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* [[Trial and Error Gameplay]]
* [[Trial and Error Gameplay]]
* [[Under the Sea]]: The caves in your world have water in them, and you won't be able to survive unless you feed Blobert a jellybean that turns him into a bubble.
* [[Under the Sea]]: The caves in your world have water in them, and you won't be able to survive unless you feed Blobert a jellybean that turns him into a bubble.
* [[Unwinnable By Design]]: If you waste your beans. The key lime beans in particular; you get ''exactly'' as many of those as you need.
* [[Unwinnable by Design]]: If you waste your beans. The key lime beans in particular; you get ''exactly'' as many of those as you need.
* [[You Have to Burn The Web]]
* [[You Have to Burn the Web]]


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* [[Hundred-Percent Completion]]: Getting all 3 treasure chests in a level unlocks a challenge level. Beating challenge levels unlock things like concept art and some other stuff.
* [[Hundred-Percent Completion]]: Getting all 3 treasure chests in a level unlocks a challenge level. Beating challenge levels unlock things like concept art and some other stuff.
* [[All Animals Are Dogs]]: The developers said that the personality of the Blob is largely based on dogs.
* [[All Animals Are Dogs]]: The developers said that the personality of the Blob is largely based on dogs.
* [[Anvil On Head]]: The Banana Anvil is very effective when it comes to enemies.
* [[Anvil on Head]]: The Banana Anvil is very effective when it comes to enemies.
* [[A Twinkle in The Sky]]: During the ending.
* [[A Twinkle in the Sky]]: During the ending.
* [[Artificial Stupidity]]: At least the game is kind enough to note it -- When Blob cannot reach the player or seems to be getting stuck, he turns pink (as he turns gray near the enemies).
* [[Artificial Stupidity]]: At least the game is kind enough to note it -- When Blob cannot reach the player or seems to be getting stuck, he turns pink (as he turns gray near the enemies).
* {{spoiler|[[Award Bait Song]]}}: Yes, this deserves to be spoilered.
* {{spoiler|[[Award Bait Song]]}}: Yes, this deserves to be spoilered.
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* [[Creepy Twins]]: One of the enemy types is a pair of twin blobs. Drop an anvil on one of them, and the other one will counter by transforming into a Giant blob.
* [[Creepy Twins]]: One of the enemy types is a pair of twin blobs. Drop an anvil on one of them, and the other one will counter by transforming into a Giant blob.
* [[Cuteness Proximity]]: Watch some of the hands-on promotional videos. ''Numerous'' ones contain some male, potentially jaded game journalist dissolving into a puddle of gibbering [[Baby Talk]] at the sight of Boy and Blob hugging.
* [[Cuteness Proximity]]: Watch some of the hands-on promotional videos. ''Numerous'' ones contain some male, potentially jaded game journalist dissolving into a puddle of gibbering [[Baby Talk]] at the sight of Boy and Blob hugging.
* [[Cutscene Power to The Max]]: The opening movie depicts the blob eating a bean and transforming. All in midair. (The blob actually ''can'' catch jellybeans mid-air, but he usually waits for them to land before trying to chase them down.)
* [[Cutscene Power to the Max]]: The opening movie depicts the blob eating a bean and transforming. All in midair. (The blob actually ''can'' catch jellybeans mid-air, but he usually waits for them to land before trying to chase them down.)
* {{spoiler|[[Disney Death]]}}: In the second-to-last level, right before the [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]] kicks in, {{spoiler|one of the Emperor's blob-tentacles appears to squeeze the Blob to little bits. However, a few [[Swiss Army Tears]]--and the fact that he's a ''blob''--help the Blob get back together in no time}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Disney Death]]}}: In the second-to-last level, right before the [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]] kicks in, {{spoiler|one of the Emperor's blob-tentacles appears to squeeze the Blob to little bits. However, a few [[Swiss Army Tears]]--and the fact that he's a ''blob''--help the Blob get back together in no time}}.
* [[Dark Is Evil]]: All enemy blobs are black (though the blob emperor himself is grey).
* [[Dark Is Evil]]: All enemy blobs are black (though the blob emperor himself is grey).
* [[Directionally Solid Platforms]]: You need a hole to get back down from these.
* [[Directionally Solid Platforms]]: You need a hole to get back down from these.
* [[Ditto Fighter]]: A certain jellybean will make Blob turn into Boy's shape and replicates his movements. One of the enemies can also do so.
