Category: Tier Three

Donut County is Katamari Damacy meets…I’m not sure, actually. Anyway, instead of a growing ball of “stuff,” Donut County puts you in charge of an ever-growing hole (usually controlled by a capitalist raccoon) – the more stuff that falls in, the larger the hole. It’s a neat idea, but sadly there just isn’t much more than that. You eventually control a catapult to interact with mild puzzle elements, but it just doesn’t have the scale of Katamari to really feel worthwhile. Tier Three, but a high Tier Three.

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Some sequels take everything from the first game and are able to not only expand on the mechanics, but recontextualize what you learned in the first one. Some sequels aren’t so ambitious, but still provide an interesting continuation to a story couched in familiar mechanics. Then there are some sequels that add practically nothing new to the series and can, in fact, lower your opinion of the original entry.

A trilogy that’s been on my list for a very long time. With the recent “Legendary Edition” out on Steam, I figured now is probably a good time to go and play them all.