Balan Wonderworld Review

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  • Опубликовано: 10 янв 2025

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  • @fakebird000
    @fakebird000 3 года назад +7687

    This game is the literal definition of the cutscenes being the whole budget

    • @Synnabelle
      @Synnabelle 3 года назад +213

      It's like they just wanted to make a movie .

    • @demigod5598
      @demigod5598 3 года назад +27

      Ay love ur pfp boards of canada id fire

    • @Anonymouss9005
      @Anonymouss9005 3 года назад +30

      I'm surprised they didn't just made a movie about this

    • @BrickNGamesTwitch
      @BrickNGamesTwitch 3 года назад +9

      Sonic 06

    • @markdevontrocio1030
      @markdevontrocio1030 3 года назад +1

      You really won't include Sonic 06 huh?

  • @Dosnmeda
    @Dosnmeda 3 года назад +5835

    Sadly this is one of those games parents will buy their kids based on the cover artwork alone.

    • @waled7564
      @waled7564 3 года назад +204

      For that reason the games demos should be open all the time not just for limited period

    • @prohelling
      @prohelling 3 года назад +91

      Poor kids

    • @hornetsilksong
      @hornetsilksong 3 года назад +145

      "Little Timmy will love this super mario gaem"
      -Some oblivious parent

    • @Matt-cn2nn
      @Matt-cn2nn 3 года назад +48

      Fortunately, sales have been abysmal.

    • @jeniffer7799
      @jeniffer7799 3 года назад +41

      You mean the same reason why Pokémon is still successful until today?

  • @CodinIsHere
    @CodinIsHere 3 года назад +6154

    To quote a certain youtuber: “the developers had a competition to see who could make the shittiest power up”

    • @eliasdailey3911
      @eliasdailey3911 3 года назад +852

      Does this RUclipsr have the world record on bowser’s big bean burrito?

    • @captainkoskilol9057
      @captainkoskilol9057 3 года назад +54

      Is it critikal or penguinz0 (?) as his channel is called?

    • @pimi8522
      @pimi8522 3 года назад +328

      @@captainkoskilol9057 it's dunkey boy

    • @СергейСамовилов-е6л
      @СергейСамовилов-е6л 3 года назад +132

      Well, at least we can all agree that this game has a little something for everyone

    • @captainkoskilol9057
      @captainkoskilol9057 3 года назад

      @Retired Channel @pimi my bad

  • @NoExplosionsMcgee
    @NoExplosionsMcgee 3 года назад +5072

    Square-Enix always seems to release at least one game every year that's so bad that it makes you wonder if it was done purely as a tax write-off.

    • @bigred1554
      @bigred1554 3 года назад +43

      😂😂😂

    • @Qwertymnbvcxzuiop
      @Qwertymnbvcxzuiop 3 года назад +458

      Yes and yes
      2018 - The Quiet Man and Fear Effect Sedna
      2019 - Left Alive
      2020 - Marvel's Avengers
      2021 - This garbo.

    • @Qwertymnbvcxzuiop
      @Qwertymnbvcxzuiop 3 года назад +80

      2013 - Final Fantasy All the Breavest

    • @AaronPorter07
      @AaronPorter07 3 года назад +6

      🤣

    • @waled7564
      @waled7564 3 года назад +27

      @@Qwertymnbvcxzuiop
      Marvel's Avengers it's not that bad actually the linear stages are fun to play

  • @drbowser166
    @drbowser166 3 года назад +4147

    Would have been better as an animated series then a video game IMO.

    • @noxturne16
      @noxturne16 3 года назад +136

      Shoulda been a movie

    • @CorneliusCob
      @CorneliusCob 3 года назад +58

      99% of the budget went into the cutscenes

    • @dragonytacz9363
      @dragonytacz9363 3 года назад +15

      Imagine something like a telltale game

    • @bongibot1104
      @bongibot1104 3 года назад +12

      Time to watch the Vacuum power up episode where they clean a house for 20 minutes.

    • @jaimeantonioolaguezchirino5805
      @jaimeantonioolaguezchirino5805 3 года назад +8

      That would apply to a game with tons of cutscenes and a solid storyline, this is not that game.

  • @ChrisThaCameraman
    @ChrisThaCameraman 3 года назад +1808

    the box fox death almost had me in tears lmao

    • @Bread-gv7du
      @Bread-gv7du 3 года назад +83

      Top 5 anime deaths

    • @thekiss2083
      @thekiss2083 3 года назад +40

      It's like a joke item put in there to challenge speedrunners 😂

    • @emprrah
      @emprrah 3 года назад +1

      Read this as it happened lol

    • @purrspctiv
      @purrspctiv 3 года назад +4

      It’s like Half-Life 2 level design just to show how bad the powerup is.

