Game Thoughts: Klonoa (GBA)
I beat Klonoa: Empire of Dreams today on my day off.
I got my hands on an Analogue Pocket about a month ago and really wanted to play something I hadn't before, so I took it upon myself to visit the local retro game store and drop too much money on old games I could easily emulate. Everything I actually wanted was out of my random-purchase range, so I ended up buying Klonoa -- a series I know by name only.
It was a great little puzzle platformer, and I must say the Analogue Pocket really makes GBA titles look good.
I think there was something like 5 worlds x 7 levels plus 6 bosses. The bosses and snowboarding levels were hot garbage, but the normal levels had some really decent puzzling throughout and the auto-scroll levels actually posed a challenge.
I'll need to play a different game to test out the Analogue's sound system, because the SFX and music in Klonoa were pretty terrible, but I'm excited to finally tackle some of the physical GBA and GBC titles I've collected over the years.