Noby Noby Boy Review

By Oli Welsh Published 19 February, 2009

Boy meets world.

Version tested: PlayStation 3

When artistically-inclined creators set out to do something different in the videogame "space" - like thatgamecompany's Flower, to take a recent and excellent example - they often start with the subject matter, the atmosphere, the style. They might create something that has the bones of a game, but the looks of a painting and the heart of a song - something that creates a different mood in the player.

Noby Noby Boy, released today for PS3 on the PlayStation Network, isn't like those other experiments. It's deeper, wilder, more unhinged, more radical - and more brilliant. It disposes with even the bones of gaming, reducing it down to its very core - the simple notion of play - and then elevating that to an art form. It doesn't just change your mood; it changes your whole frame of mind.

Noby Noby, or nobinobi, is a Japanese term meaning to stretch, to relax, to be yourself, to take your time, to be late. In Noby Noby Boy, you control BOY, a cheerful little quadruped whose body can stretch to almost infinite length. You control his front and rear end independently, one with each analogue stick. Pull them away from each other and he stretches like rubber, straining for a second, before popping out into a rainbow-striped, floppy snake. Keep pulling and he keeps stretching, and growing, and stretching, and growing. And growing. And growing some more.

Like the snowballing Katamari Damacy - the previous product of designer and artist Keita Takahashi's playful mind - Noby Noby Boy is an exercise in exploring a tactile twin-stick control scheme. Like Katamari, its wild and inertia-heavy physics often get the better of you. The longer BOY grows, the more unpredictable and unmanageable are his tottering, skidding, twisting, flopping and flapping.

'Noby Noby Boy' Screenshot 1

Much of the level furniture is designed with tangles in mind.

He's even capable of flight - tapping a trigger makes that end jump and do a sort of low-gravity glide, while repeatedly tapping them sends him pinwheeling into the sky. Ripples and switchbacks travel along his body, jerking the ambulatory ends to and fro. Bringing his entire length under harmonious control will be a mighty, long-term challenge - but in the short term, you can just choose to surrender to and enjoy the chaotic slapstick. In any event, there are factors other than BOY at play, factors that really are beyond your control.

Noby Noby Boy is played on "maps", little square chunks of land floating in space (well, not quite in space - more on that later). These are randomly generated by the game, and populated with some combination of animals, humans, surreal bipedal humanoids that defy explanation, simple toybox architecture, cars and fork-lifts scooting about, giant mechanical sculptures, goalposts, hoops, elasticated trees, flying saucers with hook attachments, clouds shaped like donuts, and more.

(Some examples of the environments Noby Noby Boy conjured up in our half-day playtest, direct from our notes: "world of the frog kings"; "forest of the walking moons"; "city of sea lions, mariachis and centurions"; "ballerina plain".)

All of these things are there to be interacted with. BOY can wind himself around posts, thread himself through hoops and windows, herd animals within the living fence of his body, topple piles of cardboard boxes. People and animals might choose to take a ride on BOY's back, gather in a crowd to see what he's up to, or flee from his antics in terror. Sports cars can have their passengers twanged out of their seats by his body - or they can slice him in two, in which case he'll have to eat his own rear to reconstitute himself.

'Noby Noby Boy' Screenshot 2

The people of PSN march to the moon atop GIRL.

Holding down the left trigger makes the BOY eat stuff with his front end, gulping down the bulge like a boa; holding down the right makes him, um, propel the same stuff out of his rear with violent force (try this in mid-air to discover the power of poo propulsion). You can also shrink him from either end by clicking down on the sticks, although doing this with more force from one end than the other might leave you with lopsided results.

All of this serves the ultimate and noble purpose of... absolutely nothing at all. Noby Noby Boy is the purest form of gaming sandbox. It has no goals, no structure. You don't need to reach a certain length, fetch and carry anything, defeat any monsters, or overcome any obstacles. There is no work. There is only play.

You might think that, without objectives or rewards and with no sense of progress, time spent with Noby Noby Boy would soon become aimless and boring. You would - wonderfully, surprisingly - be wrong. By giving you such limitless possibilities, such an improbable plaything and such an anarchistic playground, Noby Noby Boy inspires creativity, curiosity and simple, careless glee.

Playing, I found myself content to noodle around with the game for hours, deep in its ridiculous world. I made my own games, set my own challenges. How many things can I eat relative to how long I am? How many people can I persuade to ride my back? Can I topple that superstructure? Can I turn myself and a couple of trees into a catapult? Can I thread myself through every hole in that giant frame? Can I string myself around skyscrapers like a washing line? Can I lasso the clouds?

And in any case, it's wrong to say that there are no rewards, because Noby Noby Boy is not as simple as it appears, even if it is every bit as mad. It is riddled with secrets and mysteries and unexpected cause-and-effect consequences in the behaviour of BOY and the world around him that you will feel compelled to seek out, and limits you can't help but try to push. The scientific joy in discovering something new about this insane pocket universe is reward aplenty.

It's also unfair to say there are no objectives - although they are hidden ones. Noby Noby Boy offers 13 Trophies, all of them question-mark-obscured mysteries. We won't spoil them here; you can probably guess a couple, although not necessarily the extent of them. Combined with the random mapping, hunting some down will be a voyage of discovery that could last weeks, or months.

It's not the only journey to be had in Noby Noby Boy, either, despite its lack of shape or story, and its tiny, randomised maps. Pull the camera back - and back, and back, and back - and you see the whole map at once; and then it starts to dwindle, and you see that it's actually inside the Earth; and above it is the Sun, who is actually a cartoon lion, looking down through a hole in the top of the world. And then, even bigger, you see the GIRL, a giant, cosmos-spanning, pink-bows-and-love-hearts version of BOY, winding off into space.

'Noby Noby Boy' Screenshot 3

You can always reset by holding down triangle, which will send BOY spilling out of the BOY House chimney.

Using the Sun as an intermediary, you can report the total number of metres you've stretched BOY to GIRL, who will grow by the same amount. It won't get her far - but everyone else playing the game is doing so too, and it's the cumulative amount of stretching done in Noby Noby Boy by PS3 users across the world that drives GIRL's voyage into the stars.

Eventually - Takahashi reckons it will take players a couple of weeks - she'll link Earth to the Moon, and then Mars. (Who knows if more planets in the solar system could be added at a later date?) Once she's got that far, these celestial bodies can be visited, bringing new sets of maps with even crazier toys and even stranger inhabitants. GIRL also serves as a global high-score table, ranking every player by the amount they've contributed to her solar-system-spanning stretch. Every ranked player gets their own procedurally-generated, yet unmistakably Takahashi-designed, avatar perched on GIRL's back, and there's a plethora of stats and records to browse. You can take video footage and upload it directly to YouTube, too.

Noby Noby Boy is much, much more than the simple, silly, pointless diversion it unassumingly presents itself as. It's actually an incredibly forward-thinking and progressive piece of game design, incorporating community metagame, achievement-driven treasure hunt, emergent play and some remarkable feats of simulation programming (the physics engine and crowd AI is worked so hard by the game's free-form anarchy at times that it suffers slowdown). Takahashi might have his head in the (donut) clouds, but he's got his finger on the pulse too, you can be sure of that.

'Noby Noby Boy' Screenshot 4

Basically, it's a Tom Baker's Scarf Simulator.

It's not perfect - of course it isn't. The bloody-minded insistence that BOY should be fully controllable at all times has led to some fantastically awkward (if full-featured) camera controls that involve holding down various combinations of buttons while tilting the controller. It's frustrating mastering these, especially with BOY frequently getting far too long to fit comfortably on the screen. The inhabitant and physics behaviour can be shaky at times, too.

As you'd expect from the creator of Katamari Damacy, there are a hundred whimsical touches to make up for occasional clumsiness: the wistful acoustic soundtrack, the 2D "cursor BOY" who scatters the letters of the in-game manual (while the game ambles on uninterrupted in the background), the wobbling "BOY House" and its chimney-smoke menu, the eternally disappointed Fairy and the clip-art parrot who, for no good reason, indicated the state of your PSN connection.

But you don't even need to succumb to Noby Noby Boy's many surface charms to appreciate its genius. By some combination of cunning and magic, it makes you a child again. It helps you rediscover the bottomless fascination and joy you had in discovering the properties of string, or sand, or animals, or Newtonian physics for the very first time. It makes you free to play, and happy to make your own entertainment, for hours on end.

And in case you're still unsure if it's for you - in case you were thinking of denying yourself a chance to feel like that again - let me say one more thing: it costs less than lunch.

9 / 10

Noby Noby Boy is out today, 19th February, for PSN. It costs GBP 3.19 / EUR 3.99.

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  • Landmaster #1 3 years ago

    Looks Boss

  • absolutezero #2 3 years ago

    eh he he he he I can't wait for this now. It looks utterly fucking mental.

  • Optyk #3 3 years ago

    And Sick.

  • aphexstwin #4 3 years ago

    some canny scores coming for ps3 these days, its about time. this isnt on my radar without a demo and then it might be a push to download that but at least no one can say that theres no imagination on the black side

  • ChadSexington #5 3 years ago

    "Let me say one more thing: it costs less than lunch."

    Not if you do a Boots meal deal or get the sub of the day.

  • Bangaioh #6 3 years ago

    isn't there some sort of specially designed controller?

  • black2 #7 3 years ago

    Fuck, lunch is expensive in Brighton.

  • VandelayIndustries #8 3 years ago

    Barking mad! I want it :)

  • Vertius #9 3 years ago

    Better than MGS4!? :p

    And why not? Genius is just an acceptable form of madness, and Takahashi is on first name terms with Genius. I read this review with a grin on my face, and I'd imagine that when I play it later today, it'll be even wider. Cheers! :D

  • smelly #10 3 years ago

    YAY!!!

    Great game! And not grey and brown!

    Sold!

  • timberwolf #11 3 years ago

    this is not a game... please stop filling psn store with this s**t. where are the games SONY. we got noby noby, flower, linger in the shadows... all manner of tests and demos, but the last thing i recently considered as an actual worthy purchase was pixel junk's stuff.
    Edited by 2 at 19/02/09 @ 00:28

  • jambolio #12 3 years ago

    Damn lack of PS3, first exclusive I have actually been tempted by.

  • JediMasterMalik #13 3 years ago

    That sounds utterly mystifyingly brilliant. Consider it bought.

  • smelly #14 3 years ago

    >this is not a game

    Its more of a game imho than moving cursor over screen and pressing the trigger button to shoot things.

  • JHuxley #15 3 years ago

    Day two purchase confirmed (I'm not at home on Thursday).

  • frostcircus #16 3 years ago

    Balls, somehow I didn't realise 'til now this was PS3-exclusive. It sounds fantastic.

  • johnlenham #17 3 years ago

    Woohoo! something good to spend my £4.19p on PSN on!
    Edited by 1 at 19/02/09 @ 00:44

  • Rash' #18 3 years ago

    great! isn't it bad enough that i have SFIV to get through this weekend that i'm now lumbered with this too! the tribulations of a (PS3) gamer.

  • Shane86 #19 3 years ago

    Better than killzone 2?

  • webcider #20 3 years ago

    A "must buy" and the interview was class \o/
    Also most creative Trophy list :o
    Edited by 1 at 19/02/09 @ 01:16

  • TripSkyway #21 3 years ago

    Sounds great

  • miss-information #22 3 years ago

    I find a packed lunch to be more economically viable in the current climate :)

  • miss-information #23 3 years ago

    ...and salad is good - pies bad.

  • myiagros #24 3 years ago

    Sounds even better than i had imagined.
    It was already a day one purchase, but this may leave SFIV in its wrapping when it arrives tomorrow.

  • Sid-Nice #25 3 years ago

    Noby's Nuts.

  • Miths #26 3 years ago

    I guess I'll have something to do today then, rather than just sitting idly around waiting for SF4 to arrive Friday :).

  • smelly #27 3 years ago

    >Better than killzone 2?

    if killzone 2 cost 3 quid.. then no...

    But as killzone 2 is at least 10 times more expensive (depending on where you shop) - probably (not played it yet)

  • JayScott #28 3 years ago

    Thank goodness for designers and creators like Takahashi. He is one of the true progressive visionaries in an increasingly predictable realm. The medium has the potential to be almost anything, and that he is willing to try and achieve it makes him as important a figure to the games industry as Miyamoto was 15 years ago.

  • silke #29 3 years ago

    "Using the Sun as an intermediary, you can report the total number of metres you've stretched BOY to GIRL, who will grow by the same amount. It won't get her far - but everyone else playing the game is doing so too, and it's the cumulative amount of stretching done in Noby Noby Boy by PS3 users across the world that drives GIRL's voyage into the stars.

    Eventually - Takahashi reckons it will take players a couple of weeks - she'll link Earth to the Moon, and then Mars. (Who knows if more planets in the solar system could be added at a later date?) Once she's got that far, these celestial bodies can be visited, bringing new sets of maps with even crazier toys and even stranger inhabitants. GIRL also serves as a global high-score table, ranking every player by the amount they've contributed to her solar-system-spanning stretch. Every ranked player gets their own procedurally-generated, yet unmistakably Takahashi-designed, avatar perched on GIRL's back, and there's a plethora of stats and records to browse. You can take video footage and upload it directly to YouTube, too."