    • @samarthgour3026
      @samarthgour3026 3 года назад +5

      its just downright useless

  • @ChristinaMagma
    @ChristinaMagma 3 года назад +816

    A moment of silence for all the parents who bought this for their kids, and now the child will grow up with this ingrained in their childhood memories

    • @llama6394
      @llama6394 3 года назад +17

      Oh, no sensible parent would purchase a $60 game exculding the rich

    • @kakajunko
      @kakajunko 3 года назад +14

      that's the reason why people will start hating games because of their simplicity and boring game design

    • @dhruvavikas1632
      @dhruvavikas1632 3 года назад

      Lol that just wont happen any sane parent wont buy their kid a ps5 most probably something cheap like a ps3 or ps2 so they wont get spoiled if they do spend so much the kid should at least be a little grown up so the kid would know what to buy

    • @crusade6918
      @crusade6918 3 года назад +18

      @@dhruvavikas1632 bro who’s parent is getting them a ps2 in 2021 unless they want to play nostalgic games with their kids

    • @achan1058
      @achan1058 3 года назад +6

      @@dhruvavikas1632 Why wouldn't they. Parents of young kids are in the age group that grew up with Mario and Sonic, so they would buy a PS5 for themselves and the kids. OTOH, those parents would read the reviews and realize that they should just get Crash Bandicoot, Mario Odyssey, or A Hat In Time instead.

  • @revivvles6736
    @revivvles6736 3 года назад +1834

    A Hat in Crime
    Super Mario: Fraudyssey
    Nights into Memes

    • @T00n4m1
      @T00n4m1 3 года назад +28

      Liking because of the 1st pun

    • @Fahimlol
      @Fahimlol 3 года назад +16

      Liking because of the 3rd pun

    • @Henry-zj5yg
      @Henry-zj5yg 3 года назад +6

      Liking because of the 3rd pun

    • @bothbott4897
      @bothbott4897 3 года назад +8

      Liking because of the 1st pun 🎩

    • @ILuvMeowscles
      @ILuvMeowscles 3 года назад +37

      Liking cus all of the puns

  • @staticshock4239
    @staticshock4239 3 года назад +1640

    This does not deserve to cost $60.

    • @waled7564
      @waled7564 3 года назад +203

      correction: this game does not deserve to be made

    • @psychokatalyst
      @psychokatalyst 3 года назад +53

      *any amount of money in general

    • @dankestranch8738
      @dankestranch8738 3 года назад +51

      Doesn't deserve to be $6

    • @toxix6562
      @toxix6562 3 года назад +1

      Yeah

    • @TwiggyBoy
      @TwiggyBoy 3 года назад +30

      This is a free mobile game

  • @SuperVada
    @SuperVada 3 года назад +1140

    It's like a half baked version of Nights. *realized it was the same creator* ohhhhhhh...

    • @rexailos475
      @rexailos475 3 года назад +7

      It has nothing to do with NiGHTS gameplay tho

    • @SuperVada
      @SuperVada 3 года назад +45

      @@rexailos475 Not gameplay. Designs.

    • @silverreaps6803
      @silverreaps6803 3 года назад +2

      @@rexailos475 billy hatcher gameplay

    • @SuperVada
      @SuperVada 3 года назад

      @@silverreaps6803 it's like SE dont know how to make a platform game

    • @olsonbryce777
      @olsonbryce777 3 года назад +4

      @@silverreaps6803 billy hatcher is superior

  • @SilverShion
    @SilverShion 3 года назад +2314

    Balan Wonderworld is A Hat in Time done wrong.

    • @subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234
      @subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 3 года назад +209

      You mean Super Mario Odessey but every single thing about the design of the game is Terrible

    • @stormragez
      @stormragez 3 года назад +27

      NOT EVEN CLOSE

    • @LunaMinuna
      @LunaMinuna 3 года назад +17

      Done very very wrong

    • @lucasboi7623
      @lucasboi7623 3 года назад +15

      @@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 how does he mean super Mario odessey?

    • @ninetailedfox579121
      @ninetailedfox579121 3 года назад +36

      @@lucasboi7623 Because it's a lot closer to Mario Odyssey than it is to A Hat in Time.

  • @felixwood5
    @felixwood5 3 года назад +906

    A 4 is really generous, should be a 2

    • @Brunoki22
      @Brunoki22 3 года назад +54

      The game at least got a cool color scheme and pretty levels and cutscenes

    • @Sam-cj3wv
      @Sam-cj3wv 3 года назад +24

      9/10

    • @markdevontrocio1030
      @markdevontrocio1030 3 года назад +89

      It has a little something for everyone

    • @delet3999
      @delet3999 3 года назад +8

      @@markdevontrocio1030 LITTLE LITTLE LITTLE Something

    • @J0seph_Mother
      @J0seph_Mother 3 года назад +21

      this is IGN, the worst they usually rate bad games is a 7, im shock it was this low honestly

  • @medryan9411
    @medryan9411 3 года назад +1150

    When the Review of the Game is more entertaining than the game itself🤸🏻‍♂️🤸🏻‍♂️

    • @BenjaMan64
      @BenjaMan64 3 года назад +61

      Yes... Honestly, watching/reading/listening to bad reviews of Balan Wonderworld is more entertaining than the game itself.

    • @morenodeluxe4071
      @morenodeluxe4071 3 года назад +28

      @Raiu shoo away redditor shoo shoo

    • @morenodeluxe4071
      @morenodeluxe4071 3 года назад +21

      @Raiu not really its pretty obvious

    • @Exc4Iibur
      @Exc4Iibur 3 года назад +15

      @Raiu dude... Just give up, you're already being disliked don't push it.

