The Yoshi brand of Nintendo platformer is back, bringing the charm and a new visual overhaul. The colourful dinos have shed their woollen aesthetic for a more homemade arts-and-crafts style – one that looks ripped straight out of a child’s imagination, and brought to life using whatever paper and cardboard has been left lying around the house. This new look adds a whole lot of charm, and feels like a natural evolution of the handcrafted look established with Yoshi’s Woolly World. That said, the game is very much a Yoshi game through and through.

1. Yoshi's Crafted World Switch Review

Mar 27, 2019  Yoshi's Crafted World Review - Imagination. 11 months ago. Player Reviews. Yoshi's Crafted World is exactly what you would expect: a chill, adorable platformer full of cute graphics. Feb 12, 2019  Yoshi's Crafted World is the latest Yoshi title from Good-Feel, following Yoshi's Woolly World for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. It shares many similarities with its predecessor, the most obvious being that it's another Yoshi action-platforming game. Mar 29, 2019  Review. Amazon $49.99. Yoshi traveling through a world crafted from household items like boxes and paper cups in the platforming adventure Yoshi’s Crafted World. Mar 28, 2019  Kallie really loves Yoshi's costumes. She spent around 10 hours playing Yoshi's Crafted World, scouring each level for collectibles to varying degrees of success. Mar 27, 2019  Yoshi's Crafted World reviewed by Tom Marks on Nintendo Switch. Yoshi's Crafted World: Unlockable Costumes Montage - IGN First: https://www.youtube.com/watch.

Kamek and Baby Bowser are at it again, this time trying to steal the Sundream Stone. The Yoshis aren’t too impressed with this, and struggle to protect the Sundream Stone. Unfortunately, during this struggle the gems on the stones face break off, scattering all around the world. A race then is put into motion, as the Yoshis try to find all the gems before Kamek and Baby Bowser can get their hands on them. As is typical with the Mario games and its offshoots, the story is little more than a vehicle to get you from level to level, but these games have always been more about the gameplay anyway, and collecting gems seems as good of an excuse as any to get me to stop any form of Bowser.

Speaking of the gameplay, Yoshi’s Crafted World really is as traditional of a Yoshi game as it can get, and is as fun as ever. For the most part, the game is a 2D platformer, having you run from left to right as you make your way to the goal line at the end of the level. Along the way, enemies will stand in your way, as well as pitfalls and some puzzles to conquer. You can use Yoshi’s tongue to lap up enemies and turn them into eggs, then hurl those eggs at whatever you feel like. Not everything you can hit appears on the course itself however, as you can also throw eggs at into the back and foreground of a stage, and will be required to solve certain puzzles or obtain all the collectibles.

Overall, Yoshi's Crafted World is an incredibly-smooth platformer that's a delight to the senses and to the heart, but not a very revolutionary or tough one.

As expected, the main collectible in the game is the smiley flower. The amount in each level differs depending on the length of the stage, and can range in difficulty to find. Some are as simple as just seeing a flower as you progress through a level, where some will require you to stretch your puzzle solving know-how to find and collect. A certain number are required to progress through the game, as there is always a handcrafted cardboard person blocking your path, requiring some smiley flowers to cheer them up and allow you to move forward. The amount never felt restricting, and I always found I had plenty of spare flowers.

Another collectible is the red coin, with 20 available to collect across each level. Initially these coins were pretty easy to find, though after about the third world I seemed to always miss one or two. This drove me insane, but also gave me an added incentive to traverse back through the levels to find every little hidden section of a stage I could.

Occasionally, some levels will change up the formula, adding a gimmick that is usually a bit of fun. For example, early on you will gain control of a giant cardboard Yoshi, and you will use its giant fists to punch enemies and objects out of your way as you travel towards the end of the stage. These levels tend to require a certain score, granting you between one and three smiley flowers depending on the score you finished with. There are also flip sides of each course, where you travel through a level in reverse as you try and find three Poochy Pups. These levels are interesting, as you see the seams of each course, though as the background is now the foreground, things tend to get a little hard to see, and felt a little less fun overall.