    Brilliant, brilliant.

  • RedPanda #30 3 years ago

    Post deleted at 14:31:59 28-01-2012

  • Darren #31 3 years ago

    Another unique and outstanding PSN title to follow the sublime Flower... definitely picking this up at £3.19. Now why wasn't Flower priced at that point too?

  • linksdad #32 3 years ago

    Just tried to download but couldnt find it. Have they given a time for this yet ?
    What time do games usually get released on PSN?

  • the_dudefather #33 3 years ago

    PSN updates at about 5pm in the UK if I'm not mistaken

  • JohnnyWashnGo #34 3 years ago

    Looks like i will be play noby noby boy tonight.

    Now I need to wash my hands. Typing that name felt dirty.

  • bad09 #35 3 years ago

    while Sony should cater for everyone (and not knocking this - I'm sure NNB is very good if that's your bag), but personally I'm with timberwolf. I am getting fed up of these "quirky" little games Sony seem obsessed with on PSN. Put something up for me dammit I haven't bought anything in ages!

  • oreillymj #36 3 years ago

    €4 = steal

  • spudsbuckley #37 3 years ago

    A quirky game getting a great review on EG? What a suprise :p

    I'll definitely be waiting for a demo before buying.

  • Banksy #38 3 years ago

    Surely if you announce that a game is being released on a given day, it should be available that morning? Wouldn't find a bricks-and-mortar retailer selling a newly released game from 5pm on its 'release day'. Grrrr!

  • therev #39 3 years ago

    But lunch costs £2.35! (£2.50 if I have Monster Munch instead of Sun Bites.)

  • Entity #40 3 years ago

    9/10?
    But it looks shit!

    /goes to read review

    Edit: Aww crap, I have £3.01 left on PSN. There goes another fiver.
    Edited by 1 at 19/02/09 @ 08:47

  • degville #41 3 years ago

    How come Flower wasn't compared to 2 lunches?

  • Banksy #42 3 years ago

    A lot of us will be going without lunch today, I assume?

  • NotSoSlim #43 3 years ago

    Amazing how many people complain about Sony offering a game for £3.19....your not forced to by. All sony nned to sort out is demos for these games.

  • aliki #44 3 years ago

    You guys are poor if that is what you spend on lunch.

  • jiveguy #45 3 years ago

    Excellent. It looks like I have an excuse to buy my first PS3 game now.

  • Chufty #46 3 years ago

    A 9 by Oli for a PS3 game? Sold.

  • charliemouse #47 3 years ago

    Oh I'm so sorry you whingers; not content with Wipeout, Savage Moon, Crash Commando, Bionic Commando, 1942, Wolf of the Battlefield et al?

    It's about bloody time we got some stuff like this, hopefully we'll see plenty more. £3.19's cheaper than lunch round here, cheaper than a pint, cheaper than crossing London on the tube, cheaper than a magazine, can you really not afford a few quid to take a chance on something?

    Rant over. Sorry!

    Typically I'm at a mate's for dinner tonight so my BOY stretching will have to wait.

  • Carlo #48 3 years ago

    "It has no goals, no structure. You don't need to reach a certain length, fetch and carry anything, defeat any monsters, or overcome any obstacles. There is no work. There is only play."

    :(

    Oh.... ?

  • Carlo #49 3 years ago

    "It's also unfair to say there are no objectives - although they are hidden ones. Noby Noby Boy offers 13 Trophies, all of them question-mark-obscured mysteries"


    Oh... Yay! \o/

  • DanWhitehead #50 3 years ago

    Typically I'm at a mate's for dinner tonight so my BOY stretching will have to wait.

    [Gary Glitter joke]

  • Widge #51 3 years ago

    Good, and I hope people don't immediately go and try and find out what the ?'s are. Discovery is part of the joy.

  • Zebula77 #52 3 years ago

    Definitely getting this! I love the Katamari games so this should be brilliant. I love the concept. PSN has really come to its own lately with this and fl0wer, which was awesome.

  • septimus #53 3 years ago

    Cool, should be a few good downloads today. Classic cars are out in EU today also?

  • Beano #54 3 years ago

    Will buy this for sure - sound fun and weird :)

    A bit sad people are complaining about PSN offering something different like Flower and Nobi Nobi Boy than the usual ported classic games and shooters.

  • SEVQA #55 3 years ago

    "- let me say one more thing: it costs less than lunch."

    Credit crunch gaming all the way baby!

  • mingster #56 3 years ago

    For gods sake if your self employed your legally allowed to claim £6.50 for your lunch everyday and claim it back against tax.
    So its really half a lunch!

  • consignia #57 3 years ago

    Typically I'm at a mate's for dinner tonight so my BOY stretching will have to wait.

    [Gary Glitter joke]

    Jonathan King, surely. Glitter is of the girl loving variety. Know your nonces.

  • penhalion #58 3 years ago

    Well at least sony have masted the art of releasing games that plainly aren't actually games I guess..........

  • mingster #59 3 years ago

    I'm pleased that original concepts like this and flower are being given the green light.
    Lets hope it continues and a new wave of cheap, bizarre games flows forth.
    There are way to many driving, fps, overblown rpg's, and sports games. Its boring.
    A return to the old days of unusual concepts that don't fit into a neat genre defining box is good.

    And you guys that don't think these are games. Basically anything that you do that is an idle time waster and isn't work is 'play'. You are interacting with something to amuse yourself so yes it is a game.
    Edited by 2 at 19/02/09 @ 10:13

  • DavidBoring #60 3 years ago

    looks great, but its a shame they dropped multiplayer, maybe it will be included in an update

  • MENTAL1ST Verified Senior Software Engineer, Picsel UK Ltd. #61 3 years ago

    Know your nonces.

    That's talking Nonce-Sense.

  • penhalion #62 3 years ago

    @mingster

    You might want to look up the definition of a game mate.....

  • charliemouse #63 3 years ago

    HOECS games can cause serious damage. One child was trapped online for a whole night and, according to a psychiatric report, came away with the jaded listless sexual appetite of a 60-year-old colonel.

  • miiiguel #64 3 years ago

    Benno
    19-Feb-09 00:14:55 This is why the 360 is shit

    PS3 forever!
    ignore poster

  • CunningLinguist #65 3 years ago

    @Mentalist(air)

    No Fanks!

  • Sir_TimAlot #66 3 years ago

    Noby Noby No.......Gattling Gun!!!

  • DrDamn #67 3 years ago

    @Penhalion
    My dictionary says "A form of play or sport" as the very first definition of the word.

