Is Yoshi Nintendo's Worst Series?? | Spicy Take Salad

[@ArloStuff]

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[@placidmink2537]

woah this comment is from 10 days ago

[@usinklee8673]

How did you pin your own comment 10 days before the video actually uploaded

[@leeartlee915]

Just wanna say this is an awesome video series. If it’s easier to pump these out, I say go for it. If they are involved… well, then let the numbers guide you.

[@googamp32]

"Kirby Air Ride" is the most overrated GameCube game of all time. People only like it for City Trial, which gets incredibly tedious, and only has so much replay value before it gets stale.

[@johndodo2062]

Their worst is Pokémon. Greedy lazy games. Every single one of them

[@Bearded_Bream]

Please, please make this a series. There were plenty of spicy takes on that Twitter thread alone that I still want to hear your take on.

[@nintendoboy3605]

I wish Arlo got my tweet

[@LoomDoom]

@@nintendoboy3605 me too

[@XxbelligerentxX]

That thread had a lot of good takes. I was low key expecting an hour long live stream of him reading them lol

[@Local--Idiot]

His editor said he recorded enough for about episode 2 so if this video does well then we might just get that

[@MRFIXITZ]

Definitely! I loved it!

[@OliyTC]

"Spicy Take Salad" is the most "Arlo" name for this type of series ever I love it

[@GrimlandCS]

It's lovely

[@jameslawrenson1208]

Clever.

[@decepticonmecha]

Does the salad contain some spaghetti squash?

[@RhythmGrizz]

I feel like I see you comment everywhere

[@cobaltordinaire5219]

*drench the salad in sriracha*

[@aceofblades1677]

I actually gasped at "Midtroid Prime." It just packs such a punch in so few words. Well done, spicy-taker.

[@razzdiamond6447]

I heard that and told my phone screen "Nah yo get this man out of here 😩"

[@linkinajar8676]

I deadass went “where’s his address I just wanna talk-“ (joke obviously)

[@EvangelionFan-ru7ri]

@@razzdiamond6447 That was me as well.

[@h.miller1892]

I don't get it. Could you please explain it?

[@AzureRaven2]

@@h.miller1892 Mid is basically just calling something mediocre. And seeing as Metroid prime is a masterpiece to a ton of people, it is indeed an exceedingly spicy take lol

[@aquaarmour4924]

I keep forgetting that im watching a puppet. It's amazing how you animate the puppet with so much life and emotion while it doesn't get noticed by a lot of people.

[@poisxnashley]

What do you mean, puppet? Do NOT use that word, man. Arlo’s a monster.

[@OhsoWoobie]

arlo is real

[@larryisntmynamebutyoucanca9625]

I don't even think about it anymore. That's just Arlo to me. I always imagine his blue monster hands playing video games

[@DangerouslyStupidGamer]

Puppet? What puppet? This is just your average video by a friendly blue monster :)

[@seafarersubmerged3161]

Wuah freaky... what's with people who keep calling arlo a puppet??? like this is something that I've seen in other comment sections and it's really weird

[@FastTquick]

I really love Arlo’s comedic reactions to these spicy tweets. Arlo’s “WRONGZO” and “midtroid prime” reactions should be hilarious GIFS on their own.

[@trumpeterjen]

9:28 I'm always floored at how much expression Arlo can give a static muppet.

[@duckywinks]

What’s he giving? That’s just his face.

[@jaybee27D]

@@duckywinks an impressively expressive face at that

[@proto6948]

What do you mean? That is literally just him

[@silikei1810]

What puppet ?

[@AlejandroGomez-lu8nh]

PUPPET???

[@iexist01]

It’s so sad because yoshi could have been built on to become something like Kirby, with lots of genres of games , instead of just yarnshi now

[@primarinegaming6761]

I like yarnshi tho:(

[@KingRidley]

I wanted more like Yoshi's story, where the gameplay could be really straightforward or more challenging if you only ate specific fruits.

[@Fralexion]

Yoshi's Story is super-underrated.

[@LoomDoom]

Yarnshi is the best Yoshi game though… Felt-Yoshi is the mediocre one.

[@raxadian]

Is is really sad when Yoshi's Cookie is BETTER that some Yoshi games that came later. And is just a simple puzzle game.

[@danieldishon688]

Your comedy and brand of humor has never shined brighter than it has in this video. You should definitely make this a regularly series.

[@TheOddMindofSamBo]

This definitely utilizes the puppet aesthetic better than most of his videos

[@danieldishon688]

@TheOddMindofSamBo yeah, like when he pulls out a tiny hammer and yells at the screen "wrong-zo!", that was hilarious.

[@buttface6663]

Bro have you seen his lockstin skits those are beautiful

[@danieldishon688]

@buttface6663 he can't colab with lockstin everyday. He can make a regularly series of this. And yes I was more entertained by this than by Lockstin wearing a duck mask. Not to say those weren't funny, but just that I think this episode was just that good.

[@lukulele217]

@@GaplekBehemoth i loved the gamers brief those were some of arlos best videos

[@corrinflakes9659]

It also does it doesn’t help Yoshi that it doesn’t have a tonal niche. Kirby feels like it fulfills the “cute reading and easy-to-grasp sidescroller” much more in-depth, and much of the Yoshi series is carried by Mario’s association. Kirby has maintained an identity and even that has evolved for things like “eerie underlying lore” while keeping a core spirit of “Kirby still wants food tho” intact. Meanwhile Yoshi has an inconsistent spirit.

