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[Save 'N Quit]

I like the art style, but if the game isn't somewhat challenging I won't be buying this.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

The character models totally clash with the background and look weirdly poorly animated.

The first game had a consistent 2D artstyle. This... doesn't.

Yeah I agree. The original had a had an drawn feeling to it but this......I dunno:

 

[Data West]

I know I'll get shit for this, but I don't need this many 2d platformers.

 

[kayos90]

I do not dig the visuals. T_T

 

[papercamm]

Need. Now.

 

[1-D_FTW]

...why are people judging it based on a YouTube video? Even the game videos in the eShop for games on 3DS have terrible compression artifacts.

Okay. That last gif looks pretty good. But how else can we judge these things. WTF is wrong with Nintendo? You'd think they're paying for youtube's bandwidth costs or something. Why can't they post videos that don't suck?

 

[Hero]

The original Yoshi's Island is one of the best looking 2D games ever. It's sad that it's too expensive to produce sprite work like that these days but as long as it plays the same I'm interested.

 

[friskykillface]

amazing but i wish they could swap Yoshis yarn with yoshis island 2

yoshis island needs to be played on the big screen Nintendo please.



lol yoshis island DS, i totally forgot about that game, horrible ds game.

 

[Kimawolf]

There must be something wrong with me, I'm not seeing how this game is not pretty.

You and me both brother. I think it looks great for a 3DS game.

 

[Odrion]

Please do not be outsourced, please do not be outsourced....

 

[serplux]

Please do not be outsourced, please do not be outsourced....

The gameplay looks solid so far.

 

[Tookay]

Please do not be outsourced, please do not be outsourced....

Guarantee it is.

 

[Freezie KO]

Yoshi's Island DS was excellent. Can't wait for this. I'm cool with Artoon again.

 

[Broach]

Yeah I agree. The original had a had an drawn feeling to it but this......I dunno:

The original game game looked like a crayon drawing. It was the whole point of the original game. This is way worse than WW HD remake.

 

[Seda]

from the press site

 

[YAWN]

Loved the original, and aesthetic was one of the main reasons why.
This doesn't really appeal to me... at all.

 

[GoddyofAus]

*snip*

from the press site

Yeah, no question. It looks like a finger painting. A blotchy mess.

 

[whitehawk]

[

from the press site

Monkeys are back!

 

[RoKKeR]

Looks really nice. 3DS is becoming more and more tempting.

 

[bomma_man]

Looks... Pretty ugly

 

[mooooose]

I think the new game looks really good in its own way and will pop more in 3D than a Yoshi's Island in the original style.

 

[JoeM86]

I like the look of it, but one thing concerns me. The camera seems too far zoomed in. If it was completely like the part where Yoshi is aiming the giant egg, then it'd be amazing, but at the moment, it gives me pause

 

[Plywood]

World art looks alright, character models look hideous.

 

[Clov]

Haha, it looks really cute! Do we know who is developing it yet? I'm assuming it's not Artoon, since they were absorbed into AQ Interactive.

 

[Currygan]

console of the fucking FOREVER

 

[King of the Potato People]

World art looks alright, character models look hideous.

Basically this.

YI was wonderful of course but my expectations are low after the bland DS version.

 

[Tenki]

from the press site

This one looks like artwork.

 

[Cheska]

D'aww <3

 

[Currygan]

This one looks like artwork.

with jaggies?

 

[Vampirolol]

Yoshi's feet are huge.

 

[DaBoss]

Looks amazing.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

Looks beautiful, but I hope the music doesn't suck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqMAhVltrKo

 

[rockmanjoe]

PLEASE be developed by Nintendo themselves... or a good third party.

Yoshi's Island DS was such a huge disappointment

 

[Valjean Lafitte]

Why does Yoshi have to sound like a baby? I miss the old, 16-bit Yoshi voice.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

PLEASE be developed by Nintendo themselves... or a good third party.

Yoshi's Island DS was such a huge disappointment

Only because of unnecessary gameplay gimmicks and an excruciatingly poor soundtrack. Nintendo EAD or bust!

 

[Electivirus]

I am loving that art. Reminds me of a watercolor painting.

 

[PatientRain]

Wow. Just wow!

 

[Broach]

Only because of unnecessary gameplay gimmicks and an excruciatingly poor soundtrack. Nintendo EAD or bust!

Well you better write this off soon then.

 

[daakusedo]

I hope it's more challenging than Yoshi's Island ds

If it is, a lot of people won't even finish it.

 

[WordAssassin]

I am loving that art. Reminds me of a watercolor painting.

That's exactly what it is. Yoshi's Island was crayons, this is water color.

The problem is, water color is extremely difficult to use and only really looks good when you have someone that's mastered it doing it. I'm not saying this game looks BAD, but compare the quality of the background paintings to something like Lilo & Stitch, which was completely watercolored, and you will see what I mean.

Edit: This is what a properly watercolored background looks like:

 

[Piers]

I'd rather see a new art style than sheltering over the SNES aesthetics. Will admit that the models are a bit sketchy and some backgrounds seem muddy and washed out - but it's a fresher sight than Yoshi's Island DS.

EDIT:
Ah, that's right. It reminds me of the pre-rendered opening to SMW2: Yoshi's Island.

 

[shinobi602]

OMG......

YYYYYEEEESSSSSSSS

 

[Niraj]

Like the look personally. Thanks for the gifs whitehawk, looks so much better that way

 

[ShroudOfFate]

I like the art style. The backgrounds are similar to the original Yoshi's Island and Yoshi looks like he's from Yoshi's Story.

Spoiler

I really wish we could get a sequel to Yoshi's story

 

[eudaemonic]

Considering this was our first look at it, I wouldn't doubt that this was just taken from a vertical slice. I agree it looks rough but the game play hints that it's in the right spot so I'll save the art critique for the first real trailer.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I just had a heart attack but it improved my health.

 

[Neiteio]

from the press site

 

[kinggroin]

Artsyle is so bad good.


If its not artoon, then I can't freaking wait.

 

[Electivirus]

That's exactly what it is. Yoshi's Island was crayons, this is water color.

The problem is, water color is extremely difficult to use and only really looks good when you have someone that's mastered it doing it. I'm not saying this game looks BAD, but compare the quality of the background paintings to something like Lilo & Stitch, which was completely watercolored, and you will see what I mean.

Edit: This is what a properly watercolored background looks like:

Eh, "properly watercolored" or not, it still looks pretty great to me.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

I find it a little odd that the original had better parallax.