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Kirby's Epic Yarn - more yarn than you can shake a wiimote at

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  • The EnderThe Ender Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    This game is great.

    There aren't that many titles released in a year that are made to appeal to more than just teenage to mid twenties guys with girl issues, so this is a nice breath of fresh air. People complaining about the lack of difficulty are missing the point; this isn't a game that's intended to challenge hardcore platformer enthusiasts (there are only, what, about 432972492 games released every year for that demographic's enjoyment?) - it's a game for younger gamers and (gasp!) older gamers, for whom challenge tends to be more a barrier than an asset.

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  • ZythonZython Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    simulacrum wrote: »
    Mitten wrote: »
    Giant Bomb juxtaposes adorable Kirby gameplay with horrifying, guttural grunting noises:

    http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-kirbys-epic-yarn/17-3374/
    I spent that entire video squealing along with them.

    It's...so...happy...

    Even the death tank is happy...

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  • GibbsGibbs Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I'm not excited one bit about this game.

    I'm a liar.

    It also helps that I bought games from a local gamestore, then flipped it to gamestop. I've paid roughly 17 dollars to have enough trade credit to fully pay off my Kirby preorder.

    I can't remember the last game I bought on release day. I'm almost positive I haven't bought a game on release day. I love how Prince Fluff looks like NoA's outlet for Angry Kirby.

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  • VeganVegan Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Kirby is over 3 gigabytes, compared to New Super Mario Bros' less than 300 megabytes. Graphics, yo.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Vegan wrote: »
    Kirby is over 3 gigabytes, compared to New Super Mario Bros' less than 300 megabytes.

    What? What the hell does this have to do with anything?

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Too bad I don't play Wii stuff anymore cause this game looks fantastic.

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  • MattnyxMattnyx Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    What's stoping you?

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Mattnyx wrote: »
    What's stoping you?

    I just don't really play Wii much anymore since I got a PSP. About the only game I played regularly before then was Sin and Punishment 2 which I plan finishing before I get any other Wii game.

    Plus the 50 dollar retail price is a bit much for me. If I had known about this game earlier I might have reserved it but God of War: Ghost of Sparta took that slot.

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  • Yellow RangerYellow Ranger Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    simulacrum wrote: »
    Mitten wrote: »
    Giant Bomb juxtaposes adorable Kirby gameplay with horrifying, guttural grunting noises:

    http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-kirbys-epic-yarn/17-3374/
    I spent that entire video squealing along with them.

    Yep. That quicklook completely sold me on the game.

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  • ChenChen Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I'm a little mad those guys get paid playing that. That doesn't sound like a job at all!

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  • VeganVegan Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Vegan wrote: »
    Kirby is over 3 gigabytes, compared to New Super Mario Bros' less than 300 megabytes.

    What? What the hell does this have to do with anything?

    Uh, an interesting thing about the game? Just a curiosity. Surprised me.

    Chill out. Not every post has to enrich the hell out of your life.

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Giant Bomb's review is up

    Guess what score they gave it

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Is this supposed to be on sale in stores today, or is it one of those "shipped today, sold tomorrow" things?

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  • DiarmuidDiarmuid Amazing Meatball Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Mitten wrote: »
    Giant Bomb juxtaposes adorable Kirby gameplay with horrifying, guttural grunting noises:

    http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-kirbys-epic-yarn/17-3374/

    I need to buy a Wii.

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  • RotamRotam Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Vegan wrote: »
    Kirby is over 3 gigabytes, compared to New Super Mario Bros' less than 300 megabytes. Graphics, yo.

    Huh interesting, I didn't know NSMBWii was that small (I should use common sense more).

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  • CenoCeno pizza time Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I'm going to get this for my sister since she has a Wii. Then I am going to visit her all the time and play this game. That quick look may be the best thing ever.

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  • RuinsRuins Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Is this supposed to be on sale in stores today, or is it one of those "shipped today, sold tomorrow" things?
    It should be in stores today. I went to Gamestop last night and paid my copy off and they said I could pick it up today.

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  • Alfred J. KwakAlfred J. Kwak is it because you were insulted when I insulted your hair?Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Man, this game looks much better than I had expected. Kirby and DCK Wii will make my holiday season.

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  • TeeManTeeMan BrainSpoon Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Sweet Jesus I need a Wii

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  • GibbsGibbs Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Welp, off to Gamestop to pick up my pre-order.

    Probably won't play it right away as my fiance is sick.

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    TeeMan wrote: »
    Sweet Jesus I need a Wii

    And I need to stay playing my Wii again, my PSP has taken up most of my time. Still need to play through Sin and Punishment 2, and all those Wii Shop games I downloaded and have since ignored.

