Yoshi's Crafted World

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  1. Observable
    Mar 29, 2019
    10
    This game is the logical evolution of this saga. It shows a perfect combination of precious graphics and new interesting game mechanics that provide freshness and multiple varied situations. The soundtrack may be scarce at first, but it perfectly fuses with the gameplay so that you are not aware of the repetition of some themes. This game is the perfect opportunity to experience a relaxedThis game is the logical evolution of this saga. It shows a perfect combination of precious graphics and new interesting game mechanics that provide freshness and multiple varied situations. The soundtrack may be scarce at first, but it perfectly fuses with the gameplay so that you are not aware of the repetition of some themes. This game is the perfect opportunity to experience a relaxed trip through the crafted worlds with one of our favourite characters.… Expand
  2. shoeletariat
    Apr 2, 2019
    9
    The new mechanics really make this game shine. I mean, Yoshi is adorable on his own, but there's a feeling of cohesion here, like every little element is perfectly in place. No lengthy cutscenes or unnecessary exposition, just pure charm all the way.
  3. TheHambro
    Apr 29, 2019
    8
    Yoshi's Crafted World is a light hearted addition to the series and is a perfect fit for anyone looking for a stress free, laid back experience.

    The gameplay is pretty standard: go through each level and find all the collectibles. If you're the type who enjoys finding absolutely everything, then there is plenty here for you to find. The visuals are truly unique due to everything being    Yoshi's Crafted World is a light hearted addition to the series and is a perfect fit for anyone looking for a stress free, laid back experience.

    The gameplay is pretty standard: go through each level and find all the collectibles. If you're the type who enjoys finding absolutely everything, then there is plenty here for you to find. The visuals are truly unique due to everything being "crafted": objects are taped together, environments use carboard boxes and strings, colors are vibrant and it all comes together to make a fantastic, charming experience.

    The music, I found, is incredibly lacking. Most levels will feature the same soundtrack with a few different ones here and there; however, even those I found to be mediocre. Every level, mini boss, and boss are very easy and don't offer much of a challenge; but, despite the lack of challenge, Yoshi's Crafted World is incredibly fun and I think that matters most.

    All in all, if you own a Switch, and can't decide to pick this one up, don't hesitate and have a blast with this welcome addition to the series.    … Expand
  4. Edgymiko
    Apr 2, 2019
    10
    Ich mag Yoshi, ist genau mein Skill-Level :) Am liebsten reite ich auf dem Hund, Hühott!
  5. Yoshi11
    Apr 6, 2019
    10
    This defines the Yoshi franchise, this is an addicting, innocent and lovely game that I think all gamers should experience. This is by far one of the most creative/original games I've seen on the switch. The collectibles in this game keep making me want to come back to the levels to find them all, personally, I haven't got all of the collectibles myself, but I have finished the mainThis defines the Yoshi franchise, this is an addicting, innocent and lovely game that I think all gamers should experience. This is by far one of the most creative/original games I've seen on the switch. The collectibles in this game keep making me want to come back to the levels to find them all, personally, I haven't got all of the collectibles myself, but I have finished the main storyline. This is one of the best Yoshi games out there for new players and returning players. In most of my reviews, I've pointed out that I don't care about the graphics, but the character in this game (Baby Bowser) looks exactly like Bowser Jr. without the bib and it's not his original style for Baby Bowser and that kind of disappointed me and it felt like the developers were being lazy with his character model, but that's just a minor fault of the developers. Also, the cutscenes are short, simple, and interactive and the way the bosses form is just brilliant, it takes you back to when you were a kid and you imagined every piece of furniture/scraps/machines/art/everyday items as an entity that had a personality attached to it. This game is so crafty and distracts you from how the real world is, the music is catchy and pleasant. I've also wondered why black and white Yoshi are not in this game? Overall an amazing experience, especially the Poochy and Poochy Pups mechanic that just makes the game a lot more fun. The multiplayer kind of changes the pace of things, but you get a laugh out of it. Especially the riding on each other part, that cracked me up, like Yoshi attack ride! Also, those mini-games are on point! Satisfying game.… Expand
  6. mbestvina
    Apr 25, 2019
    8
    Yoshi's Crafted World is another adorable, stylish, family-friendly platformer from the developer behind Kirby's Epic Yarn, and Yoshi's Wooly World. I had a lot of fun with it but ultimately felt Good-Feel back-peddled a little bit from Wooly World.

