We Love Katamari: the best game ever made?

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Ok, today I rolled up big ben and godzilla and now I'm convinced, it's GREAT. I think a big part of the fun comes from the vengeance aspect - the rabbit/policeman/car that really annoyed me two minutes ago by bashing me halfway across the map when I just wanted to get past it is now STUCK TO MY BIG BALL! How'dya like them apples, you little bugger!? etc.

When I got up to my first c2000m katamari and was mopping up islands and countries and gods, I was thinking "man, this must be how Oppenheimer felt".

― JimD (JimD), Friday, 10 February 2006 18:01 (twenty years ago)

I have the whole revenge thing going on too when I play, except I say 'oh! You better believe ill be back for you, bitch!'. I also enjoy hearing people scream when I roll them up. Especially a whole group at once.

― sunny successor (katharine), Friday, 10 February 2006 20:41 (twenty years ago)

oh man i tried to buy it at virgin yesterday but it was sold out :(

― ken c (ken c), Saturday, 11 February 2006 08:24 (twenty years ago)

It's sold out everywhere Ken :( I don't think I'm ever going to get this game!

― melton mowbray (adr), Saturday, 11 February 2006 13:16 (twenty years ago)

you guys need to fix up etc.

― jeffrey (johnson), Saturday, 11 February 2006 16:59 (twenty years ago)

fix up?

― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 12 February 2006 01:41 (twenty years ago)

get the game.

― jeffrey (johnson), Sunday, 12 February 2006 02:54 (twenty years ago)

14 HOURS

― W i l l (common_person), Sunday, 12 February 2006 07:28 (twenty years ago)

For a game as big as katamari to not hit the UK in ANY form at all until 2 years after its original japanese release is bloody awful. And I don't even mind playing it late, it's not a big deal, it's the same game whenever I play it, doesn't matter...

But it's not the same game, you're playing the sequel.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Sunday, 12 February 2006 11:22 (twenty years ago)

You know that area just next to the swimming pool where kids often hang out playing sports and stuff? I saw a panda there the other day, and seeing a panda in a playground/sports court reminded me of panda from tekken, and then I wondered whether it was a conscious reference, what with them both being namco games.

― JimD (JimD), Sunday, 12 February 2006 18:03 (twenty years ago)

oh man i tried to buy it at virgin yesterday but it was sold out :(
-- ken c (pykachu10...), February 11th, 2006 8:24 AM. (ken c) (later) (link)

― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 12 February 2006 18:42 (twenty years ago)

I doubt it. I mean, have you seen the opening credits? The dude just likes pandas.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Sunday, 12 February 2006 19:53 (twenty years ago)

.... .... .... .
..... panda ....

― sunny successor (katharine), Monday, 13 February 2006 18:47 (twenty years ago)

I got this + Shadow of the Colossus + Psychonauts yesterday, so all I can say scientifically speaking at this stage is that it's at most the third best game ever made.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 20 February 2006 02:04 (twenty years ago)

Bad Science!

― jeffrey (johnson), Monday, 20 February 2006 17:41 (twenty years ago)

Best £100-or-so spent in a day ever.

― melton mowbray (adr), Monday, 20 February 2006 23:04 (twenty years ago)

(and I have none of these three)

― melton mowbray (adr), Monday, 20 February 2006 23:05 (twenty years ago)

is this old or new?: http://katamaridamacy.jp/qa_data/katamari.html

― inert false cat (sleep), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 02:30 (twenty years ago)

on large as possible 5 (the elephant/bird's level) I got to 3300m+ and knocked out the king, but ran out of time before i could make it over to him and roll him up; you hit stuff so far when your that big and the katamari moves so slow in the oceans.

on the collection page it says I have 33% (1 object) of the Royals, obviously being the Prince, and I almost had the King, but where can I find Queen?

I cant find the 3rd cousin in the grannie's level. Thats the last cousin I need before i can get the roses level, could someone clue me in on where i can find him/her.

― Teonis, Friday, 24 February 2006 19:55 (twenty years ago)

kat wanted this game so badly she bought it TWICE.
she got it about a week ago, along with the new Star Wars game as a present for me, and left them both on the train. so this weekend she went and bought it again. she even made me go up to the counter and pay for it the second time, so it wouldn't sting so bad. aw. she hasn't played it much yet, but she has been lurking on this thread. HI KAT!!!11

― the kit! (g-kit), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 11:57 (twenty years ago)

on the collection page it says I have 33% (1 object) of the Royals, obviously being the Prince, and I almost had the King, but where can I find Queen?

the queen is also on the elephant/bird level. she only shows up if you've already rolled up the king.

― inert false cat (sleep), Friday, 3 March 2006 15:42 (twenty years ago)

she only shows up if you've already rolled up the king.

not true; she only shows up above a certain size... which will occur if you roll up the king

― R.I.P. Concrete Octopus ]-`: (ex machina), Friday, 3 March 2006 15:55 (twenty years ago)

My new roommate brought a ps2 into the house, which means I actually might get a chance to play this

― kingfish da notorious teletabby (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 3 March 2006 17:14 (twenty years ago)

You haven't at all?÷÷÷÷¿¿??!

