This game really wants to be Okami. It tries its absolute best. But because of that, it ends up feeling like a shallow imitation for the most part. By attempting to just be Okami, it ends up feeling extremely uncreative in its setting, ripping most of its areas out of Okami with little to no actual creativity at play. That said, the game shines most in its dungeons, and particularly the partner mechanic. But it gets dragged down by just how hard it wants to be Okami. Its combat system is nowhere near as fun, the bosses are more of a chore to get through instead of really fun and fantastical encounters like the first game had, and the story has good moments, but it keeps trying to be "Okami, but again" which really bothers me. A game that could have been great, but suffers from keeping itself so attached to what came before. I really hope we get a proper sequel one day, because this just ain't it.