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i don't get why idiots like this guy keeps spewing bullshit all over the place. it's like saying pokemon isn't good because it has cute monsters, i also remembered western publications trying to change pokemon's look because it was too cute for westerners fucking unbelievable. it's a shame when people judge things based on their looks. too bad you won't be able to make a game this fun and charming Mr. Jensen.
I played it for the first time today and enjoyed it.
That said, I kinda wish it didn't have Kirby's name on it and I can definitely see how the lack of a mandatory challenge (I recognize there is a challenge if you want there to be one) can get old. I only played for like an hour and it just felt surprisingly fun for reasons I still have yet to determine.
That said, I kinda wish it didn't have Kirby's name on it and I can definitely see how the lack of a mandatory challenge (I recognize there is a challenge if you want there to be one) can get old. I only played for like an hour and it just felt surprisingly fun for reasons I still have yet to determine.
Well alot of people will honestly dislike games because they aren't violent and bloody. This article writer isn't alone. If you don't care about gore, can anyone honestly say that God of War and Mortal Kombat are as great as they are touted? Now I'm not interested in Epic Yarn because it is way too easy and slow, but that's me of course.
Oh, heres a thought for Jensen. Maybe, just maybe, its being aimed at kids. Following that logic, what 6 year old (or rather a parent shopping for their 6 year old) isnt going to lap up the cutsey. Following that logic, its a pretty good bet that the game is designed to be playable by a 6year old.
So yes Jeff Jensen, the game is Cutsey, easy, and also aimed at the 12 and younger demographic.
So yes Jeff Jensen, the game is Cutsey, easy, and also aimed at the 12 and younger demographic.
I guess it's just the dude's opinion, he just lacked the ability to really show what he was meaning until he was bitched out on it I guess?
he's free to his own opinion, he's just gotta back it up, Sterl'z does that shit before getting bitched out on and people just forget to read sometimes i guess.
he's free to his own opinion, he's just gotta back it up, Sterl'z does that shit before getting bitched out on and people just forget to read sometimes i guess.
Would be nice if someone said "Yea I think this game is shit" and stood behind it. They always back down.
"C'mon, guys. That just proves Jensen's theory that it's a game for children."
And that's pretty much it. A large chunk of the "Nintendo generation" are older gamers excited to play sequels to the games that made their childhood. Games like Super Mario Galaxy 2, they started easy enough for a kid, but only a skilled gamer would actually beat it. Kirby's Epic Yarn, however, is made entirely for unskilled kid gamers, small children, a new generation of Nintendo gamers. Us older Nintendo fans need to accept that channels like Nick aren't going to suddenly be like Adult Swim 'cus we're older no, so to speak.
And that's pretty much it. A large chunk of the "Nintendo generation" are older gamers excited to play sequels to the games that made their childhood. Games like Super Mario Galaxy 2, they started easy enough for a kid, but only a skilled gamer would actually beat it. Kirby's Epic Yarn, however, is made entirely for unskilled kid gamers, small children, a new generation of Nintendo gamers. Us older Nintendo fans need to accept that channels like Nick aren't going to suddenly be like Adult Swim 'cus we're older no, so to speak.
It was a great move for him to declare it the worst game. Before this crap, I never even knew EW did games at all. Now I do and I couldn't care less. Jensen's job, however, is to work for EW, and the fact that hundreds of sods now know that EW has games' coverage might be enough for his boss.
CAlling it "barely a game" makes it even worse. It's a relaxing, intuitive experience, and one that shines with design brilliance. A guy that puts Lego Harry Potter and Super Mario Galaxy 2 on the same level of would-be contestants for his top 20(twenty, for christ's sake. SMG on top 20!) list just goes to show the guy has some profoundly different tastes from those of my own.
Epic Yarn has some of the most evocative moments in platformer design I've ever seen. Nintendo IS, as far as I'm concerned, the Studio Ghibli of platformers. There's a magical thing about it, and the way it all just FITS and FLOWS in Epic Yarn, and his kids' reaction should be enough for him to back down. He says the game is contradictory and barely qualifies as a game, and one can almost see him touching around in the dark to find arguments to back up a faulted, empty reasoning.
While I usually agree with you Jim, I must say that was not well reasoned. Fan backlash was unnacceptable, and I've facepalmed my way through this fiasco. But if this is how he responds, I lack empathy for him and all I can gather is disdain for both parties.
Epic Yarn has some of the most evocative moments in platformer design I've ever seen. Nintendo IS, as far as I'm concerned, the Studio Ghibli of platformers. There's a magical thing about it, and the way it all just FITS and FLOWS in Epic Yarn, and his kids' reaction should be enough for him to back down. He says the game is contradictory and barely qualifies as a game, and one can almost see him touching around in the dark to find arguments to back up a faulted, empty reasoning.
