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- Yoshi's Wooly World 3ds Review
Up to6%cash back On 3DS, a collection of Poochy Pups now follow Yoshi to help find secrets and can be used as yarn balls so you never run out of throwable items. The pups are cute, and a mode that lets my young daughter (who hasn't mastered platforming yet) enjoy the cute visuals without getting frustrated is welcome. See more of the review at Game Informer. Mar 02, 2017 A wonderful world of wool. Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World is a dyed-in-the-wool platformer that’s bursting with colour and texture, only on Nintendo 3DS family systems.Explore a material world with Yoshi and Yoshi's adorable friend Poochy! Yoshi's Woolly World is a side-scrolling platformer video game developed by Good-Feel and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game is the seventh main e.
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Nintendo often gets a bad rap for making “kiddie” games. In my world, however, kid-friendly games aren’t a bad thing.
As a gamer who was raised during the heyday of 8-bit gaming, I still have a soft spot for the classic genres I grew up with such as sidescrolling platformers. Personally, I also tend to focus more on gameplay as far as my gaming preferences go, not whether a game looks edgy or visually “mature.” I’ve found many gamers tend to think the same way once they start hitting their 30s or have kids.
Besides, given all the terrible games that kids have access to in today’s smartphone and tablet app-dominated world, it’s nice to see the level of polish that Nintendo typically places on its “kiddie” games — at least so children know what a well-designed game looks like. The original “Yoshi’s Woolly World” on the Wii U is a perfect example. Featuring a nice mix of classic platforming combined with a unique and adorable presentation, the game features the kind of charm and attention to detail that I like to see in my family-friendly titles. Plus it’s criminally cute, and I’m definitely a sucker for adorable character and world design.
This makes the game’s arrival on the 3DS with “Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World” a welcome development for yours truly. The question, of course, is whether it’s worth a second trip, especially for folks who already have the Wii U version.
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First, let’s go through the game’s more familiar offerings. For the most part, everything I said in my original review for the Wii U version still applies for the 3DS version as well. This includes the story, which has Koopa wizard Kamek flying in and turning a bunch of Yarn Yoshis into pieces of yarn. Oh, Kamek, you disturbing, myopic, broom-riding turtle, you. Anyway, your job is to take control of one of the remaining Yoshi’s and save your hapless brethren, who can then be used in the game as well once they’re restored to their original form.
In addition to the Yoshis that you rescue, you can also grow your army of yarn dinosaurs by scanning all sorts of Amiibo. Figures I have scanned include Mario, Animal Crossing’s Isabelle, and a bunch of Splatoon Amiibo, resulting in an equivalent Yarn Yoshi being added to my stable. Scanning a Yoshi Amiibo, meanwhile, lets you use a Yoshi sidekick who can follow you in the game.
Visually, the 3DS version is not quite as nice as the Wii U version, which is understandable. If you have the New Nintendo 3DS, though, you benefit from smoother frame rates, which is a plus. One notable omission, however, is two-player mode, which is a bummer as Poochy would have been a great partner.
Although the overall adventure and mechanics are the same, Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World does try to add some new wrinkles to help keep things fresh. The most obvious change, of course, can be seen in the title as Poochy shares top billing with Yoshi this time around. The addition, however, is not as game-changing as some people might think. That’s because Poochy’s role is limited to the new Poochy Mode, which is more akin to a side-scrolling endless runner-ish exercise as opposed to a classic platformer. It’s interesting but feels more like a diversion, particularly given how you still can’t use Poochy in the main adventure. He does pop up in the adorable “Yoshi Theater” stop-motion video shorts, though, which add a fun element to the game.
One change that I find to be more impactful is the addition of Poochy puppies in the easier Mellow Mode. The Poochy pups are designed to provide hints by sniffing out secret items and spots — a great feature not just for kids but also completionists who may be having a tough time finding that last hidden flower or yarn piece. Granted, this makes an already easy game even easier. Lack of challenge continues to be an issue that carries over from the original game, especially for platforming fans who yearn for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze levels of difficulty. Then again, the game’s family-friendly approach will fit with certain audiences as well.
So do the new additions warrant a purchase for folks who own the Wii U version? The answer, as with a lot of things, depends. On face value, I wouldn’t describe the changes as major ones so it’s perfectly fine to stick with your Wii U copy should you already have it. If you have kids, however, who would benefit from the ability to use Poochy pups or simply want a Woolly World game that you could play on the go — barring a port to the Nintendo Switch, of course — Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World is worth another spin of this adorable yarn.
FINAL THOUGHTS
“Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World” takes all the charm and fuzzy feel of the Wii U version and squeezes it in portable form with some new additions. New features such as Poochy Mode and Poochy pups might not be enough to sway owners of the original game to take the plunge. If you’re pining for Woolly World action on the go, however, this is one yarn-filled adventure that you would want to spin.
