Is Okami really as good as Zelda?

When Okami was first announced for the wii I was set on buying it. I looked at the video footage for the wii version and I'm not impressed. Looks exacally like the PS2 version. The fighting looks boreing because when you fight it goes into that arena. With SSBB just out, GTA IV out in April as well as Mario Kart Wii is this game worth checking out? Is it really that good?

Better IMHO.

You were unimpressed by how it looked like the ps2 version? you do realize it is a port right? I am unimpressed with your post.

I for one am buying it again. i loved the game. It was my pick for GOTY 06. I cant wait to control the celistial bursh with the wiimote. All the previews say it works so much better than the orginal dual analog controls. It is deffinatly worth playing through again, that is how good it is.

I would say it is as good as a Zelda game. I walk not rank it up with Majoras mask or link to the past (my two favs.) but it would stand its ground against twighlight princess and windwaker.

not as good as zelda IMO, but still a great game and worth playing

If you could be bothered playing Zelda you won't be dissapointed by Okami, its pretty much what Zelda should be by now.

I would skip SSBB and play Okami if it came down to one , but that is just me.

I have only played through a 3rd of the game, so i can't answer this with an absolute, but most reviewers said that it came pretty close to a Zelda "clone" but still not quite. This was mostly due to Zelda's overwhelmingly better gameplay, dungeons, and level design. The story and graphics may be better subjectively...But I would still say that Zelda is king for this type of game.....Look at gamerankings Zelda/9.5..... Okami/9.0.

To the topic creator: I would still definitely buy this game. I stopped playing it on the PS2 because I wanted to play it on the Wii. In fact, I would put this type of game miles ahead of such games as the GTA series for art design and originality alone.

imo, Okami is better.shaggygrosser

Agreed.

The fighting does get rather repetitive, but it's also entirely avoidable in most non-dungeon cases, so it's only a problem if you make it a problem.

Zelda is probably a bit better in terms of level design and combat, but Okami feels way more original thanks to the art style and brush-stroke mechanic, and its story is far ahead of what Zelda has been doing (not that that's hard).

Well i consider Okami to be the third best game i have ever played. Zelda isn't even among my top 50._Tobli_

Care to tell us WHICH Zelda games you have played? And while you're at it. List your Top 50.

depends on which zelda your comparing.

I'll use the two most recent 3d zelda's

TP: It's about as good as it. Maybe a little better do too the freshness of the characters. But TP beats it in terms of level design.

Wind Waker: Another tie. Both are pretty fresh with their visuals. Okami has better pacing but Wind waker's dungeons are by far superior to Okami's short dungeons.

Okami is good, but I think all these comparisons to Zelda are stupid. The two games couldn't possibly be any different from one another. They are nothing alike at all, except you have a talking fairy following you around in both.ZIMdoom

[QUOTE="_Tobli_"]Well i consider Okami to be the third best game i have ever played. Zelda isn't even among my top 50.SSCyborg

Care to tell us WHICH Zelda games you have played? And while you're at it. List your Top 50.

Yes, please delight us. Have you even owned a Nintendo system?

Yes, please delight us. Have you even owned a Nintendo system?skingus

I have owned a SNES,N64, and the Wii. I played every Zelda that were released for those. I won't make a top 50 list though.

When Okami was first announced for the wii I was set on buying it. I looked at the video footage for the wii version and I'm not impressed. Looks exacally like the PS2 version. The fighting looks boreing because when you fight it goes into that arena. With SSBB just out, GTA IV out in April as well as Mario Kart Wii is this game worth checking out? Is it really that good?

chansaet

zelda is better. okami is too button mashingly EASY for my taste.

Well i consider Okami to be the third best game i have ever played. Zelda isn't even among my top 50._Tobli_

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When Okami was first announced for the wii I was set on buying it. I looked at the video footage for the wii version and I'm not impressed. Looks exacally like the PS2 version. The fighting looks boreing because when you fight it goes into that arena. With SSBB just out, GTA IV out in April as well as Mario Kart Wii is this game worth checking out? Is it really that good?

rowzzr

zelda is better. okami is too button mashingly EASY for my taste.

Still harder than the new Zelda, at least i died in Okami.

When Okami was first announced for the wii I was set on buying it. I looked at the video footage for the wii version and I'm not impressed. Looks exacally like the PS2 version. The fighting looks boreing because when you fight it goes into that arena. With SSBB just out, GTA IV out in April as well as Mario Kart Wii is this game worth checking out? Is it really that good?

chansaet

okami is a game that everyone should play just like legend of zelda its a shame most people havent played it

You were unimpressed by how it looked like the ps2 version? you do realize it is a port right? I am unimpressed with your post.

I for one am buying it again. i loved the game. It was my pick for GOTY 06. I cant wait to control the celistial bursh with the wiimote. All the previews say it works so much better than the orginal dual analog controls. It is deffinatly worth playing through again, that is how good it is.

I would say it is as good as a Zelda game. I walk not rank it up with Majoras mask or link to the past (my two favs.) but it would stand its ground against twighlight princess and windwaker.

frankeyser

You're the first person that shared my two favs. Kudos to you ;)

Anyways, if I remember correctly, there's a lot more combat, some platforming, and pretty much all of the puzzles will involve the Celestial Brush. But it can, however, stand toe-to-toe with some of the more recent Zelda games.