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[@SkyfoxDartner]

Klonoa is just expanding on the infamous "Abandon Yoshi to reach goal."

[@akiradkcn]

Perfection

[@QF_Dan72]

true

[@gradient5319]

Wow accurate comparison.

[@tolstartheking]

In Super Mario World you never had to sacrifice poor Yoshi, but people make cruel levels in Mario Maker where you do, so this meme was started either by people who were bad at Mario World or some really horrible creators in Mario Maker.

[@NSegaStuff]

sounds like Argonaut in '96, if you know what i mean. ;-)

[@KeroKaminaX]

The Klonoa Webcomic wasn’t shut down due to lack of interest. It was shut down with all of namco’s other western side projects because Namco shut down the studio in charge of all of them

[@breadordecide]

Due to lack of sales and thus interest.

[@Mqstodon]

@@breadordecide of all of the western side projects, not just it specifically. So still wrong

[@breadordecide]

@@Mqstodon Bro. Even the remaster bombed in sales. Get over it. This is a cult niche game.

[@Twinklethefox9022]

@@breadordecide what do you mean?

[@catsukisubaru3715]

@@breadordecide my guy. It had nothing to do with sales specifically. An entire branch was closed due to a bunch of side projects, and said branch happened to also deal with the klonoa webcomics. You misunderstood the entire sentence, admit it and get over it.

[@Nic5Cyprus]

One thing I noticed when playing these games is that a Klonoa remake/sequel should have been released on the 3ds. This whole 2,5d perspective and the ability to shoot enemies in the foreground and background was practically made for stereoscopic 3d. At the end of the day I am glad that we got them ported to all current gen consoles but this is my dream port that will unfortunately never happen

[@darbling311]

òmg you're a genius

[@worldsboss]

The 3DS had way more potential than ended up coming to pass regardless. It still saddens me that it’s dead.

[@Aceshot-uu7yx]

I wonder how the 3ds homebrew world is doing?

[@TheGershon]

@@Aceshot-uu7yx It's slowed down by a lot ever since Switch launched, but you get the odd homebrew port every now and then. Absolutely not active enough for a couple of Unity games to get ported to it.

[@Aceshot-uu7yx]

@@TheGershon welp

[@justcallmezudo]

I always love when KZbinrs take a look at more underrated series. Klonoa is such a good franchise it’s a shame that not more people played it back when it originally came since we could’ve gotten so many more klonoa games

[@STICKOMEDIA]

Fr it's quite a treat

[@QF_Dan72]

The sweep is real

[@leohendrix7696]

@lShowSрееd 🅥 well that is klonoa fav food

[@hikaru9624]

I played the demo of Klonoa 1 to death back in the day. Never could find the full game to buy though until the Wii version only a few year back.

[@leohendrix7696]

@Grima the Fell Dragon my bad

[@videogamerzero1schannel]

I'm so glad you're checking on a series, Namco didn't do a good job on marketing but I'm thankful influencers like Fadel/Gamescage are making sure this won't fail

[@Victini7472]

FADEL FADEL FADEL FADEL

[@Deliveredmean42]

Namco doesn't really like to do good marketing when it comes to their typical main games, huh?

[@videogamerzero1schannel]

@@Deliveredmean42 Yeah it's sad they don't do a good job marketing this game and reminds me of how Square didn't market Neo The World Ends With You

[@Nirbion]

Klonoa deserves so much a happy ending, with a fullfilling life as a well-supported franchise. You did Klonoa justice!

[@fluffcake]

Praying for Klonoa 3 since it’s such a cute little series with actual emotional depth in it (and also wahooposting convinced me to give this a try)

[@perfectnamesdontexist]

I swear, the last levels of Klonoa 2 are the best I’ve ever experienced in any platformer due to all the implications it abruptly drops on you. From the music, to the background imagery, to the design aspects of the Kingdom and ruler themselves.

[@HazeEmry]

I never played Klonoa 2, too scared to. I know I'll bawl and I know the plot is gonna hit me in gut like a wrecking ball

[@JoakimOtamaa]

​@@HazeEmry Klonoa 1 hits way harder.

[@HazeEmry]

@@JoakimOtamaa I've seen the plot for 2 and my situation atm can relate more to it. 1 is more emotional but more generic

[@JoakimOtamaa]

@@HazeEmry Anyway, both games are great. Gotta get me a working laptop to emulate those GBA games. Wahoo!

[@NanaKyoto]

Considering Klonoa's unique gameplay style for its time, it might be fair to say that Namco really couldn't think of a way to effectively advertise the game, either that, or Namco was too busy marketing more important games like Tekken and the sort. But out of all the platforming series' that have fell into obscurity, Klonoa deserves another chance, and hopefully, if the Phantasy Reverie Series goes well, we might just get that long awaited Klonoa 3.

