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3.5 stars
"Have to knock a couple points off..."
Pros: Endearing story; like a living painting
Cons: No 16:9 or Progressive Scan support
Summary: Sure, I'll probably be flamed for this, but as an widescreen HDTV owner, I feel a bit cheated. I agree with the 9 score for the most part, but have to deduct two points from it for the two features missing: 16:9 and progressive scan.
When I think about a game like this, and how it can only be compared with games like "Zelda" or "God of War", I can't help but wonder what the developers were thinking when they left out widescreen and progressive scan support. That was a HUGE mistake.
A game this beautiful absolutely deserves and demands every last drop of graphical enhancement, especially progressive scan, even if not 16:9. After all, you wouldn't take a Michaelangelo masterpiece and smear it blurry. That's what leaving out progressive scan does to Okami.
On a large screen, low-res interlaced images look horrible. If you own an HDTV, you may want to move your PS2 to an older TV for this game, as the lack of 16:9 and progressive scan won't be missed, and the game will look much better for it. This is just one of those games that is more enjoyable on the small screen.
Perhaps they'll add those features when it goes to the PS2 Greatest Hits lineup, as it surely will...
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