Okami HD Message Board

Patrick and Brad don't remember Okami being this risqué, but hovering spirit ladies gotta get wild too.

At long last I’m pleased to share that the great goddess Amaterasu is ready to save the world once again! Ōkami HD is launching on PSN today in North America and will be available to download for $19.99 later today with the PlayStation Store update.

In case anyone needs it, here’s a quick refresher on all the things we’ve added to Ōkami HD:

• The critically acclaimed classic brought to new life on PS3
• Full native 1080p visuals brings Ōkami’s stunning visuals into the HD era
• PlayStation Move motion controller support allows players to enjoy the celestial brush in new and intuitive ways
• Trophy Support, including a Platinum trophy, gives players all new challenges to complete

I’d like to extend a big thanks to the PSN community as well as PlayStation.Blog for all their support for Ōkami HD. Your support helped make this project happen and it is greatly appreciated! I can say for myself that this title was hands down the most fun I’ve had working on any project here at Capcom. I hope you all enjoy the game as much as we’ve enjoyed bringing it to you.

Check out our launch trailer above. Will you be picking up Okami HD today? If so, will you be playing on DualShock or PlayStation Move?

Capcom announced an October 30 North American release date for Okami HD, with Europe following the next day. The remastering of the already beautiful 2006 game hits PlayStation Network next month for $19.99, and comes with Move support. HexaDrive (with Capcom's assistance) is the studio in charge of the 1080p update, with Rez HD sitting pretty in the Japanese studio's CV.

Capcom sends us a new trailer and screenshots to commemorate the announcement. If you deem your eyes deserving of a treat, feel free to check them out.

#okami You know, as nice as it'll be having this in "HD", the more I think about it, the more I don't understand why this isn't a Vita game. Because of the brushes, man. The brushes. More »

It’s time to start making room on your Trophy shelf for Okami HD trophies! I’m glad to be able to give you a glimpse of the challenges you will have to complete in order to collect your Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Trophies. We’ve kept some of them hidden, as they are directly linked to the story and we don’t want to spoil it for anyone who hasn’t played the game yet. Check them out below!

Bronze Yomigami Learn how to use Rejuvenation. Bronze Tachigami Learn how to use Power Slash. Bronze Hidden Hidden Bronze Hidden Hidden Bronze Sakigami Learn how to use Bloom. Bronze Enemy in the Gates Defeat enemies inside of a Devil Gate. Bronze Bakugami Learn how to use Cherry Bomb. Bronze Hasugami Learn how to use Water Lily. Bronze Hidden Hidden Bronze Tsutagami Learn how to use Vine. Bronze Hidden Hidden Bronze Hidden Hidden Bronze Nuregami Learn how to use Watersprout. Bronze Yumigami Learn how to use Crescent. Bronze Kazegami Learn how to use Galestorm. Bronze Hidden Hidden Bronze Moegami Learn how to use Inferno. Bronze To the Moon, Ammy! Enter the Moon Cave. Silver Hidden Hidden Bronze No Furball on the Menu Make your way to shore without being swallowed by the Water Dragon. Bronze Kasugami Learn how to use Veil of Mist. Bronze Hidden Hidden Bronze Hidden Hidden Bronze Kabegami Learn how to use Catwalk. Bronze Hidden Hidden Bronze Hidden Hidden Bronze Gekigami Learn how to use Thunderstorm. Silver Hidden Hidden Bronze Hidden Hidden Bronze Itegami Learn how to use Blizzard. Bronze Hidden Hidden Bronze Hidden Hidden Silver Hidden Hidden Bronze Grab Life by the Leash Increase your Solar Energy, Ink Pot, and Astral Pouch levels to maximum capacity. Bronze No More Fish in the Sea Complete your Fish Tome. Bronze Have Guides Will Travel Complete your Travel Guide. Bronze Give a Dog All the Bones Complete your Treasure Tome. Silver Sniff ‘Em Out Defeat all monsters on the Wanted List. Gold Leave No Chest Unopened Collect all Stray Beads. Bronze All Creatures Great and Small Complete your Animal Tome. Bronze Teach an Old Dog New Tricks Learn all god techniques to fill up your Technique Scroll. Bronze From Imps to Demons Complete your Bestiary. Gold Barking Up the Cherry Tree Earn a Cherry Tree rank for each item in the Total Results screen. Bronze Lupine and Divine Earn a Cherry Tree rank for each item in the Results screen. Silver Out of the Gate Swinging Defeat all enemies at all three Devil Gate trial caves. Gold Who Let the Dogs Out? Defeat the Kusa 5. Bronze Dog Eat Dog Beat Hayabusa’s turnip-digging record. Bronze Diggin’ It Complete five digging mini games. Bronze Eat My Flower Trail Win the race against Ida and Hayate. Bronze Dog Gone Fast Win the race against Kai. Platinum Top Dog Acquire all trophies.

