Katamari Damacy and Its Perfect Sequel

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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[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!

[Lulink]

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.

[GreyFox_Mk._II]

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.

[justapotato]

Katamari is just like a boss character for the pikmin series.

[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!

[Kriseiri]

We Love Katamari IS a perfect sequel. A straight up masterpiece, I fear.

[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!

[heyitsmek]

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.

[Hunter-xhim]

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.

[Freak_Gamer]

Why the hell does this video not have more views? This is quality content!

[Ruckus]

1:42:17!!!! We are moved to tears by the sheer size of this thing. This is so incredible! Happy, happy, so happy. We want to turn it into a star right now!

[malimaui]

Katamari Forever holds a special place in my heart

[duncanlove]

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.

[no_fishman]

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.

[aaroncriswell]

I completely forgot about the PS2 demo disc. I play those demo stages so many times and was finally lucky enough to play the game in high school. Terrific video!

[NobleAbsinthe]

This is my favorite review of Katamari, you're an excellent YouTuber! Please make more content like this. This is your first video I watched and I loved every second of it.

[UFereSanyo]

I watched this entire video while cleaning the house and stuff just to realize at the end that you're an independent creator with a considerable small amout of subscribers and views overall and to that I gotta say... I am so impressed and delighted by the quality of every single bit of this video. The structure and narration is on point and easy to follow and track back. The visuals as well as soundwork are impeccable, with a clean microphone quality and well handled levels of volume for all the layers. The sheer amount of polish you out into this video makes it by far probably the best in a Retrospective/ Commentary video I've seen on the 8 years I've been consuming youtube so far, maintaining a super high level of quality all through and while being biased on some parts, you being aware of it and even noting how it may affect the final product, it became a non issue. I want to congratulate you on this Piece of work you pulled out 2 months ago as of posting this comment. Guaranteed Subscription and Like from my part.

Outstanding work!

[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