Yoshi’s Crafted World, the beloved dinosaur’s new adventure for the Nintendo Switch, is based on a fairly fascinating gimmick involving the depth of stages. Basically, Yoshi is able to move in-between and interact with background and foreground elements that would usually be considered static in many such platforming titles. There are numerous instances of this mechanic being utilized during the trailer, but some of the most fascinating examples of this dynamic mechanic involved Yoshi attacking enemies in the foreground and flipping a stage at will to reveal brand new paths that simply looked like background objects before.

Apr 17, 2019  Yoshi’s Crafted World is surprisingly ambitious in terms of what it achieves, and how it plays. On the surface, it seems like standard platform fare, but as you start to aim Yoshi’s shots and unravel its mysteries, the game really takes on its own identity.

It certainly doesn’t hurt that the game’s vibrant art style contributes to the storybook nature of the level design and the use of this flip mechanic. The Switch may not be a technical powerhouse, but games like this showcase why a bright color palette and creative design will sometimes best pure processing power.

Indeed, Yoshi’s Crafted World may very well be the game for Switch fans who still harbor a deep love for classic platformers. While Super Mario Odyssey promotes a more open-world take on the platformer genre, Yoshi’s Crafted World looks like the kind of classic platforming experience that we might have dreamed of as kids if we could dream quite as big as game’s clearly imaginative development team.

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Comment and Save. Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved. Crafted World in contrast feels like a calm stroll through a park. You look at the sights and take things in, but partially because you'd be bored if you didn't. The music is very calm and relaxing, the crafted atmosphere takes you back to lazy days in elementary school, Yoshi moves very slow and (first world I know) there's little to nothing.

Here’s everything we know about Yoshi’s Crafted World thus far:

Yoshi’s Crafted World Release Date

Yoshi’s Crafted Worldarrives on March 29. The game is coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch.

Yoshi’s Crafted World Trailer

The latest gameplay trailer arrived during a Nintendo Direct in February 2019:

Here’s another trailer:

And here’s the announcement trailer: