I had so much fun playing this game for the first time. The 2nd and 3rd levels are easily the best in the game.

The 4th level is terrible though, it’s the entire reason this game only gets a 4 star from me.

Edit: the game also has horrible optimization on some levels, so i have changed my rating to a 3.5.

You ever finish a game and actively regret having played it?

I shouldn't have played this version of this game. I wish I'd seen the warnings. This remaster may be visually excellent, essentially perfect, but input lagged mixed with off-time audio makes it literally an unplayable mess that was actively enraging to play.

Still, the charm of the original manages to peek through the seams, and it kept me from fully hating it by the end. It's a good game done terribly, but at its core I can still see the good game and appreciate it for that.

PaRappa is a short and fulfilling little game that is certainly not worth the amount of money it went for at retail nor in today's secondary market (speaking of the PS1 release of course). That being said, just because it's short doesn't mean it's a breeze. Whether you're playing the original or the remaster, most of your playthrough will be spent mastering the timing correctly. It's pretty much essential to your progress. While it sounds frustrating on paper, the game does a good job in every other department from the bouncy rap music to the funnily-designed characters and the colorful aesthetic. Even now it's still a noteworthy rhythm-game to play through.

Yeah, this is a really bad remaster. Idk whats going on with it, but it rewards you for just button mashing. I was able to progress fine up until the final stage, but couldn't get past it without needing to exploit it, it just kept giving me a game over other wise. It’s a shame too because all of the ascetic elements have been touched up really well. Its just borderline unplayable as it was originally intended. Maybe one day I’ll try to play the original release, because otherwise its a solid, really short, rhythm game and I love the simplistic cartoon story and art style.

this is one of my favorite games, so bear with me when i say: it sure looks nice, but this port is a bit too accurate, and not in a great way. parappa the rapper hasn't aged too well, and (fun fact) this is just the PSP version emulated with 4k textures. (it's true; look it up) There is some delay, and it needs some getting used to (emulator delay + hdtv delay + the game itself) a very very fun and good time; with sony would give more of a crap. best way to play is the psp version on the psp or a modded vita, or find a copy of the original for the authentic ps1 experience (it also emulates great in epsxe these days)