beautiful. somehow, i have full confidence i'll be enjoying this one quite a lot. btw, i never imagined a 'non-conventional' controls console could be such a platformer haven after all.baka kitsune said:Just popping in here with more updates and information.
Pub US - Klonoa (Wii)
Video advertisement showing what you do in Klonoa. They're clearly marketing this towards children which isn't really a bad thing I guess. I just hope it doesn't scare older gamers from playing it because it really would appeal to all ages.
Namco Bandai's Klonoa Page
There's no official website but at least they've got something up for the game now on their main website. I was getting a little worried there since the game is due in less than a month.
Wow, that's a steal. Here's hoping it shows some decent sales. I'd really like to see a proper original Klonoa game before the generation is over.MiniDitka said:Just saw at Gamestop the game is now 29.99(old price 39.99)
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=74047
Hero of Legend said:Was that Mona Marshall who voiced the ad? And I assume that's Klonoa speaking?
If that's Klonoa, his speaking voice isn't so bad, not as old as the "wahoos" made him sound.
MiniDitka said:Just saw at Gamestop the game is now 29.99(old price 39.99)
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=74047
baka kitsune said:I think the voice is Huepow (now Hewpoe according to the namco page). And yeah, it doesn't sound bad at all. I hope someone puts up some English videos of the cutscenes soon. I'm really curious to hear how they sound.
Volcynika said:Hm, might cancel my Amazon order if their price doesn't reflect that.
Yes Boss! said:If that is the new price Amazon will reflect it in a few days...and then will likely offer it for $26.99. Getting excited for this one, never ever played a Klonoa game.
The GBA games are good, but they're more puzzle/platformers than the main games, which are pretty much pure platforming goodness. I'd suggest hunting down Lunetea's Veil on PS2 before Empire of Dreams or Dream Champ Tournament on GBA. Ultimately all of them are worth a try though.cooljeanius said:Nintendo Power reviewed this. They gave it a 9.0. That's a bit higher than I was expecting. My interest is increased. Also, if I'm interested in this, should I try to find the GBA games first/too?
I think there's always some confusion with these terms because they're so loosely defined. The level design is supposedly more or less the same, but I think you could call it as much a remake as a port because it's not using the same engine or assets as the original and they've made a bunch of minor gameplay tweaks. From what I've seen it looks like a very faithful remake rather than a complete "re-imagining".Father_Brain said:Would it be accurate to say that this is more a graphically redone port than a full-fledged remake? Going by videos on YouTube, the level design seems to be almost completely unchanged from the original PS1 game.
Well, considering I don't have a PS2, Lunetea's Veil is kind of out of the question... good to hear that the GBA games are good though.GrotesqueBeauty said:The GBA games are good, but they're more puzzle/platformers than the main games, which are pretty much pure platforming goodness. I'd suggest hunting down Lunetea's Veil on PS2 before Empire of Dreams or Dream Champ Tournament on GBA. Ultimately all of them are worth a try though.
cooljeanius said:Nintendo Power reviewed this. They gave it a 9.0. That's a bit higher than I was expecting. My interest is increased. Also, if I'm interested in this, should I try to find the GBA games first/too?
Curse you Europeans what with your socialized medicine and getting Little King's Story early. We savedlegend166 said:This coming out on May 22 is perfect. Gives me a month to play Little King's Story. Awesome.
AniHawk said:Curse you Europeans what with your socialized medicine and getting Little King's Story early. We savedyour ass in World War II.and kicked
AniHawk said:Curse you Europeans what with your socialized medicine and getting Little King's Story early. We savedyour ass in World War II.and kicked
Mohonky said:God this shit gets old......
legend166 said:Australia isn't in Europe. And if you didn't get to use Australia as a base of operations in the Pacific, Japan would have won.
WHAT NOW, HUH, HUH.
Anyway, you get ExciteBots and we don't
Volcynika said:When does LKS come out in North America?
Hero of Legend said:Mid to late May if I recall.
Yeah, the wait's getting irritating, but if the reviews has been of any indication (92, 90, and 80 IIRC), then it's been damn well worth it!
Volcynika said:Yeah, I want it to hell and back, but I also have Excitebots, Klonoa, Punch Out, Devil Summoner 2, and Cross Edge altogether.........but I'll still order LKS!
Hero of Legend said:Gulp, you may want to ignore my date estime of LKS...
Make that near the end of June according to Amazon...
Ahem...
*SCREAMS AND EXPLODES*
Volcynika said:Noooooooooooooooooo, XSeed, why have you forsaken us!
Hero of Legend said:I also don't understand as it's coming out in EU on April 26. Why the delay?
U K Narayan said:Wait. What the Hell? Are they not using the fictional language that Klonoa 2 used? (I've only played Klonoa 2.) If so, that's pretty shitty.It won't stop me from buying the game, but -- still....
EDIT:
Oh, so they might include the original voice.
yoursisterspretty said:Its been confirmed that the original Klonoa language is selectable.
The real news is that the Nintendo Power review mentions a mirror mode! (And that Namco is advertising the game on the back cover.
Volcynika said:Yeah, I want it to hell and back, but I also have Excitebots, Klonoa, Punch Out, Devil Summoner 2, and Cross Edge altogether.........but I'll still order LKS!
AniHawk said:...You could probably sit Cross Edge out.
Volcynika said::lol
Amazon lowered their price, but just to $32.99
D:
I'll wait a little longer to see if the 29.99 thing happens.
Yes Boss! said:They lowered the price to the official $29.99. My preorder still says $32.99 though, strange.
Expect it to hit $27.99 shortly.
baka kitsune said: