If Okami 2 was ever announced I would probably cry. That game was so crucial when it came to playing something outside my comfort zone. Feel in love with it immediately back on the Nintendo Wii and it has remained ne of my favorite games of all time.

Kinda astonishing how neither Okami nor Viewtiful Joe actually aged visually. A testament of the importance of aesthetics above graphics.

Id preorder okami 2 so fast there'd be scorch marks on my credit card

"Almost" i think this is the word that hurts the most

In an alternate universe this video was titled how okami 2 almost didn't happen

Unlike some of the cancelled games they report on in these videos, it sounds like Okami 2 could still happen someday.

The fact that Okami beat out DMC in that poll is astounding to me.

Despite wanting to see more of the world of Nippon, Okami is literally one big story that simply ends well. The alternative would be to explore the Celestial Plain and rejuvenate it all, maybe a 2-player coop game option too with Waka. There might be more folklore about spirits or something, more cultural stories and myths from Japan, elements that made the first title shine beyond its graphical beauty. Who the goddess of the Sun might have to face at the end of it all? What is left to fully purge the world of evil and darkness? A title happening before or during Okamiden is probably a sweet idea. Because other than that, Okami doesn't need a sequel to its story. It's like a bedtime story, in a sense: you read it all, then sleep on it, happy to have experienced such a wonderful adventure.

Okami 2 would be Amazing... I wish we could have it.

Amaterasu for Smash Bros. Ultimate

Please Capcom, now that you're focusing on making your fans happy with DMC5 and RE2 please give us back Okami

So instead we got nokami

True evil is telling people how close Okami 2 came to being made, when you know it didn't actually get made.

They should make a game about Shiranui's journey with Isshaku.

This video gives me hope that they’re actually working on Okami 2 behind the scenes. Platinum have a tendency for surprising us.

Okami was the first ever game I played* from start to finish, the wonderfully heartfelt story of such a masterfully drawn game just struck the perfect chord with me. If Okami 2 ever got released I would've only accepted it if it was just as perfect as the original. While the original was so good having a sequel that wasn't up to par would leave a bad taste in my mouth so I'm kind of glad we only have the original to remember in our hearts. (This of course leaving out Den. I never played it and heard it wasn't the same or up to par, especially since it came out so many years later I don't feel it should be looked at as a true sequel).

Still more likely than Half-Life 3

What a world that would've been

its more like okami 4. I feel like the first game had 3 okami games in it

I still hope that we can still get a true sequel to Okami with Platinum games behind it. I've recently played Nier Automata and was thoroughly impressed.

Okami was an amazing game in all aspects! The art, the gameplay, the writing... A sequel would be awesome but on the other hand, it stands alone as a perfect gem of a game and there's always the risk of a sequel ruining it.

Im almost finished with Okami for Switch, and I am loving the game! Okami 2 would be a day 1 purchase for me

Okami is one of my top 5 games. I would absolutely die for a sequel

Absolute madlad, Liam! You always dig up these behind-the-scenes dealings that explains a lot of stuff. Thank you! It's strange seeing certain project's existence hang on the the balance because of one person (Minami in this case). Man, a Capcom x Platinum collab would be the most glorious thing ever. Once again, great job on this find. Keep it up!

Honestly, out of all the stuff you've (un)covered this sounds like it can still happen the most. Now with a new leadership in Platinum all they have to do is to restart the talks again. Platinum'd probably be up for it and with the 8th Gen consoles just getting an HD-remaster the series is semi-hot again. Also, I don't blame the people telling you "Okamiden is Okami 2!" because it's exactly that no matter what Kamiya personally thinks but I also don't blame you for calling it Okami 2 because really, how else are you going to call this video? "How a Kamiya-directed Okami-sequel almost happened at PlatinumGames" doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.

Nintendo should fund an Okami 2. It wouldn't be the first Platinum Games game for them to do that.

Okami and Okamiden are so great! I hope they make a third game. For the Switch.

