Bandai Namco’s Klonoa remasters will release on multiple platforms when they arrive on July 8, the company has announced.
The remaster collection will release onPS4,PS5,Xbox Series X|S,Xbox One, andSteam,Bandai Namcosaid on Thursday, in addition to the already-confirmedNintendo Switchversion arriving the same day.
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series will feature HD remasters of both the original Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and its sequel Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil in one package.
According to Bandai Namco, Phantasy Reverie Series will introduce new features to the classic games including optional tutorials, a 2-player support mode, a “challenging” Stopwatch mode and easy, normal and hard difficulty modes.
The original Klonoa: Door to Phantomile was released onPlayStationin 1997. Despite gaining widespread critical acclaim and enjoying modest success in Japan, the game struggled to sell well in the west.
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Despite this, it managed to spawn a sequel and a number of Game Boy Advance spin-offs.
The first game already received a remake in 2008, when developer Paon made an updated version for the Wii.
It too was met with praise but was considered a commercial failure, entering the Japanese charts at number 33. As a result, a planned remake of the second game was scrapped.