While I usually agree with you Jim, I must say that was not well reasoned. Fan backlash was unnacceptable, and I've facepalmed my way through this fiasco. But if this is how he responds, I lack empathy for him and all I can gather is disdain for both parties.
I really can't believe the fans went after him. I joked about that happening but didn't think they would. Thats kind of embarassing.
Did some douchebag really just post "Epic Yawn" in here? Seriously, PUNS ARE NOT FUNNY! Why do people resort to stupid spelling changes and puns when they dislike something? You. Are. Bad. At. Life.
Epic YARN was great, though. I also think people are f*cking idiots about Epic Yarn's "difficulty". Boohoo you have to actually play the game for the challenge instead of just beating it. You. Suck. At. Life. Even. Harder.
Good God, some people are just DUMB when it comes to games. I WANT TEH GORES GOD OF WAR YEEHALKSJDFlkajsdgl;kj!
Idiots.
Epic YARN was great, though. I also think people are f*cking idiots about Epic Yarn's "difficulty". Boohoo you have to actually play the game for the challenge instead of just beating it. You. Suck. At. Life. Even. Harder.
Good God, some people are just DUMB when it comes to games. I WANT TEH GORES GOD OF WAR YEEHALKSJDFlkajsdgl;kj!
Idiots.
@Matt Welch
That has to be one of the biggest overreactions I've ever seen on this site. And that's REALLY saying something.
That has to be one of the biggest overreactions I've ever seen on this site. And that's REALLY saying something.
It wasn't the greatest game around, but it was certainly good. I still don't see the point in talking about EW, though.
To all the flamers (you know who you are), read this: "C'mon, guys. That just proves Jensen's theory that it's a game for children."
Now, read your comments.
Now, appreciate the sweet, sweet irony.
Now, read your comments.
Now, appreciate the sweet, sweet irony.
Fact: No one expects much from a Kirby story.
It's not like Kirby's Epic Yarn was a highly anticipated story-driven Nintendo title like Metroid: Other M (Boy was it a disappointment!).Besides, Nintendo isn't the Pixar of story telling in video games.
Fact: Kirby's Epic Yarn's story sucked. For the most part, I'm okay with simplistic and cliche story plots (not like we have much of a choice given how the industry's stories are generally crappy and cheesy anyway) but the Dora the Explorer presentation and the creepy narrator's voice just ruined it.
Gameplay. Music. Controls = Good
(except for the near-broken train transformation control scheme
In my opinion, Kirby's Epic Yarn featured the most pleasantly soothing and happy-go-lucky game music of the year. Awesome stuff.
It's not like Kirby's Epic Yarn was a highly anticipated story-driven Nintendo title like Metroid: Other M (Boy was it a disappointment!).Besides, Nintendo isn't the Pixar of story telling in video games.
Fact: Kirby's Epic Yarn's story sucked. For the most part, I'm okay with simplistic and cliche story plots (not like we have much of a choice given how the industry's stories are generally crappy and cheesy anyway) but the Dora the Explorer presentation and the creepy narrator's voice just ruined it.
Gameplay. Music. Controls = Good
(except for the near-broken train transformation control scheme
In my opinion, Kirby's Epic Yarn featured the most pleasantly soothing and happy-go-lucky game music of the year. Awesome stuff.
I just played Kirby. Didn't like it at all; not after having played Donkey Kong Country Returns! i think i agree with the "Overrated" title, at least overrated here at Dtoid.
Wario Land: Shake It is extremely underrated. Kirby's Epic Yarn is very similar to it except not as good. Yet that's the one that gets by far more press, somehow.
I'm not into over-cuteness either, luckily Kirby's Epic Yarn was still good despite it.
I'm not into over-cuteness either, luckily Kirby's Epic Yarn was still good despite it.
I knew one day me and Matt Welch would cross paths but I never knew it would be this funny. Zzzzz...
I don't really feel like a debate on cuteness needed to be sparked. I don't have much sympathy for the guy. If you say things to intentionally provoke people on the internet you are guaranteed to run into some of the less desirable people around.
Personally I love cute games, the cuter the better, if you're gonna take a stance against a certain type of game make it justified. Especially since the only cute games I can think of that came out this year were Kirby and Costume Quest. I think he just caved to peoples nagging. Anyways us here at destructoid shouldn't care what some tabloid magazine has to say about videogames. It's like furniture at Fry's sure they sell furniture, but you wouldn't go there to buy any because it's low quality.
@Felipe Choque
I did the smart thing and beat Kirby first. Kirby took me 4 hours and was a nice, pleasant trip after all the anger I suffered from COD's broken online. Then I popped in DK and was blown the fuck away. Great game.
I did the smart thing and beat Kirby first. Kirby took me 4 hours and was a nice, pleasant trip after all the anger I suffered from COD's broken online. Then I popped in DK and was blown the fuck away. Great game.