― R.I.P. Concrete Octopus ]-`: (ex machina), Friday, 3 March 2006 18:05 (twenty years ago)

nope. never have.

remember, i sold my ps2 to AaronW before I left michigan in august 2004, right before word about KD started getting around

― kingfish da notorious teletabby (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 3 March 2006 18:43 (twenty years ago)

Resistance is futile; you WILL roll.

― Jaq (Jaq), Friday, 3 March 2006 19:10 (twenty years ago)

OK NO MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF "HEY MAYBE ILL PLAY THIS" BULLSHIT THIS THREAD IS FOR VETERANS ONLY.

― chaki (chaki), Friday, 3 March 2006 20:39 (twenty years ago)

debating whether to ask my bud about borrowing his ps2 + WLK over spring break when he's oot, knowing it will kill my productivity when i had planned to get work done

Resistance is futile; you WILL roll.

yes JAQ sir!

― W i l l (common_person), Saturday, 4 March 2006 00:26 (twenty years ago)

Ah, your productivity's doomed anyway (it being Spring and all), so you may as well just play Katamari!

― Jaq (Jaq), Saturday, 4 March 2006 00:41 (twenty years ago)

ok, finally bought KD last night. Not bad. Soundtrack is far more glitchy and the King has a far bigger package than one would have expected.

Had to go to 4 fucking stores to find it, before just going to the local Fred Meyer. Not a single one had a copy of WLK either.

― kingfish, Sunday, 5 March 2006 23:16 (twenty years ago)

wow, this is short.

― kingfish da notorious teletabby (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 6 March 2006 07:14 (twenty years ago)

ONE MILLION ROSES!?!?!??!!!

― ledge (ledge), Monday, 6 March 2006 11:02 (twenty years ago)

how many cousins are there? i've still got at least one to find

― Ste (Fuzzy), Monday, 6 March 2006 11:45 (twenty years ago)

40. I cheated and looked 'em all up on gamefaqs.

― ledge (ledge), Monday, 6 March 2006 12:01 (twenty years ago)

my husband LOST my copy of this!! I didn't have a chance to finish!

― teeny (teeny), Monday, 6 March 2006 15:48 (twenty years ago)

jungle xx

― sunny successor (katharine), Monday, 6 March 2006 19:01 (twenty years ago)

my husband LOST my copy of this!! I didn't have a chance to finish!
-- teeny (teen...) (webmail), Today 9:48 AM. (teeny) (later)

how do you lose a game? they dont leave the house, right? i think the baby hid it. attention seeking.

― sunny successor (katharine), Monday, 6 March 2006 19:04 (twenty years ago)

http://www.stuffonmycat.com/media/2/20060306-CATTY.jpg

― antexit (antexit), Monday, 6 March 2006 19:49 (twenty years ago)

g-kit lost his copy of this, LOL!!!!

― melton mowbray's APOCALYPTO! (adr), Monday, 6 March 2006 19:51 (twenty years ago)

(yes, I feel like an absolute cunt)

― melton mowbray's APOCALYPTO! (adr), Monday, 6 March 2006 19:52 (twenty years ago)

i just rolled up a couple more new cousins. but i still can't get over 90% on that bloody crane level.

this is a beautifully bizarre game.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Monday, 6 March 2006 22:51 (twenty years ago)

three weeks pass...

ok, i now have this

it's harder than the first one

― kingfish ubermensch dishwasher sundae (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 31 March 2006 03:09 (twenty years ago)

So much for sweating the addiction?

― c(''c) (Leee), Friday, 31 March 2006 05:15 (twenty years ago)

nah, i bought both games before I realized my problem.

plus now, with no job(or rather, only ONE job), i can play more. wheee.

― kingfish ubermensch dishwasher sundae (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 31 March 2006 06:49 (twenty years ago)

I see you've come around to my way of thinking.

Anyway, you're lucky. I wish I could play We Love Katamari again for the first time.

― Laura H. (laurah), Friday, 31 March 2006 18:14 (twenty years ago)

maybe I'll buy the PSP version tonight laura!!!!

― Ansible Adams (ex machina), Friday, 31 March 2006 19:21 (twenty years ago)

OH YAY!!!

― Laura H. (laurah), Friday, 31 March 2006 19:50 (twenty years ago)

It is amazing

― Ansible Adams (ex machina), Saturday, 1 April 2006 15:31 (twenty years ago)

HANDS = RUINED

― Ansible Adams (ex machina), Sunday, 2 April 2006 03:49 (twenty years ago)

I watched muppets take manhattan and was thinking about rolling it all up

― Masked Intruder (ex machina), Monday, 3 April 2006 14:56 (twenty years ago)

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