A serviceable way of playing the duology. For ppl getting into the series, this is THE BEST WAY of getting into the series.
The games present are classics. Narratively and gameplay wise, everything is intact. However, some of the "remastering" doesn't translate well. Door to Phantomile feels like a salvaged version of the Wiimake, and while it brings back the original script and the original design, a bunch of graphical oversights and omission of the good features of the Wiimake are suprisingly absent. A perfectly fine way to play Door to Phantomile, sure, but the original version is the way to go.
Klonoa 2 doesn't deal with the same issues, however. Since there never was a Wiimake for Klonoa 2, the Playstation 2 version remains intact, however, it suffers from a weird bloom effect??? Like some characters are just radiating light for some random reason. While that is a thing, the environments look better in my opinion. If the bloom was removed, this would easily be the definitive way of playing Klonoa 2. Unfortunately, you can go either way imo.
My biggest issue with the game is the optimization on the Switch. I know the switch isn't the strongest console out there, but why does a Wii and PS2 game suffer from constant frame drops? It feels very unprofessional. However, I'm still fortunate that this game exists. This was the first way I played Klonoa 2. However, I wish they added things such as emulated versions of the original games as extras, the spinoffs/gba games for good measure, and some neat bonuses and extras that make the package the best way to get into this magnificent franchise.
The games present are classics. Narratively and gameplay wise, everything is intact. However, some of the "remastering" doesn't translate well. Door to Phantomile feels like a salvaged version of the Wiimake, and while it brings back the original script and the original design, a bunch of graphical oversights and omission of the good features of the Wiimake are suprisingly absent. A perfectly fine way to play Door to Phantomile, sure, but the original version is the way to go.
Klonoa 2 doesn't deal with the same issues, however. Since there never was a Wiimake for Klonoa 2, the Playstation 2 version remains intact, however, it suffers from a weird bloom effect??? Like some characters are just radiating light for some random reason. While that is a thing, the environments look better in my opinion. If the bloom was removed, this would easily be the definitive way of playing Klonoa 2. Unfortunately, you can go either way imo.
My biggest issue with the game is the optimization on the Switch. I know the switch isn't the strongest console out there, but why does a Wii and PS2 game suffer from constant frame drops? It feels very unprofessional. However, I'm still fortunate that this game exists. This was the first way I played Klonoa 2. However, I wish they added things such as emulated versions of the original games as extras, the spinoffs/gba games for good measure, and some neat bonuses and extras that make the package the best way to get into this magnificent franchise.