Is it funny that Bubsy 4D exists? Is it a joke? I thought it was when Atari announced it last year. The first trailer didn't look good but then, that only makes sense: it was a trailer for a Bubsy game, and Bubsy games aren't good. Bubsy 3D is notoriously one of the worst games ever made. With renown like that, it'd be silly to retire the IP.
But then I looked at the studio responsible, Fabraz, which has developed several well-received platformers: Demon Tides has "overwhelmingly positive" reviews on Steam, and Slime-san is one of those deliberately grotty-looking 2D platformers that was very well received in 2017, back when action-oriented platformers were the rage.
So it took me a while to come to terms with the fact that, despite the studio's pedigree, and despite being a passable but by-no-means-brilliant 3D platformer, I still don't like Bubsy 4D. Actually, I kinda hate it.
Bubsy 4D's flaccid fourth-wall-breaking humor feels purchased straight from a comedy asset store.
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