    • @lonradb
      @lonradb 3 года назад +9

      @Raiu hehe nice bait lad

  • @Philosophical24
    @Philosophical24 3 года назад +567

    Shouldn’t have put all that budget into cutscenes

    • @georgemccartney8906
      @georgemccartney8906 3 года назад +8

      @Attaker Atex In all their mocap and sometimes self-clipping awfulness

    • @enguelberthbernal5341
      @enguelberthbernal5341 3 года назад +5

      Its Sonic 06 and nights Journey of Dreams again

    • @rassular
      @rassular 3 года назад +4

      At that point they should've just made a show lol

  • @Ceejay-gl9ld
    @Ceejay-gl9ld 3 года назад +744

    The fact they we’re getting a review after launch should already be a red flag to anyone watching this.

    • @tendutam
      @tendutam 3 года назад +83

      They knew if they gave out review copies the game would be dead on arrival...

    • @ihavepissinmybrain
      @ihavepissinmybrain 3 года назад +2

      @Ceejay 2391
      You do know what review copies are, right...?

    • @mlpfanboy1701
      @mlpfanboy1701 3 года назад +3

      And yet somehow it is still better then sword and shield.

    • @tendutam
      @tendutam 3 года назад +24

      @@mlpfanboy1701 What does Sword and Shield have to do with this?

    • @marcar9marcar972
      @marcar9marcar972 3 года назад +22

      @BgmBuses2020 yeah clearly. People really liked Sword and Shield. It seems like no one likes this.

  • @8SweetPotatoLattes
    @8SweetPotatoLattes 3 года назад +694

    Tom continues to demonstrate that he's an all-time IGN reviewer. Always love the passion he brings to all reviews, whether he loves the game or not, and is always thoughtful with his criticisms and makes efforts to not be mean or condescending. Respect to the whole team on this review.

    • @blackxprice
      @blackxprice 3 года назад +8

      "is always thoughtful with his criticisms and makes efforts to not be mean or condescending."
      Sir, are they holding you at gunpoint to say this? I'll call for help in a minute, just blink twice.

    • @CommonTater100
      @CommonTater100 3 года назад

      you said "Tom continues to demonstrate that he's an all-time IGN reviewer." did you mean 'all-time GREAT reviewer'? or something like that? or that he's been reviewing stuff for ign for 'all of time', like since the universe began?

    • @christo7072
      @christo7072 3 года назад +1

      @@CommonTater100 IGN gave the beginning of the universe a 7/10

  • @genki23
    @genki23 3 года назад +1468

    This really wasn't a surprise, we all knew it was going to be crap

    • @shawklan27
      @shawklan27 3 года назад +103

      Yet Square still released it despite the blacklash of the demo 🤦🏿

    • @prodigyxd4844
      @prodigyxd4844 3 года назад +17

      We knew this game needed more time.

    • @villain-ek3yv
      @villain-ek3yv 3 года назад +47

      They didn't even acknowledge or respond to any of the negative feedback, shocking.

    • @dougdynamo8990
      @dougdynamo8990 3 года назад +81

      @Shuaizu and I’m guessing you understand games because you liked Balan Wonderworld? 😂

    • @zveks2022
      @zveks2022 3 года назад +1

      the demo was a surprise

  • @digitallovee623
    @digitallovee623 3 года назад +1176

    "OMG I'm shocked."
    -no one ever

    • @mrroachclip8444
      @mrroachclip8444 3 года назад +1

      😂😂

    • @subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234
      @subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 3 года назад +15

      Uji Naka somehow made a game worse than Sonic 06

    • @tisebawalkthroughs5630
      @tisebawalkthroughs5630 3 года назад +2

      😂😂😂

    • @raidoukuzonoha883
      @raidoukuzonoha883 3 года назад +1

      @@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 not even his fault it’s segas for wanting a holiday release so they rushed the devs to finish it.. get your facts right

    • @tatarchan5212
      @tatarchan5212 3 года назад +2

      I'm shocked that they managed to make a Sega style game with dingo picture quality.

  • @jarrodeaston6373
    @jarrodeaston6373 3 года назад +596

    Saw it coming from a mile away. The reason why this game wasnt delayed is beyond me

    • @elin111
      @elin111 3 года назад +57

      Because by the time the demo was released and people saw what the game is like it was far too close to release for a delay to fix much. Not that a delay would do anything to fix the game unless it was a 2-3 year delay so they would completely restart the whole game from scratch.

    • @jf_paes1589
      @jf_paes1589 3 года назад +58

      Square probably wasn't willing to spend any more resources than what initially given to develop it.

    • @stankyo
      @stankyo 3 года назад +24

      Should have just been canceled

    • @denimchicken104
      @denimchicken104 3 года назад +59

      It wasn’t delayed because the game is flawed to its core. Their only options were to cancel it or sell it, and Square Enix isn’t going to pass up an opportunity to sell 54 copies of Balan Wonderworld.

    • @chemanogue8662
      @chemanogue8662 3 года назад +11

      Should have been cancelled, not delayed

  • @GranukeGamingProductions
    @GranukeGamingProductions 3 года назад +410

    When IGN gives a game a 4/10 you know it's really a 1/10

    • @achan1058
      @achan1058 3 года назад +16

      Presumably it doesn't crash and mostly has collision, unlike something like Big Rigs. That alone bumps it up to a 4.

