Two Glaring Omissions

Okami and Bully neither made my favorite ten or my games I need to play list.

I've played both, but not enough to to recommend them yet. And though I think both show excellence early on, Okami with it's gorgeous art style and Bully with it's snappy writing and characterization, I didn't want to throw them onto my favorites list just because I'm supposed to.

I imagine there are quite a few gamers, like myself, who passed over these two nuanced games. I blame the crowded year end market. There are just too many options and too little time. Games like these deserve a little room to breathe. They require careful, long-term marketing. Rockstar has a record of supporting games long after their release, so Bully may have a chance to find an audience. Okami, on the other hand, may be another Ico -- a game that generates more talk than sales.