Klagmar's Top VGM #4,512 - Klonoa: Door to Phantomile - The Tower of Balue

Systems: PlayStation, Wii, Switch (eShop), PlayStation 4 (PSN), PlayStation 5 (PSN), Windows, Xbox One (XBLA), Xbox Series X/S (XBLA)
Game: Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
Music Title: The Tower of Balue
Composer: Eriko Imura
A list of my favorite video game music. It's not in any order, and is intended purely for entertainment. Perhaps it will also introduce a few obscure titles or unknown songs. Enjoy!

[@Klagmar]

Thanks to the release of Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series, I finally got to knock some titles off my gamer bucket list and play the classic Klonoa titles. While they have shiny new graphics, almost nothing else has been changed at all, and the feeling of 90s era PlayStation is definitely preserved here, for better or worse. As someone with no history with or nostalgia for the series, I feel like I can give a fairly unbiased opinion here. On the whole, I found both titles to be solid platformers, with a unique dreamlike feel that you just don’t get from modern games. The enemy grabbing mechanic, while simple, is also cleverly implemented and leads to a different type of platforming. Of course, the best aspect has got to be its adorable character design, especially Klonoa himself. However, I did find parts of both games to be exceptionally clunky, with certain extremely frustrating segments that are clearly unpolished. I guess that’s what I get for playing a game that’s 25+ years old! Anyway, the soundtrack is another area these games stand out in. They certainly have a unique vibe that fits the dreamy feel of the game and makes me nostalgic for this era of games. This theme, not so much, but it’s just so dang catchy that it made the difficult level it plays in worth it.

[@Hugelag]

If I had to describe this level in one word: pain.