[@Evilriku13]

I think they tried to hype Klonoa up in a worse way due to the 90s edgyness and having trouble not giving away the twist about him being a dream traveler. I could have done a better advert for it like "Klonoa wakes up one morning to see his world becoming shattered! Run, jump and toss your enemies around like a basketball in Klonoa's epic journey to save his world! *some voice in the back* "Klonoa, where are you? We need you!" *titledrop* "Klonoa, let your imagination run wild!" That in itself teases stuff without spoiling too much and would sound more like something that people could lure in. But no we gotta have "blow it or get out" 🤥

[@carlbloke8797]

Agreed. And hopefully they expand on the gameplay and keep the combat that was in Heroes on GBA

[@PKSuperStar256]

​@@Evilriku13, wasn't it "Blow up or shut up"?

[@josh984gamer5]

You know Klonoa is special to Anthony if he has a special, animated intro for it

[@Toadallythebest]

@ALoo YOU SHOULD RUPURUDU... NOW!

[@QF_Dan72]

Yup

[@DrViperVideos]

It was cringe

[@aylinfernandez7845]

@@DrViperVideos you are

[@claireolimba8317]

@@DrViperVideos *You're

[@teneesh3376]

The weird thing about the collection is that the physics are based on the frame rate. And since the switch version does run at a lower frame rate then the other ports, it does play differently

[@Evilriku13]

oh thats not all, if you compare it to the OG counteparts u notice stuff missing from soundeffects, dialogue changes and tons and tons of atmosphere being lost, thanks to UE4's "everything the light touches becomes a neon light brightness standard". Like the Wii version may have, for what is given, solid graphics (I prefer them over the HD remaster/reboot) and while I dislike that Kupo does the talking more now I do am ok with what is presented there, even if it is even easier then before, and the ending scene still is problematic due to not having the dark sky or more fitting for the atmosphere. Because it's a melancholic game in the 2nd half, and Klonoa 2 does pick up on that with more symbolism and Klonoa apparently trying to coup with the trauma from the first game.

[@Lu9_ST]

​@@Evilriku13 thats a... theory except phantasy reverie is in unity not unreal... as for the original comment i definitely did notice the frame rate issues as i played the game while switching PCs, so in the older "worse" one i had quite a few problems with some of the enemy jump chains that just weren't working properly, though on the switch i imagine it's not nearly as bad

[@kaistudios5536]

@@Lu9_ST The switch version aims for 60fps but doesn't maintain it, usually dipping to around 50-55. Otherwise, it's totally presentable. I've been having a BLAST with it.

[@marinellovragovic1207]

@@Evilriku13 UE4? Every official source states that this game was made in Unity. Proven by the fact that you can straight up decompile it with tools made for Unity and get the full readable source code for both games within the collection.

[@Twinklethefox9022]

Wait so is that why I can't jump properly?

[@Taktaagic]

I still can't believe that Klonoa is back and is getting more popular. This is the dream

[@LordExetior]

Oh hi Tak, fancy meeting you here lmao

[@Taktaagic]

Glad to see that you’re not only a fan of the AntDude, but Klonoa as well

[@RhythmGrizz]

Hell yeah

[@Periwinkleaccount]

I have a klonoa kaleidoscope. I didn’t know what the character was from until I saw this video.

[@remingtongagnard4442]

I think a lot of us who played it as kids are starting to realize how important and impactful it was ! That remaster of 1/2 really landed at the perfect time

[@Ultimatebohab1990]

As someone who played Klonoa back when it came out, I’m so happy this series is getting the attention it deserves. Such an underrated game.

[@thesawyerandloganplushshow186]

I’m so happy to see Klonoa finally be brought back, this is a pretty good series

[@PhantomIchigo]

Klonoa is my favorite boy, the moment the nintendo direct announced the Phantasy Reverie Series I SCREAMED! Klonoa makes me so happy. (the only thing I'm bitter about is the fact America only got a digital release. While Europe and Japan got physical releases, WITH CUTE PRE-ORDER BONUSES!) But now he's getting a nendoroid, and maybe he'll get more merch!

[@alejjtheninja5803]

Oh, he's getting a nendo? Nifty!

[@Twinklethefox9022]

Whats a nendroid?

[@qgray14]

Yeah, I'm a little mad about the DLC Bonuses being restricted to Europe and Japan. I REALLY WANTED THE DTP COSTUME IN LUNATEA'S VEIL!!!!!

