I think it's about time I stopped venting and showed some gratitude, don't you?
Where to begin? Katamari is a strange game, like a spark, it grew in popularity and died out again, it was my parents that found it initially, on the XBOX 360 Arcade, and bought it because it was hilarious to them, little did I know, back when I was little, how much of an impact it would have on me, I always had fond memories of the game, my mum even crocheted me a plushie of The Prince for my birthday.
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24 Aug, 2021, 10:07 pm
Unfortunatly, I lost him at the park when I left him on a climbing frame for half an hour, some other kid must have took him, shame...
I guess it's like Mr. Burns' bear, Bobo, I'm still ever wondering what has become of him...
Tragic loss of toy aside, eventually, the XBOX 36O was sold along with all the games, because we were moving to a new house.
So I didnlt get to play Beautiful Katamari again until years later.
What I did get to play, however was Katamari Forever, since it was bundled as one of the games that came with the PS3 we eventually bought.
I remember it being the first game I played on the new system, of course, it was not the first time I had played a PS3, since I played LBP on an old one when I was seven, unfortunatly, that one broke.
Where am I going with this?
I don't know.
But eventually, I went into a pokemon phase instead because I got bored of Katamari, (like everyone else probably.)
24 Aug, 2021, 10:15 pm
The universe is a strange thing, or, perhaps, my parents humour was what the game was trying to apeal to?
Reguardless, Katamari, feels like it is a lense into my life, a strange, abstract represtation of everything.
I feel like Katamari woke me up, it told me, "you're not alone."
It told me somebody understood me.
For Katamari at it's core, is about narcissism, it may try to be as superficially charming as it wants, dressing itself up with cute visuals and an invigirating score, but at it's core, Katamari is deeply wrong, it's depressing, incidious, you roll up all this stuff and for what?
Just to get told it isn't good enough, it's never good enough.
And if you fail?
And what of all the people and animals you roll up?
They are just treated the same as a plate of spaghetti.
Everything, even the whole world is just another thing to use.
Someone gets it, someone gets narcissism.
Maybe it was supposed to be a representation of consumerism?
But The King Of All Cosmos is clearly
24 Aug, 2021, 10:23 pm
a cartoonish representation of a grandiose narcissist.
The big things, like always critisizing your katamari rolling skills, and not taking any responsibility for destroying all the stars, instead, getting The Prince to do the work, afterwards, acting like it was all His work, calling The Prince names like dim-witted and small.
To little things, like how he drinks or is a foodie, or even how the levels always have a set time limit.
The King would want you to think He is this whymsical character, but He seems miserable, to be honest, nobody happy would spout such negativitiy towards their own children on a daily basis.
I have been discouraged from reading Katamari Damacy like this in the past, and that is even shocking to me, it's as if the people are brainwashed to think of Katamari as this holy game of happiness.
Even as a child, The King Of All Cosmos's attitude never sat well with me.
Especially the game overs, I always got such a sick feeling.
But most people seem to ignore it,
24 Aug, 2021, 10:33 pm
even calling it a joke?
I am sorry, but I don't understand how exactly it's a joke to be honest.
How violent The King is when you disapoint Him.
He even speaks, in some instances as if you failing has caused The King Himself to feel like a failiure.
Things like this aren't unintentional, I should hope, you don't make a character project and mirror, and call it an accident, no matter how those fans try to gaslight me, I won't change my interpretation of Katamari Damacy, because this interpretation is what lead me in the right direction, that gave me passion for life again, that made me research narcissism, and in turn, find support and become a better me, the real me.
I feel no other game speaks to me like Katamari does, no other game portrays what is like to grow up with a father like this.
And those who would want to take that away from me, why?
I don't understand.
Katamari isn't a happy game because it has bright colours and a comedic tone, is south park that lighthearted?
With that
24 Aug, 2021, 10:41 pm
logic, you could put sprinkles on a tumor and call it "fun"
I'm sorry if I'm getting upset, but I've tried to express my interpretation, seen other people express their less than peachy interpretations and get immediatly shut down, by saying Katamari is about love and togetherness, when people are screaming and running away from the Katamari.
I don't see how the game is about love or togetherness at all, the only legit reason I would think anyone would think that, is if they just listened to the music.
I feel like nobody is looking at Katamari with eyes of sense, because they just shut off whwn they see how "wacky" the character designs are?
Superficial.
All of it.
And that's why Katamari is so good, genius even.
So good most people even miss the message, because only those looking for the truth see it.
Sometimes, others trick you into making bad things seem good, you need to be able to look at things critically.
Before you too become tricked, we should all strive to pursue the truth,
24 Aug, 2021, 10:49 pm
"it's just a game"
they say
"you need to get outside more" "stop overthinking."
No.
Katamari is art, and art often imitates life, you'd better be careful that life doesn't imitate art one day.
It's easy to be tricked if you listen what you're told rather than what you see and your gut.
There are many King Of All Cosmos's out there, I want to ask you, yes you reading this, will you let them make you roll up everyone and use them as fuel for a star?
Will you think you're doing the right thing?
Will you think you're not hurting them, because it's just a game?
The King of All Cosmos just wants everything and everybody to be a part of His game.
But this is real life.
It is so much more than just Katamari Damacy.
Just rolling up things.
Just creating stars.
Just collecting.
It is so much more, The King of All Cosmos only has power, if the world gives it to Him.
He wants you to think He is all powerful.
He wants you to fear Him.
He wants you to think He is God.
But He is not, He could never
26 Aug, 2021, 5:02 am
woahz thats deep :00
26 Aug, 2021, 5:03 am
i rlly like ur way of thinking :00
its so detailed and complex and amazing in general :o
26 Aug, 2021, 4:55 pm
@Local_Jar_Of_Mayo
Thank you, I thought most people would think I was a crackpot lol.
27 Aug, 2021, 5:43 am
@TropicallRaindrip np :3