Why?

[Andrew R]

First of all, I'm not dissing the game. ( I never finished it; maybe got 30% ) But it has already been out on PS2, Wii, and I believe others? What else is there besides an HD coat of paint?

[🌌 LetsPlayNintendoITA 🌀]

hd coat of paint... really?

[Anna Boonana]

Well maybe it's for those who do not own a Wii or no longer own a PS2 etc but would like to play this game, be it for nostalgia or first timer.

[Cave Canem]

... Because I want to play the game and don't have a working PS2 or Wii?

[unnamed]

For many people consoles are haram so it's nice that they are offering a halal alternative on Gods chosen platform.

Gaben be praised.

[Musk]

So far, the game was available only on PS2, Wii and PS3. For PS4 and XBOX ONE players, it's a game that wasn't available for them, so they can play it now. But for me, the best news is that it will also be available on PC. I mean, consoles have a limited lifespan, and I'm way more confident that I'll be able to play this game in ~15 years on PC, than on any console.

I guess you could just emulate it - I already played the PS2 version via emulation years ago, and with recent progress on the PS3 emulator it's now possible to play the PS3 version (and I believe Wii version is also playable on PC), but I'm still happy it's finally going to be available on PC without need for emulation. After all, for it to be legal, you still need the original hardware and so on.

[Lily]

I never owned any console because of lack of any money, I use the computer for a lot of things and it's my only way of playing any game. I was extremely happy to be able to play a game I always just watched as a spectator while the friends that owned both a console and the game played. So, why actually ask something like this? Do you think people own every single console thus making it stupid to have a PC version?

[STRESS]

I'm why, I've never played the game and without the lens of nostalgia I couldn't hang with the low resolution. I was willing to buy the game but I wasn't going to buy a PS3 just for one game either so I went the emulation route and started playing in HD. Googling the game I learn a PC port is 12 days from launch and decide i like the idea of having it run on my system natively, with cloud save backups on steam, without worry of a emulator update breaking game compatibility, and financially supporting the team who spent time to bring an under appreciated piece of art back to life to reach a wider audience. I was going to play it one way or another but they justified my paying for it and now they have my money.

[GamingStitcher]

I want to stream it and commentate on it. Don't have the funds to buy game capture for consoles. PC was the best option for me to do it on.

[RoxyWolf]

Lot of my friends don't have consoles. Not only can I gift this to them now, but I can also livestream the game without dealing with PCSX2 (I was only recently reminded that the PS3 emulator has even gained traction. I'm impressed because the PS3 is a nightmare on the inside.)

[Tremendouz]

Originally posted by Cat Daddy:

Originally posted by Cool Catz🎄 2spooky4u:

Well maybe it's for those who do not own a Wii or no longer own a PS2 etc but would like to play this game, be it for nostalgia or first timer.

you dont need to buy a wii or ps2.............theres dolphin and pcpsx2.....

however i AM curious - does this offer anything new coz i dont remember the giant creature in the screenshots on the main page (the last pic of a giant wolf i think)

so does this newer version offer anything else? or is it just ps2 okami? coz if it is i can already kinda force HD on the game via other routes than buying this

The giant creatures in the screenshots are all in the original, they're three of the game's bosses, the last one you mentioned being Ninetails

[Kaizen]

"free option" numnuts? people buy it because they're not broke scandalous thieving morons.. like presumably you are

[Musk]

Well, that free option is technically illegal, so there's that.

And when it comes to supporting developers who don't care about PC, I guess they won't start caring if they finally care a little bit and all they get in return is ♥♥♥♥. Someone needs to be the better man here, if customers show there's the demand, then they might put more effort into it and care more about our opinions. Otherwise everyone loses, we don't get games, developers don't get more money for making more games.

That's just my opinion though, I'm also super unhappy about the 30 FPS lock, but the game is way too good to skip it because of it.

[Trillykins]

To make the game accessible. Currently the game is only available on dead consoles.

[RoxyWolf]

@Cat Daddy
For Okami specifically, the reason it's never been ported to PC is the fact that Okami, despite the critical acclaim, has never sold well on any release, and has in fact sold worse on every subsequent release. If the game didn't have such a dedicated fanbase as it was, it never would have gotten ported whatsoever. It's not some vendetta against PC gamers, it's unfortunately a purely money situation. Adding more content to the game, recoding it to run at 60fps, it all would have been more effort than this port is likely to fund upon release. It's a damn shame, but it's the reality of the situation.

If it boosts your spirits in the slightest, this actually adds back in some missing content from all the other releases sans the PS2 -- the load-screen minigames are back, as well as the credits. It's not much, yeah, but it's still restored content stripped from the Wii and PS3 releases, with better graphical fidelity than the PS2 original.

I've wanted this game to come to PC for years -- I'm just glad it's here. I'm sorry that you're disappointed in the content, I really truly am, no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. The people dropping the game because it's not 60fps+, because it has no added content -- they're missing out on a game I consider one of my favorites, and that's a damn shame -- but that's their right, if they feel this game isn't going to hold up to their needs.