MONSTER BOY AND THE CURSED KINGDOM (First Thoughts) - Happy Console Gamer

[@mylifeingaming]

[Coury] Been playing this as well and Johnny is spot on. Its incredible. It just feels so right.

[@c2ironfist]

Love your work guys Check out Aggelos if you get the chance It's another wonder boy inspired game Just played it recently and fell in love with it

[@CaptAwesumNo1Zone]

Just bought it today because of these two channels

[@RichDuckKing]

Man, I love Johnny’s enthusiasm. It’s so refreshing amongst the glut of “angry” reviewers and gaming personalities who just rant & rave with clickbaity videos. He’s just a guy who loves video games and wants to share that passion with others. Can’t wait to pick up Monster Boy. Had it preordered for a while now. Big fan of the series myself, with WB in Monster World being one of my favorite Genesis games. Great to hear they did the franchise justice!

[@HappyConsoleGamer]

Thank you!! Honestly I loved the game! Hope you like it too!!

[@rubenbarrera7338]

@@HappyConsoleGamer just bought this game because of your video. Thanks!! 🙏🏽

[@AceMcSch00ly]

@@rubenbarrera7338 same here, found it on sale in the PlayStation Store. :)

[@h4l-cy0n]

The design of the blue hair kid reminds me of Ryu from Breath of Fire... god I want a new core game like the older ones.

[@jayt2917]

Nice reference now I want a breath of fire collection from capcom

[@SaviorGabriel]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Now you got me wanting some more BoF too.

[@CombatSportsNerd]

What's Breath of Fire? Was it a good game?

[@AchillesFeel]

The Otaku Dragon Slayer ya it's awesome you can get them on a vita. That's what I played them on. Also suikoden 2 and tactics ogre

[@TheNullreaper]

Don't you have a phone?

[@RyderWestwood]

I love your enthusiasm and joy you show when talking about video games!

[@jc30081983]

I am currently playing it and it is so good. What a vast and well connected world, so many fan service in every corner. Grab it when it is in sale

[@tylermonkovic570]

I’m about 11 hours in and I LOVE. It the different monsters look awesome and it’s just such a lovely game

[@rod232425]

I clicked on this to find out if the game was good. Then I saw a series review you did for wonder boy 9 years ago!!! OMG you are the real deal, I respect you and everything you say about games. You been playing for so long. Love and respect brother!! Keep playing

[@JP-ur3pk]

I will be picking this up for my 60 year old mother for Xmas, she's a huge fan of adventure island I'm sure she will love the wonder boy series.

[@Dave_FPG]

She'll like the first one but there isn't really a comparison for the sequels.

[@arfarfarf256]

I have such a great memory of renting Wonder Boy in Monster World for Sega genesis from a local grocery store as a kid. What a fun weekend. 30 years later.... i need to get this.

[@marksutton2860]

I too used to rent this game every weekend but never completed it until the remake, best £8 I ever spent!

[@randybradley4151]

Yo, Johnny good news. The developer just announced this today "FDG Entertainment has announced that Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom will be coming to PlayStation 5. On PlayStation 5, the game will be upgraded with native 4K support while also running at 120FPS using HDMI 2.1 for some super-slick platforming action. FDG Entertainment will also confirmed they be offering the next-gen version of the game as a free upgrade for all players who have already purchased the title. With 2D games such as Monster Boy already looking great on current-gen hardware, it's good to know that there's room to upgrade further with 120FPS support, although you will need a TV or monitor that supports such high frame rates to see the results!"

[@rodpalmer5275]

I'm with u, I'm 46 looking for and old school platform game and this is perfect. Thank you.

[@willy7369]

With the cutscenes you showed off I really think this would make a phenomenal animated series!! This game was on my amazon wish list and with what I’ve seen this looks like a must buy n play! Hope you have a relaxing Sunday n great start to the new week ahead

[@DSan-kl2yc]

The other wonder boy seems better

[@TIDbitRETRO]

This game is gorgeous. This is exactly the type of art style/graphics I wish Capcom would use for their Mega Man games.

[@TheGamingShelf]

I played this a few years back at PSX and it was awesome then. I can’t even imagine what 2 more years of development time has done! Can’t wait for my copy.

[@rayrevolta6198]

Wonder Boy was my first video game, loved it ever since

[@Peter666Nelson]

Boy are you lucky to play that as first game...must have been love at first sight!!!

