Okami -- Drawing to a Close.

Okami is a massive adventure. I'm sixty some hours into the game. The story is rapidly heading towards its climax. A good deal of that time has been spent doing all the little optional activities that are available. The game has an extensive journal system. It catalogs numerous types of items. There are entries for the treasures found, the fish caught, the creatures fought, the moves learned, the animals fed, and the stray beads retrieved. I personally want each tome one-hundred percent complete. The animals fed rewards you with praise which can be used toward raising certain attributes and making you stronger. The fish and treasures can be sold for money. Their individual entries remain which will make sure completists collect them all. The stray beads are the real heart of the optional activities in the game. You'll find them in the most remote treasure chests, or earn them as rewards for completing some activity dealing with a NPC. The stray bead tome is well organized in that it will tell you how many stray beads are within a given area once you've found one in that area. Once you find one in Kamiki Village for example, the tome will tell you that there are three of them there. I have some stray beads to collect, some fish to catch, and a few more animals to feed before I bring the story to a close. The final opinion on Okami should be coming soon.