Katamari Damacy is one of the best games I've ever played.
Saturday, September 25th, 2004 - 2:01am
That is all. Sanjuro out.
Morrolan wrote:
If there were any justice in the world, 'emoticons' would be a failed eighties Transformers spin off movie, in which all the bots transform into a symbol of an emotion, and which preaches gay rights.
And only 20 bucks to boot!
It really has a great vibe to it. Sort of Pac-Man, Tetris, and LSD all rolled (har!) into one.
"Raise high the black flags, my children."
-- Gebhard von Blucher.
I''ll pick it up as soon as I can find a copy.
"Also, I have four legs and am covered in wool. Baa!" *Legion* reveals his inner furry.
Okay pardon my ignorance but what the hell is that ?
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http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/245460.asp
That''s where I got mine. I would order it now, I doubt this game is going to be around much longer.
Oh. PS2. No wonder why it didn''t ring a bell.
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Man, just looking at those screenshots makes my head hurt!
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When I got up this morning the girls were playing it, but stuck on a level so they made me play it to get them through. A little cheerleading squad makes it even more surreal. ""Daddy! Get the snails! Daddy! Get the tree frogs! Daddy! Get the pencils! Oh, you got those sparrows!""
"Raise high the black flags, my children."
-- Gebhard von Blucher.
A friend of mine runs a Gamestop store and I buy most of my stuff from him. They sold out on the game on me though
Heh I wanted to slap the third key who should have known I would like a game like that 
(I used to work with both the manager and the third key at a diffrent Gamestop) Heh he gave me the usual you didn''t reserve it crap, and I laughed and told him they never offered it to me to reserve.
I frankly thought it wasn''t coming out for another month or two, shrug, probably hit up the Best Buy to see if they got it.
"Also, I have four legs and am covered in wool. Baa!" *Legion* reveals his inner furry.
Seriously, I can not express in mere words how high-quality this game is. The soundtrack is amazing. The gameplay is so simple and yet so utterly immersive it''s ridiculous. My notoriously game-picky girlfriend is hopeless entertained just by watching others play the game. I had some friends over to drink some beers and play Halo and the last two hours evolved into taking turns watching everyone play single-player Katamari Damacy.
For $20, you cannot go wrong. It is easily worth $40 or $50. I toyed with writing a review for this game, but I can''t say anything that the fine GameSpot review already mentioned, except that I would score the game slightly higher.
Get this one sooner rather than later; my GameStop got a grand total of 3 copies in late last Thursday afternoon, they were gone by close of business that night (counting the one I took home
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Morrolan wrote:
The Fry''s flyer today (or maybe it was Friday, either way, prices good til Tuesday) had it listed for $15. At $15, even if you really don''t like it, you could wrap it as a XMas present for someone.
"And my son, too, thinks everything is a launchpad, every bug a meal, and every sunny day a reason to take all your clothes off and roll around in the grass." - rabbit
Played the original Japanese release to death. Not sure if it''s epic enough to qualify as game of the year, but it''s easily the ""must play"" game of the year. It''s like spitting in the face of all the developers that are trying to outdo eachother with more and more grand game designs. This is very much in the spirit of Nintendo--they just made something that is ""fun"".
Spread the word, buy it as a random gift for people, anything you can. The world needs more games like this...
What in the hell is the purpose of this weird looking game? It looks like one of those games that folks either love or hate...
Yankees rock, you know it's true...
Sanjuro,
Is it worth buying a PS2 for?
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It''s worth buying your neighbor''s PS2 for $50, but as great as this game is, it''s not worth $150. It can be ''beaten'' in a day, but it has weeks of replay value. It''s the kind of game you''ll pick up every couple of months and play obsessively for a day or so.
Not worth a PS2 though, 1d. If you''re really juiced about Grand Theft Auto and Gran Turismo and you''re on the fence about the purchase, maybe Katamari would put you over the edge.
Morrolan wrote:
Well basically all the stars in the sky get wiped out and you''re trying to rebuild them by rolling a ball around. It''s like making a snowman except instead of snow you''re rolling around picking up pretty much anything that happens to be laying around like food, people and tacks. It is actually a lot wierder than that and a hell of a lot of fun.
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Read this today... and I''m not sure if it''s supposed to be sarcasm or not.
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I dunno, man. It is an interesting thought; however, I maintain that the Japanese have some really f***ed up brownies...
MechaSlinky wrote:
-on L4DI don''t particularly think that Katamari is an allegory, although I can see where the guy is coming from. Game still rocks.
Morrolan wrote:
No just years of sexual frustration. This is probably a sexual metaphor for them.
McChuck wrote:
I have a freind who spent 3 months in Japan. According to him, the ladies absolutely LOVE non-asian guys.
If I were an asian guy and all the hot chicks were getting snatched up by people like ME, I''d be a little frustrated too...
"PEACE ON EARTH. GOOD WILL TO MEN. PUBLIC SHELTER. ADMISSION 50¢"
It''s true. Very true. That''s the main reason why I plan on teaching English there.
McChuck wrote: