N.B. Due to... "issues", none of the hosted videos before part 12 are currently available. Apologies for this, and I'm working to fix it as fast as I possibly can.
A faraway empire, where none shall sleep and dreams are forbidden... A hero rests, but little does he know that it's too late already... A light tapping at the door, and a break in post-haste! The hero is captured, taken before the ruler...
An old man? Nay! A young man and his Minister are afront... A test of mettle? Four fiends? A new journey! 'Where IS this place?' The hero cries approaching the first...
This... is the Empire of Jillius. A place where dreams are outlawed due to selfishness and idiocy. An insominiac ruler with a god complex? Where did the fiends come from and who are they truly? None know and none care. Only one thing is certain...
Klonoa can... nay will stop the fiends to save the empire! Maybe then he can finally get his rest...
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams (Kaze No Klonoa: Empire of Dreams; lit. Klonoa of the Wind: Empire of Dreams) was released in early/late 2001 for Japan/America (respectively) and early 2002 for Europe on the Gameboy Advance. Whilst it doesn't change any gameplay mechanics, it does change the way the game is played - if that makes sense - from a 3D environment to one that is a 2D sidescroller of sorts and is more of a puzzler than your typical 2D sidescroller; however, it's not fully a puzzler, either, it's still very much so a platform game at heart - it just has puzzle aspects.
The game itself falls somewhere between Door to Phantomile and Lunatea's Veil, and it finds Klonoa waking up in the Kingdom of Jillius, rules by the insomniac Emperor Jillius, wherein dreams are outlawed and since Klonoa was dreaming, he finds himself in a bit of a bother as the Emperor is an insane git and has decreed that if he cannot dream, no one can. Instead of punishing Klonoa by convential methods, such as decapitation, the Emperor instead decides that if Klonoa can - somehow - defeat the four fiends (the game abstractly refers to them as monsters) terrorising the Empire, then he'll be spared.
For convenience, and simplicity, most of the scenes will be posted in the thread. This is because they are basically just a lot of talking; scenes prior to bosses are fairly short and so will be left in the videos (unless the general consensus is to remove them from the videos also) and, with the exception of the first, all scenes following bosses will be omitted from videos as well.
Introduction (paraphrased above):
Spoiler:
Klonoa: Hey, what the...! Stop!!
Klonoa gets dragged off to see the ruler.
Jillius: empire!! Klonoa: Stranger? Where am I?
Bagoo: After all, dreams won't put food on the table. Jillius: If you have time to spare, you should play, work, or fall in love. Dreams are of no use. Klonoa: No!
Jillius: Hmmph! You dare to defy me? Bagoo: Insolent boy! The Emperor suffeers from insomnia and you dare speak such nonsense. You shall pay for your insolence! Jillius: Wait. Let us test his mettle. Bagoo: His mettle?
Bagoo: Our gracious Emperor shall pardon you if you get rid of them all. However, you will soon realize your folly. Heh, heh, heh.
Klonoa: Where IS this place? Huepow: Let's take a look around. Maybe we'll find a clue. Klonoa: You're right. Let's go!
Spoiler:
*gets hit*
Ghazzaean: Don't you wimps know anything? Here in Ghazzaland, only strength is respected. Huepow: If you love fighting so much, why don't you fight the monster?
Ghazzean 2: beast. Klonoa: So whoever defeats the monster becomes the new champion? Ghazzean 2: But it's not that easy, and it might hurt, you know? Klonoa: So, where is this monster?
Huepow: OK, let's check it out. Klonoa: OK, let's go. Ghazzaean: Hey, Wait! You don't stand a chance.
(It doesn't transfer well to screenshots, but the tower becomes translucent and wavy constantly.)
Huepow: What on earth was that? Beryll: That was Muzika.
Pictured: Beryll.
Klonoa: Muzika? Beryll: She's a world famous soprano, and the pride of this Opera House. But lately she's been giving everyone a headache by singing like that. Huepow: Sounds like a monster to me. Beryll: A monster?! Please don't say that about Muzika! Her songs were so simply yet meaningful, and she used to sing so beautifully... But now... Klonoa: Well, let's go and check it out.