[@CouchSpud91]

It also doesn't help how repetitive the Yoshi games are. Like, yeah, every franchise has core mechanics and game progression that are expected in every installment, but it seems to me that Yoshi has done the least to expand or deepen those. You could argue Star Fox, but that series doesn't have nearly the same number of games that Yoshi does for that comparison.

[@jaziliynn]

Disagree. Yoshi had the tonal niche of being a dinosaur, and that's enough for me lmao. In all seriousness, Yoshi feels like a game that is made to be baby's first 2d platformer that adults can play for the fun theme and art style. They're super generic, but it's still very enjoyable and only seeming to be getting better recently

[@notspacegoat2000]

*yoshi needs to become the hardest platforming challenge nintendo can come up with for certified GAMERS.*

[@JrIcify]

I think their current idea for yoshi is that he's for very very young kids, like too young for Mario even. The "craft" themed games especially feel like that.

[@NovaBlastPlays]

9:24 you can just feel the rage, the fury, the anger boiling inside him because of such a spicy take. But he bottles it up and tosses it into the trash, what a champ.

[@themememaster423]

I personally love the Yoshi franchise. I’ll admit that the games aren’t the greatest, but they’re calming and I have fun playing them. Also, Yoshi and Poochy are freaking adorable :)

[@leeartlee915]

Kirby games are calming. Yoshi’s games are brain dead.

[@toadchannel9619]

@@leeartlee915 that’s your opinion

[@leeartlee915]

@@toadchannel9619 Obviously. There’s no such thing as the objective book on video game quality. What is objective is the games sell poorly.

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

Me too! I really love The Yoshi games, especially Woolly World and even Crafted World. Now The latter game's soundtrack is definitely inferior to the former's, but I just simply turn the volume down whenever a track gets too screechy and babyish, and enjoy the cardboard world.

[@FTChomp9980]

Yoshis Story,Yoshis Wooly World,and Yoshis Crafted World is my favorite Trilogy.

[@coreymckee4844]

An absolute crime that Wooly world hasn't been ported to switch. Arguably one of the best yoshi games and my personal favorite along with the original Yoshis island.

[@Lordodragonss]

YESSSS I want to play it

[@StevenVillman]

*@Corey McKee* Plus, it's very hard to find a used copy of _Yoshi's Whooly World_ for the Nintendo Wii U!

[@Rodanguirus]

My list of favorite games is often fairly fluid, but one thing that's remained consistent over the decades is Yoshi's Island is my favorite. And I admit that in level design, creativity, and variety, Woolly World at least rivals it, and maybe surpasses it. It also has a fun co-op mode, makes the transformations more fun and less disruptive, and is much more reasonable about how it handles collectibles/scoring. Honestly, the one thing that holds it back for me is that Yoshi's Island's physics and speed feel so perfect and snappy. Yoshi's just a BIT too slow in Woolly World, a problem common to every single post-Island Yoshi game (except YIDS, but only when you have Baby Mario, for some absurd, indefensible reason).

[@skibot9974]

@@StevenVillman what about the 3DS version

[@coreymckee4844]

@@skibot9974 yeah i have a feeling if it wasn't ported to 3ds, then we would have got it on switch. Not sure but the likelihood of it happening would be higher..

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

I actually really adore Yoshi's games. They may not be as groundbreaking as the Mainline Mario games, but they're still relaxing and calming to play through. And they are especially lovely to look at in terms of environments. These Colorful Dinos made the Arts-and-Crafts, Yarn, Coloring Book, and Pop-Up Book ascetics look like sparkling diamonds in a Museum.

[@darrenmacqueen9884]

I haven't played too many Yoshi games, but I loved Yoshi's Story as a kid. Even then I found it incredibly easy, but it was just so relaxing to play. The music was amazing, the atmosphere just radiates joy, and it just immediately puts me in a good mood. I played it again for the first time in so long last year, and I still had a great time. I thought for sure he was going to list Yoshi's Story among the good ones at least, but to hear that it's widely regarded as a stinker hurt. Do people not like feeling joy?

[@joremOP]

@@darrenmacqueen9884 i agree man i played yoshi's story a lot as a kid and still play it sometimes now when i wanna relax, sucks people dont like it

[@CyberBinary]

The only Yoshi game I’m all that familiar with is Yoshi Topsy-Turvy on the GBA. I can’t say I’m too keen on that game.

[@rennythespaceguy7285]

Yeah, that's cool and all but he threw an egg at my car and blew it up So Yoshi's new island is mid + L + ratio + no happy tree

[@lethauntic]

Oh, don't forget the baby music

[@lunchmeat9118]

Seeing Arlo acknowledge the existence of Fantano was a surreal crossing of worlds I did not expect today

[@jongameaddict]

Seeing him play Mario Party Superstars with Vinesauce, Shesez, and I forgot who else I think RubberRoss was also crazy, very different types of humor all getting along and Vinny's weird meat stories and nsfw humor

[@Cacotin05]

He should review my beautiful dark twisted fantasy

[@themoviecritic1092]

Yeah I never thought I'd see the two worlds collide

[@stinkypoopoo5616]

I've spotted Arlo in some fantano comment sections! So hearing him mention let's argue, it felt natural lol.

