Ranadok …doesn't have much better to do

Okami

Okami is one of those many games that sit in the "Awesome games you have never played but should" category. Over the last little while I have been trying to get through some of those games, playing Beyond Good and Evil (Varied gameplay and a lot of fun) and Psychonauts (Not quite my cup of tea, but still quite good). I didn't expect to get stuck for so long on a single game, though. Okami is a weird case in that it's a wonderful game that I really really want to love, but I can't actually bring myself to play.

In a nutshell, Okami is beautiful, charming, and innovative. However, it is also long, frustrating, and derivative.

Note: If you are seeing this line, it has been nine months since I started writing this post and it has been put up in its unfinished state. It seems, like the game itself, I just can't find the energy or motivation to finish it. Perhaps I'll get back to it one day...