Balan Wonderworld
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Balan Wonderworld Trailers
BALAN WONDERWORLD | True Happiness is an Adventure | Gameplay Trailer
Showtime! BALAN WONDERWORLD Opening Movie
BALAN WONDERWORLD - A SPECTACULAR PREVIEW | ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER
Critic Reviews for Balan Wonderworld
All the charm in the universe couldn't save Balan Wonderworld's half-baked platforming and ill-advised one-button design from being a complete bore.
Surreal, enigmatic and often sloppily executed, Balan Wonderworld is a 90s throwback that might be too period correct for some.
The music is as diverse, and I often found myself just sitting back, taking it all in, because the second I picked up the controller, the magic clashed with how stiff the character was. That toppled with awkward controls that often stutter or outright don't work, and Wonderworld fails in the most important part of any platformer - movement.
Balan Wonderworld is an occasionally inspired, often unimaginative platformer lost to time.
Balan Wonderworld presents itself as having a world filled to the brim with imagination, ambition, whimsy, emotion and more.
We're not going to mince words here, Balan Wonderworld is a waste of your time. Monotonous level design, awful performance, and shallow gameplay combine to make for an experience that is simply not fun to play. It may look pretty (when it's framerate isn't chugging), but there simply isn't enough good content here to justify your time or money, and this is doubly true when you take into account that this is a full-priced retail release. If you're looking for a good 3D platformer for your Switch, this most definitely isn't it.
The kindest thing I can say about the game is that it does make for an entertaining livestream. I broadcasted my play on Twitch, and my audience seemed to really enjoy watching me suffer. So I guess this is a great one for all those fans of masochism out there.
Industry Coverage
Balan Wonderworld Day One Patch Will Address Demo Feedback
Balan Wonderworld is due out in just a few days, but the team behind the game has promised the fans they're demo feedback is being heard and will be addressed in the day one patch.
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