20 Most Powerful Gaming Moments Of All Time

17. Okami (2006) -€“ The Ending

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The Moment: Okami is an interesting game. You play as a white wolf, who is actually the God Amaterasu, with a paintbrush as a tail. Your main goal is to save a village from demons such as the eight-headed Orochi, and restore a cursed Japan. The final boss battle comes in several different stages. In the last climactic stage of the battle, when you are particularly down on your luck, a cutscene ensues showing your little bug companion, Issun, spreading the word of your power. All the people in the home village start to believe in you and your power finally grows enough for you to defeat the evil beast and restore safety and happiness once and for all.

How Is It Powerful? The game is powerful for many reasons. Firstly the style of the game is completely unique and makes the game truly beautiful and moving. The ending, where people realise your true power and start to believe in you is thoroughly heart-warming. Overall this is a fantastic game based on Japanese folklore which will no doubt leave you feeling uplifted.

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