Why can't you play it? The game has been available for PS2 for ages, and used PS2 aren't that expensive?
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Katamari Damacy Reroll officially announced for Nintendo Switch & PC (Winter 2018)
- Thread starter Cerium
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Why can't you play it? The game has been available for PS2 for ages, and used PS2 aren't that expensive?
Damn, I would have been there day 1 for a Bluepoint remaster. Katamari certainly deserves it.
Oh come on, traditionally these old ass games are considered lower in value and packed into bundles.
The trend lately however has been to milk each consumer for every cent they can spare.
I will get this again anyway. I hope they put all of them on the switch. Never really played any Katamari released anything after the PS2 (and PSP version)
I saw a few people mention it but yes, it seemed like they was definitely some frame rate dropping in the video. There's no way they can't get a stable framerate on an up rezd PS2 game, right?
Also, I need this on PS4.
Also, I need this on PS4.
Huh, interesting choice. I loved the original, although the criticisms the series was receiving in recent years was that it hasn't moved on much since then, so kinda amusing that the next entry is the first again.
Still, I'll get it. All this Bamco support makes me fully believe that Ridge Racer 8 rumour now.
Still, I'll get it. All this Bamco support makes me fully believe that Ridge Racer 8 rumour now.
Many other games in the livestream look bad, because it's a livestream with heavy traffic.
When in-game, you don't notice the issues.
Did anyone else think the way they pronounced Damacy was weird in the Direct?
I've always put emphasis on the "Da" not the "ma." Have I been saying it wrong all this time?
I've always put emphasis on the "Da" not the "ma." Have I been saying it wrong all this time?
As someone who never got the original as it didn't come out in Europe, I'm glad to finally experience the pure original vision. Sure it would have been nice to have We ❤ Katamari in HD too, but honestly, experiencing Katamari in general again with clean HD visuals and shorter load times is all I really need.
Definitely grabbing this on PC when I get the chance. The soundtrack alone is one of the best ever, and this game makes me feel really good.
Don't sweat it, depending on your location the pitch accent switches, you can always say your ancestry spoke nagoyaben.
Now i got what Switch users feel when some game skips Switch version. Also seems like I'm buying a Switch this winter.
Me & My Katamari took a hit because the PSP controls aren't really designed for Katamari-style gameplay, since it lacks the second analog stick. It's also pretty short. Beautiful Katamari had a ridiculous number of worlds locked behind DLC. Touch My Katamari suffered mostly from severe asset reuse, and the back-touch controls for squishing the Katamari didn't really add much to the game.
I don't really know why Katamari Forever got dinged, though. It's basically a Katamari Greatest Hits.
Yeah, they definitely had some problem with the capturing... Even the classic remasters shown in that direct looked like 15 fps. Wonder why they didn't get that fixed because the framerate of anything off the switch seemed fine on the stream for me.
Before I continue I want to say I really enjoyed Forever. It was a great game and miles better then, say, the vita one. However it being a "greatest hits" lost part of Katamari that I loved from the first two games. The overall feel/art and story of the games. Now I know that kind of thing is subjective but it is also why the first game is still my favorite one in the series even though it probably has the least "content". It was literally a perfect game to me that I feel completely satisfied every time I play it. The games were/are more then just the levels themselves to me so having a collection of more levels without the other background stuff isn't what I am looking for. For the record I consider We Love as a perfect sequel, but there are still things I enjoy more about the first game over it.
is port begging ok now?
i can't remember, was the original 60 or 30 fps?
well said. sometimes a game is more than the sum of its parts, and the first game was a full package that just made sense the way it was. it wasn't a bunch of levels that you can reuse in a "greatest" hits game.
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The original was 30fps.
The fact sheet also says it supports HDR but I assume that's only for Steam.
whoa that's a major improvement then.
where are you reading this fact sheet?
The game was $20 when it was originally released for the PS2 in North America. It would be funny if this remaster is sold for more. Inflation, I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
it's 30, so a little more. it seems like the game's price was increased from 20 to 30 for the ps2 version too after it became a hit, according to some people itt
The original came out in 2004, which was 14 years ago. $30 is not unreasonable at all, if for no other reason than inflation. Not to mention that the Switch has a completely different architecture from the PS2 so it's not like they pressed a "PORT" button and boom it's ready to ship, lol.
Correct me if I'm wrong but this is the first Katamari game since Touch My Katamari, right? And the first ever Katamari game to appear on a Nintendo platform.
Good. I really missed the franchise. Played Touch on Vita for hours thinking it's the last game in the series. I'll be there day 1.
Good. I really missed the franchise. Played Touch on Vita for hours thinking it's the last game in the series. I'll be there day 1.
there was one or two bad mobile games in between, but yeah otherwise you're correct
These aren't the Panic Katamari shirts. The Panic shirts were I believe designed by Keita Takahashi himself, and sold through the Panic.com store.
Best game t-shirts ever (okay, maybe the only good game shirts ever).
I got the yellow one for free when my Ni No Kuni CE order was botched.
The rest of those... meh.
Cool news, and generally speaking I wouldn't mind a HD update, but I'll probably hold-off a bit and see if we get a PS4 release.
Typically I'm not into pre-ordering, but looks like I'll be doing that here. Get it all paid up early so once it's out just grab and go.
Going for Switch physical first and then will absolutely download on PC once it's on sale enough.
Going for Switch physical first and then will absolutely download on PC once it's on sale enough.
We're still talking about the Switch, god knows how the end product will look like, sub 720p res Handheld or sub 1080 docked is almost normal with like 80% of the Switches library.... Sadly.
I am interested in what they'll do for the save selection screen, since they aren't just Namco anymore.
I focus on things like this.
Judging by some PCSX2 footage I found, I think it was 30 FPS. Don't quote me on that, though.
I focus on things like this.
Judging by some PCSX2 footage I found, I think it was 30 FPS. Don't quote me on that, though.
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Oh man. I love this series so much.
Can you feel it? The cosmos.
Gimme that end theme with majestic rock and roll karaoke feeling now!
Can you feel it? The cosmos.
Gimme that end theme with majestic rock and roll karaoke feeling now!
For PS2 era ports? The switch can comfortably handle this at 1080p docked and 720p native. If it doesn't, it won't be hardware limitations.
We're still talking about the Switch, god knows how the end product will look like, sub 720p res Handheld or sub 1080 docked is almost normal with like 80% of the Switches library.... Sadly.
Wow, Katamari on PC? I never thought it would happen but here we are and I am buying day 1. Thanks Namco.
Like every previous gen+ remaster is 1080p/720p (Dark Souls, Versepria, Okami, etc). This will be too.
We're still talking about the Switch, god knows how the end product will look like, sub 720p res Handheld or sub 1080 docked is almost normal with like 80% of the Switches library.... Sadly.
What's your argument? That it's not that much money to you?
yeah no. switch has no problem rendering ps2 games in native 720p handheld/1080p docked.
We're still talking about the Switch, god knows how the end product will look like, sub 720p res Handheld or sub 1080 docked is almost normal with like 80% of the Switches library.... Sadly.