[@citrus_yellow]

⁠​⁠@@Twinklethefox9022 u probably already know by now but in case you’re still wondering a nendoroid is a chibi-styled collectible and posable figure of anime and video game characters alike. their accessories usually include 3 different expressions with some extra limbs and a stand

[@ebbandfloatzel]

Klonoa has been in the back of my mind forever. Of all of the original characters meant to be "The Animal Mascot" of the early Era of gaming... He was the one I always wanted to play, and by far is my favorite looking. Somehow after the original games released, I never found out about the gba or wii games, and since I was a Nintendo only kid... I never got a chance to play them because of that. So when I saw the Klonoa series getting a remaster... You know my childhood self felt completed. I just got through Door not too long ago, and will be playing Lunatea's Veil soon. WAHOO!

[@xbro154ever]

You’re right Antdude, this series has some big “WAHOO” energy and I can’t get enough of how cute KLONOA is as a character and how deep the lore and can be as well. Have you read some of mangas? KLONOA is a best boy but we can’t forget that Kirby is the true Best Boy of platformers

[@diaquallo]

Let's see who can win the world's cutest contest.

[@turboshazed7370]

Starfy

[@STICKOMEDIA]

@Lucas The Phantom Thief fr

[@Twinklethefox9022]

Uh... I never played Kirby so I can't say anything. I grew up with sonic and Klonoa....

[@Twinklethefox9022]

@@turboshazed7370 I thought people forgot about starfy. He looked like a Kirby character

[@drew8235]

Klonoa is such an amazing game. I'm very glad I discovered it as a kid. So happy more people can play it now, it had gotten so insanely expensive.

[@Myi6577]

"We wanted more games, not a bunch of PNGs." That's like saying books are just a bunch of letters. But in all seriousness, I'm so glad this video exists. Thanks for bringing Klonoa to more people to see!

[@GamingintheAM0801]

Exactly. And the webcomic was actually pretty good, so I was a little disappointed that he was so dismissive of it. It's so far the only Klonoa-related comic that took the character seriously.

[@PierLuc111]

I mean... If there's one character that can rivalise Kirby's cuteness , it's Klonoa. And the platforming had it's charisma , kinda like Croc. Underrated games with superb soundtrack.

[@darsterz]

i barely see anyone talking about croc, that game was the very first one i remember playing and tbh it deserves more recognition

[@poudink5791]

croc was a 3d platformer with tank controls. nothing else needs to be said about croc. they had a lot of good things going on, but none of it matters when you have tank controls. it's somehow more painful than sm64ds controls no joke.

[@darsterz]

@@poudink5791 croc 1 yeah, croc 2 has way better controls imo

[@an_impasse]

rival is also a verb

[@user-zq1vh5cc8x]

@@darsterzCroc was underated as well, both it and Klonoa games just had the problem of being too short for their own good.

[@spacejams3230]

The original Klonoa game on PS1 has a very unique hold on me. I was 6 years old when I played The Door to Phantomile and it was the first time I ever felt something when listening to music. The game's soundtrack perfectly mirrors the current mood of the story: the bouncy optimism in the early levels, the mysterious melancholy in the middle levels and the ominous tragedy as you are rushing in the final levels. The gameplay and character design were competitive with other game titles on the PS1 market, but the musical journey is something that makes Klonoa so criminally underrated Whenever I hear the soundtrack or see footage of Klonoa running around the Moon Kingdom it always brings me back to that memory of discovering. No matter where I am in life, whether it'll be my wedding/ birth of my children etc, I will always wish to return to playing Klonoa for the first time, one last time.

[@VixYW]

Didn't even know they were making this collection/remaster. Also, the Wonder Swan is common knowledge to any Digimon fan that goes deeper than the basic surface level.

[@dittomaster2141]

Good ole Ryo

[@Klonoahedgehog]

@@dittomaster2141 The most confusing character for Casual fans

[@Luxcalibur]

@@dittomaster2141 On the good ole WonderSwan

[@dittomaster2141]

If you didn’t have a WonderSwan growing up did you even have a childhood

[@VixYW]

@@dittomaster2141 I didn't even had any portable console at all.

[@SemiHypercube]

5:25 "The entire enemy inflation idea" I think other people got that covered

[@darsterz]

just remembered that dig dug runs on the same idea, also a game by namco...

[@Aidswayz]

You have single-handedly convinced me to buy this game. Hope you’re happy

[@alexanderadams9058]

Same. Knew about the franchise before this video but nothing other than knowing it existed. However after seeing gameplay and watching this vid I'm definitely buying the fantasy reverie collection as soon as I have the money (which is hopefully soon)

[@fumomofumosarum5893]

me, too - they should start paying him XD

[@TheRealityWarper08]

I'll buy it tomorrow

[@keystep8669]

Anyone here play it yet? If so, how is it?