* [[Ditto Fighter]]: A certain jellybean will make Blob turn into Boy's shape and replicates his movements. One of the enemies can also do so.
* [[Doing It for The Art]]: The graphics. Every movement of the Boy, the Blob, and the enemies is lovingly hand-drawn. The backgrounds exquisitly painted. The developers said they wanted a deliberately nostalgic, warm feel, and knew only traditional animation would get them that. And it looks <s> ''awesome''</s> '''#$)* @& AWESOME'''.
* [[Doing It for the Art]]: The graphics. Every movement of the Boy, the Blob, and the enemies is lovingly hand-drawn. The backgrounds exquisitly painted. The developers said they wanted a deliberately nostalgic, warm feel, and knew only traditional animation would get them that. And it looks <s> ''awesome''</s> '''#$)* @& AWESOME'''.
** WayForward has had a history of this, with their previous game [[Shantae]].
** WayForward has had a history of this, with their previous game [[Shantae]].
* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|Everyone knows the boy and his blob are going to be seperated in the end. So how do [[Way Forward]] step it up? The blob leaves, the credits play a song called "Everything to Me" about how the blob is the greatest thing ever to happen to the boy and how lonely he is without him, accompanied by a montage of pictures of them playing together with nobody else in sight, culminating in an end screen of him staring up at the moon forlornly and waiting hopelessly for his only friend to one day return. Forever.}}
* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|Everyone knows the boy and his blob are going to be seperated in the end. So how do [[Way Forward]] step it up? The blob leaves, the credits play a song called "Everything to Me" about how the blob is the greatest thing ever to happen to the boy and how lonely he is without him, accompanied by a montage of pictures of them playing together with nobody else in sight, culminating in an end screen of him staring up at the moon forlornly and waiting hopelessly for his only friend to one day return. Forever.}}
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* [[Notice This]]: "Follow the fireflies" is a good maxim to follow if you want to find all the treasures.
* [[Notice This]]: "Follow the fireflies" is a good maxim to follow if you want to find all the treasures.
* {{spoiler|[[One-Hit Kill]]: All bosses take three hits to defeat, except the boss at the end of the fourth and apparently final world.}}
* {{spoiler|[[One-Hit Kill]]: All bosses take three hits to defeat, except the boss at the end of the fourth and apparently final world.}}
* [[One-Winged Angel]] {{spoiler|The Emperor's final form even has copious mouth-tentacles to put you in mind of [[Cthulhu]]. And [[Futurama (Animation)|Zoidberg]] }}
* [[One-Winged Angel]] {{spoiler|The Emperor's final form even has copious mouth-tentacles to put you in mind of [[Cthulhu]]. And [[Futurama|Zoidberg]] }}
* [[Playing Tennis With the Boss]]
* [[Playing Tennis With the Boss]]
* [[Pressure Plate]]: Quite a lot of them, especially in the last world, as well as several of the challenge stages.
* [[Pressure Plate]]: Quite a lot of them, especially in the last world, as well as several of the challenge stages.
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* [[World Shapes]]: Bloblonia is very... bean-shaped.
* [[World Shapes]]: Bloblonia is very... bean-shaped.
* [[Wasted Song]]: Done intentionally! There are four ''very'' hidden songs found only in the [[Sound Test]] ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]). Musically, they don't fit the style of the rest of the game. However, they'll sound... ''familiar'' to those who've played the original game...
* [[Wasted Song]]: Done intentionally! There are four ''very'' hidden songs found only in the [[Sound Test]] ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]). Musically, they don't fit the style of the rest of the game. However, they'll sound... ''familiar'' to those who've played the original game...
* [[Unexpected Genre Change]]: Level 14/2-4. It's the first level you can use the Cola Bubble jellybean in... and it plays more like something out of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Franchise)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' than the other levels.
* [[Unexpected Genre Change]]: Level 14/2-4. It's the first level you can use the Cola Bubble jellybean in... and it plays more like something out of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' than the other levels.
** Not to mention the World 2's Challenge level #10, which involves flying the Root Beer Rocket through a massive labyrinth full of [[Deadly Walls]].
** Not to mention the World 2's Challenge level #10, which involves flying the Root Beer Rocket through a massive labyrinth full of [[Deadly Walls]].
* [[Video Game Caring Potential]]: There's a "Hug" button; yes, you read that right.
* [[Video Game Caring Potential]]: There's a "Hug" button; yes, you read that right.
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