Okami (PS2) Boss #3 - Waka round 2

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Published on February 24, 2009 3:23:21 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjRQjXYKnsk

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Ōkami (2006)

Duration: 6:41

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Skip ahead to 2:10 to bypass the dialog if you want.
For the 3rd boss it's Tao Master Waka again. This strategy is based on using Amaterasu's Snarling Beast as a main weapon and Devout Beads as the secondary.

The terrain has changed for this fight so you don't have to worry about falling into any water. The same strategy for beating him the first time can be used here with a couple exceptions. One exception is that he has a new attack where he spins around like a drill and chases you around the battlefield for a few seconds. You can evade that by sidestepping or jumping over him, he didn't do it in this video but I've seen him use it during my first try prior to recording this one. The last exception is that Waka has ALOT more life in this fight so you may find yourself running out of ink, in which case just run around and evade until some is replenished automatically. The best strategy would be staying as far away as you can and hitting his knife back at him with a Power Slash, then go in for a combo or Power Slash after he's knocked down.

You have to endure much longer in this fight than in the first encounter but I thought it was easier because I didn't have to worry about that goddamn water. Plus I realized I was screwing up when it came to doing the Power Slash in previous fights. I thought it could be a straight line from any angle but apparently it works best when it's exactly horizontal or slightly tilted. If not you get stuck doing Bloom brush strokes which doesn't help worth a damn.

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