Okami

Art of Okami - The Art

THE ART

Of all the game industry's famed creators, one of the most elusive is Clover Studio's Hideki Kamiya. He's the Loch Ness Monster of game developers. Getting a one-on-one with Kamiya happens less frequently than a solar eclipse, but we've got him, and by that token so do you. He's one of gaming's golden boys, an artist obsessed with the quality of his art, a designer whose heart bleeds red for his games. Most developers, no matter how good they are, have a misstep or two on their rèsumès. Not Kamiya. Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, Okami -- these games all have two things in common: 1) Hideki Kamiya, 2) They're awesome. Over the course of this week, we'll take a closer look at Clover/Capcom's lupine prodigy (Okami) and protègè (Kamiya). And at the end of the week we'll hold court with Kamiya himself, in both written word and video. What motivates this brilliant enigma? Find out everything you need to know, right here

IN THE BEGINNING
IN THE BEGINNING

Hands-on with the first American builds of the game

AN ANCIENT ART

The Sumi-e brushtrokes of Okami come to life
FROM THE CREATOR

Atsushi Inaba On Keeping Clover Studio At the head of the pack
CHANGE THE WORLD

Inside Okami’s Nort-American localization
BEHIND THE WOLF

Okami’s creator, Hideki Kamiya speaks on his creation

IN THE BEGINNING