Yoshi's Woolly World
Posted: 03 Nov 2015 03:25
This game is adorable so far. Takes the concept from Epic Yarn and expands apon it in a lot of ways. Everything is fuzzy and soft and great. When I first heard about this game I thought it was a little odd that they were using the yarn aesthetic in a different game, but it surprisingly works really well with the Yoshi gameplay. Eggs are replaced with Yarn balls, which means eating the environment also produces yarn balls. You can use yarn balls to capture enemies (and add them to a bestiary), fill in platforms, collect items, ect. The new yarn mechanics give you a little more to do than in previous Yoshi games, which feels like a nice evolution. There's so much to collect as well, and when it comes to collecting the Wool balls in each level you're actually really motivated to do so because when you collect all 5 you knit a new Yoshi together to fill in your world and play as.
I'm only in world 2, but so far the game feels like a proper evolution of the Yoshi series, much more on par with the original Yoshi's island. What's nice though is you don't have a crying baby every time you get hit. The multiplayer is also a lot of fun, and makes it a little easier at times, and a little harder. The game's challenge itself is moderate so far, most of the fun comes from playing the levels themselves and collecting everything.
Amiibo work well in this game too. I think close to every Amiibo gives you a new Yoshi modeled after the specific Amiibo. All the Yoshi variants (SSB, SMB, Woolly) give you an extra Yoshi to play with during single player that mimics your every move, like the double cherry from Super Mario 3D World. It's a little disorienting at first, but I find it a fun, slightly challenging way to play through single player. It actually makes it feel a bit more like you're playing multiplayer. I usually just eat the Amiibo to keep as an extra egg, and throw it up into hard to reach places.
I'm only in world 2, but so far the game feels like a proper evolution of the Yoshi series, much more on par with the original Yoshi's island. What's nice though is you don't have a crying baby every time you get hit. The multiplayer is also a lot of fun, and makes it a little easier at times, and a little harder. The game's challenge itself is moderate so far, most of the fun comes from playing the levels themselves and collecting everything.
Amiibo work well in this game too. I think close to every Amiibo gives you a new Yoshi modeled after the specific Amiibo. All the Yoshi variants (SSB, SMB, Woolly) give you an extra Yoshi to play with during single player that mimics your every move, like the double cherry from Super Mario 3D World. It's a little disorienting at first, but I find it a fun, slightly challenging way to play through single player. It actually makes it feel a bit more like you're playing multiplayer. I usually just eat the Amiibo to keep as an extra egg, and throw it up into hard to reach places.