Properly Smug Marith

[liralen]

You were right to be smug, marith.

Ever since I got O-kami, I've been playing it every minute I can. Jet is actually willing to lay down his controller (which he has been welding with graduated ability through "his game" in Star Wars 2 as the 'one who likes seeing new places the most') and just watch me play. He likes that paint brushes change reality and I think he sees how the symbols work.

The strange thing is that I notice that the brush strokes are very, very realistic for what a calligraphy brush would do if it were asked to touch down right where it is asked to and dragged the way the controller drags is. Circles are still driving me mad, but I love, love, love the game.

Wow.

Thank you, marith, you have every right to be quite smug. *grin* I love the present. Wow.

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[marith.livejournal.com]

*beams and beams* I'm so glad! (And getting quite curious to try it myself too; I may have to pick it up sooner rather than later.)

And yay that Jet enjoys watching, too! You're welcome. *curls up tail and continues to look smug*

[liralen.livejournal.com]

*snug*

Some of the latter monsters are a bit too scary for Jet, but I've actually found some time to play those boss monsters on my own. The "Golden Gates" are a good sign that I should shoo him upstairs for a snack or to play with his friends.

Some of the fights are pretty hard. Even with the ink abilities. And I'm not doing as well as I want, but I'm getting through a lot of stuff without dying, which, for the time being, is good enough for me.

[ross-teneyck.livejournal.com]

O-kami, question mark?

[liralen.livejournal.com]

O-Kami! (http://ww2.capcom.com/okami/) is a new video game by Capcom. It's about the wolf incarnation of the goddess Amaterasu which comes to life after Nippon has been destroyed/overrun with demons who destroy the land.

Most of the usual controls do the usual things, but there's an additional layer of being able to draw things with a brush and ink over any instant of the game. You freeze time, and then use the brush to paint on reality, and the painting affects the game reality. Strokes renew plants, bring out the sun, and, of course, fight the demons. There's 13 'stroke techniques' to be gained, though they're mostly variations on each other.

[ross-teneyck.livejournal.com]

Looks very cool indeed. Now if only (a) I weren't in school and had time for video games, and (b) my PS2 hadn't been stolen a few months back...

[liralen.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they'll come out with an even better version for the PS3. :-) They say that this is likely the last and greatest game for the PS2, so I'm sure they'll do a better one for the 3.

Lego Starwars II has been a blast, too. *grin*

[ross-teneyck.livejournal.com]

Theoretically, the PS3 is supposed to be backwards compatible with PS2 games, so originally back when my PS2 was stolen I figured I'd just wait for the PS3 and get one of those... but there have been some caveats about the backwards compatibility along the lines of, "Well, any PS2 game that actually met all the technical specs they were supposed to, which not all of them did..." that are making me a bit cautious. Also, the PS3 is coming out really expensive.

So, I dunno. I'll probably give in and get one eventually, though :) And I'm sure that once it's out there will be lists of which old games actually play and which don't, which may be a factor in how soon I break down.

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Ahhh... good point.

Admittedly, the PS2 system prices have come down a *lot*.