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Xbox 360 Live demo availability thread
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GuessWho said:
You're basing your opinion of past games on a four minute demo? I'm not saying BK is going to push the Katamari envelope (as we all know it will not), but the Katamari Damacy is one the most inventive and original games I've ever played. I guess this isn't the right thread for this argument, though.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
So which game do you think you will be playing the most, The Club or Stranglehold?McBacon said:
Can someone explain to me what the hell I'm supposed to be doing it Katamari?
So, you have to hold both analogue sticks in the direction you want to roll the ball, right? And then loads of stuff gets stuck to the ball.
But, what's the point in that? Am I supposed to be picking up certain objects? Or what? It doesn't tell you what the point is or what your objective is. And I've not played a Katamari game before.
So, you have to hold both analogue sticks in the direction you want to roll the ball, right? And then loads of stuff gets stuck to the ball.
But, what's the point in that? Am I supposed to be picking up certain objects? Or what? It doesn't tell you what the point is or what your objective is. And I've not played a Katamari game before.
pswii60 said:
You can pick up nearly every object, but only once your ball is big enough. So, at first you will be picking up small things that can fit on your ball, then once your ball gets big enough, it will do this cool growing thing, and this allows you to go and grab bigger things. (Damn beaten, might still be useful though) This keeps on going until you can get houses and such (or so I believe). This is my first Katamari game too, I liked the demo, think I might rent the full game.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
You just roll around and hum NAAAAA NA NA NA NA NA NAAAA NAA NA NAAA NAAAA NA NAAA NA NA NA NA NA NApswii60 said:
SapientWolf said:
Ahh now I get it!
Nope. This is the first time a game has been completely lost on me.
Speevy said:
Oh actually, I think we're getting somewhere now. So, you have to get it to a certain size within the time limit to progress to the next level?? Is that the objective? If so, it's all starting to make sense. I take it there are varying environments?
pswii60 said:
Yes, that's exactly it. And you can go back and revisit levels to get better scores (read: bigger diameters). Certain stages require you to only roll up one type of thing, of course, these stages are usually massively populated by different versions of that thing.
There are varying environments, sort of. You start to realize that you're rolling up things in the same environment, only on much different scales. While you may start out rolling up stuff on top of a table, another stage has you rolling stuff in a house, which has that table in it, another stage has you rolling up stuff in a park, which is in the same town as the house, while yet another stage has you rolling up the house and the park themselves.
Someone mentioned above that you get big enough to roll up houses...this is true, but you get bigger. Much, much bigger. Much.
Stapler Gonzales
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In We Love Katamari, you roll up Planets on the last level.
pswii60 said:
Hmm, I guess the demo failed in that aspect...there is an objective in Katamari but I don't think there is one in the demo. The game is mostly just a chill game anyway, sit back and relax type of game. In the other games, you had to roll the Katamari to a certain size within a time limit. In order to be successful, you would have to prioritize which items to roll over and build your Katamari large enough to amass bigger objects. In the 2nd one, the objectives got a bit more varied, like racing around a track with a non-stop Katamari. But still, the game overall is suppose to be easy and relaxing.
Hitler Stole My Potato
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Nothing was better than building the moon in the first Katamari. Starting off collecting stuff as small as dice and thumbtacks to the point where you get so big that you were wrapping up continents, weather systems, etc. Really cool little game.
Of course if you've never play Katamari, the demo doesn't show anything at all. I don't know why they didn't have one full level with objectives. That 3 minute pointless meandering demo probably did more harm than good.
Of course if you've never play Katamari, the demo doesn't show anything at all. I don't know why they didn't have one full level with objectives. That 3 minute pointless meandering demo probably did more harm than good.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
the beautiful katamari demo was shit. am i crazy, or did the cleaned up textures and framerate make the game look like wacky dog shit?
if you base your opinion of katamari solely on that demo, may god have mercy on your poor soul
if you base your opinion of katamari solely on that demo, may god have mercy on your poor soul
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
But then why would anyone buy the game?Wario64 said:
Zombie James
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Katamari is Katamari (which is awesome), but I agree that the demo is too short. Three minutes? Common, it should have been five, at least.
Hitler Stole My Potato
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The demo doesn't necessarily have to have more levels (although that'd be greatly appreciated 
) but it needed to have at least one FULL level. I'm not sure what I'd think about Katamari if I played that demo and didn't have any previous experience with the other games in the series.
) but it needed to have at least one FULL level. I'm not sure what I'd think about Katamari if I played that demo and didn't have any previous experience with the other games in the series.CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
They got your moneyz, anyway.dk_ said:
blame space
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I will admit that the BK demo is pretty retarded. I mean, I would imagine a lot of the people downloading it have never played a Katamari game before, so why do they give them a 3 minute demo that would only feel at home to people familiar with the series? It's a nice way for Katamari fans to see what the game will look and play like on the 360, but for swaying new people, it's awful.
EDIT: Pretty much exactly what Hilter Stole My Potato said.
EDIT: Pretty much exactly what Hilter Stole My Potato said.
It's simple, yet adictive to plan your route to maximize your size.you'd think it's garbage.Hitler Stole My Potato said:The demo doesn't necessarily have to have more levels (although that'd be greatly appreciated
RattleHead_
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Same here, I just wish they gave us a bit more time in the demo.homez99 said:
InsertCredit
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bloody off-topic, but I keep wondering what movie your avatar's from.MMaRsu said:
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Jtyettis said:
skate demo sent to die.
I really loved the demos of Beautiful Katamari Stranglehold and bioshock. Plus I was really surprised with Ace combat 6 man that game looks good, totally love it.
I don't see the hate with Beautiful Katamari try playing it on the PSP (my thumb hurts
). Online Katamari with leaderboards ahhh that's enough for me.
I don't see the hate with Beautiful Katamari try playing it on the PSP (my thumb hurts
). Online Katamari with leaderboards ahhh that's enough for me.Hitler Stole My Potato
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bigswords said:I don't see the hate with Beautiful Katamari try playing it on the PSP (my thumb hurts
I never understood people's technical complaints about Beautiful Katamari other than it looking just like its PS2 counterpart. All the bitching about the supposed framerate problem, b-team graphic design, or "unresponsive controls".....I'm honestly not seeing it. It's Katamari - the same as it always was.
UncleGuito
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.Hitler Stole My Potato said: