If I was reviewing the first four worlds, I'd have given this four in a heartbeat. Unfortunately the last two worlds had a handful of levels that were just frustrating to play in co op, and soured the experience for us a little. Cute as hell and a ton of fun, just a shame it didn't see it through to the end.
I absolutely adore this game. The best Yoshi game since the original Yoshi's Island, without a doubt. The aesthetic is amazing, the controls are satisfying, the gameplay is excellent, the soundtrack is outstanding ---- playing this both by myself & in co-op with my wife has been wonderful. The fun level design & creative OST make me feel that true love & passion went into making this game; it really shines through.
A creative, charming, and unique 2D platformer that is super fun to play with a friend. The music and art style work together to wrap you up in a warm blanket of soul from the start. There are lots of neat mechanics and gimmicks that keep the game fresh from world to world. The bosses are fun and well-designed. My one main complaint with this game is that it has too many collectibles. We 100%'d it and it actively worsened the experience. Flowers and wool are cool collectibles. I loved earning and judging all the yoshis we unlocked and unlocking secret levels. However, stamps and hearts are such a pain. It just isn't fun to scour levels for one stamp you missed while juggling the heart run 2-3 times imo.
Yoshi's Woolly World is a delightful platformer bursting with charm and creativity. Its vibrant world is entirely crafted from yarn, leading to clever puzzles and adorable visuals. While the core gameplay is easy to pick up, hidden collectibles and optional challenges offer surprising depth for dedicated players. Yoshi's Woolly World may be a bit too forgiving for hardcore platforming fans, but it's a cozy and heartwarming adventure perfect for all ages.
Buena pequeña vuelta de tuerca a los Yoshi.
Al igual que con Kirby's Epic Yarn, Good Feel hizo que el estilo visual del juego afectase al gameplay de nuevo, ahora en vez de huevos lanzas ovillos de lana, estos enrredan a los enemigos en vez de destruirlos, además de que puedes crear plataformas lanzando estos a zonas concretas.
La historia es la del Yoshis Story otra vez, pero la ambientación de lana y todos los escenarios carrean el juego en su totalidad, los escenarios son muy bonitos, varios enemigos están hechos de manera bastante ingeniosa con elementos de coser como botones, dedales, etc.
Los jefes aunque algunos se repitan, van cogiendo más dificultad con cada pelea, varias siendo un tanto complicadas si no vas con cuidado en los saltos o los momentos de vulnerabilidad del enemigo, pudiendo alargarse bastante.
Cada nivel tiene de coleccionables las flores y varios bloques de lana, estos sirven para desbloquear más colores para Yoshi, por lo que se incentiva bastante la exploración de los niveles, buscando entradas ocultas, niveles bónus y salas escondidas.
Al igual que con Kirby's Epic Yarn, Good Feel hizo que el estilo visual del juego afectase al gameplay de nuevo, ahora en vez de huevos lanzas ovillos de lana, estos enrredan a los enemigos en vez de destruirlos, además de que puedes crear plataformas lanzando estos a zonas concretas.
La historia es la del Yoshis Story otra vez, pero la ambientación de lana y todos los escenarios carrean el juego en su totalidad, los escenarios son muy bonitos, varios enemigos están hechos de manera bastante ingeniosa con elementos de coser como botones, dedales, etc.
Los jefes aunque algunos se repitan, van cogiendo más dificultad con cada pelea, varias siendo un tanto complicadas si no vas con cuidado en los saltos o los momentos de vulnerabilidad del enemigo, pudiendo alargarse bastante.
Cada nivel tiene de coleccionables las flores y varios bloques de lana, estos sirven para desbloquear más colores para Yoshi, por lo que se incentiva bastante la exploración de los niveles, buscando entradas ocultas, niveles bónus y salas escondidas.
Hot damn, what a game. I went in expecting to like this game, but I had no idea HOW much I'd just freaking love it. The music, level design, the graphics, they're all absolutely fantastic. Every level feels like a totally different experience and never like they're just recycling the same ideas. Even levels in the same world follow a similar theme, but a lot of them have gimmicks all their own that are used to their fullest just in that level. Yoshi moves exactly how you want him to, and given that you can basically flutter jump infinitely if you practice your timings, there can be a lot of finesse in how you do the more difficult platforming.
This game also isn't afraid to get hard. The collectibles start getting hard to find just in world 2, and once you hit worlds 5 and 6, the normal levels start getting pretty challenging. Additionally, the extra 9th level unlocked in each world by collecting all of the flower in that world are always very challenging and very fun. The difficulty curve might not be the most forgiving thing for new players, but as a very experienced gamer, I really enjoyed it.
There are also badges you can activate before the start of a level. The powers they give range from eggs always being big, to immunity to lava, to moving faster. I only ever used the one that reveals hidden objects and the one that magnetizes items to you (to make some of the more difficult flower and yarn collection more bearable), but it's just so great that these let you make the game as difficult or as easy as you want it to be. I definitely wouldn't have enjoyed the game as much without them.
The Co-op feature also makes this game SO fun. I played through the first world with a friend who isn't a gamer at all, and she loved it! The woolly aesthetic just makes everything look so appealing. Even though she wasn't playing the best, she still just loved the woolly look and the yoshis and the great music. The mellow mode, where you can literally flutter jump infinitely, that you can turn on at ANY time is also another feature that was really kind to newer players and really enhanced our fun :)
Verdict: This is now my favorite Nintendo platformer ever. Better than Super Mario World, better than Super Mario 3. Now, it might not impress you quite that much, but if you like platformers at all, I cannot recommend this game enough.
This game also isn't afraid to get hard. The collectibles start getting hard to find just in world 2, and once you hit worlds 5 and 6, the normal levels start getting pretty challenging. Additionally, the extra 9th level unlocked in each world by collecting all of the flower in that world are always very challenging and very fun. The difficulty curve might not be the most forgiving thing for new players, but as a very experienced gamer, I really enjoyed it.
There are also badges you can activate before the start of a level. The powers they give range from eggs always being big, to immunity to lava, to moving faster. I only ever used the one that reveals hidden objects and the one that magnetizes items to you (to make some of the more difficult flower and yarn collection more bearable), but it's just so great that these let you make the game as difficult or as easy as you want it to be. I definitely wouldn't have enjoyed the game as much without them.
The Co-op feature also makes this game SO fun. I played through the first world with a friend who isn't a gamer at all, and she loved it! The woolly aesthetic just makes everything look so appealing. Even though she wasn't playing the best, she still just loved the woolly look and the yoshis and the great music. The mellow mode, where you can literally flutter jump infinitely, that you can turn on at ANY time is also another feature that was really kind to newer players and really enhanced our fun :)
Verdict: This is now my favorite Nintendo platformer ever. Better than Super Mario World, better than Super Mario 3. Now, it might not impress you quite that much, but if you like platformers at all, I cannot recommend this game enough.
This game has a very cute artstyle, but it just lost me about 40% of the way through. The collectibles aren't fun to find, and the music isn't great for the most part and is often reused. (Though, at least it isn't absolutely horrible like Crafted World's music.) Maybe I'm just not a big fan of the Yoshi games.
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A really cute and simple platformer. I'm glad the wool gimmick was used well, with pretty much everything being made out of wool or some sort of wool-related product which helped create some variety in the gameplay too, such as velcro conveyor belts. It's a shame this game was never ported to the Switch because the graphics are amazing, this game really doesn't deserve to be left on the Wii U where less people will be able to experience it.