    • @anangryaustralian8518
      @anangryaustralian8518 3 года назад +11

      Except alien isolation

    • @zuaniramirezantonio7427
      @zuaniramirezantonio7427 2 года назад

      And pmd eos

    • @GamerGod_1000
      @GamerGod_1000 2 года назад +2

      The lack of a 7/10 in this one caught me off guard, but the review has a little something for everyone. 7/10

  • @laundrystare8284
    @laundrystare8284 3 года назад +169

    Balan wonderworld is the video game equivalent of Leonardo da vinci and Michelangelo coming together to scribble a single black line onto a canvas and display it in the louvre.

    • @GhostBrian
      @GhostBrian 3 года назад +2

      Lmao

    • @SpeedKing..
      @SpeedKing.. 3 года назад +3

      Michelangelo wasnt famous for drawing...

    • @GhostBrian
      @GhostBrian 3 года назад +13

      @@SpeedKing.. He mostly did sculpture but he also painted the inside of the Sistine chapel

    • @SpeedKing..
      @SpeedKing.. 3 года назад +1

      @@GhostBrian yeah but we mostly talk about his sculptures, they're the best in the world imo

    • @gcnelite5983
      @gcnelite5983 3 года назад +7

      Even if they did that the drawing would probably still sell for millions because of how popular the artists are

  • @endoftheleft2704
    @endoftheleft2704 3 года назад +117

    “Why make a character in a platforming jumping game that can’t jump?!”
    - AVGN

  • @crooningtoon
    @crooningtoon 3 года назад +90

    If you thought Balan Wonderland was hated wait until Masahiro Sakurai confirms the protagonist from the game is the next fighter.

    • @toxix6562
      @toxix6562 3 года назад +4

      OH NO

    • @Tottosmile
      @Tottosmile 3 года назад +13

      This triggers my fight or flight response

    • @forhisneutralspecialhewiel2295
      @forhisneutralspecialhewiel2295 3 года назад +10

      I'd prefer Jonesy 10000 times more than this shitty game in Smash

    • @Espeo92
      @Espeo92 3 года назад +2

      What is Balan Wonderland?

    • @kakajunko
      @kakajunko 3 года назад +2

      would get more dislikes than byleth's trailer

  • @masonlaw3520
    @masonlaw3520 3 года назад +352

    Sauron: "One button to rule them all!"

  • @cooldloop2381
    @cooldloop2381 3 года назад +202

    It has a little something for everyone.

  • @silverreaps6803
    @silverreaps6803 3 года назад +102

    The cutscenes are the best thing about this game

  • @FlyingWhales27
    @FlyingWhales27 3 года назад +77

    Played the demo for 20 minutes and had zero fun doing it.

  • @Alphabrace95
    @Alphabrace95 3 года назад +107

    Has Yuji Naka ever made anything truly remarkable since he left sonic team. It just feels like he’s trying to capture lightning in a bottle again.

    • @raidoukuzonoha883
      @raidoukuzonoha883 3 года назад +14

      Tbf sonic adventure 2 and Heroes is a high bar imo being some of the best platformers of their days.

    • @oldducky2796
      @oldducky2796 3 года назад +4

      he made some of the 3ds streetpass games

    • @tjlnintendo
      @tjlnintendo 3 года назад +9

      @@raidoukuzonoha883
      Adventure 2 maybe. But heroes? Naah.

    • @raidoukuzonoha883
      @raidoukuzonoha883 3 года назад +1

      @@tjlnintendo not maybe objectively peak sonic

    • @wildonionchase3934
      @wildonionchase3934 3 года назад +7

      @@raidoukuzonoha883 Sonic Heroes is too mediocre to be considered a decent platformer, much less a top Sonic title. It also released when we had much better platformers like Jak, Sly Cooper, and Ratchet & Clank

  • @WDYMIMDED
    @WDYMIMDED 3 года назад +393

    So basically it's the next mighty no .9?

    • @N79621
      @N79621 3 года назад +156

      This review made the bad guys cry more than an anime fan on prom night

    • @Nicu-vy3gm
      @Nicu-vy3gm 3 года назад +5

      @@N79621 what?

    • @Fuuntag
      @Fuuntag 3 года назад +14

      I’d say no, just a disappointing game, Mighty No. 9 was much much more than that...

    • @jeromemccalla9520
      @jeromemccalla9520 3 года назад +2

      Luckily no one had to fund it except square enix.

    • @louwashe
      @louwashe 3 года назад

      Well Platinum aren't really a publisher. Nintendo would have spotted the money but they wanted it on a bunch of consoles. Weird move considering they probably COULD have self-published but not completely unreasonable.

  • @JustMicahFilms
    @JustMicahFilms 3 года назад +107

    seriously games need to stop being released half baked this is insane

    • @mahyar4263
      @mahyar4263 3 года назад +23

      This isn't even HALF baked

    • @jaimeantonioolaguezchirino5805
      @jaimeantonioolaguezchirino5805 3 года назад +24

      Honestly this feels more like burnt dish made with the wrong ingredients

    • @known_questionmark
      @known_questionmark 3 года назад +14

      @@jaimeantonioolaguezchirino5805 this isnt even burnt, its like if you just bought fresh raw groceries and set them on the dinnertable and called it a day

    • @tjlnintendo
      @tjlnintendo 3 года назад +3

      @@mahyar4263
      Quarter baked

    • @divertedgamer1050
      @divertedgamer1050 3 года назад +4

      It's raw.

