Since I played both I wrote individual reviews for each game, as a whole though this remake is a solid 9.
Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil -- 7/10 [NOTES] Played this for the first time using the remaster, since I never played the PS2 release I can't compare but I can compare it to Klonoa 1 which I've played a lot of. Klonoa 2 has a shorter jump, it takes way longer to move, shoot and do anything than it did in Klona 1. The game is slower paced and it feels like it's the "stereo typically" ps2 2.5D platformer. None of this is inherently bad, but coming from the fast paced platforming of Klonoa 1 to 2 feels a lot worse. The environments for levels is incredibly varied but the problem seeps it when the game starts having you revisit levels with different conditions. Klonoa 1 did this as well but not nearly as many times as Klonoa 2 does it. Not that these revisits are worse or better than the original, but it does get stale when I played for around 5 hours, did everything and didn't see as much as I wanted to. Klonoa 1 does the better job than 2. I'm currently replaying Klonoa 1 and will mention anything if my revisit finds me more fond of 2 than 1.
Klonoa Door to Phantomile [Replay of Remaster] -- 9/10 [NOTES] Pretty damn fuckin good, ps1 release is always and will always be a 10. The updated visuals are fantastic, much more noticeable coming from 2 to 1 as 1 was pixelated ps1 sprites. The gameplay itself is still the fun game it was on the ps1, albeit I found this version to be more floaty than the original, with a few issues with inputs though I'm willing to blame my controller. Highly recommend, though maybe play the ps1 version :3
-2023
Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil -- 7/10 [NOTES] Played this for the first time using the remaster, since I never played the PS2 release I can't compare but I can compare it to Klonoa 1 which I've played a lot of. Klonoa 2 has a shorter jump, it takes way longer to move, shoot and do anything than it did in Klona 1. The game is slower paced and it feels like it's the "stereo typically" ps2 2.5D platformer. None of this is inherently bad, but coming from the fast paced platforming of Klonoa 1 to 2 feels a lot worse. The environments for levels is incredibly varied but the problem seeps it when the game starts having you revisit levels with different conditions. Klonoa 1 did this as well but not nearly as many times as Klonoa 2 does it. Not that these revisits are worse or better than the original, but it does get stale when I played for around 5 hours, did everything and didn't see as much as I wanted to. Klonoa 1 does the better job than 2. I'm currently replaying Klonoa 1 and will mention anything if my revisit finds me more fond of 2 than 1.
Klonoa Door to Phantomile [Replay of Remaster] -- 9/10 [NOTES] Pretty damn fuckin good, ps1 release is always and will always be a 10. The updated visuals are fantastic, much more noticeable coming from 2 to 1 as 1 was pixelated ps1 sprites. The gameplay itself is still the fun game it was on the ps1, albeit I found this version to be more floaty than the original, with a few issues with inputs though I'm willing to blame my controller. Highly recommend, though maybe play the ps1 version :3
-2023