Monster World IV's Companion Critter

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Published on February 14, 2023 6:13:46 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hw0LLMyAE

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Monster World IV (1994)

Duration: 32:29

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Monster World IV was Westone's final Wonder Boy/Monster World title, a colorful little 2D platformer with great music. But its Companion Critter mechanic helps it to stand out in the sea of platformers from that era. Your blue Pepelogoo shakes up the gameplay and how you interact with the game world to the extent that I think it's worth looking into further.

I also talk about the remake, Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World. After seeing the trailers, I was surprised by what I found there.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:23 Defining Companion Critter
2:42 Monster World IV Background
4:58 The Journey Begins
6:23 Meeting Your Pepelogoo
8:16 Handera Volcano
10:09 Stream Sanctuary
12:06 Ice Pyramid
14:39 Losing Your Pepelogoo
15:27 Sky Castle
16:45 Underground Fort
18:55 Making Changes: More Pepelogoo
20:30 Making Changes: New Abilities
22:02 Making Changes: Reworking the Story
24:27 The Remake: Negatives
28:57 The Remake: Positives
30:39 Outro

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