Katamari Damacy 2, what would you like to see?

[FantasiaWHT]

Figure I'll start a new question in a new thread. KD is too awesome just to exist in one thread hehe.

The smashing success of this game surely guarantees us a sequel. Question is, what would you like to see in it?

For me...

Obviously more levels, more items, more secrets, etc.

Slightly more intelligent camera

2 player cooperative!!! How much fun would that be :)

More interactive enviroments- the mouse traps that send you flying are really fun, more stuff like that- elevators, springs, diving boards, maybe NPC's that pick you up and put you in a trash can or something!

Better 2 player competitive... those levels are too dull and the matches all seem to go the same way...

Special items you roll over that give you limited-use special powers, like a jump, or a one-time super roll that can pick up objects normally too large.

[Castelak]

Online score ranking system. ^^ Most definetly.

[sisko]

I'll stick with the bascs:

More levels.
Doing the same three levels over and over again can get a bit boring.

More goals.
The game was really short. Just add more to it :)

Better camera angles.
The camera angles get rather crappy at times.

Fixed mechanics.
How is it you can roll into a nook, not pick anything up, and can't roll out? Also it can get incredibly frustrating when the Katamari gets stuck on something.

[Jasoco]

Simply more of the best. I just want a sequel. Whoo. I wonder when it will be out anyway.

[tholly]

the one thing i want the most is a harder game and a lot more levels......

only 2 stars i had to do more than once....it was way tooo easy

[Jasoco]

I thought it was just the right difficulty. I don't want it TOO MUCH harder.

[tholly]

I thought it was just the right difficulty. I don't want it TOO MUCH harder.


you would have to say that it would have been a little better to have to try different things out a couple of times before passing the level though, wouldnt you

[Promophile]

An eternal mode where items you pick up are ACTUALLY added to your collection.

[Jasoco]

No, that is cheating. The whole reason Eternal mode DOESN'T add the things is because THEN it'd be too easy to complete the collection. That is NO FUN. Believe me, Eternal mode will never count. After all, E-mode is just for fun, not part of the actual game.

[punkoffgirl]

I'll stick with the bascs:

More levels.
Doing the same three levels over and over again can get a bit boring.

More goals.
The game was really short. Just add more to it :)

Better camera angles.
The camera angles get rather crappy at times.

Fixed mechanics.
How is it you can roll into a nook, not pick anything up, and can't roll out? Also it can get incredibly frustrating when the Katamari gets stuck on something.

GOD yes. Those camera angles REALLY frustrate me, because you can't even see where you're going! And then THAT leads to the "fixed mechanics" issue where you friggin get stuck and can't move a stinkin' inch. At LEAST put in a button with the functionality to shake the katamari and shed objects if you so wish, please.

[sisko]

An eternal mode where items you pick up are ACTUALLY added to your collection.

Um. They are.

[kainemaxwell]

Online play and perhaps ability to roll on other planets would be kinda cool too!

[mezrabad]

I want to see a general terror in the populace while you're still doggy sized. As if they recognize what your ball represent and they want to try to stop you. I like the cops shooting at the ball on World level and it would have been better if their firing had actually afffected us in someway.

just my 20 yen.

[calthaer]

I don't care if Eternal mode adds to the collection, but it would be nice if there were something else to DO in Eternal mode besides accomplishing the same thing you needed to do to unlock it - just slower.

[Sotenga]

As long as the King of All Cosmos' broken Engrish manages to overshadow all SNK products, I will be happy. :D

[Jasoco]

I think by unlocking Eternal mode, you should be able to play any of the level layouts on that part of the game. For instance, in the current one, you have three Eternals. One in the house, one in a town and one in the world. But the only object layout you get to dabble with is the one on that particular level. Boring. I wanna be able to play the Cygnus Constellation or Star 1, Star 2, Star 3 or any level that uses that particular map. Because there are things in other Stars/Constellations you can't get anywhere else and it'd be fun to find all the hidden secrets without a time limit on the other levels. I'm bored of Eternal 1 and 2. There's nothing I haven't gathered up. And since I can't leave the area to go into the world, it's rather boring after a couple times. But if I could play all the levels using that map, it'd be much more fun.

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

Actually, I hear that the King Of All Cosmos will get a new look:

http://www.thelogbook.com/wishlist/sagan.jpg
"Go forth and roll up billions and billions of random objects!"

[Promophile]

An eternal mode where items you pick up are ACTUALLY added to your collection.

