lol is BALAN WONDERWORLD good tho?

like is it? i fear i may like it. like its a lot like NiGHTS & Billy Hatcher & other Yuji Naka games. but its also balan. sad.
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[@thorhighheels]

LINK TO KYLES RELATED VIDEO: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4bdmIJonqd5prs LINK TO HAZELS UNRELATED VIDEO: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqPalZSAdpJpsJo LINK TO PATRONE: www.patreon.com/user?u=2285408 yo so, this video wasnt meant to take like a whole month to make but i ended up getting a repetitive strain injury while making my last vid which meant that i spent a whole 2 weeks not being able to anything. tis what it is i guess but at least its here now.

[@hhhazel]

wow hazel good video good job

[@KillerStar565]

hazel video is good go watch it :)

[@GIZMONDO987]

Hope you're feeling better man, RSI is a PITA

[@GeorgeNoiseless]

If you're still playing or plan to go back to it, do peek at a guide on unlocking the hidden hard mode and the ultimate hidden costume. Absolutely arcane knowledge. Love your work. Thank you.

[@ix8750]

I don't have a video man maybe I lost it

[@hhhazel]

thor high heels x joe balan collab of the century

[@hazerion9070]

ThorHighHeels x Joe Biden

[@MotobugGaming]

Who's Joe?

[@JinxedJabroniSpade]

@@MotobugGaming Joe Mama xDDddddddddddDDDdddddD

[@radiokunio3738]

Oh hi you're lovelandisle's wive, i enjoyed the furbe video.

[@TheUnluckyEverydude]

I saw the title and actually laughed very loudly saying, "Literally if anyone can find a way to enjoy this game, it's Thor or HBomb."

[@hesiolite]

Or Nitro Rad i bet too

[@Brorrowind]

Oh boy, I can't wait for another "In defense of..." video but with this game 🙄🙄🙄

[@SnixBT]

Stream when?

[@TheUnluckyEverydude]

Ight post watch, I can definitely see a kid who's 7 to 10 loving this one if a) their parents don't pay attention to games media or b) the kid isn't fortniteamogus

[@pharoahcaraboo9610]

i didnt know i wanted a 3 hour hbomb video on balan but like...... i want it

[@dumbsville]

Balan Wonderworld Review but it's in the Jesus is King art style

[@justkiet]

Remember when Ye said he hated the colour blue? Good times.

[@radiokunio3738]

This channel predate jesus is king, jesus is king has thor high heels art style.

[@Spleemce]

Thor is King

[@josealzaibar5274]

What I like about THH is that he is a very measured contrarian, he doesn't tell you "ahkusully Balan is a MASTERPIECE and everyone else is r*tarded", he acknowledges it's a flawed game, can understand why most people don't like it, yet simply states he finds the charm and soul of the game to outweigh its flaws. Never change my man.

[@HappyZavulon]

It's actually really nice to hear an opinion like that. I mean most games from big companies are enjoyable on some level, even if they fail at what they were trying to achieve, so calling them shit is a bit unfair. At worst you can say is "well there are other games that are better, but if you have no other games to play it will entertain you".

[@boscorner]

For some reason being fair and talking about positives and negatives is super rare these days

[@rickydo6572]

This is one of the reasons why I like this channel so much. So many game channels feel like they don't actually enjoy games, they just complain and poke fun at games, but there's never a deep dive into what the game is, what it's trying to achieve or why it fails. Never an interesting take or anything beyond " this is so bad guys haha" Either that or the channels are just about telling the entire plot of the games, and that' it.

[@DarkOverlord96]

"ahkusully [X] is a MASTERPIECE and everyone else is r*tarded" Sounds like RE4 Remake fans lmao

[@professorbadvibes695]

I think videos like this that analyze games on more than just a banal "game good/game bad" mechanical level are extremely great and valuable. Thank you for making this!!

[@NDenizen]

THE MAN WHO RAGES AGAINST THE STORM

[@ualarga]

and also musicals

[@NeoNovastar]

YEAAAA

[@JakeRanney]

I stand up and clap every time Thor says "defo"

[@michaelanderson3958]

These Thor videos are starting to feel like Peewee's Playhouse. Today's word of the day is l o o p

[@cremetem]

I'm glad somebody else has noticed this trend.

[@MrLeyr]

Bless that cat

[@greywolf2809]

NEW THOR! Hey bud you wished me luck in my homelessness a little while ago. Im living on my aunts laund in hawaii now hopefully things stay stable! Good to hear you talk about games again.

[@TheBandoBandito]

Thor videos remind me why I like games. You can find the good in the most obscure games.

[@vandagylon2885]

But this isn't obscure

[@TheBandoBandito]

@@vandagylon2885 I'm talking about his content in general. You're right though.

[@vandagylon2885]

@@TheBandoBandito oh i see

[@axelprino]

Makes sense that the guy that is all about the feel games irradiate would find an appreciation for the game that looks to be made of lovely parts that come together to form a less than ideal whole. I love your work man, it's art talking about art in artsy way but it keeps itself chill and self aware

[@fernandopessoa7463]

don't mind me, i'm just here for the L O W P O L Y B A B E S

[@nojot0]

I've always thought that if I lived in a musical it would be torture, due to me hating musicals to a similar extent as you. However, recently, when I brought up this horrifying prospect, a girl sitting next to me brought up the even more horrifying prospect that I would partake in the singing.

[@MineSlimeTV]

@@nojot0 that's odd that KZbin won't let you edit it, either on phone or PC simply activating the far right side to let you edit or delete the comment. I hope that may help, or it could be a sudden oddity of a glitch

[@nojot0]

​@@MineSlimeTV yeah, I think the device I was using was just being weird (I have since edited the comment).

[@fortidogi8620]

Youd be singing about how you hate singing and the music would be anti music music

[@MineSlimeTV]

@@fortidogi8620 That can be an interesting style for a musical! "Its so hard to sing! but the music keep growing, it just make uncontrooled" or stuff like that Interesting idea!

[@fortidogi8620]

@@MineSlimeTV it is literally the plot of the first half of high school musical sir.

[@nolankanski9116]

You killed me thor The benm shabibo and gilbert gottfried bits are too funny

[@Nov-5062]

As much as I found Balan disappointing I must admit that I liked some aspects of it, like the story and visual art style. It was very unique. However I'm afraid that when a game is "bad" then everything is considered bad in it, so developers will get scared to make such innovation and stick to the same crap.

[@goop_lord]

as a recovering theater kid - i promise there are good musicals

[@LJSkipper]

@Lucien Hicks every muppet musical movie can be added tbh

[@exquisitecorpse4917]

@Lucien Hicks Any list that doesn't include Chess the musical and Spongebob the musical has failed.

[@dudestep]

Jesus Christ Superstar but mostly just that first song.

[@Hopper_Arts]

Just make Thor watch "The guy who hated musicals"

[@909crime]

Matilda was really good

[@5trafficcone921]

Glad bemm shabibo came to his senses

[@Fragenzeichenplatte]

That was very BIG of him. Because he's small.

[@Kaixero]

ThorHighHeels and Austin Eruption the only dudes willing to actually dig into what the game does well I don't have it, I have Nier to devote my life to, it's just nice to see people care about other people's hard work even if it's not perfect.

[@sexymajesco]

Ironically nier was in the same boat at release, the general public did not give it a fair chance

[@terreausore2435]

@@sexymajesco Oh yeah sure. Except Nier was not trying to be a cash grab based solely on the developper's name.

[@sexymajesco]

@@terreausore2435 it was being sold as a square enix game all the same

[@tovi3280]

@@terreausore2435 i mean it showed lmao it was kinda a flop at first until automata came out

[@Misfu88]

So what even is the appeal of Nier? I gave up on it a while ago, played it on PS3 and couldn't handle the repetition. Had to take a break a bit after the time skip, when you go again to the scrapyard whatever, thinking of picking it back up, but man, not sure if I'll do.

