Articles from August 2009

When I’m not editing the podcast or swimming in my Olympic size swimming pool filled with money, I’m usually playing a video game or two. Seeing as this site desperately needs some new segments, I thought I could give recommendations on games I’ve enjoyed. These won’t be reviews since I’ve never fancied myself as a critic. If I enjoyed it I’ll recommended it, if I hated I’ll tell you to be wary. These will probably mostly be Wii games since as we all know, 70% of Wii games is a sea of crap.

Klonoa is remake of a PlayStation game originally released in 1997. I never played any of these games so I picked up this one not really expecting  much. What I found was a fun sidescroller with a interesting twist. You see the levels don’t move on a traditional 2D plane. The paths wrap around buildings, go further into the countryside, and branch out into multiple paths making exploration pretty fun. You can also interact with objects outside your path, making for some interesting puzzles.

The gameplay was something I really enjoyed since the jump button is mapped to the A button, and attack is mapped B. This makes jumping and shooting using the Wiimote and Nunchuk setup simple to use because you’re able to hit both buttons easily. It’s a control system that needs to be used in more platformers. 

The visuals were great too. They were nice and colorful, and really added to the worlds you explore.

A lot of people have criticized Klonoa as being too easy and I can definitely see their point. However I’d compare it to playing any of the Kirby games. They’re all very easy games, but it still doesn’t take away from how fun the gameplay is. Also Klonoa features some jumps that almost had me throwing my controller in rage at the nearest living thing.

Currently the game is priced at 30 bucks and I think that’s pretty reasonable. If you’ve got nothing to play I’d highly recommend Klonoa, especially if you’ve never played the original.

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