Yoshi's Crafted World (Zero Punctuation)

This week Yahtzee reviews Yoshi's Crafted World.
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[@nicklager1666]

So Before Bowser was interested in gettin that sweet peach CAKE he enjoyed Jurassic World and knitting. He is more complex as a character than i gave him credit for.

[@brolo7234]

Wrong Bowser

[@HeavyMetalBeliever]

@@brolo7234 The Yoshi's _______ games were all (technically) set before the Mario Bros games. Baby Bowser eventually grows up and becomes Bowser.

[@anthonybowman3423]

@@thekiss2083 No, no. He left. So long, Gay Bowser!

[@jobelthirty1294]

Bowser is a fucking gangster and if Mario didn't exist he would just clap peach cheeks and destroy the mushroom kingdom. I would play that game. Bowser's Revenge! That would be fun. You would even get to kill Luigi.

[@Montesama314]

"Knitting is cool and all, but have you guys tried kidnapping and lava-murder?"

[@DrShaym]

My grandma did, in fact, have that exact same cookie tin. She kept crayons for me and my sisters to play with when we were kids. I didn't realize that was something all grandmas did.

[@ty1298]

Man you're here too?? I say again, you have good taste.

[@makeda6530]

So EVERYONE'S Grandma had that tin that never had cookies in it.

[@MTdaBlacking]

I'm pretty sure there was a meeting of grannies all over the world in which they agreed to do this.

[@makeda6530]

@@MTdaBlacking Secret Needle and yarn society

[@swampfox1007]

@@makeda6530 the illumiknitti

[@Nokaret]

Yeah, those tins never had cookies - sometimes even *before* we got our little hands on them!

[@TheOneLichemperor]

@@swampfox1007 I say; well done.

[@Ginrikuzuma]

Yahtzee: The Dinosaur that says "bum" Me: What??? **tries singing the Yoshi story song but with bum Me: Oh my god... I never knew.

[@Foreststrike]

Mother of god.

[@ryanpeacock9004]

I mean... That one song sounds like they're saying 'Eat Asshole' or 'Poop, let the man poop'

[@Wizuu0274]

"I know the Wii-U was a giant awkward Etch-A-Sketch that couldn't leave the room, or fit into a purse, but nonetheless dreamed of being a handheld, the way a giant panda dreams of learning to tapdance" Perfect. Thank you.

[@MoisesCharles]

It never dreamed of being a handheld, and you are all wrong about it and I hate Nintendo fans. Sometimes the majority opinion is actually ignorant, and this is one of those cases. Along with Sonic Adventure being "good", until those people finally grew up and realized that it wasn't. On a side note, it's sad how I'm going to have to wait a decade before people en masse realize that Breath of the Wild was actually largely a mess. Jim Sterling also gave it a 6 out of 10, saying it was a little above average and that he still liked the game, and he got an overwhelming amount of backlash including death threats for it. : /

[@onecalledchuck1664]

The Vectrex a commercial flop? It was the #1 most popular vector-based self-contained luggable console of the 1980s, man!

[@Wertsir]

Why call it Crafted World when Crafted Continent would have kept the alliteration? Woolly World, Crafted Continent, Painted Paradise, Vinyl Valley, Sculpted Sierra, Ceramic Canyon, Artistic Archipelago, Innovative Island, Wooden Wilderness, Crochet Coast, Postmodern Peninsula, Silk Steppe, Acrylic Arctic, Film Forest, Iron Iceberg, Denim Desert, Marble Marsh, Bamboo Basin, THIS IS NOT A HARD NAMING SCHEME. So how can you fuck it up on the second goddamned game?

[@iamaunicorn1232]

You sir need a marketing job for Nintendo.

[@definitelyarealperson3835]

@@iamaunicorn1232 agreed

[@TravisPilgrim]

To be fair, Ceramic Canyon doesn't really work. On the other hand, I want nintendo to make Postmodern Peninsula so bad right now!

[@MoisesCharles]

Because kids can't read those words, don't know what those words mean, and/or can't even say those words.

[@kordeyne]

You should have more likes 😁

[@codebracker]

Yoshi's crafted world: Dream gems are tax refundable

[@davidb7406]

Does it really natter since he's just gonna commit tax fraud anyway?

