Hideki Kamiya haluaisi tehdä Okamille jatko-osan sitten joskus

Eräs PS2-aikakauden mahtavimmista peleistä oli Okami, joka ei koskaan saanut niin sanottua oikeaa jatko-osaa. Nintendo DS -käsikonsolille saatiin kyllä henkinen jatko-osa Ōkamiden vuonna 2010, mutta keskiössä olivat sen alkuperäisen pelin lapset. 15 vuotta on kulunut, mutta pelin ohjaaja Hideki Kamiya haluaisi silti tehdä oikean jatko-osan sitten joskus.

Youtube-kanava Cutscenesin haastattelussa Kamiya ilmoitti halunsa julki. Itse asiassa jatkoa piti tehdä jo kauan sitten, mutta projekti ei saanut vihreää valoa ensimmäisen pelin huonon kaupallisen menestyksen vuoksi.

"In Okami, for both the story and Celestial Brush's mechanics, we talking about how we could take time and developer these further in a sequel, making it more fun and stress-free. We obviously wanted to make a sequel. Ultimately things took another turn. Okami wasn't a commercial hit back when we released it. It didn't sell that many copies. However, it gradually became a critical success, positively received by many people.

It eventually reached even more people with the release of Okami HD on various platforms. It grew the player base and allowed even more people to enjoy the game. At the same time, I started seeing people ask about these plot points that we left hanging, asking for a sequel. The more I see those, the more I feel this is work that I've left unfinished. There's always this part of me that thinks that I need to take care of this at some point. I want to do it someday."

Kiitokset, Nintendo Life