Balan Wonderworld Review

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  • Опубліковано 15 лис 2024

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  • @fakebird000
    @fakebird000 3 роки тому +7693

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

    • @Synnabelle
      @Synnabelle 3 роки тому +214

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

    • @demigod5598
      @demigod5598 3 роки тому +27

      Ay love ur pfp boards of canada id fire

    • @Anonymouss9005
      @Anonymouss9005 3 роки тому +31

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

    • @BrickNGamesTwitch
      @BrickNGamesTwitch 3 роки тому +9

      Sonic 06

    • @markdevontrocio1030
      @markdevontrocio1030 3 роки тому +1

      You really won't include Sonic 06 huh?

  • @Dosnmeda
    @Dosnmeda 3 роки тому +5839

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

    • @waled7564
      @waled7564 3 роки тому +204

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

    • @prohelling
      @prohelling 3 роки тому +91

      Poor kids

    • @hornetsilksong
      @hornetsilksong 3 роки тому +145

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

    • @Matt-cn2nn
      @Matt-cn2nn 3 роки тому +48

      Fortunately, sales have been abysmal.

    • @jeniffer7799
      @jeniffer7799 3 роки тому +41

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

  • @NoExplosionsMcgee
    @NoExplosionsMcgee 3 роки тому +5078

    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 роки тому +43

      😂😂😂

    • @Allistayrian
      @Allistayrian 3 роки тому +460

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

    • @Allistayrian
      @Allistayrian 3 роки тому +80

      2013 - Final Fantasy All the Breavest

    • @AaronPorter07
      @AaronPorter07 3 роки тому +6

      🤣

    • @waled7564
      @waled7564 3 роки тому +27

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

  • @CodongFux
    @CodongFux 3 роки тому +6154

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

  • @drbowser166
    @drbowser166 3 роки тому +4153

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

    • @noxturne16
      @noxturne16 3 роки тому +137

      Shoulda been a movie

    • @liamtheyoshi8089
      @liamtheyoshi8089 3 роки тому +196

      Like Sonic Boom, it worked better as an animated TV series.

    • @CorneliusCob
      @CorneliusCob 3 роки тому +60

      99% of the budget went into the cutscenes

    • @dragonytacz9363
      @dragonytacz9363 3 роки тому +15

      Imagine something like a telltale game

    • @bongibot1104
      @bongibot1104 3 роки тому +12

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

  • @ChrisThaCameraman
    @ChrisThaCameraman 3 роки тому +1807

    the box fox death almost had me in tears lmao

    • @Bread-gv7du
      @Bread-gv7du 3 роки тому +83

      Top 5 anime deaths

    • @thekiss2083
      @thekiss2083 3 роки тому +40

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

    • @emprrah
      @emprrah 3 роки тому +1

      Read this as it happened lol

    • @purrspctiv
      @purrspctiv 3 роки тому +4

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

    • @samarthgour3026
      @samarthgour3026 3 роки тому +5

      its just downright useless

  • @staticshock4239
    @staticshock4239 3 роки тому +1642

    This does not deserve to cost $60.

    • @waled7564
      @waled7564 3 роки тому +203

      correction: this game does not deserve to be made

    • @psychokatalyst
      @psychokatalyst 3 роки тому +53

      *any amount of money in general

    • @dankestranch8738
      @dankestranch8738 3 роки тому +51

      Doesn't deserve to be $6

    • @toxix6562
      @toxix6562 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah

    • @TwiggyBoy
      @TwiggyBoy 3 роки тому +30

      This is a free mobile game

  • @revivvles6736
    @revivvles6736 3 роки тому +1832

    A Hat in Crime
    Super Mario: Fraudyssey
    Nights into Memes

    • @T00n4m1
      @T00n4m1 3 роки тому +28

      Liking because of the 1st pun

    • @Fahimlol
      @Fahimlol 3 роки тому +16

      Liking because of the 3rd pun

    • @Henry-zj5yg
      @Henry-zj5yg 3 роки тому +6

      Liking because of the 3rd pun

    • @bothbott4897
      @bothbott4897 3 роки тому +8

      Liking because of the 1st pun 🎩

    • @ILuvMeowscles
      @ILuvMeowscles 3 роки тому +37

      Liking cus all of the puns

  • @SuperVada
    @SuperVada 3 роки тому +1142

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

    • @rexailos475
      @rexailos475 3 роки тому +7

      It has nothing to do with NiGHTS gameplay tho

    • @SuperVada
      @SuperVada 3 роки тому +45

      @@rexailos475 Not gameplay. Designs.

