What Are You Currently Playing? 6.65: Neighbor of the Beast

[gunswordfist]

That's not standard, based off of last gen, though. I wonder how it's all going to end up like.

[Foggle]

A shame they feel the need to put out another new console already. The Wii U is a great system that deserved better marketing and a name that wouldn't confuse parents.

[Spark Of Spirit]

The problem is that I don't see Nintendo being able to do anything to attract anyone new. Third parties haven't given them a serious look since the SNES. Nothing they do is going to make these companies release games for them.

That's not standard, based off of last gen, though. I wonder how it's all going to end up like.

Last gen HAD to go longer. MS and Sony took that long to make any profit off the HD mess. Both companies lost a lot of money in the first four years of the gen. If they would have bailed out at five, their video game divisions probably would have been shuttered.

[gunswordfist]

That makes sense.

I hope this is another longer gen because I'm not going to get either console until years from now.

[Spark Of Spirit]

The copy of Woolly World I preordered two E3s ago for that discount price just came in today. That was unexpected. I forgot it was out today.

Time to give this a go.

[Foggle]

I have no idea what's going on with my pre-order. I didn't get it in the mail today, and I can't log in to GameStop's site either to see what's up with it...

[Spark Of Spirit]

That's odd. Do you usually get the games on their release day, or do they only ship then? Amazon always ships preorders early so that they get to their destination on release day. And sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised like when I got Arrow season 3 a week early.

[Foggle]

Turns out I set it for in-store pickup, so I just need to drive up and get it. I only ordered from GameStop so I could get the Amiibo bundle; I usually buy games from Amazon.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Well, I beat World 1. That secret level was all kinds of tough. It was the first time I've outright died in a Yoshi game in a long time.

Anyway, after only one world, short of the level design getting really bad (which has yet to happen in a Good Feel game) not only is this better than Epic Yarn, but it might be Good Feel's best game. It's certainly the best Yoshi game since Yoshi's Island by a fair amount, wiping out the bad taste from New Island being the game I've wanted in the series since the SNES original.

Also, that soundtrack is another great turn from Good Feel. Yoshi's been due for a soundtrack this good for a long time. Just as he's been due a game this good since the SNES.

I hope this is the game that finally gives Good Feel the respect they deserve. They've all but been ignored by platformer fans despite all three of their games being excellent.

[Foggle]

Well, I beat World 1. That secret level was all kinds of tough. It was the first time I've outright died in a Yoshi game in a long time.

I love the super hard secret levels in Retro's Donkey Kong games, so this is good news.

Also, that soundtrack is another great turn from Good Feel. Yoshi's been due for a soundtrack this good for a long time. Just as he's been due a game this good since the SNES.

What, you didn't like New Island's beautiful OST?

[Spark Of Spirit]

Well, I beat World 1. That secret level was all kinds of tough. It was the first time I've outright died in a Yoshi game in a long time.

I love the super hard secret levels in Retro's Donkey Kong games, so this is good news.

I can't say much for the other secret levels, but that one was brutal.

Also, that soundtrack is another great turn from Good Feel. Yoshi's been due for a soundtrack this good for a long time. Just as he's been due a game this good since the SNES.

What, you didn't like New Island's beautiful OST?

This compared to this in just the underground themes.

Yeah, not much competition there. 

[Nel_Annette]

Visited Best Buy and Target. Managed to snag a Pink Yarn Yoshi Amiibo (and Shulk was in stock!) but Blue was sold out at both stores. Best Buy had a few of the Amiibo bundles for Wooly World, but my order went through online so I gotta wait.

[Daxdiv]

Mostly beat the first world in Yoshi's Wooly World and I am impressed with this game. Pretty good controls and game play. The only thing I'm gonna have to get used to is probably trying to use one of my Yarn Yoshi in co-op. Maybe I'll save that for later after beating the game, so that way I'm less distracted. Other than that, the amiibo support is pretty good. I kinda like going around a level playing with a Ness skin or a Little Mac skin or even Duck Hunt skin.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Yes, I used the Sonic game for one level and you can almost mistake Yoshi for Sonic, especially when running. The costumes are pretty well done.

I'm only two worlds down, but I'm really digging this. Best Yoshi game in yeeeaaars.

[Foggle]

Picked up my Woolly World at GameStop today. They had a PS4 kiosk with a playable demo of the new Ratchet & Clank game. I only got to play it for a couple of minutes, but I can already tell it's going to be great. The graphics really are that good, and while it may run at 30fps, it's got to be the smoothest 30 I've felt since Vanquish - much better than Into The Nexus. The controls are really tight and fluid, the weapons and crate physics feel more akin to the PS2 titles than the Future saga, and, though the default control scheme is the same as ITN, I noticed that you can actually use the O button to fire again (hopefully the full version lets you have auto-lock-on again). I was really impressed!