Katamari Damacy

20 Years later, and this still feels like one of most unique and creative games I've ever played. From the colourful aesthetic and catchy soundtrack, to the simple-to-learn-hard-to-master core gameplay loop, to the absurdist comedy that both parodies Abrahamic religions and satirizes Japanese fatherhood, it really is a complete artistic package.

Great game on the Playstation 2. Bought it again through Steam and had to refund it, only playable with a controller.

A very unusual game and one of the happiest, jolliest atmospheres I've ever experienced in any piece of entertainment. The best kind of weird experience.

Gleeful absurdist fun rolling up all things great and small to a perfectly fitting soundtrack.

*rolls up speck of dust* *rolls up paperclip* *rolls up pen* *rolls up matchbook* *rolls up book* *rolls up mug* *rolls up carton of milk* *rolls up printer* *rolls up stool* *rolls up chair* *rolls up couch* *rolls up car* *rolls up truck* *rolls up tollbooth* *rolls up house* *rolls up water tower* *rolls up city hall* *rolls up hill* *rolls up mountain* *rolls up city* *rolls up state* *rolls up North America* *rolls up oceans* *rolls up planet* *rolls up god* *rolls up space time continuum*

I was never fond of the minute-to-minute gameplay of any of the Katamari games but I can't deny that these games are some of the most fun, joy-filled experiences that have ever come out of Japan, or even the world, in terms of a video game. Damacy drips with atmosphere and it's jubilee is contagious.