Balan Wonderworld

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The Shenmue guy just blatantly saying he's not interested in following current gaming trends was the funniest shit. I hadn't considered it before but I guess it wouldn't be surprising if that's what happened here too.
Seems to be a distinctively Japanese trend. A lot of the “obscure” titles tend to be a little antiquated. Even the big name titles too, come to think of it.

I can’t think of a Western dev that does this, but I’m willing to bet that Julian LeFay and OnceLost Games are going to be the most notable. LeFay a director of Blockbuster and worked at Sega, he doesn’t have a good track record.
 
This game is the type of failure that I can't even laugh at; it just makes me sad. I wanted this game to be good because I really like the artstyle and most of the character designs. Unfortunately though, it seems like Yuji Naka and the people at Square Enix were dead-sent on making the blandest and most unenjoyable 3D platformer they could possibly make. It's such a massive waste of potential and artistic talent, if you ask me.
 
Rollie the donutche is the best web comic by Christopher-san.
Go! Rollichu! Go out and zap to the extreme!

This game is the type of failure that I can't even laugh at; it just makes me sad. I wanted this game to be good because I really like the artstyle and most of the character designs. Unfortunately though, it seems like Yuji Naka and the people at Square Enix were dead-sent on making the blandest and most unenjoyable 3D platformer they could possibly make. It's such a massive waste of potential and artistic talent, if you ask me.
It's really a shame. The game has a lot of charm, and the people involved really wanted it to be good. It's too bad that nobody told Yuji Naka it would be a good idea to make "jump" and "use costume power" two separate buttons. It kind of reminds me of Sonic '06-- gorgeous cutscenes and a good soundtrack, but bad pretty much everything else. Except this has more charm than Sonic '06, which makes it even more sad.
 
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THE ABSOLUTE STATE OF BALAN WONDERMEME
 
Damn, what a shitshow. RIP Yuji, he can make good games like his wii game but I guess this game wasn't worth his time or effort. Also I keep thinking the game is called Wonderland, not WonderWorld.
 
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THE ABSOLUTE STATE OF BALAN WONDERMEME
FUCK, btw speedrunned to download imediatly, it still here.
fuck 8 hour download, thank god it will only removed tomorow. now it 3 hour, the wait time is quite instable
It a real race against time
 
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Well at least Sonic Colors is rumored to be getting a remaster on multiple platforms.

They really spent all this time on visuals and the stupid songs and dancing and forgot to make an actual game.
 
@Badonkadonk Trash
you've been posting your drawings of Balan to the Post your Art thread for about a month now,

care to defend the game against the "hat man bad" mob in this thread?
 
It's the funiest shit to imagine them removing the demo only now getting that it was a deathblow to the game, but them thinking removing it will make the negative press go away is even better.
What is done is done squeenix, there is no going back.
 
I can’t think of a Western dev that does this, but I’m willing to bet that Julian LeFay and OnceLost Games are going to be the most notable. LeFay a director of Blockbuster and worked at Sega, he doesn’t have a good track record.

I mean, OnceLost are basically the guys who made Daggerfall making a grognard-esque RPG game along the lines of Daggerfall with the benefit of more time/experience and technology. I doubt it'll sell gangbusters or anything, but there's a market for it.
 
I mean, OnceLost are basically the guys who made Daggerfall making a grognard-esque RPG game along the lines of Daggerfall with the benefit of more time/experience and technology. I doubt it'll sell gangbusters or anything, but there's a market for it.
I swear to god if Lefays game is bad I will be pissed. I might even cry
 
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