![]() It’s another area where the game’s vague cutscenes do the characters and world a tremendous disservice. For example, the seemingly basic story of the disgruntled former chess champion has a much bigger emotional punch when the book reveals he was so obsessed with regaining his title, he didn’t realise his wife’s health was deteriorating until it was too late. Though you might not remember, you’ve been to this theatre many times before. Not to be outdone is the book’s stronger focus on character backstories. The Balan Theatre will always be there when your heart needs it most. Even Balan himself gets some intense development at the end with a sad reveal about the connection between him and Lance, that the game omits entirely. It’s a far cry from the game, where the only attachment he seems to have with the other characters is the frivolous dance numbers he performs with them after saving their hearts from darkness. Leo grows as a character also, cultivating friendships with others in ways he never thought possible. My favourite is a shocking – and surprisingly heart-warming – revelation between two characters in the epilogue that throws in a time traveling twist I don’t want to spoil. Some characters have previously established relationships with one another. In addition to the world, the inhabitants’ personalities are much better defined than short, wordless cutscenes. Naka is the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, and Naoto Ohshima would be working as the lead artist. It was created by Yuji Naka of Balan Company, a Square Enix subsidiary. The game promised to be a retro 3D-style platformer. Don’t feel bad if you didn’t know that the game doesn’t really tell you. Balan Wonderworld was announced on July 23rd, 2020 (trailer shown below). Please note that product information is not in full comprehensive meaning because. Both are needed to maintain balance in this world. Light Novel Other Size Games GAME Novels BALAN WONDER WORLD Square Enix. The only constant between these mini-worlds are the Tims, small birdlike creatures that feed on positive emotions, and Negati, creatures of darkness that feed on the negative. ![]() They can even freely travel to each other’s stages, showcasing Wonderworld as a tight-knit community. Read Balan Wonderworld: Maestro of Mystery, Theatre of Wonders by Kawasaki, Soshi, lexile & reading level:, (ISBN: 9781646095995). His is one of many stages where inhabitants can live out their fantasies, uninhibited by real-world troubles. Instead of just being a dancer who doesn’t play nice with others, in the book he’s given his own world in Wonderworld, known as a “stage”, where he can dance to his heart’s content without being bothered by others. Most of the tale is told from Leo’s viewpoint. While the game focuses on gameplay over story, the book naturally puts story at the forefront. ![]() One such piece of supplemental material is the game’s tie-in novel: Balan Wonderworld: Maestro of Mystery, Theatre of Wonders. Director Yuji Naka admitted in an interview that storytelling isn’t his forte, so he tried to keep things simple with mostly wordless cutscenes carrying the narrative, leaving the player to either fill in the blanks themselves or seek out supplemental material. If the story sounds disappointingly vague, well… it is.
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