They all feature wandering enemies of some kind, usually roaming in a back and forth pattern. They all stick to similar, simplistic control schemes – jumping, running, throwing and/or hitting. While the polish and beauty of the game is to do with its excellent remastering, you can see the bones of the original platformer in every jump and move.Įarly 2000s platforming games all share similar features beyond their multi-coloured mascots. Door to Phantomile, the first game in the franchise, is a dazzling and mechanically-tight adventure filled with gorgeous landscapes and a neat layer of puzzling. Playing the game in remastered form, it’s even more of a mystery why Klonoa never broke into the mainstream. While fondly remembered, it was a niche series with only scattered entries across various consoles. Unfortunately, Klonoa didn’t get the same treatment, for reasons that remain unclear. Platforming games dominated the era of Klonoa‘s birth, with Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon being major successes that went on to spawn long-running franchises. Can you be nostalgic for a game you’ve never played before? Prior to playing Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series, I’d disagree – but hours into this charming remaster, which packages Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil into one delightful game, I’ve become entranced by the Klonoa franchise, and how it brims with early 2000s nostalgia.
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