[@landonsmith609]

@@stinkypoopoo5616that’s wild

[@Blastronaute]

I agree that Pokémon doesn’t need to get more in depth because it’s battle system is already WAY more deep than you ever see during a normal play through. Competitive Pokémon is so much more engaging as it’s almost a completely different game. I think the games are easier than they need to be because they don’t teach you how to use any strategy other than super effective moves. If you teach the player how to use and play against other strategies, you can make the game harder and deeper while functionally keeping it at the same difficulty it was before. Also, to address the original post more directly, Pokemon is bordering on the line of so easy it's not even fun to play the game. Another comment on this thread pointed out that it's not necessarily a bad thing to be too easy for adults (though it would be nice to have the option) but the game isn't even a challenge for kids. Kids figured out Red and Blue before the internet was widespread. Kids were able to beat Cynthia, albeit with a good struggle. Kids are not idiots, especially when you actually take the time to show them how things work and not assume that they want the game to almost be played for them.

[@MisterZebra42]

This, the issue isn’t the mechanics (for the most part), it’s that Pokemon’s campaigns always refuse to take advantage of most of those mechanics, leaving only the most boring and basic parts. Pokemon teambuilding can be incredibly complex and they always choose to leave it at “this guys uses the bugs”

[@PokeMadness1996]

@@MisterZebra42 story is for casual the deeper mechanics is for competitive It works Don’t force competitive style on people just trying to have a chill experience Pokémon is about “Your my best friend in a world we must defend Our hearts so true our courage will pull us through you teach me and I teach you” Before it’s about competitive

[@illusionaryheart3325]

@@PokeMadness1996They aren’t saying to make it to the level of actual competitive play, they just want it to not be as shallow as it is right now

[@jesusbarrera6916]

problem with competitive play is that it's also really broken... hence to why it's not exactly taken seriously since the very own company doesn't take it seriously

[@Blastronaute]

@@PokeMadness1996 I don’t want the main story to be like competitive. I was just using that as an example of Pokémon’s battle system being much deeper than it’s ever used for. I agree that team building is the strongest aspect but the simplicity of the game means you have very little extrinsic motivation to do it since you’re starter can solo most of the game on its own.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Please make this a regular thing!!! This is such a great format and Fantano seems to be the only one taking advantage of it haha

[@NathanielBandy]

Yoshis Island is better than mario world, that's my spicy take

[@pizzamusicgamer6405]

*baby crying intensifies*

[@MarioYoshi4723]

They’re on the same level in my eyes, I love them both equally, with that said I do have more nostalgia for Yoshi’s Island as I grew up with the GBA port

[@themememaster423]

Agreed

[@emandude]

but it's true

[@mcgoldenblade4765]

I absolutely agree

[@TobbyTukaywan]

This is probably Arlo's best video format yet. A quickfire grab bag of Arlo's opinions on a wide variety of subjects + audience participation. Would love to see more!

[@majorhoolahan]

This is good content. I appreciate that you chose actual spicy takes, most of the time people ask for unpopular opinions, all the responses are some of the most basic, common opinions you can think of.

[@austinwiebe3801]

That’s a good point I didn’t think of actually. They always react to takes like “I like Luigi more than Mario”

[@jonathanrobinson8926]

That Yoshi take is absolutely Star Fox erasure.

[@jumpyman9754]

EXACTLY

[@NamekianG]

Okay but hear me out on that one. Adventures is the only bad Star Fox game, and Zero if you have to. Adventures is a good game on its own, just not as Star Fox and then Zero is just questionable as a whole. But 1, 2, and 64 are of course good, and Assault is the best one imo. Command is perfectly okay, but I wouldn't call it bad. That's only 2 bad games to 5 not bad ones, not a bad ratio at all

[@banjo9158]

I would say Yoshi is still the worse, because to me, there's only 3 actually good yoshi games, Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Story and Yoshi's Wooly World, the rest is either bad or mid. (yeah, i think crafted world is mid, and yes, i think Yoshi's Story is good.) meanwhile Star Fox is the most unoriginal nintendo franchise. besides Assault and Adventures (which was not even a star fox game to begin with, it was a different game that turned into a star fox game) all the games are telling the same story of Star Fox 64, (which is also a retelling of the original SNES game), with the same gameplay elements and campaign, with a few different mechanics.

[@jumpyman9754]

@@NamekianG 2, assault and command are hella mid

[@NamekianG]

@@jumpyman9754 I'll agree on Command, though I still wouldn't call it bad. Assault is easily the best one though imo. Everything else is just 64 for the 100th time

[@deefdragon]

I love this because the "spicy takes" all lead to genuine conversations about the game industry and games, and how both can be improved. Moar please.

[@YogiTheBearMan]

As long acknowledge as valid and respect opinions you don’t agree with. Arlo nailed it

[@DJsleng06]

Arlo's reaction to the Metroid comment is gold.

[@bennycaustic5102]

Arlo looking at the camera after reading "Midtroid Prime" is like when you accidentally piss off your super nice friend, and see them genuinely angry for the first time.

[@christianthomey7352]

5:28when a character gets introduced in Smash Brothers, it feels like being inducted in the video game hall of fame. it feels like these characters are important to gaming history and it compels people to seek out the games that character originates from. I found some of my all time favorite third party games through Smash Brothers so I think Smash Brothers is not only monument to Nintendo, but to gaming as a whole.

