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LocoRoco 2
Topic Started: Oct 14 2008, 11:38 AM (183 Views)
UtopiaNH
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For some reason after watching this trailer I really want to play the games even though I know the gameplay isn't up my alley; must be the katamari damacy appeal.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/12/tgs-08-l...argoed-trailer/
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UtopiaNH
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""Sorry it took so long," LocoRoco designer Tsutomu Kouno told me. In spite of the original's high-profile and well-received launch on the PSP, it's been over two years since we saw these lovable blubbers hit Sony's handheld. The silence around the long-rumored sequel is a bit baffling, as getting our hands on with the upcoming PSP title revealed a disarming amount of new content for the sequel.

It's undeniable that the original LocoRoco charmed hardcore gamers, thanks to its lovable style and rather unique design. However, it couldn't keep the attention of these gamers, as it was perhaps a bit too simplistic. While children and casual gamers were enchanted, hardcore gamers needed substance beyond tilting left and right.

So perhaps LocoRoco 2 is Kouno's attempt at bridging the gap between hardcore and casual audiences. The upcoming PSP-exclusive sequel maintains all the saccachrin sweetness of the original, but adds new gameplay features that add a tremendous amount of depth to the experience. The sheer amount of content found in this UMD/downloadable game is staggering."

I think this is what has me most excited; they actually added depth to the game which was what prevented me from buying the first originally.
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Kimimi
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Sounds promising. I have a weird relationship with the original game - I love it, but not enough to play it very often. It's the most charming game I can't be bothered to play :)

I wonder if this new one will play like the PSN Locoroco?
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RiotGrrl
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Kimimi
Oct 14 2008, 09:17 PM
Sounds promising. I have a weird relationship with the original game - I love it, but not enough to play it very often. It's the most charming game I can't be bothered to play :)

I wonder if this new one will play like the PSN Locoroco?

I've had the same problem with LocoRoco. I think it's because most of the "game" isn't really a game at all - it's a fun diversion, an interesting experience. The game is undoubtedly beautiful, and the aesthetic has to be one of the cutest around. But you aren't really penalized in any way for not collecting things, and blowing completely through the levels. It's fun to do so, since it exercises your control of the character a bit more, but really, there's not much incentive.
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I couldn't find the old topic I had used when talking about my progress in this game, but I did find this:

I ended up completing nearly everything LocoRoco2 had to offer, after about a month of game playing. I couldn't get all the mui-mui, but I did clear all the clouds except for the hardest extra stage (the Bui Bui Fort extra stage), and expand the entire muimui house as far as I could. I did really enjoy this game all over; the music, and graphics are strangely appealing and the gameplay is addictive; the stage design is really tremendously good (I've heard that LR1 suffered from much blander stage design and far fewer stages), and the extra abilities learned help to create tiered content on stage exploration adding more depth and replay to each stage. Some of the most interesting stage design is found in the four unlockable stages you can get near the end of the game, and it takes some work to be able to access them.

Beating the actual game isn't very difficult at all by comparison to all the extra stuff, and the last boss is rather underwhelming.

Anyone else end up spending a lot of time playing LR2? I'm personally looking forward to a third game if there ever is one (I haven't touched the PS3 one; the gameplay didn't look or sound nearly as fun).

PS: even if you don't get the game of have a PSP I suggest downloading the soundtrack; I'm still seeding the torrent of it posted on gamemp3s.

Edited by UtopiaNH, Jul 6 2009, 02:30 PM.
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Kimimi
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I ended up popping it in for a quick go and not taking it out the UMD drive until I'd finished it :) I didn't get all the extra content you did, but I replayed far more of LR2 than I have any other game I can recall in the past year or so. It's a vast improvement on the original in every single way, and a real joy to play.
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