In this game, the virtual space is very much inspired by an actual place. It’s sort of a primitive free-roaming game before free-roaming games were a thing. Shenmue is neat in that it takes place Yokosuka, Japan in 1986. Games are great at transporting players to a different space, but our medium is most fond of fictional worlds. I really enjoy when a story is set in a very specific place and time.
Okami was originally released on PS2, but these days you can find it on many home consoles and on Steam. Even the unique art style of Okami is based on ukiyo-e and sumi-e art! As you play through Okami, you’ll encounter many other characters, stories, and places inspired by early Japanese literature and folktales. These are characters found in both the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, two of the earliest and most important works in Japanese literature. Okami is a play on words meaning “paper,” “wolf,” and “deity.” In Okami, you play as the Shinto sun god Amaterasu as you go on an adventure to ultimately defeat the evil eight-headed serpent Orochi. We think games are a great way of exploring experiences outside of one’s own normal life, so here are four that offer a unique glimpse into Japanese culture. Stories about yokai are pretty interesting, right? Japan’s culture until recently developed with little interaction from the Western world. You may have heard that our game Ashi Wash is based on a Japanese folktale.
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