Klonoa: The townsfold were suffering because of your "singing"... Muzika: What do you mean? I dreamt of singing the most beautiful songs, and spreading peace and happiness throughout the land. Huepow: Beryll mentioned loving your songs. Muzika: What? Beryll? Oh yes, I remember ...
Muzika: But I can't remember the song... Huepow: Hey, Klonoa. Could someone be taking advantage of peoples' dreams? Muzika: Each time I tried to remember the song, a mist appeared and everything went quiet. Klonoa: Mist? It wasn't red was it?
Muzika: Thanks to you, I'm ready to sing again. Now I must practice a new song to sing for Beryll. Klonoa: Good luck Muzika. Muzika: Thank you. Farewell.
Spoiler:
Klonoa: We're in luck. There's a restaurant. Let's go!
Waiter: Here you are.
Waiter: there's no food. Klonoa: Not even meat? Waiter: Unfortunately everything was gobbled up by a huge monster from the mountains. Huepow: A monster?! Waiter: Only these carrots are left... If this keeps up the townsfolk will be gobbled up too. Klonoa: A monster with a huge appetite, who dislikes carrots... Huepow: Lets go and get our steak back!
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Post-Boss Scene:
Spoiler:
Klonoa: You're chef Chirin, right? Chirin: Thats right. Master Chef Chirin at your service.
Chirin: Ha ha ha. Well, actually, I'm just an ordinary cook, but in my dream I was the best chef in the world! Huepow: But you hate carrots, right? Chirin: Carrots! Speaking of carrots...
Huepow: Mist again! Yellow this time... Klonoa: Red, blue, and now yellow mist...
Anyone who hasn't played this game before, or knows from a different medium, worked out the connection here yet?
Spoiler:
Klonoa: Are you OK?
Maris: Cough cough... Best to keep your distance, I have a cold that won't get better. Huepow: How did that happen? Maris: A monster appeared in the valley and spread a new sickness around. Now everybody has a fever. Klonoa: Isnt there a doctor around? Maris: Well, no... Dr. Medim has disappeared. He was such a great doctor too...Cough. Huepow: Aha!! Perhaps he's caught up in a strange dream as well. Klonoa: Wait right here. We'll bring Dr.Medim back. Loopuludoo Huepow!
Medim: In trying to create a medicine to cure all ills, I ended up creating an incurable sickness. Klonoa: Its not your fault Doc. Somone used your dream for their evil purposes. Huepow: Did you see anything peculiar in your dream?
Klonoa: Twin moons? Huepow: Red mist, blue mist, yellow mist... Klonoa: And twin moons...
Huepow: Then the culprits at the castle? Klonoa: Lets get back to the castle!
Since it's three videos away, try and guess who the villain is! Based on known characters, you have a 50-50 chance of being right. Guess emphasised, because I'd rather someone not spoil it. Common decency etc.
Spoiler:
Huepow: I doubt they'll let us in. Let's find another entrance. These castles always have secret tunnels.
An undisclosed length of time passes.
Klonoa: Huff, huff. Well, that was a waste of time. Huepow: Hmmm... ?: Hey you! Huepow: Huh! Klonoa: Damn, not again...
Soldier: It wasn't always like this. Please, save our Empire, and save our dreams. Klonoa: OK. Leave it to us!
Klonoa: Hang in there, your Highness! Jillius: I'm so sorry... It was all my fault. Klonoa: But you were being manipulated! Jillius: No. I felt sorry for myself because I wasn't allowed to dream. He merely took advantage of my weakness. I am not a worthy Emperor. Klonoa: But... Jillius: I realize now that to give dreams to my people, and to protect those dreams, is my purpose. I thank you, Klonoa.
Klonoa: Your Highness! Your Highness!! ...ness ... wake up, Your Highness!