[@Sauraen]

I completely agree and think they absolutely nailed that aspect with Ultimate. However, moving forward, it'll be impossible to keep building on Ultimate. If they released a game with almost the whole roster but one or two third parties missing, the community would know that the license holders had denied them, then they'd bandwagon that company and that company would blame Nintendo for creating the situation. Sakurai addressed this with the Sora / Fighters Ballot situation. But it's so unlikely that the licensing would work out for every single one of dozens of third parties now. So I think the next Smash Bros. game, which is probably at least 5 years away if not 10, will be almost entirely first party. I think that's the only option they really have.

[@KrissyBlues]

@@Sauraen Plus, this view of smash as a gaming hall of fame thing was really only Ultimate's schtick. Which is fine, it's called ULTIMATE for a reason, and to be the ultimate smash it had to have characters no other smash game could and truly showcase gaming as a whole. But I'm fine with dialing back that scope. A lot of nintendo franchises wound up a tad neglected and I feel like if every smash game became a minagerie of random characters from across all of gaming it'd fastly lose it's identity. It worked wonders for ultimate but I really want more out there and small time picks again

[@austinwiebe3801]

That’s definitely true, I just like Nintendo more than third parties lol. It’s also a lot cooler when the fight is Mario, Link, and Kirby instead of third party / lesser known characters like Terry, Simon, and Chrom

[@TheGoldenJay637]

@@austinwiebe3801 bro how tf is Chrom a third party or lesser known??? He's literally 1 of the 3 main characters in the of the best sold non-switch FE game 💀 💀 💀

[@austinwiebe3801]

@@TheGoldenJay637 Dude don't take it personally. I played Awakening long before Smash Ultimate came out but you gotta admit he's not the first, tenth, or even fiftieth character that comes to mind when you think "iconic Nintendo characters." The meme of no one caring when a new FE character is announced for Smash has a reason for existing lol

[@RavenStarMedia]

I'd honestly be all for this becoming a series, your humor in this episode was great.

[@ExploDjinn]

That was fun. I appreciate Arlo actually explaining his reasoning rather than just saying, 'You're wrong,' and moving on. That sort of thing's gotten under my skin before.

[@CouchSpud91]

This is the one thing that's kept me watching Arlo despite his more....controversial takes on certain things. He does bother to try to explain his position as calmly and as rationally as he can. Even when that position makes absolutely no sense and you can tell he's just justifying his personal biases with excuses, he rarely if ever seems to have malice in any of it.

[@HylianFox3]

@@CouchSpud91 If nothing else Arlo is very sincere and doesn't just put out crazy opinions for the sake of generating controversy. That's something I can respect, especially in today's Twitter and Facebook driven world.

[@TheRagnarok428]

I love everything about this. The visual aspects of arlo reading from a computer, the spicy and anti spicy takes, the gags. Love it Arlo!

[@pdxdonut]

Maybe it's because I'm tired but I just realize he isn't actually reading from the computer 💀

[@boof44444]

I hold you to no obligation to continue this as a series, but I want you to know I enjoyed the hell out of this one.

[@IslanderDran]

I was prepared for most of these hot takes, the only thing that really caught me off guard was from Arlo during the Yoshi one, saying “Yoshi story is widely considered a stinker”… um, huh? lol I appreciate it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but are there really that many people who think it’s particularly bad? That was news to me…

[@the_Acaman]

Time went by soo fast watching this! I hope this becomes a series!

[@virgiebabie6903]

On the part about 3DL vs 3DW, I will say going back to 3DL made me realize just how many neat level ideas there were from a visual/conceptual perspective. The clock levels, the Monty mole caves, even those desert temples are stuff I can’t quite say I remember being present in 3DW.

[@1BlueYoshi]

I love Yoshi’s Story! I definitely wouldn’t consider it one of the “bad” Yoshi games. To this day it’s still unique in that you don’t really see too many 2D platformers where the goal is something other than get to the end of the level

[@MusicaJosh]

It's my favorite yoshi game! I had not heard about anyone disliking and all online discourse I've ever seen has looked back on it fondly!

[@quibquiberton4184]

It was my first Yoshi game, but have to admit, it's just kind of ok.

[@dustymcwari4468]

Tbh of all Yoshi games I only like 4, Yoshi Story is definitely one of them, and it’s become super iconic to the series along with Yoshi’s Island

[@domesticus2958]

I love that game. I love that getting to the end of the game isn't necessarily the challenge, but finding every level (and then finding every melon if you're bold)

[@BigYosh]

I will NOT take this slander of my kind. Us yoshi’s need more representation in the media.

[@notakiwi3602]

Are you THE big Yoshi?

[@BigYosh]

@@notakiwi3602 yes sir!

[@justaguy3983]

Is yoshi getting crucified or is yoshi doing the crucifiying.

[@kieranrice2351]

They need more representation yes by having not terrible games :)

[@georgehanselman1365]

I will admit yoshis wolly world went HARD!It had everything I want in a game, and it was one of the few times I really enjoyed a 2d platformer

[@theredblooper]

I'd love to see more Spicy Take Salad videos but with specifc topics/themes! This is a great format for Arlo to share little tidbits and thoughts on minor gaming topics that otherwise wouldn't be substantial enough for their own videos.

[@lssjvegeta7103]

in regards to the second take, colosseum and xd gale of darkness already did the whole darker mature story thing and it was an absolute gem

[@nickk3077]

Honestly, I love this. I think Arlo should interact with his community more and have them a little more involved in videos. Maybe like a Q and A or something like this!

