Nightmare Boy

 Switch
User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4

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  1. FrankoAmmo
    Jan 31, 2018
    8
    Completed this game this past weekend (about 8 hours / 93% / missed 2 aster fragments / normal difficulty). This is a good platformer with engaging enemies and bosses which are hard in general. The atmosphere, music and graphics are great for the theme (nightmare). The story is kind of crazy, but very cool at the same time. You can save 9 kids while running through the game, but you do notCompleted this game this past weekend (about 8 hours / 93% / missed 2 aster fragments / normal difficulty). This is a good platformer with engaging enemies and bosses which are hard in general. The atmosphere, music and graphics are great for the theme (nightmare). The story is kind of crazy, but very cool at the same time. You can save 9 kids while running through the game, but you do not need to find them all. There are different spells you can use throughout the game which are useless for the most part, but some of them are interesting! The controls are tight, but feel a little bit ''floaty''. The only thing I hate is the fact there is no transportation/teleportation/warping system like a lot of other games. Nightmare Boy deserves a 8 out of 10 in my book and I would recommend anybody to pick it up especially for the cheap price ($10 canadian + tax)… Expand

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Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Cubed3
    Apr 16, 2018
    50
    Nightmare Boy, while stylistically interesting and unique, amounts to little more than a frustrating take on the Metroidvania genre in the long run. Its inconsistent difficulty curve means it's too hard to be entry level at times, while also being too easy to be anything else. Along with the inability to play with a Pro Controller while the Switch is docked, Nightmare Boy comes out as a messy Metroidvania at best.
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  2. NintendoWorldReport
    Feb 28, 2018
    60
    In the end Nightmare Boy offers up something thoroughly different from a visual standpoint and can be quite challenging, just not always for the right reasons. If you give it some time it does pick up momentum and you can get into a groove but when you hit the spots where you’re not sure where you’re going, things understandably drag quite a bit. Probably only recommended for the most die-hard Metroidvania fans who have blown through what’s already available on the system, show patience with Nightmare Boy and some fun can be had with it.
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  3. Nintenderos
    Feb 5, 2018
    65
    Nightmare Boy is halfway between both, excellent in some aspects and frustrating in others. Nevertheless, it is a challenging metroidvania game with a memorable design that demonstrates the good state of Spanish video game development.
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