E3 2014: ‘Yoshi’s Wooly World’ Is Adorably Creative

After months of delays and eventual silence, it seems like that Yoshi Yarn game is finally on its way, and based on the E3 trailer, it will be well worth the wait.

Renamed Yoshi’s Wooly World, this pseudo-sequel to Kirby’s Epic Yarn brings the experience of such titles as Yoshi’s Story to an adorable, colorful and creative land where everything is made of yarn. Featuring both single and multiplayer modes of play, the title seems to offer numerous ways to solve in game puzzles, both by yourself or with a friend.

Watching the environments and characters unravel, knit together and change shape, (like Yoshi’s propeller flutter jump), makes this game look absolutely stunning. In typical Nintendo fashion though, the visuals are about more than aesthetics, so watching how the yarn is integrated into the game play makes me very excited to get the chance to try it out. From unraveling the environment to reveal hidden items, spitting a partner out of Yoshi’s mouth to reach out of the way areas and using eggs to create cloud paths in the style of Yoshi’s Touch n’ Go are just some of the possibilities shown.

Personally though, I’m sad to see Prince Fluff get the boot completely. If you remember, the prince was set to star in the original Epic Yarn, but was relegated to side character status since Nintendo wanted a recognizable face like Kirby to sell the new IP. Now he’s nowhere to be seen, effectively becoming the Asagi of Nintendo. Let’s hope he starts commandeering other games down the road.

The E3 trailer is now live, and can be viewed below. Let us know what you think, and check back throughout the day for hands on impressions of this, and other titles from the show floor.