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GrotesqueBeauty · Oct 17, 2009

nincompoop said:
Still waiting for my preorder to arrive, Fuck Amazon

Seriously. Even with the super saver shipping they used to be pretty on point in my experience, but my last few orders have shipped from the furthest facility for some reason (opposite coast). When there weren't any status updates for a week on an order that had already supposedly shipped I called customer service, and apparently they have some sort of system where they get Fed Ex to pick it up and deliver it to the USPS, and in the meantime Fed Ex holds it while enough orders accumulate to take to the post office as one giant bulk shipment. It's all stupidly convoluted.

I'll be pretty psyched when it finally arrives.

Ranger X · Oct 17, 2009

The Main Event said:
Did my part here . Only checked out the first level (need more time!), but the game is sooo charming. WayForward is easily becoming one of my top developers this generation.

They really ain't fucking around indeed. I love them.

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nincompoop · Oct 17, 2009

Finally got it and played through the first four regular and four bonus stages. Right now the game feels like they missed a huge amount of potential with the controls. Being forced to move with the joystick is annoying but manageable, but aiming jelly beans with the joystick is turning out to be a huge pain in the ass. It blows my mind that anyone on the development team could have possibly thought that aiming with the joystick would be better than aiming with the pointer. Same deal with the parachute, with the way it was designed it obviously would have worked better with tilt controls (since moving the joystick changes your momentum rather than your position), so why aren't they supported? It's like the developers went out of their way to avoid taking advantage of the Wii.

Aside from that, the levels so far have been disappointingly short. and while they haven't been a complete cakewalk (I did die a couple of times on the fourth level), the checkpoints seem to have been placed insultingly close together. The game still has a lot of potential, but aside from the amazing atmosphere and presentation I'm a bit disappointed with it so far. I do like how the game is very unobtrusive, it's nice that it lets you figure things out for yourself instead of being bogged down with annoying tutorials like most games these days.

MoogPaul · Oct 17, 2009

Got a chance to play some today after picking it up earlier in the week. Beautiful game. I find it very relaxing to just sit back and play a calm game for the first time in a while. Price tag was nice too.

botticus · Oct 20, 2009

I'm going to assume I'm missing something really straightforward here, considering they hold your hand through the rest of the first world, but how do you use the parachute? I've done it three times on accident, but cannot for the life of me figure out when or how you hit C to not fall to your death. I was about to throw my controller after the dozenth attempt.

beelzebozo · Oct 20, 2009

botticus said:
I'm going to assume I'm missing something really straightforward here, considering they hold your hand through the rest of the first world, but how do you use the parachute? I've done it three times on accident, but cannot for the life of me figure out when or how you hit C to not fall to your death. I was about to throw my controller after the dozenth attempt.

throw jellybean
pick up chute blob
jump from ledge with b
press b to unleash chute
yell whee

GWX · Oct 20, 2009

botticus said:
I'm going to assume I'm missing something really straightforward here, considering they hold your hand through the rest of the first world, but how do you use the parachute? I've done it three times on accident, but cannot for the life of me figure out when or how you hit C to not fall to your death. I was about to throw my controller after the dozenth attempt.

Put the Parachute on your bag and press A on the air to release it.

Dash Kappei · Oct 20, 2009

Dragona Akehi said:
I'm going to assume that in the near future someone is going to write an Ocarina code to use with USBloader that allows DPAD control.

Are there games that have that?
I'd love to play Metal Slug Anthology with the Classic Controller...

evilromero · Oct 20, 2009

The more I play this game the more I'm convinced this is WF sending Nintendo a subtle hint they want to develop a Metroid II remake. Currently in the third world (homeworld) and it's so effing beautiful.

Tiktaalik · Oct 20, 2009

This game is very much a sort of relaxing chaser for a period of intense gaming. Much like Flower on the PS3. It's a nice wind down game.

botticus · Oct 20, 2009

beelzebozo said:
throw jellybean
pick up chute blob
jump from ledge with b
press b to unleash chute
yell whee

Weird... I didn't think I hit any other button. Good to know I'm still terrible at gaming! Frustration eased.

-PXG- · Oct 20, 2009

Tiktaalik said:
This game is very much a sort of relaxing chaser for a period of intense gaming. Much like Flower on the PS3. It's a nice wind down game.

Yep

beelzebozo · Oct 20, 2009

botticus said:
Weird... I didn't think I hit any other button. Good to know I'm still terrible at gaming! Frustration eased.

don't feel bad. i jumped off the ledge three or four times before i caught on.

zweifuss · Oct 20, 2009

evilromero said:
The more I play this game the more I'm convinced this is WF sending Nintendo a subtle hint they want to develop a Metroid II remake. Currently in the third world (homeworld) and it's so effing beautiful.

