Okage: Shadow King (2001)
- Developer
- Zener Works Inc.
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PlayStation, PlayStation 2
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Rating
- 3.6 of 5, 8 player ratings
- Where to get it
- PlayStation Store
How it feels
A charmingly odd gothic fairy tale that feels like wandering through a Tim Burton sketch, blending deadpan humor with surprisingly thoughtful questions about identity.
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About
Conquer your demons and you may conquer the world in this distinctly styled role-playing adventure for the PlayStation 2. Some have compared the look of this game to Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas and the fluid, stop-motion appearance of the three-dimensional characters is not completely unlike that seen in seasonal television specials. OKAGE: Shadow King is not a holiday story, however, but a dark tale of polar opposites that questions basic notions of identity and essence. Players take the role of Ari, a young man with a remarkable affliction. A powerful demon -- calling himself "Stan" -- has taken refuge in Ari's shadow and is becoming infused in the boy's life. To free both his demon and himself, Ari embarks on a dangerous and involved quest to rid the world of seven other rival demons. Though he suffers under the burden of playing host to Stan, Ari is also aided from time to time by his demon's powers and the two begin to forge a symbiotic relationship.
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