    • @silverreaps6803
      @silverreaps6803 3 роки тому +2

      @@rexailos475 billy hatcher gameplay

    • @SuperVada
      @SuperVada 3 роки тому

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

    • @olsonbryce777
      @olsonbryce777 3 роки тому +4

      @@silverreaps6803 billy hatcher is superior

  • @SilverShion
    @SilverShion 3 роки тому +2320

    Balan Wonderworld is A Hat in Time done wrong.

    • @subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234
      @subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 3 роки тому +209

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

    • @stormragez
      @stormragez 3 роки тому +27

      NOT EVEN CLOSE

    • @LunaMinuna
      @LunaMinuna 3 роки тому +17

      Done very very wrong

    • @lucasboi7623
      @lucasboi7623 3 роки тому +15

      @@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 how does he mean super Mario odessey?

    • @ninetailedfox579121
      @ninetailedfox579121 3 роки тому +36

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

  • @ChristinaMagma
    @ChristinaMagma 3 роки тому +818

    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 роки тому +17

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

    • @kakajunko
      @kakajunko 3 роки тому +14

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

    • @dhruvavikas1632
      @dhruvavikas1632 3 роки тому

      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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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.

  • @medryan9411
    @medryan9411 3 роки тому +1150

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

    • @BenjaMan64
      @BenjaMan64 3 роки тому +61

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

    • @morenodeluxe4071
      @morenodeluxe4071 3 роки тому +28

      @Raiu shoo away redditor shoo shoo

    • @morenodeluxe4071
      @morenodeluxe4071 3 роки тому +21

      @Raiu not really its pretty obvious

    • @Exc4Iibur
      @Exc4Iibur 3 роки тому +15

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

    • @lonradb
      @lonradb 3 роки тому +9

      @Raiu hehe nice bait lad

  • @felixwood5
    @felixwood5 3 роки тому +905

    A 4 is really generous, should be a 2

    • @Brunoki22
      @Brunoki22 3 роки тому +54

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

    • @Sam-cj3wv
      @Sam-cj3wv 3 роки тому +24

      9/10

    • @markdevontrocio1030
      @markdevontrocio1030 3 роки тому +89

      It has a little something for everyone

    • @delet3999
      @delet3999 3 роки тому +8

      @@markdevontrocio1030 LITTLE LITTLE LITTLE Something

    • @J0seph_Mother
      @J0seph_Mother 3 роки тому +21

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

  • @Philosophical24
    @Philosophical24 3 роки тому +568

    Shouldn’t have put all that budget into cutscenes

    • @krismas7531
      @krismas7531 3 роки тому +47

      The dances....the lifeless NPC dances....

    • @georgemccartney8906
      @georgemccartney8906 3 роки тому +8

      @@krismas7531 In all their mocap and sometimes self-clipping awfulness

    • @enguelberthbernal5341
      @enguelberthbernal5341 3 роки тому +5

      Its Sonic 06 and nights Journey of Dreams again

    • @rassular
      @rassular 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @digitallovee623
    @digitallovee623 3 роки тому +1178

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

    • @mrroachclip8444
      @mrroachclip8444 3 роки тому +1

      😂😂

    • @subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234
      @subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 3 роки тому +15

      Uji Naka somehow made a game worse than Sonic 06

    • @tisebawalkthroughs5630
      @tisebawalkthroughs5630 3 роки тому +2

      😂😂😂

    • @raidoukuzonoha883
      @raidoukuzonoha883 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

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

  • @Ceejay-gl9ld
    @Ceejay-gl9ld 3 роки тому +745

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

    • @tendutam
      @tendutam 3 роки тому +83

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

    • @laymankeepitbrief
      @laymankeepitbrief 3 роки тому +2

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

    • @mlpfanboy1701
      @mlpfanboy1701 3 роки тому +3

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

    • @tendutam
      @tendutam 3 роки тому +24

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

    • @marcar9marcar972
      @marcar9marcar972 3 роки тому +22

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

  • @genki23
    @genki23 3 роки тому +1470

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

    • @shawklan27
      @shawklan27 3 роки тому +103

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

    • @prodigyxd4844
      @prodigyxd4844 3 роки тому +17

      We knew this game needed more time.

    • @villain-ek3yv
      @villain-ek3yv 3 роки тому +47

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

    • @dougdynamo8990
      @dougdynamo8990 3 роки тому +81

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

    • @zveks2022
      @zveks2022 3 роки тому +1

      the demo was a surprise

  • @jarrodeaston6373
    @jarrodeaston6373 3 роки тому +597

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

    • @elin111
      @elin111 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +58

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

    • @stankyo
      @stankyo 3 роки тому +24

      Should have just been canceled

    • @denimchicken104
      @denimchicken104 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +11

      Should have been cancelled, not delayed

  • @crooningtoon
    @crooningtoon 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +4

      OH NO

    • @Tottosmile
      @Tottosmile 3 роки тому +13

      This triggers my fight or flight response

    • @forhisneutralspecialhewiel2295
      @forhisneutralspecialhewiel2295 3 роки тому +10

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

    • @Espeo92
      @Espeo92 3 роки тому +2

      What is Balan Wonderland?