    It's clear there is an interest in this sort of stuff and people get genuine fun and enjoyment from them so I don't see a problem with them appearing. Also worth pointing out that both flower and this are not developed by Sony.

  • jonsaan #68 3 years ago

    WANT.

  • Aretak #69 3 years ago

    FAO those who are complaining about this: Please sell your PS3s, lest Sony listen to your whining and start filling PSN with ports of games I've played already like XBLA, rather than fantastic new stuff like this. Thanks.

  • Widge #70 3 years ago

    I'm sure if you narrow your perspective enough, you can see where he is coming from

  • menage #71 3 years ago

    Well, I must say I'm loving my PS3 at the moment. Flower was ace as well, combined with SF4 and the new Burnout Box I'm all set for the weekend.

  • Rash' #72 3 years ago

    mingster, is that true? I'm self employed and my accountant never made me aware of this.

  • mingster #73 3 years ago

    @ penhalion

    My definition is correct, i'm intrigued as to what you consider a game to be.
    Does it have to include guns or cars?

    Did you never play with cardboard boxes or toy soldiers or lego when you were young
    and just create a game in your head to amuse yourself.
    The designer is trying to help you regress back to those early days when you just created your own fun.

    If you where given some tiddlywinks would you know what to do with them?
    How much fun could you make yourself from these basic discs?
    If you are creatively challenged or not very gifted intelligence wise you may have trouble making your own 'fun' as you aren't able to envisage your own scenarios or even think of things to do for yourself.
    Edited by 1 at 19/02/09 @ 11:01

  • crispyduckman #74 3 years ago

    Yes to Noby and Cuboid this month. No to Flower and Lumines.

  • mingster #75 3 years ago

    i don't think there is anything wrong with you for not liking freeform abstract ideas and preferring your game to have clearly defined rules and goals.
    Lots of people like being told what to do rather than finding out for themselves.
    And a lot of games do require strict rules and limitations otherwise they descend into farce or would be unplayable.
    There is room in this world and on PSN for all types.

  • Rash' #76 3 years ago

    i never understand "gamers" that hate on games like this. i mean it's not like there's a lack of experiences that are traditionally considered videogames, so why the beef?
    Edited by 1 at 19/02/09 @ 11:12

  • Rash' #77 3 years ago

    "Lots of people like being told what to do..."

    yeah, they're called religious. :)

    +1 mingster

  • El-Dev #78 3 years ago

    After being told by my advisor of studies to pull the finger out there is this, SFIV and Killzone2 all within the space of 8 days. Who needs a degree when you've got a PS3!

  • charliemouse #79 3 years ago

    You, obviously; that sentence should have ended with a question mark.

  • charliemouse #80 3 years ago

    Says the boy with a Dip Ed from Wolverhampton.

  • Rash' #81 3 years ago

    agreed. pull your finger out!!!

  • Rodchenko #82 3 years ago

    Stop the broken record, farticus. It's getting a bit lame.

  • Widge #83 3 years ago

    Define gameplay

  • the_dudefather #84 3 years ago

    The Ps3 already has a top notch visualizer farticusmaximus

  • RESIDENT_nEVILe #85 3 years ago

    Aaaah. I remember the joy I had when I discovered the properties of Newtonian physics for the very first time.

    Great days.

    /wells up

  • Monkey_Puncher #86 3 years ago

    Looks stupid in the same way that Katamari looked stupid, but holy shit that game was addicitive and fun. Sahem I don't have a PS3 to play it on though :(

  • Widge #87 3 years ago

    must. summon. shitty. comment. about. ps3. game. or. world. ends... must...

  • mcwildcard #88 3 years ago

    *is stupidly happy*

  • charliemouse #89 3 years ago

    Seeing as my boss has handed in her resignation today I'm going to leave early to get a quick play in. Take that, popular membership organization!

  • drumbaby #90 3 years ago

    Sigh...another bloody purchase.

  • Retroid #91 3 years ago

    \o/

    ODDNESS + CHEAPNESS = PURCHASE

  • Beano #92 3 years ago

    "Stop the broken record, farticus. It's getting a bit lame. "

    No, it's been lame for ages. He's just trolling and/or living in denial.

  • drumbaby #93 3 years ago

    "It's called knowing when to stfu. I think farticusmaximus would love it as there is practically no use of any brain cells or muscle groups at all! "

  • Rodchenko #94 3 years ago

    No, it's been lame for ages.

    I know. But there is always hope.

  • MasterNameless #95 3 years ago

    Don't feed the trolls people! They relish your responses.
    Edited by 1 at 19/02/09 @ 12:26

  • Toadie48 #96 3 years ago

    Ha ha LOL, this is the drunken piece of crap that the overpriced crappy console (note I didn't say games console cause thre are no games) gets? Oh man well some ppl need babyish experiences I guess :). I think I'll stick to Halo and Gears of War. Gosh the PS3 sucks more and more.

  • VicViper #97 3 years ago

    @ farticusmaximus

    Don't listen to these Philistines, youre comments bring intelligence and purpose to an otherwise directionless rabble.
    While I run through well acted poorly written stories in gears of war and underused pointless wasted universe of halo shooting muppets in brightly coloured armor I look over at my PS3 and think I've made the right choice thank you Farticus after who needs inovation or original IP I have a muscle bound space marines and repetive gameplay \o/ Horay for The 360!

  • Toadie48 #98 3 years ago

    @ drumbaby

    The 360's RROD has practically been fixed now so chill and relax and enjoy the EXCLUSIVE GTA 4 episodic content on a system with too many great games to name ;)

  • Edwin #99 3 years ago

    It's called Visualiser. I think you PS3 owners would love it as there is practically no gameplay at all!

    And no games, that is why they lap up non games like this just to justify turning on the dust magnet.

  • Progguitarist #100 3 years ago

    Yay for PS3!

  • the_dudefather #101 3 years ago

    @Edwin

    Sup farticusmaximus

  • Widge #102 3 years ago

    /360 breaks, game ends

  • merkdot #103 3 years ago

    I kind of wonder if these system war losers will still be posting in 10 years time

  • Wastelander #104 3 years ago

    This looks AMAZING!
    Can't wait to give it a go.

  • webcider #105 3 years ago

    farticusmaximus:

    ROFL Takahashi did not made any game to the Xbox 360.
    He only made two games before this, and both those were released to the PS2 and had one thing in common.
    Katamari. So stop that nonsense.

  • Zebula77 #106 3 years ago

    Anybody else feel that the 'ignore poster' option is the single most useful feature of this board? :p
    Edited by 1 at 19/02/09 @ 13:14

  • muscleblade #107 3 years ago

    @spartancog117

    Halo 3 got 10/10

    This looks to be very fun though. No doubth.

