Graphics 10/10: Simply beautiful. Okami is the best looking game out there in my opinion. An amazing art style, awesome particle effects, great animation.
Sound 10/10: Epic soundtrack. Great sound effects. There's no voice acting, but it doesn't have any negative effect on the game. Plenty of games are screwed up by poor voice acting anyways. It makes mumbly sounds that are different for each character. Kinda like Banjo Kazooie.. only not annoying and silly. I actually was so used to the mumbling by the end of the game that I just heard it as a different language.
Gameplay 10/10: Awesomesauceness. 15 different brush techs, and many of them can become more powerful. 15 different weapons (5 of each of the 3 types of weapons), holy items (which do random things like replenishing ink faster), and items that restore health and stuff. Oh and solar pieces *cough heart pieces*. Speaking of which, the gameplay resembles Zelda games a great deal. Very puzzle based with lots of dungeons.
Oh and combat is great too. Fast paced with lots of different things to do. Reflectors in mainhand offer medium ranged attacks and offer a shield in offhand. Rosaries act as a whip in main and a ranged attack in off. And glaives, my personal favorite, offer heavy close range damage with some nice special attacks in off. You can also use every brush technique in battle, and they all can help depending on the monster you're fighting and your environment. There are also 15+ different moves you can learn at the dojo including stuff like peeing on your enemies and dodging.
The gameplay is a bit easy. You're given plenty of restore items and plenty of ways to keep yourself from dieing, and plenty to bring you back once you die. Most enemies do minor amounts damage as well. I never actually died in the game. (speaking of which, don't, you unlock something at the end if you have 0 deaths) The easiness isn't a turn off though. You're a goddess, it makes sense for you to own everyone :D
Story 10/10: In my opinion, this is the best part of Okami. I've never played an action RPG with a story that rivals the best turn-based RPG's out there. It's an emotional game with lots of really funny parts and some parts that will make you cry if you allow it. The story is amazing, lots of twists and the best ending I've ever seen in a game. It'll also take you 30-60 hours to get through the game. (depending on if you go straight through or do everything there is to do)
Final Score omgstarSRANK10++/10: This game is perfect. There were many times when I thought "It would be great if this were in the game" and later encountered exactly what I was hoping for. The game exceeded my expectations. If you have a PS2, you must get this game. Until a few days ago, my all time favorite game was still Ocarina of Time. Okami is my new official favorite game. Play it.
Oh and lots of unlockables :D
(If you've read my reviews, you've probably noticed I always tend to give high 9's or a perfect 10. It's not because I'm easy to please. I just don't review a game unless it's perfect or at least close to it.)
