Okami HD
Play it on: PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Current goal: Track down dogs for Princess Fuse
Backlog month has started for me and the first game on my list is Okami HD. I played it back when it first came to PS2 but never finished the whole thing, and the announcement of a sequel at the Game Awards has me feeling inspired to finally go back to itt. The upscaled remaster can feel a bit wonky sometimes and the third-person camera isn’t perfect but the underlying game is still incredibly beautiful and breezy to play. Combat holds up especially well. Combo-ing into brush techniques is incredibly satisfying and the blossoming flowers and world-changing visual effects still feel surprisingly novel for a game that’s now decades old. — Ethan Gach
