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As Klonoa plays in 2.5D, pieces of a given level are visible long before you can reach them. Even if the visuals can be a bit clumsy, this remaster has so much love put in that I don’t mind.

The result is an experience that seems almost hand-crafted. It helps that the bright colors, cute character designs, and rounded models are all deliberately stylized. The games’ graphics are definitely visibly dated, but the effect is quite charming. Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series is Everything Fans Wanted This makes the games feel remarkably cohesive. Most levels feature some form of rapid transport or stage hazard reminiscent of gusts of wind or water currents. Then he can use those enemies to jump even further or attack at range. He can use wind to inflate his enemies like balloons. The wind elements, meanwhile, govern most of the actual game mechanics. The dream elements surface in the narrative, in the surreal level design, and especially in the characters. Klonoa, as a character and as a game, is based around two concepts: dreams and wind. Some games struggle to tie together their mechanics. My only complaint is that the platforming sequences can be a bit finicky.īeyond that, Klonoa is just plain-old fun. Fortunately, the controls are very slick. Most of them involve a lot of careful positioning and planning. Knowing how to solve the puzzles doesn’t make those puzzles easier. When you aren’t wandering through the surreal, dream-like environments of Phantomile and Lunatea, you’re usually trying to solve a puzzle to advance.

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