Games I Have Played: Katamari Damacy & We ♥ Katamari

I do not play video games very much because most are too complicated for me (I have watched my BF play through a number of games however.), but Katamari Damacy and We ♥ Katamari are perfect for me. I've played a lot more We ♥ Katamari than Katamari Damacy because I like the variety in level objectives. Katamari Damacy will always have a special place in my heart though.

The controls are simple enough that I can handle them, but there's still an art to efficient rolling for more experienced gamers like my BF. And it makes me so happy to finally have a game where I can actually improve my playing skills. For example, I barely passed the three sumo levels the first time I tried them but when I went back after a while I passed them so easily.

The game is so cute and happy and weird, both graphics-wise and music-wise, that it's a delight for me to replay different levels. It is simple and colorful but with lots to discover. Which is good because I've replayed (nearly) all the levels countless times trying to get all the things. (The stupid campfire level is ugh hard.) I think the BF has less patience replaying levels because while he wants good times in his game, he is not used to having to watch someone else play for hours in addition to his own playing for hours.

I didn't have enough confidence in my skills to play Katamari Damacy by myself, but I am ridiculously proud of having my own save for We ♥ Katamari where everything has been beaten/achieved/found through my own hard work and with barely any help from the internet.