A Boy & His Blob: Screenshots Make Me Want a Wii Again

June 2, 2009 in Video Games with 5 Comments

Let me start of by saying that I’ve been epically disappointed by every single game I’ve picked up for the Nintendo Wii. It seems like every game that looks awesome, ends up being horrible. After playing Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of a New World (which I preordered), I gave up. I put the Wii up on eBay with my six or seven equally craptastic games (I’m looking at you, Sim City Creator), and gave up on the system forever.

However, I’ve been reading a lot about Nintendo’s upcoming Boy & His Blob remake, and I’ve gotta say, it’s making me want to pick up a Wii again.

The screenshots are nothing short of beautiful. The hand drawn characters and backgrounds… just wow. I’ve selected some of my favorite screenshots so far and placed them after the jump. Have a look. They are really quite lovely.

This of course, begs the question… will the game actually be good? What do you think?

Images via Video Games Blogger, My Wii Australia, Kotaku, Wired, and Neoseeker


About Eric: Eric spends most of his time writing, taking pictures, reading, and hanging out with his (somewhat famous) chinchilla Mittens and bunny Rory. He teaches writing and literature at some local Philadelphia colleges and works in publishing. He knows absolutely nothing about sports, and is proud of it.

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5 Responses to “A Boy & His Blob: Screenshots Make Me Want a Wii Again”

  1. Mark June 2, 2009 at 9:49 am #

    No wonder you were disappointed, SimCity Creator?

  2. Eric June 2, 2009 at 9:50 am #

    Hey, I had high hopes for that. The Wii seemed like a great platform for a Sim City game.

  3. thesimplicity June 2, 2009 at 12:37 pm #

    Apparently you did not experience Punch-Out, or Bit Trip Beat…. or Boom Blox.

    I’m skeptical of this new Boy & His Blob game just because it’s level based instead of Metroid-esque. That was the big draw for me with the original.

  4. Eric June 2, 2009 at 12:42 pm #

    Ah, this is true. I did get rid of my Wii before Punch-Out. Wasn’t a fan of Boom Blox though.

  5. tofoomeister June 3, 2009 at 12:20 pm #

    I thought Smash Bros was OK, but it had very little improvement over the Gamecube version. Eric, you’re right though, these shots look great.

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