Okami director Hideki Kamiya has mentioned that the fan response to the sequel’s announcement made him cry.
The director, who introduced a sequel to the cult traditional Okami at The Sport Awards in December, revealed that he typically watches fan-recorded reactions to the announcement.
“Even now, I lookup the YouTube reactions to the bulletins and looking out on the individuals reacting to the video, and I discover myself crying with the followers,” Kamiya advised IGN. “And I’m simply so comfortable to see that, oh, persons are so comfortable to see this sport come true.”
Kamiya left PlatinumGames in October 2023, saying he made the choice after “loads of consideration based mostly by myself beliefs” and advised that he would proceed to make video games.
“Being there stay throughout the viewers and listening to individuals react there, and never solely that, but additionally seeing individuals reacting on social channels after, there are such a lot of individuals ready for this title. And I used to be very stunned and happier than I assumed I’d be to listen to individuals so wanting ahead to this sport.”
Little is thought in regards to the sequel to Okami, apart from it’s being developed b y new studio Clovers, made up of Platinum veterans, and in collaboration with Capcom, the house owners of the Okami license.
Kamiya just lately mentioned that he doesn’t need gamers to play the Wii model of the sport, which was developed by US-based studio Prepared at Daybreak.