Katamari guy didn't want to make sequel

[Magus]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3145622
the BBC article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4392964.stm

[RPGD]

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This is why breadth in the industry is just as important as depth. Without it, we'll end up seeing fewer titles like Katamari.

It's a shame that we won't be seeing much of Katamari in the future.

[Jamos' Old Account]

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Craziness and mindless fun is what the world needs more of. Katamari must continue!

[John Mora]

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I thought I heard this guy didn't even really like games in the first place.

[Redneck 2000]

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It's not that he doesn't like games, he just doesn't like Generic Dark FPS #8 or Sports Franchise: Year Number games. I think he only likes games that are new and fun (like Katamari, go figure), and therefore I can see how he would dislike the majority of the game industry.

[gray]

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awesome! playgrounds today suck. they got no heart! it's all "safe" things that in no way possible will harm the children or allow them to have fun. every once in awhile i seem my old elementary school, and almost every single enjoyable thing the playground has is gone, replaced by boring, plastic piles of garbage.




i agree with his perspective of the industry, but i don't think it's as bad as all that quite yet. it's certainly got the potential to head downhill at a very fast pace, but it remains to be seen if it will or not.




my guess is...yes.

[Kefka Jr.]

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This is okay. Katamari stays novel this way.

A normal playground is flat but I want an undulating one, with bumps.

I heartily endorse this.

[RPGD]

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Yeah, it's for the best.

A moment of silence for Katamari?

...

[Manyak]

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A normal playground is flat but I want an undulating one, with lovely lady lumps.

[John Mora]

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OH NO NO NO

DON'T PHUNK WIT MAH HART

[Vonwert]

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This topic got a whole lot better

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

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But Mr Takahashi did not want to make a sequel. He only got involved after his employer Namco said it would otherwise go ahead without him.

"I didn't want players to be disappointed so I decided to take part," he says. "There are fun things are in the game, though I am not happy with all of it."

Mr Takahashi is not afraid to be critical of an industry where firms play it safe by backing proven money-spinners, often based on sequels and franchises.

I like this guy.

I'm probably one of the few people who, after hearing of Katamari 2, thought "Oh great, now they're going to milk this into a new franchise. So much for originality."

[Ivalice]

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I'm probably one of the few people who, after hearing of Katamari 2, thought "Oh great, now they're going to milk this into a new franchise. So much for originality."

Clearly from that article, it's exactly what Namco is planning on doing. I really like it that the media is reporting about the disatisfaction of developers and players more and more.

I really do hope they give this guy a revolution dev kit. One could only imagine the crazy **** this guy could come up it.

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

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Yeah, it sounds like the Revolution and DS are his kind of thing.

Speaking of which, I'm wondering if he's involved with Katamari DS.

[Loki]

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Katamari DS doesn't exists.

Katamari PSP is in the works though. Glad they're making it for a system with only one analog stick.

That's SMART.