A Boy and His Blob

[Nester the Lark]

I guess in celebration of the release of the new game, Majesco has declared it to be "Blob Month", and has released concept art for the occasion.

The game is currently scheduled for release in North America on October 6, and in Europe on 6 November.

[Nester the Lark]

Majesco has released a new video of the game showcasing a really cool looking boss fight.



That boss reminds me of the shadow beast from Out of This World.

Also, there's currently a post on the Gamestop blog featuring a Q&A session with Sean Velasco and the blob.

Does the Blob really like the Boy, or is he just in it for the jellybeans?
Sean: I’m sure he does, but I don’t know what it is. Any idea, Blob?
Blob: (looks slyly at Sean )
Sean: Uh… I think the game speaks for itself. The Blob and Boy love each other!

Hmm... Reminds me of a 3PS.

BTW, the game was actually delayed a week until October 13, which is only a few days away now.

[Wildcat]

Picked this up yesterday (at Target for $29.99, if anyone was curious), and so far, I'm quite tickled at how fun it's been. It's a platformer with heavy puzzle elements, which I'm digging. And the music is charming, and the graphics are stunning. I've finished two levels and their challenge unlockables, and I'm quite pleased. I'll report more as I get further along.

[Nester the Lark]

I've been very tempted to pick this game up, too, especially at the current price. On the other hand, I'm still thinking of maybe going the extra distance for Tatsunoko vs. Capcom.

Hopefully, I should have it figured out by this weekend.

[Wildcat]

Both are good in their own ways. TvC is one hell of a Vs. fighter that has a lot of playability with its roster, and this is a charming puzzle platformer with a lot of clever touches. Can't go wrong with either, I'd say.

[Wildcat]

My impressions thus far:

A Boy & His Blob (Wii)
Pub: Majesco/Dev: Wayforward
ESRB: E/Players: 1

My god, did Wayforward pull out all the stops here. This game, while designed in a very different art style, rivals Muramasa in the 2D sprite department. This game flows like a detailed, well-animated cartoon. And this charming pairing of boy and blob is about as adorable as anything I’ve seen in a game. It’s awfully cute…so you bloodhounds will need to look elsewhere.

The music is incredibly well-suited to the gameplay, and the controls are mostly spot-on. This game’s platforming is puzzle-driven, and the title builds the difficulty of its levels at a nice, steady pace. It’s clearly a title aimed for younger players (could the developers have built any more obvious clues as to what to do than the gigantic signs specifying what blob form to use?), but the rewarding gameplay makes up for the hand-holding. There’s also challenge levels to unlock, which offer up more difficult challenges. I have to say, if it keeps rolling like it has, this is surely a contender for one of the Wii's best titles.

[Wildcat]

Hey hey, it's a full fledged opinion I now give you.

Beat it 100%, and it was a fantastic game. Well worth a shot!

[Wildcat]

To anyone interested - I spotted that Target lowered the price once again - it's now $19.99. Totally worth it, too!

[Nester the Lark]

Target discontinued A Boy and His Blob a two or three months ago (meaning they won't order more copies), so they're probably clearing out their stock.

It's also $19.99 at Best Buy, which is where I picked it up at.

I haven't played it yet, tho. To use a Miyamoto-ism, my tea table has been somewhat upended lately, so I've been a bit preoccupied.

[Wildcat]

Ah, good, I'm glad you got it. Whenever you get the chance, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

[Nester the Lark]

...Cute Contra reference.

[Nester the Lark]

It occurred to me that this version of A Boy and His Blob is somewhat similar to an old PlayStation/PC game called Heart of Darkness. Altho I've never played Heart of Darkness, it was the shadow creatures that really made me draw the comparison. But both games are puzzle-platform games featuring a boy in a surrealistic world. I wonder if WayForward drew any inspiration from it.



It's interesting. You don't really see these so-called "cinematic platformers" anymore, but I guess they're really a sub-genre of puzzle-platform games like A Boy and His Blob. Their rigid trial-and-error gameplay is kind of obsolete, tho.

[8bitretroshit]

I find Heart of Darkness to be more like the Out of This World/Abe's Odessy games, as in weird shit trying to gruesomely instant-kill you.

(I really hated that fat guy munching my face. Took me awhile to figure out getting past him)

[Nester the Lark]

Actually, Heart of Darkness and Out of This World (aka Another World) were designed by the same guy: Eric Chahi. And both games pretty much take their cues from the original Prince of Persia.

[8bitretroshit]

Yeah, the original Prince is another one of those games. To this day I still refuse to play it again. Trying to get through those chomping doors gets me way too tensed up.