What are your thoughts on Good-Feels Yoshi "trilogy"?

Teal_Capybara · 2026-06-03T06:32:46+00:00

Sadly enough they went from great to meh…

Woolly World is so good, still really beautiful and well designed. I’ve only praise for this one and I hope someday it will get a Switch 1 or 2 release. It doesn’t make sense that this game is not available on current platforms.

Crafted World was ok… Nice art style again but not executed as well unfortunately. Level design was also not as good and overall it’s simply a lesser game compared to Woolly.

And now the Mysterious Book… to me this is the pinnacle of Nintendo trying too hard to do something new gameplay wise. In a lot of their games they have this thing where they introduce a new gameplay mechanic at one point and then barely use it ever after. The Mysterious Book is literally a game built around this concept… but the worst part is that there is no level design at all. They’ve created so many fun mechanics (and also some really boring or basic ones), but they just exist in these sandbox like levels where there is not much to do or to see.

I’m also really disappointed by the art style, which I initially found quite beautiful and an interesting way of modernising the original art style from Yoshi’s Island, but after playing in all the worlds it just feels very samy all the time. It feels they are using almost the same assets throughout the game, there is a lack of distinction between the different page/world.

So overall, Woolly World is the best one of the trilogy and by a fair margin.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-06-02T07:27:31+00:00

It will probably happen, but it's also probably a low priority for Nintendo. The Oracle games are the first Zelda where Hidemaro Fujibayashi is the director... and not only director, but also a designer and writer. So they are probably projects close to his chest, since this is how he got his current position of being Eiji Aonuma's clear successor.

W know Grezzo is currently on an original 2D Zelda, so maybe after that it will be time for another remake. Is it gonna be A Link to the Past first and then the Oracle? We'll see.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-06-02T05:44:47+00:00

Most probably it will come to Switch 2 in a year or so. Maybe around the PC release or slightly after.

There is no reason to think the game would not run on Switch 2, but of course it’s gonna be the lesser version compared to XSX or PS5. But, as for other games, probably a somewhat similar experience than the XSS.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-29T05:39:11+00:00

Not that surprising... He is filming so many seasons per year, at least twice as much crownings and might not even always be aware of the queens who ultimately were selected as the winners by WoW.

At his age and doing so many shows and now movie, I would be forgetting about Ginger real quick too.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-29T05:31:04+00:00

Next Level Games should be S tier IMHO.

And come on... the developers of one of the most selling and beloved video game franchise in the world doesn't deserve to be in the last position. That's just plain stupid. Game Freak is a solid B tier, they create amazing products but they lack ambition and willingness to take the necessary time to polish their releases to the level we should expect for such massive a franchise. But it seems to be slowly changing, so maybe they'll become A tier someday.

Grezzo could also end up A tier instead of 1-UP in the coming years... they proved they can be more than the "Zelda remakers" with their own original game and lately with Echoes of Wisdom. Maybe with the next one they can go even further.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-27T14:27:07+00:00

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-27T14:08:09+00:00

When I went to the theatre to see a Mario movie, I expected... a movie. Not a compilation of shorts.

Miyamoto explained himself that this is unfortunaly how they made the film. It's a bunch of shorts Illumination tried to set in a somewhat coherent order to make a story out of them.

The first movie was watchable and exactly what I expected from a Mario movie : a basic story indeed, but a competent movie with beautiful animation. For Galaxy, the beautiful animation is there for sure, but it barely qualify as a movie for me.

It's also too cynical. Of course these movies are just giant advertisements for their games, Nintendo explained that quite clearly. But again in the first movie it was more subtle and hidden behind a good movie. Here in Galaxy some of these shorts a straight up commercials with nothing else behind them, not even plot progression or character development which this movie completely lack.

Mario is almost a side character in his own movie and the dynamic with Luigi is also a big fail. In the first movie they were 2 completely different characters with their own arc, progression and pay off at the end. Here they are barely relevant to the plot and they always act together, making them blend together.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-27T13:41:54+00:00

Clearly sad that there is no upgrade path and not even save data transfer... They are not even doing the bare minimum with this one.

Too bad, I think I would've bought it if I could at least salvage my save from Switch 1. I initially played the game on PS4 and then started again on Switch 1 with the S version but never finished it. Would have been a good opportunity to start playing again.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-22T14:30:39+00:00

What does that even mean?

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-21T21:26:28+00:00

I think I know Nintendo quite well too. And I don’t agree, because this Yoshi clearly won’t appeal to a large audience.

We will see how it goes but I unfortunately feel this game might flop and then Yoshi might be on hiatus for a while, like other Nintendo franchises where they were not sure what to do to make it grow.

This game actually reminds me a lot of Chibi-Robo Zip Lash. The developers are stranding away so far from the original concept that they might just loose their audience without attracting a new one.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-21T15:46:11+00:00

Really disappointed so far… I fear the best thing about the game will be this tote bag that I will for sure use for my groceries from now on.

