Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
{{Short description|2022 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}{{Infobox video game
| title = Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
| image = Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series.jpg
| caption =
| developer = Monkey Craft
| publisher = Bandai Namco Entertainment
| director = Masashi Yamamoto
| producer =
| designer =
| programmer = Takeshi Ohishi
Mineyuki Ueda
Kazuta Tagashira
Tomohiro Nagata
| artist =
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| series = Klonoa
| engine = Unity{{cn|date=October 2022|reason=Body of article does not mention an engine}}
| platforms = {{ubl|Nintendo Switch|PlayStation 4|PlayStation 5|Windows|Xbox One|Xbox Series X/S}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|July 7, 2022|WW|July 8, 2022}}
| genre = Platform
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
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Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series{{efn|Known in Japan as {{Nihongo|Kaze no Klonoa 1&2 Encore|風のクロノア 1&2アンコール|Kaze no Kuronoa 1&2 Ankōru|lead=yes}}}} is a 2022 video game compilation developed by Monkey Craft and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It features remasters of the platform games Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (1997), originally released on PlayStation, and Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (2001), originally released on PlayStation 2. The remaster of Door to Phantomile is built from its 2008 Wii remake developed by Paon. It is the first installment in the Klonoa series in 14 years since the 2008 game.
The collection contains updated versions of both games designed to run at 60 frames-per-second and up to 4K resolution on certain platforms, with added features such as adjustable difficulty and a two-player cooperative mode. It was released in July 2022 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, for the franchise's 25th anniversary.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2022-04-21/remaster-of-1st-2-klonoa-games-also-launches-for-ps5-ps4-xbox-series-xbox-one-pc-on-july-8/.184856|title=Remaster of 1st 2 Klonoa Games Also Launches for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PC on July 8|website=Anime News Network|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=April 21, 2022|access-date=April 21, 2022}}
Gameplay
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series is a compilation featuring remastered versions of the platform video games Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil. Door to Phantomile, which was originally released on the PlayStation in 1997, is built from its 2008 remake for the Wii, albeit with character designs and voices representative of the original PlayStation version.{{Cite web|title=風のクロノア1&2アンコール 公式サイト {{!}} バンダイナムコエンターテインメント公式サイト|url=https://encore-klonoa.bn-ent.net/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=風のクロノア1&2アンコール 公式サイト {{!}} バンダイナムコエンターテインメント公式サイト|language=ja|quote=本製品は2008年に発売されたWii®版ソフト「風のクロノア door to phantomile」PS2™版ソフト「風のクロノア2 ~世界が望んだ忘れ物~」をもとに開発された製品です。}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.switchaboo.com/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series-switch-review/ |title=Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series - Switch Review |first1=Jake |last1=Mounsey |website=Switchaboo |date=July 15, 2022}} Lunatea's Veil is based on its original 2001 PlayStation 2 version. Both games have been remastered with improved visuals and sound.
