![]() And the conclusion is far more unnerving and grotesque than the preamble had led me to expect. In simple form, sure, but it's a promising start. That's not to say Bulb Boy is lacking in imagination though - the demo takes place in a single room but its three brief puzzles show variety. Visually, the closest point of reference I can think of in recent times is Knock-Knock, but the game itself is more traditional than Ice Pick Lodge's nightmare engine. ![]() To see this content please enable targeting cookies.īulb Boy certainly stands out from the crowdfunding crowd. Bulb Boy is currently Kickstarting, has a short demo (download or play in a browser) and is an unusually stylish creation. Perfect for a point and click horror game though, in which a portable light source is a handy resource, particularly when it's in the form of a detachable head, eyes and all. Bulb-headed folk (Bulb Face?!) simply aren't meant to be superheroes. They'd be crap, obviously, their giant glowing bonces intruding onto the periphery of Justice League International photoshoots. You can follow her on Twitter: MissLilyTweets.If Bulb Boy were a Silver Age comic book hero, he'd be called Light Lad and would have a father figure/mentor called The Illuminated Man. In the future she hopes to be writing full-time and one of her dreams is to sell her artwork one day. ![]() Her favorite games include Bioshock, Myst, Ratchet and Clank and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. She has her own video game, film and art blog called Miss Lily Blogs where she posts all kinds of articles as well as her Let’s Plays. She is a video game enthusiast, but also loves movies and art. Suzanne Verras is a freelance writer and a university student from Leiden, The Netherlands. If you want to know more about Bulb Boy head over to the Kickstarter page for more info. ![]() If all goes well, Bulb Boy will be released in 2015 on PC, Mac and Linux and later on, on the mobile platforms. From what I’ve played in the demo, the mobile versions are definitely a good fit. If all else fails Bulb Boy can unscrew his head and hide it.ĭifferent Kickstarter stretch goals promise more chapters, collectible video game cartridges of old-school games and an iOS and Android versions and more. Luckily you will have your friends, such as Mothdog, to help you. There will of course be a lot more monsters like a Headless Chicken and Flesh-eating Moths. His name is Snotbunny and he looks horrible. There will be a monster to defeat in each chapter, one of them is already seen in the demo. There will also be playable flashbacks and games on cartridges, so enough for you to toy around with. Each chapter will contain 5 areas and 15 mini locations and each will take about an hour to complete. Now that’s a thing I’m excited to see for myself.īulb Boy will be split up into 4 chapters, 5 if the second stretch goal is reached. He can also unscrew his head and attach it to different bodies. This can come in handy when defeating monsters as well as puzzles. Playing as him, you don’t need a flashlight, because your head glows! It’s a light bulb, so yeah… He can unscrew his head to look in dark places and is shock resistant. What happens next, is an unpleasant surprise.īulb Boy may be little but he is a true badass. A giant spider is guarding the door, but using your wits, and bugs, you will find a way to get rid of it. You wake up as Bulb Boy at the start of the story, wondering where GRANDPAraffin and Mothdog are and your first goal is to get out of your room. The short demo that is available shows all that together with a creepily cute style. Bulb Boy Team promises “fluid gameplay on puzzle-solving mechanics without the addition of senseless riddles”. The rescue is a 2D journey of solving puzzles and defeating monsters. Machinarium and Gobliiins are inspirations for the game, which is definitely noticeable in the use of images as dialogue and the style. ![]() GRANDPAraffin and Mothdog have disappeared and it’s your task to rescue them from the horrors that await them. Everything’s cool until one gloomy night Bulb Boy finds himself all alone in his normally so lovely home. We recently did a brief news article on it, but now I’m here with some more info on this little bad boy.īulb Boy lives in a big old house with his GRANDPAraffin and Mothdog. It’s a 2D adventure into the strange, scary, but also cute world of Bulb Boy, who has to save his friends from horrible monsters. Bulb Boy is a point-and-click adventure horror game by the Polish Bulb Boy Team. ![]()
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