  • @mechazor5
    @mechazor5 3 года назад +274

    This is a real shame, was looking forward to this one.

    • @joebojito
      @joebojito 3 года назад +2

      RENTAL

    • @leonardofarias8843
      @leonardofarias8843 3 года назад +14

      It should have been in the oven for 11 years like certain games

    • @OnlineMadSkillzz2
      @OnlineMadSkillzz2 3 года назад +14

      Who would even look forward to a game like this lmfaoo

    • @shawklan27
      @shawklan27 3 года назад +14

      "SUCH WASTED POTENTIAL" - Sub Zero

    • @kwedl
      @kwedl 3 года назад +51

      @@OnlineMadSkillzz2 A colourful fun looking platformer? Yeah who wants that.
      The problem was the clearly limited budget and rushed development, happens with a ton of smaller budget Square games, yet they keep doing it.

  • @SuperPanoply
    @SuperPanoply 3 года назад +10

    There is a simple explanation for the one button design. It was going to be a mobile game. Move by tilting your phone. Change costumes by touching them. Use special abilities by pressing anywhere else on the screen.

  • @gameman876
    @gameman876 3 года назад +220

    I’m surprised they didn’t talk about this game potentially giving people seizures at the beginning of the video.

    • @FreakinSweet1987
      @FreakinSweet1987 3 года назад +39

      It was patched before release.

    • @Xeraclom14
      @Xeraclom14 3 года назад +35

      @@FreakinSweet1987 You mean a whole day after release

    • @silverreaps6803
      @silverreaps6803 3 года назад +7

      @@Xeraclom14 point is, it was patched

    • @ErrolYTER
      @ErrolYTER 3 года назад +13

      might have given a few kids some seizures, maybe even killed some but thats all in the past

    • @william41017
      @william41017 3 года назад

      Wait, what!?

  • @_Cetarial
    @_Cetarial 3 года назад +24

    + Nice visuals
    - Everything else

  • @JaDangerz
    @JaDangerz 3 года назад +42

    Why couldn't they at least make a movie or an anime series instead?

  • @chantolove
    @chantolove 3 года назад +13

    When “I’ve gotten used to disappointment” is the first line of the review skfhskdh

  • @leookamisenpai17
    @leookamisenpai17 3 года назад +55

    This is the only IGN review we can agree with

    • @Gintoki_Freecss
      @Gintoki_Freecss 3 года назад +2

      Don't forget their reviews for all the amazing games like Breath of the Wild and Red Dead 2 as well.

  • @galaaxcy
    @galaaxcy 3 года назад +51

    Yuji Naka should've just stayed with Sonic Team, he wouldve been much better off imo.

    • @zandatsudragon8860
      @zandatsudragon8860 3 года назад +1

      To be fair, have you seen 06?

    • @golddigginboi2187
      @golddigginboi2187 3 года назад +30

      @@zandatsudragon8860 he bitched out mid development. That's his fault.

    • @golddigginboi2187
      @golddigginboi2187 3 года назад +24

      @@zandatsudragon8860 also, stop beating a deceased horse.

    • @gonzalot.605
      @gonzalot.605 3 года назад +16

      Oh, believe me, if the next Sonic game turns out to be a success, he will come crawling back to SEGA.

    • @Nov-5062
      @Nov-5062 3 года назад +7

      He made games other than Sonic though. Nights Into Dreams and Billy Hatcher are both fantastic.

  • @enclosedgranddad1715
    @enclosedgranddad1715 3 года назад +9

    Given how bad the demo was, and that this released in the same month that Crash Bandicoot 4 got ported to the Switch, PS5, & Xbox Series X, I'm not surprised that it flopped.
    Being Yuji Naka's next big project, this game seriously needed to be delayed and revised, so this is all very dissapointing.

  • @PurpleArcher102
    @PurpleArcher102 3 года назад +18

    Honestly this games character design is so cool and nights esq, this is the biggest disappointment I’ve ever experienced

  • @creekandseminole
    @creekandseminole 3 года назад +56

    This would have been decent back in the 32 bit era

    • @Raindrop_2401
      @Raindrop_2401 3 года назад +27

      That is disrespectful to the 32 bit era

    • @anothergamer112
      @anothergamer112 3 года назад +13

      @@Raindrop_2401 I'm pretty sure a 32 bit era game would try to use every button possible to flaunt the more complex controller or something.

    • @Raindrop_2401
      @Raindrop_2401 3 года назад +7

      @@anothergamer112 but unlike balan wonderworld, each button would at least have a unique purpuse aside from just jump

  • @HDWarrior2483
    @HDWarrior2483 3 года назад +56

    Can't wait to see what Matt McMuscles does A What Happun? On this train wreck of a game!

    • @elin111
      @elin111 3 года назад +4

      There isn't much to say other than they made a bad game.

    • @samuelgarza2466
      @samuelgarza2466 3 года назад +3

      It’s more deserving of an AVGN episode due to how broken the game is. I’m not holding hope for such a thing to happen, though. James Rolfe would already be in a retirement centre by the time he shits on this game.

