The Opening Cutscene for Balan Wonderworld is Out, and it’s a Trip

Square Enix released Balan Wonderworld’s opening CG movie today, and it is certainly…something. Check it out below:

Although the game play is clearly distinct from Yuji Naka and Naoto Oshima’s past work, Balan has definitely been giving off some major NiGHTS into Dreams vibes, and this opening just adds to that.

Balan Wonderworld is currently set to launch on Switch, Xbox One, PS5 and PS4 next March. Stay tuned to SonicStadium for further coverage!

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Nuckles87

Nuckles87 has been an editor at Sonic Stadium since 2007, and has been covering events like E3, PAX, and SDCC since 2010. An avid retro gamer, he runs a monthly stream on Twitch where he explores obscure Sonic oddities, and how aspects of the franchise have evolved over the decades.

2 Comments

  1. Agreed, this amusing opening does give me pleasent memories of the Nights opening.

    Also, this only makes me believe more that Balan really should have been the one playable instead of the kids.

  2. I feel weird about how much this reminds me of NiGHTS. I was expecting his personality to remind of NiGHTS as well… Yup.
    Also no-one’s going to care about the human characters are they?

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