[@yodogerik]

@@keystep8669 I recently played the demo on switch, which consists of the first 2 levels. Although platforming and gameplay is definitely very simple, albeit still good to control and satisfying enough, the care and charm of the game cannot be understated. The “2D levels that wrap around 3D worlds” is such a nice effect and makes for some extremely entertaining world designs to see, and there’s even occasionally multiple paths to traverse which get you to different parts of the world and different collectibles. And since I was only able to play the first few levels, I was only given a small taste of the story, so I can’t speak much for that, but even so the characters are very interesting and charming that I would definitely want to see more. If you have a Switch, I’d definitely suggest checking out the demo.

[@KaiTheLegend]

It’s great to see Klonoa finally getting the love and attention it deserves.

[@jju00]

The WonderSwan was created by Gunpei Yukoi, the creator of the Gameboy, after leaving Nintendo because of the VirtualBoy and just before tragically passing away on traffic accident.

[@Cult153]

Nobody realize there’s a good animation at the front I love this

[@MaskedGuyCh]

"Bandai Namco did the bare minimum marketing when this game released" I can believe that, because I didn't even know about this game before I saw this video lul I remember playing Klonoa on PS1. Solid platformer with a lot of charm. I hope Klonoa Phantasy Reverie takes off and brings enough interest to the franchise. I will be grabbing myself a copy on steam when I have the opportunity.

[@solidskullz5736]

It’s nice that they brought klonoa back. Now I can actually play it and see why people love it to much

[@QF_Dan72]

i even made my own review. Check it out kzbin.info/www/bejne/npPOma2Dm7xsr9E

[@Twinklethefox9022]

It was nice playing the first game (haven't finished it) and seeing why the game was loved. I only played Klonoa 2 and also never finished it on the PlayStation 2 or switch lite. Uh oh.....

[@IStandForTJandTAW]

You will cry.

[@qgray14]

I remember when I first discovered Klonoa. It was about 10 - 12 years ago, I went to a store called Savers and my aunt bought me and my brothers a bunch of used PS1 games. The games consisted of Ridge Racer R4 (Which will always have a special place in my heart), a few Tekken games (which were extremely awesome), and a demo disk that had Ridge Racer Turbo, Tekken 3, and the furball we all know and love......Klonoa. My brothers played Tekken and Ridge Racer the most, but when we selected Klonoa Door to Phantomile, I instantly fell in love with that game.

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

1:15 its hilariously funny and sad at the same time that #KLONOASWEEP was basically most of the advertising this game got and it was mostly just fans promoting it themselves

[@Twinklethefox9022]

Yeah. I'm sad about how little marketing it got until the day of the release

[@Evilriku13]

@@Twinklethefox9022 tbf it was prominently shown in the Nintendo direct half a year ago and I did remember it becuase of that.

[@Twinklethefox9022]

@@Evilriku13 and that's all it got until release. Like I'm still nervous about this game. I don't want the franchise to be forgotten again

[@mr.fluffyface431]

When they announced this in the nintendo direct I remember thinking "Woah, what is this and why have I never heard of it? I would have loved this as a kid!"

[@_Klonoa_]

Klonoa is one of my favorite series. And god am I happy to see the series get more attention.

[@CeHee123]

I was hoping Ant would cover this series when I saw the remaster. I'm gonna wait for it to go on sale but I really want to get this someday since Klonoa 2 is pretty pricey and I don't have the means to emulate it.

[@Mrhellslayerz]

The game is good IMO. I'm actually glad I got it at full price, not just because of its quality, but also because I genuinely believe the series deserves another chance.

[@superben5102]

The announcement of the Klonoa remakes during the Nintendo Direct made me discover about this obscure video game character. I got really hyped for the release and now since it's released, Klonoa has become one of my new favorite video game characters. I give a huge "Wahoo" to Bandai Namco for reviving this series for the modern audience to enjoy.

[@Segvent]

You damn right he is. Here's to a Klonoa 3!

[@The_AngelStar]

As someone who also did a deep dive retrospective on this series, I couldn't agree more. Also, Klonoa almost had a movie

[@goblin6000]

There was a Movie planned?

