History VideoGame / Hob

''Hob'' is an ActionAdventure game with {{Metroidvania}} progression, developed by Creator/RunicGames (the creators of ''VideoGame/{{Torchlight}}'' and ''VideoGame/TorchlightII'') and released on September 26th, 2017 on [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] and UsefulNotes/Playstation4. 2019 saw [[UpdatedRerelease Hob: Definitive Edition]], which was ported to UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch as well.

* The planet the game takes place on is artificial and made entirely of SufficientlyAdvancedBambooTechnology. The landmasses are a PatchworkMap by design and can be moved around by switches.

It can be thought of as a 3D platformer version of ''VideoGame/HyperLightDrifter'', as both games use a similar mix of combat, puzzles and exploration, and adopt the same approach to storytelling: there's literally no dialogue or story text anywhere in the game, so observing the colorful environment and the actions of the characters is pretty much the only way to learenn what's going on.

''Hob'' is an ActionAdventure game with {{Metroidvania}} progression, developed by Runic Games (the creators of ''VideoGame/{{Torchlight}}'' and ''VideoGame/TorchlightII'') and released on September 26th, 2017 on [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] and UsefulNotes/Playstation4. 2019 saw [[UpdatedRerelease Hob: Definitive Edition]], which was ported to UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch as well.

* FlunkyBoss : [[spoiler: The Queen's Protector's main gimmick that sets him apart from Hob. As the fight progresses, more and more waves spawn in to assist him. "Assist" being a generative word however, as the clones themselves are far more passive, dumb and go down in a single stroke. Their main purpose seems to be to provide Hob with health for the fight with the strawberries they drop.]]

* Scenery Porn : Absolutely. The game prides itself on it's animated expanses filled with frolicking, carefree wild life and chunks of world climbing high into the air, figuratively and literally. The game even has a "vista points" feature where discovering and resting in certain points will allow you to view the surrounding area in greater detail than the overhead camera can provide and rewards you with, what else, but concept art. Functional too, as these vista points often give a vantage point which reveal secrets and even foreshadow paths forward.

* The Computer is a Cheating Bastard : [[spoiler: The fight with the Queen's Protector invokes this, as despite ostensibly being a mirror match, the Protector's wiry frame apparently boasts enough hyper armor to power through attacks that would shake the composure of Hob's most goliath enemies and allows him to shell out attack after attack unabated, forcing you to wade through until he shows an opening. A process made all the more difficult as the clones he spawns cover him later in the fight. Not helping, the frame rate can become particularly atrocious during these segments with the amount of characters on screen, causing participants to sometimes skip animations or the game to ignore player inputs.]]

* Flunky boss : [[spoiler: The Queen's Protector's main gimmick that sets him apart from Hob. As the fight progresses, more and more waves spawn in to assist him. "Assist" being a generative word however, as the clones themselves are far more passive, dumb and go down in a single stroke. Their main purpose seems to be to provide Hob with health for the fight with the strawberries they drop.]]

* Flunky boss : [[spoiler: The Queen's Protector's main gimmick that sets him apart from Hob. As the fight progresses, more and more waves spawn in to assist him. "Assist" being a generative word however, as the clones themselves are far more passive, stupid and go down without much struggle. Their main purpose seems to be to provide Hob with health for the fight with the strawberries they drop.]]

* The Computer is a Cheating Bastard : [[spoiler: The fight with the Queen's Protector invokes this, as despite ostensibly being a mirror match, the Protector's wiry frame apparently boasts enough hyper armor to power through attacks that would shake the composure of Hob's most goliath enemies and allowed him to shell out attack after attack unabated, forcing you to wade through them until he shows an opening. A process made all the more difficult as the clones he spawns cover him later into the fight. Not helping, the frame rate become can become particularly atrocious during later segments with the amount of action on screen, causing participants to sometimes skip animations or the game ignore player inputs.]]

* Flunkyboss : [[spoiler: The Queen's Protector's main gimmick that sets him apart from Hob. As the fight progresses, more and more waves spawn in to assist him. "Assist" being a generative word however, as the clones themselves are far more passive, stupid and go down without much struggle. Their main purpose seems to be to provide Hob with health for the fight with the strawberries they drop.]]

It can be thought of as a 3D platformer version of ''VideoGame/HyperLightDrifter'', as both games use a similar mix of combat, puzzles and exploration, and adopt the same approach to storytelling: there's literally no dialogue or story text anywhere in the game, so observing the colorful environment and the actions of the characters is pretty much the only way to learn what's going on.

** If you choose to ally with the Queen. [[spoiler:The game ends there. TheStinger shows your robot buddy opening another house, possibly to look for someone else to do what you haven't done yet.]]
** If you choose to not ally with the Queen. [[spoiler:You fight her helper as the FinalBoss, and subsequently kills the Queen. Your robot buddy "dies" by being deactivated, but the rest of Hob's people leave their homes and start to populate the world.]]