In its defence, there are a variety of death animations to revel in if you do happen to die with frequency. Bulb Boy only has one speed and it’s not possible to approach a situation with a flourish of quick dashes, so patience and timing is key most of the time. The most challenging part for me was my poor timing – especially with a set of gnashing teeth later on in the game. Somehow Bulb Boy manages to make the conundrums make sense and natural to play, even if you’re not entirely sure what’s happening. After playing Bulb Boy I’ve seen enough digital turds to last a lifetime.Ĭontrary to the themes and art style, the puzzles are actually logical and you won’t have a problem solving them. I’m not entirely sure if it was supposed to be funny or vomit-inducing but there’s a boss fight straight out of Kevin Smith’s Dogma and an entire level swimming past floating caca. The one theme that devalued Bulb Boy for me was anything linked to evacuating the bowels. Puss and blood will squirt out of defeated enemies and chopping off body parts is introduced early on. There’s an emphasis on decay with rotting flesh, bones and damaged goods scattered about the levels, and an emphasis on body horror – especially your insides. It’s a colour that gets nauseating to look at – I wouldn’t surprise if this was intentional. It’s also worth noting that the entire game is green. It’s most definitely unsettling to play and there’s plenty of creepy imagery to bite into but eventually it washes over you and the magic wears off. It’s supposed to be shocking and grotesque – and it is – but I found myself shrugging at it and taking it at face-value. Growing up loving Cronenbergian animations, Bulb Boy caught my eye but while playing it I felt entirely desensitised to all the madness unfolding before me.
… I just remembered Charlie the Unicorn… I’m getting old.
#Bulb boy part 1 series#
Usually these cartoons would be nonsensical ramblings – a series of random events that seemingly made no sense but still managed to squeeze out a pulp that resembled a story. Back when I was in school and the internet was becoming indistinguishable from reality flash cartoons were what we all lived for, and the weirder they were the better. For those of you approaching 30 you might remember Salad Fingers (created by David Firch) and short animations on Weebls Stuff. Straight off the bat you need to know Bulb Boy is weird. Putting his bravest face on, Bulb Boy follows it, intent on rescuing Granddad from it’s evil, spindly clutches! Bulb Boy wakes from a nightmare and goes to find Granddad for a cuddle but when he finds his ol’ pop he transforms into the Thing and escapes through the roof. Granddad falls asleep, so Bulb Boy pops off to bed but while he’s sleeping a floating black orb sporting tentacles infects the old geezer.
#Bulb boy part 1 tv#
A little boy with a bulb for a head (I assume this is Bulb Boy) is watching TV with his granddad. SECRETS - There are things in the house waiting to be revealed.Bulb Boy is a 2D clicky horror adventure set in an old school GameBoy-Green world where the living inhabitants have heads made of glass.Watch the story unfold in animated clouds. BUBBLE SPEECH - No dialogue, just bubble speech.Relive Bulb Boy's childhood memories to uncover the mystery of the story.
PLAYABLE FLASHBACKS - Play as other family characters.Not only does your head light up and allows you to survive electrical shocks, but it can also be unscrewed for use in strange places. BULB'S TALENTS - Being a boy that is a bulb comes with many talents.Defeat the evil in all its forms and bring the light back.
#Bulb boy part 1 full#
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