[@corruptedplayer]

Q and Arlo

[@chasemiller3712]

I always enjoy fan interaction videos like these. I hope that if you continue this series, you make a community tab on your KZbin channel for those who don't use Twitter. Also make themed episodes and maybe even a blind video like Jacksfilm

[@Justsomedudeokay]

Yesterday, I Asked You for your controversial Nintendo opinions

[@datalphalion]

Yoshi is kinda like Star Fox. Both series have two core entries that most would say are pretty great. And the rest of the games are like throwing darts at a dartboard and seeing what sticks.

[@JoSnap]

Same with paper mario lol

[@gabrielneri2820]

perfect analogy actually also, throw Chibi Robo there while you're at it

[@hyrulehero2773]

Both series also have the additional problem where when there is a good/decent game, it is at best a worse version of another game in the series.

[@macuser7048]

Maybe that means that not everything needs a gimmick and you should stick to what works and give fans more of it? Nintendo wants to do everything new, but they have IPs that are beloved too.

[@luke3810]

Yeah that's pretty on point

[@Monke80s]

Yeah, I also agree with MM3D. I think it's a much better experience in every way. Even the atmosphere was translated and even elevated imo. Everything looks brighter, more colorful, but not less strange and creepy, I think. The only thing I give the original is Zora swimming. Yes, it's difficult to control in tight spaces and I understand that that's why they changed, but it's so satisfying and fast and there are places where you truly need the speed. Would've loved if they added a toggle in the options menu between og and new swim controls instead of just locking it behind the magic shield thing. Other than that, better artwork (which means better and updated sprites like the Garo mask), elevated atmosphere, better bomber's notebook, better song of double time, better Goron controls, better graphics, etcetera. I still love the original tho

[@fractiouslemon]

More of this please. Your cuddly adherence to being as open-minded and friendly as possible while clearly opposing such vile slander as "Midtroid Prime" is beyond heartwarming.

[@djmetcalf3815]

Legends Arceus was one of the most difficult Pokémon post games I have played and every new mainline Pokémon game pays more and more attention to the shiny hunting and competitive fanbases so clearly they are pivoting to something adults can enjoy more.

[@FTChomp9980]

Volo was a awesome challenge I lost to him twice.

[@edgyanole9705]

The ease to get into competitive has skyrocketed in the last few gens (still not good enough) and wth did pla do with competitive, there were no online servers to battle which is honestly not that bad considering how terrible the combat was in pla

[@SegaDisneyUniverse]

That game was difficult? I've only ever got knocked out only a handful of times in that game over my 3,000+ hours of playtime, and those were just on purpose. Heck, it was only one time that I've needed my satchel retrieved, but you could literally never lose it as long as you saved beforehand!🤣

[@Watburnt]

@@edgyanole9705 pla wasnt designed for battling because they were testing out a new battle format i assume and it didn't really matter people wouldve just stuck to sw/sh for the rest of the gen anyway

[@edgyanole9705]

@@Watburnt yeah

[@davemeech]

I'll continually watch videos of Arlo respectably and wholesomely addressing spicy takes.

[@Ihasnotomato]

This is a super fun concept, I love this! Thought I'd join in and give my own takes on the questions! 1:44 - Hard disagree, for the same reason as Arlo 2:44 - I agree about the main series always being primarily light and easy but I think that a hard mode or another series (like the colosseum games) focused on more of a challenge would go a long way for the franchise. 4:13 - 50/50 Majora's mask is not only my favourite Zelda game but also one of my favourite games of all time and I have played both versions extensively. While I do pretty much fully agree with Nerrel's video on the topic there is still a lot to love about the remake that I feel goes unsaid in most cases, it has it's pros as well as it's cons. Personally I still prefer the original just a bit more, but the remake is still a super fun and relatively faithful adaptation that I am more than happy to play on any occassion. 5:28 - Kinda don't really care If I'm honest, one way or the other. As long as it's still video game characters, I'm happy. 7:10 - Hard disagree. 3D land is great fun in it's own way, it's light and breezy, but to say that it's objectively better than 3D world is mind bending for me. 3D world just has so much more to it in every conceivable way that I can hardly even compare the two myself... 8:05 - Never really thought about it before but you're probably right. The original Yoshi's Island is fantastic and everything after that has either been 'fine' or straight up bad for me. So I'm inclined to agree. 9:22 - Wish people would elaborate on their arguments to things rather than just saying "it's mid" these days. I disagree about it being mid, I think they are great but they really didn't give much ground here to argue with other than just saying: "I disagree." 10:28 - Couldn't care less. I unbox mine and put them on a shelf. I don't care to resell them or anything, I buy stuff to own, not sell later. 11:14 - Can't be bothered arguing with this as it's obiously just a joke post.

[@hookedonfriendship1372]

I absolutely loved this, and wanted it to be longer. I love just you talking about these topics. PLEASE DO ANOTHER!!!

[@9-VoltGaming]

3:50 I really really HATE the argument of "It's for kids so it should be easy", and I'm like... Are you telling me kids are not capable of beating hard games???? I beat lots of hard games as a kid and I've seen kids nowadays playing hard games and being able to beat them all the time, that argument is dum

[@caydenzmyers]

Back at this channels' start it was much easier to connect to your audience naturally, but as time goes on, it obviously becomes less tangible. I would LOVE to see more Spicy Take Salad's because it provides a bit of a gateway into that same kind of personal energy.

[@gdlpe05]

I really like this because it embraces difference in opinion without getting angry at it, it's really refreshing and I'd love to see more!

[@DP3com]

I would love to see more of this style of video. Your reaction from "Midtroid Prime" alone was priceless.