[@misterzygarde6431]

Given what Klonoa went through in the first game, I like to believe that those events made him fall asleep and wake up to the sounds of his own screams. Other than that, I’m definitely going to get Phantasy Reverie Series some time Would be down to see them do a handheld collection with Beach Volleyball included. Heck I’d be so down with a three-way crossover with Kirby and Rayman

[@Toadallythebest]

Never played OneShot but it seems to be a good crossover combination of done right

[@QF_Dan72]

Klonoa and Sonic would have been awesome together

[@Twinklethefox9022]

I could see him with Kirby. Or maybe they'll try something with sonic since there's alot of fan art of the 2 (mostly nice and wholesome, meaning they aren't fight each other)

[@Twinklethefox9022]

@@Toadallythebest I thought neko looked a little bit like Klonoa in a way or gave me the same feeling. And that's a good thing

[@Toadallythebest]

+ both of them have adventures outside of their own home or world

[@ashitomarisu]

Klonoa was one of the few titles I remember playing the demo for and begging for the full game. Although I never got to fully play Door to Phantomile, I had a copy of Lunatea's Veil and literally completed it (one of a few games I actually beat despite not being a hardcore gamer). When the remake got announced, I felt so glad my childhood underrated mascot was given a second chance to gain traction in the modern era. Klonoa is one underdog (or cat...or cabbit...) that deserves more love nowadays.

[@FloofPuppy]

Thank you for covering this! And how you altered your intro similar to Klonoa's is just... *Chef Kiss* Perfection!!

[@trowweeks6891]

Um… not to be that guy but what ur trying to do is a chefs kiss. This comment carries a very different meaning the way you wrote it

[@akiradkcn]

@@trowweeks6891 lmao

[@FloofPuppy]

@@trowweeks6891 Crap, why did I type it like that?!

[@thealchemistking4063]

I always felt as though it was odd you had never covered this series before, I am very glad to see that has changed.

[@PEZhead5432109876]

I still remember you introducing me to Klonoa waaaaaay back in the “SonikDude101” days, so cool to see the series back in the spotlight and you covering them again

[@shadowjoker285]

Really glad to see videos talking about Klanoa especially recently since most that I've seen are gameplay vids. Not people actually talking about them

[@DoubleDeeEddBoyChannel]

11:49 - Oh hey, there's footage of my old LP of the Klonoa Wii remake!

[@TehYGuy9]

Antdude, It's great seeing you revisit Klonoa with Phantasy Reverie. Your old playthroughs of Klonoa Wii and OG Klonoa 2 from the old "SonikDude" days is what got me to get the games when Klonoa Wii was still new and Klonoa 2 wasn't yet super expensive. Always remember you loving these games so I knew you'd be all over this.

[@wyrmghost]

I hadn’t heard of this franchise until just recently but I’m a big fan of the character design and I think if I end up looking more into it I may end up with a new hyperfixation

[@BinglesP]

SAME

[@ty_sylicus]

Oddly enough, I completely missed these games on PlayStation and the Wii release was my first Klonoa game. I loved it! Looking forward to finally experiencing Klonoa 2!

[@epitts6384]

You will love Klonoa 2 it was amazing!

[@antowen5380]

Klonoa looks like he’s be right at home in the sonic universe. And I now really want a crossover

[@ikagura]

Nights too

[@KaminariHouse]

Until today, the only knowledge I had about Klonoa was the name, and his design (which I've always liked). So this video was a "Klonoa 101" for me. It's sad seeing a wonderful series fizzling out like this, especially one with such a great visual style and protagonist. Here's hoping we see a new Klonoa on Switch at some point, cuz the little cat-rabbit boi deserves it. Wahoo!✨ *cough and Vexx too cough*

[@BAIGAMING]

4:29 Speaking of how the creator of Klonoa made Ninja Gaiden, that reminds me EXACTLY of how the creator of Ghosts 'n Goblins (Fujiwara) made Tomba. And it's so sad, these developers wanted to make peaceful and less difficult platformer games but they didn't do well. (Edit: Wrong timestamp)

[@BlizzardxThexWolf]

Yoooooo! I feel like I'm the only person in the world who remembers that Tomba existed.

[@flynnssmirk3086]

Speaking of which, it would be nice to see Tomba 1&2 get a remaster port similar to Klonoa’s.

[@briansneden2829]

Dude! Tomba ate up so many rentals from me when I was younger, never did beat it but I liked it.

[@newageBoundhippie]

@@flynnssmirk3086 yes! I bought both games digitally on my PS3 since I never got them when they came out on PS1 but used to rent them constantly ( had to use a Game Shark cheat to complete Tomba 2 though....damn mine cart cement challenge ). I'd LOVE to see them remastered, especially if they're multiplatform to spread the awesomeness of Tomba

[@David20Covers]

youtubers being excited about klonoa made me decide to get it and i'm so glad i did

[@kirbystar634]

i really hope more people get these games and we get a sequel

[@MonsterDawg79]

I'm SOOO happy that the Phantasy Reverie Series exists! We all need that Klonoa 3, dang it!

[@ChrisLT]

Klonoa's always been great, and I'm really happy with how Phantasy Reverie turned out.