  • menage #108 3 years ago

    @designerheadache +1

    Always nice to see fanboys penetrating some obscure little game thread and screaming how crap it is based on a fucking system. Go play something exciting then and leave us to our little obscure joys in life. What the hell is the point to go on a warpath in a thead like this? Go to the Killzone/Geras thread instead. More likeminded people there.

  • Kenshin001 #109 3 years ago

    farty, Takahashi wasn't involved with that game. It was directed by Jun Moriwaki.

  • Cappy #110 3 years ago

    Takahashi had nothing to do with Beautiful Katamari.

    He didn't even want to make the PS2 sequel We Love Katamari but Namco forced his hand when they told him what they were planning do in the sequel forcing him to step in.
    Edited by 1 at 19/02/09 @ 13:26

  • ps3owner #111 3 years ago

    Wow, Eurogamer has a troll infestation! Better call in the vermin exterminator EG. Isn't this a PS3 exclusive? What are the Xtroll brigade doing here again... at least it's entertaining to read, keep trolling and feeding...

    game sounds ace.

  • MasterNameless #112 3 years ago

    Sony trolls are just as bad, in fact there are Sony trolls complaining about Xbox trolls which just makes them hypocrites. Just ignore them or this is going to get totally derailed, which is what the opposing trolls want anyway.

    Back on topic: Is Noby Noby up for download yet? May fire my PSP up from work and get it downloading remotely! Although I'm sure it's tiny and won't take long to download anyway...

    Edit: Whoops, just noticed I made a tiny Noby Noby comment inadvertently. The smut!!
    Edited by 1 at 19/02/09 @ 13:42

  • Rash' #113 3 years ago

    why can't we all just get along. :)

  • the_dudefather #114 3 years ago

    UK store is usually updated about 5pm

  • Rash' #115 3 years ago

    nameless, not up yet.

  • MasterNameless #116 3 years ago

    "UK store is usually updated about 5pm"

    Thanks! Will fire the PSP up just before I leave work then. :)

  • TopKatt #117 3 years ago

    @ Rash'

    We can but dream!
    Edited by 2 at 19/02/09 @ 13:48

  • VicViper #118 3 years ago

    @farticusmaximus

    No I didn't say that, Infact I didn't mention Killzone 2 anywhere, even between the lines.

  • MasterNameless #119 3 years ago

    @Garo

    Sorry, but what?

    I'm trying not to encourage them by not directing my comments at them at all, that's all I can think to do. Although this in itself is encouraging them probably. I play 360 loads more anyway, so he can try and call me a "playslave", if that's what you were saying?

  • RedPanda #120 3 years ago

    Post deleted at 14:31:59 28-01-2012

  • VicViper #121 3 years ago

    @RedPanda

    C64 version of course, Magnetic Fields Part 2 is da bomb (pun intended)

  • dazrichards #122 3 years ago

    Flower's pricing put me off too much (despite probably having at least twice the production cost of this game) but this looks good value and girlfriend-ly so I'm sold

  • Isere #123 3 years ago

    IMO Eurogamer is a banhammer away from being the best gaming site around. Love the articles but its embarassing to see a select few lunatics running around, reducing every single thread here to nothing more than childish jealousy.

    Eurogamer Single Player - 9/10
    Eurogamer Multiplayer - 2/10

  • El-Dev #124 3 years ago

    Charliemouse, it was a statement, not a question...so I'm maintaining anyways and it was meant in jest, to point out that I should be concentrating more on my education than my gaming.

    @ farticus, don't worry the next Halo game will be out soon enough so you can point out how great the 360 is.

  • Edwin #125 3 years ago

    @dude-father

    @Edwin

    Sup farticusmaximus

    sorry, but I agree with what the fella says. Just because he is the only one ever making sense, as he has played ps3 games he should know.

  • the_dudefather #126 3 years ago

    As soon as the thread goes stale, FM returns to inject some more jester juice to help us remember how to laugh :D

  • the_dudefather #127 3 years ago

    'Hey, don't bogart my crusade! How am I going to be an ultra cool lone wolf renegade when I got people agreeing with me? '

    given that all three of his posts are him agreeing with you, its too late methinks

  • VicViper #128 3 years ago

    @farticusmaximus

    Phew I have been schooled, what was I thinking trying to take on the master.

    Hmm well I did forget about the community games but then thats so easy being hidden away there in the market place, I mean MS promote them so much. After all where else can I buy a fireplace screen saver for my console or a game where I play with no graphics(actually I find this an interesting concept).

    I guess what I really want to know is you'll play braid and count the community games as games (even when their not in some cases) but you won't look at things like this as a gaming experince but compare it to a visualizer, if this was free and took 0.001 secs to download would you try it?
    Wouldn't you prefer that someone somewhere (be that 360 or PS3 or PC or handheld) tried new things in gaming?

  • VandelayIndustries #129 3 years ago

    Throw in Toadie as well and Farty's got himself a little gang of knuckleheads :)
    Edited by 1 at 19/02/09 @ 14:31

  • Edwin #130 3 years ago

    to be honest, I think he is a complete asswipe that spouts continual drivel and I compare his opinion to that of a rabid hedgehog... I had a bet with my mate (code name a-s) that the prick was so self opinionated that he actually believed the spouting dog turd of comments posted, I said it would take 3 posts of blowing smoke up his ass to bite.. so, cough up 'a-s' he really is that much of an egotistical anus I said he was.

  • HolyJebus #131 3 years ago

    Jesus Farti are you ever going to shut the fuck up about not liking the PS3. Seriously, every PS3 thread you pop up in to make a tool out of yourself. You're the sort of cock that makes Xbox Live almost unbearable at times. Just give it a rest, you've annoyed everyone with a PS3, 360 and Wii at this stage. Your work here is done, now FUCK OFF. Everyone else, carry on.

  • VandelayIndustries #132 3 years ago

    farticus

    All you need now is someone called Meathead and you're set.


    EDIT: Damned dyslexia :(
    Edited by 1 at 19/02/09 @ 15:02

  • Les #133 3 years ago

    Will definitely download this today. Looks lovely and different. :)

  • charliemouse #134 3 years ago

    El-Deev, I understood that it was meant in jest, but it's still a question. A statement would be more along the lines of 'I don't need a degree, I have a PS3'.

    Now you've made me go all grammar-Naziesque. I'll go hang my head in shame and see how my slipping out early for BOY-stretching's going.

    Nice to see everyone's being so restrained on this thread. 'Ignore' is making it rather confusing, but I get the gist of it.

