Balan Wonderworld

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Nintendeal @Nintendeal MNTEN Yuji Naka, Writer and Director on Balan Wonderworld, is apparently no longer employed at Square Enix 000 Yuji Naka 22年間SEGAでGAME作ってました。代表作は、 Sonic, Nights,PSO等です。PROPEでパディモンスター等を開発しました。スクウェア·エニックスでBalan WonderWorld Posts About Friends 4306 Photos Videos More Follow Message .. About Work Overview 現在代表取締役社長at PROPE, Ltd. PROPE July 2006 - Present Work and Education Worked at Square Enix Places Lived January 1, 2018 - April 30, 2021 Contact and Basic Info Worked at te April 1984 - July 2006 Family and Relationships Worked at セガエンタープライゼス Details About Yuji April 1984 - June 2006 Life Events Worked at SEGA SEE April 1984 - June 2006 5:23 PM · Jun 3, 2021 · Twitter Web App 49 Retweets 45 Quote Tweets 206 Likes 27

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Balan Virginworld MIGHTY NO. CHAD Developed by the people behind FlingSmash, Yoshi's New Island and Hey! Pikmin $60, thinks of itself as a next-gen AAA when there are far better games for that price or cheaper (like Super Mario Odyssey or A Hat in time) Only $20 + $5 DLC (if not on sale for even lower), competitive price for the quality Developed by the people behind Mega Man 9&10, Zero and ZX Actually pays homage to its spiritual predecessor +80 costumes, more than half of them are either useless, It's a spiritual successor to NIGHTS at surface level, has nothing to do gameplay-wise nor has the same level of nuance 9 costumes, all of them functional and redundant or situational (most of them can't jump if they are attack-based) Creator has apologized serve a specific utility (and all can both jump and shoot) to the fans for the Creator's last chance at making games and blew it disappointment Fundamentally flawed, unsalvageable regarless of delays without re-doing the whole game agaio Never got to make any of its planned TV shows/movies/comics/etc., pure-breed videogame franchise Already made plushies and a book that tells the story better than the game it's based on, sellout Only lacking in polish, at its core a competent run&shoot game Funded by a massive publisher like Square Enix, unexcusably cheap-feeling Independently funded by fans' donations, ran into monetary constrains and yet was able to deliver on all of its contents Uses every button available on the controller for a rich variety of actions 80% of the buttons do the same thing, even on menues

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About

Balan Wonderworld is a video game created by Square Enix subsidiary Balan Company, which is headed by Yuji Naka, the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog. The talent behind the game led to considerable hype prior to its release, but it received mostly negative reviews from critics. However, suspected anti-review bombing, in which users suspected to be bots gave the game positive scores on Metacritic, caught the internet's attention.

History

Balan Wonderworld was announced on July 23rd, 2020 (trailer shown below). The game promised to be a retro 3D-style platformer. It was created by Yuji Naka of Balan Company, a Square Enix subsidiary. Naka is the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, and Naoto Ohshima would be working as the lead artist. The game marks the pair's first collaboration since 1998's Sonic Adventure,^[1] leading to considerable anticipation around Balan Wonderworld. The game released on March 26th, 2021.

Reception

Balan Wonderworld released to mostly mixed and negative reviews. As of March 30th, 2021, the game has a score of 58 on Metacritic.^[2] Screenrant^[3] gave the game 2/5 stars, bemoaning the game's lack of story and uninspired levels, which players will have to backtrack through in order to 100% complete the game. Noisy Pixel^[4] gave the game a 5/10, writing, "Balan Wonderworld falls short on all gameplay fronts, making it a mostly unfun title with a criminal amount of missed opportunities."

Curiously, the game's Metacritic page is suspected to have been anti-review bombed, with a bevy of vaguely written positive user reviews on its Metacritic page.^[2] Game Rant^[5] wrote, "many of the accounts being used to write these perfect score user reviews are new and have only written a review for Balan Wonderworld and nothing else." The suspected bots were caught by @spawnwavemedia^[6] on Twitter (shown below).

10 Vhygen Mar 27, 2021 A colorful, fun and essentially unique game. My compliments to the game developers, who have been able to recreate that feeling of mystery, charm, and joy like those found in Sega's classic 90s games. Games that, like this one, still manage to keep me entertained for hours. This is pretty much an old-fashioned game made for today's generation. But people today prefer to see the... Expand - 35 of 38 users found this helpful All this user's reviews 10 Menuvez Mar 27, 2021 Loved it. One of the best platform games I've played in this gen. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants experience a nice game 23 of 25 users found this helpful All this user's reviews Yvhes Mar 27, 2021 10 I've really enjoyed my time passed with this game. Sure isn't implacable, but the platform section of world 5, 7, and 9 are just AWESOME. You should try this kind of magnificent section to realize the true scope of the game. 30 of 33 users found this helpful All this user's reviews 10 Ezhyq Mar 27, 2021 Absolute funny and cutie game. It's something really interesting to playing, especially when you make a full immersion on it, and you find out that really blast of genius design that I love. Deserves all the penny spent for it, imho 9 of 9 users found this helpful All this user's reviews

Online Presence

Balan Wonderworld has not developed a significant online presence. A subreddit for the game created July 22nd, 2020 has accumulated 300 subscribers.^[7] The Twitter^[8] account for the game has gained 13,000 subscribers.