Pure kinaesthetic bliss. The immaculate aesthetic aside, just the sheer act of rolling stuff up in this game is incredibly satisfying.
First game is good but this game cleans up the mechanics and has a lot more level variety. I personally like the soundtrack more too.
I know Takahashi didn't want to make this game but I'm glad Namco seemed to force him into doing it. There's a weird push/pull balance between him and Namco that worked out really well. Like Takahashi didn't even want there to be a time limit on levels in the first game. Namco kind of set him straight on some of the more accepted video game standards. The first game was probably like 90% Takahashi and 10% rigid business suit boys and this one seems more like 85/15 which I think is juuuust right.
But that's all just a theory. A GAAAAAAME THEORY.
This and Taco Bell are the only good things to come out of Capitilism. If you haven't tried the 2 dollar Fiesta Veggie Burrito you got to get on that. It's incredible. It does have guac in it though so watch out if you're alergic.
First game is good but this game cleans up the mechanics and has a lot more level variety. I personally like the soundtrack more too.
I know Takahashi didn't want to make this game but I'm glad Namco seemed to force him into doing it. There's a weird push/pull balance between him and Namco that worked out really well. Like Takahashi didn't even want there to be a time limit on levels in the first game. Namco kind of set him straight on some of the more accepted video game standards. The first game was probably like 90% Takahashi and 10% rigid business suit boys and this one seems more like 85/15 which I think is juuuust right.
But that's all just a theory. A GAAAAAAME THEORY.
This and Taco Bell are the only good things to come out of Capitilism. If you haven't tried the 2 dollar Fiesta Veggie Burrito you got to get on that. It's incredible. It does have guac in it though so watch out if you're alergic.
Reviewed on Jan 05, 2022