  • Artemis_Matsas #135 3 years ago

    I'm going to buy this as soon as i can when i return from work.

    As for the trolling, i never ever ignored anyone. It is not democratic to ignore people, no matter how radical or annoying their views are. Sometimes i even get a good laugh out of some threads!
    Edited by 1 at 19/02/09 @ 15:09

  • Les #136 3 years ago

    "It is not democratic to ban people, no matter how radical or annoying their views are."

    It is very democratic to be able to choose whom to ignore. It's not democratic if others choose for you (e.g. moderator bans). So the ignore function is very useful and democratic. Banning users is not.

    Though I must admit I found it annoying to see a fool with the username "Sieg heil" on top of leaderboards in Resistance 2.

  • thedaveeyres #137 3 years ago

    nobhead nobhead comments

  • Artemis_Matsas #138 3 years ago

    @Les

    Sorry, i used the wrong term. i meant "ignore" not "ban". I'll edit my post accordingly.

    I fully respect what you're saying and i have to confess that more than 1 times i found myself going for the ignore button.
    I still haven't, because i want to believe that anyone has something useful to add at some point, or just decides to quit being an a**hole at some point in his/her life.

  • canIdoyabombsforya #139 3 years ago

    "Always nice to see fanboys penetrating some obscure little game thread and screaming how crap it is based on a fucking system. Go play something exciting then and leave us to our little obscure joys in life. What the hell is the point to go on a warpath in a thead like this? Go to the Killzone/Geras thread instead. More likeminded people there. "

    Seems to me the fans of the so called 'superior machine' have double standards. There is absolutely no doubt that if this was on the Wii or DS, it would get slated on here as being too kiddy/crap graphics, purely because the word 'Nintendo' will be somewhere on the packaging. I think the only argument they'd have is that it would have been overpriced, I give it to PSN for value.

    Anyone know why this is an exclusive? These sort of games should be more accessible, not part of another Sony scam. I'll withdraw that comment as soon as sony bring out a PS3 without the Blu-ray drive, gamers can get along without it
    these days or is blu-ray subsidising PSN prices?

  • Carlo #140 3 years ago

    "It is not democratic to ban people, no matter how radical or annoying their views are."

    Eurogamer is NOT a democracy. How many fucking times?

  • canIdoyabombsforya #141 3 years ago

    "It is very democratic to be able to choose whom to ignore. It's not democratic if others choose for you (e.g. moderator bans). So the ignore function is very useful and democratic. Banning users is not.

    Though I must admit I found it annoying to see a fool with the username "Sieg heil" on top of leaderboards in Resistance 2. "



    Adolf Hitler was elected Democraticlly!
    Gordon Brown however............

  • thedaveeyres #142 3 years ago

    "Adolf Hitler was elected Democraticlly!
    Gordon Brown however............"

    A new depth has been plumbed, both in terms of content and spelling.

  • Rodchenko #143 3 years ago

    Angry German kid looks like a choir boy compared to our resident PS3 hater. It does have some entertaining value after all, so no ignore from me.

  • Entity #144 3 years ago

    Ting-a-ling, God damn, find a woman if you can.
    If you can't find a woman, find a clean old man.
    If you're ever in Gibraltar, take a flying fuck at Walter.
    Can you do the double shuffle when your balls hang low?

    Do your balls hang low? Do they swing to and fro?
    Can you tie 'em in a knot? Can you tie 'em in a bow?
    Can you throw 'em o'er your shoulder like a Continental soldier?
    Can you do the double shuffle when your balls hang low?

    Just trying to lighten the mood.

  • canIdoyabombsforya #145 3 years ago

    "A new depth has been plumbed, both in terms of content and spelling. "

    OK, but he took part in a democratic election, got 37% of the vote, the rest is too complicated. My spelling? who gives a shit when the main content here is kiddies arguing over toys?
    And Gordon Brown? did you vote for theat c#nt to be leader?

  • HolyJebus #146 3 years ago

    Wow Farti you sure put me in my place. I'm guessing that means you're not going to stop annoying everyone so. Good for you, you stick to your guns.

  • ps3owner #147 3 years ago

    I think since Gordon B has inherited power voting has been outlawed. by the time he's up for election the UK will be bankrupt if it isn't already so. nobhead

  • Entity #148 3 years ago

    "Noby Noby induces mass political mania on Eurogamer!"
    Noby Noby makes people think of Gordon Brown!

  • Rash' #149 3 years ago

    Rodchenko, Some body give him some prozac... and speed. :)

  • Les #150 3 years ago

    "I still haven't, because i want to believe that anyone has something useful to add at some point, or just decides to quit being an a**hole at some point in his/her life."

    I had the same mind set initially. But eventually the cynic in me won. ;)

    And I must add that for me it has improved using the EG comments section.

  • Lemming81 #151 3 years ago

    As cool as this game sounds, I'd rather they went with some kind of aian-style dragon instead of that freak-faced thing :(

  • DrDamn #152 3 years ago

    @Farticus
    "or the constant stream of non-FPS titles coming from XNA community games.."

    XNA Community Games - home of the Virtual Fireplace and Vibration "game" :). I'm a bit disappointed with the quality of stuff coming through here so far to be honest. In particular production values tend to be of home brew Amiga standard or lower. Hopefully the better stuff is taking some time.

    The core point from Farticus I agree with though. In terms of variety and coverage of the genre standards the 360 is well ahead with AAA or at least very good titles covering the usual bases and more. Where the PS3 is only just covering off genres now with decent titles the 360 has a bit of a catalogue built up.

  • electrolite #153 3 years ago

    More of this please! The gaming world seriously needs more bizarre weirdness.

    @canidobombsforya

    Everyone who voted Labour in 2005 voted for Gordon Brown as a P.M. Not me personally (heaven forbid) but it's true

  • Vanmunt #154 3 years ago

    Noby Noby makes people think of Gordon Brown!

    pretty much two people spring to mind talking about nobs' and Gordon is one of them...

  • YobRenoops #155 3 years ago

    I love it. 179 comment thread of trolling excellence for Noby Noby Boy. We need to gatecrash more obsure games with this kind of crap. Pic Pic! Raid over Moscow! Repton 2!

    We all Troll together! (Frog Chorus style)

  • DrDamn #156 3 years ago

    @Farticus
    I'm comparing to the standard of very cheap stuff you can get on the iPhone as a basis. There is lots of crap there too but the majority is at least well presented. I'd like to see more collaborative efforts where a coder realises he can't draw for toffee and gets someone half competent in to do it. It would go a long way towards promoting the game too. Too many "wrote the theme tune, sang the theme tune" efforts in there.

