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We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie

We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie is We ♥ Katamari with five brand-new levels, downloadable content, and twice as many abusive fathers.

To do:

  • There exists untranslated development text relating to UI elements within prefab-ui_assets_all_e81682c28faca4d3d1452ac3b9307e9c.bundle.
  • The unused collection strings likely exist in the original We ♥ Katamari as well, but this needs to be researched.

Unused Graphics#

We ♥ Katamari Leftovers#

In image_assets_all_25ab0299c82bcc81ba7616396f0b9871.bundle, every image used to create the pre-rendered prologue can be found, along with six screenshots that were used to align parts of the cutscene during development.

04_切り分けサンプル

07_文字位置サンプル1

07_文字位置サンプル2

07_文字位置サンプル3

07_文字位置サンプル4

08_文字位置サンプル

OUHI03_G_0

Within data-sprite_assets_all_b0cbb59f8f9cd24bd5ed1d1829f236d4.bundle is a texture for the backdrop of Royal Reverie's Select Plaza. The original asset was from the Profoundly Moving Ending minigame. Unlike the original sprite, the Queen is missing her upper body here.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Placeholder Icons#

Four images titled "photo_main_icon".

The numbers 1-3 with 仮, kanji for "temporary".

Miscellaneous#

A HD recreation of the co-op Prince-cam background exists in image_assets_all_25ab0299c82bcc81ba7616396f0b9871.bundle, but the game uses the default earth background instead.

Unused

Used

(Source: RamiRumi'99)

Unused Models#

PlayStation 2 Controller#

In data-sprite_assets_all_b0cbb59f8f9cd24bd5ed1d1829f236d4.bundle is a PlayStation 2 DualShock controller leftover from the original game.

Unused Text#

Collection#

The comment asset located in scriptableobject_assets_all_0ff3f5d7e008773609ea80b91100a39f.bundle features two unique and fully-translated Collection descriptions for the in-game Hansel and Gretel objects. However, the twins are never unlocked in the Collection outside of the credits game, where the two of them are condensed into one object with its own description.

Hansel:

A fine lad who always brushes his teeth after eating candy.

Gretel:

A girl who loves making sweets. She's the youngest patissiere around.

Unused Sounds#

Gameplay#

GM52SLOT2

This brass hit sound is typically reserved throughout the series for when the King first displays the rules of a level, but its filename implies it to be the sound effect that should play when the "slot machine" roulette stops after you complete a level. This name is likely an error, as SL16SHOW_gm is used instead for both occasions.

Book Worm#

HT02LGHTUP

HT03LGHTUP

This stage is supposed to contain three unique roll-up sounds, but the Se sound effect table located in scriptableobject_assets_all_0ff3f5d7e008773609ea80b91100a39f.bundle erroneously calls HT01LGHTUP for all three sound effects, leaving the other two unused.

Float Boy#

LK06BUBBL3

Similarly to the sounds in Book Worm's stage, this level is supposed to feature a unique sound for dashing underwater, but the Se table erroneously calls LK05BUBBL2 a second time, leaving it unused.

Unused Music#

M20_PITTARI#

The Beck song "Get Real Paid" can be found within m20_pittari_52cd03a186c1974a1b57d0c43f6cf208.bundle. The song choice is questionable, given that the lyrics include such lines as "Thursday night, I think I'm pregnant again, touch my ass if you're qualified."

References#


  1. We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie - Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe↩︎
  2. We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie - Steam↩︎