At long last, after a year and a half of waiting, Okami is out. And it is mine.

It's absolutely amazing; not only are the graphics pure eye-candy, but the gameplay is smooth and fluid as well. Battles are a blast, the sound's great, even the gibberish voices are fun to listen to... although many would disagree with me there. But really, this is even better than I thought it would be, which is saying a LOT.

I believe I was the first person to pick up Okami at my local Gamestop today, as we got there five minutes after they had called us and said it was in. XD Talk about speedy. Anyway, I also got the pre-order goodie called a 'Buddha Board' - which I haven't tried out yet - and the strategy guide on top of that.

Their faces were priceless. "Didn't we just call you?!"

Pfft. When I want my Okami, I get my Okami /fast/.

I'm about five hours into the game now at Agata Forest. It's... just... wow. I had a tough time trying to pry myself away from my PS2, but sleep is required for optimum gaming performance tomorrow.

Goodnight and go snag a copy of Okami before I hunt you all down and shoot you!