[@schokoladenjunge1]

Is that a mcFuckn jojos reference

[@OmarM626]

@@schokoladenjunge1 YES YES YES YES *YES*

[@codebracker]

@@schokoladenjunge1 It is now

[@Lyoko1309]

Yoshi's Crafted World: Vento Imbroglio

[@Trojan_Tom]

*Sees advert for Differently Morphous* *Swipes top of screen* *Unpauses Audible Audiobook of Differently Morphous* One step ahead of you, Yahtzee. One step ahead

[@DivinityFallen]

B0R15 D0WNL0AD how are you watching a KZbin video while also listening to the audiobook?

[@Trojan_Tom]

@@DivinityFallen I paused the audiobook to watch the video... Then unpaused it when the video was over... After the ad for Differently Morphous...

[@NFITC1]

And you missed out on giving bookstore employees someone to talk to. They're so lonely.

[@Camkitsune]

*Sees Thumbnail* Oh boy, Yahtzee's gonna _hate_ this one. EDIT He did, in fact, hate it, but not quite as much as I expected. "It's a serviceable distraction for kids" seems to be exactly what they were going for.

[@travisretriever7473]

...He hated it more than I thought. But then I really don't keep up with Nintendo these days. I'm more of a Cookie Clicker, Realm Grinder, and Crusaders of the Lost Idols guy at this point. @_@

[@Camkitsune]

@@travisretriever7473 The nice thing about Nintendo is that their games that aren't Star Fox tend to iterate on their core design instead of just rehashing it like, say, Ubisoft tends to. If you've played a Yoshi game you'll have a pretty good idea of what the others are like in the series.

[@travisretriever7473]

@@@Jruni I regret nothing! >.>

[@travisretriever7473]

@@Camkitsune I mean, I liked Yoshi's Story...back in the day...I don't really think it's held up in retrospect, but I think I see where your coming from.

[@Aurirang]

Tbh i can't tell if he hates or loves a game.

[@Bamboo_bazooka]

that biscuit tin joke is far too real

[@sirapple589]

Ethan Probert real talk though, them shits are delicious. The biscuits I mean.

[@collabcentral6006]

I think the biscuit tin grandma has that's full of her knitting materials, is the most relatable thing Yahtzee's written.

[@Yenastuundepaspris55]

I find amusing, the fact that the very next phrase following ''the best way to claim something you want is to throw something that came out your ass'' is ''my 4th novel''. It's just amusing.

[@RegretfulDeadMan]

The Wii U wasn't a failure in my heart... **sobs in corner**

[@Zathren]

I kept waiting for them to make a narrative game about drawing. Like Scribblenauts combined with the story telling of like an Uncharted game. A protagonist gets a golden pen that he has to draw things and save the world yada yada. *sobs with you in said corner*

[@ShadMuffin]

@@Zathren The ds had something like that but with a "story"

[@throwdown1776]

We all lost something in the Wii U *remembers TANK TANK TANK and Wonderful 101* *proceeds to cry in corner with others*

[@abloogywoogywoo]

Let's just call Wikipedia a liar, and call it a day.

[@kurtmueller2089]

Thats what I keep saying about the GameGear too!!

[@TheDamnBeast]

3:10 goshDARN I gone done woke up the entire neighborhood.

[@m.oudekerk63]

sigh... games where you play a raptor aren't as fun as they used to be

[@lnsflare1]

Killer Instinct let's you put the raptor in a cheerleader costume, and was released a few years before Crafted World, so you're technically still correct.

[@skywise8]

There is still The Isle. Utah raptor life is pretty sweet.

[@legateelizabeth]

The biscuit tin Yahtzee uses for "the place your mum keeps her arts and crafts supplies" is the EXACT biscuit tin my mum uses to keep her arts and crafts supplies. Am I next on Yahtzee's home murder list, is he watching me and my family in preparation?

[@JustinY.]

This game was only possible from the money generated by the sheer amount of tax fraud Yoshi committed

[@juras99z]

Hey justin

[@StardustLegend]

hi

[@rouge939]

So unfunny

[@boltonatorsaomd9368]

A game from Nintendo that has cosmetic outfits which grant you in-game bonuses? Kinda like Triforce Heroes for the 3ds

[@lucasbuffalo2596]

This is one of my favorite ZP reviews yet tbh.

[@mclark7142]

"...distract retirees from setting themselves on fire for another hour-" I was drinking. I was not ready for that joke. XD

[@ThomasG_]

A slime monster fits with the craft materials aesthetic quite well, right? Slime is like, the latest big thing.

