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March 29, 2004

Katamari Damashii @09:07 PM

Tracy described this game at GDC's Experimental Game Workshop. It sounded great, and I'm contemplating ordering from play-asia.

of note is the fact that this game is no. 1 on play-asia right now, despite the fact that apparently it sold horribly in japan...

This amusing Japanese game features a ball rolling around an environment that absorbs every object it encounters in its path. Each object sticks to the surface of the ball as if with glue, and as each new object is added, the rolling dynamic of the ball changes to reflects the ball's new shape.

At first, the ball absorbs small objects: lollipops, horseshoes, trash cans, small animals... but as the ball gets larger, the scale increases, allowing a player to absorb fence poles, light posts, road signs, and palm trees. As the ball heads out into the larger world, it can absorb pedestrians, cars, skyscrapers, and eventually, the very countries and continents themselves.

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Great! Bring it to the lab, if u can:)

Posted by: jenova at March 30, 2004 01:05 AM

currently playing this game. it is amazing -- probably the most fun I've had playing a game since mario bros. Will bring it by the lab tomorrow if anyone wants to play.

check out this interesting story from gamespy:

http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/katamari-damashii/504503p1.html?fromint=1

turns out this project started at a Japanese University by some kid -- was basically his thesis project.

...trying to figure out how to save in kanji is hard, though...

Posted by: will at April 15, 2004 08:28 PM