This game is curing my depression
I hate using the time stop power up because it muffles the music. Literally unplayable.
Cute
RAIRAIRAI SONDE EEJA EEJAINAIKA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG4YHLF6PoU
>>724258009>check the video for this song posted by bandai namco japan>1.2 million views>check the American version>27k viewsNot that surprising but a little disappointing
>>724255946Is this in the collection? Does everything have a description like this?
>>724259116>Does everything have a description like this?Yes.
how the FUCK am I supposed to get 10000 roses??? im getting filtered by this level
>>724254425I haven't touched a single Katamari game but I love Saki Hanami.
>>724261029You should play it. Its very comfy.
>>724258995To be fair the American version came out 4 days ago and the Japanese one came out 3 months ago. Not that it's likely to close the gap.I'm just glad the Japanese community clicks with it. The better it does, the less there's the chance it goes back on hiatus for a decade.
>>724260737Roll up the roses on the wall, in the pots and the people with rose dresses. Use your magnets in rose dense areas that are hard to clear quickly.
>>724254425Very cute music video
>>724261029Its worth playing.
>>724258995Problem is English audiences overall have not had as much exposure to Idolm@ster or know it at all. It's popular in Japan because it's heavily advertised there is concerts merchandise etc. In Overseas there is mentions some songs. Sadly it would take an Umamusume sized promotion or advertising to get as huge as Idolm@ster is in Overseas.
too many japan levelsnot enough dinosaur levels
>>724262214I don't think there's anything that would make Idolm@ster popular overseas. Japan just has such a long history of connection to Idol culture that just doesn't exist overseas. I'm pretty open to Japanese culture and even I still find Idol stuff kind of dirty.Umamusume took off because of the novelty and the game wasn't terrible but it feels like the novelty has worn off and it has basically run it's course overseas.
It's too bad that the challenges just boil down to playing the stage four times in a row. They could've been way more creative with them if they wanted to be.
Do you actually have to replay each level for each cousin? Like I can't get both cousins in one go right
pretty annoying that you have to replay levels multiple times to get all the cousins, I beat the game and it's cousin grinding time to unlock the last couple levels. Has anyone played them yet? the cheevos say something about Tag>>724263952yeah, just one at a time, so for 3 cousing levels you can to play through the level 3 times
>>724263952Nah, you can't do full clears on multi cousin levels this time. They just don't spawn until you collected the previous one.Kind of a pain that you have to play the longest levels at least three times but the game is almost over at that point.
you heard The King anons
Game runs pretty badly in my toaster, the sound is very choppy, keeps cutting out and slowing down, even if the actual game framerate runs okay. May have to pirate the switch version.
>>724264259>Has anyone played them yet? the cheevos say something about TagYou unlock the stages "Tag You're It" 1 and 2 for collecting all the cousins. They're both cousin collecting stages with infinite time and three crowns. They just broke it into two this time because there were too many cousins for one stage. It's basically a victory lap.
Can you redo the tutorial? I'd like to do it as Cosmo and see who I can grab from itIn We Love, it was Slip if you played it as Ace, I think
>>724266014I collected all the cousins and as far as I'm aware you can't redo the tutorial.
>>724262916I don't even understand why Umamusume became popular overseas in the first place
>>724264259>Cant get all cousins in one go>Cant complete all king challanges in one goBamco please stop padding the game time
I dont recall old Katmaris having split paths in the levels, is that new to this or was it in a previous game?
>>724267346I don't recall it in any previous game.
>>724267346is it just in the pirate ship level? I feel like it could have been used a bit more with how cool the concept is
>>724266928I can only speak for myself but I had heard about the horse girl game that was big in Japan for years, so I was always going to give it a shot. I also like roguelikes so I was pleasantly surprised.Honestly, seeing Northernlionstreams kept it alive for longer for me. It's a very entertaining stream game if the streamer gets into it, but eventually if they get too into it they'll "solve" the game and then it's not fun anymore.
>>724267647It's just the pirate ship level.It's honestly shocking to me that one of my only complaints about the game is they could've recycled the content a bit more. Like they made all that shit for one Stone Age level and I'd be down if they stretched the same content over three levels.
>>724267974maybe they will make some DLC levels. We all know they LOVE to nickle and dime DLC. usually.
>>724264259The amount of replays doesn't bother me that much, but having to replay for cousins, and levels still gating cousins just seems weird. I feel like it'd be better if they really rushed cousins at you, maybe even in a random order, so that you could start rolling as new or your favourite cousins that much sooner. Or at least that's what I would say if it wasn't for the create-a-cousin feature, which should have all the cousin body types from the get go.
>>724268358Forgot my image.
>>724268057I saw someone else suggest it's being set up for DLC but I'm not seeing it. There hasn't been stage DLC since Beautiful Katamari.I wouldn't mind it that much though. I didn't buy the deluxe mostly because I wanted to listen to the new soundtrack and I knew by the time I got tired of listening to the new tracks I'd be done with the game.
>>724268358I would've liked some new game plus kind of thing where you could do a fresh file but have all cousins and presents unlocked but I guess that's asking too much from this series.
>>724268358What bothers me the most is having to wait until the level timer ends to get the new collectibles. Wish i could just replay, get what i want, save and quit
>>724263952So is this just a rip-off fall guys minigame? Is it even fun?
>>724269060get out alpha zoomie.
Based this is my wife's favorite game, didn't realize they made a new one.
>>724254425Keep the threads alive! I wanna play with you!
Patch that fixes the movement when?
>>724269060Bait used to be good, man
>only cousins left are the ones on the As Large/Fast As Possible levelsI think I'll just knock out one of these a day
>no shitch 2 edition
>>724274368fr fr wanna kms sm
>>724268728If you're going to add options to NG+, you might as well add that from the start. Somewhat like needing crowns to unlock levels and the obscured thresholds for eras: why not let us choose?>>724268839I feel like there's no need for a save and quit. If you've ever rolled something up, including collectibles, it should just be collected. Likewise, levels with non-timed goals, should just let you continue endlessly, it seems odd that they have a failure condition. Like I kept failing the coffin level, while looking for the final crown, and even the challenge counter couldn't be bothered resetting after a couple of attempts.
How do I get the octopus in the pirate ship level to branch the path? I can't get down there before it jumps on the guy. Is there some hidden route I haven't figured out?
>*nukes your game's repeatability*
>>724254425How do you doun
>>724276205it's nice for finding shit since it only spawns in after initial clearsthe only powerup I dislike is the stopwatch, that effect is way too annoying and it only really serves a purpose in the nostalgia bedroom level as a timer extension
>>724276078You just have to grab it before you get to like 50cm where the ghost ship intro would trigger, use the time stop if you can't dash into it.
>no future erafeels bad man
I wanna DOUN!
>>724254425Hold on a second what's Saki doing here?
>>724276859https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBI8JjoWPhI
>>724268440>tfw made almost the exact same donutsteel cousin as you>except I don't have the classic present DLCOne thing I would like from the cousin maker would be to toggle between the first cousins' KD and WLK designs. At least you can kinda make WLK June by coloring her limbs like her skin.
>>724268552>There hasn't been stage DLC since Beautiful Katamari.Touch My Katamari had it with that weird way of unlocking it>it was free>except you gotta spend fan damacies to actually unlock them
>>724276205>still need to find cousin/crown #3 on the ghost pirate level on your own
>>724276438The only time it felt useful was the thief level, otherwise it's just a time extension, which makes me think an arcade style Katamari level might be good. The rockets suck because the physics are clearly fucked somehow, and the rockets are subject to the same issues. The radar might be good if it was a permanent thing you chose to activate after completing a stage, but as a power up it's shit. Magnet is a great power up, for some sort of multiplayer, but with the fucked rolling, it feels like a necessity in the campaign.>>724277064Hey cousin, you want to go bowling? Yeah even if it was just locked to cousin customisation, having KD designs available would be good. Also, even though I bought it, fuck the deluxe edition nonsense.>>724277209>fan damacies required logging in daily and collecting in a tedious fashion that takes monthsDidn't help that the included stages were pretty bland, but still slightly better than Beautiful Katamari's on disc DLC.
Where.Is.The.Fucking.Randoseru.
>>724269060>So is this just a rip-off fall guys minigame? Is it even fun?
>>724254425>>724258009This is my first Katamari game and I like it. I play it in short bursts.I do wish things were a little faster, but I could just be bad
surprised there wasn't a medieval europe era, would have been a good one with knights and castles everywhere
>>724278450why is nobody answering?
just started playing beauitiful katamari after playing this newest one and now im kinda dissapointed how much i like this one more.
>>724277047YOU KNOW THE DOUNDOUN THE DOUN
>>724280063Not surprising, MS didn't force 1/3 of the game to be DLC this time
I don't know how or why this took 20 years, but bamco finally made a good post-takahashi katamari game that isn't hamstrung by shit controls, shit DLC practices, shit gimmicks, overreliance on nostalgia for the first two games, or some combination of the above. Better late than never, I suppose.
Is it me or does this game seem to have a lot more verticality? Pretty much every level so far has multiple "floors" or changes in elevation that have goodies hidden up them, and i'm using things like ladders and ropes to climb up walls a lot.
>>724279224your bait is not that engaging
>>724281374why do you think it's bait and not a yes or no question?
My first Katamari I'm playing on release. Yay.Is it okay to spend the King Tokens for capsules or should I be saving them for something later?
>>724281557either AI or bait
Am I supposed to like or hate this game? Tell me how to feel about it.
>>724281658That's all you can spend King Tokens on, go for it
>>724281764We think you should attempt to come to an understanding on your own, Anon.
>>724281780Sweet.
>>724261029Fuck you, you should enjoy every namco game
Is the soundtrack smaller than usual? I feel like I've seen the early levels reuse songs more than usual
new katamari... bros...did it sell well anyway? any hopes for more sequels coming relatively soon?
>>724254425I like it, but i wish they fix the weird physics, getting stuck and have to restart is not fun
>>724284925Yeah, I've been getting stuck quite a bit in this game. They need to work on the collision issues a bit.
I can't stop douning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XToxcg7L3uI
>rolling up roses in ancient Greece while a choir sings the original Katamari themekino
them adding a dash button makes sense when you consider how uncomfortable it is to do a dash with the joysticks on the switch or switch 2
I don't like the powerups, they feel pretty out of place in a Katamari game.
I forgot if this was a thing in earlier Katamaris, since it's been a while, but I love the way levels can evolve. The Ghost Ship level put a smile on my face.Also love this song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR7hbzde9gc
>>724285158Kinda odd that the english upload doesn't credit the guys who worked on the MV at all.
>>724280624It's really funny I hated the jump in Forever and found it mostly a dumb gimmick but I've repeatedly wished I just had the fucking jump in the new one especially with how the prince climb is terrible outside of designated climb points in this one.
>>724276859They've had Miku in one of the more obscure entries, an im@s character isn't that out there all things considered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwbcMtHopOI
>>724296174>an im@s character isn't that out there all things consideredIt's scamco, iM@S is theirs in the first place.
>>724285158Damn, Michiru looks like THAT?!
see me in katamari nationals scrub
>>724284559I bought two copies, one for me and one for a friend, solely to pump up the sales numbers so Bumco decides to make more
So is this actually good or is it slop? Tell me what to think and feel about this game.
I'm only on the Pirate era but damn the soundtrack is really mediocre compared to the first two games, too much J-pop
>>724254425I've been so busy rolling objects and killing ninjas that I've barely made a dent in China's events
>>724298189It's slop It's over...
>>724298189It's alright. They made a new one of them.>>724298207Don't worry you can buy a bunch of older, better songs for $20.
How can you get big in the Sacred Flame colosseum level? I got all collectables but can't get more than C rank
>>724298189It's more of the same, a teensy bit soulless compared to the first two games, but comparable to those in level structure and stage by stage gimmicks(well, comparable to we love in those regards). If you like Katamari and want more, by all means, but it doesn't really do anything new.
>you can charge boost with lt instead of fumbling the sticks up and downAlready better than the original game
>>724299620You need to go to other sections of the stage, below the first set of wool rolls is another section of the stage you missed the size cap is like 1.55 meters.
>>724301170Fuck, wait. Forgot a few songs. Time for another listen through.
Every new game with a cowbear level takes 10 years off my lifespan.
>>724254425hows the performance on the switch 1? i know it's locked at 30fps like previous games, but is it stable at least?
Personal song rankings, in descending order. Share yours too, nerds.Eeja Eeja NaikaSuisei BiyoriKatamari Damacy (Clémentine)San Fransisco Katamari Boys Chorus Songskyscraper(s)Katamari on the DounKatamariismAishiterukaraPower of Katamari DamacyDIVERChill PrinceKatamari TimeKokon-Tozai KatamariYangYang
How's it compare to prior games in terms of number of stages and objective variety? I'm interested, but knowing Bamco it'll be on sale before the end of the year.
>>724254425This game gives me motion sickness.Very unfortunate, but I could probably manage playing it for an hour before taking a restIt's fun
>>724304298Thank god you only need to get crowns and cousins.
I don't think people realize what a depressing game this actually is and what it says about our current world being deliberately anti-art and just playing the hits ad infinitum. Katamari as a series was doomed the moment it got a sequel but the fact it's been stretched this thin is so fucking grim. I feel a similar way about other cynical series "revivals" that happened this year like the Ninja Gaiddn 4, Tokyo Xtreme Racer, Pac-Man World 2 Repac and FFT Ivalice Chronicles. We are so fucking creatively bankrupt as a civilization. It's not about soul versus soulless anymore, it's the fact that we're buying the same exact game and pretending it's new. Meanwhile plenty of games that try to fight against this overwhelmingly hyper corporatized landscape get drowned out. Of course it doesn't matter because even though I literally fucking grew up with this series and obsessed over before some people were even born, my opinions mean nothing because ermmmm just let others enjoy things!!!
Wall climbing is still super clunky
>>724312343I get what you're coming from but Katamari Damacy is the last thing this applies to since Keita Takahashi is still trying out original ideas. Big companies naturally rehash things because that's where the safe money is. If you want originality, just play indie games. If your excuse is "But indie games suck" then sorry to say that you just don't like video games.
I CANT SEE SHIT STOP TALKING
I like to buy games at target since I have a red card, yet this game was "sold out" a day after release, what the fuck is up with that shit?
>>724312343Retard
