Katamari Damacy and Its Perfect Sequel

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Published 2023-05-26
In celebration of the release of We ♥ Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie, I'd like to show you everything you need to know about Katamari Damacy; what is it and what made it such a beloved cult classic, while also analyzing how its sequel might just be the quintessential follow up that’s nobody has played. And you know me, there’s some trivia thrown in for good measure too.

0:00 Opening
1:24 Katamari Damacy
34:31 We ♥ Katamari
1:36:07 Reroll
1:41:53 Endslate

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All Comments (21)
  • @Lulink013
    I'm French and can confirm the "secret track" is indeed French speech synths trying to pronounce Japanese. The word that is repeated is "Daijobu", roughly meaning "it's fine" I believe.
  • @grlyeetswrld
    Katamari is such a fun game for kids, too! Reroll was SO eye opening for the 5 year old I babysat a few years ago. she loved it when they told us things like "your katamari is x number of a specific object". she ran around and measured a bunch of stuff after each level and would find something at that same size to get a better understanding. it was so cute!
  • There's one little aspect of the game that I don't think was covered in this video, and that was the Cosmos screen in We Love Katamari. At any time in the Select Meadow, you can walk off into the background and fly off planet into space. This is a way to view the sizes and time records of the different stars and planets you've made, have a shooting star showcase if you've managed to collect all of them, and a way to even view the records of the stars and constellations you can load in from the previous save data. I found this feature out by complete accident, and it was something I won't soon forget. I really liked the sight of just seeing the repaired Great Cosmos all at once, and i liked being able to fly to each planet and star for a closer look at their model even more. It was at that moment where I realized I was playing my favorite video game all those years ago.
  • Katamari is just like a boss character for the pikmin series.
  • @Kriseiri
    We Love Katamari IS a perfect sequel. A straight up masterpiece, I fear.
  • @abra_escaped
    Thanks for reminding me that We <3 Katamari Reroll comes out in one week! Heard so many good things about the game and can't wait to try it out myself!
  • @morthemex
    Oh man I already loved Katamari, but the little cousin animations between each "chapter" were so cute and well done. Overall one of the best katamari videos I've seen. Good job!
  • @mikevsamy
    I tell you, We Love Katamari on PC at 4K 120hz on a modern OLED TV is absolutely mind-popping.
  • @CaptainComedy
    How in the name of the King does this video only have 1100 views?! Your work is absolutely remarkable, and I am thrilled someone with so much talent is on Team Katamari and helping spread the word. Hope you’re enjoying WLK Reroll!
  • @Freak_Gamer
    Why the hell does this video not have more views? This is quality content!
  • The fact We ❤ Katamari was made to be soo good that nothing after it would top it (aside from maybe Forever as a tribiut game), and knowing Keita Takahashi's background as an artist, goes to show this was the true final game.
  • @Hunter-xh2im
    The Katamari series always makes me feel nostalgic. When I was 13 I remember riding my bike to Gamestop, picking up Me & My Katamari for PSP, riding to this snow cone stand by my house for a Summertime sweet treat, then going home to play that game without a single care in the world.
  • @heyitsme7k
    This past year really has been the rise of the hour long video about Katamari huh? This is the third one I've seen, and I have to say it's the best one. You really capture the finer nuances of the gameplay and level design that alot of people brush over, which I appreciate. I'm really interested in what you'll have to say for some other games in the series, especial Me & My Katamari considering it's ranked so high despite it's poor reception. For me personally M&MK is probably the one I'm most nostalgic for even though Love is still my favorite by far.
  • @malimaui2802
    Katamari Forever holds a special place in my heart
  • "Now you may be questioning the ethics of this." Yes, thank goodness you hadn't explained it.
  • @TwoWholeWorms
    The acapella cover of Katamari on the Rocks is still one of my favourite pieces of music of all time. The guy went full ham on it, and the result was a masterpiece that I still regularly play to this day. <3
  • @duncanlove99
    Playing we love katamari on switch rn seeing this video talking more about it in detail is nice makes me wanna continue playing it more and more. I loved that katamari damacy reroll is the first official release in europe too so I wasnt able to play it for years when i realised that was the problem. I love this series so much its been with me since the early internet days and thanks to game grumps for playing them in the first place.
  • @captainjurgh8142
    When the 1st Katamari game introduced itself to the world, the sequel finalized everything. Even to this day i fondly remember this franchise, especially the said sequel WLK for how unique and wonderful it is
  • @Ujelly12.
    Huge Congrat's On This Video!!! The Katamari Series was My Entire Childhood, Started to Play it When I was 4 Year's Old!!! Speaking of The OST in We Heart Katamari, My Top 3 All Time Fav Katamari OST's are "Everlasting Love" In 1st Place, "Katamari Holiday" In 2nd Place, and Finally, "Bluffing Damacy (We Heart Katamari Version)" In 3rd Place, and My All Time Fav Cousin is Kinoko, With Shy in 2nd Place, and Also My All Time Favorite Of The Royal Family In The Katamari Series Has To Be The King's Father (As "The High King"), Known as Papa!!! My All Time Fav Katamari Game's Are We Heart Katamari AND We Heart Katamari REROLL+Royal Reverie!!! The Katamari Series Will Alway's Hace A Special Place in My Old Heart, and I won't Stop Playing it EVER!!! Ur Video Really Made My Day and i Hope More Katamari Game's Come Out in The Near Future!!! I Also Agree, My 1st 2 Katamari Game's that I've Ever Played were Katamari Damacy AND We Heart Katamari, with We Heart Katamari Being The Much Much Much Better One!!! Oh, and 12/10 as My Score for Ur Video!!! U Nailed EVERYTHING, So Huge Prop's to that As Well, yes 😇🥰😇🥰!!! Like and Reply if you Agree!!!
  • @YukaAkemi
    This video is such a love letter to katamari, it made me redownload damacy, and now I’m gonna get the sequel on switch bc of your high praise, I was going “ooooo ahhhhh” the whole time seeing ur clips from the sequel