    Yoshi's Wooly World was clearly channeling Yoshi's Island for the SNES but Crafted World is much closer to Yoshi's Story for the N64. It's    Yoshi's Crafted World is another adorable, stylish, family-friendly platformer from the developer behind Kirby's Epic Yarn, and Yoshi's Wooly World. I had a lot of fun with it but ultimately felt Good-Feel back-peddled a little bit from Wooly World.

    Yoshi's Wooly World was clearly channeling Yoshi's Island for the SNES but Crafted World is much closer to Yoshi's Story for the N64. It's still a side-scroller but you're occasionally able to go forwards and backwards into the environment. It's extremely limited, unfortunately and left me yearning for a true 3D Yoshi. The other way in which this game resembles Yoshi's Story is that it's much less focused on platforming and more focused on exploration and puzzle solving. This gives Crafted World a much more relaxed feeling than every Yoshi game that's come before. Unfortunately, this relaxed gameplay combined with the lack of challenge makes it hard to stay engaged with Crafted World. I played through the entire game in 2-player with my roommate and we generally only played for an hour or two before getting bored. The difficulty thankfully does escalate so give it a few hours to pick up steam. If you've played the demo, you'll know what I'm talking about. It is thankfully not THAT easy for its entireity. One great addition is the costumes. Like Mario Odyssey, you now accumulate money between stages, which can be used to purchase costumes for Yoshi.

    Unfortunately, the main way in which Crafted World takes a step back is with its 100% quest. While Wooly World on the Wii U had me playing to 100% completion with a sensible amount of optional collectibles, Crafted World immediately drowns you in collectibles and dull side-missions. Every level has 5-10 flowers in the open, as well as flowers for obtaining all 20 red-coins, finishing the level at full-health, 4 more for playing each level in reverse, as well as hide-and-seek objectives I never participated in. It's absolute overkill, requiring you to play stages over and over and over that will only draw the most dedicated completionists. Worse, most of it is tedious or just not that compelling. There's no option to retry from checkpoints, many stages have one way doors that prevent you from backtracking, and I never stopped being annoyed when I'd find 19 of the 20 red coins and get nothing for it. One specific oddity is that you're not able to get collectibles you missed when playing the reverse-stage, which seems like a missed opportunity to lessen the tedium. You need to obtain flowers to progress through the game but the required number is very low and you thankfully only need about 50% of the total to get the final challenge levels. I happily stopped playing after these challenge levels as I felt I'd seen everything the game had to offer. It seems to me that Good-Feel was aware of how mundane its extra content was so they only required you to dip your toes in it. I'm left wondering why they didn't instead offer less objectives but make them actually worth your time.

