Upon removing it he meets, and quickly befriends a magical little ring spirit named Huepow. Living here is a cat/human boy hybrid named Klonoa who one day finds a golden ring sticking out of the ground.
Klonoa takes place in a fantasy world called Phantomile which is based off of people’s dreams. Klonoa: Door to Phantomile might just be the best platformer across the entire console easily surpassing the likes of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon. One such game, Klonoa, attempts to blend the second and third dimensional mechanics and does so better than any other similar title I’ve played. It’s unfortunate because for the most part these games hold up significantly better than the flashier releases of this era. We had excellent games such as Tomba, Astal, Mischief Makers and the like, but the problem is that most of them were completely overshadowed by the flashier three dimensional titles released in the same time period. The 2D platformer was, by all indications, a thing of the past with only a few devoted game companies still pushing the format.
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Stay tuned as we continue to follow for more details and announcements on the series from Bandai Namco.Most developers eagerly pushed their new games and old franchises alike into the 3D realm immediately following the launch of the 32/64-bit consoles.
If the Klonoa series is also getting a remaster, it’s one we’d love to see. Sonic Colors: Ultimate has just come out and Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is just over the horizon to name a few. We’re in a period where beloved entries of classic series are getting new attention. However, the last title’s low sales pushed Bandai Namco to shelve the series for a long time. At the time, IGN wrote that it was perhaps “the best platform on the market.” The franchise had several new entries including a 2008 release on the Nintendo Wii. Launching initially back in 1997 (or 1998 in North America) on PS1, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile launched the franchise, giving players a 2D platforming adventure in a 3D rendered space that was infectiously cartoonish and challenging all the same. Klonoa is a pretty beloved franchise to many who have experienced it. At the very least, it looks like Bandai Namco is trying to legally cover the franchise in all of its forms. It’s also worth noting that a similar trademark for Klonoa Encore was filed back in 2019. Such as the case, Waffuu Encore seems to suggest Bandai Namco is setting the foundation to pursue a possible Klonoa remaster. Waffuu is the Japanese name for the Klonoa franchise and Encore is an add-on generally meant to signify a remaster of some sort. It was just recently that Bandai Namco filed a trademark for “Waffuu Encore” in Japan, as spotted by Gematsu. It’s been a couple years since Klonoa was relicensed for western territories, but its Japanese name, Waffuu, just got a new trademark overseas. However, in a time when a lot of classic franchises are either getting new entries or being brought back through remasters, it would appear that IP holder Bandai Namco could be preparing to do something similar with the Klonoa games. The Klonoa franchise is one that was much beloved by many who played it, but has been mostly left to languish in the years since its last game.
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