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Boy and His Blob A

A Boy and His Blob is the PS3 port of WayForward's reimagining, using jelly beans to transform Blob into tools for hand-drawn platforming and puzzles. This catalogue entry covers the recorded original-platform release and its period-specific play conditions.

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About this game

A Boy and His Blob is the PS3 port of WayForward's reimagining, using jelly beans to transform Blob into tools for hand-drawn platforming and puzzles. Transformations keep puzzles friendly and inventive, while hand-drawn animation, the hug interaction, and forgiving checkpoints create a warm family adventure. Platforming is slow, some solutions are signposted too directly, and combat or bonus challenges offer limited variety. This description covers the original ps3 release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.

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7.9 / 10PlayStation 3

A Boy and His Blob is the PS3 port of WayForward's reimagining, using jelly beans to transform Blob into tools for hand-drawn platforming and puzzles.

Transformations keep puzzles friendly and inventive, while hand-drawn animation, the hug interaction, and forgiving checkpoints create a warm family adventure. Platforming is slow, some solutions are signposted too directly, and combat or bonus challenges offer limited variety. Overall, its main strengths are Blob transformations create friendly inventive puzzles; Hand-drawn warmth suits family play. Its material limitations are Slow platforming and character movement; Direct hints with limited combat and challenge variety. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.

Strengths

  • Blob transformations create friendly inventive puzzles
  • Hand-drawn warmth suits family play

Weaknesses

  • Slow platforming and character movement
  • Direct hints with limited combat and challenge variety

Who it is for: Players who value blob transformations create friendly inventive puzzles and can accept this release's limits.

Play notes: Before playing, expect slow platforming and character movement and direct hints with limited combat and challenge variety; this assessment covers the catalogued release.

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Hand-drawn warmth suits family play; Direct hints with limited combat and challenge variety.

Reviewed7.5 / 10Not provided
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Blob transformations create friendly inventive puzzles; Slow platforming and character movement.

Reviewed8.0 / 10Not provided
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Hand-drawn warmth suits family play; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone.

Reviewed8.7 / 10Not provided
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Judged on the original ps3 release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Slow platforming and character movement.

Reviewed7.4 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
WayForward
Publisher
Majesco
Release date
2016
Platforms
PlayStation 3
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Tags
Hand-drawn StyleSide-scrolling2D GraphicsSolo-friendlyPuzzle SolvingLow Entry BarrierPlatformingFamily-friendly
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