[@silkworm2595]

*ectoplasm

[@ThomasG_]

@@silkworm2595 I love all those ectoplasm tutorials on KZbin

[@M3PH11]

it's almost like it's 1995 again. The problem with that is I'm not 12 anymore.

[@luigivercotti6410]

*( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Technotoadnotafrog]

They're even making exotic Elmer's glue for it. You've got glitter glue of course, but now there's glow-in-the-dark glue and even fruit-scented glue

[@lnsflare1]

I'd like to see Yahtzee review Puppeteer. It's basically a 2D Mario meets Zelda meets Shadow of the Colossus meets Little Big Planet game, if it were directed by the Muppets, and is also basically a possibly unintended spiritual sequel to Dynamite Headdy.

[@cdkumquat4953]

I'm having trouble imagining it, but it sounds pretty damn good

[@lnsflare1]

@@cdkumquat4953 Check the trailers, though they don't really give you a great grip on how meta the humor gets: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJXWi2CGbKl2mas

[@lnsflare1]

@@cdkumquat4953 This one is a bit of a spoiler, but a really blatantly obvious spoiler from really early in the game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmmwk56rmsqqd6c

[@paullaing5921]

I want to see Puppeteer re-released on the PS4, that game was too good to just fade away into obscurity.

[@kyoai]

4:30 The problem that consumable costumes would have is that people wouldn't use the rarer costumes at all, because of the usual "it's too good to be used"-problem with unique but consumable items. Personally, i'd uncouple the bonuses from the costume, so when you find a new costime, it'll unlock the costume and also unlock the stat bonus, so you can choose which costume you want to wear and combine it with any stat bonus you like.

[@jedediahhopkins6051]

I see TF2’s hat are still threatening gaming to this day.

[@lootgoblin2555]

The monkey part had me dead

[@TheCrosshare]

"Best way to claim something is to throw something at it that came out of your ass", "Now here's my book" :D

[@Mirimata]

Of all the things I did not expect... An annoucement for a new book was one of them. Guess I've got another book to add to my library. Thanks, Yahtzee! Oh, and I guess the bit about the monkey as well.

[@pohuing3037]

He's also got an audiobook of it out for a while if you prefer that. It's pretty good

[@Morgan_Bush]

Baby Bowser quoting Lady Macbeth made me laugh far more than it should have.

[@ramon1245]

Being a big boy i miss the wii u tablet. That thing was the perfect weight and size for me all around. Shame i will never ever get another control that feels at least size wise made seemingly almost specifically for me.

[@mattf.5247]

Vaccinate him from being able to be alive..... So, don't vaccinate him?

[@justingreenland7399]

3:10 best part of the video

[@ablaise82]

Yoshi's Island is actually the best Mario game imo.

[@Alexrocks1253]

0:34 That's a really clever joke because of the Yakuza in Japan

[@PaiShoMaster]

For those of you interested in the last little bit about his book. Read it, it's a fun book. Not quite as good as "Mogworld" and "Will save the Galaxy for Food" but still really good. Ideally get the audiobook version because Yahtzee himself narrates it and it really ties the whole book together.

[@Sheepy007]

2:17 So I see Yahtzee is one of those players who never realised that you can lock the target reticule with the shoulder buttons.

[@concon09090]

3:08 Yahtzee, have you been watching The Thick of It?

[@stewacide]

Came to post this.

[@Sqidmanrude]

me too@@stewacide

[@TheDeviantGent]

Knowledge is porridge.

[@traviswilliams2348]

That devils third reference is very timely considering game grumps are finally finishing it.

[@idioticpanther8068]

Wow, that deviation was very interesting. I loved Yoshi's Island and thought it was one of the best titles, but this puts things into perspective...

[@Virjunior01]

Nah, that game was great.

[@april5054]

Don't let your enjoyment of a game get ruined by hearing a critic's opinion. collectables in video games add replay value, they're not a bad thing.

[@fireaza]

I must admit, I was caught off-guard by that "Yoshi's crafty wank" joke. Had me a good chuckle I did.

[@ZombieDragQueen]

It's much in the same way (J)RPGs taught us that if the way to advance the plot is right then you go left because there might be a chest/item. Since then we scour the perimeter for all possible hidden/bonus items. It's FOMO before FOMO was a social media thing and had a name.

