[General Discussion] Pesky anticipation. Get outta my office.

My most anticipated game of all time would have to be Okami.

I don't even want to PLAY it because once it's over, it's over. It's the kind of game which only coes along with the select few of legendary games every 5 years. I first heard about the game in February 06, and it wasn't released until April in japanese.

I tried to play the japanese version, but the game's filled with so much text it was practically impossible to do so. I proceeded to put the japanese copy away and waited for the american release.

The american release was great. The box art was pretty good, although I was quite disappointed that the manual wasn't in full color. Nevertheless the game was still the same as the original and I practically fell in love with the feel of the game.

The only downside to Okami is that everyone compared it to Twilight Princess. Twilight Princess is riding in quite literally on hype, whereas if it were replaced with Okami it wouldn't have half as much attention due to the lack of 'Zelda' in the title.

I don't mind, though. Fools can go around missing out on Okami if they want but that's just them. It's a great game and I would definitely go ahead and purchase the game again if I somehow managed to lose my current version.

Another game which I was hyped for was Valkyrie Profile 2, but it just doesn't match up to the original VP. It's a prequel, and the graphics are amazing, but you can't judge it against the original title. I still plan on getting VP2, though, when I have some spare cash. Probably the limited edition version.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Spatula

I thought you didn't like VP1 for PSX. You said you did get the Japanese/American versions for this, as well as the PSP, if I remember correctly. I'm not saying you hate that game, but you did say you didn't get into it.

Yeah what's your point.

Being a prequel I thought that it'd be something I could play before the first, but it doesn't really matter.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Chaotic

I can't really recall the last time I was really hyped up about a game... Maybe it was Okami... I was already aware of the visuals of the game and how amazing they looked and when I found out they were bumping the release date from May to October, I was pissed. I eventually reserved the game got it on release day, but the only thing I was mad about was that I never got my Buddah Board for it.

T.T

You mean March to September, right?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Dizzy

You mean the Japanese Artifact Boxset? Or is there any other limited edition around?

Yeah, the box set. It's pretty fucking rare these days. The price skyrocketted by $40 over ebay in the past month, so I'm not sure if I'll still be bothering to get it in the first place.

It's one of the nicer box sets available though.

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