"Do you feel like you're playing with a three year old?"

[butterflydreaming]

The last time I had held a controller, it had a lot less buttons. omnifarious sat me down in front of Katamari Damacy this morning. (I kept thinking, I hope spazzychic doesn't get mad for not getting to me first.) As expected, I'm pretty terrible.

Later today I went out in the bold sunshine to Alki, where divinityof_fire and I peered around an Indian cultural festival. We then got some dinner and headed up the hill to see The Lady in the Water. I meant to see it weeks ago, but somehow... . I love Shyamalan. His earlier movies were stronger films in terms of mainstream appeal, but I *liked* Signs and The Village, and I liked this one, too. His storytelling style appeals to me. I think he fills his movies with strong actors who get to play characters that they enjoy.

Before the movie, we wandered around Metropolitan Market for a bit and admired the cheeses. Mmm, cheese. The variety makes me want to throw a party.

Comments

[dkellis.livejournal.com]

Katamari Damacy is just a bit odd when it comes to controls. Both in the sense that it requires both thumbsticks (tank control), and that it only requires both thumbsticks. (The Look button and Select Stuff buttons are just extras.)

I'm not sure, but I suspect the PS2 and XBox actually have the most buttons for consoles. (Twelve buttons. PS2: four right-thumb buttons, four shoulder buttons, two thumbstick buttons, and the Start/Select pair. XBox: four right-thumb buttons, two shoulder "trigger" buttons, two thumbstick buttons, two Black/White buttons, and the Start/Select pair. Add in one extra each if you count the D-Pad.)

I love playing Katamari Damacy, if only for the sense of "what did I just pick up?" (And the music. Can't forget the music.)

[ironymaiden]

that's it! Katamari Damacy is an Ender's Game-style program to raise the next generation of armored cavalry.