Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series Review: Lovable Platformers Showing Their Age
For many people of a certain generation, there's a unique nostalgia that comes from playing a classic mascot platformer from the late 90's or early 2000's. Game publishers have figured this out in recent times, and so more and more mascot platformers are getting remade or remastered. Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series is one of the more obscure IPs to get a hi-def treatment — the original Klonoa games have always been cult classics, but they've remained relatively unknown through the years. Nonetheless, Bandai Namco has released this HD collection in honor of the series' 25th anniversary, bundling 1997's Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and 2001's Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil together for the first time.
On the surface, Klonoa's premise seems like typical platformer fare. Both games chronicle the adventures of Klonoa the Dream Traveller, an adorable bunny-cat-thing who hops and floats through a number of equally cute worlds in 2.5D. He's accompanied by a gaggle of friends and supporting characters in each game, some of whom have predictable roles while others have weirdly darker secrets and hang-ups. The one recurring element between both games is Klonoa's mysterious ring, which shoots wind bullets to capture enemies. Enemies can be used as projectiles or to double-jump, and much of the games' platforming and puzzles revolve around that deliberately basic mechanic. But everything is not as it seems, as Klonoa ultimately discovers the true nature of these worlds and his role within them.
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It has to be said that these are very solid remasters of Klonoa and Klonoa 2 (which hasn't been on any other platform since the PS2). All the things that fans fell in love
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