Yono and the Celestial Elephants

 Switch
User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 23
  3. Negative: 4 out of 23

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  1. bumbleB
    Jan 15, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I downloaded this game based on the visuals alone - anything this cute has to be worth a spin in my books. And it is cute, your little elephant guy is adorable, he can plonk little animals on his head, when he sucks up water with his trunk he goes all fat until you sploosh it out. Unfortunately there's not much more to this. I got a few hours into it until I started playing something else and haven't picked it up since. If there's anything approaching a storyline I haven't found it yet. At first I thought it would be a "find the missing princess" deal but [spoiler] mere moments after being informed of this crisis, your companion reveals herself to be the aforementioned monarch-to-be and it's like well, that one resolved itself quickly.
    The game starts with Yono descending from the sky with a vague aim of making the world a better place. You learn that elephants are a semi-mythic animal in this world, who appear very rarely and have temples and worshippers dedicated to them. The world itself is a bit different to your usual fantasy fayre, with populated with humans, zombies, robots and others. Your misson seems to be to get these various peoples to sort of get along a bit better which is kind of nice in this increasingly fractured world.
    The puzzles aren't too challenging and neither is the combat. You boof creatures with your head to attack, and suck up water and squirt it out to perform various tasks, as well as the usual switches, pushing blocks around and moving platforms you find in adventure puzzle games.
    A lot of the quests are pretty standard. One tavern owner asks you to clear his basement out of creatures that have infested them and says you can keep anything you find down there as a reward - I feel like every adventure game ever has featured this sidequest.
    I was hoping for a fun and enchanting adventure, unfortunately this title failed to deliver for me. As others have noted, might be one for the kids.    … Expand

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#97 Best Switch Game of 2017

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. XGN
    Jan 6, 2020
    70
    While the game doesn't control that great it does have a unique and interesting story. The path is filled with challenges which will keep you busy for a good while. These challenges are fun to overcome but don't line up with the target audience which is a shame.
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  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Jan 7, 2018
    85
    If an official Zelda sequel were commissioned for players under the age of 7, it would certainly end up a lot like this. [Issue #31 – January/February 2018, p. 20M]
  3. FNintendo
    Dec 30, 2017
    70
    It would be misguided to see Yono and the Celestial Elephants as children's game. Beyond an obvious appeal to younger players, this game can surprise those older and more experienced through its approach to surprisingly relevant issues. Its difficulty, however, could use a little shake up, as its puzzles can feel too simple and the game's story is too short.
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