Man, the way you know it’s been eons since I’ve posted on my own blog when I haven’t posted anything yet about my deep and abiding love for KATAMARI DAMACY. Synopsis of game: You are the prince of the cosmos, your father is the king, and he’s a self-centered lush and went on a drunken spree and smashed up all the stars. He tells you that because of filial piety it is your job to replace the stars. The way you will do this is by rolling everything in the world, from thumbtacks on up to football stadiums, into balls and send them into space. To reiterate: The game mechanic is ROLLING THINGS INTO A BALL. This is controlled only with TWO ANALOG JOYSTICKS, possibly the simplest interface ever on these newfangled controllers the kids use today. The music sounds like Pizzicato Five had international digital babies, the visuals look like the Beatles made a game out of Yellow Submarine, your cosmic daddy has a triangular orange nose and a huge purple codpiece, and the name of the game means CLUMP OF SOULS in Japanese. You will especially want to see the online guide, which is funny even if you don’t get a chance to play the game — possibly the funniest guide to a game since Burning Monkey Solitaire‘s. It costs ONLY TWENTY DOLLARS, so you will go out and buy it RIGHT NOW. You will most likely also want the sequel, which will be out later this year (at least in Japan). I cannot stress this enough.
Also on the list of games I’ve been obsessed with lately is Vib Ribbon, which I have yet to get my hands on. Been around for about five years, apparently developed by the lovely folks what brought you Parappa the Rapper. Develops each game stage based on the music playing, including your own CDs. Must find this one… the first track on the game’s soundtrack is called “Polaroid,” and samples the sound of an old camera spitting out its film. The soundtrack itself would be more listenable in its own right if it didn’t speed up and slow down a lot, but it’s still unearthly good.
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