Okami artwork descends from the heavens

by JC Fletcher { Mar 20th 2008 at 8:00PM }

Or from Capcom's servers -- we get them confused. We've been blessed with the gift of a ton of gorgeous watercolor-style Okami character art, most of which features the wolf/goddess Amaterasu in various forms or with divine weapons. It is almost guaranteed that you'll find something in the set that you'll want to use as a desktop wallpaper.

Looking at all this amazing art -- to which the game's visuals hold up pretty well -- just reminds us of what a shame it was that Okami didn't sell, and what a shame it will be if it doesn't sell again. Maybe it'll do better now that it doesn't have to compete with Zelda.

Gallery: Okami

[Via press release]

Tags: adventure, artwork, capcom, okami, ready-at-dawn

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Haohmaru @ Mar 20th 2008 8:43PM

Love Okami's art style.

Tom @ Mar 20th 2008 9:03PM

I'm definitely pickin up the Okami art book when it comes out. And, of course, the game itself.

Conda @ Mar 20th 2008 9:40PM

when's this coming out again? I missed it the first time

BDR @ Mar 20th 2008 11:52PM

April 15th. Just close enough to be wiped from anyone's mind by impending Mario Kart. What a tragedy.

Pointz @ Mar 21st 2008 1:46AM

Then it's Wii Fanboy's duty to make sure that every Wii owner knows about this game and when it's getting released.

SoshiKitai @ Mar 21st 2008 3:48AM

Don't worry, not only was it erased from everyone's mind with all those games and such... but because of JAPAN'S EVIL "we don't like things that are about our history" and "we don't like things that AREN'T like that OTHER game (aka Dragon Quest or all their other over-repeated games)", no otaku dared buy that game.

...trust me, Japan's influence on this game was strong.
By the time everyone bought it, it was too late... in the following months, Clover was disbanded, and on of their most prized employees never joined back with Capcom.

... Get the game, it's an AMAZING game that NEVER deserved to be so underrated.
YOU HEAR THAT JAPAN?!! YOU'RE NO GODS!!!

SoshiKitai @ Mar 21st 2008 3:55AM

A few weeks after it first came out, my gf BEGGED to eBay the artbook, and we did, and we got it. :D Amazing artbook.

It was an amazing game. ...Japan's evil... and most of you bargain-hunters are evil too!
Because of how it sold in Japan, no otaku dared to buy it (and there were enough of them to make a difference)... and because of bargain-hunters who yammered about "I'll get it once it goes to the bargain bin since no one's buying it", IT REALLY DIDN'T SELL!!!
It was a game worth buying! And you people (not you guys) didn't support it!
And because of you people (not you guys), Clover had to go and die out on us! An amazing company died before our eyes!

Instead of becoming a unique company that made amazing and interesting games (such as Viewtiful Joe, God Hand, and of course Okami) that would survive the ages, a few stupid people gave Okami such a bad name (since no gamers bought it, other people who would have - never thought of getting it) and crippled Clover's chance to shine!

YOU PEOPLE KILLED IT (again, not you guys... referring to Japan and bargain hunters)!!! ...and one of the greatest Clover minds left and never went back to Capcom...

Clover...RIP...

Perverted @ Mar 21st 2008 4:03PM

I may if pushed give it look, through renting but I won't buy it...no matter how good/great a game it is....it's still a ps2 port with no extras :(
But I do agree a bit with the massive post above me(hopefully still above me) Clover had something going....then they died....