[@ParmMannREBORN]

A minor thing with Balan vs Nights, the human characters in Nights have a triple jump but Balan doesn't. Wild to me that the 30 seconds of human gameplay in Nights has more variety in movement than Balan Wonderworld does

[@Princeomishore]

Right?

[@bobstayoffthegrass8772]

uh yeah, because the levels in Balan were actually designed to be walked through. giving them that triple jump would just break the level design. the triple jump in NiGHTS is both clunky and completely useless, which is also why the kids don’t have it in Journey of Dreams

[@Lukz243]

That "What a wonderful world" parody cracked me up last night

[@megamanzero5when895]

Yuji Naka games have this uncanny creative purity to them that helps me overlook certain flaws in the overall gameplay or story; like even though it's janky I can see what he was going for, embrace SOME of the jank, and appreciate what he did right I haven't played Balan yet, but the Sonic Adventure games on Gamecube had some hidden depth/mechanics behind the jank that people nowadays appreciate, so if something similar happened to Balan it wouldn't surprise me

[@tsbohc]

Your sense of aesthetics is so incredible. Every video I watch, I'm blown away by the presentation. The choice of words, the voice, the graphics, it all comes together so well. Keep up the great work!!

[@fatherWolt]

The first time I bore witness to the musical at the end of a Ballman CummerWorld stage I instantly bolted up right and froze.... I stared at my screen, mind racing, I couldn't look away. "Is this actually real?" was the first thought I could sift from the wreckage of my mind. It was real. Immediate rage, white hot rage. Disgust. Dismay. Despair. Depression. Dalan Donderworld.

[@jace8289]

The Tim Tim gardens actually allow you to get a Balan costume

[@FioreFire]

So basically, the kind of game that people don't like, but 10 years from now the only, few people who liked it enough to still remember it will be telling everyone it was a good game, so that people who haven't played it or don't remember it will look at it and say "well, I heard that game was good. must be a classic of some sort"

[@alexjimenez9178]

Sounds like a long con troll

[@zym5435]

thank you, someone who reviewed the game with an actual opinion other than "its a bad game and if you like it you should feel bad"

[@MineSlimeTV]

I hope that the creator and artists are still happy, as it heartbreak me for the work they did as I can see a true wonder and awe of generosity and beauty into their soul, I hope that at least this game artwork can inspire others and at least still give them a smile, I really hope to hug them and funny thing is, that I never even played a sonic game as well. In regards to this game, it appears there is also a book describing literally the entire story from before the game, and that the main selling was really to making a story with no words and a game with a simple style of buttons, yet then allowed to some issues to remain and appear unusually bafflingly odd. Before I continued I also wanted to as that someone did 6 days ago spoke and told about the book that being "Austin Eruption" But I think your friend may have done it earlier too! I adore that Thor decided to in a curious manner heck the creators previous work, trying to find connections to it and contain a "feel" to It It is both unique while also being helpful to give and at least note at the interesting parts of the game, as I fear that when people review "bad games" they mostly just skim past so much, and give it an almost eternally evil and negative aura. So thank you for being one of the many few people that reviews properly the game, like the true reason that a review should be

[@Galvatron102]

that didn't age well

[@julee2923]

i really like how you’ve integrated your patron roll into your videos in an entertaining way these past few videos! super inventive and fun for what it’s worth!

[@RobinOttens]

Just wanna say I absolutely love the sound editing in your videos. Like the content is interesting, you talk about interesting games and bring up interesting points. But the whole soundscape, the pacing of it, music choices, the tone of voice and silly musical interludes, are the real star for me. Even if you made a three hour essay on doorknobs I would still watch (listen?) the heck out of it.

[@TheBandoBandito]

When Thor uploads it's always a good one. Thanks for doing your thing.

[@errigog2151]

Dude I liked your videos the moment I first stumbled upon your channel but wow are you getting even better! You sound more enthusiastic, your comedy parts crack me up, and you've been getting me interested in games I never thought I'd be into. Way to go!