[@GeekCritique]

It's funny how all of your arguments for preferring the GameCube over the Wii U perfectly mirror MY reasons for preferring the Wii U over the GameCube. Literally, it's the exact same words, just applied in the other direction! And the one big Wii U game you like is the one I couldn't get into! I think that's why I love your work so much, your perspective is so different but your passion for games is the same!

[@TheMeGuy1]

I kinda agree with the Smash Bros take, ngl. I feel like every reveal was a huge deal when it came to the DLC passes, that when actual Nintendo characters like Byleth or Minmin were revealed it was boring. This worries me greatly as a firm believer that Bandanna Waddle Dee needs to be in the next Smash game.

[@deraile]

I like how the 3D Land take didn't mention music, because the music alone in 3D World makes the game one of my faves. Sure it helps that the game is also good, but seriously, I think it's simply the best soundtrack a mainline Mario title has ever had. And Odyssey doesn't come close. Hope they gather the same sound team/composer as 3D World for a future Mario project because Odyssey wasn't it. It wasn't bad, but not great. There's a bit of a hot take for ya :p

[@thebacklog1458]

We totally need more of these! Loving the Fantano representation as far as gaming content goes and learning people’s biggest hot takes could truly be an amazing quick regular series you keep up.

[@StormyDoesVR]

Quality take at the end there, Jon, and that's coming from a Cartwright that lives in Indiana, the cornocopia of the US!

[@Fiery25123]

XD Solid Horse just sneaking in at the end there...

[@Traveler_of_the_Stars]

I think the thing about the Yoshi franchise is that a lot of people see it as peaking with the original Yoshi's Island on the SNES, and since then, the series has sort of been spinning its wheels. That SNES game is considered an amazing classic by many, and the series has had a tough time moving beyond that for the most part. I'd argue Yoshi's Woolly World is *also* quite a great game as well, but even then, it was primarily released late on the Wii U (a platform hardly anyone owned) and nowadays people seem to conflate it with Yoshi's Crafted World (a markedly lesser game than Woolly World imo). Yes, I know it also released on the 3DS, but when the game had a similar artsyle to another future game in the series and released late into two console's life cycles, it wasn't really set up for success or to be remembered all too much. See, for me, I'd actually argue Star Fox is "the worst," if I had to pick a "bigger" Nintendo series. Like the Yoshi series, I feel like Star Fox made a really good game (Star Fox 64) and just hasn't been able to escape its shadow. Both Star Fox and Yoshi keep trying to recapture the magic of that "one special game," though one series has veered into wildly different gameplay styles to so-so results (Star Fox), while the other hasn't done anything especially crazy, but has actually led to another great game and doesn't try to just simply remake that classic game from years ago like Star Fox seems to do.

[@tanman2654]

I hope this becomes a series!

[@luminary97]

I would like more from this series. Hot takes can be entertaining to think about and the concept is easy to make into a video I would think, which might mean more Arlo videos.

[@ToxikDnB544]

Hey arlo. I just got robbed today and the bus I was on almost crashed. I thought my day couldn’t get better but then I saw your video and it really cheered me up. Thank you so much for making a sad, stressed person happier :)

[@MrSmasher]

Please make this a series. This was so much fun to watch.

[@salmence100]

2:44 This take would make more sense if they didn't already make games like this. The Gen 5 games literally had a hard mode. AND ON YOSHI: I feel like everyone has to generally agree a game is a stinker. The only agreed upon stinkers are DS, New Island, and Crafted World. That's a 50% success rate. Star Fox on the other hand has the original and 64, then Adventures, Assault, Command, and Zero being considered Stinkers. This gives us just a 33% success rate. It's still lower even if you include the 64 remake on 3DS.

[@doc8125]

IDK, I loved yoshi island DS

[@gungaloscrungalo8925]

On Majora's Mask 3D: "I guess the atmosphere isn't as weird, but it just looks much better." See, I wasn't big on them neutering the game's challenge, but it was easily the cleaner new look/atmosphere that I disliked the most. The atmosphere, world and tone of Majora's Mask are so unique, not just amongst Zelda games, but all games. If you get brighter, sharper, more colourful visuals that take away from the weird, melancholic and creepy overtone of the world, I'd argue that it doesn't actually look "better" at all, just newer. Come to think of it, the easier mechanics kind of affect the atmosphere too. It detracts a bit from that sense of dread that hangs over you (pretty literally 🌚) and the sense that time itself is against you isn't quite as strong.

[@melty4204]

I absolutely love the aesthetic of first generation 3d games and especially Majora. It really bums me out that the popular opinion seems to be that all games from that era are hideous. Games for the N64 and PS1 have some of the best atmosphere out there, particularly when it comes to creepy and melancholy vibes. And I don't think they can be improved by modernizing them, just like you can't improve pixel art games using modern graphics. You'll just end up robbing them of there soul.

[@schizzo8959]

I played the og game back in 2000 and I like it very much, but the remake is just better at the gameplay, mechanics and still has the same essence as the original.

[@weegar]

I believe that the person talking about pokemon, was aiming their comment more towards those of the pokemon fan base that want to see a more "spicier" experience of adult themes rather than the casual adult themes. Having the unfortunate experience of witnessing what these fans consider adult themed and what they'd like to see in the series, i couldn't agree more with keeping the age rating of pokemon, where it is now...

