I think Bye-Bye BoxBoy (the third one) is the best of the three, but they're all great!
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I really like it so far, but the co-op is too easy and a little broken. You can often win by using only a couple of boxes when the minimum boxes required are like, 20 or 30, thanks to the extend-and-retract tactic! It's as if they didn't take that technique into consideration.
I finally got 2 stars on the 3 modes, woohoo!
After the first few worlds of A Tale for One, I kind of felt like the puzzles were a re-tread of past games. But HAL actually added quite a number of new mechanics, like digging, hopping, sliding, slamming, springs, and drill blocks. And on top of that there was A Tale for Two and a Tall Tale. For the fourth game in the series, the content and variety is pretty amazing!
After the first few worlds of A Tale for One, I kind of felt like the puzzles were a re-tread of past games. But HAL actually added quite a number of new mechanics, like digging, hopping, sliding, slamming, springs, and drill blocks. And on top of that there was A Tale for Two and a Tall Tale. For the fourth game in the series, the content and variety is pretty amazing!
By my count, a total of 254 levels and 16 balloon challenges.
Tale for One: 112 levels, 7 balloon challenges
Tale for Two: 73 levels, 5 balloon challenges
Tall Tale: 69 levels, 4 balloon challenges
Tale for Two: 73 levels, 5 balloon challenges
Tall Tale: 69 levels, 4 balloon challenges
S-ranked everything in the first mode:
Anyone up to the challenge? :P (You get a 3rd star on the mode screen for doing so)
I'll beat the rest first and try to go sub-1400 if I have the time. Definitely can shave more boxes.
The Zero-G world was my favorite world. So much potential to be creative.
Anyone up to the challenge? :P (You get a 3rd star on the mode screen for doing so)
I'll beat the rest first and try to go sub-1400 if I have the time. Definitely can shave more boxes.
The Zero-G world was my favorite world. So much potential to be creative.
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Alright, managed to beat all 3 modes, but I'm a bit confused as to the unlock for getting all the crowns & medals in Tall Tale. I can't seem to find the costume or item that was unlocked. It was called Box-San I think. Least I was able to get the true ending.
Edit: Nevermind, I figured it out, it was two separate unlocks with different names, it's just the name of the outfit when you have both of them.
Edit: Nevermind, I figured it out, it was two separate unlocks with different names, it's just the name of the outfit when you have both of them.
I beat A Tale for One. This is the perfect train game. One stop away? You can finish a level in time. It really forces you to play it multiple times to get everything, but I always found it to be fun and not repetitive. I typically go for the box limit on my first run, so when I do go for the crowns it feels like the shackles are off.
This game seems to have flown under a lot of people's radar which is a shame. It's a fantastic puzzle game that makes you think without frustrating you. Plus you can wear a squid hat.
This game seems to have flown under a lot of people's radar which is a shame. It's a fantastic puzzle game that makes you think without frustrating you. Plus you can wear a squid hat.
Not optimal by any means and I don't have time to improve them but here are my stats:
Overall, I'd say S++ ranking everything is a very fun challenge in itself. The best part about it, is that you're allowed to use all the techniques you've learned in the previous levels, which allows you to replay them and find different and more efficient solutions.
It's also not that hard. Some levels were headscratching especially in a Tale of Two, but usually, you go about them by just trying to find the best solution for each individual puzzle within a level, and then execute everything perfectly to get a good time. But except for some exceptions, the S requirements are still pretty lenient.
Also half steps are your friends.