[@Rex_The_Mouse]

3:10 "Mummy can I watch this funny internet video about my favorite Yoshi game?" "Of course darling there's hardly likely to be a reference to the DUDE WHO FUCKED THE MONKEY THAT GAVE US AIDS"

[@sapier]

Believe it or not, homemade slime is actually a craft now. Kids make em, share recipes, trade them and even buy them from each other.

[@TazzieVioletta]

"Yoshi's Implied Cloaca" would be a great name for a band haha

[@pmurtnidalaP]

All this time I proclaimed Yoshi's Island was my favourite 2D platformer, and I never once considered that it may have started off an obsession with 100%-ing games. Eye-opener, Yahtzee. Good on you!

[@Zackapo]

Yoshi's Island is the best Mario World You can't change my mind

[@tjtweedy3189]

I've started reading your book (differently morphous) and I cant stop hearing your voice narrate it in my head......

[@lorehunter158]

My grandma had that tin she kept her sowing stuff in there

[@uncontrolednit3mar3]

YOSHI'S CRAFTY WANK, that's the name now

[@jyesucevitz]

01:46 "have the bad guy lean into frame. shake an angry first and lean back out." now that was funny. some might even say that line was very well "crafted". i wouldn't, but some would. ;)

[@Driver-qt9jh]

Hey yahtzee, will you ever review katana zero? I think you might like it!

[@citizenofhyrule]

basically, game so good. zero punctuation became crafty himself

[@Villordsutch]

Yahtzee, whilst we're on the topic of Differently Morphous, will we be seeing anymore in this series?

[@thisiswhatilike54]

Or Will Save the Galaxy for Food, for that matter

[@janberkemeier7406]

Yoshi's Craftworld, Nintendo's new sci-fi shooter, brought to you in collaboration with Games Workshop

[@srobinson124]

I work at a book store and put Yahtzee's new book on the shelf a few weeks ago

[@XShrike0]

5:07 Wait. Didn't that come out on March of 2018?

[@CJusticeHappen21]

There's a reason that every week we get two Bob Chipman reviews but only achieve one Yahtzee Zero Punctuation production. And that's the _real_ big picture.

[@Zman9042]

I was hoping for the mortal kombat roast this week

[@Asliferollson]

ThaDevilsJester my friend, its on Escapist right now!

[@sebastiendennis2648]

2:10 Replace the Clorox with mercury. What do you get?

[@unvergebeneid]

Liked for the anatomical accuracy of dinosaurs having had a cloaca.

[@cacheclear]

I adore this game as a beautiful relaxing diversion but this is hilarious.

[@slambangaction]

4:55 Now that's something I can relate to!

[@squadalaguydc]

1:41 woo macbeth reference

[@nejinaji]

But he always says 100% completion never bothered him like in every Pokemon review.

[@fighteer1]

It’s not that, it’s the game pushing 100% completion like it’s the only thing any human being should aspire to. “Look at all this content you haven’t finished. It’s ever so dreadful.”

[@wylie2835]

Are you not an adult? just ignore it. What a fucking twat.

[@nightracerful]

@@fighteer1 you must hate crash bandicoot

[@huleyn135]

@@wylie2835 ah yes, arguing about maturity in the context of a childrens game. what a hill to die on

[@Ginkami]

could the slime monsters be, I dunno, glue, or slime?

[@divinecircularflow]

No mention of the horrible repetitive music? I'm surprised

[@homestuck_official]

I mean after Yoshi's New Island I feel like none of us can complain.

[@bundiclionie1365]

You mean in game, or on every ZP video?

[@homestuck_official]

@@bundiclionie1365 in game....kazoos, my god

[@dragon7493]

I'd love to see your take on Katana Zero. If i remember right, it's either made by or produced by the same company that made Hotline Miami, and it has a very similar feel.

[@FirstnameLastname-kn5sw]

*I lov3 buffy95* I see your Netflix password, Yahtzee. I see it, and I respect it.

[@Freedomiseverything9486]

Is that biscuit tin passed down by generations or what?

[@corrinmana9324]

Surprised it took this long to bring up Differently Morphous, I already have the audiobook. I hope you're going to do a sequel

[@cee_ves]

Nintendo : So we’re gonna make another yoshi game Me : Okay... what’s it about... Nintendo : So you know Yoshis woolly world? Me : ya Nintendo : make it *cardboard* Me : ... I’m sold

[@vienlacrose]

Have you considered that the costume system is a way to acclimate the target audience to the idea of lootboxes and microtransactions?