[@ethejumper6568]

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 4:43 Klonoa: Door To Phantomile 9:04 Klonoa (Wii) 12:18 Klonoa 1 Remaster (Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series) 14:22 Klonoa 2: Lunateil´s Veil 18:40 Klonoa Handheld Games 19:03 Klonoa: Moonlight Museum (+ Explanation of the Wonderswan) 21:08 Klonoa: Empire of Dreams & Klonoa: Dream Champ Tournament 24:43 Klonoa. Beach Volleyball 26:34 Klonoa Heroes: The legendary Star Medal (A Reboot) 29:02 Outro

[@Liam3072]

I only really discovered the Klonoa series a few weeks ago. I mean, I had heard of it but never actually tried. And boy did I not realize all these years how much I was missing out. This is legit entering my top5 franchises of all times, with Klonoa 1 possibly being my GOTY. I loved everything about it. It's super playable, the controls are great, the level design is great, the character is cute, the story is cute, the music is excellent, the graphics have aged surprisingly well for a 3D game from this era, the difficulty is fair and offers just that tiny bit of challenge that makes it not boring... I haven't had this much fun in a video game for a long time. What a hidden gem!

[@afterdinnercreations936]

The Wonderswan was the last thing made by Game Boy creator, Gunpei Yokoi before he was tragically killed in a traffic-collision

[@ClaireZhasa]

I rarely 100% games but goddamn was I so happy to do both games all the way through. It's so good to have my boy back after all these years

[@Garrulous64]

You know the video gonna be a banger when it starts off with Redial from Bomberman Hero 🙏 And i totally agree, Klonoa is super important and feels really distinct from any other platformer I've ever played. Love the characters and stories, and the gameplay (especially in Klonoa 2) is super varied but not to the point where you're hoping to get back to the standard formula like in Crash Bandicoot 3 with all its vehicle sections. Heck, I think the snowboarding sections in Klonoa 2 might be my favorites out of everything in the duology. I really wish Bandai Namco had promoted the game more, these games deserve to be experienced.

[@asaelpolanco8151]

You know, come to think about it, there's actually a mobile version of the Klonoa: Door to Phantomile...that is sadly lost media, but we have gameplay footage; that is just the PS1 version for your Japanese mobile phone!

[@cataquackwarlord5389]

I love Lunatea's Veil; I got it for the PS2, and it remains one of my all-time favorite games.

[@Puffspeed99]

Klonoa and Antude are back!? S tier rank

[@GameApologist]

That volleyball one might actually be weirder than my sister.

[@juliannocartagena2007]

Holy crap! It’s the Game Apologist!

[@QF_Dan72]

Weirder....with a twist

[@christopherowens7182]

Not gonna lie this was my whole childhood and the fact this came back no matter what type of day you having both of these games would cheer you from the ost alone ( personally I think klonoa 2 ost is a lil better because of the moonlight museum) but it is a great game simple 2.5D direction it went with was different really can’t think of games that did it to express the lay of the lands you explore

[@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved]

Love that all of you KZbinrs are getting together to get this series the respect it deserves!! Love it!!! I’m glad we’re in a better time where Klonoa is getting much more attention. This is giving me so much inspiration to do the same with a personal fanmake of a project!

[@floatsyourgoats6200]

I'm not sure if you can still buy them, but Empire of Dreams and Dream Champ Tournament were on the Wii U eShop. That was actually my introduction to the series.

[@DanielGonzalez-gz3yg]

It’s so good to see him again it’s been a long day

[@jonathanward1992]

Don’t think I’ve ever commented on your videos but before I even watch thank you so much for covering this. Klonoa needs it

[@-Down-D-Stairs-]

Big "Wahoo" Energy is hilarious and one of the best video titles / subtitles I've ever seen

[@blakeuburton233]

When I was a kid my mom told me a I could get a game at game stop and I tired picking klanoa and she told me no because it looked like a sonic knock off, I was sad that I didn’t get it

[@davidmorrison2135]

I hope you was able to play or owned his games afterwards.

[@NessSuccess]

“No other platformer series has attempted to replicate and build off of this idea” Goemon’s Great Adventure says sup. Goemon’s great adventure came out a year after Klonoa for N64, and is also made by Konami. It does 3D side scrolling where you can interact with the background and foreground like Klonoa, but it’s much more well done in Goemon’s Great Adventure.

[@RhythmGrizz]

"Moonlight Museum" is one of the best names for anything I've ever heard

[@bland9876]

Because of how much he keeps saying wahoo it reminds me of that one Muppets character that keeps going waka waka.

[@strategist9]

Certainly hoping this combo pack does well enough for the series to continue. Was always curious about the franchise but this was a really nice concise breakdown of the core games. Tried the demo for the Phantasy Reverie Series and was a little unsure if I wanted to buy it (the wind bullet has like no range for some reason and the jumping takes some getting used to) but after all the crazy big games from Nintendo this year are done I'll keep a lookout for the little guy.

