Yoshi's Crafted World is the latest in the spin-off platforming series that began with Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island . Since that entry, Yoshi has ditched Baby Mario (thank God) and is off doing his own thing. The gameplay that remained much the same, though.

Yoshi is absolutely adorable; Costumes and reverse stages add a lot of replay value; Inventive level design; Same great gameplay fundamentals as previous entries

Music doesn't stand out; Tags

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Absolutely adorable; Clever arts and crafts puzzle design; A serene; calming soundtrack

Lacking in ambition; Frustrating control scheme; Surface-level story

Not Yoshi's best adventure to date, but it does a sufficient job of being a kid friendly 2D platformer with an appealing visual style that lends itself well to crafting some interesting levels.

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Good-Feel is known for developing visually unique platformers like Kirby's Epic Yarn and Yoshi's Woolly World. Its latest platformer Yoshi's Crafted World once again stars Mario's dinosaur buddy, except this time he ventures courses entirely designed as arts-and-crafts projects come to life.

Yoshi's Crafty World is a game overflowing with charm. While it feels very much like another game in the Yoshi's Island series, it makes enough changes here and there to freshen it up.

In 1995, Yoshi had his moment. The character's Super Mario World debut was so strong, Nintendo handed the dinosaur sidekick his own sequel. A surprise divergence from the Mario franchise found the character escorting a baby version of the plumber in search of his kidnapped twin.

is full of charm, personality, and warmth. The platforming is excellent, and each world is an exciting, varied experience. Granted, the game isn't hard by any means but that should deter you from missing out. Satisfying exploration, hidden treasures and secrets,

Yoshi's Crafted World is a terrifically simple platformer with a gorgeous art style and a focus on exploration over challenging gameplay

Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.