  • @JavenarchX
    @JavenarchX 3 года назад +11

    Didn't Mario already do the hat thing?

  • @dablackartist
    @dablackartist 3 года назад +21

    It’s a shame, everything went flying out the window once that demo dropped

  • @Dante-nc8zn
    @Dante-nc8zn 3 года назад +45

    When even KNACK is a more fun platformer

    • @xIlNordiclIx
      @xIlNordiclIx 3 года назад +14

      Knack wasn't even bad

    • @copiedcomment6958
      @copiedcomment6958 3 года назад +15

      Why comparing a goty to this garbage?

    • @DMMINO493
      @DMMINO493 3 года назад

      Why does everyone hate knack,
      Knack 2 and ratchet and clank were my first games on the ps4 and imo knack was better

    • @hattedshadow2872
      @hattedshadow2872 3 года назад +2

      Knack was actually fun.

    • @prathmeshsinghchauhan8033
      @prathmeshsinghchauhan8033 3 года назад +2

      Knack 2 is mastapeece

  • @ov3rwh3lm
    @ov3rwh3lm 3 года назад +6

    Balan should’ve been a movie with how amazing the cgi cutscenes look

  • @isamuominae
    @isamuominae 3 года назад +16

    The retail price of this game here in Japan is more expensive than Mario Odyssey... insane since don't have even 10% of quality to this rival. Incredible see how much money Square spent on this.
    Very sad, after almost two decades in blank this massive failure project could end Yuji Naka and Naoto Oshima careers. This game don't have excuse to be so bad. And Mario Odyssey will still the king in quality with a justified price, this one nope.

    • @armdrk3233
      @armdrk3233 2 года назад

      What do Japanese reviewers say about it?

  • @whatsthedealwithairlinefoo6559
    @whatsthedealwithairlinefoo6559 3 года назад +50

    Unironically needs to be lower, E.T was more enjoyable than this.

    • @theminecraft2516
      @theminecraft2516 3 года назад +7

      Thats false

    • @whatsthedealwithairlinefoo6559
      @whatsthedealwithairlinefoo6559 3 года назад

      @@theminecraft2516 scientifically proven by professor yee.

    • @theminecraft2516
      @theminecraft2516 3 года назад +3

      @@whatsthedealwithairlinefoo6559 You are overhyping the quality of this game for laughs. This game is a 4/10 at most, E.T is one of the worst games ever made. Balan is just another Hello Neighbor or Rise Of Lyric, a failure for sure but not E.T bad

    • @whatsthedealwithairlinefoo6559
      @whatsthedealwithairlinefoo6559 3 года назад

      @@theminecraft2516 it's definitely E.T bad, wasted they're whole damn budget with cutscenes and generic animations

    • @theminecraft2516
      @theminecraft2516 3 года назад +1

      @@whatsthedealwithairlinefoo6559 Still no where near as bad as E.T, again you are overhyping this game’s quality which makes me wonder if you have even ever played E.T

  • @BuffAmogus
    @BuffAmogus 3 года назад +41

    This game has a costume that turns you into a box... 💀

    • @LordGundam
      @LordGundam 3 года назад +13

      When it feels like it RANDOMLY 💀

    • @autobotstarscream765
      @autobotstarscream765 3 года назад +3

      And they didn't even get _that_ right!

    • @shantex01ded10
      @shantex01ded10 3 года назад +1

      A box

    • @Nephelis
      @Nephelis 3 года назад +2

      I'm ok with that, after all, I'm a fan of the cube of Blender

  • @Deviljho5
    @Deviljho5 3 года назад +23

    All most of us wanted was a Nights 3!

  • @Nov-5062
    @Nov-5062 3 года назад +25

    It breaks my heart seeing the final result being so unpleasing. This was one of the most anticipated games of the year for me. The character design and cutscenes still looks fantastic.

  • @Mr.Atari2600
    @Mr.Atari2600 3 года назад +7

    Yuji Naka, oh how he went from masterpieces like Phantasy Star, Sonic the hedgehog, Nights into Dreams, & ChuChu Rocket ... to This?

  • @RockbandDrummer321
    @RockbandDrummer321 3 года назад +19

    “It has a little something for everyone, 9/10”

    • @GameGrinder
      @GameGrinder 3 года назад

      That something is disappointment.

  • @Cruzer91
    @Cruzer91 3 года назад +46

    You don't know true suffering til you've played the Switch port 💀

    • @CoconutFromNekopara
      @CoconutFromNekopara 3 года назад +9

      Feel this, played 2 minutes of the demo on Switch and immediately uninstalled lol

    • @mlpfanboy1701
      @mlpfanboy1701 3 года назад +2

      Yet it still is somehow better then sword and shield.

    • @oldducky2796
      @oldducky2796 3 года назад +24

      @@mlpfanboy1701 when tf did this have anything to do with sword and shield

    • @maxxor-overworldhero6730
      @maxxor-overworldhero6730 3 года назад

      @@oldducky2796 While true, he does have a point. To a degree.

  • @christopherjones9862
    @christopherjones9862 3 года назад +9

    100% accurate review. The demo was plain horrible. The reviewer neglected to mention the awful visuals though, it literally looks like a Wii game.

