Which games are you thankful for" For me, I would say Okage: Shadow King is up there. I bought a PlayStation 2 back in the day for Final Fantasy X, but immediately looked for a few other RPGs to go with it. Since I was working within a budget, I turned to an affordable, preowned game called Okage: Shadow King and was not disappointed. Fortunately, you can have a similar experience, as it is available as a PS2 Classic on the PlayStation 4! Let?s get possessed.

Me and My Shadow
In most RPGs, perhaps even games in general, you tend to expect to follow someone who is notable and special in some way as they shape the world. Ari is not special. He is so bland, most people forget he even exists. Except one day, he is unavoidably thrust into the spotlight. After his sister Annie is afflicted with the Pig Latin curse, everyone in the family offers up their shadow to Great Evil King Stanley Hihat Trinidad XIV, so he can be freed from his sealed bottle and reclaim his rightful position as Evil King of the world. Everyone?s shadow is examined, Ari?s ?wins,? Annie is cured, and Ari and Stan head off on a quest around the world to defeat the false Evil Kings that have stolen Stan?s powers. From there, Okage: Shadow King follows the typical turn-based RPG formula. Ari and Stan find different characters on their journey, with many of them starting out as enemies. For example, Stan?s influence can alter the color of someone?s shadow. (Annie has a pink shadow as a result of her cure.)...