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Kirby's Epic Yarn |OT| The Grass Feels Like...Pants
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Agreed. I started recently getting back into Shake It, and while there are some flaws there's a lot to appreciate about it, too. Trying to collect all the treasures and clear all the challenges can be quite a task to sink time into, so if the beads-granting-medals mechanic works out at all similar to that, I have a feeling this will be a game I can enjoy and try to perfect for quite some time.Adam J. said:
I love how much attention the graphics are getting. I wish more big-ticket games got this abstract with their visual designs. Potentially a day 1 or at least a week 1, it just depends on my schedule and cash situation.
Played up to the 10% point(according to save file) tonight on a retail review copy. Strange to play a Kirby title where you don't absorb enemies and their abilities, and thus the first world played out as the easiest platformer in existence. Finding all collectables and earning the best ranks came effortlessly in the 4-5 stages I zipped right through. Outside of the visual aesthetic and occasional transformation section(Giant tank and snowboard Kirby), it's standard platformer fare. I actually was pretty dissapointed that all the power stealing is now missing. It plays well and looks great, but the early game isn't showing any gameplay innovation beyond occasionally 'unzipping' doors.
Largest downer was the music, which is a total snorefest. The boppy and lively classic Kirby themes are nowhere in sight(from what I played) and much of the selections were so calming it saps away much of any thrill of playing this game.
Nintendo fans will eat it up and should likely have no problem earning 100% in a weekend or slightly more. For comparison, Shake It! Looks to be a zillion times more difficult to perfect.
Largest downer was the music, which is a total snorefest. The boppy and lively classic Kirby themes are nowhere in sight(from what I played) and much of the selections were so calming it saps away much of any thrill of playing this game.
Nintendo fans will eat it up and should likely have no problem earning 100% in a weekend or slightly more. For comparison, Shake It! Looks to be a zillion times more difficult to perfect.
As a closet Kirby fan, it's disappointing that the game gives you the power ups only when it wants to. That kind of takes all the creativity out of the play. One of the cool things about the older Kirbys was using absorbed abilities in different situations to get a specific advantage. So if I prepare for an area with a specific ability I'm rewarded with a faster route, or am able to quickly kill enemies that would normally be much tougher. It also feels so slow paced...
Love the art style though.
Love the art style though.
Mr. Wonderful
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On my Christmas list, I think.
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
Reviews sound great.
Just finished the game. Took about 10 hours in total I think. Played the game co-op with my girlfriend and we had an absolute blast. Not as good as NSMB Wii co-op but still pretty fun.
I'd recommend it for some good co-op gameplay with someone who isn't very good at video games.
I'd recommend it for some good co-op gameplay with someone who isn't very good at video games.
slaughterking
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Gametrailers Review: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-kirbys-epic/706189
8.4
8.4
Fantasy Final
Member
10 hours? That's more than I expected.LM4sure said:
YES!slaughterking said:
GamesRadar Kirby's Epic Yarn Super Review
1Up Kirby's Epic Yarn Review
Both are overwhelmingly positive (particularly gamesradar).
1Up Kirby's Epic Yarn Review
Both are overwhelmingly positive (particularly gamesradar).
Fimbulvetr
Member
Penguin said:
Lemme guess, anger about it getting best graphics of E3 2010?
Just watched the Giant Bomb Quick Look of this.
I need to play this game right now.
Fuck you NoE. Never has a game so full of love and joy made me want to hurt something so much.
I need to play this game right now.
Fuck you NoE. Never has a game so full of love and joy made me want to hurt something so much.
Fantasy Final
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Will see about that in the dolphin screenshot thread.Kifimbo said:
http://gameinformer.com/games/kirby.../a-cuter-kirby-that-all-gamers-can-enjoy.aspx
Wow even melted GI's hearts. 9.5!
Epic Yarn indeed
Wow even melted GI's hearts. 9.5!
Epic Yarn indeed
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Nobody can escape the cute.
GregLombardi
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This was the most impressive game at E3, viewed from a distance. Gotta get it, but with all the great games this holiday I am very $ weary. :0(
9.5 game informer! pretty good!
9.5 game informer! pretty good!
DevelopmentArrested
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like the dudes in the GB quick look said...
this game is just fucking goddamn adorable.
this game is just fucking goddamn adorable.
I am going to argue that them being easy is the point. The games are meant to be easy enough to be beaten by just about anyone, but to have game play worth playing in that it appeals to not only a more casual fan base, but to the core gaming fan base as well. They are simple games that are just plain fun to try and run though them as fast as possible.Amir0x said:
Also, if you really think the game is still to easy, there are a few things you can do to artificially make it more difficult. One is to play them without using any abilities, and anther is to play it in a Megaman 9 like "Pacifist" mode where you will not attack anything stopping you from progress (It seems though that it is impossible to play it without killing any normal enemy, since not only do most just jump right at you, many are standing right in the way of a path, and touching an enemy usually kills them)
GeekyDad
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Amir0x said:
Epic Yarn isn't the first Kirby game to place its challenge in the collection of items. I think that's perhaps the defining element of Kirby, aside from his ability to take on the powers of other monsters. Straight running through the levels of almost any Kirby game is easy, sure. But try collecting all the little treasures; then things get interesting. It's a series of play rooms, really. Simply running through the levels of a Kirby game without stopping to figure out how to acquire all the little trinkets is to miss the forest for the trees, I think.
makingmusic476
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Reviews are looking awesome. Well-deserved.
Two more days!
Two more days!
nincompoop
Banned
Wow, the Kirby hype is so infectious that Gametrailers actually bothered to reviewed it! (They never even reviewed Wario Land Shake.)slaughterking said:
SapientWolf
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It deserved some kind of graphics award. It looks great, and not just for a Wii game.Fimbulvetr said:
That would imply that Kirby has a gender.Penguin said:Kirby being pink= gay.
Such maturity
zigg said:"Kirby's new game isn't hard, but neither is eating a fudge sundae..."
There are not enough smilies in the world for this game. I just watched the GB quicklook, and I'm grinning from ear to ear. This is the perfect break from a medium currently filled with space-marines and headshots.
Attackthebase
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Amir0x said:
Kirby games has always been easy, but damn, they are always so much fun!