    Yoshi's Crafted World is a delightful platformer, that's generally pretty enjoyable but only hits a high note a few times in its 10-15 hour quest. It wants to focus more on exploration but is still chained to the second dimension, while its platforming and 100% quest are a notable step backwards. It's a good time but hard for me to recommend over Mario Odyssey or Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, even for a younger gamer.    … Expand
  7. Rancisco
    Apr 6, 2019
    8
    Sweet as it can be, this new main Yoshi brings light to a mostly dark and violent gun-owned gaming industry and I am very pleased with it. The platforming mechanics are not the hardest but on the other hand they are exquisitely done. The cardboard world looks amazingly impeccable and never ceases to surprise. Every stage is different, every level. It is definitely an very accessible clean,Sweet as it can be, this new main Yoshi brings light to a mostly dark and violent gun-owned gaming industry and I am very pleased with it. The platforming mechanics are not the hardest but on the other hand they are exquisitely done. The cardboard world looks amazingly impeccable and never ceases to surprise. Every stage is different, every level. It is definitely an very accessible clean, gorgeous and beautiful game.
    Yet, it is not perfect. Resolution when docked is not the best at all and in portable it is blurry as hell, still, it doesn't affect the gaming and fun when playing. Soundtrack is good, but too repetitive, the main theme will stuck in your head until you don't know if you love it or hate it. Unavoidable. And it's last negative aspect, obviously... it's price. Yes it is a Nintendo main line Yoshi game, what do you expected? Well, nothing. At the end I'm not gonna play as many hours on this yoshi than SSBU, so... that's why. Nevertheless, as I said, i am enjoying and having lots of fun with this shiny little gem that is Yoshi's crafted world.    … Expand
  8. Turboyoshi
    Apr 8, 2019
    9
    This game is great! It's so adorable, and it gives me a reason to beat a yoshi game. It's easy enough for anyone to beat, while also hiding some challenges too. But it takes FORVER to collect costumes.
  9. basil1
    Apr 4, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ....never played it but i like wool and knitting and crochet mmmmm wool....… Expand
  10. yossy96
    May 6, 2019
    9
    This game has a hypnotic and therapeutic quality about it, especially as you get a little further into the game. By creating simple visual, auditory and gameplay variations on a simple theme, Yoshi's crafted world will suck you in and surprise you with how creative and enjoyable it feels. Some of the musical tracks are really wonderful, particularly beyond the main theme, which I find aThis game has a hypnotic and therapeutic quality about it, especially as you get a little further into the game. By creating simple visual, auditory and gameplay variations on a simple theme, Yoshi's crafted world will suck you in and surprise you with how creative and enjoyable it feels. Some of the musical tracks are really wonderful, particularly beyond the main theme, which I find a bit annoying. The colours and environments really suck you in. I was worried that the game would feel to easy, but there's always something extra to do if you like a challenge. Give Yoshi's crafted world a shot. It's astoundingly charming!… Expand
  11. kyzaghan
    May 19, 2019
    8
    We can see a pretty cute graphic style. The game has fun gameplay in terms of platform mechanics. The engagement system is very successful. I liked collectible extras. BUT the bad controls in co-op mode is very annoying. The dynamics run a little slow. AS A RESULT, If you love platform type and have Switch, you can buy this game.
  12. Storydrivengame
    Aug 20, 2019
    7
    It's always a great day when there's a new Nintendo Exclusive to play. It's even better when that Nintendo exclusive is a Yoshi game. In many ways though crafted world falls short of the usual nintendo glory. The game is not terrible by any means, but Yoshi games in the future have a lot to learn.

    Yoshi is as love-able as ever in crafted world, but his charm only goes so far. That being    It's always a great day when there's a new Nintendo Exclusive to play. It's even better when that Nintendo exclusive is a Yoshi game. In many ways though crafted world falls short of the usual nintendo glory. The game is not terrible by any means, but Yoshi games in the future have a lot to learn.

    Yoshi is as love-able as ever in crafted world, but his charm only goes so far. That being said, everything in crafted world is love-able; and even though I love the artstyle in crafted world, I do hope yoshi is done with cardboard and yarn for now.

    What hurts crafted world more than anything is the games scope. Its very apparent that the developers were trying to make a cute yoshi game and nothing else. I'm a believer in developers aiming high on games and I just want more from yoshi. The yarn and cardboard aesthetics are cute but thats about it.

    The game has virtually no challenge. Sure you won't beat this game without dying, but the game is in no way trying to be punishing. I don't want dark souls yoshi, but these levels— while fun and creative— lack in challenge.