Jillius: Dear citizens! I had a dream, and in it I met a boy. He traveled throughout my twisted dreams and helped free me from my nightmares. I realize now that I was wrong. Happiness is not in dreaming, but in striving to make that dream come true. I now have a dream of my own, but I need your help to achieve it. I want you all to have a dream and to work hard to attain it. I will help you attain your dreams and protect them as well.
Credits roll here.
During it, several stock images from earlier in the game occasionally come up. A few unique ones do too, but only one is really worth noticing and that comes up at the very end:
So, yeah, it was all a dream. Or was it?
Next time: EX Vision 1. Au revoir, et beau chance.
Post subject: Re: Insomniac Supremacy ~ Kaze No Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
Posted: April 6th, 2010, 11:54 pm
Joined: January 17th, 2009, 8:51 pm Posts: 1685 Location: The Matriarchy of Optimism
Added a few things to the OP; most notable are Viddler links.
Another area, more plot;
Spoiler:
(It doesn't transfer well to screenshots, but the tower becomes translucent and wavy constantly.)
Huepow: What on earth was that? Beryll: That was Muzika.
Pictured: Beryll.
Klonoa: Muzika? Beryll: She's a world famous soprano, and the pride of this Opera House. But lately she's been giving everyone a headache by singing like that. Huepow: Sounds like a monster to me. Beryll: A monster?! Please don't say that about Muzika! Her songs were so simply yet meaningful, and she used to sing so beautifully... But now... Klonoa: Well, let's go and check it out.
Post subject: Re: Insomniac Supremacy ~ Kaze No Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
Posted: April 7th, 2010, 9:15 pm
Joined: April 6th, 2010, 5:38 pm Posts: 12
I take it Huepow is Klonoa's partner? What is s/he, exactly? Never looked at the Klonoa games, so I don't really know any of the main characters/themes.
This has piqued my interest enough to give the series a shot. The only one available locally is the Wii version; any experience with that one?
Post subject: Re: Insomniac Supremacy ~ Kaze No Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
Posted: April 8th, 2010, 10:06 pm
Joined: March 11th, 2009, 11:13 pm Posts: 670 Location: Osea
MeccaPrime wrote:
This thread needs MOAR fanart!
Spoiler:
That was brilliant.
EDIT: Also it's appropriate that the word "insomniac" is in the thread title because I hadn't been able to get to sleep when I first noticed this thread.
_________________ [7:23:30 PM] Hamstero Del Fluffy: why are you asking for relationship advice in a chatroom about recording yourself playing video games which kinda destroys the entire point of interactive media to begin with
Klonoa: The townsfold were suffering because of your "singing"... Muzika: What do you mean? I dreamt of singing the most beautiful songs, and spreading peace and happiness throughout the land. Huepow: Beryll mentioned loving your songs. Muzika: What? Beryll? Oh yes, I remember ...
Muzika: But I can't remember the song... Huepow: Hey, Klonoa. Could someone be taking advantage of peoples' dreams? Muzika: Each time I tried to remember the song, a mist appeared and everything went quiet. Klonoa: Mist? It wasn't red was it?
Muzika: Thanks to you, I'm ready to sing again. Now I must practice a new song to sing for Beryll. Klonoa: Good luck Muzika. Muzika: Thank you. Farewell.
Oh and the webcomic/fanart added to OP.
_________________ [2:35:38 AM] Plasma Veste: seriously [...] lets be really fucking creepy about rath
Post subject: Re: Insomniac Supremacy ~ Kaze No Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
Posted: April 9th, 2010, 7:26 pm
Joined: January 17th, 2009, 8:51 pm Posts: 1685 Location: The Matriarchy of Optimism
Area 3 time, and it has a stupid name;
Spoiler:
Klonoa: We're in luck. There's a restaurant. Let's go!
Waiter: Here you are.
Waiter: there's no food. Klonoa: Not even meat? Waiter: Unfortunately everything was gobbled up by a huge monster from the mountains. Huepow: A monster?! Waiter: Only these carrots are left... If this keeps up the townsfolk will be gobbled up too. Klonoa: A monster with a huge appetite, who dislikes carrots... Huepow: Lets go and get our steak back!
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