Beloved Zelda-like Okami is getting a sequel 18 years later.

Okami It was the 2006 Game of the Year winner that never achieved the sales success it received with critical acclaim. If it’s still a bad thing It is fitting that it is a sequel to the legend of zelda– an adventure game inspired by the game will be announced at this year’s Game Awards, a musical medley on stage reveals we’re getting it. Okami 2 From the same director nearly two decades later

What made players fall in love with the original game back in the day? PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii features evocative artwork inspired by Japanese folklore and innovative painting mechanics that let players simulate brushstrokes on screen to solve puzzles and battle enemies. Since then there has never been anything like this until now.

It is directed by Hideki Kamiya, who is part of Clover Studio. He is also a former director at Capcom. Resident Evil 2 and devil may cry– After the game is released He and the other creative leaders In the company, he left to found Platinum Games, where he created games. Bayonetta Series and other action games At the Game Awards, Keighley revealed that Kamiya had returned to Capcom to lead a new studio called Clovers that is working on a sequel.

“One thing I want to make clear is that I didn’t leave PlatinumGames to go create games elsewhere or leave the company to work with one of our partners on better terms.” he said IGN In an interview last year after leaving the previous company “I have heard unfounded rumors that I will work with this person or that person, but no decision has been made.” When I left PlatinumGames I really don’t have any other plans. after i quit I spend my bedtime watching movies and TV shows. But when I started thinking about it, I found that I already had a clear idea for the game I wanted to do. I still can’t begin to put these ideas into practice. But I started thinking about ways to make these ideas happen. In other words, making games rarely turns out the way you imagine. So I wanted to explore the options. mine and find the path that suits me best.”

Over the years since its launch Okami Received a spiritual successor called Okamiden on Nintendo DS and later as an HD port, currently available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC We don’t know much about Okami 2 yet, and it appears to be still in its early stages. The original game was so special and fans have waited so long that I’m sure they’ll be happy to sit patiently for another few years to play the sequel.