Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
released on Jul 08, 2022
Klonoa is back! Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series brings back Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil remastered in one collection to fans new and old. Get ready to set off on an adventure to save the world!
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Gonna preface this by saying that I quite like Klonoa 1 a good bit after playing a demo endlessly as a kid and ADORING the Wii remake some years later. Klonoa 2 is probably one of the greatest 2D platformers made, in my opinion, offering a touching story, gorgeous level design, and some of the best music I've heard in a game.
This HD remaster might be one of the most disappointing things I've played but in a way of seeing how many details were removed from Klonoa 2 and how...off things feel in Klonoa 1. It's very frustrating being super detail oriented! So many missing animations, lighting effects, visual touches, and lacking cel-shading really don't do it many favors.
That said, if you wanna play Klonoa and are pretty averse to other methods of playing the games, this isn't a bad collection by any means, but for $30 for a couple cult classics which lack some details that the originals really shine with...It's a bit of a hard sell.
This HD remaster might be one of the most disappointing things I've played but in a way of seeing how many details were removed from Klonoa 2 and how...off things feel in Klonoa 1. It's very frustrating being super detail oriented! So many missing animations, lighting effects, visual touches, and lacking cel-shading really don't do it many favors.
That said, if you wanna play Klonoa and are pretty averse to other methods of playing the games, this isn't a bad collection by any means, but for $30 for a couple cult classics which lack some details that the originals really shine with...It's a bit of a hard sell.
Alright, so: it's a good way to enjoy two classic platforms.
I have to say that Klonoa 1 loses a lot its charm from the original game, being a hybrid of 2D and 3D. Klonoa 2 is fine like that.
It still felt a cheap remaster, especially for the cutscenes. But as the most approachable way to get into these 2 games it's a valid option. But debatably the og PS1 Klonoa would be better than this remaster.
I have to say that Klonoa 1 loses a lot its charm from the original game, being a hybrid of 2D and 3D. Klonoa 2 is fine like that.
It still felt a cheap remaster, especially for the cutscenes. But as the most approachable way to get into these 2 games it's a valid option. But debatably the og PS1 Klonoa would be better than this remaster.
I'm not sure if I'm just burnt out on 2D Platformers, or if this is way cooler for people who grew up with Klonoa, but I just couldn't get into it. Also, Wind "Bullet"??? That thing is a GRAB not a bullet. If I grabbed someone and comically threw them across the room, I'm not gonna say that I hit them with a bullet.