Kirby's Epic Yarn is my pick for GOTY. I still think that regardless of what this idiot thinks. Why? Because I learned a long time ago that people aren't going to like the same thing. So to everyone who got upset about this, just do what I do: enter your happy place, and think of happy things.
I don't buy the "hoped to use [his] “Worst” entry to provoke debate about cutesyness?" reasoning. More like, "provoke debate to see how retarded the gaming communities of today are".
Yeah, I really think we need to rail against all this damn cutesyness! MOAR BROWN! WE NEEEED MOOOAAAAR BROWWWWWNNNNNNN!!!!
It's a niche game. It's not my niche like, AT ALL - the alleged cuteness leaves me unmoved. The optional objectives being all of the challenge rubs me the wrong way too, I hate that growing tendency in a lot of other games. So I get where this guy was coming from. In fact, I think a lot of people have bought Epic Yarn based on recommendations from sources they trust, and will realize they're bored to death when they actually try to play it. The one I hear from many sources is "I wish I were playing this with (a) kid, then maybe I could enjoy it."
But still, responsible gamers need to practice a little niche tolerence. I like games in some equally endangered niches. It's a very big industry, and it's been a long time since Kirby or any game like it was a hit. You have to respect that to some degree.
It's basically like taking a big dump on the next amazingly popular surprise hit er.... flight sim... because they thought landing the plane was too easy. Or too difficult. Who cares about that opinion! Get someone on that review who has actually owned a thrustmaster in their lifetime. Get someone on the Kirby review who either likes cute kid games, or can be professional in expressing why they don't like them. I've heard a lot of excellent editorializing on the many concrete reasons why Epic Mickey is a bad, overrated game.
But still, responsible gamers need to practice a little niche tolerence. I like games in some equally endangered niches. It's a very big industry, and it's been a long time since Kirby or any game like it was a hit. You have to respect that to some degree.
It's basically like taking a big dump on the next amazingly popular surprise hit er.... flight sim... because they thought landing the plane was too easy. Or too difficult. Who cares about that opinion! Get someone on that review who has actually owned a thrustmaster in their lifetime. Get someone on the Kirby review who either likes cute kid games, or can be professional in expressing why they don't like them. I've heard a lot of excellent editorializing on the many concrete reasons why Epic Mickey is a bad, overrated game.
ITT:
>Implying Epic Yarn is a bad Kirby game because it isn't hard
>Implying Kirby games have ever been hard
>Implying all Kirby games are bad
Stay Classy
>Implying Epic Yarn is a bad Kirby game because it isn't hard
>Implying Kirby games have ever been hard
>Implying all Kirby games are bad
Stay Classy
I can't respect people who overstate their opinion for any reason. Hype is stupid, backlash is stupid.
Basically, I can't respect the internet.
Basically, I can't respect the internet.
So he didn't even think it was THE WORST game ever, and he wanted to start discussion on the idea of cute games? UGH. I know we're not supposed to be fuming at the mouths, BUT COME ON. In a see of Nitty Gritty titles, ONE TITLE that takes the cute and rolls with it, ONE TITLE that is aimed at the audience that it is, and we're suppose to be ignited by this fool to have a DEEP discussion about the state of video games and how cuteness is an issue. OH PLEASE. Everything about Epic Yarn was refreshing, even the whole no-dying angle was neat. I never saw it as an issue being a collectionist. I mean who doesn't try 100%-ing something (the main goal in truly saying a game is beat in the first place!)
It was such a neat title compared to everything out in the year and I have to continue to this this guy doesn't know spit. Again, like you said, Jim. When there are greater technical failures this year, Epic Yarn!? And he doesn't even think it's the worst either? He's just throwing the title under the bus? Lovely.
I still refuse to take EW or him seriously.
It was such a neat title compared to everything out in the year and I have to continue to this this guy doesn't know spit. Again, like you said, Jim. When there are greater technical failures this year, Epic Yarn!? And he doesn't even think it's the worst either? He's just throwing the title under the bus? Lovely.
I still refuse to take EW or him seriously.
I think it's funny how the characterization of someone who doesn't like Kirby's Epic Yarn (or any game that is seen as cute) is that he's a XBL 'dudebro'.
Dashes -- they are quite pretentious when used in succession -- some people will find a way to make themselves look like twats in any situation.
Why on earth didn't he say that in the first place then? OK, most people are over-reacting, and sending him insults about his mum and such - way out of line. However, calling a game "worst game of 2010" and saying "because it's cutesy" is not really a reason, as Jim stated. People wouldn't have over-reacted the way they did if he said, "it's because I don't see the challenge in a game where you can't die". Well, maybe they still would over-react, but at least he'd have a cogent argument he could stick by.
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