[@Megarobotsquadron]

I'm so happy that I was able to burn through the dragon's trap remake with my kids lately. But I was sad when it was over....not realizing that this one existed. I bought it last week and it's pure bliss

[@enelhorno2024]

Oh my. I just bought this for PC. 120 hz, ultrawide and the art is awesome, the music, everything is spot on.. an absolute joy!!! Get it now!!!

[@omnichad8982]

I really love your passion for games... and when you mentioned that you teared up about it made have a deep thought inside my own life and appreciate the reason why i play the games that I do. Not because they are AAA like the 50th version of assassins creed or call of duty but because the story they tell even if they are simplistic and take to a place where I can never be but dream about in wonder and aspire. Thank You for this video!

[@ZorakTheGreat]

I heard many years ago, that this game caught Ryuichi Nishizawa's eye, and he liked it so much he added his input to keep it faithful. I could be wrong on that. I'm going off memory from a long time ago, but I think he had some part in it.

[@InputArchive]

jeremy forrest You're right, in a recent interview with the developers in Wireframe (a new UK gaming mag!), he was a consultant for the game with Motoi Sakuraba and Yuko Koshiro composing the music. Cutscenes were done by Japanese animation studio, Nomad.

[@OwlVision5]

I'm so happy a game like this is coming out in this day and age. I didn't grow up with the Wonder Boy series, but I bought the remake on Switch on a complete whim and fell in love. So stoked for this game!!

[@interghost]

I finished Dragons Trap recently and LOVED it. Then I saw there was this game and I didn't know where it fit. So Im happy you made this video. ITs such a shame it costs so much to pick up though :( I will get it one day!

[@Sui2807]

I have so many fantastic memories involving the Wonder Boy series of games. I was already excited about this one, but hearing you talk about it, and how you feel about it has just made me far more excited about getting it. I just have no idea which system I'll get it on though. But man, I can't wait! It looks fantastic!

[@jogueantesdemorrer246]

Started to play today and i got to tell you...this is one of the best 2D platformer that i've played in a long time! And as a Wonderboy game, is probably one of the best in the whole series! Simply a masterpiece! Thanks Johnny for let me know of this game. I would have been missed a fantastic game!

[@vandammage1747]

This has to be the most passionate review I've ever seen. Thanks, now I'm definitely getting this to play with my arcade sticks. Monster boy, dragons trap, Hollowknight, streets of rage, battletoads, ori 1 and 2. So many great classics this gen.

[@SideEffectsmusic]

I really appreciate you going over the history. I had no idea! The other review I watched didn't go over the history

[@SockBot]

So I'd never played the original games, but I picked up Wonderboy the Dragons Trap for Switch, and i absolutely loved it. I was looking up details on the original game while I played when I found your channel, and I've been watching for a couple weeks now. 1. Your channel is so fun to watch no matter what game you're talking about, but 2. You talk about a new generation finding this series, and I wanna confirm to you that I am for sure part of that new generation! I picked up Monsterboy and teared up a bit opening the case to find a booklet and stickers included with it. Hoping to see more games in the series soon! Thanks for covering such an awesome series

[@coachNewman17]

I per-ordered my copy back when I was still deployed and I am so anxious to receive it next week. Awesome video and thank you for sharing your passion for this series.

[@lotsofgames]

That 60fps gameplay is looking great Johnny.

[@FinalBaton]

"we live in a time now, where Wonderboy has made a resurgeance back into mainstream videogame culture". Yeah, that's pretty mind blowing right there... 100% agree with you I love the artstyle and animation, I think it turned out really, really well Also, if Ircha wants to do a video parody of your video channel, she definitely needs to do the "and I almost had a small TEAR" bit, haha. classic Johnny!

[@5j1kfamilyYouTube]

I always enjoy your reviews your genuine experience for games oozes through the screen thank you, and I am absolutely getting this game and it is actually on sale right now in the switch for 17.99 so it’s a real no brainer

[@ThatGamingGuyfromthe70s]

Blows my mind that sega didnt get on board with the devs and publish this.

[@CGQuarterly]

I do believe that I will be purchasing this.

[@ssj2sanjifanboy068]

Love your channel!

[@adamskie1980]

Best genuine passionate gamer on KZbin, love it. I hope you get more views likes ect and yeah all the best to you man

[@vjpearce]

I loving this game too, but I had to import the Switch and PS4 version as they're not available as physical copies in Europe. The music is amazing too, some of it playing in my head when I'm at work XD PS: The "30th anniversary sticker" does make me feel old though.

