They’re not your standard, groan-inducing, dialogue-skipping chapters, either there’s no dialogue in Bulb Boy as all conversations are demonstrated Sims-style through picture bubbles. The standard version of the game will consist of four chapters, though it may increase to five if the campaign’s stretch goals are reached. The animations are hilariously macabre, Bulb Boy is weirdly cute, and… I don’t know. It’s a great formula that’s tried and tested, which is partly the reason why I think I’m so drawn to Bulb Boy like a moth to a flame, terrible pun sort of intended. Check it out for a horror adventure experience. Here is a link to the eShop page for the game. This was originally a Kickstarter game that had its funding effort cancelled due to receiving funds/offers from multiple publishers. There’s something about the direction of Bulb Boy that reminds me a lot of Jhonen Vasquez’s work, something that’s endearing, yet disgustingly terrifying at the same time. This week, Bulb Boy releases on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Who knew having a lamp skull was so useful? One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. You can use heat and electric shocks to hurt enemies, throw your head onto other bulb holders and, hey, a load more.

Following the fairly standard formula for point-and-click games, as Bulb Boy, you’ve got to find, collect and use items to solve various puzzles, as well as utilising your own cranium to get yourself out of sticky situations. Poor GRANDPAraffin and Mothdog – hope they’re safe. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Darkness has fallen, encompassing his family house and… hey, his family is missing too. Description One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. The game follows the little boy with, well, a bulb for his head after he wakes up from a frightful nightmare. The main story tells the protagonist bulb man with a. Utilising an almost creepy-cute style to the game, Bulb Boy looks like it’s going to be a charmingly good addition to horror gamers’ libraries. It has amazing special effects and the storyline is intriguing. One of my favourite horror games of all time was the first Clocktower game, and ever since then, I’ve squealed with joy every time another point-and-click horror enters the ring. Point-and-click and horror are just two things that are absolutely meant to be together, like, romantic comedy they’re-meant-to-be-together. On the revival wave of point-and-clicks, in rides Bulb Boy, an adorably frightful adventure game that’s currently campaigning on Kickstarter to fund the project.

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