Kamiya was a former employee at Capcom, working as a game developer at the now-defunct Clover Studio. Many fans know him as the face of Platinum Games and pioneer of some incredible action titles, as he is a director of games like Bayonetta. He’s also one of the industry’s most outspoken directors, as he isn’t afraid to voice his opinion on various aspects of the industry or shut down fans who rile him up. This includes him opening up about his experiences working past games like Okami, and possibilities of a sequel.
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Kamiya was interviewed by YouTube channel Cutscenes, in a series of documentary style videos talking about his career and the games he directed. The latest video was about Okami, revealing the game’s origins, which stemmed from Kamiya’s own home prefecture that was surrounded by the beauty of nature. This even led to him prototyping the game as an agriculture simulator, but he didn’t find that very fun. This eventually led to him and his team thinking up the game’s unique brush style mechanics and the eventual gameplay style that fans are familiar with today.
One of the last questions asked was about a sequel to Okami, and Kamiya provided some in-depth comments about why one hasn’t been made yet. The first of which is that some elements in the original were left open for the sequel, since some were ideas that couldn’t be implemented in time due to a limitation in scheduling or the system. As such, some of the story and Celestial Brush mechanics could be taken further in a sequel. However, despite Okami’s critical success, the sales at launch were not very good.
Kamiya then noted the game sold far better thanks to the HD remasters, which helped grow the player base and allowed more people to enjoy Okami. This led to fans asking if Okami would get a sequel, to which he replied “the more I see those, the more I feel this is work that I’ve left unfinished.” He then further elaborated that he wants to make that sequel a reality one day.
Okami HD is available now for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
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