  • @Link_1129
    @Link_1129 3 года назад +35

    4? _4?_ You guys are being kind, this deserves a 2. Welcome to the Blunderworld.

  • @AZZOMY2010
    @AZZOMY2010 3 года назад +16

    The first trailer let me expect a lot from this game :(

  • @manic221
    @manic221 3 года назад +7

    I'd love to hear the story behind this game and how it came to be, because i've no idea how it ended up so terribly. Anybody should be able to make at the very least a compitent 3D platformer these days and with Square Enix behind them it should have been a slam dunk really.

    • @HerroVincey
      @HerroVincey 3 года назад +2

      Seriously, and with Yuji Naka on board?? How prideful were they to think they could get away with a one-button design and power ups that activate WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT??

  • @mattc7420
    @mattc7420 3 года назад +8

    It's a shame that it was designed with those flaws
    :/
    It looks so nice and delightful

  • @_CNT_
    @_CNT_ 3 года назад +12

    The review makes it feel like it should be lower than a 4

  • @GreatestChannelOfAllTime
    @GreatestChannelOfAllTime 3 года назад +8

    Now IGN, this is how you do a proper review. Don't be afraid to be harsh to a game.

    • @PKmeloa
      @PKmeloa 3 года назад

      @q Square Enix doesn’t make Dragon Quest games lol they just publish them

  • @duckmustard
    @duckmustard 3 года назад +6

    “It really makes you FEEL like you’re having a seizure.”

  • @darkdoctor1915
    @darkdoctor1915 3 года назад +36

    An IGN review that doesn’t tell lies

  • @superpan218
    @superpan218 3 года назад +2

    Gameplay is the most important aspect of a video game. The guys put so much effort in graphics, music, animations, etc., and not a whole lot of gameplay and controls. Graphics over gameplay is basically style over substance, which is the game's biggest flaw. Jumping is the most important action in a platformer. Sure you can't jump in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, but the levels in the game are specifically designed without jumping in mind. Here, the level design just doesn't feel right.

  • @drakestoyreviews
    @drakestoyreviews 3 года назад +3

    Wouldn't be surprised if they said (9/10) "it has a little something for everyone"

  • @spookyubers1202
    @spookyubers1202 3 года назад +19

    "Welcome to the wonderworld!"
    More like "welcome to the depresso world"

  • @Lucky_9705
    @Lucky_9705 3 года назад +9

    *The final score is 2/3 the length of the video*

  • @starmaster65
    @starmaster65 3 года назад +7

    Sonic 06 or Balan Wonderworld, which would you rather play?
    Edit: 06 is my 3rd favourite Sonic game, so I'm obviously picking 06...

    • @theminecraft2516
      @theminecraft2516 3 года назад +6

      06 by far

    • @Shadowlet
      @Shadowlet 3 года назад +4

      06

    • @theminecraft2516
      @theminecraft2516 3 года назад +7

      06 genuinely has some fun stages and Sonic’s controls are fun enough, Balan is just boring but has nice music and character design

    • @staticshock4239
      @staticshock4239 3 года назад +1

      06 easily

    • @golddigginboi2187
      @golddigginboi2187 3 года назад +3

      Stop bringing up 06 in every review...

  • @chillvibes375
    @chillvibes375 3 года назад +16

    This one of those games that should have been cancelled but got a release anyway

  • @dutd2066
    @dutd2066 3 года назад +5

    Even IGN didn’t give this game the “It has a something for everybody” stamp of approval. It is THAT bad, fellas.

  • @Guirko
    @Guirko 3 года назад +12

    This game really makes you FEEL like a ladderguy who can make ladders on a handful of ladder spots

  • @TheArtOfKrieg
    @TheArtOfKrieg 3 года назад +6

    These games seems to have a trend of spending the entire budget on the cutscenes...
    Looking at you Sonic 06 👀

    • @Pytatoon
      @Pytatoon 3 года назад +5

      No

    • @TheArtOfKrieg
      @TheArtOfKrieg 3 года назад +1

      @@Pytatoon yes

    • @raidoukuzonoha883
      @raidoukuzonoha883 3 года назад +1

      @@TheArtOfKrieg no, 06 is like that cuz the devs got rushed by sega cuz they wanted a holiday release so be quiet

    • @TheArtOfKrieg
      @TheArtOfKrieg 3 года назад +1

      @@raidoukuzonoha883 lol, it was a joke. Chill

  • @Sonichronik
    @Sonichronik 3 года назад +8

    The saddest part about this game is how they got Square employees to positive review bomb the game on Metacritic, like when do you ever see that happening for any other Triple A game, bad or not?

    • @ZarathenG918
      @ZarathenG918 3 года назад

      Cough EA, Cough Activision, cough Take Two. Dam I'm sick it might be covid.

  • @CasepbX
    @CasepbX 3 года назад +66

    Someone smoked some bad weed when they designed this game.

    • @perfectlyslicedegg3348
      @perfectlyslicedegg3348 3 года назад +14

      Nah just old developers stuck in the past.

    • @Link_1129
      @Link_1129 3 года назад

      That's Yuji Naka for you. Man hasn't made a decent game since he left Sega.

