Today, I’m adding two more games to the list of games that have seen improvements when played on Nintendo Switch 2. Let’s have a look!
Katamari Damacy Reroll
Genre: Arcade
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Review:
The Katamari Damacy series has never been a graphical powerhouse franchise. Where it’s impressive is in the sheer number of things it has on-screen at any given time, and how scalable they all are. So how does this game fare on Nintendo Switch 2?
Well, the resolution and framerates seem unaffected. The main difference is in the loading times. On Nintendo Switch, it took 14 seconds to load into the game, 5 to load a game save, and 14 to load into a level. On Nintendo Switch 2, those loading times have shortened to 7, 3, and 4.
Not exactly transformative, but it’s a good-sized reduction in loading times that makes this an all-around more enjoyable experience. I would have liked a framerate bump, but otherwise, this is a decent improvement over the Nintendo Switch version.
tl;dr – Katamari Damacy Reroll takes the excellent and crazy-inventive PS2 game about rolling up objects into a giant ball, and brings it into the modern day with HD resolution, higher framerates, and not much else. Still, as the best version of a fantastic game, it’s well worth getting.
Grade: A-
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We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie
Genre: Arcade
Players: 1-2 Competitive (Local Splitscreen)
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Review:
The Katamari Damacy series has never been a graphical powerhouse franchise. Where it’s impressive is in the sheer number of things it has on-screen at any given time, and how scalable they all are. So how does this game fare on Nintendo Switch 2?
Well, the resolution and framerates seem unaffected. The main difference is in the loading times. On Nintendo Switch, it took 17 seconds to load into the game, 8 to load a game save, and 20 to load into a level. On Nintendo Switch 2, those loading times have shortened to 4, 3, and 8.
Not exactly transformative, but it’s a good-sized reduction in loading times that makes this an all-around more enjoyable experience. I would have liked a framerate bump, but otherwise, this is a decent improvement over the Nintendo Switch version.
tl;dr – We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie is a remaster of a family-friendly PlayStation 2 classic Arcade-style game that has you rolling a ball to pick up various objects to make your ball bigger to roll up even bigger objects. This is the second game in the Katamari series, and takes the concept to even kookier places than the first game, but overall remains a great blend of surprisingly compelling gameplay and a delightfully silly nonsensical presentation. This remaster adds a few improvements, but mostly this is a fairly minor update of the classic game rather than an entirely new experience. Having said that, it’s still a joy to play, and I highly recommend it.
Grade: A-
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I hope you enjoyed this latest batch of Nintendo Switch 2 Difference Mini-Reviews, and found them to be helpful! Want to see all Nintendo Switch 2 Difference comparisons? Check out this page for links to every article where I’ve included these comparisons!
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