[@skinnybutt6368]

Your vids make me happy. Keep it up

[@TheBeird]

It's a shame it didn't turn out better for Naka and his team. Grew up a Sonic kid, and NiGHTS is my favorite game, as it was the one that planted the seed in my mind that vidya games could be art. Well, being 11 when I first played it, made feel something other than gratification and fun. So when a dude who was involved in some fave memories and profound developments in a fertile mind, sad to see a new project not work out for them.

[@vyperii]

It is good though

[@Sthng1789]

After a while people just started clowning on it because it became the cool thing to do

[@uwnbaw]

if we are being honest here, the stills of the game wouldn't even hint that it had mediocre gameplay.

[@isabellamorris7902]

While I agree, there are things about the game which are genuinely real turnoffs for most people (the slow movement speed, the way the terrain warps and moves in one zone so it can actually induce motion sickness, the boss fights). I am very pro-the Balan world, not so much the Balan game

[@AleT118]

Great review! I've been so conditioned to think that all jokes made during a Balan review are negative, but this was an awesome surprise.

[@MC-x2]

hey! The Wii version of rodea is fun. It uses the ir pointer to aim (which makes every game better), and it's fun to chain together your air dash things. I don't know what they were thinking with basing the Wii u version off the 3ds port though...

[@frankeeeej]

Your hatred for musicals makes me happy. I feel understood. Validated.

[@Zayindjejfj]

It's just... I *feel* his hatred. And I relate so precisely. It makes me want to just... *loads shotgun*

[@ElecmanEXE99]

YES. Finally, someone else who gets it!

[@Killysunt]

I'm in stitches over the what a wonderful world cover, incredible

[@Davisjryoung]

I always wanted to talk about the things this game did well and I thought were cool, but I was always afraid to get laughed out of the room on discord, so I just fed into all the hate. Balan is no masterpiece, but it’s got heart. You found a lot of really good reasons to appreciate it instead of dragging it through the mud like the rest of the internet, and I respect that. Great video 🙏

[@mahnati2461]

The moment I saw you released a Balan Wonderworld review, I knew it would be a good one. I really appreciate how you were able to say the positives of the game, while being critical of its more glaring flaws. Good job!

[@Joshlul]

balan wake *plays a half second clip of evergrace music*

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

You're the greatest with your videos😃That Louis Armstrong Cover 11/10 😆

[@FullOvellas]

I missed some Balan Wonderwall in this tho

[@genyakozlov1316]

You can't hit every possible pun in existence.

[@TheAndyDish]

You've put some awesome production value in these videos for one person.

[@karpakut1489]

Man, i've been following you for a couple months now when i saw you in a Super Eye Patch Wolf vid, but watching this made me remember how trully glorious your channel is, keep it up!

[@stannature1984]

I’m soo glad you did this!!

[@mrsnippysnoopa8300]

I know someone that genuinely love this game. I'm glad she's having fun.

[@Kaixero]

I do enjoy good faith criticism my dude

[@FakYuhGoogel]

19:51 this! random ass text on the cover art is way too underrepresented these days.

[@cazadorcazado08]

It's always nice to hear the positive side of things

[@IFinishedAVideoGame]

I'm not surprised in the slightest - keep on loving what you love Thor haha

[@jameskelly5523]

Well... Seems like the game wasn't what Yuji actually wanted and that he was replaced as director 6 months before Balan came out. Couldn't say anything about it until recently due to him having a lawsuit about it. It's a big shame, really.

[@yetravellingsonc8372]

This game has such a good style, really good worlds, amazing soundtrack (save for the ghostbusters ripoff fiasco), and yet you look at the GAME behind it and it's just strikingly... meh. I want a sequel, not to exaggerate the negatives but to make the positives shine in the way they really needed to for this kind of game to sell.

