A game of Japanese art

I don't usually link to previews, but you should check out this one on Okami. The game looks like a Japanese watercolor painting come to life, and pits you as a wolf trying to bring color back to the world. Or something like that.

The premise and visual style are both totally different from anything we've seen in American video games, but that's a good thing. These are the kinds of games we need more of, and hopefully Okami will actually deliver on its promise and people will take a chance on it.

UPDATE: I just watched the gameplay footage (I'd only seen screenshots until now), and it does look cool and different in action. But they better get rid of the annoying gree bug-mushroom thing that delivers information to you in annoying chirps and unintelligible yips.