After being subjected to the 4 Garten of Banban video games which are obtainable on Xbox, it’s time now to leap into the sport that began my love of mascot horror, Poppy Playtime. Particularly, Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1 that has lastly arrived on Xbox after launching on just about all the pieces else.
Okay, maybe ‘being subjected to the Garten of Banban video games’ is a bit harsh, however all through my time with these video games I used to be continuously wishing I used to be enjoying Poppy Playtime as a substitute. It’s higher in each division, and its arrival on Xbox is effectively overdue.
Poppy Playtime is a horror sport set in an deserted toy manufacturing unit the place all of the workers have seemingly disappeared. Blood stains adorn the partitions and the toys, which means that one thing very sinister has occurred right here. Your arrival on the manufacturing unit could or will not be coincidental, and it’s as much as you to analyze simply what has occurred right here.
Rapidly you’ll achieve entry to the GrabPack which shall be your major device as you discover the manufacturing unit. It may be used to open doorways, seize objects and might even maintain electrical cost by way of its extendable arms. Mainly, it’s your device to unravel the puzzles inside Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1, however it’s utterly ineffective in truly defending your self from the terrors inside.
The phobia primarily being one Huggy Wuggy. Even should you aren’t aware of the identify, you should have little question seen him. Or at the very least, a knock off plushie model of him. His likeness has invaded widespread tradition each positively and negatively. Negatively primarily on account of children getting access to him and seeing what he’s all about. However you recognize, he’s a baddie in a horror sport, and one that’s positively not appropriate for youthful youngsters.
Huggy Wuggy stalks you all through the primary chapter of Poppy Playtime. He appears to be toying with you as you navigate the manufacturing unit, giving the participant glimpses of him once in a while. His gangly posture lends itself to that too; a hand on the wall right here, peeking at you thru a duct there. After which there’s a massive finale that can give all gamers nightmares.
You’ll encounter different beings within the manufacturing unit, together with whisperings of much more. Colored video tapes might be discovered, with corresponding gamers that reveal essential backstory and lore to simply what’s going on right here. It’s the place Poppy Playtime excels as compared with the Garten of Banban video games. Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1 feels just like the story has been laid out and deliberate from the very starting and I simply hope the sequels arrive on Xbox imminently in order that they are often skilled as one full bundle.
Poppy Playtime additionally seems to be miles higher than the Garten of Banban video games. The place they depend on janky fashions and generic belongings, all the pieces in Poppy Playtime feels meticulously designed. There’s empty toy packaging strewn throughout the ground that not solely results in extra questions being requested, however work as distractions that you just actually don’t want when a lanky blue furry monster is chasing you down.
However, even with the distractions, Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1 is a really brief sport. Even a primary playthrough ought to take lower than an hour, with solely the ending inflicting any actual challenge; something that could be more likely to journey you up. Subsequent performs can in all probability be accomplished inside 20 minutes, except you’re like me who spends far too lengthy high-fiving Huggy Wuggy with my GrabPack.
However the worth on Xbox displays that brief runtime. And in reality, it’s priced the identical as Garten of Banban 2 and Garten of Banban 3. However the gulf in school between these is stark.
Higher late than by no means, Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1’s arrival on Xbox is effectively overdue. However it’s also most welcome. The primary sport lays some nice foundations for subsequent chapters and we will hope that they don’t take as lengthy to reach on Xbox. Chapter 1 introduces a superb and memorable character in Huggy Wuggy that by some means is equal components cute and completely terrifying. He’s the star of the present, however slivers of different characters are additionally launched and can go away you with an eagerness to discover the broader franchise.
And with three chapters out on PC, a free-to-play multiplayer tie-in and an upcoming function movie within the works, the trajectory for Poppy Playtime is just heading a method.