[@Michigan1985]

I grew up with the master system and mega drive. Had the Wonder Boy series. I got the Nintendo Switch physical copy for myself and I'm saving it for Christmas. You got me even more excited than I already was! :D

[@verhulstjason]

YOU SOLD ME! I just purchased a physical copy of the Nintendo Switch version! I am really looking forward to the adventure - thanks!

[@TheCompletionist]

I'll have to keep an eye on this one because it caters to everything that I love about video games. I love to see these bright colourful 2D anime graphics in a video game and I think despite its simplicity in gameplay it just caters to a beautiful enthralling video game experience. I sincerely hope more video game companies take note and make more games like this and I would like to see the sales for this game do incredibly well.

[@jamesdagel459]

Looks like December is going to be Switch month for me! OLD SCHOOL! Looking forward now to Monster Boy and mid December get the release of the greatest game ever made - Phantasy Star! Another great video, Johnny, love the enthusiasm and your love of games!

[@illusion274]

Pre ordered immediately after watching this. This will be my first time playing an entry from this series and I cant wait to check it out.

[@mickeitsgmail8859]

If you like it, Do even try the Wonderboy - The Dragons Trap!

[@bunnyfreakz]

They changed artstyle during middle of development. You may check it out, artstyle during kickstarter completely different.

[@OB-um3ql]

Wonderboy in monsterworld is one of my favourite games of all time. Love to see you so enthused about this game. I sincerely hope this game ends up being a hit

[@johnerbudman123]

I'm actually really grateful of your channel thank man

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Never played Wonderboy, i do have some memories of the Sega one though, might have played it at a friends or something, just got this and it's incredible. Ordered a copy of Wonderboy on switch today, i want a physical copy of this, but it'll have to wait until next week. I got the digital for under $20 and i love it enough to get a physical copy, at a mark up! Gem of a series.

[@cyco7229]

love the Wonder Boy arpgs from the 16-bit era and being following Monster Boy very closely, can't wait to finally play it specially after listening to your praise

[@bazzaro1982]

I'm so glad to hear your thoughts on this. I have had the physical edition pre ordered for sometime and I am very excited to play it. My first experience with the series was Wonder Boy remake on the switch. I thought the game was fantastic so I am glad to hear the great things about this.

[@scottfrenz]

Thank you for this! Definitely swayed me to pick it up before release day. I loved WB Dragon’s Trap so this is good news. Your videos are awesome!

[@thesugartits]

Not a franchise I'm familiar with but definitely going to pick up a copy based on this vid. Thanks for the introduction! :)

[@MagicWil2000]

Man, I love your t-shirt!

[@01MrBLA]

I feel johnny’s enthusiasm when he said he wants to take his time playing it. I been enjoying the adventure since I started playing cursed kingdom and it’s been one hell of a ride. I’ve posted so many pics from this game on my facebook because I wanted to show others how wonderful this game is. I’m surprised he didn’t showcase the instruction manual (especially for the switch), its was well drawn from beginning to end. The only gripe I had (not towards the game) was the fact that it got pushed back a few times (I payed off my preorder in June because it was supposed to come out in July, then I was told that it’s release was in August, then a few days before coming out I heard it was pushed to October, then a week before its release in October it got pushed to December 4th). This game was so worth the time waiting to enjoy playing.

[@millwallfan06]

This is unbelievable! And I’m 30 years old!! This reminds me off WonderBoy in Monsterworld for the Mega Drive!! And when I heard the Lillipad Village music I got goosebumps All over!!

[@Retrosys]

Had it preordered for a LONG time. I am so ready for this to come out next week!

[@rodneysmith7063]

Wow, didn't realize they had finally released this! The Monster World series is my favorite series of all time with my favorites being Wonder Boy III/MW2 and Wonder Boy V/MW3. Unfortunately, I don't own any consoles anymore and will have to wait until it comes out on PC.

[@SuperJohnsmith]

It's rare I get envious... but damn you for getting to play this game early. Been waiting a long time to play another wonderboy game and this one has been looking very similar to my favorite one in the series wonderboy 5, with the addition of the monster forms from dragons trap.

[@banjoguyollie]

nice one. can't wait for everyone to see it. waiting for your full feedback on the game too :D

[@Lizardcube]

We played it to completion and it's amazing!

