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Balan Wonderworld - What Happened?
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SlimeGooGoo
Banned
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Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Like I said before, I don't really care what people say, least of all the video game analysts.
This game will be my release on PS5 and for me it is an interesting and beautiful game
This game will be my release on PS5 and for me it is an interesting and beautiful game
Kirazuki_01
Neo Member
So many bad design decisions left this in a complete mess.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
The last time Naka made something significant was the Dreamcast days. His most popular works was when he was a programmer during the Genesis and Saturn days.
Reminds me of the Shenmue guy. Made great stuff back in the day, but that stuff doesn't carry over to modern day expectations.
Reminds me of the Shenmue guy. Made great stuff back in the day, but that stuff doesn't carry over to modern day expectations.
SlimeGooGoo
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Werewolf Jones
Member
This video uses Simpsons references A LOT. Outside of the shit posts and humour though it breaks down why the game is just a massive failure. The concept was good but all design choices for the game were bad. Can't think of a demo that can make a game look worse.
RoboEight
Member
It's literally on par with those games imo and you could even throw Super Lucky Tales in there as well. Like I mentioned in the main thread I don't think it's that bad of a game honestly, it's not perfect and has some rough spots but some people are making it out to be worse than it actually is imo. The lead animation director posted this cool piece of art which makes me kind of wish they had hand drawn animated scenes in the game.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
This game might be the lowest rated game I can remember (excluding any weird no-name indie trash). Depending on the platform, the score ranges from 35-50.
www.metacritic.com
Balan Wonderworld Reviews - Metacritic
BALAN WONDERWORLD is an action platformer game themed around the Balan Theatre. Led by the enigmatic maestro named Balan, the stars of the show Emma and Leo will use special abilities from a multitude of characterful costumes as they adventure in the bizarre and imaginary land of Wonderworld...
www.metacritic.com
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ClanOfNone
Member
I agree. The Saturn had some amazing games, Nights was not one of them.
Mister Wolf
Member
Yuji Naka is washed up. Happens to the best of them.
Spaceman292
Banned
Hat in Time is fun and adorable and Balan is the exact opposite of that. I agree about Yooka though.
ClanOfNone
Member
Money was tight during the Saturn years, I didn't buy very many games for the system, probably the fewest for any console I've ever owned.
I have three main regrets....
Not paying the insane asking price for the ram cart and SF vs. X-Men that my local import shop was charging.
Not stealing the copy of Guardian Heroes that I rented from the local Blockbuster 4 billion times.
And buying Nights. I beat it in one sitting and was like, "wait, that's it?"
I have three main regrets....
Not paying the insane asking price for the ram cart and SF vs. X-Men that my local import shop was charging.
Not stealing the copy of Guardian Heroes that I rented from the local Blockbuster 4 billion times.
And buying Nights. I beat it in one sitting and was like, "wait, that's it?"
Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
They spent all their budget on this.
SF Kosmo
Banned
They were making a game for an audience they didn't even understand. Kids play Roblox and and Minecraft. They can handle more than one action button. It's silly to be targeting kids (at the expense of the Sega nostalgics who were the main people interested in the title) but they didn't even really get what kids want in a game.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Yah, Poi is so much better than both, even Skylar & Plux is. Also Toree 3D but I guess that's kind of too short to really compare (but its price reflects it so). I wish new 3D platformers were more like any of these. Even Spark the Electric Jester 2 might be better yet they are considered the big ones.
They're lucky they don't really compete with the awesome 2D indie platform games like Spark the Electric Jester and Freedom Planet I guess, those would totally annihilate them even more. Though at least the big 2D stuff like Ori are also very worthwhile games and not posers like the 3D stuff...
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Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
NiGHTS is only bad if you don't give it time, or you're just terrible at it.
It's not a pick-up and play game like Mario or even Sonic, you have to get used to the gameplay. But once you get the hang of it, it's totally awesome..
I don't understand how someone can play NiGHTS well, and not enjoy it. I'm sorry if that's your case, I really can't relate. I'll just say that you're wrong.
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GeorgPrime
Banned
So one company makes shitty descisions and makes a bad game (Mighy No.9). Another company makes the same shitty descisions and makes another bad game (Balan Wonderworld). So what now? I guess just let another company make the same shitty descisions and create another bad game. If you dont learn from past mistakes of other companies you are bound to wake up sooner or later with a lot of shitty descisions and another bad game.
On top of it..... it was meant to be a mobile game first before some people, who didnt know better i guess, wanted them to turn into a mobile game into a platformer and here we start with another shitty descision.
I wonder who the genius was who came up with the idea to hire different companies for different productions stages.... and not let one company do the whole game.
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StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
If this game was released as a random $15 indie game, it would had been better received. But full price, SE, and attaching Naka's name to it like it'll be the rebirth of 1993 platforming games killed it.