That would be quite awesome. But the current fan-made AM2R seems like a suitable replacement until that time comes along.

lordoftherink · Oct 20, 2009

beelzebozo said:
don't feel bad. i jumped off the ledge three or four times before i caught on.

Even when I figured out how to use the parachute, I died on the

challenge stage with the wall lined with black enemies and horizontal moving ones at intervals

about ten times.

Kevtones · Oct 20, 2009

I'm really enjoying this game. It's charming and really well designed.

Good job Bozon and friends!

Sagitario · Oct 20, 2009

Dash Kappei said:
Are there games that have that?
I'd love to play Metal Slug Anthology with the Classic Controller...

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-g4-49-en-70-3cep.html

Whit this, you can use a CC as a GC controller [works both for Wii and GC]...

The Lamonster · Oct 20, 2009

Tiktaalik said:
This game is very much a sort of relaxing chaser for a period of intense gaming. Much like Flower on the PS3. It's a nice wind down game.

mmm just like Super Princess Peach! I loved that game.

*runs away*

Speevy · Oct 20, 2009

I don't have it yet, but games like this are exactly what I want to play these days.

Kevtones · Oct 22, 2009

I'm silly.

Anyhow, this game is fantastic.

nincompoop · Oct 22, 2009

The music in the cave levels is pretty much the best thing ever.

GrotesqueBeauty · Oct 22, 2009

I finally got my preorder from Amazon today.

Go free super saver shipping. So far I like all the things I thought I would like about it, but it seems a bit straight forward so far. I'm only like 5 levels (and 5 bonus "levels") in, so I'm guessing it's just because they're still introducing all the elements. Hopefully the complexity ramps up a bit as I go along. The parachute is super fun to use, so I'm really looking forward to trying the other powers.

The Lamonster said:
mmm just like Super Princess Peach! I loved that game.

*runs away*

Don't run away. There's a pretty strong SPP support group here on GAF. Quite a few of us even prefer it to NSMB.

Kevtones · Oct 22, 2009

The difficulty curve is quite nice. In terms of unlockables

are the lights going out in the second world a purely cosmetic deal? Or is there more because it took beating four challenge levels to get it...

Dash Kappei · Oct 22, 2009

Farore said:
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-g4-49-en-70-3cep.html

Whit this, you can use a CC as a GC controller [works both for Wii and GC]...

Thanks, problem is that you'd still be forced to use the analog stick instead of the D-Pad.

Noogy · Oct 22, 2009

GrotesqueBeauty said:
Don't run away. There's a pretty strong SPP support group here on GAF. Quite a few of us even prefer it to NSMB.

Glad to hear that myself. Personally, SPP is my favorite Mario game in the last several years.

I haven't had time to try out Blob yet, but it's sounding awesomer by the minute.

-PXG- · Oct 22, 2009

Played this game while listening to Wu-Tang. Great combo.

I just go to

Blobolonia. Game is fantastic

botticus · Oct 22, 2009

Beat the first boss last night, that was good fun. Overall I'm enjoying it quite a bit. I wish there was a bit more platforming in it, but the parachute drops result in enough deaths.

AgentOtaku · Oct 22, 2009

Super excited waiting for my copy to arrive

rhino4evr · Oct 22, 2009

gamefly delivered my copy..but im too busy playing Uncharted 2 to dig in.

upandaway · Oct 23, 2009

Edit: Well nevermind, I have a few ideas. If they won't work I'll ask for help.

beelzebozo · Oct 23, 2009

this art style would work so well for a GOONIES 3. i guess the movie license would probably be a big pain in the ass to get though.

upandaway · Oct 23, 2009

Well, nothing. I don't know what's wrong with the disc but the 3rd level of the 2nd world is screwed up. When I open it with USB Loader there's no sound, and if I want to get out of it (through a tree stump, pause menu or the goal) my Wii freezes. When I open it with Gecko, when I enter the stage my Wii doesn't respond to my controller. For the record, all other levels and the hideout work perfectly.
I'm basically screwed out of getting the extra stage for that particular one. Will anyone be nice enough to upload a save file where he got all chests in that level?
Because I use the NTSC version, does anyone know of an issue with just using someone else's save file of the same region on a PAL Wii?

Look at that, there's another stage like that further on. This sucks.

Sagitario · Oct 23, 2009

Dash Kappei said:
Thanks, problem is that you'd still be forced to use the analog stick instead of the D-Pad.

Even with a GC controller?

zigg · Oct 23, 2009

Farore said:
Even with a GC controller?

Have you used a GCN d-pad?

Jme · Oct 23, 2009

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Sagitario · Oct 23, 2009

zigg said:
Have you used a GCN d-pad?

I've... but that's not what we're discussing: if the Metal Slug Anthology can be played with the GC d-pad, then he can use this to play MSA with a CC [and its d-pad]...
If the GC controller option is joystick only, then he wont be able to use the CC d-pad...

