Okami sequel announcement had Hideki Kamiya "crying with the fans"

The Okami sequel will be a continuation of Amaterasu’s story developed in Capcom’s RE Engine, it’s been confirmed.

In an interview with IGN, director Hideki Kamiya, Capcom producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, and Machine Head Works studio head Kiyohiko Sakata discussed the early-in-development sequel first revealed at last year’s The Game Awards.

Hirabayashi admitted Capcom had “always wanted to create an Okami sequel” because the IP was “something that we all love and we wanted to see it continued”. With Kamiya leaving PlatinumGames in 2023, now was the time to discuss a sequel.

Kamiya also always wanted to create a sequel. “Thinking back to about 19 years ago when I first created the game, you have to remember that the story itself isn’t really complete, and I always wanted to complete this game,” he said. “But of course, as I was in Platinum, I couldn’t do that. But even back then, I was often meeting with my friends, specifically with Takeuchi, and going out drinking. And we always talked casually about one day being able to do it. Then I ended up leaving Platinum. So now as a creator, I’ll be able to actually make this come true now with Takeuchi.”