Secret levels cleared, 390 flowers collected.
Yoshi's Crafted World is a delightful collectathon platformer that emphasizes environmental context clues and secret finding. There's a real joy in poring over the gorgeous levels to find hidden secrets, but it is completely optional if you want to just platform your way to the credits. Completion times posted online vary from 8-40 hours, which shows just how much extra content there is for completionists.
My main gripe is with the difficulty. For most of the main game the platforming is borderline trivial for an experienced gamer. Then the secret levels spike considerably, but there's only a few of them and there's no gradual introduction of difficulty. Also the music is mostly inane, borderline irritating, unlike the funky bass hooks from Wooly World.
For young gamers and "Where's Waldo" fans, this game will be an absolute treasure. For the experienced Nintendo fan, it's a fun 8-10 hours. For deep platforming or higher difficulty cellings, look elsewhere.
Yoshi's Crafted World is a delightful collectathon platformer that emphasizes environmental context clues and secret finding. There's a real joy in poring over the gorgeous levels to find hidden secrets, but it is completely optional if you want to just platform your way to the credits. Completion times posted online vary from 8-40 hours, which shows just how much extra content there is for completionists.
My main gripe is with the difficulty. For most of the main game the platforming is borderline trivial for an experienced gamer. Then the secret levels spike considerably, but there's only a few of them and there's no gradual introduction of difficulty. Also the music is mostly inane, borderline irritating, unlike the funky bass hooks from Wooly World.
For young gamers and "Where's Waldo" fans, this game will be an absolute treasure. For the experienced Nintendo fan, it's a fun 8-10 hours. For deep platforming or higher difficulty cellings, look elsewhere.