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Katamari Damacy REROLL |OT| Now available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
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I made it out alive!
I got one of the four copies our store ( the largest in Austin TX) received
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Domo arigato. $19 is a lot better than $30! Can confirm this works for US.
Thanks for sharing. I thought the port was going to be a shambles but it looks alright.
Played a couple levels on PC. It's hard to nail down what the framerate is, I think some of the rolling and physics is locked to a lower setting, it seems to speed up (or rather, smooth out) during transitions and non-rolling things. But the framerate counter in Steam stays at 144 the whole time, and it's hard to nail down otherwise just looking at it. I think we'll need DF or NX Gamer to give us a more specific answer to what it's doing. I wonder if this would count as a new game or part of DF Retro? lol
The game's smooth, though, no complaints about how it runs overall. It's been long enough since I've played the original that it doesn't feel that weird doing it with an X360 controller (I thought the offset sticks might feel weird compared to the side-by-side ones on Playstation, but it feels fine).
It's still Katamari, though, and it's still fun. No complaints except the wonky startup sequence before you can adjust the settings... that's an odd choice, but I'm past it, so it doesn't matter any more.
The game's smooth, though, no complaints about how it runs overall. It's been long enough since I've played the original that it doesn't feel that weird doing it with an X360 controller (I thought the offset sticks might feel weird compared to the side-by-side ones on Playstation, but it feels fine).
It's still Katamari, though, and it's still fun. No complaints except the wonky startup sequence before you can adjust the settings... that's an odd choice, but I'm past it, so it doesn't matter any more.
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i just woke up and i'm catching up with TGA, i'll soon update the OP with new info now that the steam version is out
edit: oh wow, 20 euroes but 30 dollars?! lucky you, europeans.
the game still isn't out yet in the US eshop, but you can download the demo now.
could anyone who got the game on steam tell me the game size on pc?
edit: oh wow, 20 euroes but 30 dollars?! lucky you, europeans.
the game still isn't out yet in the US eshop, but you can download the demo now.
could anyone who got the game on steam tell me the game size on pc?
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Was hoping this would be up for buy on the US eshop when I got home from work. Guess I'll have to decide if wanna buy digital or jam to gamestop in the morning. I wanna get some rollin' time in before my copy of smash arrives or I have to go to work. Whichever comes first :s
It's refreshing to be once profiting from publishers not understanding how EUR/USD conversion rates work( EUR is both stronger, and you have to account with higher VAT, generally).
I just briefly played the game yesterday, and it seems quite amazing. Great to be experiencing this series on PC as well.
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oh so the controller pics that were datamined from the switch demo were just for the pc version? i thought maybe they were hinting at possible ps4/xbo versions coming later.
So how is the Switch port holding up? The demo was okay but I am wondering about performance in later levels. Asking because I have the jp retail copy on pre-order.
Retail release was always going to be later than digital download for this game.
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yeah, according to amazon.jp and the developer site the release date for the japanese physical switch version is the 20th.
Oh wow, I didn't think to check but it actually does have full DualShock 4 support! By connecting my DualShock 4 natively, button graphics and text are replaced with DS4 equivalents.
("SHARE Button")
"Press Options", as opposed to "Press Start"
Vibration is still supported, too. It also uses the DualShock 4's light bar; it's static light blue.
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that's great. i guess that answers ephexia 's questionOh wow, I didn't think to check but it actually does have full DualShock 4 support! By connecting my DualShock 4 natively, button graphics and text are replaced with DS4 equivalents.
("SHARE Button")
"Press Options", as opposed to "Press Start"
Vibration is still supported, too. It also uses the DualShock 4's light bar; it's static light blue.
As it turns out if you change your language to Japanese, O automatically becomes the confirm button and X becomes the cancel button as well; few games actually do that (Ni no Kuni II on PC was another) so that's a nice detail.Oh wow, I didn't think to check but it actually does have full DualShock 4 support! By connecting my DualShock 4 natively, button graphics and text are replaced with DS4 equivalents.
("SHARE Button")
"Press Options", as opposed to "Press Start"
Vibration is still supported, too. It also uses the DualShock 4's light bar; it's static light blue.
I don't think so. But there is no EU retail release, that's why I had to import one from Japan.
Katamari Damacy Reroll apparently relies on a DLL called "PS2 Katamari Simulation" in the Unity plugins. Maybe that's why the controls, physics and such feel so faithful to the original game, while the rest of the game was redone in Unity.
