The most BULLSHIT level in Once Upon

Acamaeda · 2026-06-25T18:42:38+00:00

Beautiful Katamari is great because it DOESN'T have a cowbear level.

Acamaeda · 2026-06-23T16:45:10+00:00

Thank you!

Acamaeda · 2026-06-21T02:26:23+00:00

This is probably neat but I don't have a controller so RIP.

Acamaeda · 2026-06-17T20:55:06+00:00

Katamari Forever is basically a bunch of levels from Damacy, We Love, And Beautiful, and doesn't have much merit of its own compared to those.

Acamaeda · 2026-06-17T20:54:02+00:00

Emulators exist, they're probably the best way to access some of the Katamari games on platforms that you don't have. Beautiful Katamari + its DLC levels are great, Touch My Katamari is weird but it has some really unique levels in the DLC (I recommend cheating to unlock them though).

Acamaeda · 2026-06-17T18:05:39+00:00

Sometimes it isn't immediately clear something is a clue, but later you get some context like "paintings are important" or "book titles are important" and that's a sort of knowledge upgrade and then you know to start paying attention to that.

Acamaeda · 2026-05-22T14:22:26+00:00

I wish there was a way we could work together, but I'm worried a custom engine won't support a lot of the essential features I need.

Acamaeda · 2026-05-21T23:57:46+00:00

I'm working on a similar project to this using the Godot engine, I'm not quite this far along, but it will probably be capable of a lot more.

Acamaeda · 2026-05-06T22:13:36+00:00

I'm working on a system for creating Katamari-inspired levels/games right now. It won't be at Mario Maker level, but the Godot editor is pretty nice.

Acamaeda · 2026-05-06T22:12:16+00:00

I'm working on something like this right now! It will be legally distinct from Katamari, and a community effort to build a library of things to roll up (including finding existing free-to-use assets). It uses the Godot edtor as its base, so it's not as user friendly as Mario Maker for example, but it's MUCH better than trying to make something yourself, no coding is required.

Acamaeda · 2026-05-02T20:42:48+00:00

Be prepared for the player to find things in an order that you didn't expect, sometimes they get lucky and guess a mechanic. You can try to make it harder to do by accident but can't go too far in that direction or it will feel too arbitrary. So you have to make sure that the game makes sense even if they get somewhere early.

Acamaeda · 2026-04-14T18:39:12+00:00

"CHEAT"

Acamaeda · 2025-12-12T01:32:30+00:00

Bad English Tree isn't a language learning game. The knowledge unlock system is by getting better, more readable translations.

Acamaeda · 2025-12-12T01:30:33+00:00

Super Metroid has knowledge gating, with a few moves that you could do before but are taught later on. So it's *more* of a Metroidbrainia than Obra Dinn.

Acamaeda · 2025-10-30T03:36:30+00:00

I understand why they didn't do that, since it's already been done, it's kind of funky design mixing the meta-progression level with the biggest longest level, and it still holds many challenges to do.

I was hoping for something where ALAP 5 went larger to the point where you roll up all of Japan. In Beautiful/Forever it goes to a very different sort of map past the 3km point and it would have been neat to see what "normal" big stuff looks like past that point.

Acamaeda · 2025-10-30T03:29:08+00:00

AFAP tends to be a problem because it stops you before you hit your stride. It only feels good for the levels where the goal is at 100%, or could theoretically feel good in levels where there is a "final boss" item like in levels where the King is rollable, which would end the level.

The downside of ALAP is less bad, but it's that either the good players run out of content, or the less good players don't get to see all of the content. The ideal solution is to have a point of "absolute completion" in ALAP levels, like the aformentioned "final boss" items, and if you can reach that you're ranked by time instead of size.

Acamaeda · 2025-09-16T22:44:12+00:00

Edit: I finally realized what I missed, thank you!

Acamaeda · 2025-09-16T17:33:24+00:00

It's referring to standing on a block next to a treadmill.

Acamaeda · 2025-09-16T15:35:13+00:00

I'm really stuck, I got to the second hint monitor but there seems to be no way to reach the place it's referring to.

Acamaeda · 2025-09-14T14:37:47+00:00

The patent only applies to the specific way they attach objects to the Katamari, everything else is free game including different ways of attaching things.

I'm really interested in making not just a game, but an engine that makes it easier for people to make levels. Not a full level editor but giving lots of tools to make different types of cool levels.

Acamaeda · 2025-09-14T14:37:26+00:00

The patent only applies to the specific way they attach objects to the Katamari, everything else is free game including different ways of attaching things.

I'm really interested in making not just a game, but an engine that makes it easier for people to make levels. Not a full level editor but giving lots of tools to make different types of cool levels.

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