When a game rises and says it’s from the makers of a franchise like Sonic the hedgehog he tends to get people noticed. The newly revealed Balan Wonderworld is a circus-themed platform game coming to PS4, PS5, Switch, PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X in the spring of 2021. It was first shown during the pre-show of the live stream of Microsoft Xbox Series X Showcase today. The platform game published by Square Enix takes place in a country hidden behind a strange but fanciful theater where players will control Leo and Emma through a journey into the unknown. Maestro Balan is their guide through this new world as the duo attempt to restore balance and happiness to the earth. Check out the trailer below for all the spectacular colors.
Balan Wonderworld is the creation of director Yuji Naka (Sonic the hedgehog Franchise Creator, Team Sonic Co-Founder) and Character Designer Naoto Ohshima (Sonic the Hedgehog, Doctor Eggman, Team Sonic Co-Founder). According to Square Enix, “The game marks Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima’s first collaboration in 20 years and is the first game from the new games brand BALAN COMPANY. BALAN COMPANY brings together talented video game developers, visual artists and songwriters to tell the best stories and deliver the best platform experiences.
Twenty feels like an eternity in the game, but the look and aesthetics of Balan Wonderworld is something to see in motion; like someone crushed Banjo-Kazooie, NiGHTS in dreams, and Sonic the hedgehog together in a unique game concept. A wide variety of locations are featured in the trailer, and each one looks varied and different on the move. Particularly striking is the area set against a space-swept celestial landscape as the player’s rail threads its way into the distance.
Balan Wonderworld is slated for release in Spring 2021, on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.
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