    Yoshi is an awesome character, one of many nintendo fans favorites. We can only hope the developers aim higher with the next yoshi game instead of giving more of the same.    … Expand
  13. RagnarX213
    Apr 3, 2019
    10
    Effing Crap Dood This Game is Amaze-balls !
    This game immediately fits into my personal pantheon of all time video game classics!
    Why you ask? Because it is FUN! And its relaxing ! And it kicks ass in a creative and charming way. Each level truly feels hand crafted and made with love. This game is very easy to enjoy, like seriously grab some cookies and milk because this game will    Effing Crap Dood This Game is Amaze-balls !
    This game immediately fits into my personal pantheon of all time video game classics!
    Why you ask?
    Because it is FUN! And its relaxing ! And it kicks ass in a creative and charming way. Each level truly feels hand crafted and made with love. This game is very easy to enjoy, like seriously grab some cookies and milk because this game will make you feel like youre ten years old; in awe of some fresh Nintendo magic!
    This game is also PERFECT to play with kids!
    My 7 year old daughter jumped right in and loved it instantly. They even have a mellow mode where you can basically fly with Yoshi and death is almost non existent.
    The colors, characters and level design are all top notch.
    Controls are tight and dood just this game just has that classic awesome video game feel to it !    … Expand
  14. Jhena
    Jun 18, 2019
    9
    Yoshis Island für Super Nintendo ist immmernoch das Beste Yoshi. Da stimmt einfach alles, vorallem die Atmosphäre. Was mir an dem neuen Yoshi nicht ganz gut gefiel war der leichte Grind und die Schwierigkeit des letzten Bosses. Denn man kann nach Abschluss der Level diese wiederholen und bestimmte Gegenstände, die Yoshis neue Freunde wollen, im Hinter- und Vordergrund abschießen. IstYoshis Island für Super Nintendo ist immmernoch das Beste Yoshi. Da stimmt einfach alles, vorallem die Atmosphäre. Was mir an dem neuen Yoshi nicht ganz gut gefiel war der leichte Grind und die Schwierigkeit des letzten Bosses. Denn man kann nach Abschluss der Level diese wiederholen und bestimmte Gegenstände, die Yoshis neue Freunde wollen, im Hinter- und Vordergrund abschießen. Ist manchmal ganz witzig, kann aber auch nerven gerade wenn man gefühlt 3- 4 mal durchs level läuft, weil man den Gegenstand nicht findet. Obwohl der letzte Boss recht happig war finde ich doch, dass der Kampf ziemlich genial designt war. Wenn er dann platt ist erscheint er einem dann doch nicht sooo schwer. Also vorsicht wer das Spiel 100% mit allen Grinseblumen und so durchspielen will. Ist nicht so einfach wie man denkt. Und vielleicht noch eine Warnung an die ganz Kleinen. Es gibt in einem düsteren Stadtlevel Horrorclowns mit Äxten, die auf einen zulaufen und zuschlagen , während sie leicht unheimliche Geräusche machen. Und im gleichen Level sieht eine Hauswand aus als wäre da Blut runtergelaufen mit roten Handabdrücken nebenan. Keine Ahnung was sich Entwickler dabei denken. Gehört für mich einfach nicht rein.

