Summary
- When the Okami sequel was revealed during last year’s The Game Awards, it was a big moment.
- It also seemed very likely that the game was still early in development, a fact that’s just been confirmed.
- During a recent interview, the devs said it will “be some time” until we get more news about the game.
A new interview with the developers behind the untitled Okami sequel confirms that it’ll “be some time” until we see it again because it’s still so early in development.
Although 2024’s The Game Awards didn’t give us Half-Life 3, Hollow Knight: Silksong, GTA 6, Kingdom Hearts 4, or any of the other wildly unlikely games we were all hoping for, it was still stuffed with big reveals and announcements. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the whole show was the confirmation that Capcom is finally working on an Okami sequel.
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Literally titled “Okami Sequel”, the trailer we received showed what appeared to be Amaterasu running through a field and looking more beautiful than ever. We didn’t learn much more, but the lack of a title or gameplay suggested the project is still in early development, a fact that’s just been confirmed in a new interview.
Don’t Expect Okami 2 News For A While
Earlier today, IGN shared an interview with the Okami sequel’s developers, including Clovers director Hideki Kamiya, Capcom producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, and Machine Head Works producer Kiyohiko Sakata. The interview is full of interesting tidbits about Okami 2, including the fact it’s running on RE Engine and that Capcom has wanted to make it for a while.
The biggest thing that the interview reveals, however, is that Okami 2 is still very early on in development. We all suspected that was the case from the reveal trailer, but now it’s outright confirmed by the developers. The developers said they wanted to announce the game early, but that they’re not going to give up quality for speed.
If there was any doubt, the developers also confirmed that it is indeed Amaterasu shown running through the field in the teaser trailer and that Okami 2 will be a direct sequel to the first game.
That being said, Hirabayashi also confirms that the team won’t “drag our feet on this title”, suggesting work is going nicely. Hirabayashi and Sakata said at the end of the interview that it “might be some time” before they get to talk about the game again, though, so we’re probably a long way off hearing more about Okami 2, let alone getting to play it.
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