Klonoa is finally back with remasters of the first 2 Klonoa games finally leaving PlayStation exclusivity!
This is overall a 1:1 remaster of the original games built from Klonoa's Wii remake and the original Klonoa 2 on the PlayStation 2. I give huge props to the team who made this release as they took the feedback people had from the Nintendo Wii release Klonoa and tried to make it as accurate to the PS1 original as they could and in my opinion making it superior to that version. And the improved models in Klonoa 2 are far more thematically appropriate between the jump from the first to the second game. While I do really appreciate the effort put into this I don't think it's flawless.
Despite this being remastered the visuals can look very lacking and cheap in areas sometimes the graphical fidelity looking worse than the original Klonoa on Wii and Klonoa 2 on PS2. Some may not find huge issues with this, but personally I do find it a bummer that these remasters have such a dated look to them.
Performance of these remasters varies and the framerate even on higher end hardware frame pacing can become an issue. Personally it didn't effect my overall experience that much, but it's still odd this happens as these remasters don't have the most spectacular looking visuals to begin with.
Aside from these issues I really do think this is worth buying. While I prefer the look of the original PS1 game with it's 2.5D art style this collection is great for newcomers looking to play these games affordably and for Klonoa fans who want to support the franchise and see more.
This is overall a 1:1 remaster of the original games built from Klonoa's Wii remake and the original Klonoa 2 on the PlayStation 2. I give huge props to the team who made this release as they took the feedback people had from the Nintendo Wii release Klonoa and tried to make it as accurate to the PS1 original as they could and in my opinion making it superior to that version. And the improved models in Klonoa 2 are far more thematically appropriate between the jump from the first to the second game. While I do really appreciate the effort put into this I don't think it's flawless.
Despite this being remastered the visuals can look very lacking and cheap in areas sometimes the graphical fidelity looking worse than the original Klonoa on Wii and Klonoa 2 on PS2. Some may not find huge issues with this, but personally I do find it a bummer that these remasters have such a dated look to them.
Performance of these remasters varies and the framerate even on higher end hardware frame pacing can become an issue. Personally it didn't effect my overall experience that much, but it's still odd this happens as these remasters don't have the most spectacular looking visuals to begin with.
Aside from these issues I really do think this is worth buying. While I prefer the look of the original PS1 game with it's 2.5D art style this collection is great for newcomers looking to play these games affordably and for Klonoa fans who want to support the franchise and see more.
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@Bojangles4th I mean 1:1 remasters of their respective versions. So Klonoa for the Wii and Klonoa 2 on the PS2. There are no real level design or gameplay differences and only visual changes. This is a 1:1 remaster
Bojangles4th
1 year ago