Okamiden is literally mentioned at the start of the video as not a "True sequel" and people comment about how that's the sequel and it existing already...

Say... I don’t think that Switch port existed for no reason.

Okami, one of the greatest games of all time, sadly it sold rather poorly :( I would love to see a true sequel to Okami, the japanese folklore is vast enough to give enough material.

Hopefully Capcom and Platinum can mend this in a few years and work together again. Also, I really want HD rereleases of Viewtiful Joe now

This can still happen. The success of the remasters might actually make Capcom consider a sequel.

Very fun video. It's always nice to get a little extra information on this stuff. If Okami ever gets a sequel, great, but if not, we'll always have that classic :)

this game has been on every console known to man, I think its time for a sequel

Bought the Limited Edition of Okami HD for the Switch. Still hoping for more.

While I love the Okami franchise, I feeł Okami is a game that is an amazing standalone. I feel it doesnt need a sequel.

It seems like Capcom is back. Mega Man, Resident Evil, and Devil May Cry are all back and they managed to make Monster Hunter a mainstream game in the west and a game of the year contender. Maybe Capcom is working in this currently. Okami 2, Power Stone, Dino Crisis, and Dragon's Dogma 2 are all things they could make next now that all of their big franchises are out of the way.

This is a disastrous divorce and Okami is the child that has to endure it..... its been 15 years why mommy and daddy fight so much

Currently playing the first Okami and I'm loving it! I also watched a playthrough a few years if not quite a few years ago and wanted to check it out, as soon as I found out it was on the switch I bought it. Shame that Okami 2 never saw the light...

Nice Vid ! I often wonder if Viewtiful Joe is sitting there waiting to be resurrected ! Viewtiful Joe 2 was local co-op and a bit of a stunner !

I love Japanese game developers. They make some of the best games out there! But goddammit the drama both in-house and between companies can be a royal pain in the ass. I get that personal pride and ego are very different in Japan than they are here in the west, but do they _really_ have to interfere with content creation so much?

I'm still mad at microsoft for scalebound

Okami is probably my second or third favorite game of all time, only being beat out by the original Spyro trilogy and the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series. I’ve adored it ever since I first got the PS2 version a decade ago, in 2008 or 2009. I own it on every platform, barring the XBONE as I don’t have one yet but if I ever get one it’ll be one of the first games I get for it. I’ve beaten it countless times along with its sequel and 100% both of them. Needless to say seeing Kamiya’s tweet made me so ecstatic but now knowing it won’t be realized is like getting punched in the gut. The thing that sucks the most is that - Okamiden notwithstanding - since Okami is such a unique experience, there aren’t many similar games I can play that fill the Okami shaped void in my heart. The only two I can think of that come close are Twilight Princess and Legend of Kay, which are great games but sadly they don’t come close to filling the void in my heart. If Okami 2 can’t happen, please let a remaster of Okamiden happen, with analog support and limitations with the DS hardware being fixed and any cut content being put back in. If neither can happen for whatever reason, I’m begging someone who knows what they’re doing to make a spiritual successor. And don’t let it turn out like Yooka-Laylee, which despite being a decent game definitely fell flat in its attempt to emulate what made Banjo Kazooie so great

If Platinum can't get the rights to Okami, they should just make a spiritual successor.

Here's hoping the project is just slumbering and not dead altogether. I absolutely LOVED Okami, got the Platinum trophy for PS4 recently.

3:17 Matt and his in-character answer lol

This fucks me up, Okami was such an emotionally important experience to me.

Okami and Viewtiful Joe sequel both on the table and all we got was a HD version of Okami...real tears have been shed today...

I personally think that there shouldn't be a direct Okami sequel, as it works beautifully as a standalone game, and a sequel would never be as good as the original. Even though Okamiden isn't a true sequel, it deserves a remake to fix the issues that the ds limitations brought it.

