Topic: Kirby's Epic Yarn

[Khushrenada]

What the hey. I'll start a thread for the Kirby game as well. This is the game I'm most excited about. I've been waiting news on a console Kirby game since they showed clips for one way back for the Gamecube. It only took 4 years to finally get an update.

[AV]

The game looks so pretty and unique, and looks like they really did something special for Kirby. Kirby games have a bad record of repeating ideas and not being fresh, but this looks incredible and innovative.

[BeautifulShy]

Is there a video of this?

[Toruresu]

Of course! Go here: http://e3.nintendo.com/wii/game/?g=kirby

[Mop it up]

Kirby games are always fun. I should track down the few I'm missing before this one launches.

[Halbred]

EXCITED.

[Ian Sane]

If this game turns out to not be so hot the name lends itself to an easy review: Epic Yawn.

It probably won't though.  Hell they've been working on this Kirby game for like seven years!  It has to be great!

I like the graphic style though it's pretty blatantly a rip-off of LittleBigPlanet.  Hey, more sidescrollers on a console!  We're making up for lost time!  Still Kirby has always been skipable to me.  Being in the same genre as Mario his games always lost out if they came out around the same time as something else.  The timing of the release, the price, and my general mood at the time will dictate if I buy it.

[BeautifulShy]

As Mop it up mentioned in the chat Yoshi Story did this style first.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Is this like a Drawn Together/Max and the Magic Marker-like game?

[noname2200]

I'm not a big Kirby guy (although people have gifted me three separate Kirby games on the VC), but I'm loving the art style and am interested in it now.  My only regret is that we'll have to abandon the annual joke of seeing Nintendo's annual PR release list and seeing a Kirby game listed...

[Stogi]

This is by far the most beautiful game I have ever seen.

[DAaaMan64]

I kept reading Epic Yawn. I don't like Kirby's art for himself. But other than that, looks good.

[Ian Sane]

  As Mop it up mentioned in the chat Yoshi Story did this style first. 

Yoshi's Story doesn't count because it sucks.     It's like the Virtual Boy or Power Glove to the 3DS and Wii.

[noname2200]

I kept reading Epic Yawn.

Gaagh, now I can't un-read it! 

[Peachylala]

And Good-Feel is developing this. The graphical style just screams "Looksey's Line Up", but with yarn.

GOOD-FEEL FOR NEW YOSHI GAME NOW PLEASE.

[NWR_insanolord]

And Good-Feel is developing this. The graphical style just screams "Looksey's Line Up", but with yarn.

GOOD-FEEL FOR NEW YOSHI GAME NOW PLEASE.

That's the one disappointing thing about this: I would have much rather seen Good Feel reimagine Yoshi's Island than Kirby.

[BeautifulShy]

  As Mop it up mentioned in the chat Yoshi Story did this style first. 

Yoshi's Story doesn't count because it sucks.     It's like the Virtual Boy or Power Glove to the 3DS and Wii.

Well I guess I could say the same for little big planet.
Even if it wasn't true.

[NWR_insanolord]

Yoshi's Story controls much better than Little Big Planet and has more interesting level design.

[noname2200]

And Good-Feel is developing this. The graphical style just screams "Looksey's Line Up", but with yarn.

That's a great sign, but it leads to the inevitable question: What has HAL been doing all these years?!

[Mop it up]

Yoshi's Story controls much better than Little Big Planet and has more interesting level design.

Somehow I think you mean that.

[NWR_insanolord]

Yoshi's Story controls much better than Little Big Planet and has more interesting level design.

Somehow I think you mean that.

I do. I was not at all impressed by LBP, and, apart from the lack of challenge, Yoshi's Story was a solid game.

[Mop it up]

The challenge of Yoshi's Story comes from getting a high score. Once you realize this, and start going after the 30 melons in each stage, it becomes a whole different game. Really its only issue is that the presentation was a bit too kiddie to swallow.

Though I've never played LittleBigPlanet so I can't compare.

[Caliban]

Is this like a Drawn Together/Max and the Magic Marker-like game?

No. It's like a collage of textiles and zippers.

[Ian Sane]

Yoshi's Story's biggest problem was that it was following up YOSHI'S FUCKING ISLAND.  So a super easy game where the challenge is to get a high score (which people stopped caring about back in 1984) was totally not what people wanted.  I mark it as a big marketing brainfart on Nintendo's part.  It's like they were unaware how much prestige the Yoshi brand carried at the time.

But, damn it guys, now I want a Yoshi rebirth.  They're reviving Donkey Kong but Yoshi has waited longer!

[ThomasO]

Yoshi's Island's challenge also comes from high scores. And Yoshi's Island DS doesn't count because it was made by Artoon?