i was on vacation and brought my vita with and as such decided to download cold steel 1, a few snes games and ofc touch my katamari. i’d heard mixed things about this one.

the controls cramp my hands far too often and the game feels artificially lengthened. i had to retry more than a few levels multiple times because the time limits were super strict, something id never experienced in katamari. the ost is really hit or miss. some are great while others are katamari exotica. the worst part of that song is it sounds like inevitable struggle(from trails) for just a bit then it promptly goes back to sucking. one of the songs in the ost reminded me of that fucking song featured in the dokev trailer.

the story kinda felt like a meta commentary on the decline of the franchise, as well as a final farewell to it in a way with the whole goro the slacker cutscenes.

at the end of the day, it’s katamari. the ost, while not as good as the other two, has highs of its own. i loved the lonely rolling star remix, don’t give up, and katamari lovemin. overall, it’s a pretty damn good game for whats thought of as the worst in the series. which just shows how good katamari is. in the words of goro the slacker, “as i took my final breath, i saw the king’s noble face, and courage flowed through me. a single thought took hold in my mind: katamari damacy is really awesome.”

ps the 3d model of the king is terrifying. should've never changed.