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Katamari Damacy but it's The Met collection

What HN thinks

A ball of museum artifacts rolls on, while the thread hums the original theme and mutters about camera controls.

Clones miss the zoom transitions
Many argue Katamari's magic was the scale progression from crumbs to planets, plus level design, which this and other clones skip. A side debate settled that the original game does reach planet scale.
Music and charm matter most
Others say the original's catchy music, whimsical art and characters were essential, and this version's generated-sounding music and floor-dumped items feel lifeless.
Fun but rough implementation
Players found it a neat distraction but reported touchy mobile controls, slow loading, camera elasticity, stuck states and input bugs, with some calling it AI slop.

Consensus: Most agree it's a cute idea that lacks the polish, music and scale progression that made the original Katamari Damacy special.

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Katamari Damacy Reroll (product): Commenters held up the original as the benchmark for scale transitions, music and level design.

Summarised by Claude from the comment thread 10 days ago.

Points: 143
Comments: 50
Best rank: #3
Posted: 2026-11-02 by thebigship
Category: Gaming

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