Throughout each level, you will also find your standard gold coins. Collecting these does serve a purpose, as there are gacha machines in each world you can spend money on to unlock costumes. The costumes themselves are adorable, having Yoshi dress up as a train, cow, milk carton, or anything a child’s imagination could think of. These costumes also serve an in-game purpose, as they act as armour for Yoshi. Each costume has a certain amount of hits it can take before Yoshi takes damage, and the number of hits each costume can take is based on the rarity of the costume itself. This can help you make the game as easy or as difficult as you would like, as wearing a super rare costume will grant you five hits or pitfalls before you get hurt, where as going costume-less will have to taking damage from the get go.

There are two main styles you can play the game in, Classic mode and Mellow mode. In terms of differences, there aren’t many between the two, but Mellow mode does make things a little easier for those who either aren’t too confident with platformers, want a more relaxed experience, or children who need a little help. Basically, Yoshi will take less damage, and he has been given wings. The wings don’t really allow Yoshi to fly around, but it does give his flutter glide some lift, allowing you some extra air if you ever get into trouble. The accessibility also extends to co-op mode, where you can have one Yoshi ride on the others back. This allows the rider to just throw eggs, while the one on bottom does all the platforming and busy-work.

Apr 03, 2019  If you tap almost any amiibo in Yoshi's Crafted World, you'll receive a costume you can use in-game to dress up Yoshi. These costumes work the same way as the ones you get from the gachapons in the game, but will be Super Rare and provide five shields against damage before they break. Yoshi's Crafted World is a Nintendo Switch game by Nintendo. It is a platformer with a arts & crafts aesthetic. Most Mario and Yoshi amiibo are compatible with the game. Amiibo unlock new costumes for Yoshi to use. Each amiibo costume gives +5 armor to Yoshi. Each Yoshi can have a different costume. Yoshi s crafted world amiibo exclusives. Mar 29, 2019  There are 12 distinct Amiibo Costumes in Yoshi's Crafted World. 11 of these are based on certain types of Amiibo. Every other Amiibo will result in a generic Amiibo Box costume.

Speaking more on co-op, things tend to get a little hectic. Being able to hop on each others back might be good when playing with a small children, but it makes platforming much more difficult with friends. You can also use Yoshi’s tongue to gobble each other up, which tended to get in the way when trying to gobble up enemies. Overall my co-op experience was one of frustration more than anything.

Another part of the game I felt was lacking was the soundtrack. It feels like it is made in a way that it would feel a child could play it, with some recorder performances and other simple instrumentation. Unfortunately, it is largely forgettable, and sometimes a little grating. The difficulty is another let down here, as no level gets truly challenging. These aspects never tainted my overall experience though.

Summary

Yoshi is back with a pleasant and relaxing adventure. It tends to stay on the easy side, and co-op can be a frustrating endeavour, but for the most part Crafted World is a joy, and just plain fun.

Nobody in their right mind would ever doubt Nintendo's ability to melt the heart of even the most stone-willed person, so it shouldn't surprise you that Yoshi's Crafted World is an absolute gem that will make you smile whether you want to or not.

Yoshi's Crafted World Switch Review

Everything from the peacefully-soothing music to the downright delightful art design provides an atmosphere of total relief. This is a game where the intention is to give the player something of an escape; a stress-free place where you can just enjoy your time and not worry about hardship.

Crafted World achieves this in spades, but it does end up being something of a double-edged sword. After all, in order to provide something that isn't too demanding, genuine challenge and difficulty are ditched. Much of the game will feel like a breeze, wistfully pushing you along a series of visually-pleasing, creative levels that don't put up much in the form of stumbling blocks to get in your way. It's not much different from the likes of Wooly World and Yoshi's Story, mostly providing an ever-increasing amount of polish and graphical fidelity as time goes on.

Overall, Yoshi's Crafted World is an incredibly-smooth platformer that's a delight to the senses and to the heart, but not a very revolutionary or tough one.