Okami HD will be available this October as a digital download on PSN for $19.99. The game is upgraded to gorgeous HD and features full PlayStation Move support; a perfect fit for the famous Celestial Brush! Initially released to critical acclaim on the PS2, Okami HD has the player take on the role of Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess, who inhabits the form of a wolf. After a tyrannical monster, Orochi, turns the world into a ruined, colorless wasteland, Amaterasu must use her magical abilities to restore the land to its previous glory and defeat the demon in charge of the destruction.

If the latest screens of Okami HD didn't fill you up, this short clip of the Ryoshima Coast from the game might do the trick. Go straight to Capcom Japan's upload of the video to get lost in its glorious HD visuals. Okami HD will land on PS3 in Japan on November 1 for $19.99.

#okami You know how restoration specialists can rescue a masterpiece from centuries of dust and grime, restoring it to its original glory? That's how it feels playing Okami HD. More »

San Diego Comic-Con doesn’t want for distractions – famous graphic novelists greet their fans, uber-limited edition collectables line sprawling tables, and cosplayers roam the halls by the thousands.

When I learned that Capcom would be showing Okami HD at their booth, all of those attractions quickly dropped in importance; I knew where my Comic-Con would kick off.

Mere seconds after the doors of the San Diego Convention Center opened for business, Capcom’s Tristan Corbett handed me a PlayStation Move motion controller and I beheld Japanese sun goddess-turned-canine Amaterasu in full HD glory for the first time.

Not all HD remakes are created equal, but Hexa Drive’s effort clearly isn’t just a soulless re-processing. With the PS3’s hardware muscle to play with, they’re working to improve draw distance and load times over the PS2 original. The cel-shaded visuals up-rez quite nicely, with the game’s iconic bold, black outline strokes popping off the HD display. All cutscenes have been fully recreated, and areas of the game that the team felt weren’t up to snuff were re-textured by hand. It looks stunning.

Corbett informed me that this is the first HD remake that Capcom will release outside of Japan featuring full 1080p HD. That high-end resolution, coupled with the new 16:9 aspect ratio, help Okami’s insane level of visual intricacy stand out significantly more than on the PS2. The game lavishes layers upon layers of visual effects: while approaching a seaside cave, I noticed violet mist pouring forth from a foul portal as wind visibly blows off the sea. Bold lines express the speed of dog deity at a canter, as vibrant flora spring forth from the soil underneath her life-giving paws.

The team even lets you play with filter effects in this version; opt for “Heavy,” and the sky appears to have been painted on a rough scroll, making things pop with a timeless, storybook look. It’s may be clichéd to say, but I can’t help but think that Okami HD is a more pure expression of the vision that Clover Studio had when they created the game in 2006.

Okami HD’s enhanced visuals only represent half of the new package. This PS3 exclusive also supports PlayStation Move controls, with a Navigation Controller. Those that struggled with the thumbstick when painting with Amaterasu’s Celestial Brush may find salvation in motion control – hold the T-button to bring up the canvas, then and press the Move to deploy ink as you sketch with Ammy’s paint power. After a few tries, I was rejuvenating dying cherry blossoms with tight circles and power slashing through guarding enemies via a well-placed horizontal line. Of course, Dualshock 3 controls are supported, and control just as you may remember.

I tried to sneak a peek at the PSN Trophy list, but Capcom had not yet implemented them into this build of Okami HD. Fortunately, Corbett promised to share the final Trophy list here on PlayStation.Blog, and it’s been confirmed that there will be a Platinum up for grabs.

Okami HD is coming exclusively to PSN this fall for $19.99. Got any questions? We’ll aim to address them in a future post.

You'll get your first opportunity to play Okami HD at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend. But if you can't make it - or even if you can, and want something pretty to look at before you get there - here's a small gallery of new screens.

Joystiq has confirmed that Okami HD, a touched-up and brushed-down version of Clover Studio's beautiful Zelda-like adventure, is being developed in collaboration between Capcom and Hexa Drive.

Remastered versions of classic games don't always enhance or preserve the experience properly, so we've come to scrutinize the pedigree of the companies that make them. Hexa Drive's most relevant resumé item happens to be an excellent Xbox Live Arcade update to another vibrant and cherished game: REZ HD.

The Japanese studio is headed by Masakazu Matsushita, who worked as lead programmer on Capcom's Devil May Cry 3 and then Lost Planet. Hexa Drive also partnered with Square Enix while developing a slice of Parasite Eve for PSP, dubbed The 3rd Birthday.

Okami HD is coming to PSN (with Move support) this fall for $20 - that's about 17 hours of game for every dollar, if we remember correctly.

#okami After years of people asking, Capcom and Sony are finally releasing Okami in high definition on the PS3. While we've seen some screens of the project, they still look a little...jaggy. Maybe not as "HD" as people were hoping. Definitely not as gorgeous as these screens. More »

We usually see an HD port of a beloved classic as what we remember the original looking like. Sure, Okami has always been this beautiful, right? Well ... it turns out that, looking back, the PS2 version was almost as hazy as our memory.

Don the celestial paintbrush as one of the most beautiful games comes to the PlayStation Move in Okami HD.