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

Confirmed 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
 * Many Fish in the Sea, an underwater cave level with fish platforms.
 * Pirate Pier
 * Go-Go Land
 * Poochy's Tape Trail
 * Go-Go Yoshi
 * Big Paper Peak
 * Mine-Cart Cave
 * Whistlestop Rails
 * Mousers and Magnets
 * The Tin-Can Condor
 * Origami Gardens
 * Spring Sprung Trail
 * Monty-Mole-B-Gone
 * Pastel Pathway, a world that includes Stitched Together, Poochy's Sweet Run, and Yoshi Pulls Some Strings.
 * Stitched Together, a level presumably based on yarn.
 * Poochy's Sweet Run, a food-based area with many cookies, macaroons, donuts, and other sweets.
 * Yoshi Pulls Some Strings
 * Cardstock Carnival, a carnival world.
 * Spinwheel Shuffle
 * Haunted Maker Mansion, a graveyard level.
 * Hoop-Jump Hop


 * Exploring the Animal Kingdom, a forest area with giraffe platforms and a Rhinono.
 * Slip-Slide Isle, an area with geyser-like platforms.
 * Dino Smash, a desert area with fossilized triceratops heads.
 * Be Afraid of the Dark, a town area taking place at night.
 * Gator Train Attacks!, an area with the Gator Train boss.
 * Mr Geary's Factory, a factory-like area with many gears.
 * Bombs Away on Pirate Island, a level that has Yoshi piloting ships.
 * Ninjarama, a world based around Ninjas.
 * Deceptive Doors, a level based around rotating doors.

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.

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.
 * 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 the first Yoshi game with Burts to not feature them as a boss of World 1.