Perhaps that's why some aspects of the game are capped at 30 FPS but several animations are unlocked, because it's a "Frankenstein's monster" of sorts with the underlying game logic taken from the original game?
It's a really interesting effort of engineering, I suppose.
Perhaps that's why some aspects of the game are capped at 30 FPS but several animations are unlocked, because it's a "Frankenstein's monster" of sorts with the underlying game logic taken from the original game?
It's a really interesting effort of engineering, I suppose.
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since you have the steam version, could you tell me the game size on pc? i want to add it to the OP.Katamari Damacy Reroll apparently relies on a DLL called "PS2 Katamari Simulation" in the Unity plugins. Maybe that's why the controls, physics and such feel so faithful to the original game, while the rest of the game was redone in Unity.
Perhaps that's why some aspects of the game are capped at 30 FPS but several animations are unlocked, because it's a "Frankenstein's monster" of sorts with the underlying game logic taken from the original game?
It's a really interesting effort of engineering, I suppose.
Seems to be about 3.05 GB.
For whatever reason Steam says ~3.4 GB though. Not sure why.
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thanks :)Seems to be about 3.05 GB.
For whatever reason Steam says ~3.4 GB though. Not sure why.
I've never actually played this game, but I've listened to its soundtrack a thousand times. The glitchy/quirky/cheerful vibe it provides never fails to cheer me up. Probably among my favorite soundtracks ever. Well, time to correct this omission in my gaming catalogue!
Katamari Damacy Reroll apparently relies on a DLL called "PS2 Katamari Simulation" in the Unity plugins. Maybe that's why the controls, physics and such feel so faithful to the original game, while the rest of the game was redone in Unity.
Perhaps that's why some aspects of the game are capped at 30 FPS but several animations are unlocked, because it's a "Frankenstein's monster" of sorts with the underlying game logic taken from the original game?
It's a really interesting effort of engineering, I suppose.
Now I really want to know how they made this... it feels so close to the PS2 original that I assumed it was a full source port in another custom engine. The fact it feels so correct while also running in such a versatile engine like Unity is fascinating.
Indeed, it's doubly interesting since MONKEYCRAFT is a relatively new company (they were founded in 2012) with not a lot of pedigree: They previously did some design/programming contract work for Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time and a Nintendo Switch game by FuRyu that I'm unfamiliar with, and Katamari Damacy Reroll's their third and latest credited game. LWA actually uses Unity too, incidentally. Not sure about the FuRyu game though.
They have at least six other things in the pipeline; the majority are mobile games, one just for Switch.
http://monkeycraft.co.jp/work.html
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My local GameStop had physical copies in so I grabbed one! I never played the original except at a friend's house so I think this should be fun.
I have to wonder if it can be reverse-engineered at all...Katamari Damacy Reroll apparently relies on a DLL called "PS2 Katamari Simulation" in the Unity plugins. Maybe that's why the controls, physics and such feel so faithful to the original game, while the rest of the game was redone in Unity.
Perhaps that's why some aspects of the game are capped at 30 FPS but several animations are unlocked, because it's a "Frankenstein's monster" of sorts with the underlying game logic taken from the original game?
It's a really interesting effort of engineering, I suppose.
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i'm reading online that the shop updates at 12 PM EST which should be in 10 minutes...
it's a fantastic game, i wish this was my first time playing the game. i've probably forgotten almost everything about it tho so it'll be pretty much like the first time.
Crossing my fingers! Was hoping to get some time in since I won't be able to play until Sunday
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i was so excited for the game to come out that i had forgotten i have garbage internet. *sigh* guess i'll just go and take a LONG shower.
no other platform has been announced so far, they may come later, but we don't know when.
For anyone interested in the PC version
https://www.wingamestore.com/product/9951/Katamari-Damacy-REROLL/
Game is $18.25/EUR 16 on wingamestore. It MIGHT be a price error but if the page loads, change currency at bottom of page and if the price suits you grab it.
They are legal key sellers btw.
https://www.wingamestore.com/product/9951/Katamari-Damacy-REROLL/
Game is $18.25/EUR 16 on wingamestore. It MIGHT be a price error but if the page loads, change currency at bottom of page and if the price suits you grab it.
They are legal key sellers btw.
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I'm planning on picking up 2 phys copies tonight, one for me and one for my sister as a xmas gift. Can't wait.