Okage: Shadow King
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…
Okage: Shadow King is an adventure developed by Zener Works Inc., released 15 March 2001 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation.
What Okage: Shadow King is
Okage: Shadow King is an adventure game developed by Zener Works Inc. and released in 2001. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Okage: Shadow King launched on 15 March 2001, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, Serious Sam: The First Encounter and Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, Serious Sam: The First Encounter, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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