History VideoGame / Klonoa

* AllJustADream: [[spoiler:The ending of ''Empire of Dreams''... OrWasItADream]]

* NumberedSequels: Interestingly, there are ''two'' games designated as ''Klonoa 2''; ''Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil'' and ''Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament''.

** Also {{inverted|Trope}} when the first game's Wiimake was localized. While the Japanese release kept the Platform/PlayStation version's subtitle of ''Door to Phantomile'', this subtitle was omitted from the North American and PAL releases.

** As for ''Lunatea's Veil'', the bump could be due to Tat calling Klonoa a pervert at one point [[spoiler:and Leorina muttering [[PrecisionFStrike "Damn it..."]] after Klonoa [[BeatTheCurseOutOfHer beats the curse out of her]]]].

A [[VideoGameRemake remake of the original]], simply titled ''Klonoa'', was released in Japan for the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii in December 2008, and overseas in May 2009.

''Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series'', a CompilationRerelease of high-definition remasters of both ''Door to Phantomile''[='=]s Wii remake (with certain aesthetical and narrative aspects reverted to those of the original [=PS1=] game) and ''Lunatea's Veil'' to celebrate the [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary of the series]], was released on July 6, 2022 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4[=/=]UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, and PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

* ''VideoGame/KlonoaDoorToPhantomile'' (December 1997, UsefulNotes/PlayStation--remade in 2008 under the title ''Klonoa'' for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}})
* ''VideoGame/Klonoa2LunateasVeil'' (March 2001, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2)

* ''Klonoa: Moonlight Museum'' (May 1999, UsefulNotes/WonderSwan)
* ''Klonoa: Empire of Dreams'' (July 2001, UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance)

* DolledUpInstallment: Namco's first ''Manga/SgtFrog'' game for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, which is based on the fourth movie, is essentially a quite good ''Klonoa'' clone with more characters. Namco followed it up with ''Keroro RPG'', a ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts''-esque RPG which is good in its own right. Amusingly enough, Creator/KumikoWatanabe provided the voice of both Klonoa and Keroro in Japan.

** Also {{inverted|Trope}} when the first game's Wiimake was localized. While the Japanese release kept the UsefulNotes/PlayStation version's subtitle of ''Door to Phantomile'', this subtitle was omitted from the North American and PAL releases.

* FlameSpewerObstacle: Vision 5-1 of the first game has time-based flame outlets, some of which turn on and off while others switch between high and low intensity.

* TheCameo: ''Heroes'' has a few NPCs who hail from other Namco games, like [[VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga Ki]].

*** This example was [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] in [[Website/{{Shiftylook}} Shiftylook's]] ''VideoGame/{{Bravoman}}'' webcomic, where [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Klonoa/comments/nrs0uy/klonoa_cameo_in_shiftylooks_bravoman_webcomic/ during a talk show, Brave Man asks Klonoa which of the two pronunciations is correct...]] even though they apparently agreed not to bring it up, and Klonoa could get in trouble for picking a side.

An official webcomic was also produced by Website/ShiftyLook titled, ''WebComic/KlonoaDreamTravellerOfNoctisSol'', which told an original story that acted as a continuation of the games. Unforunately, it was CutShort due to [=ShiftyLook=] shutting down.

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The games are, roughly in chronological order:
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* ''VideoGame/KlonoaDoorToPhantomile'' (December 1997, UsefulNotes/PlayStation--remade in 2008 under the title ''Klonoa'' for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}})
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* ''Klonoa: Moonlight Museum'' (May 1999, UsefulNotes/WonderSwan)
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* ''VideoGame/Klonoa2LunateasVeil'' (March 2001, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2)
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* ''Klonoa: Empire of Dreams'' (July 2001, UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance)
* ''Klonoa Beach Volleyball'' (April 2002, [=PlayStation=])
* ''Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament'' (August 2002, Game Boy Advance)
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* ''[[VideoGame/KlonoaHeroesDensetsuNoStarMedal Klonoa Heroes: The Legendary Star Medal]]'' (December 2002, Game Boy Advance)
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* WontTakeYesForAnAnswer: Chipple's ending in ''Klonoa Beach Volleyball'' is a variant on this. Surprised after winning the tournament, Chipple believes Klonoa just let him win and calls for a rematch... where he wins again, much to his further surprise. This cycle repeats well into the evening, driving Klonoa and Heart Moo to exhaustion.

* NumberedSequels: Interestingly, there are ''two'' games designated as ''Klonoa 2''; ''Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil'' and ''Klonoa 2: Dream Champion Tournament''.

* TogglingSetpiecePuzzle: The handheld platformers feature levels where you have to hit switches that move brown blocks from the background into the foreground, allowing you to walk on them.