Both games feature 3D graphics set on a two-dimensional plane where players run from side to side, jump on platforms, and defeat enemies to advance. Players take control of Klonoa, whose primary attack involves grabbing enemies with his Wind Ring, a object that fires Wind Bullets which inflate and pulls enemies back to him to carry. He can then throw them forward or use them to perform a double-jump in midair, allowing him to reach greater heights and bypass obstacles. New features include selectable difficulty levels, a two-player cooperative mode (originally from Lunatea's Veil), a "stopwatch" mode, and a higher resolution and framerate.{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/games/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series |title=KLONOA PHANTASY REVERIE SERIES |website=Gematsu |date=9 February 2022 |accessdate=February 23, 2022}}
Development
In September 2019, a trademark filing under the name Klonoa of the Wind Encore was first discovered, hinting towards a new entry in the series.{{Cite web|url=https://mynintendonews.com/2019/09/17/bandai-namco-has-trademarked-klonoa-of-the-wind-encore/|title=Bandai Namco has trademarked Klonoa of the Wind Encore|date=2019-09-17|website=My Nintendo News|language=en|access-date=2020-10-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://mynintendonews.com/2020/09/11/klonoa-encore-trademark-now-listed-as-issued-and-active/|title=Klonoa Encore trademark now listed as Issued and Active|date=2020-09-11|website=My Nintendo News|language=en|access-date=2020-10-19}}
Two years later in September, Bandai Namco Entertainment filed a Japanese trademark for "Klonoa Encore", with another trademark named "Wahoo Encore" around the same month, followed by a UK trademark for "Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series" the following December.{{Cite web|url = https://www.gematsu.com/2021/09/bandai-namco-trademarks-waffuu-encore-and-1-mihoyo-trademarks-honkai-star-rail|title = Bandai Namco trademarks Wahoo Encore and 1&2 Encore in Japan; miHoYo trademarks Honkai: Star Rail|date = 20 September 2021|access-date = 24 February 2022|archive-date = 21 September 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210921014234/https://www.gematsu.com/2021/09/bandai-namco-trademarks-waffuu-encore-and-1-mihoyo-trademarks-honkai-star-rail|url-status = dead}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/12/more-klonoa-trademarks-have-surfaced-online |title=More Klonoa Trademarks Have Surfaced Online |date=December 22, 2021 |accessdate=February 23, 2022 |website=NintendoLife |author=Doolan, Liam}} The title was officially announced in February 2022 as part of a Nintendo Direct broadcast for the Nintendo Switch along with a release date set for the following July.{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/02/klonoa-phantasie-reverie-series-brings-two-classic-platformers-to-switch-in-july |title=Klonoa Phantasie Reverie Series Brings Two Classic Platformers To Switch In July |website=NintendoLife |date=February 9, 2022 |accessdate=February 23, 2022 |author=Lane, Gavin}} Bandai Namco confirmed the same day that Phantasy Reverie Series would also see a release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S at an undisclosed date.{{cite web |url=https://www.siliconera.com/klonoa-1-and-2-heading-to-the-switch-as-klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series/ |title=Klonoa 1 and 2 Heading to the Switch as Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series |date=February 9, 2022 |accessdate=February 23, 2022 |author=Lada, Jenni |website=Siliconera}} In North America, the collection was given a digital-only release.{{cite web |url=https://nintendolink.com/2022/07/10/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series-physical-copy/ |title=Is There A Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series Physical Copy? |date=July 10, 2022 |accessdate=September 1, 2022 |author=Penwell, Chris |website=Nintendo Link}} It is developed by Monkey Craft, who previously worked with Bandai Namco on another remaster, Katamari Damacy Reroll, which was released in 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/game/59622/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series-switch |title=KLONOA Phantasy Reverie Series |website=Nintendo World Report |accessdate=February 23, 2022}} Its release was meant to coincide with the series' 25th anniversary, with the publisher launching a commemorative website at the launch of the game's official page.{{cite web |url=https://encore-klonoa.bn-ent.net/ |language=Japanese |title=『風のクロノア』シリーズ25周年 |website=Kaze no Klonoa 1&2 Official |publisher=Bandai Namco Entertainment |accessdate=February 23, 2022}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = (NS) 78/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series for Switch Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=July 12, 2022}}
(PC) 76/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=July 13, 2022}}
(PS5) 78/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5 |title=Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series for PlayStation 5 Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=July 10, 2022}}
(XSXS) 79/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-series-x |title=Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series for Xbox Series X Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=July 10, 2022}}
