I just finished Okami last night I wasted 40 hours of my life just to finish it...I take too long to finish this game because of many secret & sub mission on this game. But it`s worth it. For me this game is better than any games in 2006 ( better than FF XII & Geow )..But I dont` understand not many people can`t see beauiful side of this game. Why this game don`t receive many awards it deserve..Why Geow win GOTY 2006 ( including best action adventure game ) with repetative and only 8 hours gameplay? Because it was American game & published by M$? Geow to me only deserve to win Best shooter or Best online game and that`s it. Okami for me is one of the best game I ever played ( along with RE4 , MGS3, SOTC, Ico, FF series, Gow series, GT3...).
Okami did recieve many rewards, IGN dubbed it Game of the Year. Funny thing is, it sold better in the United States than in Japan, so I guess Gears being an American game did not have anything to do with it winning Game of the Year. Although I do agree that Gears should have won best online & shooter. Clover has always made some great games with great style (Viewtiful Joe), but Okami just didn't get a big enough audience (which is why Clover has shut down). It might have to do with marketing, I recall Gears being on MTV and seeing a lot of commercials before release.
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