Um. They are.

nope. I found Eternal mode to be EXTREMELY boring. It has no value at all. Items you pick up aren't added to your collection. Your constelation isn't saved. I wanted eternal mode so that I could build the biggest possible ball and have it as my constelation in those levels, and so that I could finish the annoying pieces of the collection.

[dmhawkmoon]

Umm there are at least three things from eternal that get added to your collection: the 3 eternal exclusive cousins. I thought that it added everything you got, honestly. It's not like every item in the game is in the eternal levels anyhow.

What I want to see in a sequel is a deeper scoring system to make for more heated competition. Part one seems like it's not really made for score comparisons as much as it could be. I'd like an overall score based on how big your ball was, how much time it took you until the goal size, and how many objects you picked up.

[sisko]

Umm there are at least three things from eternal that get added to your collection: the 3 eternal exclusive cousins. I thought that it added everything you got, honestly. It's not like every item in the game is in the eternal levels anyhow..

Exactly.

If nothing gets added, how is it possible that I have all of the cousins?

This is how I did it

>Check the "Cousins Catalog"
>Saw three missing
>Do "eternal #1" and find cousin
>quit level (pressing circle while paused)
>check the cousins catalog
>saw two missing

[Promophile]

erm.... Thats not what happened to me. I PICKED UP THE COUSIN and it wasn't added to my collection..... I picked up the one in Eternal #1. Hes looking in the fridge right?

[sisko]

erm.... Thats not what happened to me. I PICKED UP THE COUSIN and it wasn't added to my collection..... I picked up the one in Eternal #1. Hes looking in the fridge right?

Yep. You must have unknowingly knocked him off.

[Sylentwulf]

I wouldn't mind the world/house/town to be a bit more realistic myself. For example, make a them park layout, but make it make SENSE (animals in cages, monkeys throwing banana peels, monkey feces, peanuts shells) all the way up to rides, people, roller coasters, etc...

The thing that bugged me the most was the lines of cherries or bananas sitting in the middle of someones yard/in the park, didn't make much sense (not that the game DID make sense of course, but it was still unnecessary)

Personally, I haven't had ANY problems with the biggest things people complain about. I had no camera problems, and I've NEVER been stuck for more than 1-2 seconds ANYWHERE, and I've redone all of the levels 3-4 times each.

[Jasoco]

The random placement is what makes it what it is. You cannot make a game like this have a realistic layout.

I've only had camera problems recently.

[Promophile]

erm.... Thats not what happened to me. I PICKED UP THE COUSIN and it wasn't added to my collection..... I picked up the one in Eternal #1. Hes looking in the fridge right?

Yep. You must have unknowingly knocked him off.

No actually he was on the outside of the katami when I quit. I was looking at him.....

[sisko]

erm.... Thats not what happened to me. I PICKED UP THE COUSIN and it wasn't added to my collection..... I picked up the one in Eternal #1. Hes looking in the fridge right?

Yep. You must have unknowingly knocked him off.

No actually he was on the outside of the katami when I quit. I was looking at him.....

Then I don't know what to tell you, because he is most definitely obtainable, and only obtainable in that level :/

[Sylentwulf]

The random placement is what makes it what it is. You cannot make a game like this have a realistic layout.

I've only had camera problems recently.

Still no REAL camrea problems. Camera problems to me is mario sunshine. The only camera problems I've had were within reason, ya know, stuck over the gas station roof while I'm underneath it. Only lasts 1-2 seconds. 3 seconds tops. That's not a problem IMO.

The random placement is a bit TOO random though. I realize a typical house would be detrimental to the game, but there should be a happy medium somewhere :)

[kainemaxwell]

Only camera issues I have is if i get stuck between some objects and some object obstructs my view I gotta keep flipping around to find where I am.

[dmhawkmoon]

erm.... Thats not what happened to me. I PICKED UP THE COUSIN and it wasn't added to my collection..... I picked up the one in Eternal #1. Hes looking in the fridge right?

Yep. You must have unknowingly knocked him off.

No actually he was on the outside of the katami when I quit. I was looking at him.....

Well maybe you forgot to save after. I don't know man. Stuff you get in eternal should be added to the collection. It doesn't make sense that it wouldn't on your game but would on everyone elses... It's okay if you made a mistake somehow... No use in arguing over it.

EDIT: Make sure you check the second page of the collection, too. All 3 eternal cousins appear on the second page.