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Yoshi's Crafted World is a title in the Yoshi franchise, the sixth main platform game starring Yoshi, and the follow-up to the Wii U title Yoshi's Woolly World, released for the Nintendo Switch on March 29, 2019. It was developed by Good-Feel, the developer behind Yoshi's Woolly World and its Nintendo 3DS port Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World. How Mellow Mode Differs From Classic Mode. The game's definition is pretty vague. Here's what a 'breezier' more 'relaxed' experience looks like in Yoshi's Crafted World and why even.

Well, they be right. Compared to Yoshi's Island SNES (and even the Wii U game Yoshi's Woolly World), Crafted World's difficulty is nearly non-existent and not once throughout my playthrough have I actually felt a semblance of tension, especially since the costumes provide you with additional hits to make the challenge even more trivial.
Mar 27, 2019 Review for Yoshi's Crafted World on Nintendo Switch. Yoshi has a long history of enjoyable platformers yet he's never quite reached the high notes of his SNES classic Yoshi's Island since it.
Mar 28, 2019 The diorama-like design of Yoshi's Crafted World falls somewhere between capturing how a child might imagine a world and being a joyful expression of.

While the Wii U seemed to be nearly overflowing with platformers based on Nintendo's most beloved mascots, the Nintendo Switch by comparison is still lacking a few of the most important platforming pals. Enter Yoshi, for Yoshi's Crafted World, which appears to be exactly the kind of wholesome Nintendo action platforming that fans of Nintendo's development studios love. This is the same Yoshi game that was originally announced at E3 2017, and after a long development, its release appears to finally be approaching.

Here's everything we know so far about what you'll get to do in Yoshi's Crafted World:

What is Yoshi's Crafted World?

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. But both games make use of a crafts-like aesthetic, with Woolly World focusing on fabrics and Crafted World using paper items in the style of a miniature diorama. Most of Woolly World's mechanics, enemies, and concepts make returns in Crafted World, though the game and its levels are entirely new.

One of the big draws of Yoshi's Crafted World is this craft aesthetic, which can manifest in interesting platforming sections where you're leaping across rolled bits of paper, flowers made of wood and string, and facing enemies that look like a 5-year-old made them in art class!

Is there a story?

Like many other Yoshi games, there is a light story guiding your adventures across Yoshi's island home. Baby Bowser and Kamek appear in the Yoshi's happy home and steal the coveted Sundream Stone, scattering its gems across multiple worlds. As Yoshi, you'll have to track down the Sundream Stone and stop a horde of Baby Bowser and Kamek's minions along the way. That means lots of collectibles and hidden secrets, just like in past Yoshi games!

How do you play?

Like past Yoshi games, Yoshi's main abilities are his flutter jump and his ability to eat enemies and turn them into eggs. As a platformer, you'll need to use Yoshi's ability to jump and flutter jump to climb and cross levels. But enemies will fly, run, and roll at you as you go, so you'll also have to work your way forward by eating them, turning them into eggs, and then using those eggs to throw at other enemies or at certain spots on the map to reveal hidden platforms or secrets.

And like its predecessor Yoshi's Woolly World, Yoshi's Crafted World will feature unlockable Yoshi color palettes you can swap to as you collect them, allowing you to play as an adorably soft Yoshi in any number of different colors and patterns.

What's this about flipping levels?

The big 'gimmick' of Yoshi's Crafted World is that levels can be 'flipped.' Levels are designed on a three-dimensional plane, with enemies in the foreground and background and with the ability to flip the level backward and play from the other side. This is occasionally done as a part of the regular gameplay of the level, but you can also play any level from back to front flipped over after you beat it forward.

This doesn't just apply to the game's flip mechanics, though. Because the game is a 2D platformer on a 3D plane, you'll often find yourself moving forward and back in a three-dimensional space to avoid enemies, collect items and coins, and platform through obstacles.

This will surely result in some interesting challenges and platforming puzzles, so keep an eye out for ways flipping the level can change your perspective!

Can I play with a friend?