[@outpostorange9580]

The game looks fantastic and love the joy you brought to the vid while explaining how well it hit it's mark

[@gnawty4662]

I can’t wait! This just hit $20 on the eShop today! Loved your review! Needed to find a game for my son 😃

[@josephtodd4512]

This looks wonderful been excited for months thanks for the review been looking forward to this game for months!

[@ChrisEbz]

This is fantastic!! I was concerned about the music because to me, that is what puts these games together and above others. I checked into it and they nailed it!! They even used the familiar sounds from the original games like coin drops.

[@GEORGIOARCADE]

Hi I'm new to your channel but you did such a beautiful job expressing how good this game is & will be. I love the passion you showed for the franchise history & I had fun learning the origins of this game. I heard if you preorder it you get an Instruction manual. I so want this & imma get it on ps4 until I get a switch. Job well done sir, here ya go & have a great week 😁🏅👍

[@GEORGIOARCADE]

Also you could talk about this game for hours & I wouldn't care lol 😅.

[@Megarobotsquadron]

I'm playing it right now and I can't believe how good it is. For a long time I thought it was a metroidvania, but "action RPG" is really a better term

[@riskyboots6859]

Do both wonder boy and monster boy have physical copies for the Nintendo switch? Ether way I’m looking forward to picking up monster boy that I am

[@Hypoxium]

I'll tell you Johnny, I played Dragon's Trap and loved it. Was a bit on the fence about buying Monster Boy with how busy I'll be with Smash, but your video convinced me of the importance of games like this these days, so I just ordered it. Thanks!

[@mybiasedopinions4793]

Wonder Boy III Dragons Trap, Wonder Boy in Monster World and Monster World 4 are some of my all time favorite games, and I'm so happy this game was made and made well. I am dying for a Monster World 4 remake/sequel! The Arabian Nights theme with Asha and her Pepelegoo seen floating here at 0:09 is by far my favorite in the series.

[@LunaPrincessNinjato]

Monster World IV....I felt so happy when I beat that game when I got it before the Wii shop shut down, Seeing the promo music video for this game knew this is going to be something I would get

[@RBIBaseball76]

Similar for me, I grabbed the Dynastic Hero a while back on Wii, and I loved it.

[@segagenesis1989]

Thank gawd! I was worried that the game would not hold up to the original WB games! Glad to hear that you are enjoying the game! Unfortunately Canada Post is on strike and I am still waiting for my copies (PS4 and Switch versions) to arrive! :(

[@TheSecondIDare]

Wife asked me what I wanted for Christmas earlier, now I know. Very excited for this!

[@MrAstaz]

Now I'm glad I pre-ordered this back in June. I'm so glad older games are getting the love they deserve.

[@cavegmz9177]

That was just beautiful man 😢. Keep on with that awesome enthusiasm 🎮🤘

[@Belcoot31]

Can’t wait to play this. Still hoping we get a physical release here in the uk

[@ben31uk]

Belcoot31 just import it that's what I'm doing it will cost around £8 more with import fees www.amazon.com/Monster-Boy-Cursed-Kingdom-Nintendo-Switch/dp/B079RPT18N/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1543203041&sr=8-3&keywords=Wonder+boy

[@TerribleBeat]

Omg Johnny YES. No better person to get this early and throw some impressions out. Can't wait to watch in full!

[@KenzGamesCollection]

Can’t wait till mine comes in the mail. Wonder Boy was the game that got me into gaming along with Phantasy Star

[@superfamicom2]

I gotta admit I wasn't sure about this game. But after seeing the footage you showed, I can't wait for this game to come out. I'll be getting the switch version because I really like the system for the games it has and the portability. Thanks for this early impressions video.

[@CaptainNatron]

So glad to hear this game is a homerun! I’ve had my copy preordered for months. Now I’m super pumped to start playing it.

[@AngryGumball]

Just unwrapped this game today and been playing it all day, highlight xmas gift! So far enjoying this, only about 15% of the map explored.

[@justinlink1616]

Wonder Boy on the SMS was my first game (other than the pack-in of Hang-On/Astro Warrior) for my first video game system. This series is hugely significant for me.

[@TheSegaKoolaid]

Thanks to this video, I REALLY want to get into this series, it looks so fun!

[@CrystalMcGhee]

Thanks for the heads up! I'll have to check this out!

[@browsertab]

I have been following this game for year or so now and this is the first time I realised that it is not an official sequel to wonder boy or monster land. That is incredibly clever no one will ever notice that it's monster boy unless is pointed out to them.

[@StuffWePlay]

For sure picking this up now! I can never have enough Wonder Boy!

