Katamari Forever (aka Katamari Tribute in Japan) comes pretty close. I'd love to see a Switch version of Damacy + Love (which is really more like an expansion pack to the first game than a full-on sequel).
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The Negativity of Keita Takahashi (Creator of Katamari Damacy, Wattam)
- Thread starter Koozek
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Katamari Forever (aka Katamari Tribute in Japan) comes pretty close. I'd love to see a Switch version of Damacy + Love (which is really more like an expansion pack to the first game than a full-on sequel).
Games as toys is an extremely valuable concept. Interactivity is the single standout difference gaming has to offer compared to other entertainment media. Definitely get where this guy is coming from. I wonder what he thinks of something like Labo or Minecraft.
I didn't personally love Katamari but there's no way in heck I would deny its popularity and contribution to gaming.
I didn't personally love Katamari but there's no way in heck I would deny its popularity and contribution to gaming.
Its not the fact that Fortnite is a shooter that makes it so popular though. Katamari is great, but it was never going to have the same kind of social appeal or replayability of something like Fortnite where there's a near infinite amount of situations that can happen in a game with 99 other people.
I worked for EB Games (pre-Gamestop takeover) when Katamari released. I loved it the second I touched it. In the following months, I offered it to every customer as an "add-on" to their purchase because it was only $20. I had a ton of regulars come back and tell me how much they enjoyed it. Hell, it was a recommendation that turned some non-regulars into regulars.
Very few pieces of entertainment media are able to evince an uncontrollable, goofy smile from the moment you see and hear it... to elicit pure joy in an instant. Katamari is as affecting as entertainment gets -- it's art. You won, Keita.
Very few pieces of entertainment media are able to evince an uncontrollable, goofy smile from the moment you see and hear it... to elicit pure joy in an instant. Katamari is as affecting as entertainment gets -- it's art. You won, Keita.
Keita Takahashi just keeps putting out some of the most interesting and downright compelling stuff of the medium. I hope he finds some measure of personal success in all the wonder and thought his games bring to so many. Wattam is literally my most anticipated game this year.
I would pay good money for a Switch Katamari. Some fine memories hanging at my buddies place playing the 360 version.
I mean, We Love Katamari has like double the content of Katamari Damacy, so I dont see why you say its more of an expansion pack.
...it just occurred to me that Keita Takahashi would hate the fact we are even discussing his games in this manner, lol.
I couldn't agree more. I'd also love another Katamari game.
Exactly this.
And I would be there day 1 for a Switch port!
I saw him give a lecture once just before the release of noby noby boy, he listened to whale song for 10 minutes before he started and was obviously very nervous. It was great though, and I enjoyed him chatting about his life as an art student and then his early career at namco.
I think he just comes at game design from a different angle than most, it almost sounds a bit like he struggles with imposter syndrome which is super common with art students and artists!
I think he just comes at game design from a different angle than most, it almost sounds a bit like he struggles with imposter syndrome which is super common with art students and artists!
We Love Katamari is one of my favorite games. I bought it immediately when Giga Games showed it on German television, I was immediately hooked.
I ordered the expensive ost's and all three main games on ps consoles are fantastic. We love katamari is just so good. This guy made a legendary game he'll be okay. Everlasting love...
The guy who made Katamari Damacy is, by default, a legend in my book. The game features the best concept in gaming and it was executed brilliantly. I fully agree with his stance on shooting and fighting so I barely touch games that focus on these aspects. We need more people like him who want to do things differently. Really looking forward to his new game.
BTW it's a shame Noby Noby Boy is only available on PS3 (the iOS version was taken down at some point). I would love to check it out, even though the game hasn't received that much praise.
BTW it's a shame Noby Noby Boy is only available on PS3 (the iOS version was taken down at some point). I would love to check it out, even though the game hasn't received that much praise.
Weird to see the creator of freaking Katamari of all things feeling so down. That game was happiness incarnate.
I recognize where he is coming from, but he needs a reality check. Grand Theft Auto and Fortnite are both completely alone in the medium. Nothing can touch GTA because it is 100x more expensive than most games in history. Fortnite had a foundation of like five years before it's battle royale mode took focus and that is not even considering how the devs have endless pockets when you consider how popular the Unreal Engine is.
