Okamiden: The Cutest Sequel of ALL TIME

Okami for the PS2 is one of the system’s best titles, right up there with Shadow of the Colossus, the Metal Gear Solid games, and the God of War games. A beautiful cel-shaded game about Japanese mythology featuring Zelda-inspired gameplay, it blew the minds of every single person that played it in 2006. Unfortunately, Clover Studios, the company who developed the game, went bankrupt shortly after the title’s release. But somehow, through the grace of the video game gods, there is a sequel coming out for the DS in 2010. And the main character is the most ADORABLE THING EVER. Check out its reveal scan in the latest Famitsu:

I WANT TO EAT THIS PUPPY

So this is basically confirmed to be the greatest game of 2010. Look at it! Its name is Chibiterasu, and it’s tiny and adorable. It takes place a few months after the original game, and features the same celestial brush techniques as the original. These techniques allowed you to pause the game and use a paintbrush to draw on and manipulate the environment. But with the DS and its stylus, it’s going to be a lot more natural and fun.

The game looks absolutely beautiful and should hopefully be out at some point next year. A trailer featuring small clips of gameplay footage was revealed yesterday, and it looks to be just as amazing as the PS2 original. The original took me around 45 hours to beat, so hopefully everyone will get dozens of hours of incredible gameplay on their DS come 2010.

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