Its the context and expectations. The last “Yoshi” game was a mainline Super Mario World 2, and people expected similar scope and challenge but in 64 bits. Super Mario 64 had primed people for crazy genetlrational leaps. Yoshi’s Story was a fine game, but it wasnt SMW3 by a longshot.
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Battle_Masker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
Yoshi’s Story. Yeah it’s short, and level unlocking is weird as all outdoors, but people really hating on it for being too easy? Bro, it’s a YOSHI game. That’s a quarter of the appeal! It’s a game you can get younger kids involved in, or you can play after a hard day when you want to turn your brain off partially.
Plus almost everything in that game is adorable. And 64 bit sprite art is goated
whygohomie@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Zarxrax@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Exactly this. Yoshi’s Story was a follow up to Yoshi’s Island, often considered one of the greatest 2d platformers of all time. I spent weeks if not months completing Yoshi’s Island. Then when Yoshi’s Story came out, I rented it and completed it over the weekend.
criss_cross@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I loved Yoshi’s Story as a kid. Never knew there was hate for it for a long time.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
I loved it but I was sad I completed it before the rental period was up.
otp@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
I dunno, Yoshi’s Island can get pretty hard…