| Destruct = 7/10{{cite web |last=Handley |first=Zoey |date=July 11, 2022 |url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series-review/ |title=Review: Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series |website=Destructoid |accessdate=July 15, 2022}}
| HC = 79/100{{cite web |last=Martínez |first=David |date=July 6, 2022 |url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/analisis-klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series-dos-juegos-clasicos-remasterizados-1088473 |title=Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series con los dos clásicos de PSX y PS2 remasterizados - Análisis |website=HobbyConsolas |accessdate=July 6, 2022}}
| JXV = 15/20{{cite web |last=Indee |first=Jeuxvideo |date=July 10, 2022 |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/1601311/le-retour-d-un-jeu-video-culte-de-la-playstation-le-test-de-klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series.htm |title=Le retour d'un jeu vidéo culte de la PlayStation : le test de Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series! |website=Jeuxvideo.com |accessdate=July 10, 2022}}
| NLife = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web |last=Vogel |first=Mitch |date=July 13, 2022|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series |title=KLONOA Phantasy Reverie Series Review (Switch) |website=Nintendo Life |accessdate=July 15, 2022}}
| PSQ = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web |last=McCormick |first=John Cal |date=July 8, 2022|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series |title=Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series Review (PS5) |website=Push Square |accessdate=July 10, 2022}}
| TGMIt = 7.8/10{{cite web |last=Cucchiarelli |first=Daniele |date=July 8, 2022
|url=https://www.thegamesmachine.it/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series-pc-ps4-ps5-xbox-one-series-x-s-switch/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series-recensione/ |title=Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series – Recensione |website=The Games Machine (Italy) |accessdate=July 10, 2022}}
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Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series received "generally positive" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.
Destructoid praised the game's "terrific" aesthetics, lively world, and polished gameplay while criticizing the exclusion of other titles from the franchise and the lack of substantial content outside the two games. Hardcore Gamer gave the title a score of 4/5 and praised the visuals, controls, and audio quality, writing, "[Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series] is a gorgeous-looking and fun-sounding collection overall and an impressive showcase of how to remake classic games and keep what made them great to begin with intact." Nintendo Life gave the Switch port 8/10 stars and lauded the puzzle-platforming gameplay, HD visuals, and its length, but took issue with the borderline simplistic gameplay, drops in performance, and the lack of content included alongside the two titles. Push Square praised its charming aesthetics, varied level designs, short length, and jaunty music but criticized the "saccharine", insubstantial story, slight difficulty spikes, and single trophy list spanning two games. Pocket Tactics found the title to be a "splendid platformer" and felt that its platforming segments "rival that of Mario and Crash, while it also succeeds in reminding us that it stands alone, and that Klonoa has its own identity."{{Cite web |title=Klonoa Phantasy Reverie review – Klonoa better than you |url=https://www.pockettactics.com/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series/review |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Pocket Tactics |date=6 July 2022 |language=en-GB}}
= Sales =
The game made #5 in the UK sales charts in its first week, with 52% of its sales being on Switch and 33% being on PlayStation 5.{{cite web | url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-11-f1-2022-holds-steady-at-no-1-uk-boxed-charts | title=F1 2022 holds steady at No.1 | UK Boxed Charts | date=11 July 2022 }} In Japan, the Switch version sold 9,602 copies in its first week, making it the fifth bestselling retail game of the week in the country, while the PlayStation 4 version sold 1,252 units and was the twenty-fifth bestselling retail game in the country throughout the same week.{{cite web | url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/07/famitsu-sales-7-4-22-7-10-22 | title=Famitsu Sales: 7/4/22 - 7/10/22 [Update] | date=14 July 2022 }}
It charted as Spain's fourth bestselling PlayStation 5 retail release of July, as well as their second bestselling Xbox Series X/S retail release in the same month.{{Cite web |date=10 August 2022 |title=Los videojuegos más vendidos en julio de 2022 |url=http://www.aevi.org.es/los-videojuegos-mas-vendidos-julio-2022/ |access-date= |website= |language=es}}
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External links
- [https://www.bandainamcoent.com/games/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series North American Official Website]
- [https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/klonoa/klonoa-phantasy-reverie-series European Official Website]
- [https://encore-klonoa.bn-ent.net/ Japanese Official Website]
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