Anyways, Namco seriously needs to port some of the earlier Katamari games. I realize they could make a much grander one nowadays, but quality ports on all platforms would still be a pretty big deal I think.
Anyways, Namco seriously needs to port some of the earlier Katamari games. I realize they could make a much grander one nowadays, but quality ports on all platforms would still be a pretty big deal I think.
Katamari Damacy and We Love Katamari are two of my top ten games of all time. They are also two of the only games I consider absolutely perfect.
I can understand his point because I have been met with skepticism from others that I've told that but something doesn't need to reach the same mass market appeal as the games he mentioned to be considered a success. He has made something of great "worth", even if it is just to some internet nerd.
I can understand his point because I have been met with skepticism from others that I've told that but something doesn't need to reach the same mass market appeal as the games he mentioned to be considered a success. He has made something of great "worth", even if it is just to some internet nerd.
I love the one on the PSP. Guy is a legend for making something as weird and unique as this. Sequel when?
Hear, hear.
Love his contributions to gaming (Noby Noby Boy is a seriously underrated game). Been patentiely for Wattam since the day it was revealed and I hope I'll get to play it this year.
Katamari for me was a liberating experience. It showed me that there is room for whacky humour and style in games.
So even if he never reads this: Thank you
So even if he never reads this: Thank you
I want to waaaad you up into my liiiife
It's a goddamn crime that there's no way to play this on a PS4 :(
MDSVeritas can ya send a msg up the chain? ;)
It's a goddamn crime that there's no way to play this on a PS4 :(
MDSVeritas can ya send a msg up the chain? ;)
Oh thank god. I read the thread title and was expecting a link of him saying something abusive/fucked up to someone else. Didn't seem likely based on what I know about him, but you never know these days.
I love Katamari! It's one of those timeless games that always puts me in a good mood and I'm eagerly awaiting a PS4 version.
I love Katamari! It's one of those timeless games that always puts me in a good mood and I'm eagerly awaiting a PS4 version.
He always seems like such a downer. I should say he always comes across as such a downer. In some ways, I can see where he's coming from. But if I was him, in his position having created something that makes a lot of people happy...I'd be happy about that. At least I made a difference in a few lives out there. Katamari Damacy got me through one hell of an illness and without a doubt kept me from going mental while pretty much bed ridden for a few months.
I'd take an HD collection of all the games in one compilation any day of the week.
I'd take an HD collection of all the games in one compilation any day of the week.
I really want to play Katamari again. Aside from scouring my parent's place for my old PS2 and the disc, is there any way to play these on modern consoles? Is there a way to digitally get it on ps4? Someone, please say yes!!
Very few games made me as happy as Katamari does. Rez maybe.
It's my go to game when I'm feeling down. And I'm feeling down a lot. It'd be cheesy to say that this game changed my life but eh, it made it better.
It's my go to game when I'm feeling down. And I'm feeling down a lot. It'd be cheesy to say that this game changed my life but eh, it made it better.
This is the burden of true visionaries and innovators. Only in very rare cases does the change happen right away.
I doubt it. It was probably once they started sequalizing it that he became depressed at the notion that the ultimate success of the game was that it got sequels, something he clearly isn't a fan of. In that way the game failed for him. I get what he's trying to say though and in a lot of ways the most creative people are the most depressed. Part of swinging so heavy in one direction.
Katamari Forever on the ps3 is the most recent console game. Touch My Katamari is the most recent on the Vita. KF is a compilation of levels from Katamari Damacy, We Love Katamari, and Beautiful Katamari.
While I don't completely relate to his frustrations, I do understand them. The games that get the most eyes at E3 tend to be on the safe and iterative side. The innovations we celebrate the most are ones that put slight twists on existing series or genres, but still very much follow existing moulds with very similar control schemes. It's going to be draining for folks trying to work with bolder ideas who want to expand what games can be. I remember how disappointed he was when there was talks for a Katamari sequel. He just wanted to make something else new, and making a sequel without having any substantial ideas to change things up, just made Katamari Damacy get absorbed into the machine he was trying to defy.
Curious about Wattam either way. We need more people like him.
Curious about Wattam either way. We need more people like him.