I always wanted to get into Katamari but never owned any of the games. After picking this up in what I believe was a really good sale on Humble (I can't keep track of my gaming purchases to save my life), I finally gave the game a go, and completed it in one day.

I freaking love this game; once you get past the admittedly awkward controls (they take time to get used to but are super satisfying when you nail them down), you'll more than likely have a blast with this short and sweet adventure. The whole game is just rolling progressively larger objects into a super sphere of destruction, all with an adorable pastel color pallet design and charming PS2-era 3D models. The visual spectacle is amazing, and the sense of progression feels so real in a super satisfying way. The sound design is rather good, but the soundtrack is just phenomenal, and the gameplay is SO amazing. If you're in the market for a short game that'll be a total blast to play, then this is for you, most definitely!

To just briefly mark my issues with the game, yes, the controls take time to get used to. If you're playing the PC port, for the love of god, use a gamepad when playing the game, for your sake. Although it takes time to adjust, the gameplay becomes super satisfying, but it takes time to do so. Besides the controls, I ran into strange performance issues when playing the game, nothing all too game-breaking, but still minor issues. You'd expect a PS2 game ported to newer hardware would be a simple recipe for a smooth experience, but later levels which have you scale to enormous lengths can easily tank the performance, at least on a mid-range computer like my own, at least when using VSYNC. I'm not sure about the Switch port (which I'm inclined to buy now because I would love to play this game on the go), but the PC port is solid, but not specifically perfect.

I mean, that's really it for complaints; nothing all too serious. Man, this game is a total blast, and I'm itching for more Katamari goodness...

This game is SO. FUCKING. GOOD.

It's funny in such a silly, light-hearted way. It's extremely original and engaging. It's just plain fun. But above all else, it is an experience that could not possibily be done in any other medium, not even close, not even far away from it.

It's a masterpiece.

I went in to this expecting a crazy game and got a game that was even crazier than I expected. There are so many things here that I absolutely loved! The gameplay is incredibly satisfying. It just feels right to roll up everything in sight. Another thing that helps with the satisfaction is the fact that the soundtrack is pretty damn great. Lots of short, but catchy tunes here that contain some pretty sick production. I loved how the game felt so relatively relaxed. It feels like a game that doesn't punish you, but in this case this is absolutely not a negative at all, because it helps making the experience amazing! I also loved that it showed everything you collected in a collection, something that most players probably won't find interesting enough to look at, but for me it was just a very nice touch. The thing I struggled with the most was the controls, although I did get used to them after a while, and when I figured out that I could turn a lot quicker by using a specific command, the game began feeling a lot more nice! But at the end of the day, any game where you can roll up everything from small fruits and animals to hilariously oversized walruses, octupi and even huge buildings, is going to interest me at least a little bit. Luckily this game turned out to be everything I hoped for and even more on top of that. I am probably gonna play this a lot more and have an absolute blast with it!

It was really nice to have the original Katamari on a portable system! I love everything about this game, from the music to the gameplay to the aesthetic, and I love discovering funny little scenes in the levels. I really hope We <3 Katamari ends up on the Switch at some point as well!

My one complaint is that the Joycons don't feel like they play too well with the dash controls. I seem to remember the PS2 Dualshock being more responsive in that particular area, though I don't know if that's legit or just rose colored glasses. It makes dashing a little harder to pull off, but not impossible.

Katamari Damacy tem uma premissa bem comum: o rei dos Céus despirocou e chutou todas as estrelas pra fora do céu. Cabe à você, o filho dele, a tarefa de ir para o planeta Terra e rolar na sua bolinha (katamari) várias coisas, criando as estrelas de volta. E esse é todo o jogo: você anda por aí rolando uma bolinha difícil de controlar enquanto sai grudando todo tipo de coisa e somando elas ao monte que cresce exponencialmente, começando com algumas tachinhas e pedaços de queijo e terminando com as casas e ilhas em que essas tachinhas e pedaços de queijo estavam. O jogo se deleita no próprio caos e fornece todo tipo de situações absurdas em formas de piadinhas que você pode rolar em cima, o que me provocou várias risadas bobinhas: seja uma vaca andando em cima de outra ou um professor dando aula na praia pra uma sala de aula vazia - tudo lá está apenas para ser rolado em um transe caótico ampliada pela trilha sonora genial do jogo, que vai de bossa nova à glitch japonês, todas dando alma inigualável para todo estágio. O jogo não abusa de sua premissa, e não para seu crescendo até o final, terminando em seu ponto mais alto. É um clássico muito bem humorado que valeu a pena demais ser jogado.