![]() ![]() Once again, this is a simple yet effective gameplay element, but its incorporation also leaves much to be desired. The level design is rather inoffensive and genuinely gratifying at points, with some obstacles needing a particular costume to get through. They ultimately came off as an almost lazy, artificial way to spice up the gameplay loop. Still, there came the point where their lack of synergized utilities caused the copious shine of their capabilities to lose their luster. The costume mechanic itself works as a platformer mechanic. Variety is always great in a platformer, but it merely portrays itself as a taxing burden and not much else when presented in this manner. Rather than feeling enthused whenever encountering a new costume, which is what I assume the short scenes and triumphant sound cues are designed to impart, I just grew minutely irritated. ![]() ![]() The fact that these costumes can only perform singular actions was unnecessary. Some costumes feel like they could have been combined into one, making the number of costumes come off as superficial. While navigation is decent, the sheer amount of playable costumes feel a little too needless and frustrating in execution. A vital factor for what makes a platformer fun is the gameplay loop, which is where Balan Wonderworld lacks. These costumes are essentially powerups and vary in practical validity and general enjoyment. Gameplay consists of traversing puzzle-esque platforming stages by utilizing costumes found in a stage. If a single title would have landed on the list multiple times due to low scores on more than one platform, we only included the lowest-scoring version.However, that is where my wholly praise for the title ends. Games are ranked by Metascore (as of December 18, 2021) prior to rounding, and any titles with fewer than 7 reviews from professional critics are excluded. Here is their criteria in case you were curious: “ the lowest-scoring games released for any platform between Januand December 31, 2021. You can find the entire list below, including their ratings and the platform they were critiqued on. The fact that the Balan Wonderworld Metacritic ranking isn’t #1 is kind of a shock, but when in doubt, you can always count on free-to-play to create a new bottom. The whole Balan Wonderworld saga is one of the saddest stories this list tells, as a lot of people were pretty excited for it, and the dominos just kept falling constantly after launch. There aren’t too many surprises with the rest of the list outside of the late/recent addition of GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition taking the sixth overall spot late in the year (Switch was the worst-rated platform). Released in 2021, the game’s community and critics rebelled against the move to free-to-play, amid bugs and other issues, to the point where it was also one of the lowest-ranked games on Steam as well. For reference, on PC, eFootball 21 obtained a decent 74 rating last year. No, that honor goes to eFootball 22 on PC, which obtained a 25 Metascore, 10 lower than the lowest-rated Balan Wonderworld port (Switch). The Balan Wonderworld Metacritic rating was not #1! After deleting five instances of “ Balan Wonder land,” I squinted at this “ top 10 worst games of 2021” list. ![]()
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