[@deet917]

Extremely happy Klonoa is back but sad the Bandai namco didn't really market it and didn't have a US physical release. Got mine imported from the UK.

[@virtualpellot933]

But they cost a ton!

[@TimGaukerToons]

6:00 "No other platformer seems to have replicated or build off of this idea" There's a PS2 game based on the 2003 Cat in the Hat movie that plays EXACTLY like Klonoa and I think that's so weird, it's hilarious There's also a bootleg Ice Age game on the Gameboy Color that's also a Klone-oa... weird stuff I remember seeing the little guy in magazines, but I've never found or played any of the games until recently. I was interested in this collection cuz it's cheaper than getting the originals. Klonoa 2 is kinda finnicky to emulate too

[@masterofdoom5000]

Completed all of the Klonoa games with Star Medal being a 94/100 dolls completion thanks to how that games doesn't want to be completed (doesn't keep track of collectibles) so this was a fun romp through my experiences and seeing someone else talk about em.

[@perpetualcollapse]

I really enjoyed moonlight museum. I played it on my PS Vita with the OLED screen so it looked great and crispy. I even played the GBA games on the Wii U since they were on the eShop and they’re pretty great.

[@legendarycryptid2629]

Gonna say this-as much flack as the Wii port of DtP got, I loved it, and I was truly upset when I learned it sold so poorly, we wouldn't get a Lunatea's Veil port. Sure, we have Phantasy Reverie now, but as someone who didn't have a problem with the English language in the first port, I'm left curious as to how an English LV would sound.

[@nyanpirethecat2257]

I would love to see know who would been perfect as the English voice of Lolo and Popka.

[@Evilriku13]

@@nyanpirethecat2257 Check otu the volleyball game then, they have english VAs and spanish and italian ones too in case, solid sounding too!

[@reinweissritter]

@@Evilriku13 Everyone in that game sounds british lol.

[@MLESoup]

I'm so glad you mentioned the GBA games! Empire of my Dreams was my first exposure to the series and I love it

[@adummy9664]

This collection is especially important to me because I felt like the second game often gets kind of forgotten with people usually focusing on the first PS1 game when Klonoa is being talked about, so this finally brings both games together back into the limelight under one package. (Speaking of forgotten sequels if only we could just get Namco to rerelease We

[@lvl5Vaporeon]

The Ps1 and PS2 versions of these games man....it's a war crime how much these cost...

[@GamingintheAM0801]

Really glad I was ahead of the curve on these. Picked up Klonoa 1 for $150 about eight years ago, which is expensive, sure, but now it's going for about ten times that much. Klonoa 2 I found around the same time for like $20. Amazing what some good word-of-mouth and an HD re-release will do.

[@QF_Dan72]

i am glad to pick up the Japanese copy of DTP few years ago

[@NickEnlowe]

The Wii version is just plain awesome. One of the best looking games on the system and one of my favorites to play- The redesigned artstyle is fantastic and the music is great. I'll never understand why it gets such hate. Actually, I think I do. Most people played part 1 on PS1 first and fell in love with that aesthetic but didn't bother to play the Wii game or Klonoa 2, which both have similar aesthetics and are fantastic. Most people also didn't bother to play the GBA games which is sad. It's a crime they didn't do well, and Klonoa fans are just bad at supporting this franchise. Don't be surprised when this one doesn't sell well, too. Klonoa curse.

[@Giffsen]

Nah the wii version was just bad, but it's ok to have opinions and personal preferences though.

[@QF_Dan72]

imo, i hated it due to the english voice acting

[@NickEnlowe]

@@QF_Dan72 the voice acting can be changed tho. But yeah. Glad I'm not getting too horribly attacked for my opinion, but I was pleasantly surprised by this version.

[@MateuLeGrillepain]

@@QF_Dan72 That's why I changed the language to Italian

[@ElysetheEevee]

That "Want Klonoa" magazine ad is like the most perfect 90's rendition of some of today's meme. It just has meme vibes so hard-core.

[@TornaderX]

I played Klonoa Door to Phantomille about 4/5 years ago and Lunatea's Veil less than a year ago, I bought the remaster primarily to hope in a Nsane trilogy-to-Crash 4 kinda process.

[@justsomeguywithoutapfpandd4683]

Klonoa is a masterpiece that can never be ruined. Unlike other remakes. (Lookin at you, Sonic Colors Ultimate.) Edit: The Wii version of Klonoa has proven my point wrong, forgive me gamers.

[@Evilriku13]

have you seen comparison videos about Klonoa 1 & 2 to see what has been changed, removed or messed up with this halfbaked reboot? It's not something I would call a masterpiece at all, heck they even changes lines in the rereleases which do ring a different tone!

