Ōkami/Trivia

• Acclaimed Flop: It's hard to think that the most beloved work of Clover Studios is also the one that led to their dissolution... (for a little while).
• Did Not Do the Research: Mushrooms are fungi, not plants, and thus do not preform photosynthesis (they're heterotrophic), so calling the sun should not make them grow (but it does, somehow). The choice is quite bizarre, as at the time this happens, Amaterasu already has access to the "make things grow" technique that never says it can't work on fungus.
• Follow the Leader: Come on, you don't see it? Silent protagonist, occasionally annoying sidekick, fish catching game, Barrier Maiden, fragments of extra life, Time Travel. If it wasn't for the importance of sake and Rao, people would mistake this for a Nintendo game. Amaterasu even has the same repertoire of equipment as Link. (Word of God is that the game was directly inspired by the Legend of Zelda series).
• He's a Woman in Japan: Amaterasu is clearly defined as being female in-game. She's referred to as a goddess, a mother, and, when she encounters a blind man able to perceive the true form of those he "sees," a beautiful maiden. The American box and documentation carefully skirt the issue of Amaterasu's gender, remaining neutral or calling her a god, even though she remains female in the game itself. It doesn't help that Susanoo refers to Ammy as his "brother."
• What Could Have Been: Initially, the game would have been much more realistic looking. However, this was changed early on, since the the watercolor look helped convey the concept of restoration.
  • Also, Ammy could fire laser beams from mirrors, and had to fight monkeys and panthers. These can be seen in the videos, if you have more than 30 hours of playtime.
• The Wiki Rule: The Okami Wiki and Okami Wiki.

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