OKAMI HD
Travel as the white wolf Amaterasu, fighting enemies and restoring a blighted land. Celestial Brush drawings turn marks on the scene into actions, from slashing enemies to bringing vegetation back to life.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.7 / 10
About this game
As Amaterasu, a sun goddess in white-wolf form, you journey to restore life to Nippon. Fight with Divine Instruments whose behavior changes between main and sub equipment, and use Celestial Brush techniques to act on enemies and the landscape. Drawing a circle around a withered tree's branches makes it bloom; restoring Guardian Saplings can also open paths onward. The sumi-e visual style makes the world resemble an ink painting, while the brush is an active part of the adventure. This edition supports drawing directly on the touchscreen in handheld mode or using Joy-Con gyro controls in TV and tabletop modes.
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AI review
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An appealing design for players who want drawing to do practical work inside an action adventure.
The brush connects the act of making a mark with fighting and restoring the world, which may make its art style feel integral to play. Main and sub weapon behavior adds a separate equipment choice for players who enjoy varying their approach to combat.
Strengths
- Brush actions may give restoring the landscape a more personal quality than simply activating a switch.
- Equipment-slot differences can reward curiosity about how to combine weapons.
Who it is for: Players interested in illustrated worlds, hands-on restoration and an adventure that combines drawing with combat choices.
Play notes: Touchscreen brush input is supported in handheld mode; Joy-Con gyro drawing is supported in TV and tabletop modes.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Restoration that opens paths can give environmental renewal a clear role in moving the adventure forward. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Using the brush both against enemies and to restore the land may make drawing feel like a recurring way of acting rather than an isolated activity. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Sumi-e scenery and brush-based actions may reinforce each other for players who want visual identity to influence what they do. | Reviewed | 9.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Adjustable gyro sensitivity and left-or-right Joy-Con selection offer ways to tailor drawing input, though they do not prove recognition accuracy. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- CAPCOM
- Publisher
- CAPCOM
- Release date
- 2018
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- Story-drivenThird PersonLinear LevelsSlow BurnExploration3D GraphicsMain Story 10–20 HoursInvestigationPuzzle SolvingSolo-friendly
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2018
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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