perhaps the purest expression of simple beauty in a videogame ever, and easily my definitive example of what games can be as works of art. Katamari Damacy isn't as profound as Pathologic, as prescient as Metal Gear Solid 2, or as impactful as Yume Nikki, but what it represents as a capital G Game is something beyond anything else I've experienced. The most simple aspects of how it should feel to PLAY a videogame are the highlight here, it's never complex or intricate and never tries to be, accomplishing so much more through the sheer refinement of it's basic mechanics and the impeccable aesthetic presentation that surround them. One of the best soundtracks ever, some of the most effective gameplay progression ever, and Make the Moon is THE best final level -- maybe the best level period -- in any videogame I've ever played. So incredibly rewarding, and after everything the credits roll on a truly beautiful, transcendent moment that's stuck with me ever since the first time I saw it and will probably stick with me for the rest of my life. Seriously, I still tear up every time I hear Katamari of Love. One of those canon games, if we ever reach a point at which a "videogame canon" can be determined. I hear people say We Love Katamari is somehow even better than this, which is naturally pretty hard to believe, but I've been meaning to emulate it for years now. Maybe I'll finally get around to that soon...