![]() The ongoing stream of confused, directionless games in the series (which admittedly would occasionally strike gold) made for such memes as ' The Sonic Cycle', and bad-faith reading of the worst corners of the fandom resulted in plenty of pregnant Sonic “humour”. ![]() You see, like it or not, Sonic became a joke for years. So what’s the story, here? What’s up with Balan being the industry punching bag? I personally put it down to “the Sonic effect” – Yuji Naka, as one of Sonic the Hedgehog’s de facto creators (tip of the hat to Naoto Oshima), tends to have his projects put under the same critical lens – that is, a bit of a disingenuous and often ill-informed one. Nintendo owners finally have a good reason to want a “Switch Pro” – to play Balan Wonderworld to an acceptable standard Meanwhile, Nintendo owners finally have a good reason to want a “Switch Pro” – to play Balan Wonderworld to an acceptable standard. I hold my hands up to the fact that almost any other option is preferable – Xbox Series S/X, PS4/5, or PC. Balan Wonderworld on Switch is a bit of a hopeless disaster, running at sub-30 frames per second and in laughably low resolution. I’m not an idiot I know a bodge job when I see one. ![]() It is my firm belief that far from being “the worst game of the year”, Yuji Naka’s apparent swansong is, in fact, a remarkably enjoyable game that we all needed to see happen and will one day get the respect that it flipping well deserves.īut that won’t happen on the Switch. Not only that, but the vast majority of criticism I see thrown its way doesn’t really strike me as especially valid. Hello, my name is Stuart Gipp, and I think Balan Wonderworld is quite good. Today, Stuart discusses his love and admiration of a game dubbed 'the worst' of the past year. ![]() Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot topics or random stuff they've been thinking about. ![]()
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