TSA writes: "So, there’s a race of very excitable eyeball people with spindly arms and legs called the Patapon, and you’re their Lord and Saviour. They love to sing and dance and are literally looking for any excuse to do just that, even (especially?) when you lead them into battle, leaping and yelling in time to the music. They’re not the kind of people to just listen to your godly instructions though, and instead you have to use a collection of drums to command them, because, well, games don’t always have to make total sense do they?"
Player 2 dives into this PS4 remaster to see if Patapon can still keep the beat.
GA:
Patapon are the cutest disposable species since Lemmings and they made their presence known on Sony’s first handheld platform the PSP in 2007. These monochromatic cyclops went on to star in 3 titles on the platform before seemingly going dormant. However 2017 saw their return as their inaugural title made a reemerged on the PS4…so one would assume that the 2 sequels would quickly follow. Almost a year would pass before the fandom would start stirring and thankfully amongst them was probably one of the loudest voices in gaming. Greg Miller, the former face IGN and co-founder Kinda Funny. Miller would demand answers from Sony, sometimes asking the right people such as Shuhei Yoshida then President of SIE Worldwide Studios and sometimes random people within Sony such as Cory Barlog, creative director of Sony Santa Monica. Either his persistence has paid off or Sony just remembered it had this ready to launch Patapon 2 Remastered finally graced PlayStation 4 in 2020.
COG writes: Patapon 2 Remastered is a fun rhythm game with an exuberant spirit that’s made all the better on the transition to big screen.
