Balan Wonderland is the first game from the new action game brand from “The Balan Company”. You play as Emma and Leo, who use special skills to tackle the platforms of imaginative theater. The game will contain over 80 different costumes, which will also have great playful influence, as the special skills are tied to them to defeat specific opponents.
The costumes are also tied to the concerns of the people who inhabit this Balan theater. The theater itself is a place where the memories and excerpts of the real world arise and contain objects that people care about. This world is entered by people who have reached a certain “turning point” in their lives and who are struck by the balance between positive and negative feelings.
The game is created by Yuji Naka (Director) and Naoto Ohshima (Character Designer), who were previously responsible for various Sonic parts.
Here is a trailer for the game:
Balan Wonderland | A spectacular preview – announcement trailer
Here’s what Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima say about the game:
In the livestream, some information about the game was revealed before the trailer, here is the complete translation:
Yuji Naka:
Hello to all Xbox fans out here.
I’m Yuji Naka from Square Enix.
I have a fantastic and mysterious story today that I want to tell you all today!
I now work at Square Enix and bring a completely new brand: “BALAN COMPANY”.
and Naoto Ohshima is my co-creator at Sonic and NiGHTs, he is also here with me today.
Naoto Ohshima:
We have finally been working for a completely new action game for 20 years!
Yuji Naka:
I was surprised to hear that Mr. Naka is now working at Square Enix.
Naoto Ohshima:
Nevertheless, I am absolutely delighted to be able to work with you again here and have the opportunity to develop exactly the kind of game in which we are so good. Together with Square Enix’s expertise in creating fantastic worlds and music, we hope to deliver a completely new, never-before-seen gaming experience to all players across the globe.
Yuji Naka:
What we’re bringing you today is an action game that contains everything you can imagine about the genre!
This is the “action game of action games”: Balan Wonderland!
It takes place in a world that is modeled on a musical, when you press a single button a huge number of different costumes and skills emerge with which you can play through the level.
Naoto Ohshima:
Everyone has worries and problems with which they keep a balance of positive and negative emotions in life.
If this balance is upset, you will find yourself in the Balan Theater.
You as a player have to perform a massive variety of actions to travel through the imaginary worlds. Created by the concerns of a group of 12 unique characters.
Every action comes with a different costume you wear and there are over 80 different ones to choose from!
Quickly switch from one costume to the next to solve the scattered puzzle puzzles on every stage and free the hearts and minds of the cast from their negative emotions!
Yuji Naka:
Balan Wonderworld will be available in 24 different languages and will appear on both Xbox One and Series X!
It will also support smart delivery, which means that you can play the game on both platforms even though you only own it for one.
So players all over the world can play every meter of the game in fantastic top quality with 4K resolution!
We are waiting for you here in Wonderland!
And finally, we have a world exclusive recording of the game that we’re going to show you today! So sit back and get ready!
Let the show begin!
The game is released for the Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PS5, Ps4, Steam and the Nintendo Switch!
Balan Wonderland is scheduled for release in spring 2021!
Quelle: Xbox One Shaowcase Live Stream
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