Okami Director Hideki Kamiya Doesn't Want People to Play the Wii Version - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 10 February 2025 / 6,569 Views
Okami director Hideki Kamiya doesn't want gamers to play the Nintendo Wii version of Okami.
"The Wii version is not the original," said Kamiya when asked by fans if he recommends the Wii version. "I made the PS2 version. If you want to play it now, the HD version is the best... Personally, I don't want you to play the Wii version."
The original version of the game was developed by Clover Studio and released for the PlayStation 2 in 2006. The Wii version was ported by Ready at Dawn in 2008.
An HD version of the game would later release for the PlayStation 3 in 2012, followed by the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2017, and for the Nintendo Switch in 2018.
A sequel to Okami was announced at The Game Awards 2024 in December 2024. The game is in development by a new studio founded by Kamiya called Clovers. Kamiya will also direct the sequel.
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I quite enjoyed the wii version... so there.
Same here
I want my royalties!
Switch version is best. Touch screen controls are the ideal way to play in my opinion.
HD version is based on the Wii version. Wii version was mostly a remake since a lot of the code was lost.
The Wii version was amazing. The graphics and motion controls worked perfectly for that device as if it was made for the Wii. I've never played the PS2 version so I can't compare them. I imagine it'll be more awkward to draw the action commands with a regular controller than pointing the Wii remote to draw.
I still highly respect Kamiya, he's a legend.
I played the Switch version of Ōkami HD, and I thought it was great! Looking forward to Ōkami 2!
Fuck you, Kamiya! I will play the Wii... U version: none.
I've played the PS2 version of Okami on the PCSX2 emulator. So I guess that would make Kamiya half happy lol
Hideki Kamiya is amazing and wildly talented
I understand his perspective as an artist wanting people to engage with his "works" directly so I mean no disrespect to him, but much like RE4... the Wii version is by far more fun to actually play
Edit: Not sure if there is a PS Move version... If there is and it works like the Wii version, then that's how I would play it again personally.
I miss those ps2 days.. Such a great era.
The originals are the only versions that I care about, so I fully support his opinion.
Wii version looked oversaturated. HD version is faithful to the original and the creator's intent, I finished it recently and it looked absolutely stunning.
He's right. The Wii version has no end credits and is missing the post-credits scene too. It might sound irrelevant, but when I played through the game again on the Switch, there was a big difference in how much the ending impacted me.
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