    Ansonsten wurden alte Stärken verbessert. Die Atmosphä re wurde wieder richtig gut gemacht mit passender Musik. Etwas mehr Musikauswahl hätte es trotzdem geben können. Das Gefühl mit Yoshi durch die Level zu hüpfen ist angenehm. Ich fands cool, dass es viele Tierchen aus dem Snes Spiel in dieses Abenteuer geschafft haben. Die Geheimnisse sind gut platziert. Die Münzen sehen richtig lecker aus. Hat mir Spaß gemacht es zu sammeln, vorallem weil es in jedem Gebiet einen Gatchaautomaten oder so gibt. Dort kann man Geld reinstecken und Kostüme ergattern. Zum anziehen waren sie mir dann doch etwas zu ulkig aber gesammelt hab ich sie trotzdem gern. Irgendwie hat mich Kamek an Sony erinnert mit seinen Zaubersprüchen und bowser jr. an ein xbox kiddie. Wollten die Nintendo Power stehlen aber nix da.    … Expand
  15. DocktorDicking
    Apr 23, 2019
    9
    Played this from start to end together with my partner. Was a fun experience, fairly easy and not very challenging but still much fun to play together. Pretty decent story, fun game-play mechanics and pleasing level design.
  16. guizaum
    Jun 21, 2019
    9
    Is perfect for kids
    Is good for Nintendo lovers
    Is very cute
    But is a well design game
  17. ARGzelder
    Apr 13, 2019
    8
    La saga del compañero reptiliano de Mario llega a Nintendo Switch, con uno de los diseños más bonitos de los últimos tiempos. "Yoshi's Crafted World" parece una maqueta viviente y deslumbra con su jugabilidad.
    En esta ocasión la manada de Yoshis deben recuperar las gemas de los dulces sueños que fueron desperdigadas a lo largo de su mundo y evitar que caigan en manos de Baby Bowser.
    El    La saga del compañero reptiliano de Mario llega a Nintendo Switch, con uno de los diseños más bonitos de los últimos tiempos. "Yoshi's Crafted World" parece una maqueta viviente y deslumbra con su jugabilidad.
    En esta ocasión la manada de Yoshis deben recuperar las gemas de los dulces sueños que fueron desperdigadas a lo largo de su mundo y evitar que caigan en manos de Baby Bowser.
    El juego es un clásico plataformas 2D, y si conoces el sistema de juego de los Yoshi de pasadas generaciones sabes con qué te vas a encontrar. La gracia del juego pasa por sus coleccionables que te harán jugar los niveles de una vuelta y de otra (Literalmente) para poder dar con todo lo que el juego te exige para el 100%.
    Como no es de sorprender "Yoshi's Crafted World" es un juego familiar con una dificultad adaptada para los más jóvenes jugadores, su encanto pasa por la estética y la posibilidad de compartir el viaje. No es un juego para todo el mundo, pero si un recomendable mío en caso de que te guste sacarle todo el jugo a los cartuchos o quieras compartirlo con alguien que recién se esta integrando al mundo de los video juegos.    … Expand
  18. DaRedToad
    Apr 3, 2019
    8
    I went into this game expecting to like it as much as I liked Yoshi's Woolly World. I though Woolly World was just OK. Not bad, not amazing. But I liked Crafted World a lot more. The level design and mechanics were really good (special shoutout to Afraid of the Dark and Solar Zoom) and each level had very good aesthetics to compliment them. While the first romp through is a lot of fun, II went into this game expecting to like it as much as I liked Yoshi's Woolly World. I though Woolly World was just OK. Not bad, not amazing. But I liked Crafted World a lot more. The level design and mechanics were really good (special shoutout to Afraid of the Dark and Solar Zoom) and each level had very good aesthetics to compliment them. While the first romp through is a lot of fun, I did find getting all the collectibles rather boring and monotonous. And the bosses are too easy. But other than that, I had a lot of fun with this game. I'd recommend it.… Expand
  19. QueenSith
    Apr 4, 2019
    10
    Sorprendido muy gratamente con este juego. Con Woolly World esperaba que llegara el tope de la saga, pero con Crafted World le dan una vuelta de tuerca más y consiguen sacar un juego continuista pero a la vez muy fresco y original, lo cual es difícil. El diseño de niveles es muy bueno, los coleccionables están muy bien escondidos incitándote a jugar de forma pausada y a explorar fijándoteSorprendido muy gratamente con este juego. Con Woolly World esperaba que llegara el tope de la saga, pero con Crafted World le dan una vuelta de tuerca más y consiguen sacar un juego continuista pero a la vez muy fresco y original, lo cual es difícil. El diseño de niveles es muy bueno, los coleccionables están muy bien escondidos incitándote a jugar de forma pausada y a explorar fijándote en todos los detalles. Resulta adictivo y divertido. Artísticamente, además, es uno de los mejores juegos que he podido disfrutar. Cogieron la idea del Yoshi's Story, desarrollada en Little Big Planet, y perfeccionada al máximo en Crafted World.… Expand
  20. MarioMaster2012
    Apr 7, 2019
    10
    I like Yoshi’s crafted world because you can collect lots of costumes. You need to eat shy guys to collect different coloured eggs. The thing I don’t like is in the ninja lands on the boss I had to put it on mellow mode because there was a giant obstacle in the way. By Ollie (6 years).
  21. Baseck
    Apr 28, 2019
    10
    Pretty good game for beginners and kids. The mechanics of each level are different, so you will enjoy every level.
  22. Mimul
    May 30, 2019
    10
    Both of hard and light gamer can satisfy with the level of difficulty.
    Creative idea were successfully visualized to beautiful graphic!
    Large volume and playtime.
  23. Ricco12
    Jun 28, 2019
    9
    Very charming fun game with lots of collectibles a little on the easy side but its very relaxing and the last stages are harder
  24. Niviso
    Jul 22, 2019
    10
    I will give it a 10 because of all the unfair 0s.
    My true grade For the game is an 84.
  25. MadiKott
    Aug 5, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This Game makes a lot of fun! And is my favourite Game for the Nintendo Switch.… Expand
  26. Kth2491
    Oct 11, 2019
    10
    Un juego muy entretenido para los amantes de la saga de Yoshi. Muy bonito todo
  27. ColterStyrna
    Nov 11, 2019
    8
    I didn't know what I expected of Yoshi's Crafted World when I entered, but I do know that I'm exiting way more satisfied than I ever thought I would.

