Beautiful Katamari

Picked this up yesterday for £10. Doubt I'll keep hold of it for long. I don't understand why they chose to make it so much harder than the previous katamari games? It feels like the time limits are just way tighter than they used to be, so I'm having to try stages as many as 4 or 5 times each. That, coupled with the new dynamic where you need to be mindful of what you're picking up (rather than just trying to grab absolutely anything), and with the slowdown, and with the slightly lopsided feel of the xbox pad, and with the repetition of levels which already feel overfamiliar...well, it all combines to suck the fun out of what should be one of the most purely fun games ever.

agreed. This is the first Katamari I've been able to play (never had a ps2), and I've been disappointed.

so what were/are "fucking donkey kong machines"?!?!

I guess that would refer to the Wii. But BK ultimately only ever came out on the 360.

ook ook!!! ook ook!!

Finally played Katamari Damacy for the first time. I have been waiting to play this forever, and it did not disappoint! So good!

Btw, i don't have a PS2, played it on PCSX2. It has a little bit of slowdown at parts but it really doesn't bother me and in fact kind of fits the whole psychedelicness of it all. Damn fun game!

Last night I realized that a large part of the appeal for me is the simplified 3d models in this game. In particular the people look straight out of a way weirder version of the "Money for Nothing" music video.

what are the chances of a new Katamari game

played it on PCSX2. It has a little bit of slowdown at parts but it really doesn't bother me

There was LOTS of slowdown on a real ps2 (if I remember right), so it shouldn't bother you. But yeah, the graphics / humor / music & style are what make the game, not so much the rolling up gameplay / challenge of beating the levels / collect-a-thon...

It's actually pretty challenging though! Usually I have to play a level 2 or 3 times before passing.

im still playing this but its called 'Katamari Reroll' now and its not as fun.

I need one of those ps3s thats backwards compatible for psone and 2.

isn't Reroll just the first game, re-released? I got it for the Switch because it was cheap, and it was fun but I wasn't really too into it. the Switch controller doesn't really work well for this sort of thing.

people look straight out of a way weirder version of the "Money for Nothing" music video.

haha yes

yeah Reroll is just remastered (or w/e) for hi-def TVs, it should be the same amount of fun, I don't think they changed a thing. It's kind of annoying they didn't include We <3 Katamari as well, but it's probably tedious work upscaling the graphics

I thought you rolled up the sun at the end of the original katamari. now its the moon.

xp they're releasing a we <3 katamari reroll separately, soon-ish

I'm not sure about this, but I think you do the moon in the original and the sun in We <3 ?

xp ah good to know!

Ah could be! Good to hear about We <3 coming out.

https://kotaku.com/google-katamari-damacy-search-minigame-widget-1850534121

ha, neat