[@consolas2514]

Hey, since you've been on the train for more niche Nintendo series, I was wondering if the Inazuma Eleven games would make a good video? They're football/soccer games for the DS and 3DS with 6 main series games (the 6th was never localised but you can find translation patches) all based around the anime with the same name. The series is due its first game in over a decade next year for the switch but the development has been rocky. Interested to see if you do a video on this series, it was a personal favourite growing up and it's my favourite use of the DS touch screen.

[@frannielmartinez]

My big brother would always tell me he enjoyed this game when talking about the PS1... When Nintendo revealed the collection, i went nuts because of Klonoa's comeback. I'm really gonna fill his shoes when i get my hands in that game.

[@cassiedevereaux-smith3890]

I feel like they came at a point where the mascot platformer was falling out of fashion as they were marketing to young adults and older teens. First party legacy characters like Mario were still doing okay, but new characters just evoked Kamakaze squirrels and Bubsy Bobcats. Empire of Dreams, should have been an unlockable bonus. Just the rom emulated. I mean, I can emulate it anyway as you say, but I love it when they do that. The Genesis collection from the X360/PS3 era had lots of those and I ate them up. So satisfying to unlock and fun to play. Yeah, not deal killer, but I was hoping.

[@lumiknightwithawrench2946]

wahoo

[@Hecilo]

I'm very intrigued to get the duo pack on Switch. However I heard, that the framerate especially during endbosses makes it basically unplayable. Can someone confirm that? But I personally also prefer the PS1 style of the visuals. I will at least check if the GBA Roms are avaiable on the Wii U eShop before it closes.

[@pit2643]

What they meant by that is how jump height and falling speed change when not on the default framerate. All console versions besides the Switch version run the game on the default framerate just fine, while on Steam you'll obviously need a good enough PC, using FPS limiter programs if your PC is overperforming. On Steam, you can also turn the bloom off in the settings if that annoys you. The PS1 original should still be available on the PS3 marketplace if you already made a PS3 account, for just 6 dollars, but Klonoa 2 isn't on anything except the PS2 original and Phantasy Reverie Series, with PS2 emulation on Klonoa 2 having too many issues to be a good option either.

[@C_Arson]

As someone who played it on Switch, framerate issues didn't hinder my experience that much - definitely not to an unplayable degree. Maybe if you played the other versions you would notice some issues, but as someone who played both Klonoa 1 and 2 for the first time on the Switch, I was able to play it just fine.

[@GamingintheAM0801]

The Switch version aims for 60fps most of the time. Klonoa is a simple enough game that it can mostly pull this off. There are moments where it dips, but nothing that hindered my play experience to a significant degree.

[@kaicaelum9181]

OMG - I wondered if you would ever make a Klonoa video. Especially since I’m about to start my playthough of Reverie ~ Good timing :) I’ll come back once I’m done ✨

[@TheBeserkerLord]

As someone who basically only heard of this franchise like two weeks ago, I definitely feel like I missed out on something. Heck, this video is the first time I've even seen the original graphics. And here I used to think Kirby 64 was the only game that did 2.5D so well. Really enjoyed my experience with the Phantasy Reverie Series and would love to see more come of this franchise in the future. :)

[@fallgamer8909]

Hello everyone, have a good day

[@AeonAir]

I played this so much as a kid. Awesome series

[@ReplyIfImRight]

Hi bot

[@Coolio_Ash]

I started playing the first game and it's a cute little game series. I first came across our precious friend though the second gba entry and I have loved his design ever since. The little title jingle gets me hyped every time. WAHOO!!!

[@firementia]

AntDude: So the moral of the story is play more Klonoa. Me: Best moral ever

[@CometX-ing]

Klonoa would sell a lot better if Namco bothered to advertise the damn games. What happened with the Phantasy Reverie Series is new to Klonoa at all. They don’t bother to advertise the damn games and the few times they do the ads are terrible. Klonoa Legendary Star Medal has no continuity with the main games and exists in its own world.

[@GamingintheAM0801]

I literally made an entire video about this.

[@STICKOMEDIA]

Wahoo! it's been ages since we have had Klonoa, glad its back (edit) And yes im one of those people who see him as a Sonic OC with its own series lol

[@AluminumFusion22]

Supposedly the re-design in the Wii version came about because Namco-Bandai was afraid the original character design would frighten younger audiences, most notably with Klonoa's teeth and his yellow eyes, and that explains why once fan feedback came in saying to keep the original design intact, they abided.

[@AliMohamed-vn5se]

I swear klonoa beach volleyball is the most entertaining hidden gem ever man. Its not easy to learn at first but once you learn maaan its so much fun.