You can! Yoshi's Crafted World includes the ability to play with two players at once, each in control of a Yoshi. You can help one another get through all the levels for a bit of extra assistance you wouldn't otherwise have while playing solo.

When can I get it?

Yoshi's Woolly World is planned for launch on March 29, 2019 and will cost $59.99.

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February 2019: Added release date, story info, info about Yoshi color palettes.

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Nintendo’s crafted series of games have been a mixed experience. Even if Nintendo games are rarely, if ever, bad, these titles are basically the same thing with a different coat of paint. Sure, Kirby’s Epic Yarndid a lot with the core idea and is exciting for that reason alone, it just shows a different overall focus. This is the concern I had going into Yoshi’s Crafted Worldand I don’t know if I would say it was unfounded either.

There really isn’t much set up to Yoshi’s Crafted World. Bowser Jr. wants to steal an artifact known as Sundream Stone and enlists Kamek to steal it. They fail, resulting in the various gems flying across the island. Yoshi then decides to go around the island in hopes of bringing the stones back. Like most Nintendo games, the story and destination are more excuses to justify the adventure through this mystical land.

At its core, Yoshi’s Crafted Worlddoes not deviate beyond what Yoshi adventures typically are. Players run around, eat enemies and turn them into eggs and then use said eggs to hit various objects. The biggest difference between this adventure and a lot of the older ones, outside of the obvious art style, is making use of the background.

While aiming, you can select items in the background and interact with them. Some will be specific items used for quests or for collection purposes, others are coins needed to collect or the ability to outright obtain smiley flowers or just give the world depth. The fun part is that the background builds off the art style.

This isn’t uncommon for the differently designed Nintendo games, in fact, it’s part of what makes them so interesting. For instance, hitting a bird with a string attached will give you some coins and have it swing back and forth or smacking a weird bush or object will cause it to move, as it’s just a piece of paper with the bottom part folded back.

For better or worse though, Yoshi’s Crafted Worldis not the most challenging game around. Most of the puzzles follow the standard, look around the room and work backwards approach. This usually means the solution might not be obvious at first glance but the solution is usually something like bringing an object from the next area back, going a different path or moving an object, such as a cart, to a different side.

On a high note, regardless of how easy the puzzles were to solve, I was unable to find all the secrets on my first attempt. This will give players plenty to do, especially if they want to find all the special items and fill that book. Most times the solution is something that happens fast, like a train going by a smiley flower and you have like 10 seconds to get it, or involve something in the fore or background.

Even if most levels are little more than the usual song and dance, there are some levels that break the mold. As mentioned above, there are a couple places that involve a train. One is fixing it and there are multiple parts where you ride it. These sections rely on your ability to dodge obstacles, over solving puzzles, making them a little more dynamic. Another really memorable level involves a Yoshi robot where you break objects. Nothing hard or particularly difficult about it, just a fun level where you need a certain amount of points to win prizes.

Despite being hard on the art style making these titles a little bit more style than substance, it’s hard to deny the art style makes this adventure fun. Like older titles, Yoshi’s Crafted Worldhas a childish look and feel that gives every location a fair amount of charm. Be it the silly birds or elegant landscapes, it’s pretty to look at. And, best of all, the developers went out of their way to make the worlds fairly diverse.

It isn’t like there is are five underwater levels and five desert levels, just one or two are devoted to an idea before swapping to another. In addition to that, the various levels also feature different tones. Sometimes it’s really childish, other times extremely prim and proper but at no point is it anything less than fascinating to look at.

Verdict

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Yoshi’s Crafted World might be a bit more style than substance but it isn’t a bad thing. Levels are fun, with the learning curve being low enough where anyone could jump in and have fun. The levels themselves are nice to look at and the amount of things you can do is surprising. Sadly, it doesn’t result in Yoshi’s Crafted World being as engaging as, say, Super Mario Odyssey but certainly enough fun for a young kid, someone intrigued by the graphics or simply a fan of Yoshi.

[Editor’s Note: Yoshi’s Crafted World was reviewed on Switch platform. The game was provided to us by the publisher for review purposes.]

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