After an virtually two decade lengthy wait, an Okami sequel is lastly on the way in which, however that is not the solely factor Hideki Kamiya has in thoughts at his new studio.
Final yr when PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya introduced that he can be leaving the exact same studio he arrange, the massive query on everybody’s minds was: what’s subsequent? Properly, a yr later we lastly have a solution, which is the one factor many followers thought would by no means be potential, a sequel to the PS2 basic Okami. Whereas Capcom whereas be publishing the title, it is really coming from Kamiya’s model new studio Clovers (an apparent reference to the unique studio that made Okami, Clover), and chatting with IGN, each Kamiya and Clovers’ president and CEO Kento Koyama about organising the brand new studio, in addition to if there’s anything within the works.
Koyama defined that the studio is “presently specializing in growing a contracted title for a writer (the sequel to Okami). We’ll be specializing in that one for some time, however we might wish to create our personal IP at Clovers sooner or later. That is not to say that making IP is a prime precedence of ours, although. What’s necessary is bringing gamers probably the most fascinating and enjoyable titles that we are able to.”
Kamiya went on to elucidate that the studio’s energy is that it is a “group with a novel sense of creativity. I’ve by no means been too fixated on creating solely authentic properties, even once I was at PlatinumGames. After I was there, the corporate additionally developed IP belonging to different corporations, like Steel Gear Rising: Revengeance. Whether or not it is an present IP or a brand new one, our mission at Clovers is to create distinctive video games that solely we are able to make.”
That is clearly an thrilling prospect for followers of Kamiya’s fashion of labor and the sort of studio he cultivates, however contemplating we solely received a pre-rendered trailer for the Okami sequel’s reveal, I can think about that anything is years away at this level. Time to start out counting the times till we get Okami 2 (or no matter it finally ends up being known as). No less than we all know Capcom is eager about bringing again extra of its older titles!