A Boy and His Blob

It's the game with the "hug" button. ‘nough said. Melts my heart every time I hug the blob. First of all. yes. This game has a hug button and it's the most adorable thing ever. Never made it very far the first time I played though because I was busy hugging my blob. A Boy and His Blob on is awesome. If you like puzzle platformers and really cute 2D art, it is a delight. I played the NES one with my Dad. He wasn’t a big video game guy but for some reason he got sucked in by the art. He passed away a few months ago so I DEFINITELY was not be able to get through this without blubbering like a baby. Such a great game with an interesting and unique concept! But it was so hard! Even as an adult, I could barely make progress. This one though is a port of the Wii version. The Wii version managed to capture a lot of the charm from the original with plenty of call backs to the original. And this version was challenging without being nearly as hard as the original. I really enjoyed this retelling of the original and the hand drawn artstyle is really great, genuinely beautiful to look at. The wonderful graphics and smooth animations make this a beautiful game to play. The pace is rather slow, more focused on solving puzzles than hard-packed action. All the different things The Blob can turn into are really cool, he can even turn into a cannon. Each of the transformations allow you to solve puzzles and navigate through each area. The game takes place in a series of individual levels where you have certain blob transformation abilities (up to 8) and unlimited jellybeans to use unlike the original where you could play for hours and realize that you were stuck because you ran out of licorice jellybeans. Trust me, this change is for the better. The gameplay reminds me of other platformers like Mario Brothers and Sonic, albeit with more of a puzzle element to it and better graphics. For most of the puzzles you can take your time and figure out what you need to do without worrying about enemies attacking. It should be noted that the puzzles are not at all difficult, so if you're looking for a game with difficult puzzle solving, this game won't provide that, but it is still provides a great time. Most levels in all four worlds follow the same mechanic: guide the boy and his blob through a level while having Blob collect 3 treasure chests. You have to use the different shapes Blob can take, objects from your surroundings and the boy himself to solve the increasingly challenging puzzles. At the end of each world you'll have to fight a Boss, but these are relatively easy to play once you find out the weakness of each boss. When you finish a level with all three chests found, you can play a bonus "challenge" level. The challenge being that you usually can use only one or two Blob-shapes. That makes the puzzles in these levels less intricate, they are more about skill and timing. The whole game has a very charming feel to it, as well. The hand-drawn characters are cute, and the blob's forms and animations are also very cute, if sometimes goofy. Like I’ve said there's even a button to give him a hug; it serves no purpose, but definitely adds to the charm. The music is orchestral, and while it's nothing you'll be jamming out to as you cruise down the highway, it all fits well enough, and it does have the main theme from the original game. Not much story, not that you need it, but it's all told in short cutscenes with no actual dialogue, so it's something you can enjoy regardless of age or language barrier. All in all a fun game for a few hours of not-too-difficult gaming. I really enjoyed it. It's not particularly difficult, but it's satisfying and the art direction is good and the relationship between the boy and his blob is really interesting. If you enjoy 2D side-scrolling puzzle platformers, this game is definitely worth the asking price. I only wish my father had been here to play it with me. I’d love to hug him as I hugged the blob. 8/10

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Not perfect, but absolutely worth playing.

Well made but not for me. Charming art and puzzles slowly increasing in complexity. Blob-escort gameplay feels slow and tedious. Exactly what it looks like in the trailer. If you think it looks charming or don't mind escort gameplay, check it out.

10/10 game. It was my favorite as a kid, and I wish I could give the devs a hug. just 100%ed it in about 20 hours, but i did know most of the puzzles.

《A Boy and His Blob》是诞生于1989年NES平台的经典之作，历经2009年Wii版重制后，又在2016年登陆PC平台。 游戏完全延续了原作“变形协作”的核心玩法，这也是游戏最具辨识度的亮点——男孩本身无法跳跃、游泳，更无任何攻击手段，他的唯一依靠，是来自Blobolonia星球的外星伙伴Blob，而驱动Blob变形的关键，便是各种口味的果冻豆，这一充满童趣的设定，既是游戏的核心谜题，也是贯穿始终的趣味所在。 故事始于Blob为拯救被邪恶皇帝统治的家园Blobolonia，逃离星球抵达地球，意外与男孩相遇，而Blob坚信，只有这个男孩能帮助它收集宝藏、购买维生素，最终重返故乡，推翻邪恶皇帝的统治，拯救Blobolonia的居民。 整个冒险过程，就是男孩与Blob相互信任、彼此依靠的过程：从地球的地铁与洞穴出发，躲避落石、钟乳石等危险，对抗毒蛇等敌人，收集宝藏与钻石为返乡做准备；抵达Blobolonia后，直面皇帝的爪牙，最终联手击败邪恶皇帝，守护家园。 游戏氛围以“温柔治愈”的基调，没有激烈的战斗场面，也没有强烈的反派压迫感，不追求刺激的剧情反转，而是通过男孩与Blob的冒险，传递出信任、勇气与陪伴的力量。 关卡设计上，游戏采用2D横版卷轴模式，延续了“四个世界+主线关卡+隐藏宝箱”的架构，每个世界包含10个主线关卡与1个Boss战，隐藏的3个宝箱可解锁挑战关卡、概念图、故事板等额外内容。 游戏中存在15种Blob变形形态，每种形态对应专属口味的果冻豆：甘草味可变成梯子助力攀爬，草莓味化作.桥梁跨越沟壑，苹果味变身千斤顶顶开障碍，樱桃味则成为炸弹清除敌人与阻碍，等等。 不过，既然是一款动作解谜游戏，我们必须谈谈手感，这也是这款游戏最富争议的地方：游戏内的操作可能会让你感到明显的迟滞与僵硬，控制的主角跳不高、跑不快，碰撞体积还大，与一些主打动作的平台游戏相比还是有很大差距的。 但总体来说，《A Boy and His Blob》是一款承载着情怀与温暖的治愈系解谜游戏，它没有华丽的画面、激烈的战斗，也没有复杂的剧情与操作，但它更像是一款“慢节奏”的治愈之作，适合在忙碌的生活中，抽出一段碎片化时间，陪伴男孩与Blob完成这段跨越星际的冒险，在简单的解谜中，感受友谊与陪伴的力量。

As a boy shaped like a blob, I think this might be the game for me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⡿⠋⠉⠉⠻⢿⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣶⣄⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣿⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣤⠀⠈⠻⣿⣇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⡿⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⡿⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣀⣤⣼⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣿⣷⣄⠀ ⢠⣾⠟⠋⠉⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣦⣀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣶⣶⠿⠋⠁⢹⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⡟⢉⣿⠋⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀ ⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣤⣴⠿⠋⠀⠘⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⠏⠀ ⢸⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⢶⣤⣤⣴⡶⠿⠛⠙⣿⣆⠀ ⠈⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣽⣿⠀ ⠀⠘⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣧⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣴⡿⠇⠀ ⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣦⣤⣴⡿⠻⠿⣷⣦⣤⣤⣤⣴⣾⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢉⣉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

This game was a staple of my child hood, and I played it A LOT on the Wii. I'd say it's worth your time if you like obscure puzzle platformers with unique mechanics. But I do have to say that the boss of the second world is absolute bull. It's easier to beat the boss by cheesing it then actually fighting the damn thing properly.

Всем любителям жанра рекомендую к прохождению. Красиво, увлекательно, местами сложно, но в меру.

wegame有 中文版，为什么 steam 上没有？