![]() Just don't expect much–and in particular, don't expect another Machinarium. It's also a short and cheap game, so it's a good choice to support an independent team. Bulb Boy is a game that tries to find its own voice, struggles more and more, and by the end of it, it just gives up. By the end of its short life, the game has lost itself, devolving into a pretty unfunny platformer that relies heavily on instadeath and rote repetition. ![]() The puzzles become illogical enough that it's faster to click around randomly than reason about solutions. The gore gradually becomes more gross, morphing into "poop and mucus" humor. Then something weird happens: Bulb Boy seems to lose its way, and starts improvising something, anything, to keep you engaged. The hit-and-miss animation constantly reminds you that this is the product of a tiny team that has to cut a few corners–but the game has enough soul to make up for that. Most of the game is even presented in green-and-black nightvision to add to the horror. Bulb Boy is Bringing Surreal Horror to the Switch eShop This Summer Video Revel in. The game is filled with snot, poop, bugs, bile and (almost) every other type of bodily fluid and unpleasant image you can think of. I still dont understand why Nintendo put that game on the switch. The graphics are nice, the atmosphere is spot on, and some of the encounters are genuinely creepy. All of this may sound grim, but Bulb Boy does a good job of balancing its cuteness with a world brimming with disgust. ![]() Bulb Boy starts off well, as a point-and-click adventure with grotesque overtones. Unfortunately, that's also Bulb Boy's greatest shortcoming: it doesn't really know what it wants to be, aside from "a game like Machinarium, only with gore". ![]() From the quirky eastern European visuals to the weird music and sound effects, this game almost feels like a homage to the Czech team's work. From the quirky eastern European It's hard to even talk about Bulb Boy without mentioning Machinarium, or some other game from Amanita Design. Hey Gamers Check out an exclusive FIRST LOOK at Bulb Boy which comes to the Nintendo Switch eShop this week in the United States. 27 gamers 7. It's hard to even talk about Bulb Boy without mentioning Machinarium, or some other game from Amanita Design. ![]()
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