I love Okami, it's one of my top 5 favourites. I would happily grab another sequel. :c

I think that Okami is fine like it is. (It's too beautiful ** ) I'd rather prefer to see another game LIKE Okami: same aesthetic, japanese folklore, similar mechanics, huge maps to explore, dungeons and so on. Being said that, instead of nothing I'd still prefer an Okami 2 xD

you know what I never understood? why didn't they port Okami onto the wii U? think about it, it would have just made so much sense, one of the main mechanics was the Celestial Brush , and what does the wii U have? a touch pad that could easily be used for the Celestial Brush, just hold down one of the trigger buttons and then bam scribbles away, with my experience as I went on and unlocked more brushes that it would get confused, like when I wanted it to do the slowmo it would either do a slash, or the wind and Bomb brushes, and it was because I was using the wiimote and my hand shook a little because of how you had to do it, I think putting it on the wii U would have been a really good idea.

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Almost...

i'd love to see followup stories on Oki and his tribe, Kaguya, wth happened with Waka, otohime and what they're up to.

The devs of Okami created platinum so yeah that makes sense.

I would LOVE if Platinum Games remade Devil May Cry 1 with Kamiya at the helm. The combat would be INSANE.

Here's my hypothesis for Okami Characters as DLC Spirits for Smash Ultimate: ★★★ Issun - Tiny Inkling Boy (Purple Skate Helmet), Garden of Hope, Loves to jump. ★★★ Sakuya - Giant Peach, Super Happy Tree, FS Meter charges quickly. ★★/★★★★ Susano/Nagi - Luigi or Dr. Mario (Purple) with Killing Edge, Garden of Hope or Smashville, Slumber Floor and Sudden Damage. ★★ Kushi - Daisy (Red Dress), Garden of Hope or Smashville. ★ Tama - Snake (Green), Great Bay, Items: Explosives, Likes to use Up Smash. ★★ Onigiri Sensei - Incineroar (White), Jungle Japes Ω, Screen Flip. ★ Imps - Diddy Kong (Green and Blue) and Donkey Kong (Red, Yellow, Black), Great Cave Offensive Battlefield, Army of Fighters. ★ Dead Fish - Greninja (Red) x2, Great Bay, Item: Gooey Bomb. ★★ Waka - Sheik (Red) with a Beam Sword, Kongo Falls. ★ Kokari, Ume and Harude - Bunny Young Link (Orange), Fox (Pink-Red), Link (Red), Kongo Falls, Likes to use Side Special. ★★ Spider Queen - Giant Ivysaur (Yellow Bud), Great Cave Offensive Ω, Sticky Floor. ★ Mr. and Mrs. Cutter - Robin (Male/Green) and Robin (Female/Pink), Luigi's Mansion, You lose if Jigglypuff (Bow/Chun) is defeated. ★★ Jamba (Sparrow Clan) - King Dedede (Black), Jigglypuff (Bow/Chun), Tiny Falco x2 (Blue and Green), Tomodachi Life. ★★★ Princess Fuse and Canine Warriors - Palutena (Red), Wolf (Red and Blue), Fox (Black, White, Red), Duck Hunt (Blue and Yellow), Isabelle (Purple), Great Cave Offensive Battlefield or Ω, Items: Pitfall and Motion Sensor Bomb, Stamina Battle and Army of Fighters. ★ or ★★ Crimson Helm - Bowser (Red), Arena Ferox, Item: Fire Bar, Curry-Filled, Heavy Wind, Favors Dash Attacks. ★★★/★★★★ Orochi/True Orochi - Bowser Team (Black) x8, Find Mii Ω, Stamina battle, Reinforcements appear after an enemy is KO'd, Fire - Fire Flower, Darkness - Black Hole, Wind - Ore Club, Water - Freezie, Lightning - Screw Attack, Light - Staff, Poison - Lip's Stick, Earth - Pitfall. ★★/★★★ Rao/Evil Rao - Bayonetta (Black or Blue) with a Killing Edge, Castle Siege (Throne Room), Stamina battle. ★★ Blight - Clear Meta Knight (Green) with Killing Edge, Suzaku Castle Ω, Poison Cloud, Item: Timer, Increased Move Speed. ★★★ Kaguya - Bunny Rosalina (Red Dress), Olimar (Green), Garden of Hope, Item: Hocotate Bomb, Defeat the main fighter to win, Timed Battle. ★★★★ Queen Himiko - Reflect Palutena (White or Pink), Castle Siege (Throne Room), Lava Floor, Reflect-Damage Buffed. ★ Orca - Giant Yoshi (Light Blue), Great Bay, You can't swim. ★★★ Otohime - Corrin (Female/Pink or Black), Great Bay, The enemy is Giant after a while. ★★★★ Ninetails - Giant Fox (Yellow) x2, Giant Wolf (Red), Bayonetta x4 x4, Find Mii Ω, Item: Lightning, Fog, Stamina Battle, Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd. ★★ Oki - Meta Knight (Navy) and Wolf (Black) with Killing Edge, Summit Ω, Stamina battle, Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd. ★★★ Great Tengu - Giant Joker (Red) with Ore Club, Summit Ω, Stamina batttle, Temporarily invincible when badly damaged. ★★★ Lechku and Nechku - Gold Joker (Yellow) and Metal Joker (Purple), Umbra Clock Tower Battlefield, Ice Floor, Item: Timer, Join forces with a CPU ally (Wolf-Black with Killing Edge), Stamina battle. ★★★★ Yami - Kirby (Purple with Ganondorf copy ability) and Master Hand, Final Destination, Stamina battle; Also the end of Okami's Classic Route. ★★★★ Shiranui - Gold Okami, Final Destination or (insert name of Okami's Stage), The enemy's Special Attacks have increased power, The enemy's FS Meter charges quickly, The enemy's can use it's Final Smash twice.

