My favourite game in the whole universe turned 20 today. OKAMI an action adventure game originally released for the ps2 on this day back in 2006. But I would not discover it until a few years later when I was 14. Asking my mum to buy a preowned copy for $20 dollars off eBay. After seeing reviews and trying to find games for the only non handheld console I owned at the time… my then almost decade old ps2 which still thrives to this day. I played through the game for the first time during a time in my life where I was struggling the most with new life changes and my enjoyment of this game, moved me to make fanart of it as my embroidary assignment in my yr 8 textiles class.
I have a tough time definitively saying what my favourite game is, But on reflection Okami is the one piece of media I can definitely say has moved me both personally and creatively in such a way that its influences are still very clear on my art till this day. It inspired me to experiment with ink and watercolour media’s at a young age. To broaden my knowledge of the world and its stories though language studies. It also doesn’t help out of any franchise I I own more Okami merch than anything else. So I felt I had to post something to honour this special anniversary. I unfortunately didn’t have time to put this to my normal level of polish but I would like to I will turn this into fully finished piece later, but there’s such a charm to to this really raw, sketchy version that I wanted to share.