    The visuals are amazing, level design and mechanics are great too, and the game is just bursting with creativity and care. I found myself becoming addicted to collecting all the Smiley Flowers, and almost never found that the game was    I didn't know what I expected of Yoshi's Crafted World when I entered, but I do know that I'm exiting way more satisfied than I ever thought I would.

    The visuals are amazing, level design and mechanics are great too, and the game is just bursting with creativity and care. I found myself becoming addicted to collecting all the Smiley Flowers, and almost never found that the game was trying to stretch my play time, due to the levels having great replay value thanks to the Flip-Side mechanic. Music and bosses (expect for the final one) are lacking in my opinion.

    My biggest fear entering the game is that it would be too easy, however, the game filled almost this niche role in my life. The difficulty is not that challenging, but it became this game I would play whenever I needed to relax after a long day, and discovering every little collectible was a feel-good moment.

    For what it is, Yoshi's Crafted World is a great game and I recommend it to any Nintendo Switch owner.    … Expand
  28. Relentlesswoman
    Nov 28, 2019
    6
    Overly simplistic. Other Yoshi titles display challenging platforming and enthusiastic level design, where Crafted World is tediously linear, unexciting, uninspired. The art design is excellent and adorable, as always, but the game leaves me pining for Wooly World's or Yoshi's Island's (SNES, DS titles even) challenge and wonder.
  29. PastelGoldBabe
    Dec 22, 2019
    9
    Super cute game. Love the way it looks. Wish it had different camera angles. Yoshi is just so adorable in this game! Very easy game with very easy puzzles.
  30. Inuyasha17
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    It's a cute Yoshie adventure.
    It feels like I'm in a real fairy tale.
    Nintendo is good because there are so many cute games like this.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 93 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 93
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 93
  3. Negative: 0 out of 93
  1. Movies Games and Tech
    Apr 24, 2024
    65
    Yoshi’s Crafted World is a decent platformer that is fun to go through, despite its minor hiccups. How players can approach this game depends on either desiring to reach the end of it or collecting everything to completion. The game won’t raise the bar, but it will remind you that it is a harmless artsy platformer starring everyone’s favorite rideable green dinosaur.
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  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Aug 28, 2019
    75
    The soundtrack of Yoshi's Crafted World is abysmal. [Issue #39 – May/June 2019, p. 68]
  3. Riot Pixels
    Aug 7, 2019
    79
    Yoshi’s Crafted World doesn’t bring anything new to the formula — everything is lifted from other arcade games and previous Yoshi’s adventures. Still, it never gets boring.
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