I never played Okami until about a month ago, people have recommended it to me for years because of its extreme likeness of Zelda especially that of Twilight Princess, what stopped me from playing Okami all these years was that growing up we were poor and also I was mainly a Nintendo Console collector, I can tell you after years of waiting to play Okami, the feel I got from playing it for the very first time was that the game is still relevant and fresh, I feel Okami has a lot of potential, I feel Okami could have exploded into a series, but because of its huge similarity to Zelda I feel is another reason Okami hadn't exploded, and I did my research on it, the developer made Okami simply because of Zelda and implemented the same feel and play style as Zelda, and let's not mention Okami and Twilight Princess coincidentally were released neck and neck from eachother, and that's another big reason why Okami ended up becoming so under appreciated/under rated, because of Zelda being so much more big, Twilight Princess took the cake for being huge and popular, And because it's been 14 years since they've worked with Okami they have a lot of catching up to do, and a lot of competition to face because Of Zelda and how far advanced in technology Nintendo has become with the series, Capcom really would need to think way outside the box to re introduce Okami and more releases, almost like they would need to re-invent Okami as a game as a whole, and having that competition with Zelda is a difficult one, look at where Zelda is at now, with having massive maps implemented and endless exploration, that's the new "thing" now is open world and massive maps and exploration, to bring another Okami into the picture you would need to set it up like that or better than that, waiting 14 years to expand what would have been a highly potential game throws the whole thing outta wack, a lot of money would need to be invested to make Okami 2 and I think that's why the aren't doing it

If Okami gets a sequel I wish you can play as chibi in 2 player mode

I can see why people don't consider ŌkamiDen a true sequel, I myself don't consider it a true sequel. I'm with the minority (?) who liked the game, but the tweaking with the lore just doesn't allow me to accept it in the canon. And it's nice, cute, but nowhere near as good. And I also can see why some consider Ōkami a game that works well stand-alone. But there are so many questions regarding the Moon Tribe that deserve to be addressed. Maybe they can turn that into a manga or a novel... but, here's the deal: instead of a sequel, why not a prequel with Shiranui and Ishaku that lets us see what was the Moon Tribe like before the whole tragedy? It's a rather easy thing to do because it is stated that Waka knew Amaterasu when she was Shiranui and always held a lot of respect to her (or him). We know how the story of Shiranui ends, but we don't really know what happened before he rescued Kamiki and Nagi. Really, Ōkami has a lot of potential and a lot of lore to explore. I just hope that they don't choose to make it a money cow. Ōkami is way too pure to be contaminated by greed.

