Billboard o' Rama is the first bonus mission for Hanging Gardens, and can be unlocked by achieving a Silver medal in the level. As with most of the painting challenges in this game, this does not have any Inkies nor any direct hazards in front of players. This challenge utilises the players' skill in wall running and jumping to paint all of the billboards in the area as some of them are very high up and cannot be reached if missed.
Loading Screen Dialogue[]
| “ | The shopping district is covered in INKT propaganda, Blob. | ” |
—Professor | ||
| “ | I ain't buying what INKT are selling! | ” |
—Bif | ||
| “ | Let's blaze some color across their billboards! | ” |
—Arty | ||
| “ | You'll need to bust out your wall running and wall jumping skills. | ” |
—Zip | ||
Billboard o' Rama Video Walkthrough[]
De Blob PS4 100% - Hanging Gardens Bonus 1
Location[]
The entrance pool is flanked by trees to the left with some benches and to the right with a tall fence running behind a row of trees. Along the left side are a line of street lamps. Dotted around this area are some small trash piles. To the west and south of the entrance pool are cliffs, which also has some tall buildings next to the pool. Past the trees on the right hand side, there is a red paintbot and some more tall buildings behind it. The first billboard is attached to these buildings. Platforms attached to the buildings (which also have a billboard) to the left descend to a lower level with retaining walls to the south and east. A ramp with trees on both sides leads to a set of buildings with a yellow paintbot at the back with another billboard, and another billboard at the end (to the left). Benches and streetlamps line the front of the buildings at the back. On the left - corner is a building with another billboard. This section stops at another border wall.
Past this wall, is a set of three buildings, each with a vertical billboard. More platforms attached to buildings descend below. At this level, a tree and another red paintbot can be found near the three buildings with trash sitting near the cliffs. Behind these buildings is a yellow paintbot on the left side in front of a mound with a tree and some buildings. Opposite this is another line of buildings with a ramp and a vertical billboard. At the end of this section is another wall with a platform and a billboard above on two buildings. This is followed by another platform section, and across the gap to the right is a vertical billboard placed on a tall building. Above the second platform is another vertical billboard with some trees on a mound with cliffs to the right and a yellow paintbot and a horizontal billboard behind it.
The final section is at ground level with no platforms to get back up. The billboards here are placed high above the ground. Dropping down the cliff face are mounds with more trees and another yellow paintbot with singular tall buildings dotted around. The exit pool is surrounded by cliffs on three sides and a tree to the left. Behind the cliffs at the back is a structure reminiscing of the Uplink Tower from The Docklands.
Strategy[]
As noted above, players would need to fully utilize the abilities of wall running and wall jumping - especially to get the last few billboards. The paintbots can act as a anchoring point at times, so using those can be beneficial to successfully complete this challenge.
Billboards Used[]
The billboards used in this level are the following:
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Billboard o'Rama Gallery[]
Noting the earlier mention of issues of rendering, this section will be split into two parts with the first part dedicated to the landscape and buildings and the second to focus on the billboards.
Landscape / Buildings:[]
Billboards:[]
