If you’ve been hungering for a new Okami title, you’re not the only one, as former lead art designer for The Evil Within and The Evil Within 2 Ikumi Nakamura wants the same thing – and she’s going to Capcom to pitch it.
Her main condition? PlatinumGames director Hideki Kamiya must be in the director’s chair.
Unearthed by Nintendo Everything from an interview that Nakamura did with IGN Japan, the former Tango Gameworks staffer has long wanted a sequel to relentlessly stylish painterly adventure. You can catch her full comments as transcribed by Nintendo Everything below:
“In an interview with IGN Japan, Ikumi Nakamura answered a bunch of different fan questions. One topic that came up later on in the discussion concerned Okami, including the possibility of a sequel. Nakamura’s response was interesting to say the least.
As relayed by Nakamura’s translator, she actually intends to pitch a new Okami game to Capcom. The only personal guideline she has is for Hideki Kamiya to return as director.
Regarding Okami, that’s actually the project she wants to make a reality the most. As long as she goes after it, she has a feeling the chances are pretty high that it might become a reality. After quarantine is over and the world becomes normal again, she is planning to make a visit to Capcom and propose the idea, but for her the most important thing is that if it would happen, she wants Kamiya-san to direct it again.”
Nakamura also feels that “there’s still a lot to tell in that universe”. If a new Okami game did happen, she would be fine having any sort of role – be it a producer, designer, or something else. Nakamura was credited on the original title as having worked on background production.
The last time we saw Okami on a PlayStation platform was when Okami HD released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro back in late 2017. Though we have no real idea as yet whether or not Capcom will press ahead with the project, one can only hope. Fingers crossed!
Source: IGN Japan via Nintendo Everything