Ōkami was developed by Clover Studio, the fantastic Capcom-owned developer that disbanded and formed - for the most part - the equally wonderful PlatinumGames. Originally a PS2 game, we fell in love with the Wii version courtesy of its Wii Remote pointer controls - the act of drawing shapes to trigger abilities and attacks worked brilliantly on the system. Though DS follow-up Ōkamiden was impressive on the portable, it didn't quite match up to its home console predecessor - by the time it arrived Clover Studio had long since been disbanded.
Though Ōkami didn't achieve the sales that it arguably deserved, for those that became immersed in its charms - like this writer - it's an unforgettable experience. The visual style and storytelling showed a studio at the top of its game, and was a sad reminder that beautifully realised artistic visions don't always convert into commercial success.
It's certainly a cult classic, though, and First 4 Figures has now opened pre-orders on an Amaterasu figurine, with the white wolf joined by compatriot Issun. It's 12 inches tall and 17.5 inches long, and as always there are two versions - the standard edition is $349.99, while the Exclusive edition has LED lighting in the flames surrounding Amaterasu's reflector, and costs $384.99. Some images of the Exclusive version are below.
As always with First 4 Figures the pricing limits these to those with plenty of free cash or an irresistible urge to collect. We sure like the idea of having one, though.
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That is absolutely beautiful. I loved Ōkami, and the way they translated the Japanese painted art style of Amaterasu to a physical figure looks really cool! But it's also really expensive, so I'm just gonna have to look at it longingly...
This was among one of my first Wii games, and in my eyes an underrated gem. I still revisit the game on occasion just to reminisce and confuse the poor people of Nippon with brush techniques.
It's a very beautiful figurine, but is unfortunately way outside of my price range. I'll have to resort to staring longingly. sigh
I love Okami (I actually liked the PlayStation versions better. The Wii Remote controls were too inconsistent), but not $350 "love" Okami.
Club Staring Longingly, filling positions for Secretary, Treasurer etc. I'm Chair because I posted the article.
So beautiful, but so expensive
@ThomasBW84 "We sure like the idea of having one"
If you cancel an Occulus Rift pre-order then you could have 2.
I was going to say I'd really like an amiibo of this, but then photo 2 reminded me of this, and considering I don't have a Rift pre-order to cancel, I guess I'm good.
Would love a remake/remaster of Okami or sequel even.
I picked up Okami after seeing it for $10. After playing it I felt like I got off dirt cheap, seeing as how much I enjoyed the game, and ever since I've been hoping for a sequel. I'd probably give Okamiden a try if I ever get a 3ds/ds system.
I know the PS3 got an HD remake, which made me hope that maybe there's a chance for a Wii U remake, seeing that the gamepad would easily lend itself to the drawing parts of the game. Not sure if that'll ever happen, but I do like to dream
I have to say I would love to buy the Okami/Amaterasu statute, but money... even though I thick I could technically pay for it if I wanted.
Anyway, actually Hideki Kamiya asked fans what games they wanted him to make sequels out of by a poll and Okami scored the highest in all the polls so from what I can tell an Okami sequel might be more realizable than what we might think at first now .
A beautiful figurine, I love Okami (i played it on PS2). Incidentally, I finished playing Okamiden a couple of days ago and found it quite underwhelming.
I remember getting a demo disc of this game for the PS2 from either Game Informer or Playstation Magazine way back when. I enjoyed the demo, but I never got around to playing the whole game.
I put in a lot of time with the Wii version, but in the end the control scheme got to me and I stopped. I've picked up a PS2 copy that I'll start again on.
I bought the hell out of this about an hour after I saw it. Couldn't resist.
As amazing as this figure looks, that price tag is painful given my limited funds... I think I'll stick with budget-friendly Amiibo for now.
Yeah, I've always wanted an F4F figure, but they're so damn expensive.
$350? Who has that to spend on 1 figure? Dang.
@coolaggro Meeee... An Okami figurine is literally the only way they could make me spend that much though.
Okami? Never heard of it. That's why I don't own every release available or have Amaterasu set as my profile picture.
Sarcasm aside... wow. That looks... so good.
But it's $350.
But it's so gorgeous.
But it's $350.
Sigh.
I really want this. This game was almost better than zelda games. And Zelda is my favorite series. Still hope I win one from their Facebook drawing.
@Trinexx - I wouldn't say that it's underrated, but that it's not as popular as it could be.
:0 I want one! Plus Okami is one of the best games ever created! It's so detailed and beautiful and look at Issun! And wow! Is her shield glowing? Dammit! Why did they have to make this so amazing? I know I'll never be able to afford it!
I think it's somewhat interesting that there are more people interested in this statue now than there has been before, interest in the series I mean. Okami is definitely catching steam but... Hmmm... I can't help but call some bandwagoning .
Okami is one of my all time favorite games. I really miss what CAPCOM used to be.
@MajinSoul If I had the money that would be the hood ornament of my ridiculously expensive car.
That's awesome and I really want it, but...Way too expensive! D:
Well, I'm not TERRIBLE at making sculptures...I'll try making my own for about $15.
Viewtiful!
Absolutely gorgeous. Way out of my price range though.
@johnodaz There's an HD remaster on PS3. Interestingly enough it's rendered in native 4k and downscaled to 1080p on a PS3. That's the secret untapped potential of the PS3's strange hardware.
SIGH this is why I have no money.
Added to my "buy this if you become rich"-list
@johnodaz Okami did get a sequel. it's Okamiden! DS title
@Kimite Okami already has a sequel. it's called OKAMIDEN aka OKAMI 2
Okami is such a beautiful game, especially when you render it in a full resolution using emulators to remove the blurriness.
Probably one of the prettiest games I've ever seen.
My favourite game, but way out of my price range. With the US to CDN dollar exchange rate, it's $550, plus shipping and tax probably...
@Mr_Diabolical would be nice too see that on the NX.
@Crescent ok cool I'll have too check out.
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