    • @raidoukuzonoha883
      @raidoukuzonoha883 3 года назад

      @@perfectlyslicedegg3348 but sonic adventure 1,2, heroes are great... even Project 06 (a fan remake of 06 to fix the game) shows that the games are actually great.... so nah dude mario 64 aged worse

    • @lonradb
      @lonradb 3 года назад +4

      @@raidoukuzonoha883 what point are you trying to make?

    • @eddiesorensen1016
      @eddiesorensen1016 3 года назад +2

      @@raidoukuzonoha883 you are on black tar heroin if you think mario 64 aged worse

  • @fawfulmark2
    @fawfulmark2 3 года назад +3

    See a Platformer without jumping can actually work well, as seen by games like Bionic Commando and Snake Pass.
    But if you do this though you better make damned sure your game is properly built around that restriction, otherwise it turns out like this.

  • @Mark-fc7tu
    @Mark-fc7tu 3 года назад +4

    The one-button thing sounds downright awful. No dedicated buttons for exiting out of menus or jumping.

  • @deviant3193
    @deviant3193 3 года назад +10

    Oh, so what you are saying is, that this game is, in a way, BA-LAND?

  • @biggerbrain1823
    @biggerbrain1823 3 года назад +2

    1:32 is the most personality I've ever seen in a game journalist

  • @08vp
    @08vp 3 года назад +25

    Games with gold/ Ps Plus material here!

  • @AshKetchum442
    @AshKetchum442 3 года назад +2

    Box Fox: “Its not a glitch! its a feature!!”

  • @Mighty10917
    @Mighty10917 3 года назад +7

    Sadly Balan Wonderworld couldn't be the next big platformer like Crash 4 and Super Mario Odyssey

  • @PewPew_McPewster
    @PewPew_McPewster 2 года назад +1

    This was made by the man who couldn't even finish Sonic 06. A man who said "in this homage to Nights, the MC will be some mocap Unity asset flip instead of the Nights-looking character".
    It deserves every criticism it got.

  • @NoahDaArk
    @NoahDaArk 3 года назад +6

    When gamers and IGN agree on something... you KNOW you messed up big time!

  • @LLAAPPSSEE
    @LLAAPPSSEE 3 года назад +6

    Sonic devs still trying to Mario...
    Looks like Odyssey.

  • @jaime2992
    @jaime2992 3 года назад +6

    Does anyone else get the feeling they made this as “baby’s first video game” maybe?

  • @LeonardoMuniz
    @LeonardoMuniz 3 года назад +4

    This looks and sounds so much like Nights. But after playing the demo, it felt like this game was put together by a 5 year old kid that had a great vision for its school science project, but was not skilled enough to build it.

  • @IamKnucks
    @IamKnucks 3 года назад +12

    5:00 "betweeeeee *squeak* een those levels."

    • @XxbiohazardxX223
      @XxbiohazardxX223 3 года назад +3

      l really dont like the exaggerated style of this guy

    • @Nov-5062
      @Nov-5062 3 года назад

      @@XxbiohazardxX223 Yeah he was annoying

  • @alistairblaire6001
    @alistairblaire6001 3 года назад +1

    This feels like a game that Naka wanted to make for the sake of exploring some ideas, not necessarily the game that Nights fans actually wanted. It reminds me of the opposite of Bloodstained RotN, apparently it wasn't a game Igarashi particularly wanted to make but it was a game that Castlevania fans really wanted.

  • @SmokeySkies
    @SmokeySkies 3 года назад +18

    I'm so sleepy and going to sleep now, goodnight everyone ..

  • @Whyyoulooking45
    @Whyyoulooking45 3 года назад +1

    Agreed....all the budget of Idk how much money went to the animated cut scenes..(mabye they've have done a movie) but really come on..the transition!

  • @StudioUAC
    @StudioUAC 3 года назад +3

    this looked like it could have been a great game! maybe a Nights into Dreams + Super Mario Odyssey

  • @nerdkiller5684
    @nerdkiller5684 3 года назад +1

    This is that one PS1 game you vividly remember as a fever dream

  • @kinetic_krown
    @kinetic_krown 3 года назад +5

    When the best part of a video game is when you are not playing it:

  • @smittywerbenjagermanjensen7027
    @smittywerbenjagermanjensen7027 3 года назад +2

    When every game journalist despises Game Journalist Sim 2021, you know its some serious garbo

  • @carposp7789
    @carposp7789 3 года назад +4

    disappointing sequel to Boogie Wonderland

  • @Scudge0
    @Scudge0 3 года назад +9

    Wow...a 4 I expected a 3 at most

  • @perfectlyslicedegg3348
    @perfectlyslicedegg3348 3 года назад +8

    The developers forgot to leave 1995.

    • @guyofminimalimportance7
      @guyofminimalimportance7 3 года назад +3

      At least platformers in 95 were competent. This is downright unplayable.

  • @Af0
    @Af0 3 года назад +1

    Sounds like they should have left some ambiguity in the levels...instead of making it obvious what to do and which costume to use.

  • @sylv3053
    @sylv3053 3 года назад +28

    Protect the animals, all of them.

  • @waheedabdullah6371
    @waheedabdullah6371 3 года назад +6

    And to think, this game would've been mostly positive if they delayed it. Plus some of the costumes have similar functions like Air Cat & Air Unicorn