Zero Punctuation: Kirby's Epic Yarn
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Yeah, this game is pretty much only challenging if you go for Gold Medals on every stage. (Lousy bleepin' train stages...)
The "not dying" thing wasn't that much of a loss for me. I'm the type of perfectionist that tries to get the highest score I can on the first playthroughs of platforming games. Trust me, when you spend all that time collecting those beads to get a gold medal just to have it all lost because you or your partner fall off the stage or got owned multiple times by an enemy, it's pretty much the same feeling you get when you die in any other game.
Not surprising to see Yahtzee didn't like it. This is one of those games that isn't nearly as fun unless you're playing it with someone, unfortunately. Except for the boss stages, which are great, the game as a whole is pretty simple. I never got to that apartment part of the game though. I might have to boot the game back up again.
Not surprising to see Yahtzee didn't like it. This is one of those games that isn't nearly as fun unless you're playing it with someone, unfortunately. Except for the boss stages, which are great, the game as a whole is pretty simple. I never got to that apartment part of the game though. I might have to boot the game back up again.
This review was epic to the point of going beyond epic and entering MONUMENTAL!!
Not for the actual review of Kirby, mind you, but the social commentary which is especially poignant in it's reflection of today's kids.
This one heads straight up to the top of the list of reviews I favor. And between that and Lisa Foilles Top 5 this week, I am one happy reader (watcher?) whatever.
Not for the actual review of Kirby, mind you, but the social commentary which is especially poignant in it's reflection of today's kids.
This one heads straight up to the top of the list of reviews I favor. And between that and Lisa Foilles Top 5 this week, I am one happy reader (watcher?) whatever.
I cry myself to sleep knowing that I will never be able to get an XBOX 360 or PS3 because of my family's money troubles. I just have to get my hardcore giggles from the Wii, which is like getting your milk from a coconut.
Think about it.
Think about it.
I KNOW! such a pain! def my favorite kirby gameMadara XIII said:
Everyone was friends in that game!
whenever I see King Dedede or Waddle Dee as an enemy I'm like NO WAY THEY USED TO BE FRIENDS XD
Regenerating health can be kinda ridiculous, but it's not normally game breaking.
Therefore, Nintendo proudly presents to you a main character with infinite health... wait, what.
Therefore, Nintendo proudly presents to you a main character with infinite health... wait, what.
I saw this game at E3 and it looked so good, without even playing it I just thought I had to have it.
I also live near Australia and had to wait forever before it came out. What a disappointment. It looks great and is fun to play for about 5 minutes but it's just boring. No fun at all. (and that's coming from someone who thought Yoshi's Story was fun). All style no substance.
I also live near Australia and had to wait forever before it came out. What a disappointment. It looks great and is fun to play for about 5 minutes but it's just boring. No fun at all. (and that's coming from someone who thought Yoshi's Story was fun). All style no substance.
I like the line, "Suddenly, Kirby turned into a car!"Taunta said:
Just insert THAT into casual conversation.
For me, the biggest disappointment about this game is the fact that you can't die. That really killed it for me. I don't really mind the whole "kiddie" aspect, since I've always had a soft spot for Kirby, but this was just taking it a little too far.
Yahtzee himself explains in the first minute of this review why he shouldn't have done this review at all. His blind hatred of children and anything to do with them leaves him completely unable to rationally analyze the game as a game ("could have been on the SNES", indeed). Better to just take a week off than to release something this inferior.
EDIT: And since when do games not located in carnival midways have to "reward" you at the end? Isn't the experience of a game, the gameplay and graphics and so forth, generally considered its own reward. Ah well, if you're determined to give something lousy marks, better make sure the goalposts are nice and far away.
EDIT EDIT: And since when are we, especially the subset of "we" who consider children awful and useless anyway, expecting games to teach kids useful ANYTHING? Has Yahtzee joined the Australian Board of Censors (or whatever it's called) since last week or something?
EDIT: And since when do games not located in carnival midways have to "reward" you at the end? Isn't the experience of a game, the gameplay and graphics and so forth, generally considered its own reward. Ah well, if you're determined to give something lousy marks, better make sure the goalposts are nice and far away.
EDIT EDIT: And since when are we, especially the subset of "we" who consider children awful and useless anyway, expecting games to teach kids useful ANYTHING? Has Yahtzee joined the Australian Board of Censors (or whatever it's called) since last week or something?
Was it just me, or did anyone else feel that Yahtzee was talking a bit more cynically than usual. Good review non-the-less.