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Noby Noby Boy

Game » consists of 5 releases. First released on Feb 19, 2009

Noby Noby Boy is the much awaited follow up to the Katamari Damacy series by eccentric artist and employee of Namco-Bandai, Keita Takahashi. Players control an unusual entity named BOY in surreal, randomly generated, physics-based sandbox worlds.

The first review is in! Eurogamer reviews Noby Noby Boy

#1 Posted by BoG (5174 posts) - 4 years, 3 months ago
Eurogamer gives Noby Noby Boy a 9/10
I was sure about buying this, but now I want to buy it twice after reading that review. Some excerpts:
[after discussing flower and more experimental games, the author says]"Noby Noby Boy... isn't like those other experiemtns. It's deeper, wilder, more unhinged, more radical - and more brilliant."
"Noby Noby Boy is the purest form of gaming sandbox."
"[Noby Noby Boy is]... actually an incredubly forward-thinking and preogressive piece of game design..."
"... by some combination of cunning and magic, it makes you a child again."

PSN store can't update soon enough. Ok, seriously, when is the freaking update coming?!?

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#2 Posted by LiquidPrince (14745 posts) - 4 years, 3 months ago

I'm so confused XD

#3 Posted by Arkthemaniac (6535 posts) - 4 years, 3 months ago

Waffles!

#4 Posted by get2sammyb (6413 posts) - 4 years, 3 months ago

I've been playing it for the last hour and been getting so frustrated with it. I just don't understand what the fuck is going on.

#5 Posted by BoG (5174 posts) - 4 years, 3 months ago
get2sammyb said:
"I've been playing it for the last hour and been getting so frustrated with it. I just don't understand what the fuck is going on.
"
You have it already? Where do you live, it's still not up for me!
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#6 Posted by logson (520 posts) - 4 years, 3 months ago

I'm interested to see how different publications, sites, and people react to this game. I think it's going to be extremely polarizing.

#7 Edited by get2sammyb (6413 posts) - 4 years, 3 months ago
BoG said:
"get2sammyb said:
"I've been playing it for the last hour and been getting so frustrated with it. I just don't understand what the fuck is going on.
"
You have it already? Where do you live, it's still not up for me!"
In UK. And now I've read that Eurogamer review it makes more sense. Don't get me wrong - I love the concept but I feel like a little explanation wouldn't hurt. (MILD SPOILER) You get a little quiz at the start which teaches you the controls but you're never once given an objective. And that makes sense given the game has no "objectives" but I didn't even realise you were meant to eat stuff until... well I discovered it by accident.

The ranking system is awesome though - from what I understand from the review (again it doesn't tell you in game) all of us who own the game are working to unlock the next level? That's brilliantly amazing.

Sadly I didn't play Katamari so this is all fresh to me. It explains things in a very quirky manner -- I just wish I didn't have to rely on a Eurogamer review to understand. Even if that is part of the games charm.

Having said the above negative things though... I really want to go back and play more.
#8 Posted by BoG (5174 posts) - 4 years, 3 months ago

Bah, lucky duck. Nothing for us here in the US of A. I really can't wait, but I have to go to work. Why can't Sony just update first thing in the morning like other services? Even Valve's arbitrary times are better then this.

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#9 Edited by get2sammyb (6413 posts) - 4 years, 3 months ago

Here's a piccy for the community taken with the PS3's screenshot tool:


Here's a gameplay video I made with the PS3's Youtube tools.

Fantastic. Falling in love with this game now. I don't think many will have the patience with it but once you understand your "minor" objective it's just... fun playing around. The price shouldn't put anyone off anyway.

Here's a video also captured with PS3's Youtube video malarky.

  

#10 Posted by evadwolrab (56 posts) - 4 years, 3 months ago

That music's just... *drifts to sleep like a baby*

#11 Posted by evadwolrab (56 posts) - 4 years, 3 months ago

In fact, can anyone suggest some music similar to this? The closest I have is probably Nick Drake's Pink Moon. In fact, I'll stick that on.

Suggestions would still be nice though. :)

PS. I decided not to get this until I've had my full enjoyment of Flower first.

#12 Posted by Dalai (6264 posts) - 4 years, 3 months ago

See, I was expecting a ?/10 since nobody seems to know what the fuck this game is about.  Oh well, it's got a Katamari vibe so it's probably all good.

#13 Posted by Khessed (58 posts) - 4 years, 3 months ago
evadwolrab said:
"In fact, can anyone suggest some music similar to this? The closest I have is probably Nick Drake's Pink Moon. In fact, I'll stick that on.

Suggestions would still be nice though. :)

PS. I decided not to get this until I've had my full enjoyment of Flower first.
"
The song reminds me a little bit of "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas.
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