Yoshi's Crafted World

Yoshi's Crafted World is a title in the Yoshi franchise, the sixth main platform game starring Yoshi, and the follow-up to the Wii U title Yoshi's Woolly World, released for the Nintendo Switch on March 29, 2019. It was developed by Good-Feel, the developer behind Yoshi's Woolly World and its Nintendo 3DS port Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World. As such, the game features similar elements from that game, having a hand-crafted look and Yoshi as a playable character. However, Yoshi is not made of yarn as he was in the last title, instead appearing to be made of a plush fabric-like material. The new gameplay feature is the ability to flip between the front and back of stages and to throw Yoshi Eggs on a three-dimensional plane, and the path Yoshi is able to follow is indicated by a yellow pathway. Players can also flip the perspective of levels in two-player mode if both Yoshis Ground Pound.

A demo of the game was released on the Nintendo eShop on February 13, 2019, which covers the first level of the game. In the demo, players have the option to play in either Classic or Mellow mode like in Yoshi's Woolly World. The demo also showed a souvenir hunt for five cardboard cows.

Yoshi gains cardboard costumes to wear that have varying designs, replacing the patterns from the previous games. There are ones based on Bullet Bills and the Nintendo Labo.

Story
The Yoshis are seen resting on their island, gathered around the Sundream Stone, an artifact said to possess the power to make dreams come true. Suddenly, Kamek and Baby Bowser, who have heard the legend of the Sundream Stone, arrive at the island to take it for themselves. The Yoshis attempt to save the artifact from being stolen, which leads to its gems becoming detached. These gems are flung across multiple worlds, as are the Yoshis, Kamek, and Baby Bowser.

After the Yoshis collect all the gems, Kamek steals them and grants Baby Bowser’s wish, creating a robot and then transforms Baby Bowser into a giant. After he is defeated, the Yoshis restore the Sundream Stone and wish to go home.

Playable

 * Yoshi
 * Red Yoshi
 * Blue Yoshi
 * Light-Blue Yoshi
 * Pink Yoshi
 * Purple Yoshi
 * Orange Yoshi
 * Yellow Yoshi

Antagonists

 * Baby Bowser
 * Kamek

Bosses
*This boss is a mini-boss and therefore does not have a dream gem.

