The unique thing about both Klonoa games is the way they give the illusion of a 3D platforming experience when you’re still following a 2D path with loops and bends and I really liked this gimmick. You know, the typical platforming experience. You run through bright and vibrant areas filled with various enemies, collecting Dream Stones, solving puzzles, and rescuing captives before finally reaching an end-of-level boss. This effectively adds to the experience and even allows it to feel more wholesome at times.īoth games feel very similar to one another, and the gameplay is typical of what you may expect from its original time of release. Klonoa will not let that happen – or at least, will try his best not to.īoth Klonoa games do feature a little bit more narrative than you would perhaps be used to in games of this genre, and although it’s mostly light-hearted, it does have some heavy-hitting moments that will punch you in the gut when you least expect it. You will be joined along the way by numerous residents of the dream worlds but, of course, for every positive, there’s a negative and you’ll meet plenty of dastardly fiends who want to bring nightmares into the real world and make them a reality. The game’s story follows Klonoa, a “Dream Traveller” whose job is to traverse between the worlds within dreams in order to try to bring peace and harmony to them. Both games are now available on the Switch with the Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series, fully remastered complete with updated visuals, and performance. Klonoa first came to us back in 1997 on the PS1 with Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, and received a sequel on the PS2 in 2001 with Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil. The big-eared feline-rabbit protagonist isn’t the most popular of gaming icons to bless our screens, with the likes of Crash and Sonic taking the limelight, but could this change now that people can re-experience this 3D side-scroller? Or, experience it for the first time? It’s quite possible, but it’s let down in a select few ways. 25 years after its original release, Klonoa, the game that most recognise but don’t necessarily remember, has returned to our consoles.

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