[@Nin10Guy]

Wonderboy The Dragon's Trap on Switch is what got me interested in the Wonderboy series. I'm really looking forward to playing this.

[@AndrewsClayCreations]

Great video, I love your enthusiasm! Definitely looking forward to this game now.

[@LaLtheGaL]

I had a hard time getting into Wonderboy only because I felt confused as to where to go all the time. I should give it another shot. Monster Boy does look amazing. It reminds me of Shantae and if it’s anything like that, then I will pick this up.

[@danm3570]

Thanks for the info dude, I loved the wonderboy 3 remake too and i feel the same way you do about the franchise, awesome.

[@RyderWestwood]

This reminds me of what they did with Rayman Origins and Legends. They have brought back and perfected a magical game that everyone must play.

[@evilash570]

Holy crap! I didn’t realize that a new “wonder boy” was in the works, and here it is! I loved the Dragon’s Trap remake and am going to Buy this game stat!!!

[@j.d.6915]

I played Wonder Boy in Monster Land to death on my SMS.

[@Peter666Nelson]

I think of hooking my old Sega 8bit machine on for wonderboy..I wish they released all the original arcades on switch or ps4..I once found a ps2 wonderboy compilation disk but was Japanese exclusive alas...Just the original arcades..2 short games for let's say 40 bucks? Or as an E shop only product ? I DO NOT CARE JUST WANNA PLAY THE ARCADE VERSION,actually that counts for a ton of old games..fuck the 16 bit console give us arcade or8ginals.. remeber a Sega compilation on ps2 which had arcade versions of Outrun and space harrier ect...and now sega comes with genesis shit, Which I owned but like golden axe, the arcade is somuch cooler for me .If they didthat decades ago why not now?

[@j.d.6915]

@@joeb2588 SMS was a much more powerful system than the NES, it just didn't have the games.

[@lazarushernandez5827]

@@joeb2588 Back then Sega always made sure you had a similar experience on the Master System as you could find on the NES; Ikari Warriors on the NES/Rambo on the SMS Legend of Zelda/Golvellius and Golden Axe Warrior Excite Bike/Enduro Racer Kung Fu/Kung Fu Kid and Black Belt and Vice Versa; Rad Racer/Outrun Top Gun/Afterburner 3D World Runner/Space Harrier among others...

[@Ed-Mace]

Great review and great game! Does anyone have the list of closing/end credits at the very end of this game? Screenshots? I know LOTS of people helped to develop this game but I haven't seen any list or video of the people who made this game happen. These people deserve some kudos!

[@kenpowers01]

WBiML was my SMS jam back in the day. So happy to hear the feels are back.

[@Frank-hunter-Music]

Thanks for the preview - Looking forward to this one!

[@mrpyrostorm3165]

Seems there is a 10% discount on the Nintendo eshop for wonderboy pre order. So you better believe I put in that pre order.

[@generallykaiden]

Haha, as a Wonder Boy fan, playing this game was like Captain America "I understood that reference" every 5 minutes. But I loved it. Feel the exact same way as you about.

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Reminds me of Nemo The Dream Master! Definitely picking this up! But the physical copy is rare and going for over $60 right now... i got a switch last week precisely because i want to start to build up a library and i'm sick of downloading on my PC. First world problems man.

[@INSEIKYU01]

This is why I love this channel, thanks Johnny your words and impression have convinced me to buy it. Thanks for another great suggestion. 👌👍

[@FallicIdol]

I was cautiously optimistic about this. Thanks for the heads up

[@RPGswagman]

I'm not usually the jealous type but holy hot dang I desperately want to play the game right now. I followed the development of the game as well and from what I've seen it's the Monster World game I've always wanted to play after MWIV. Thankfully I only have to wait another week but man what a long week it will be. But it'll be worth it. :)

[@Feelin_DanDy]

Ok Johnny, you just sold me. Preorder GET!

[@cliffbogard9546]

Nice I've had my eye on this game for a while as I've been dying for a new wonder boy definitely picking this up after hearing ur thoughts

[@DSchroder]

Didnt know about this game. WB the Dragons Trap is one of my all time favourite games and brings back memories from my childhood. Can't wait to play this.

[@booski1865]

This is such a perfect video for an incredible game. Love how happy you are about it. Can't say enough good things about monster boy. What an achievement.

[@ssj2sanjifanboy068]

I really hope we either get a remake or port of Monster World IV!