[@avalonperez3806]

I just discovered ur channel and I love it. It feels like the muppets started a game review channel with all of the charm and friendliness but 2000% more gamer

[@peterrealar2.067]

5:54 No, I disagree. ALL the 3rd Party Characters in Smash are ESSENTIAL to Nintendo's overall history. Snake, got his start on the NES/Famicom. Sonic, big time rival to Mario. Mega Man, an icon and platformer staple on the NES. Ryu and Ken, BIG time staple for the SNES. Cloud/Sephiroth, their series started on the NES and represents Nintendo's greatest folly - not using Sony for their consoles. Bayonetta, now essentially a 1st party character as she was kept alive BY Nintendo, Simon and Richter, they're from a series that got their grand start on the NES. Joker, while being from a spinoff series, represents the whole of a franchise that got its start on the NES. Hero, truly THE most essential character when it comes to the JRPG genre as he wrote the playbook that inspired a TON of the characters in the roster. Banjo/Kazooie, truly beloved platformer duo that started on the N64 that WOULD have been Nintendo's if not for their lack of buying RARE. Terry, another staple of the Fighting genre that was an inspiration for Smash overall. Steve/Alex/Zombie/Enderman, characters that transcended their indie roots to become full blown icons of the survival genre. Kazuya, another Fighting game staple that has bled into the first party scene with Pokken Tournament. Finally, we have Sora, the character responsible for bringing Cloud and Sephiroth into the game and from a great crossover series besides.

[@murkywater8317]

Yoshi's Story is an amazing game and needs more love.

[@FTChomp9980]

Yoshis Story was my first Yoshi game I love it so much still have the N64 cartridge of it plan to emulate soon.

[@pobbityboppity1110]

As someone who grew up with it…I can’t love it.

[@spacechannelg6843]

its such a good game esp when i was a kid its just full of warmth !

[@mtmike8737]

I rather enjoy Yoshi's Story. It's not my favorite game or anything, but it's a fun one to play every now and then.

[@vgf64-27]

There hasn't been a Yoshi game that's up to par with Yoshi's Island on SNES....so I'd say yes.

[@GrimlandCS]

Agree. I feel like every game following smw2 just misunderstood what made that Yoshi game great

[@MarioYoshi4723]

Wooly World came pretty damn close I’d say

[@Rediscool9]

@@MarioYoshi4723 And Crafted World is a solid third place.

[@CrowTRobot]

Woolly World comes close enough that I wouldn’t blame someone for picking it as their favorite Yoshi game. Crafted World should have been so much better. It has some good ideas but it was such a letdown after Woolly World, ESPECIALLY in the music department.

[@LachieLN]

Never thought I'd see an idea so good, direct discourse between fans and Arlo! Always loved Arlo's strong, passionate opinions, this idea just makes so much sense, can't believe it hadn't been done sooner!

[@videogamephantom4809]

I would LOVE to see a series off of this! It’s nice to see full Arlo the whole time!

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

There's only like 2 great Yoshi games, let's be honest. Island and Woolly World. Outside of that, it ranges from decent to actually terrible. I also like 3D Land more than World. Those levels are much more concise, making repeat playthroughs and speed runs a blast. It also keeps your best time. Not sure if World did that. 3D World, the levels are perhaps more original in themes but you can tell they were made to compensate 4 players. So they're big, wide and empty. I don't like replaying them or trying to speedrun them like I did Land. Perhaps with Switch version improves this with the faster speed. But on the Wii U I found it a little plodding at times.

[@Zyckro]

This is so fun! I love how you voice your opinion, give reasons, and respect the responses. It switches up the energetic format of aggressively countering negativity. 9:26 made me wake my roommate up.

[@LosFloresLunares]

Love this bc it’s easy content you don’t have to stress abt between bigger projects but is still incredibly enjoyable

[@misreal2401]

I loved this idea for interaction with fans!! Please do more of this :)

[@ryanpyle9822]

Great idea for a series, I hope it continues. My guess is the person with the Yoshi take doesn't realize how many Nintendo series there actually are. My vote for worst would be the most uninteresting ones like "Jam with the Band" or "Polarium." Yoshi's Story was a disappointment compared to the masterpiece of Yoshi's Island but it is still a fun solid interesting game.

[@nicklinn5731]

Not sure if this would be a spicy take, but Kirby is one of the most boring series in the world, at least the main series. I’ve put Forbidden Land down several times because I just wasn’t having fun with it. The spin-offs are where it’s at! Gimme a port or sequel to Air Rider, or at the very least insert City Trial into a new game as bonus content!

[@bagelgod946]

No. Nothing that includes woolly world can be considered the worst of anything.

[@santiagovilli6514]

Woolly World underrated af

[@DTheAustralian]

This is like the gaming version of Anthoyn Fantano's "Let's Argue" and I'm all here for it!

[@josephleiber9879]

Anthoyn Fanloyno

[@chao3948]

@beedl fanthony antana

[@TheBroncoley]

Hey, I'm loving this segment. Please consider doing more of them in the future Arlo! And here's a hot take of my own: You ready...? Pikmin 4 will be the best in the series. No contest.

[@Rediscool9]

My spicy Pikmin take is that Pikmin 2 is better than 3. Yeah I said it.

[@Watburnt]

@@Rediscool9 I cant tell if your being ironic or not thats the most cold opinion ever

[@Rediscool9]

@@Watburnt No it isn’t. It’s quite the controversial and spicy take.

[@Watburnt]

@@Rediscool9 Pikmin 2 is the most beloved one

[@Mote.]