who came here after the confirmation

I'm saddened they didn't go with making a new Viewtiful Joe game over Okami. Not that it would've happened either way but that says more about the interest in Viewtiful Joe than anything. But if they gave people an Okami HD port then SUREYLY they could give both Viewitful Joe games the same treatment. Hell, throw in Red Hot Rumble while you're at it.

Were still getting World of Demons, so support for that may segway into a full next gen console/steam release.

Okami is my favorite all time!

I don't know if I want an Okami sequel. The bar is really high

Still hoping for God Hand 2. :(

Oh man, the intro music is so familiar, but I can’t remember where it’s from... what game is that??

C'mon we're still waiting

2:45 Scalebound RIP

Jet Set Radio Future, Shadow of The Colossus, Killer 7, Okami, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Ico, Bloodborne... Theres something uniquely special about Japanese games, they have no limits when it comes to creativity in the medium.

With all these remasters, I'm amaze they didn't even start on a sequel.

Okami and Viewtiful Joe would both do really well with sequels and/or reboots. I hate it when companies don’t invest into IPs they already have and cite “I don’t think it would sell well.” BITCH! I bought Okami on the PS2, PS3, AND PS4!!! Okami would do great, and nothing anyone says can ever change my mind about that.

awwwww lil baby Amaterasu

Although Okami 2 did almost happen, we got quite a few remastered of Okami, but what about Okamiden? That game would be great if it got a visual overhaul and analog controls!

We need a new Okami and Viewtiful Joe game on Switch.

Make it happen Capcom.

My favorite games of all time are Pokémon Crystal, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, and Okami!

Okami 2 would be amazing. I hope that negotiations can resume. Well this video is now 4 years old. Maybe they did in the meantime

...Now I'm sad. I didn't know a true sequel was so close to being greenlit.

I want Okami 2 to be open world.

I would love for viewtiful joe to come back. I have been waiting so long. at the very least I would love an HD collection port on ps4 and switch. shoot an off handed cameo quote from Dante in dmc 5 would be great.

This game coming out is my gaming dream.

I will forever re-buy okami on every console until a true and good sequel is made.

Does anyone know what Kamiya is working on atm? I don't think it's Bayonetta 3.

I don't really understand why so many people dislike Okamiden. I thought it was a fantastic game

So once Platinum Games finishes Bayonetta 2 could we see Okami 2? Also, can we get a Viewtiful Joe remaster?

capcom please please talk to platinum we need that game

Jeez. Great video but thanks for reminding me of all the games that need sequels. Okami mad Shaow of the colossus due to the amount of rereleases and Viewtiful Joe cause it's been ages since he last appeared making only small cameos here and there

Such an underrated game

A rerelease of Viewtiful Joe 1+2 (maybe Double Trouble aswell) has to happen asap.

it'll def happen one day. with all the HD ports and it's current popularity they gotta make a new one

This is so sad. I love this game so much! I'd absolutely love to see a sequel!

I'm fan of platinum games. Their games are something special and I hope They can pick up their old games and make sequels.

nice video and while this is a shame that this didn't end up happening it doesn't mean that it couldn't still happen in the future we got to keep hope alive!

5:38, what game is that, i wish to know.

Mhh, this was all before okami hd came out, the hope is alive

OKAMI 2 is coming soon .. I'm a time traveler btw

If only Capcom could just give Platinum the Okami and Viewriful Joe IPs. Maybe Wonder Red could make Smash, with Joe and Ammy as assist trophies?

Ah, Okami... I need to Reset the sadness from Okamiden being the only successor to that beautiful game...