We Love Katamari Preview

1up.com has a first look with video of the upcoming We Love Katamari. From the article: "Without question, the new game is its father's son -- very literally so, in fact. (The narrative that appears between stages details the tough-love story of the fruity King Of All Cosmos and his childhood struggles to win the acceptance of his own stern and cold-hearted dad.) More to the point, the gameplay itself is largely unchanged from last year's surprise hit. The control scheme is exactly the same, and the fundamental concept of rolling things into a giant katamari ball within a certain time limit remains intact as well."

Comments

Hopefully this sets a trend

[dannyitc]

Katamari was the epitome of everything that is good about gaming. A low-budget (which thankfully was reflected in the price), addictive, intuitive, fun and creative game that focused on gameplay. A breath of fresh air in a market too often filled with games with huge production values and flashy graphics that attempt to overshadow poorly done game mechanics.

Keita Takahashi's speech at the Game Developer's Conference was very interesting, to say the least, and I think more game developers would benefit from listening to what he has to say.

Re:Hopefully this sets a trend

[generic-man]

EB's taking pre-orders at $30. The sequel sells in Japan for about ¥4400, which is the same as the original cost at launch. The Japanese version is effectively a budget title compared to the usual ¥6850 price point for new games there.

Sing it with me!

[jwriney]

All together now...

Na naaaaaaaaaaaa, na na na na na na, na, na naaaaah na nana naaaaaaa...

Na NAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, na na na na na na (etc)

--riney