    • @kakajunko
      @kakajunko 3 роки тому +2

      would get more dislikes than byleth's trailer

  • @8SweetPotatoLattes
    @8SweetPotatoLattes 3 роки тому +696

    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 роки тому +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.

    • @zaphenath6756
      @zaphenath6756 2 роки тому

      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 2 роки тому +1

      @@zaphenath6756 IGN gave the beginning of the universe a 7/10

  • @GranukeGamingProductions
    @GranukeGamingProductions 3 роки тому +409

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

    • @achan1058
      @achan1058 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +11

      Except alien isolation

    • @zuaniramirezantonio7427
      @zuaniramirezantonio7427 2 роки тому

      And pmd eos

    • @GamerGod_1000
      @GamerGod_1000 2 роки тому +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

  • @endoftheleft2704
    @endoftheleft2704 3 роки тому +117

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

  • @masonlaw3520
    @masonlaw3520 3 роки тому +353

    Sauron: "One button to rule them all!"

  • @laundrystare8284
    @laundrystare8284 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

      Lmao

    • @SpeedKing..
      @SpeedKing.. 3 роки тому +3

      Michelangelo wasnt famous for drawing...

    • @GhostBrian
      @GhostBrian 3 роки тому +13

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

    • @SpeedKing..
      @SpeedKing.. 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @gcnelite5983
      @gcnelite5983 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @cooldloop2381
    @cooldloop2381 3 роки тому +202

    It has a little something for everyone.

  • @silverreaps6803
    @silverreaps6803 3 роки тому +102

    The cutscenes are the best thing about this game

  • @FlyingWhales27
    @FlyingWhales27 3 роки тому +77

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

  • @WDYMIMDED
    @WDYMIMDED 3 роки тому +394

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

    • @N79621
      @N79621 3 роки тому +157

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

    • @Nicu-vy3gm
      @Nicu-vy3gm 3 роки тому +5

      @@N79621 what?

    • @Fuuntag
      @Fuuntag 3 роки тому +15

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

    • @jeromemccalla9520
      @jeromemccalla9520 3 роки тому +2

      Luckily no one had to fund it except square enix.

    • @louwashe
      @louwashe 3 роки тому

      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.

  • @Alphabrace95
    @Alphabrace95 3 роки тому +106

    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 роки тому +14

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

    • @oldducky2796
      @oldducky2796 3 роки тому +4

      he made some of the 3ds streetpass games

    • @tjlnintendo
      @tjlnintendo 3 роки тому +9

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

    • @raidoukuzonoha883
      @raidoukuzonoha883 3 роки тому +1

      @@tjlnintendo not maybe objectively peak sonic

    • @wildonionchase3934
      @wildonionchase3934 3 роки тому +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

  • @JustMicahFilms
    @JustMicahFilms 3 роки тому +107

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

    • @mahyar4263
      @mahyar4263 3 роки тому +23

      This isn't even HALF baked

    • @jaimeantonioolaguezchirino5805
      @jaimeantonioolaguezchirino5805 3 роки тому +24

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

    • @known_questionmark
      @known_questionmark 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +3

      @@mahyar4263
      Quarter baked

    • @divertedgamer1050
      @divertedgamer1050 3 роки тому +4

      It's raw.

  • @gameman876
    @gameman876 3 роки тому +221

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

    • @FreakinSweet1987
      @FreakinSweet1987 3 роки тому +39

      It was patched before release.

    • @Xeraclom14
      @Xeraclom14 3 роки тому +35

      @@FreakinSweet1987 You mean a whole day after release

    • @silverreaps6803
      @silverreaps6803 3 роки тому +7

      @@Xeraclom14 point is, it was patched

    • @ErrolYTER
      @ErrolYTER 3 роки тому +13

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

    • @william41017
      @william41017 3 роки тому

      Wait, what!?

  • @mechazor5
    @mechazor5 3 роки тому +276

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

    • @joebojito
      @joebojito 3 роки тому +2

      RENTAL

    • @leonardofarias8843
      @leonardofarias8843 3 роки тому +14

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

    • @OnlineMadSkillzz2
      @OnlineMadSkillzz2 3 роки тому +14

      Who would even look forward to a game like this lmfaoo

    • @shawklan27
      @shawklan27 3 роки тому +14

      "SUCH WASTED POTENTIAL" - Sub Zero

    • @kwedl
      @kwedl 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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.

