If you’d not had an eye on it, Balan Wonderworld is a 3D platformer where you’ll collect and swap costumes to gain abilities like a tasmanian devil spin or a kangaroo hop. Heroes Emma and Leo explore 12 different worlds based on the hopes and fears of different characters. Square Enix detail the first three worlds based on the memories of a farmer, a diver, and a bug collector, in a new blog post. There’s been a demo for Balan over on Steam since January, which it seems folks have had some thoughts about after going hands on. In the same blog post, Squenix let on that they’ll be releasing a patch on launch day to address some of that feedback. RPS corpo siblings Nintendo Life gave the demo a try back in January and alas, were not impressed, saying “I don’t think I’ve played a platformer that feels just this sluggish and stiff in years.” I do worry that’s not the kind of thing that’ll be solved in a patch. I’m not so sure they can just chuck in a run button and call it a day. Balan Wonderworld is on RPS’s list of the top 14 games on PC in March, though Colm says he’s not completely confident it’ll be a winner. I don’t know that I am either, but it’s got a co-op campaign and supports Steam’s Remote Play Together feature. I’ve had an alright time with my share of underwhelming games by playing them with pals, so I’ll not count it out just yet. Balan Wonderworld will launch on March 26th for £50/€60/$60. You can download the demo to try it for yourself until then.