  • JHuxley #157 3 years ago

    Wow farticus...that last post wasn't bashing the PS3 or fishing for a reaction.

    I'm actually amazed. Well done. *applauds*

    Getting back to the GAME, will he have to patch it when we get to Mars? And if it takes two weeks to ge to the moon, how long will it take to get to Mars? Assuming a constant rate of progress.

  • Rash' #158 3 years ago

    DrDamn, "The core point from Farticus I agree with though. In terms of variety and coverage of the genre standards the 360 is well ahead with AAA or at least very good titles covering the usual bases and more. Where the PS3 is only just covering off genres now with decent titles the 360 has a bit of a catalogue built up."

    Not sure I agree with this, in terms of high profile titles that cover a broad demographic. Certainly titles like Banjo and Lips have shown the catalog to be cookie cutter and disasppointing in quality. XNA will no doubt deliver on the promise of untapped talent but the profile of that content needs to be raised. At the moment community games for 360 are games for the converted rather than a genuine tool to convince the unconvinced. If the content is AAA and diverse than why isn't it being publicised. If it isn't good enough to sell the 360 brand surely it's indicative of the quality.

    I don't believe it's yet an outdated assumption that 360's high profile content is predominently limited to the hardcore.
    Edited by 6 at 19/02/09 @ 17:28

  • Les #159 3 years ago

    "And if it takes two weeks to ge to the moon, how long will it take to get to Mars? Assuming a constant rate of progress."

    Do a quick google search on earth-moon distance, then on earth-mars distance, divide earth-mars distance by earth-moon distance, multiply that by two weeks, subtract the two weeks and you should know. Assuming that the relative distances used in the game resemble the actual solar system of course... ;)

    edit: spelling and completeness of formula
    Edited by 1 at 19/02/09 @ 17:02

  • JHuxley #160 3 years ago

    @Les

    Thanks, my maths is embarassingly bad. Can't be arsed doing the calculations now, but it'll be interesting to see how accurate they've been with their distances and stuff.

    @farticus

    Here, have a Jaffa Cake.

  • JHuxley #161 3 years ago

    @farticus

    That'll teach me not to feed the trolls ;)

  • Yeevle #162 3 years ago

    It sounds bloody stupid. I have to buy a PS3 now.

  • charliemouse #163 3 years ago

    The store's still not been updated. Rubbish.

  • DrDamn #164 3 years ago

    @Farticus
    That would have held when it was a closed shop, but it's open to all through the main interface and the games are charged for. It's a money making opportunity and therefore they want to sell as much as possible so we are the audience.

  • charliemouse #165 3 years ago

    It's up there now, typical, thought I could stretch my BOY a bit but I gotta head out now.

  • Triggerhappytel #166 3 years ago

    /Buys :)

  • smelly #167 3 years ago

    Just read half this thread before giving up.

    (Some) Gamers need removing from the gene pool they really do.

  • djed #168 3 years ago

    oh lord. 200. buy it.

  • shotgun44 #169 3 years ago

    A PS3 without a blu-ray drive seems like a pretty stupid idea?!

    This does look amazing but I have 2.59 in my friggin account! Bye bye another £5!

  • Moonprince #170 3 years ago

    "/flips up collar of leather jacket, adjust shades, makes motorbike starting noises. "

    lol... Don't, really.

  • canIdoyabombsforya #171 3 years ago

    "A PS3 without a blu-ray drive seems like a pretty stupid idea?! "

    not a sony share holder then?

    The best games bar LBP are on PSN.

  • fluff_the_tiger #172 3 years ago

    I thought Takahashi's next game would fail after all the noise he made about the last one - looks like i was wrong , time to buy a ps3!

  • canIdoyabombsforya #173 3 years ago

    "thought Takahashi's next game would fail after all the noise he made about the last one - looks like i was wrong , time to buy a ps3!"

    please don't fall for another exclusive scam. unless you'd buy a blu-ray equipped PC/laptop with all the bells and whistles to play World of Goo, not that WoG is exclusive anyway.

  • smelly #174 3 years ago

    >The best games bar LBP are on PSN.

    YEAH!! God Of War 3 looks SHIT!!

    (sarcasm)

  • zuljin #175 3 years ago

    @farticusmaximus
    "Yeah, my blood sugar levels get a bit low in the afternoon and I don't have the energy to both do my job and be infuriated at how Sony have destroyed the Playstation brand. It's hard work you know."

    Someone sells a product you're not interested in. Noone here is interested by that fact. I used to think fanboys were utter immature nits, now I'm beginning to think they're just grumpy old gits.

    The only time any normal sense comes out of your mouth is when you're excited about a 360 game, and thats cool. But you're an absolute trolling twat in every single PS3 thread.

    Can we have an ignore user per console please EG?

  • fluff_the_tiger #176 3 years ago

    canIdoyabombsforya : unless mgs4 comes to 360, it is inevitable i will have to buy a ps3 eventually

  • NoQuarter #177 3 years ago

    I really want to like this. But so far, it's just a bit 'meh'.

  • TheBrow #178 3 years ago

    " HAVE IT MUAHAHAH..

    3 hours later:

    My god this is weird! It's so pointless, and yet I already played this game for 3 hours! "

    I have no real idea what to expect from this, nor even if I'd actually like it, but I strongly suspect that if I do go for it, this will be my experience too.

  • Pro_Gamer #179 3 years ago

    Why would anybody over the age of 7 want to play this rubbish?

  • webcider #180 3 years ago

    Played this over 5 hours well worth the purchase.

    So silly and awesome GOTY without a doubt

  • toy_brain #181 3 years ago

    Played it for 3 hours last night.
    Toppled a rainbow
    Tied myself through and around a house
    Tried (but sadly failed) to drag 2 clouds down to the ground
    Got big enough to be able to eat WHOLE TREES (then poo them out again)
    Sent a world of spinning tops crazy(er)
    Ate the doors and wheels off a car, then pooed them back on again.
    And generally threaded myself around a load of bizzare environments for shits and giggles.

    Excellent stuff.
    I think this is gonna be a total 'podcast game'. In other words it'll be something to do while I listen to The Bombcast or Listen UP etc. A great way to just kill time without having to worry about anything. And just the act of playing it is given meaning by adding to the GIRL total, so it dosent feel like a waste of effort.

  • Widge #182 3 years ago

    Pro_gamerlol

  • charliemouse #183 3 years ago

    The lodger and I were fannying around with it a bit last night and giggling like idiots. I want a Space Squirrel!

  • Rodchenko #184 3 years ago

    Why would anybody over the age of 7 want to play this rubbish?

    Why would anybody over the age of 8 name themselves 'Pro_Gamer'?

