/13 "2009-09-03T17:38:07Z")
Here’s a small [teaser](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FtQvLrGUak) that shows a little bit of gameplay. I think they got the look down pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/14 "2009-09-03T17:53:00Z")
This finally settles the “PSP vs. DS Lite” question for me. If it comes out localised, I am buying a DS Lite just for this game! (FFT, Advance Wars and Castlevania are just icing on the cake) ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/15 "2009-09-03T18:30:23Z")
> [@CrazyChop](#): > > This finally settles the “PSP vs. DS Lite” question for me. If it comes out localised, I am buying a DS Lite just for this game! > > (FFT, Advance Wars and Castlevania are just icing on the cake) They have a newer DS now, the DSi. It lacks the Gameboy Advance slot, but adds a couple cameras, and more online options (you can download games like WiiPlay, XBLA, PSN.) The problem is there isn’t a lot of downloadable stuff that’s very good right now, and there are a LOT of good GBA games you couldn’t play. But on the other hand, they eventually WILL start making DSi-exclusive games. And not just ones that use the camera as a gimmick, but ones that will take advantage of the better RAM and CPU. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/16 "2009-09-03T18:44:03Z")
Well, I am another who doesn’t have a DS (or any portable game system) and no intention of buying one, ever. That sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Commander\_Keen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@Commander\_Keen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Keen)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/17 "2009-09-03T18:59:08Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Well, I am another who doesn’t have a DS (or any portable game system) and no intention of buying one, ever. Any particular reason why? ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/18 "2009-09-04T06:16:24Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Considering the fact that original developer Clover (now Platinum Games) hates Capcom’s guts, I don’t think that’s going to happen anytime soon. Yeah, I have a friend who works for Platinum Games, so I was surprised by the announcement. ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-for-okami-announced-yay/508585/19 "2009-09-04T17:22:35Z")
> [@Commander\_Keen](#): > > Any particular reason why? I’m in the same camp. It’s a combination of things: A) Not liking to play games on tiny freakin’ little screens B) The times I would play a handheld console are when I get some of my best reading done C) Virtually any game made for a handheld would’ve been better if they’d just made it for a real console. DS games that actually make good use of the stylus are an exception to this, but are also a tiny minority.