Review tylerisrandom 4/5 · Nov 17, 2023
After enjoying de Blob, I decided to give the sequel a try on my Steam Deck.
de Blob 2 boasts a number of improvements over its predecessor, both mechanically and in terms of presentation. The controls are much more reliable, the time limits are abandoned after completing a level's main missions, and the game manages the jump to the …
After enjoying de Blob, I decided to give the sequel a try on my Steam Deck.
de Blob 2 boasts a number of improvements over its predecessor, both mechanically and in terms of presentation. The controls are much more reliable, the time limits are abandoned after completing a level's main missions, and the game manages the jump to the first HD console generation with substantially more detail and variety in its levels.
That said, some elements I adored in the first game have been muted in this entry. Levels feel smaller to me now because of how they're segmented, often with 2-D sections that feel like they're here because Super Mario Galaxy and Sonic Colors had them. Optional missions have been consolidated to the end of each level, which streamlines completion but makes the rhythm of the game more predictable. And the visual and aural transformation of each stage is far less noticeable as you progress.
All of these changes make de Blob 2 a more successful 3-D platformer. But in the process, it loses some of that Katamari-esque vibe I was a fan of. I like it a lot, I'd recommend it, but it falls just short of supplanting the original in my mind.