  • Weezer #185 3 years ago

    Well, looks like I've totally missed the point here. Bought it, downloaded, fiddled for ten minutes with uncontrollable stretchy thing, got bored, cursed Eurogamer, watched TV instead.

    This a diversion, it's not a game. Now I quite like diversions; I bought Flower and really like it. But I fail to see how this has generated such a humungous Halo-beating score. (Can't be the price, surely - I've bought much better games for less).

    "I made my own games, set my own challenges... Can I topple that superstructure? Can I turn myself and a couple of trees into a catapult? Can I thread myself through every hole in that giant frame? Can I string myself around skyscrapers like a washing line? Can I lasso the clouds?"

    My answer to all of those is: 'YES'. Swiftly followed by 'so fucking what'.

    I really wonder how far Girl will stretch once the novelty wears off...

  • DrDamn #186 3 years ago

    @Weezer
    Yes curse EG for making your findings above absolutely clear in the review ...

  • Weezer #187 3 years ago

    Curse you for being a smart arse.

  • Zebula77 #188 3 years ago

    Wow, I really don't know what to make of it. It was kinda fun in a silly nonsensical way. I dunno how much time I'll spend on it, tho. I'll have to play it some more, tho. Right now I'm just baffled by it. It's certainly unique!

  • DrDamn #189 3 years ago

    @Weezer ;)

    I plan on checking the trophy list when I've had my fill of just messing about. Use that as a basis for tasks to complete.

  • Weezer #190 3 years ago

    Oh, don't get me wrong. It looks great, is beautifully coded and is bizarre fun while it lasts - but without any specific goals, it's bit like GTAIII without any missions or races; you'd just noodle about. Feels like a bloody high score for 'noodling about'.

    Oh well. Maybe I'll have another go tonight - get my £3's worth...

    EDIT: Trophies are EPIC MEH for me.
    Edited by 1 at 20/02/09 @ 11:01

  • DrDamn #191 3 years ago

    @Weezer
    The trophy comment was not about trying to get them for the sake of getting them, more that the goals for the trophies effectively provide some structure and goals for the game if you want them.

  • Pro_Gamer #192 3 years ago

    Neither widge nor rodchenko addressed the issue I brought up. This is clearly a kids game, yet, here we are with fanboys actually WANTING to play this. It makes absolutely no sense. Get yourself a PC of 360 and you can play a lot of games which are actually decent and targeted at a mature audience. Unless of course, you are scared of guns and gore...

  • DrDamn #193 3 years ago

    @Pro_Gamer
    Because Guns'n'gore is what mature gaming is all about isn't it?

  • charliemouse #194 3 years ago

    Pro_gamer's a REAL man. Clearly.

    I have games with blood and killingses, I play Gears and Halo and Left 4 Dead on my 360. I also play this, because it's fun and interesting and different and just a joy to play.

    Just because you don't understand it doesn't make it for kids.

    It makes you for kids.

  • Triggerhappytel #195 3 years ago

    @ Pro_Gamer

    Don't be such an idiot. Clearly you haven't even played it, but even so, would you like to explain how this a game for kids only?

    Was Katamari a game for children only? Is Flower best for young ones?

  • Liam64 #196 3 years ago

    Why do you guys even fall for it? He was clearly baiting you.

  • tobs #197 3 years ago

    Just my opinion but this game design is admirable, crazy, brave, unique and shit. It just doesn't work for me, sorry. Glad some people are enjoying though and don't mind chipping 3 quid in to encourage more brave design decisions - think of it like funding the arts, lol!

  • Retroid #198 3 years ago

    /Joeys Pro_Gamer

    I have both a 360 (two, actually) and a PC, aswell as my PS3.

    The only thing I'm a fanboy of regarding this is the Katamari games and PSN / XBLA meaning I can get great little oddities like this for virtual pennies.

  • menage #199 3 years ago

    @pro-gamer

    This isn't the Gears 2 thread.

    So go drink some beer, rape some women and put some caps in someones ass and leave us to our quirky little game.

    Why the fuck does every thread here fall down into a fanboy 360/PS3 discussion. It's like it isn't even about the games anymore, only which corporate dick your riding.
    Edited by 1 at 21/02/09 @ 17:30

  • webcider #200 3 years ago

    This game is totally mindblowing. I hadn't discovered it all but even by reading on forums about other peoples experiences and then adding that to my own experiences with the game adds a very huge fun factor to me.

    The fact you can like have your own llittle experiences share them with friends or other people online is just really good.
    This game owns my life! Ohh yeah and i hadn't laughed at a video game for like ages :D this really makes me laugh out loud at some insane and bizarry moments the game just creates randomly i doubt i will ever get tired of this.

    It there are enough people who actually like this stuff which is great i hope we get to see the whole solar system :D
    Edited by 1 at 21/02/09 @ 23:14

  • Les #201 3 years ago

    Like it and usually I hate sandboxes. But this one is charming and strange and excellent for brief play sessions.

  • Widge #202 3 years ago

    Pro_gamer! You came back in!
    I'm not going to address anything you say because you seem to spend most of your time hovering around PS3 threads bleating on. As a result your opinion means cock all and everyone can go on in life knowing that every time you say something, it is probably worthless.

    No no, no need to splutter out a reply, you can just leave it there thanks.

  • FunkyRenegade #203 3 years ago

    I adore this game, I bought it last night and have been playing it almost non-stop since then. To stretch, lasso, tangle and wind yourself up in all sorts of wild places is awesome :D
    I don't think you could have much more fun for £3.99

  • rhubarbandcustard #204 3 years ago

    I finally bought this on Sunday.

    What a waste of money.

    Thanks to everyone who hyped this up. You were so horribly HORRIBLY wrong.

  • rhubarbandcustard #205 3 years ago

    Actually, horribly, horribly, HORRIBLY wrong. (2 just wasn't enough).

    That's three shitty PSN games I've bought in a row now. (Astro Tripper and Soldner X being the other two)

    When are Sony going to do demos like on XBLA?

    Fool me once, shame on you.

    Fool me twice, shame on me.

    Fool me three times, and .... well, you fill in the blanks.

  • Britesparc Verified Creative, ITV #206 3 years ago

    So there's no chance whatsoever this'll appear on XBLA?

    Shame. It looks ace, but I can't see myself buying a PS3 in the near future. Chalk this up next to LBP as another game I won't be playing anytime soon. Sob.

  • DrDamn #207 3 years ago

    Girl has reached the moon.

  • mr_shoe_uk #208 2 years ago

    Girl has reached Jupiter but it seems not many people are playing this any more!

    I only got a PS3 on friday (ready for Yakuza 3 even without hostess bars), and am still loving it.