Taxman · Oct 27, 2009

One of the WF artists here made this for fun one day, thought you might all enjoy it. It's been my wallpaper for the past 4 months.

ratcliffja · Oct 30, 2009

Thanks for the wallpaper. That does look pretty cool... though entirely antithetical to the game's premise.

Kevtones · Oct 30, 2009

To survive war you must become war...

Also, isn't the blob invulnerable? How did he get a scar? :lol

upandaway · Oct 30, 2009

Did anyone get the multiple-level reward on the Blob planet yet?

It seriously blows my mind. After about 2 minutes of trying to figure out where the hell do I go in there, it springs to my mind full force and I try to test it out, then, holy FUCKING shit, it actually works.

I must be really easy to satisfy when it's just a

sound test room

(spoilered so I don't ruin it for anyone), but shit, was I surprised. I totally didn't expect that execution. Damn incredible. If only I had capture tools I'd totally be recording that right now to show the world. It might not work on anyone like it did on me but I don't care, this made me forgive the game for the 2 levels I got screwed on.

Flying_Phoenix · Nov 1, 2009

Finally got around playing this today.

Just beat the first boss.

The games pretty good so far and I'm enjoying it.

Using the analog stick instead of the DPAD realyl isn't that bad.

My only complaints so far are no pointer capabilities and motion controller use (can think of some nice uses). As well as the game just being lower production overall (what's with those shitty backgrounds? And the music?)

BDGAME · Nov 1, 2009

Is this game ignored for gaf or what?

It's look so beautiful and have a nice ambient. A nice game to any platformer fan.

MyEpitomeCliché · Nov 1, 2009

BDGAME said:
Is this game ignored for gaf or what?

It's look so beautiful and have a nice ambient. A nice game to any platformer fan.

While agree with these sentiments, it's a pretty niche game. For one, it's 2-D. For another, it's an update of a somewhat obscure NES game that came out twenty years ago. I'd say it's safe to assume that a lot of people aren't familiar with the original. And if they are, they might not have cared for it then (I had quite a love/hate reaction towards it). And considering that it's Q4, it's pretty much getting buried by all the bigger titles being released now. It's a shame, because this is one of my favorite games of the year.

nincompoop · Nov 1, 2009

We should get N'Gai Croal to write an article where he accuses the game of being racist because the boy and his blob are white and all the enemies are black. That'll be a good way to give this game some more exposure!

Stormwatch · Nov 3, 2009

I picked this game up during the Best Buy 3 for 2 sale and I gotta say I'm enjoying it so far. I've only beaten the first 2 levels and first 2 challenges. It is the first game I've played in a while where I actually had to take a look at the instruction manual to figure out what the controls were. The game seems to be very minimalist when it comes to telling you what you are supposed to be doing. I guess that adds to the style of it.

rhino4evr · Nov 3, 2009

im on the last world. I like the game in general. But I have to say the boss battles can be a lesson in anger management. They move so much faster then you do, and with "one hit and your dead" gameplay, you don't have room for mistakes.

I beat the bosses of world 2 and 3, more based on luck then skill. For god sakes the 2nd World boss killed me within the first 5 seconds the majority of the time I played him. Blob moves to slow, and Boy's jump is too weak to warrant these kind of bosses. I'd say so far it's my biggest pet peeve with the game.

Most of the puzzles are pretty easy, but World 4 has turned the heat up a little. I havent messed with any of the "bonus" stages, but I've unlocked most of them on my first playthrough. Do they just unlock concept art, or is there something more worth while?

nincompoop · Nov 3, 2009

How come the game doesn't have a real ending sequence? I just beat the final boss and the only thing that happens is he flies back to his treehouse. There's no credits sequence or anything. I was also caught off guard because the developers said there was supposed to be 40 regular and 40 challenge levels but there was only 38 of each. It makes it seem like the game was shipped before they finished it.

nincompoop · Nov 3, 2009

nincompoop said:
How come the game doesn't have a real ending sequence? I just beat the final boss and the only thing that happens is he flies back to his treehouse. There's no credits sequence or anything. I was also caught off guard because the developers said there was supposed to be 40 regular and 40 challenge levels but there was only 38 of each. It makes it seem like the game was shipped before they finished it.

Never mind then, just checked gamefaqs and apparently there's two more levels in the first world. The developers should have made it more apparent that there was still more content after beating the world 4 boss.

rhino4evr · Nov 5, 2009

just finished...overall Im gald i rented this, as much as i enjoyed parts of it. I will say the last few levels were really satisfying on a puzzle level. I wish more of the game was like that.

This game should totally be on PSN of XBLA. It would fit perfect as a $20 download. More people need to play it.

this is definitely the sleeper hit of 2009

MattyGrovesOrMe · Nov 5, 2009

I just beat this game as well. One of the most charming games I've played in a while. GAF, if you like 2D puzzle platforming, buy A Boy and His Blob!

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