Bluey's Quest For The Gold Pen

Its alright.

Great game, finished it and really enjoyed it more than the original bluey game. only gripe I have with the game is the last achievement for the game is bugged and will not unlock. I am actually surprised no one has mentioned this as of yet. Hopefully the devs fix this soon!

its fun i have played it alot and also i found a glitch with the glider if you spam it on a fan you wil do a super push its very hard to master it :)

Most hours on kid's account. This game is much much higher production quality than the other Bluey game. It has great custom music, cute graphics, an interesting new story, and creative game elements. I'd say this game is actually worth full price. However there's one huge problem. This game is hard. Like really hard for children. There's timed challenges, where you have to accurately shoot and jump, with falling platforms. There's difficult logic puzzles where you have to think outside the box. The levels are huge and complex. I'd say this game is suited for 8–10 year olds, which is strange since I always thought Bluey was like a 4–7 demographic. It is possible to beat these games with adult help of course. We did it by having two controllers connected at once. I handled the aiming and shooting, my kid did the running and jumping. Makes me wonder if Bingoose was originally meant to be a playable second character? It would make much more sense if I could flit around and assist like that. If you're an adult with autism like me, it's really fun to collect stuff. Reminds me of Banjo Kazooie.

Bluey: Quest for the Golden Pen is a fun little collectathon adventure that does exactly what you'd expect from a Bluey game. It is very clearly aimed at younger kids, which is reflected in the difficulty, but if you go in with the right expectations, it can still be enjoyable for players of all ages. Unlike the previous game, it doesn't try to recreate Bluey's world exactly. Instead, it presents the adventure as an imaginative play session, with the same humour, charm, and creativity from the show. The cutscenes are animated in the familiar Bluey style, while the worlds themselves feel like they belong to the kids' pretend adventure. The gameplay is built around exploring worlds, collecting items, and completing simple puzzles. Exploration is enjoyable, with some worlds offering different ways to get around. My personal favourite was the world with the boat, which gave the exploration a bit more variety. However, the collectibles themselves don't offer much of a reward besides increasing the completion number on the world select screen. The puzzles are not particularly trifficult, but they are still fun. My favourite was the minecart puzzle from the abandoned mine level, where you had to time your jumps correctly. The platforming overall feels solid, and Bluey controls well enough. There were some issues with the glider in the second world occasionally bugging out, but nothing that completely ruined the experience. The Bluey charm is definitely there. Since the entire adventure is a pretend game created by the kids, the characters and worlds are based around their imagination. For example, Bingo becomes "Bingoose" and doesn't really speak, instead communicating through honks. It fits the playful roleplaying theme of the game, especially since the worlds are being drawn by Chilli as part of the kids' adventure. Visually, it takes a slightly different approach compared to the show. The characters themselves are drawn in the Bluey episode style, while the environments are more like fantasy worlds created for the kids' imagination rather than recreations of familiar locations from the series. The biggest issue is that the gameplay loop can become repetitive. If you aren't interested in collecting everything, you can finish some worlds fairly quickly, which might make the game feel a little short for its price. More big set-piece moments or challenges throughout the adventure could have added some extra variety, although that may not necessarily fit what this game is trying to be. The only major weak point is the price. At around €40 when not on sale, it can be a lot for what is ultimately a simple collectathon. However, if you're a big Bluey fan, have kids who enjoy the show, or just want a relaxing adventure, it is worth picking up, especially during a sale.

Okay, overall the game isn't bad, not at all. It has potential. The gameplay is simple enough that even small kids can play it, but not so easy that older players get bored right away. The world design reminds me a bit of the old Game Boy games like Zelda. The problem, as always, is everything else: Video sequences often just don't start at all. The sound plays, but you only get a black screen or a still image. The voice acting is only in English, which is a shame because the other Bluey game we have is really nicely dubbed in German. That wouldn't even be such a huge deal if the German texts hadn't been translated by a (very dumb) AI. Some of it is so bad that I sometimes have to guess what they actually meant. For example, the English "Exit" was translated as "Ausfahrt" — which means like a highway exit or parking lot exit... when it should obviously be "Beenden" (Quit/Exit). For a €40 game, I really expect more. This is not acceptable. Texts translated by AI — and clearly by a bad one that no one bothered to proofread afterward — plus game-breaking bugs that mean you can't properly experience the game. If a cutscene gets stuck, for example, I can't replay it. I have to completely restart the game and start a new save file... Conclusion: It has potential, but due to the numerous bugs and the disastrous text localization, it's not worth €40. I'm not going to ask for a refund anyway. I'm hoping the game will be brought up to an acceptable standard. Plus, I've already promised my 5-year-old that he can play it... -.-* So please don't let me down. I'm even writing this in English on purpose so that someone from the devs actually reads it. I expect more from the "Bluey" brand than what was delivered here... I cannot recommend it at the moment, BUT: I will update my review if at least the in-game bugs AND the German localization (text) are fixed and brought up to a usable standard.