- Rating: 4 out of 5
- Cost: $39.99, 3DS
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Yoshi initially debuted back in Super Mario World on the Super Nintendo as a companion to Mario, but the character quickly became much more than just a side character. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island was a critical darling on the system and Nintendo has tried to replicate that formula over the years to mixed reception, but they finally seemed to hit the mark with Yoshi’s Woolly World on Wii U. As has been seen with other games like Hyrule Warriors, Nintendo has decided to port the game to the Nintendo 3DS with some new features as Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World.
Developer Good-Feel has worked exclusively with Nintendo since its inception and may be most well known for creating Kirby’s Epic Yarn, which was a unique spin on the Kirby franchise. Yoshi’s Woolly World built on that idea by taking the classic Yoshi’s Island gameplay and mixing it with yarn-based mechanics on the knitted island of Yarn Yoshis.
The story found in Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World is as simplistic as one would expect from a Yoshi game, with Kamek coming in and turning the majority of the Yoshis found on this island into bundles of wool, leaving you with only two Yoshis to go on a journey to save the rest. What is new in Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World is the addition of more of the ever adorable Poochy into the mix, though his appearance in the actual story is more of just being there for the sake of the title of the game than anything else.
Going with the cloth aesthetic in Yoshi’s Woolly World really allowed Good-Feel to provide some very interesting visuals and gameplay situations that fit right into the woolly world that the game takes place in. There is certainly a drop off in graphics and visual clarity from the Wii U release, but this visual style definitely translates to the 3DS quite well, with the game still looking handcrafted.
Across six worlds with eight levels a piece, plus a few bonus stages as well, Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World mostly manages to avoid getting stale due to variance in level design and settings. The knitted style may have seemed very simplistic at first, but the development team did a fantastic job at gradually introducing new mechanics like eggs that create cloud platforms, unwrapping yarn strings, and even a late color based stage puzzle that required some thinking and exploration. There are some levels that may be a little too straightforward and uninspired that feel like they could have been fleshed out further, but the majority of them provide splendid platforming that was almost on par with Yoshi’s Island.
Beyond the main Yoshi stages, there are also new bonus stages where you take control of Poochy in a series of auto-run segments, with the goal being to collect as many beads as you can. These are a nice little addition to the game, but they definitely get a little tiresome before too long. If you purchase the Poochy amiibo alongside the game, you can turn these stages in time attack levels as well. It will also allow you to use Poochy in non-Poochy stages in the regular game, so it is a little disappointing that such content is locked before an essential amiibo paywall.
One of the complaints about Kirby’s Epic Yarn was its low difficulty level, which has befallen certain Yoshi games in the past like Yoshi’s Story, but thankfully Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World avoids that pitfall by providing a tightly controlled experience with varying levels of difficulty. Some of the checkpoint placements can be a pain in certain levels, but being able to continue again and again alleviates this a little bit. For an entirely kid friendly experience, there is also Mellow Mode that makes the game a breeze, which thankfully was not the default difficulty level in the game.
Visual style definitely translates to the 3DS quite well
There are plenty of collectibles to find for the completionist as well, with each stage holding five Wonder Wools, five Smiley Flowers, and 20 Pencil Patches, the latter of which replace the Stamp Patches in the original. This is in additional to the infinite number of beads you can collect throughout the game and spend on badges that make the game a little easier for you.
The original release of the game on Wii U featured a 3D styled level select where you would walk between levels in order. However, the 3DS release of Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World streamlines this a bit with a level select that is strictly left to right, with the bottom screen showing a select screen that looks similar to the one from Yoshi’s Island on SNES. This is definitely much more basic, but it feels just right on the 3DS.
As you play through the game, you will have the opportunity to unlock a new Yarn Yoshi design by collecting five Wonder Wools in each level. You can also tap your amiibo that you own to unlock special skins for every Smash amiibo except the Pokemon ones, as well as the Super Mario Bros. line. Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World adds even more to this lineup, including the Splatoon and Animal Crossing amiibo as well. Taking it even further, the 3DS version includes a pattern creation tool that lets you create your own Yoshi design from scratch, which is a fantastic feature for creative minded gamers.
One of the early marketing tools used to promote Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World were some incredibly cute stop-motion shorts featuring the various Yarn Yoshis and Yarn Poochy, and the game also features a number of these as well. Inside the game’s Yoshi Theater, you can view 30 different shorts featuring these characters. They are definitely very simple, but kids especially will enjoy them, with adults being able to appreciate them as well. The only real issue with these is that these unlock one at a time, with you having to wait a day between each. With a game that won’t take you all that long to complete, this felt like a tactic to keep you coming back for 30 different days than anything else.
The Verdict
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Yoshi’s Woolly World was one of the best looking games on the Wii U and that has translated quite well to the Nintendo 3DS with Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World. The titular Poochy is mostly an ancillary piece of the game through a series of mini-games and shorts, but they pair well enough with the other new additions to make one think about double dipping with Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World.
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
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- Available On: Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U
- Published By: Nintendo
- Developed By: Good Feel
- Genre: Platformer
- US Release Date: February 3rd, 2017
- Reviewed On: Nintendo 3DS
- Quote: 'While the titular Poochy is mostly an ancillary piece of the game through a series of mini-games and shorts, they pair well enough with the other new additions to make one think about double dipping with Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World.'
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