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Official Okami Wii Thread of IGN Watermarks
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Evilink said:
Not sure what you mean by this. Do you just want to be able to slice in any given direction? Or are you inferring that the game should push the paint mechanic in ways not originally intended 2 years ago when it first released? Give a realistic example of what you are trying to say here. "Freedom to interact differently with certain elements" is a pretty vague and broad.
Sonic is a pretty awful example to get your point across. My point is that if the game gave you ten different stroking methods to chew down a boulder, the process of teaching those maneuvers is inefficient considering how unnecessary 9 of those will be to the individual players. I'll agree that the strokes can often be missed by the game(I complained about it back earlier in this thread), but after 15 hours and a million crushed rocks, you'll be conditioned to the motion and the point of impact quite well. It was really no different on the PS2 version, lots of missed strikes I recall as well.
Also keep in mind that vertical strikes and various other motions are reserved for different paint effects later on, so keeping it simple and not confusing the multitude of simple motions is very clearly a design choice.
I hope the game does well this time. It would be a damn shame if it flopped again. This, BG&E, and Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy, all quality, enjoyable Zelda clones last gen, all with their own style and unique setting, and all flopped and will most likely never be getting sequels. And what's especially annoying about that is that Sphinx and BG&E both had cliffhanger endings (well, I guess Sphinx isn't really a cliffhanger, but it's clear that they wanted to leave it open for a new game). I hope Okami doesn't have a cliffhanger ending. That would be annoying.
The 3D Zeldas have great music (well, at least the ones composed by Kondo). Even if they're not complex, they are highly memorable, and catchy. It may be possible that Kondo may be limited by budgetary constraints since many of his songs don't require many instruments, but he's still completely capable:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=u-oVxTunxHA
A shame it wasn't in the game, tho.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=u-oVxTunxHA
A shame it wasn't in the game, tho.
I'm glad to see some people striking out against the wave of negativity. It's really getting bad and drags things down. I wish I had a copy of the game, but Play Asia takes years to deliver. 
Looking forward to playing it, though. Tried out the PS2 version last year, but I wasn't too thrilled with the painting mechanics. Perhaps the change in that direction will help me get into the game better.
Heh, and Capcom still hasn't commented on the IGN watermark. I wonder how long that will take.
Looking forward to playing it, though. Tried out the PS2 version last year, but I wasn't too thrilled with the painting mechanics. Perhaps the change in that direction will help me get into the game better.
Heh, and Capcom still hasn't commented on the IGN watermark. I wonder how long that will take.
Threi said:
I do hope the game performs well this time. I'm a bit skeptical it will, but I'd love for Capcom to get the message that this game (regardless of platform) is appreciated for its incredibly high quality.
Oblivion said:
Oh, cool! Glad to hear. Then I'll just wait here while you go and find a good piece of music to post.
ethelred said:
You seriously didn't like any 3D Zelda music? Just from Twilight Princess... the one everyone alway's posts is Midna's Desperation, but I always thought The Light Spirit Appears and the variation Recover the Light was really rad. Was also particularly fond of Lake Hylia, it worked really well in the context of the environment.
Wish all of it was orchestrated and it's not all top-of-the-line, but I thought it had its fair share of decent compositions.
Lavpa Jasai
Member
I cant help but feel that a Okami sequel/spinoff on the DS would be awesome (cue all the DS/DS 3-d haters!) I just could see the touch screen doing wonders for this game.
They would really have to nail the graphical style though, and Im not sure if the DS would be up to it
At the very least, if the wii version bombs, and a new game in the series isnt possible on consoles, maybe it would have a good chance on handhelds.
(cue all the DS/DS 3-d haters!) I just could see the touch screen doing wonders for this game.They would really have to nail the graphical style though, and Im not sure if the DS would be up to it
At the very least, if the wii version bombs, and a new game in the series isnt possible on consoles, maybe it would have a good chance on handhelds.
Lavpa Jasai
Member
Relix said:
100%. Im only about 10 hrs. in but its so unique, they effort in making this game really shines through.
Lavpa Jasai said:I cant help but feel that a Okami sequel/spinoff on the DS would be awesome
They would really have to nail the graphical style though, and Im not sure if the DS would be up to it
At the very least, if the wii version bombs, and a new game in the series isnt possible on consoles, maybe it would have a good chance on handhelds.
Or perhaps they'll let the series die in peace. No point in dragging it out further...like NiGHTS.
Y2Kev said:
Well, it has his name listed on the track. I believe the other one, the 2005 one was done by that Oshima person.
Ethelred said:
I just did. Though I can understand how you missed it, since it's quite common for you to go without noticing the obvious. But just for you...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=u-oVxTunxHA
Course, if I'm mistaken, I'll be glad to give credit to whoever did it.
