Preview – Okabu

Coming soon to the PSN network is the game Okabu, created by Handcircus, some indie development studio, they also created the Rolando series if that means anything to anybody. Having not heard of these guys before, two things are instantly triggered in my head, caution and curiosity. Now, I was quite opposed to the idea of this game at first, saying I disliked Japanese based games would be an understatement, to which looking at the title and then the trailers beginning, I had almost condemned it to hatred… but then, I saw something amazing…

Now this having peaked my interest, what with my liking of the unusually bizarre, I actually paid attention to the trailer… sort of. Having now watched it again, I notice that it actually looks quite fun, if this trailer is to be believed, you can send bulls to ram things down for you, get a grappling hook, and make your cloud rain on things.

The story is pretty much the normal everyday problem, you’re part of a peaceful race of… hairless Ewok things called “Yorubo” and some dastardly folks known as the “Doza” are basically trying to industrialise the world. This making them obviously evil… because technology is to be feared and machines are the spawn of Satan right? If you’re fans of child friendly games, you’ve got one right here. No nightmares after playing this before bed, I can promise you that… unless you have the mental age of a toddler… or me. From what I’ve seen of this game, I recommend it from a preview point of view.

However, previews have been deceptive in the past.

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