  • @JaDangerz
    @JaDangerz 3 роки тому +42

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

  • @_Cetarial
    @_Cetarial 3 роки тому +24

    + Nice visuals
    - Everything else

  • @BuffAmogus
    @BuffAmogus 3 роки тому +41

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

  • @leookamisenpai17
    @leookamisenpai17 3 роки тому +55

    This is the only IGN review we can agree with

    • @Gintoki_Freecss
      @Gintoki_Freecss 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @creekandseminole
    @creekandseminole 3 роки тому +56

    This would have been decent back in the 32 bit era

    • @Raindrop_2401
      @Raindrop_2401 3 роки тому +27

      That is disrespectful to the 32 bit era

    • @anothergamer112
      @anothergamer112 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +7

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

  • @Dante-nc8zn
    @Dante-nc8zn 3 роки тому +45

    When even KNACK is a more fun platformer

    • @xIlNordiclIx
      @xIlNordiclIx 3 роки тому +14

      Knack wasn't even bad

    • @copiedcomment6958
      @copiedcomment6958 3 роки тому +15

      Why comparing a goty to this garbage?

    • @DMMINO493
      @DMMINO493 3 роки тому

      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 роки тому +2

      Knack was actually fun.

    • @prathmeshsinghchauhan8033
      @prathmeshsinghchauhan8033 3 роки тому +2

      Knack 2 is mastapeece

  • @dablackartist
    @dablackartist 3 роки тому +21

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

  • @Cruzer91
    @Cruzer91 3 роки тому +46

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

    • @CoconutFromNekopara
      @CoconutFromNekopara 3 роки тому +9

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

    • @mlpfanboy1701
      @mlpfanboy1701 3 роки тому +2

      Yet it still is somehow better then sword and shield.

    • @oldducky2796
      @oldducky2796 3 роки тому +24

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

    • @maxxor-overworldhero6730
      @maxxor-overworldhero6730 3 роки тому

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

  • @galaaxcy
    @galaaxcy 3 роки тому +50

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

    • @zandatsudragon8860
      @zandatsudragon8860 3 роки тому +1

      To be fair, have you seen 06?

    • @golddigginboi2187
      @golddigginboi2187 3 роки тому +29

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

    • @golddigginboi2187
      @golddigginboi2187 3 роки тому +24

      @@zandatsudragon8860 also, stop beating a deceased horse.

    • @gonzalot.605
      @gonzalot.605 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +7

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

  • @Deviljho5
    @Deviljho5 3 роки тому +23

    All most of us wanted was a Nights 3!

  • @RockbandDrummer321
    @RockbandDrummer321 3 роки тому +19

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

    • @GameGrinder
      @GameGrinder 3 роки тому

      That something is disappointment.

  • @JavenarchX
    @JavenarchX 3 роки тому +11

    Didn't Mario already do the hat thing?

  • @chantolove
    @chantolove 3 роки тому +13

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

  • @ov3rwh3lm
    @ov3rwh3lm 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @PurpleArcher102
    @PurpleArcher102 3 роки тому +18

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

  • @Mr.Atari2600
    @Mr.Atari2600 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @Link_1129
    @Link_1129 3 роки тому +35

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

  • @mattc7420
    @mattc7420 3 роки тому +8

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

  • @HDWarrior2483
    @HDWarrior2483 3 роки тому +56

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

    • @elin111
      @elin111 3 роки тому +4

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

    • @samuelgarza2466
      @samuelgarza2466 3 роки тому +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.

  • @_CNT_
    @_CNT_ 3 роки тому +12

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

  • @Nov-5062
    @Nov-5062 3 роки тому +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.

  • @darkdoctor1915
    @darkdoctor1915 3 роки тому +36

    An IGN review that doesn’t tell lies

  • @GreatestChannelOfAllTime
    @GreatestChannelOfAllTime 3 роки тому +8

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

    • @PKmeloa
      @PKmeloa 3 роки тому

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

  • @enclosedgranddad1715
    @enclosedgranddad1715 3 роки тому +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.

  • @spookyubers1202
    @spookyubers1202 3 роки тому +19

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

  • @AZZOMY2010
    @AZZOMY2010 3 роки тому +16

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

  • @whatsthedealwithairlinefoo6559
    @whatsthedealwithairlinefoo6559 3 роки тому +50

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

    • @theminecraft2516
      @theminecraft2516 3 роки тому +7

      Thats false

    • @whatsthedealwithairlinefoo6559
      @whatsthedealwithairlinefoo6559 3 роки тому

      @@theminecraft2516 scientifically proven by professor yee.

    • @theminecraft2516
      @theminecraft2516 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

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

    • @theminecraft2516
      @theminecraft2516 3 роки тому +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

  • @CasepbX
    @CasepbX 3 роки тому +66

    Someone smoked some bad weed when they designed this game.

    • @perfectlyslicedegg3348
      @perfectlyslicedegg3348 3 роки тому +14

      Nah just old developers stuck in the past.

    • @Link_1129
      @Link_1129 3 роки тому

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

    • @raidoukuzonoha883
      @raidoukuzonoha883 3 роки тому

      @@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 роки тому +4

      @@raidoukuzonoha883 what point are you trying to make?

    • @eddiesorensen1016
      @eddiesorensen1016 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @christopherjones9862
    @christopherjones9862 3 роки тому +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.

  • @manic221
    @manic221 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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??

  • @duckmustard
    @duckmustard 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @drakestoyreviews
    @drakestoyreviews 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @dutd2066
    @dutd2066 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +12

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

  • @deviant3193
    @deviant3193 3 роки тому +10

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

  • @Mighty10917
    @Mighty10917 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @isamuominae
    @isamuominae 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

      What do Japanese reviewers say about it?

  • @Lucky_9705
    @Lucky_9705 3 роки тому +9

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

  • @chillvibes375
    @chillvibes375 3 роки тому +16

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

  • @perfectlyslicedegg3348
    @perfectlyslicedegg3348 3 роки тому +8

    The developers forgot to leave 1995.

    • @guyofminimalimportance7
      @guyofminimalimportance7 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @AshKetchum442
    @AshKetchum442 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @08vp
    @08vp 3 роки тому +25

    Games with gold/ Ps Plus material here!

  • @jaime2992
    @jaime2992 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @Sonichronik
    @Sonichronik 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

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

  • @Mark-fc7tu
    @Mark-fc7tu 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @sylv3053
    @sylv3053 3 роки тому +28

    Protect the animals, all of them.

  • @NoahDaArk
    @NoahDaArk 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @CloudScythe7
    @CloudScythe7 3 роки тому +20

    $60 , they must be high.

  • @kinetic_krown
    @kinetic_krown 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @LLAAPPSSEE
    @LLAAPPSSEE 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @superpan218
    @superpan218 3 роки тому +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.

  • @Scudge0
    @Scudge0 3 роки тому +9

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

  • @TheArtOfKrieg
    @TheArtOfKrieg 3 роки тому +5

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

    • @Pytatoon
      @Pytatoon 3 роки тому +5

      No

    • @TheArtOfKrieg
      @TheArtOfKrieg 3 роки тому +1

      @@Pytatoon yes

    • @raidoukuzonoha883
      @raidoukuzonoha883 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +1

      @@raidoukuzonoha883 lol, it was a joke. Chill

  • @fawfulmark2
    @fawfulmark2 3 роки тому +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.

  • @SmokeySkies
    @SmokeySkies 3 роки тому +18

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

  • @lordmolag45000
    @lordmolag45000 3 роки тому +8

    Balan Wonderworld? More like Balan Blunderworld.

  • @nerdkiller5684
    @nerdkiller5684 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @biggerbrain1823
    @biggerbrain1823 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @harrylane4
    @harrylane4 3 роки тому +11

    It really makes you FEEL like a mediocre sonic game 8/10

  • @PewPew_McPewster
    @PewPew_McPewster 2 роки тому +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.

  • @Snakesrcool2003account
    @Snakesrcool2003account 3 роки тому +3

    you can see the mark of sonic team when they unnaturally force motion capture into their cutscenes lmao

  • @smittywerbenjagermanjensen7027
    @smittywerbenjagermanjensen7027 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @rowanclark6988
    @rowanclark6988 3 роки тому +3

    “It has a little something for everyone”

  • @IamKnucks
    @IamKnucks 3 роки тому +12

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

    • @XxbiohazardxX223
      @XxbiohazardxX223 3 роки тому +3

      l really dont like the exaggerated style of this guy

    • @Nov-5062
      @Nov-5062 3 роки тому

      @@XxbiohazardxX223 Yeah he was annoying

  • @J.U.Kim514
    @J.U.Kim514 3 роки тому +4

    These characters' outlook are like nights

    • @XDarket
      @XDarket 3 роки тому

      Same creator

  • @alistairblaire6001
    @alistairblaire6001 3 роки тому +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.

  • @StudioUAC
    @StudioUAC 3 роки тому +3

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