And I would post more, but you being you will probably say something along the lines of 'bu bu bu I dun like it!', making the search a waste, so yeah.
ethelred said:
I'll give you one.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SW3dVTL5bm8&feature=related
Doubt you'll agree though. You'll just call it MIDI trash or something.
LiquidMamba
Member
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRQkqITQ2cU
I know this is not one of Kondo's Zelda songs, but if Zelda Wii has songs of the same caliber, I don't think anyone would be disappointed.
http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks_vol3_page3.jsp
For reference, it IS a song Kondo composed.
I know this is not one of Kondo's Zelda songs, but if Zelda Wii has songs of the same caliber, I don't think anyone would be disappointed.
http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks_vol3_page3.jsp
For reference, it IS a song Kondo composed.
Oblivion said:
I did see that link. I thought you were posting that as a joke. And here I was all ready to give you applause on your humour transplant.
Amir0x said:
I didn't say I don't like any. Actually, what I said is that there are typically a handful of really good tracks in each of them -- but most of the stuff aside from those falls into one of three categories: 1) generic filler; 2) rehashes of songs that've been done in every Zelda since the Dawn of Time; 3) bad stuff (nearly all of the battle "music" would fall into this last category).
Midna's Desperation is a nice piece.
Relix said:
Whichever system you choose to buy it on, yes, it's absolutely worth it. It's a wonderful adventure.
ethelred said:
Just the way you said it came off like you thought it was impossible for anyone to provide good music from a 3D Zelda game.
I dunno generally I'd say the quality of Zelda soundtracks have fallen off some but I definitely think they're of a high standard still. It always seems to fit the mood well enough.
Wish the dungeon tracks hadn't moved in such a atmospheric direction though.
LiquidMamba
Member
Amir0x said:
What I meant was, if the next Zelda featured songs in the same league as that, everyone would agree about the soundtrack. I don't really consider Twilight Princess a full fledged Wii game.
Lavpa Jasai
Member
EDarkness said:
But see this way, odds are it will still be good. If they just let it "die" once people realize how good it is, then they will want another one, and it wont be able to live up to the 10 year nostalgia/hype trip, and it will be thrown in the mud.
But if its not meant to live on, then so be it. Ill enjoy what I have now.
Oblivion said:
Because it wasn't a good song.
KevinCow said:
I'm trying, I'm trying. But what am I to do when I have Oblivion following me from thread to thread nipping at everything I say?
On the topic of Okami: it's just astonishing to listen to the five CDs worth of absolutely brilliant music. It's truly one of the greatest compositional works we've seen in a game in years.
Like the hat?
Banned
just lost over an hour of game to a freeze
Death_Born
Banned
I just beat the guy with the lightsaber flute. Somehow, he reminds me of Viewtiful Joe. The battle was annoying until I realized I had one of those "reflect damage scrolls" and hit him for a 99 hit combo.
Lavpa Jasai
Member
Death_Born said:
I think the little spin/taunt thing he does is exactly from Viewtiful Joe
Death_Born said:
Easy way to take him down is to ink slash his swords he throws at you, they reflect back on him and usually put him in a stun animation for easy damage.
I'm currently in the Moon Cave and unless things seem to be winding down plotwise, but I can't imagine it ending so soon, if not this is going to be a -massive- game. I am really liking it a ton.
lastendconductor
Put your snobby liquids into my mouth!
:lol brace yourselfBrandon F said:
Hilarious.
I'm beginning to hope this game never ends...
I like how when I finished the Moon Cave off and seemingly got a proper ending to the game, Issun is all like, "Hey you didn't think a great adventure like this would end so soon did you? This is only the begin!"
I'm beginning to hope this game never ends...
ShockingAlberto
Member
That feeling will end about 35 hours in.Brandon F said:
Ken Masters
Banned
After reading MANY reviews of this version, I think I will be going with the ps2 version because of the complaing of the Wii controls and the fact that they have added NOTHING new to this game (16:9 doesn't count, that should be a given)
I was going to get this game when I got a Wii, will pick up ps2 version instead
gfx question: besides 16:9, is the game graphically any better on the Wii?
I was going to get this game when I got a Wii, will pick up ps2 version instead
gfx question: besides 16:9, is the game graphically any better on the Wii?
AgentOtaku
Member
graphically better?
no
Different?
Yes
....personally, I DON"T think the Wii version looks all that great in 16:9 and that's why I just opted to play it in 4:3
that's uncalled for....
no
Different?
Yes
....personally, I DON"T think the Wii version looks all that great in 16:9 and that's why I just opted to play it in 4:3
scitek said:
that's uncalled for....