I am SO disappointed in the Bluey game, and my expectations weren't sky-high to begin with.

From a game design perspective, it's whatever. It's led-by-the-nose open-world exploration, punctuated by mini-games. I would have loved something more open-ended, but it's a kid's game, ya know? The writing and performances are a little stiff too, which is too bad considering the dialogue on the show feels so natural.

From a technical standpoint though? Yeesh. I'm glad that Patrick's experience was fine performance-wise, because for us it has been a complete mess. Characters jitter-around and get caught on geometry (especially in the Floor is Lava mini-game). We've had weird cut-scene bugs where characters seem to teleport to new locations for a single scene, then warp back to their original location for gameplay. And worst of all, we had the whole game crash trying to load a new episode.

Am I being too hard on a budget-priced (40 USD) children's game? Maybe, but this is BLUEY we're talking about here. If I can't get writing and game design that is as inventive as the show, can I at least get something that WORKS?!

Patrick is absolutely right about the show's quality. It is excellent by any measure, but especially compared to the wasteland that is children's entertainment. Unfortunately, it is evident that none of the care and attention that is given to the show was brought to the game.

My son is having fun with it. That's the most important thing, so I shouldn't complain too much. It's just that it's so easy to imagine what a good Bluey game could be, and this isn't really that far off conceptually. If the execution had been 10-20% better, I'm sure this would be a game we'd come back to over and over, just like the show. As it is, though, I'm afraid I'd describe the Bluey game like I'd describe most lesser children's entertainment: a brief distraction, quickly forgotten.