I'm a sucker for 2D Klonoa.

Moonlight Museum on WonderSwan was one of my favorite discoveries since diving into the world of emulation handhelds a couple years back. And Empire of Dreams came next. I enjoyed it immensely.

The Reverie Series made its way to PS+ recently-ish and I decided to give those a try again. I'm near the end of Door to Phantomile but call me crazy; I just think Klonoa works better in 2D. And I have a new handheld I'm in love with currently. So the PS5 went back to collecting dust and I loaded up Empire of Dreams for the second time within the last couple of years.

I don't tend to replay games with this short of a turnaround but it was fun all over again. It's really a darn good game. The puzzles and platforming build up. The two types of bonus stages are fun and challenging. The bosses are admittedly a breeze but their variety is fun.

2D Klonoa is good Klonoa.

[Emulated/played on Anbernic RG35XX]

Reviewed on Dec 16, 2023


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