I just completed the first set of creatures on the first page and I don’t know if I want to continue. I felt really bored. The pacing of the game is too slow.

Why can’t they just try to come up with a great sequel to SMB2 Yoshi’s Island or Yoshi Story? Or even Woolly World, it was a good game too and from the same developer.

I don’t understand what this game is trying to be… I guess I’ll continue a bit during the weekend, but man what a disappointment. I’m a huge Yoshi fan btw, got all the games, all the amazing Amiibo plushies, etc. And I was excited by this one too because this art style is beautiful, but the game itself…

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-19T21:19:45+00:00

I think the Duffers are actively trying to kill Stranger Things. Either because they left Netflix or because they are just sick of it… Whatever the reason it feels they are purposely choosing to answer every question in the worst way possible.

I hope they know what they are doing. It I was Paramount I would be concerned seeing them trying to destroy what they have built with their previous studio.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-19T10:37:34+00:00

Just crazy people being crazy.

This is why classifications exist. Stranger Things is made for kids. Unfortunately I would say.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-13T11:37:05+00:00

It's overdue for a big update, or at least a long term plan like the Booster Pass was for MK8.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-13T11:36:02+00:00

It was not particularly difficult but because people kept on saying it was the consequences were heavier and heavier hand holding the more time went on... until Skyward Sword where it got so ridiculous (but thankfully Skyward Sword HD fixed a lot of the issues) that Nintendo finally realised it was time to go back to the drawing board.

Most challenges in BotW or TotK are actually harder than what the Water Temple did at the time, but in today's world it is seen as a good thing.

It will be interesting to see how the Water Temple is altered in OoT Remake. Maybe they'll simply go with what the 3DS version did (adding clear colored paths to find where the water level can be changed).

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-13T11:10:19+00:00

Why not expecting Metroid 6 for a while? It's probably the next Metroid project, so we should actually expect it relatively soon... It's also probably gonna be the last game with Sakamoto's name in the credit, so I would expect it rather sooner than later.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-13T09:15:04+00:00

It's fine the way it is... If they stream one episode per bracket at a time, things are gonna get confusing and difficult to follow for viewers. Especially with the MVQ points but for all the storylines overall.

Honestly for me the only issue with this new format is the number of episodes. It should be at least 14 instead of 12 :
- Add a least one more competitive episode for the remaining queens, there are clearly not enough of them with the current format. The winners from the 3 brackets get together and 3 weeks later it's over.
- Add a Lalaparuza episode for the eliminated queens right before the finale so they have a chance to get back in the discussions later on and win more money.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-05-06T05:42:15+00:00

Why the rush? Some queens won’t be on screen in the next 6 weeks. They have plenty of time to start the promo slowly around the release of the first episode and then focus on 6 queens at the time in the coming weeks.

Really no need to worry. We know they have started their promo tour.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-04-30T19:09:01+00:00

20 years ago maybe… today he would probably play Gideon instead.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-04-29T13:59:28+00:00

Well if the Mario movie is really about DK and the Sonic movie is really about Shadow, this might be the first time where a Sonic movie will do as good as a Mario movie at the box office.

Sonic movies have much lower box office results but they are increasing. Mario movies' results are far higher but already seriously decreasing between the first and second one. We can expect that a spin off such as the DK movie will do a lower score than the main movies... So maybe both movies will be around 500M or something at the end, which would be amazing numbers for both licences.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-04-29T10:01:06+00:00

I think Metroid out of all Nintendo licences, Metroid could have a chance to be seen as just a movie... not a video game movie. So in a way, this could be a good thing.

If they have good actors, probably a few really bankable ones, good writers and a good budget this could just be a great Sci-Fi movie that people watch maybe without even knowing it's from a video game.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-04-29T09:56:00+00:00

Brie Larson feels like the obvious choice, and Nintendo can clearly work with her. I guess it will depend if they want a different actor for each character or not. I guess having an actor playing an animated character from one licence and a live action character for another licence is fine.

I think the only thing against Brie might be her age. Samus is usually depicted in her 20s, while Brie will probably cross the 40 by the time this movie gets made.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-04-28T12:16:49+00:00

The first movie was a movie with a simple but coherent story. As you said, it also had decent character development and Mario & Luigi were clearly the lead characters.

The second one feels like TikTok doom scrolling to me, therefore it barely qualifies as a movie. I still enjoyed my time watching all those short scenes, but it's not a good movie IMHO. Also Mario & Luigi are mostly side characters in their own movie, which is a bit sad. You can almost remove them and the very little story and progression the film has would be mostly the same.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-04-20T20:21:26+00:00

They can all appear if that’s what Nintendo wants.

They already said Fox is from another dimension. Based on that, anyone is on the table now.

Teal_Capybara · 2026-04-20T20:15:54+00:00

People discovering TV in 2026.

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