    AND there's Sonic Colors coming out next month which looks fantastic.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Vegan wrote: »
    Vegan wrote: »
    Kirby is over 3 gigabytes, compared to New Super Mario Bros' less than 300 megabytes.

    What? What the hell does this have to do with anything?

    Uh, an interesting thing about the game? Just a curiosity. Surprised me.

    Chill out. Not every post has to enrich the hell out of your life.

    No I just had this feeling you were going to bring up some lame "Why was Mario retail again? It should have been WiiWare!" argument or something that was always brought up when someone mentioned the file size of a Wii game.

    Or that it it's not worth $50 for only 300 megabytes.

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  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    A wizard has turned you into Yarn!

    Is this awesome?
    Y/N


    Also, it seems Player 2 Kirby is more hardcore.

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Yo that's Prince Fluff

    He don't mess

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Olivaw wrote: »
    Yo that's Prince Fluff

    He don't mess

    This was originally his game.

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  • VeganVegan Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Is this supposed to be on sale in stores today, or is it one of those "shipped today, sold tomorrow" things?

    It's going to be another "ignorant store employee insisting it comes out on Tuesday and they can't sell it till then, because all games come out on Tuesdays" thing.

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  • vamenvamen Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I just picked up my copy at Best Buy.

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  • TayaTaya Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I packed up my Wii in a suitcase because I'm moving to Korea in 12 days but I bought this today so now I have to unpack and then pack again later.... The instruction booklet is certainly charming.

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  • GibbsGibbs Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    This game is the definition of amazing.

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  • autono-wally, erotibot300autono-wally, erotibot300 love machine Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Joystiq's review is up, and I'll post my favorite part:
    Honestly, the lack of difficulty didn't bother me. I spent around 10 lovely hours exploring the intricately detailed, painfully cute Patch Land in co-op, and came away feeling, well, lovely. Kirby's Epic Yarn makes a convincing case for the idea that we don't have to be challenged every single time we play a video game. Occasionally, it's enough to be happy.

    http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/15/kirbys-epic-yarn-review/
    kirby was always pretty much "my first awesome plattformer", and it's pretty perfect at that.

    edit: meaning, low difficulty is kind of part of the series, and if you fault it for that.. well, have you played any other kirby game before?

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  • DaebunzDaebunz Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Just got home with my copy.

    This game is so cute it's criminal

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  • autono-wally, erotibot300autono-wally, erotibot300 love machine Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    oh god those video reviews! so many puns! and so cute! :D

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  • TayaTaya Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Nobody told me Tom Nook was in this game!!

    Two-player is fun but it has the same problem as multiplayer NSMB Wii in that no matter how good the other player is, you're always bumping into each other and accidentally killing each other.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    So this game is a lot of fun so far. Reviews were right that it's pretty easy, but it's fun enough that that's ok.

    I'm not sure what to think about the story. The presentation is almost insultingly juvenile. I suppose maybe that's what they were going for. Not that the story in a Kirby game has ever mattered, but it feels weird when I suddenly feel like I'm playing "Little Bear: the Game" or something during these story bits :P

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  • RuinsRuins Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    The music in the Cold Cave level is fantastic.

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  • silentsaturnsilentsaturn Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I am getting this tomorrow and I am ridiculously excited. The cute, I can't take it! Every time I look at a video of this I want to touch all the textures. :D

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  • GibbsGibbs Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    So this game is a lot of fun so far. Reviews were right that it's pretty easy, but it's fun enough that that's ok.

    I'm not sure what to think about the story. The presentation is almost insultingly juvenile. I suppose maybe that's what they were going for. Not that the story in a Kirby game has ever mattered, but it feels weird when I suddenly feel like I'm playing "Little Bear: the Game" or something during these story bits :P

    I think Morgan Freeman should've been the narrator. You can almost hear it.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Gibbs wrote: »
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    So this game is a lot of fun so far. Reviews were right that it's pretty easy, but it's fun enough that that's ok.

    I'm not sure what to think about the story. The presentation is almost insultingly juvenile. I suppose maybe that's what they were going for. Not that the story in a Kirby game has ever mattered, but it feels weird when I suddenly feel like I'm playing "Little Bear: the Game" or something during these story bits :P

    I think Morgan Freeman should've been the narrator. You can almost hear it.

    Amazingly I think that would have made it ridiculously good :P I think it's the narrator's voice that annoys me the most. It just screams "narrator from cartoon for 3 year olds"

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  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Morgan Freeman should narrate everything

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  • GibbsGibbs Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Now that we've crossed the line,

    <xkcd comic snip>

    Nevermind. Kirby thread shall have no mentions of genitalia. It is too pure a thread.

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