A lot of the songs seem to be just remixes of the old ones, they're okay though. There are some of the same musical bits too. I was just thinking last night how stupid/lazy it was that they didn't even change up the loading screens...
Now that I've managed to round up 40 cousins, I do like how crowded and busy the little level select areas are.
I wonder if they regret showing how many people have played the game online first thing when you look at the Everybody's Katamari leader boards. It's kind of pathetic to see a retail game with so few users - I think they just cracked 15,000 yesterday
― Jeff LeVine, Thursday, 25 October 2007 17:21 (sixteen years ago) link
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.
― JimD, Wednesday, 19 November 2008 09:46 (fifteen years ago) link
agreed. This is the first Katamari I've been able to play (never had a ps2), and I've been disappointed.
― Euler, Wednesday, 19 November 2008 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link
so what were/are "fucking donkey kong machines"?!?!
― zappi, Wednesday, 19 November 2008 16:34 (fifteen years ago) link
I guess that would refer to the Wii. But BK ultimately only ever came out on the 360.
― snoball, Wednesday, 19 November 2008 19:43 (fifteen years ago) link
ook ook!!! ook ook!!
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 19 November 2008 21:01 (fifteen years ago) link
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!
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 26 December 2013 21:46 (ten years ago) link
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.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 28 December 2013 15:06 (ten years ago) link
what are the chances of a new Katamari game
― Gotta take it slow in your fast ride (calstars), Saturday, 28 December 2013 15:56 (ten years ago) link
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...
― JCL, Sunday, 29 December 2013 01:14 (ten years ago) link
It's actually pretty challenging though! Usually I have to play a level 2 or 3 times before passing.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 29 December 2013 19:16 (ten years ago) link
im still playing this but its called 'Katamari Reroll' now and its not as fun.
― But who are we doing it versus? (sunny successor), Thursday, 27 April 2023 19:57 (eleven months ago) link
I need one of those ps3s thats backwards compatible for psone and 2.
― But who are we doing it versus? (sunny successor), Thursday, 27 April 2023 19:58 (eleven months ago) link
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.
― frogbs, Thursday, 27 April 2023 19:59 (eleven months ago) link
people look straight out of a way weirder version of the "Money for Nothing" music video.
haha yes
― Ste, Thursday, 27 April 2023 20:02 (eleven months ago) link
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
― rob, Thursday, 27 April 2023 20:19 (eleven months ago) link
I thought you rolled up the sun at the end of the original katamari. now its the moon.
― But who are we doing it versus? (sunny successor), Thursday, 27 April 2023 20:28 (eleven months ago) link
xp they're releasing a we <3 katamari reroll separately, soon-ish
― ciderpress, Thursday, 27 April 2023 20:31 (eleven months ago) link
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!
― rob, Thursday, 27 April 2023 20:35 (eleven months ago) link
Ah could be! Good to hear about We <3 coming out.
― But who are we doing it versus? (sunny successor), Thursday, 27 April 2023 22:58 (eleven months ago) link
https://kotaku.com/google-katamari-damacy-search-minigame-widget-1850534121
― Cashews Everything Around Me (Leee), Tuesday, 13 June 2023 19:58 (ten months ago) link
ha, neat
― Ste, Tuesday, 13 June 2023 20:28 (ten months ago) link