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Balan Wonderworld - Is It That Bad?

It's a charming looking game with good music that is fundamentally flawed on a mechanical level that makes it irredeemable.
Pretty much this. It just overcommits to a few really bad ideas that just undermine everything else it sets out to do.

It's clearly a game aimed at young children, but even then it also completely misunderstands that audience and it's limitations.
 
But you love Sonic.

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SoNiC WaS nEvER gOoD

you get it you suck at games, like bandwagons and never learned to roll.

hot take: i preffer Sonic over Mario (and i like Mario)
 
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If you want an old school platformer and a really good game, get Kaze and the Wild Masks. Feels like Donkey Kong Country.
 

It's £9.99 on series X, I hate to admit it, but I am very tempted.
For those of you, who actually played/owned the final release of the game?
How is it? Honestly.

I hated the demo, but the case reminds me of nights what I love...
And I did like Billy Hatcher too (please remake/remaster sega)
Will I find any enjoyment here?
Or is it just truly awful?
 

It's £9.99 on series X, I hate to admit it, but I am very tempted.
For those of you, who actually played/owned the final release of the game?
How is it? Honestly.

I hated the demo, but the case reminds me of nights what I love...
And I did like Billy Hatcher too (please remake/remaster sega)
Will I find any enjoyment here?
Or is it just truly awful?
There are literally better games than this and they are free.
To be fair I never played the game, but most people on YouTube fucking hate it.
 

It's £9.99 on series X, I hate to admit it, but I am very tempted.
For those of you, who actually played/owned the final release of the game?
How is it? Honestly.

I hated the demo, but the case reminds me of nights what I love...
And I did like Billy Hatcher too (please remake/remaster sega)
Will I find any enjoyment here?
Or is it just truly awful?
I've played it. If you liked Nights and Billy Hatcher, there is a good chance you will think Balen is at least a decent game. Just like Nights, you can play as a girl or a boy and the game takes place in a dream world, where you confront and overcome your fears.
 
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I have 3x copies.
 
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