New 90% Positive Steam Roguelike Is a Faithful PSP-Era Comeback
Ratatan, a spiritual successor to PSP cult hit Patapon, is an endearing throwback stuffed into an underdeveloped roguelike.
Ratatan, a spiritual successor to PSP cult hit Patapon, is an endearing throwback stuffed into an underdeveloped roguelike.
The short version
- Ratatan revives Patapon as an endearing, but lacking roguelike At a glance, Ratatan is Patapon in everything but name — and even then, it’s still pretty close.
- You take on the role of a pint-sized critter, a titular Ratatan, who becomes a conductor for an army of Coburn, a breed of one-eyed fuzzballs.
- Your goal is to lead the Coburn through 2D worlds filled with monsters, barking out orders in order to take out foes en route to meeting a Goddess.
What happened
All the fundamentals of Patapon are there, right down to a very similar soundtrack of bouncy music. On an aesthetic level, Ratatan nails the assignment.
Why it matters
It's a vibrant little cartoon with a feel-good nature that’s so infectious that it’s hard to resist tapping your foot along to the bright music.
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