[@Theedanishviking]

If I could make but one request, it would be for you to review "Thea: The awakening" and/or "Thea: the shattering"

[@Formoka]

Differently Morphous is finally out?! Damnitt I need it! Edit: Aaaaaand bought. My husband and I are gonna read it together. We've both read all of Yahtzee's books so far together.

[@tuckapenguin681]

I adored Differently Morphous and hope for a sequel! I need more Dr Diablory in my life.

[@JackgarPrime]

Listen, any console that would give us Wonderful 101 can never truly be called a failure in my book.

[@MatiPryjomko]

YAHTZEE REFERENCED 'THE THICK OF IT'!!!

[@Witty_Jackson]

As a bookseller, I have to say... It's true I'm lonely.

[@SolarFlairIsBestPony]

I can't speak for the made of yarn variants but I rather liked Yoshi's Island. It's true the concepts can be taken much too far but I love a collectathon that's well crafted with some challenge. Also, Differenty Morphous is quite good and I await the sequel. I rather like all of Yahtzee's books so far- In the middle of Will Save the Galaxy for Food- so can't speak 100% for that yet. I would say the weak link is Jam... but in a weird way. Like it's not terrible, it's interesting and all. But something about it feels a little lackluster in a way. I mean I sort of guess that's the point? But it doesn't quite click for me by the end of it all.

[@daymaster1]

I love Differently Morphous! I got it, and all your other books when I heard about it, and have enjoyed every single one.

[@root_astr0]

The Wii U was about as reliable as a Catholic priest in a primary school playground

[@SweetKiren]

But when will there be a Differently Morphous sequel??? I kind of need the next part Yahtzee! ❤

[@benjaminstorace6699]

I was drinking water during that last joke. WAS. X-)

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

You know, Yoshi's Island on the SNES was always my favourite Mario game, possibly even still is, but I have to agree the scourge of "100% Completion" has actually literally ruined my life, not actually exaggerating.

[@SenketsuFi]

Finally catching up on the current stuff!!

[@Blanco8x8]

That's the thing about Yoshi's games. Simply beating the level is not enough. You must find ever flower, every red coin, and finish with full health. Annoying, yes. But you'll feel so accomplished in the end.

[@traviswilliams2348]

Hey Yahtzee. I know it's an old game, and I'm sure your swamped with games as is, but if you ever get a chance, even if you don't want to review it, could you give the 3DS game "fantasy life" a play? I really adore the game and wanted to share it with you and see what you thought. Much love from a fan :)

[@EvilExcalibur]

Never would've thought that the cartoon velociraptors would turn out to be compulsive hoarders to be honest.

[@rumaddzero9100]

I like the new differently morphious cover

[@PaulSmith-qs1es]

I clearly like different things from a platformer since I only like the secret laden exploratory or puzzle kind (with the exception of really good storytelling ones like Another World) and apparently Yahtzee just wants to show how he can jump from one end to the other despite also talking about how he doesn't like Sonic in other game reviews.

[@alialmuhanna4938]

Listened to the sample narration of Yahtzee's new book advertised at the end of this video; it's weird listening to him talking in a serious tone ... Got the whole audiobook on iBooks for a nice listen.

[@MariotheAnimator]

Yahtzee proves more and more he's the bizarro version of "The Completionist".

[@JuryDutySummons]

Lol... the "it came out of your ass" caption stayed on the screen while you talked about your book.

[@shig.bitz.3205]

when you said Yoshi's Crafty Wank i laughed so hard i had to rewind the video because I missed what you said next

[@E1craZ4life]

The day Yahtzee reviews Roller Coaster Tycoon Marks the day I sold my soul for a cupcake.

[@yamijim]

Differently Morpheos was AMAZING. BUT can you please do a re recording of the Mogworld audio book? All the other ones are amazing but obviously Mogworld was your first go it could really shine with a new edition

[@RaSkipper]

1:57 Missed opportunity to put 'booby booby bum bum' in there

[@diarykeeper]

3:22 This so much.

[@Immortalcheese]

Wow... Five special gemstones you have to collect and not one Thanos joke

[@michaelwautraets7126]

0:20 the facts are there. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_failures_in_video_gaming#Wii_U