The way you hit the desk with the gavel was satisfying

[@jackstamford9937]

That little knock was so cute

[@MagicSpartan1992]

This would be a great series! Hope it gets the hits because it’s fun to share spicy takes

[@ad51603]

Yoshi's Island alone makes it not the worst. It's that good

[@leeartlee915]

Fair point… but the follow ups are so bad it might bring down the average that much.

[@MarioYoshi4723]

Wooly World too, and Yoshi’s New Island is overhated tbh, it’s not that bad of a game. Yoshi is kinda like Kirby in the sense of being a franchise to experiment with.

[@mindy1609]

The point of the tweet is that the ratio of good to bad games is really low though. Even if one game is the best in the world but all others sucked, the ratio would still be pretty bad. I still don't agree with the take, I think Yoshi games are generally fine, but the idea that one amazing game can outweigh the rest just doesn't apply with the metric they're using

[@CabbageLoaf143]

Also Wooly World

[@ChicCanyon]

1:4 is a pretty bad ratio

[@Spider-Dude_Handle]

I love this! I would definitely love to see more Spicy Take Salad!

[@gowzahr]

When I was a kid, I'd come home from school and just swim around as Zora Link for half an hour or so. When I got to that point in Majora's Mask 3D, I stopped playing and have yet to pick it up again.

[@Vezon2121]

I want more. This is so much fun and feels like as long as you get hot takes it could be endless content!

[@jaredlord4009]

The Yoshi take did make me think. I feel like you could also make a case for Star Fox, and I say that as someone who LOVES Star Fox.

[@thefonzpart]

Idk man Star Fox SNES was great for its time. 64 was one of the best of all time Assault and Command are better than Yoshi’s New Island, Yoshi’s Island DS, and Yoshi’s Crappy World Wooly World is okay. It was super hype on release but people started to realize it was only okay. It’s a close call but Yoshi just has so many more games

[@jaredlord4009]

@@thefonzpart Yoshi definitely has more volume, and, uh, more of those aren't great. Some of them I'd argue aren't bad necessarily but are just okay. (And I'm also someone who likes Yoshi, so I may just have bad taste.)

[@thefonzpart]

@@jaredlord4009 Believe me I love Yoshi’s Island and really enjoyed Wooly World but was disappointed by the final boss not being as awesome as Island I tried New Island, got bored. Tried Crafted World, got bored. It’s like they focus on the artstyle instead of fun gameplay and levels

[@jaredlord4009]

@@thefonzpart Crafted World I only got in the past few months. Been playing it slowly. Good for the anxiety, but I will be the first to admit it ain't exactly setting the world on fire.

[@Justanothercrow123]

Yoshi's Story is wonderful. It's as good/hard/challenging as the player wants it to be. It's incredibly underrated. Any series with Island, Story, Wooly World, and Crafted World can't be considered the worst series...

[@takumidoutou4412]

Crafted world sucks but besides that I agree

[@melty4204]

Yoshi's Story is downright criminally underrated. But I can see why it has its reputation. As a follow-up to the AAA masterpiece that is Yoshi's Island, I can how Story is a bit of a disappointment. Especially when you consider how enamored people were with 3d at the time and most likely anticipated the series to go in that direction.

[@iamthedoctor8094]

9:35 them's losing fighting words

[@Superstrike_11]

The stickers covering up the mac logo on his computer just keep getting better XD Edit: I LOVED THIS VIDEO!!!!! Your takes are playful and interesting.

[@johnbot64]

Please do more videos like this. I love hearing your opinions on these things

[@bprocrast]

I love how he's not just screaming at the camera and telling people they are wrong like some other people do, he's debating them over and not afraid to disagree or agree, hes not just forcing his opinions on usand expecting us to agree and this is one of the reasons i love arlo

[@LashknifeTalon]

I legitimately expected "midtroid prime" to end right after "them's fighting words," but he actually found something to say about that one.

[@sledgen.]

I would really like more videos like this, such a fun watch. I was interested to see what takes would be brought up and your humour and respectfulness made it all the more enjoyable!

[@CryptidKk]

My niece is 3 and I got her and my brother a switch for their birthdays and Yoshi's crafted world was such a perfect gateway game for her, especially because she could play alone or with a parent, it's fun, colorful, not too difficult and has some more challenging bits that she might need help with or teach her how to progress after finding out a new skill! Yoshi's games are a great starting place with a recognizable character. Plus I've got such nostalgia for playing Yoshi's Story and Yoshi's Island as a kid, I don't think the Yoshi series is shooting for any GOTY Awards or top 10 lists, they're just cute, fun games with such creative art styles

[@1gnore_me.]

we're moving closer and closer to arlo & anthony fantano collabing, and I'm all for it.

[@mediocreboi]

These were some actually spicy and thought provoking takes. Would love to see more.

[@tylerfrick4419]

the midtroid prime thing killed me. i hard disagree with that opinion but that reaction was good lol

[@jonahfrazier8630]

I think Woolly World was an amazing game!

[@Rediscool9]

The original Yoshi’s Island, Woolly World, and Crafted World are all exceptionally great games.

[@JrIcify]

People who keep their amiibos in the package are people who grew up to be the dad in the lego movie.

[@TheFrostedfirefly]

Solid Horse will stick with me forever, I need him as a reoccuring character in the Arlo-verse

[@arturocampomanes8315]

On god this series goes hard, we love it to death KEEP IT COMING