#35: Tales from Space: About a Blob
(PSN)
I'm not usually a fan of most of the PSN exclusive games I play. I feel like a lot of them are unique, and have interesting concepts, but then the gameplay doesn't hold up. It's kind of an odd trend. Anyway, Tales From Space is one of those PSN games that I found to have a cool look and idea, AND that pulled off the execution.
This is basically part Katamari (you suck up stuff in the environment to get bigger so you can continue on) plus a physics based puzzle of sorts. The game even has some action elements, as you can shoot out anything you suck up to make yourself bigger. It all blends together to be pretty good.
First off, in terms of visuals, About a Blob has one of the coolest indicators of progress in a level I've seen. As you go along, your blob gets bigger. So early on, in the background you can see humans in the background that seem like absolute giants. Later on in the game, you are sucking up entire humans and even buildings. Pretty neat.
The puzzles aren't necessarily brilliant, but they are consistently solid. You have a magnet power, you push stuff around once you get big enough, it just works.
The action is the only element of About a Blob that is a little "meh" but even then its passable. It's kind of funny to suck up say, a cow, then end up shooting that cow at an enemy. Some action segments are a little annoying though, you don't have any real cover and shooting is slow, so sometimes you get torn up.
The game takes about 4-5 hours, but it is slightly replayable to find collectibles.
Overall, pretty decent game, totally overlooked, I think it's a full $15, I paid half that during a sale, if you can find it on sale, then it's definitely worth snatching up.
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