Review: Katamari Forever OST



Now, I'm no video games journalastic historianist, but I seem to remember that the very first Katamari Damacy game was something of a slow burn. In my own circle, it was the very definition of a word of mouth sensation. I had no idea what it was, but I had heard from a gradually growing number of people that it was awesome and amazing and weird and totally addictive and all those other things that it is. I think the thing that finally sold me was hearing about how "Japanese" it was. Well OK then, I guess I'll have to check it out, I said to my dog, who I don't think I had at the time and who I am now retconning into my narrative.

My dog and I found the game for a super low price and we instantly won over by the simple box art and design. Two seconds and it already looked like nothing we had seen before. A few minutes into playing it and we were both eternally lost to its bizarre charms. And by "we" and I mean me and my dog. Seriously, the thought of her playing a video game is so cute and is now distracting my thoughts.

I was personally drawn in more by the soundtrack than the game itself, and I don't think I'm alone there. To say it was a breath of fresh-air would be lazy and boring, so let's call it a bottle of absinthe to a chronic alcoholic with nothing left to live for. I couldn't get enough and I didn't want to hear about anything else until I had consumed it all. Every new installment of the series was a new fix. Sure, it may have never been quite as magical and deleterious as the first time, and I always needed a little more, and I went blind, but I still welcomed them all like an old friend returning with a new bottle of sweet, sweet poison.

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2 comments:

Melanie Bentz Barwiler said...

Yeah, but the game so needs to come out onto other platforms. Would love to see it on the ds or the wii, but alas, i'm sure my dreams are not going to come true.

Zac Bentz said...

Hi Melanie! :D

Yeah, it would be nice to see the franchise expand a bit, but I don't think it sells nearly well enough for it to be worthwhile for them to attempt. It does seem like it would be an interesting Wii game though...