Im not done giving my unsolicited opinion on once upon a katamari actually
Like I said a lot of aspects of it feel very mobile game esc. The "worlds" level layout, the gimmicky selling point, the return of "all the levels in each world are on the same map" (with exception obviously like it's not egregious abt it), and the fact that so many of the levels have a specific gimmick that feels like it's trying to justify the amount of them. I don't hate any of that but it's a big change that feels kind of lifeless
I do actually really like the focus on gimmick levels rather than generic big as possibles. The lack of setting variation is forgivable when the setting is being used in different ways every time
The new cousins are all very "just an object" and whether that's good or bad is really up to personal opinion. I feel inclined to hate it but I don't I love that stupid brush thing
Speaking of cousins the ability to make your own is the best thing this series has ever done ever x
The controls are so fucking ass it's not even funny. Turning takes so long and this has never been a problem in any previous game. The prince turn now activates when you press either joystick instead of both, and holy shit this is a terrible idea with controllers that are this infamously sensitive. Running into an object will take like 15 seconds off the level because your katamari can't figure out how to turn around without flipping and half the time once you get it adjusted it'll just flip back anyway. There are levels that are borderline unplayable because of this
The difficulty of the levels themselves, not accounting for hardware issues, is dumbed down compared to previous installments. Even the "borderline unplayable" ones are technically hard to fail most of the time. I'm not mad at this either, this game is obviously trying to find a balance between appealing to old fans and to kids who have never played a video game before, and that's literally fine I love that for them. But with all the "challenges" and emphasis on replaying levels, it feels like a missed opportunity to optionally raise the bar a little.
This is a problem I stopped noticing when I stopped playing on my tv--which, again, supports my theory that this is a switch game first and formost--but the screen feels cluttered to the point of being incomprehensible in some levels, including the literal tutorial. I don't know if the colors are just brighter or if there's just less visible depth to everything or what, but I haven't been able to play the game in it's fullscreen glory for more than ten minutes. This is genuinely unforgivable.
The king talks a LOT, and that makes the previous issue even worse. Even in handheld mode it's distracting. Personally I enjoy it more often than not but I think I'm in the minority about this.
There are. So many cutscenes for no reason, usually in the middle of the gameplay. None of them come with any warning, and affect the gameplay in a way that despawns whatever you were in the middle of chasing half the time. Why the fuck did Honey disappear the second the king opened his mouth. I would find this charming if let you know ahead of time what size it happened at, like with the area divisions, but as it is it's mostly an annoyance.
I really, REALLY miss endless mode
And yep they delivered with the king thirst trapping so at the very least the game is playable. Thank god
Anyway i only just got to the ancient greece world so i probably dont get to have an opinion yet idk. My verdict for now is that I like what it wants to be but I dislike that it's a switch game. It mostly made me want to play we ♡ katamari again.
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