[@annawanna5995]

Coverage of obscure japanese game studios are one of the reasons I subbed to you instead of any other game related yt channels, though :P This, and the way your personality/sense of aesthetics pokes through the well-crafted videos ^.^' And maybe the fact we enjoy the same hidden old gems. Still, musicals are a way of life and there are some I'm pretty sure you wouldn't feel as hateful towards

[@shiethegal]

There's definitely an appeal to Balan hidden underneath its BS. Every time I see it, even when being viewed under a very negative light, I kind of want to try it out. Too bad Square pulled the demo so I can't do that. I could shell out 60 bones, but I'd really only be willing to pay half of that to play this honestly.

Believe it or not but they did the right thing to remove the demo, the Camera and the Movement in demo are terrible which they thankfully improved with a day one patch for the final game. Its plays much better now imo. :D

[@jeannecaelum5167]

wake up thor has a new video srsly tho im exited to hear what you have to say with your insane editing skills about this game!

[@ololreyalple]

Ayyyy congrats on the 100k

[@Toygains]

I’ve had countless arguments across other peoples KZbin channels on now this game is fun and charming. People called me crazy and one even said that “murder is fun to some people as well”. Weird argument I know. I’ll tell you this. I enjoyed way more than I did most games this year. It’s unique and unforgettable.

[@tubesdemenue4209]

Haha wow, that's a good way to win an arguement. Enjoying a platformer is equatable to being a monster... haha well, how dare you! I bet you play other games you enjoy too!!! Admit it!

[@HughJanus81]

Another banger video. I can't wait for more

[@Gehrich_]

20:02 The historical moment when ThorHighHeels proves to actually be capable of hating something.

[@fvakarian]

I kinda love old-timey musicals, specifically. Y'know, the Fred Astaire ones, the Olivia Newton-John ones... I think there's some weird kind of charm to them, like... the idea of people breaking into song to talk about their joys and woes blends well with the (allegedly) more innocent times gone by. Modern day musicals feel a bit silly, tho. But, alas, the world is split between people who love musicals or people who hate them. And I have no smart comment to make about your video other than: Thank you for doing what you do and keep it up. I'll be watching, as always.

[@tubesdemenue4209]

Astaire love in unexpected places! The dance class sequence in "Swing Time" is amazing isn't it? Those two danced the shoes off each other. Still visually impressive. As much as it is fun. If anyone here hasn't seen that dance. It's well worth 3 minutes of your time. If nothing else, for the visual reference.

[@modermousev2ofthegoldendeer]

I've arrived after a long trek from Super Eyepatch Wolf's channel and goddamn it I'm existed. I'll stay here a bit and watch a few videos.

[@csiggy24]

Jesus christ, that Buck Bumble OST, tho!

[@breadordecide]

Ordered my copy. I’m ready.

[@thepowerisyetunknown7710]

OMGG I wanted you to talk about this so so much

[@PredictableEnigma]

Klonoa Door to Phantomille and Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Viel both check all the same boxes but with like almost no problems

[@Arc_ride]

Congrats on 100k subs man

[@tohitarmorclass0846]

I've been fascinated by this game since it came out, so when my man thorhighheels pops in with this? mmfph, that's some good shit. loved this vid man.

[@909crime]

somic inflation adventure reference @20:44

[@Little_the_Foxy]

How did they avoid mentioning the absolute absurdity that is the box fox costume with its complete madlad energy?!

[@heeho3360]

Your Patreon-dedicated songs are now top tier lol

[@sonicfoamyfan9805]

I knew I was right to sub to this channel

[@cyborgsoup8753]

was waiting for this lmao

[@hemangchauhan2864]

Glad you played Nights Into Dreams. It's well made + creative. And the most Sega esque.

[@keithsimpson2685]

Sonic Adventure was the perfect game for those gamestop display consoles. Within a minute you got The orca and the sun shining. It was insane to see live as a kid.

[@Ceeed100]

Hey man, just wanted to say that I love your videos man. Keep it coming ;D Found you about 2 years ago. And man, just saw that you're from the Netherlands. So we kinda are neighbors. Greetings from germany xD

[@superfetch1849]

Thanks Thor.

[@saedt]

Some things should just be taken as it is, for all it is. Accept it, then take it or leave it. It's another stepping stone and story for the development of the whole trade I think.

[@consolemans]

9:25 don't you dare think i didn't catch that evergrace 2/forever kingdom shop music there buddy

[@NovaZoneTV]

As someone who used to be a dancer, I can't stand musicals anymore. I've just heard all the songs too much and I just don't wanna hear it now. btw, not sure if you've played it, but Rodea's Wii version is actually pretty sweet. It's actually got one of the most innovative ways to use the Wii's pointer, and it sucks that it came out 4 years after it should've.

[@thebreadcircus]

I love it when you post; you sweet, sweet boy.

[@brianpj5860]

Hahahaha, that Ben Shabibo model was hilarious!

[@bloodblues85]

This is something I did not foresee... but I welcome it.

[@milk_bath]

Have you seen Björk’s Dancer in the Dark? It changed my perspective on musicals.

[@fysl305]

Thor’s video work really well for cardio like damn

[@audiosurfarchive]

Explain

[@fysl305]

@@audiosurfarchive the way he narrates the videos really takes you out of the mundaneness of cardio. I wouldnt be able to do 30mins of cycling everyday if it wasnt for his channel and others lmao

[@audiosurfarchive]

@@fysl305 Ah, I see. Nice. His albums are good Audiosurf material.

[@Reiveth]

Hey now, that original Wii version of Rodea is fucking great, it's a shame the other versions had to happen

[@Tenpouin]

Thor described musicals *precisely* the way I think. Love it, gotta record this. An ex once tried to get me to watch Les Miserables (her favorite book and she loves the movie), and no dice. For years. I gave her a special edition of the book as a gift, but didn't watch the f- movie. Cannot abide musicals

[@briggy4359]

I said on dunkeys video that in 10 years there would be a 'misunderstood masterpiece' video. Didn't think it would be this quick.

[@ValiumSadfemmeMcGirlBoss]

Balan Wonderworld will save the left.

[@chemergency]

Thing about Sonic Adventure 1 is people think it's aged worse than it really has because the only accessible/widely-available version of the game is the shitty DX port which has all sorts of bugs and stupid nonsense that weren't in the Dreamcast version.

[@genyakozlov1316]

GameCube version is the best one, and it's also DX. I can't stand the DC models, but I agree that the worst version is the one they're selling on Steam right now. Thor was talking about the Dreamcast version though.

[@RosalinaSama]

all the footage in this video is from the dreamcast version thouvh

[@chemergency]

@@RosalinaSama I'm aware of that, it's just a general sentiment I see shared across the internet and I think it's unfair judgment in a lot of cases, like Thor points-out in this video.

[@specknacken6507]

When in doubt just go **LOOP** *serene as fuck echo*

[@SageMustDie]

this is absolutely a THH essential, what a banger of a video

[@Hyperdeamon]

god your videos are so... comfy.

[@punkitt]

oh this is 100% a game that a ton of people are gonna be into in like 15 years

[@Reubel]

A little ThorHighHeels every now and then does wonders for the soul, I find.

[@BoykoMix]

Anyone know the first song to appear in the video? When the Sonic Team Palace shows up? (Also, why do youtubers literally never share the music they use)

[@superbn0va]

Nothing wrong with the Sonic Adventure series! I like them lol also Rodea on the Wii is good.

[@Mr.Maguro]

It's wonderful, wonderful! Oh, so wonderful, my love. The world is full of wondrous things it's true. But they wouldn't have much meaning without you.

[@plexim1591]

Dude for some reason I saw another channel's video on Balan Wonderworld but I clicked on yours thinking it was the other channel and was wondering the whole time why that dude sounded exactly like ThorHighHeels, until halfway through the video I was like "ok this is too much of a rippoff, gonna leave a comment OOOohhh it is actually Thor lol".