One of the greatest video game soundtracks ever produced. The songs span multiple genres and yet somehow still feel thematically cohesive, how do they do it. As incredibly joyous and pure fun as the game is, I sometimes found myself battling with the controls and collision mechanics. A couple times happened where I would get stuck between two objects and then clumps would just fly off the Katamari. Other times I would struggle to climb up a hill I know I'm meant to climb but the collision thinks I'm bumping up against a wall instead of climbing up a slope.

These are some pretty minor nitpicks though and honestly completely expected of a game as incredibly innovative and creative as this. When you're inventing entirely new mechanics to gaming, there's unavoidably gonna be some jank. Hopefully they remaster the sequel at some point so that more people can experience the only other Katamari game directed by its original creator Keita Takahashi. It just kinda feels weird for one the games to be remastered but not the other, y'know?

Reviewed on Oct 17, 2022


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