Locations

 * Sunshine Station, a sub world with the level Rail-Yard Run.
 * Rail-Yard Run, a level featuring a train with a hand-crafted town area near the end.
 * Yarrctopus Docks, a sub world with an aquatic theme and the levels Many Fish in the Sea, and Pirate Pier.
 * Many Fish in the Sea, an underwater cave level with fish platforms.
 * Pirate Pier, a dock level with Nep-Enuts and the Yarrctopus Boss.
 * Go-Go Land, a sub world centered around transportation with the levels Poochy's Tape Trail, and Go-Go Yoshi.
 * Poochy's Tape Trail, the first level that features Poochy the dog.
 * Go-Go Yoshi, a level in which Yoshi must use Go-Go Yoshi.
 * Big Paper Peak, a mountainous sub world with the levels Mine-Cart Cave, Whistlestop Rails, Mousers and Magnets, and The Tin Can Condor boss fight.
 * Mine-Cart Cave, a cave level with minecarts and a waterfall.
 * Whistlestop Rails, a mountainous train level.
 * Mousers and Magnets a cliff level that makes use of magnets while also featuring Little Mousers.
 * The Tin-Can Condor, the game's first boss fight.
 * Origami Gardens, a sub world based around plant life.
 * Spring Sprung Trail, a level themed around flowers.
 * Monty-Mole-B-Gone, a minigame level in which Yoshi has to hit Monty Moles to earn points.
 * Dino Desert, a desert sub world themed around fossils and has the levels Dino Smash, and Skelesaurus Wrecks.
 * Dino Smash, a desert area with fossilized triceratops heads.
 * Skelesaurus Wrecks, a level in which Yoshi is chased by a Skelesaurus.
 * Pastel Pathway, a world that includes Stitched Together, Poochy's Sweet Run, and Yoshi Pulls Some Strings.
 * Stitched Together, a level based on yarn.
 * Poochy's Sweet Run, a food-based area with many cookies, macaroons, donuts, and other sweets.
 * Yoshi Pulls Some Strings
 * Sky-High Heights, a sub world themed about the sky, it contains Altitude Adjustment, Poochy's Magma Run, and Windward Way.
 * Altitide Adjustment, a minigame level in which Yoshi must fly a plane.
 * Poochy's Magma Run, a volcano level and the third level to feature Poochy.
 * Windward Way
 * Cardstock Carnival, a carnival world.
 * Spinwheel Shuffle, a carnival level featuring Ravens.
 * Haunted Maker Mansion, a spooky mansion level featuring Chompagobblers, Zombie Fat Guys, and Zombie Guys.
 * Hoop-Jump Hop
 * Acorn Forest
 * Weighing Acorns
 * Jumping to Victory
 * Spike the Piranha
 * Chilly-Hot Isles
 * Bombs Away on Pirate Island, a level that has Yoshi piloting ships.
 * Slip-Slide Isle, an area with geyser-like platforms.
 * Burt's Bouncy Battle
 * Ninjarama, a world based around Ninjas.
 * Deceptive Doors, a level based around rotating doors.
 * Behind the Shoji
 * The Shogun's Castle
 * Rumble Jungle
 * Exploring the Animal Kingdom, a forest area with giraffe platforms and a Rhinono.
 * Hoppin' Higher
 * Jungle Tour Challenge
 * Gator Train Attacks!, an area with the Gator Train boss.
 * Outer Orbit, a space-themed sub world that contains the levels The Countdown Begins, Ride the Stars, and Space-Hub Hubbub.
 * The Countdown Begins
 * Ride the Stars
 * Space-Hub Hubbub, a space station level that features Cybos.
 * Cheery Valley
 * Ride the River
 * Open, Shut!
 * Solar Zoom
 * Shadowville
 * Be Afraid of the Dark, a town area taking place at night.
 * Skulking Around
 * Mr. Geary's Factory, a factory-like area with many gears.
 * The Great King Bowser
 * Hidden Hills
 * Rough Rolling, a level that focuses on rolling platforms.
 * Under Siege, a level that has Yoshi ascending on a metal platform avoiding searchlights.
 * Floppin' and Poppin', the second level that makes use of floppy-blocks.
 * Kamek Kerfuffle, a level that has Yoshi fighting Kamek in four different phases.

Critical reception
Yoshi's Crafted World has received generally positive reviews. Critics have praised the game's aesthetic and number of collectibles, but the difficulty and music have been criticized.

Staff
Yoshi's Crafted World was developed by Good-Feel in collaboration with some staff for Nintendo, most of them are a follow-up from Yoshi's Woolly World. The game was directed by Masahiro Yamamoto, game design was led by Yosuke Suda, programming by Yasuhiro Masuoka, art by Ayano Otsuka, the whole game soundtrack was composed by Kazufumi Umeda, and was produced by Etsunobu Ebisu and Takashi Tezuka.

References to other games

 * Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga: Certain level elements are made from Starbeans Iced Coffee boxes, referencing the Starbeans Cafe from this game.
 * Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Many of the craft materials are packaging from products, including the sponsors Fuzzy Battery, Moo Moo Meadows Milk and Princess Orange from these games. Additionally, "Handle with care" stickers featuring ? Blocks from Sunshine Airport appear on various objects in the scenery.
 * Yoshi's Woolly World: Green Yarn Yoshi, Light-Blue Yarn Yoshi, and Pink Yarn Yoshi all appear as collectible amiibo costumes by scanning their respective amiibo.
 * Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World: Poochy Pups return from this game.

References in other games

 * Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Yoshi's in-game design is featured as one of his alternate costumes in this game, and also appears as a Fighter Spirit.

Trivia

 * This is the first Yoshi game with Burts to not feature them as a boss of World 1.
 * This is the first Yoshi game without the game files option at the start.