Yeah, I saw more of the game's faults, like glitches, weird ideas on how to implement minigames, the Balan Bouts, the third acts being annoying, and how annoying it can be to keep running back to get replacement costumes with the keys and one hit to remove your costumes...

But honestly? Despite all this, I still ended up still have a smile on my face, even laughing at some of the glitches that happened, while still enjoying the game for being a collect-a-thon platformer that is pretty open in how you collect the trophies, the boss fights to be legit fun get challenging to try and find all the unique ways to harm it, and even how the costumes, worlds, and boss designs play into the character's and what events led them to where they are now; or at the least, the costumes just looking cool. I know I should be hating this game to the high heavens right now, seeing how it's my third time playing it and I should at LEAST think it's a 5 at best, but I can't help it, the game is just charming and all the negatives I did see weren't that major to me and didn't deter me from liking it. Just avoid the Switch version of the game.

Yeah, I replayed this game well over a year after my first time through. I really thought I was just crazy for liking it before. Maybe it was just the new game feel driving me, or perhaps a desire to be different. Surely a game rated this low can't be good in my eyes, right? Maybe another playthrough would let me see the problems in the game, I thought...

Nope, I genuinely just like this adorable, charming, and fun little game. I like the art style, the music, the cutscenes, and I even like using the costumes and seeing how I can break the game with them, and seeing the game reward me for breaking it. It's an easy 7/10 from me, but I know it's just my preference.

The Balan Bouts and Minigames still suck though.

Know what? Fuck it; Balan Wonderworld is a fun game. Sure it's not perfect with the minigames and Balan Bouts, but honestly, the other complaints really didn't register with me? Can't jump in certain costumes? There are ramps and stairs everywhere for you to climb back upon. I can only think of one case where I had to damage myself to get out of my costumes, but that was really it. The game was also very open with how I could get the trophies. I could wait till I got the cog costume to get a trophy out off the platform, but sacrificing my flutter jump costume to get it works too. If you're in the mood for something a bit more unconventional, Balan Wonderworld may be worth looking into.