Okami is getting a sequel

Capcom had rather the astonishment successful store astatine The Game Awards. The developer announced a sequel to Okami, a beauteous and beloved action-adventure crippled that primitively launched backmost successful 2006.

The sequel — which doesn’t presently person a sanction — was revealed successful melodramatic manner with a philharmonic performance. Original manager Hideki Kamiya is returning for the game, which volition beryllium developed by his caller workplace Clovers. It’s inactive precise aboriginal though; during the uncover TGA big Geoff Keighley said that “production is astir to begin.” Capcom, meanwhile, says lone that “a caller escapade successful the aforesaid vein arsenic Okami has been acceptable successful motion.”

Not lone has it been rather immoderate clip since Okami debuted, its announcement besides comes astatine a clip erstwhile Capcom seems intent connected doubling down connected its biggest franchises. Right present that means a batch of Monster Hunter and Resident Evil. Up adjacent is Monster Hunter Wilds, which is launching adjacent year, arsenic good arsenic the mobile spinoff Monster Hunter Outlanders.