Cheerleading and gentle cajoling doesn’t seem to have worked, so now the world’s enamored press has turned to open abuse of you, the “not-buying-Okami-for-some-impossibly-dumb-reason” public! As author Tyler Nagata explains, “This isn’t tough love, it’s a friggin’ INTERVENTION. Don’t miss this game.” Actually, while it sounds like this GamesRadar piece is yelling at you with their “5 Reasons You Suck if you Don’t Play Okami,” they actually just end up sort of swooning about the many awesome things about Okami, ending on this important note:

The best reason why you should pick up Okami is that games like Okami can‒t exist without you. If we don‒t support games that break away from the beaten path and succeed, we‒ll have nothing but more sequels and recycled games based on past financial successes. Yes, we want to play Gears of War 2, StarCraft II and GTA IV. But without surprises like Okami to mix things up every once in a while, the world of gaming will become as predicable and dull as the next Dynasty Warriors.

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