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Yoku's Island Express |OT| He's A Dung Ball Wizard, There's Got To Be A Twist...
- Thread starter Wozman23
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Hehe, got this upgrade five minutes ago. Think you can reach it once you have the explosive snail upgrade.
A hint as to where it can be found on the map:
It's somewhere between the village and the hideout and below their level.
Absolutely loving this game. It's gorgeous, charming, well designed, and addictive.
Question:
Question:
Where the hell is the "slab" that Wondrous Willow asks you to place the chunk on?!
so early impressions
this game is amazing. they really made a metroidvania pinball game and totally nailed it. I'm at the underdark so far and I'm just loving everything about this game. the gameplay is great, the challenges have gotten progressively more creative, the exploration is great, having so many different ways to go isn't overwhelming because whichever way you choose to go something neat will be there whether it's a pinball challenge or npc, the atmosphere is really great. it feels weird to have this kind of atmosphere in a pinball game but here we are. the ambient noises you'll hear along with the art is great. I've already seen some nice variety with the environments.
good stuff
this game is amazing. they really made a metroidvania pinball game and totally nailed it. I'm at the underdark so far and I'm just loving everything about this game. the gameplay is great, the challenges have gotten progressively more creative, the exploration is great, having so many different ways to go isn't overwhelming because whichever way you choose to go something neat will be there whether it's a pinball challenge or npc, the atmosphere is really great. it feels weird to have this kind of atmosphere in a pinball game but here we are. the ambient noises you'll hear along with the art is great. I've already seen some nice variety with the environments.
good stuff
I saw a couple of earlier trailers and thought it had a lot of potential. I think I'm going to give it a shot.
What the hell, the music in this game is fantastic. Probably the most undersold thing in this entire package.
Totally.
I would say still very good? You don't have to be a pinball expert to succeed.
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Thanks.. the reason I asked is because nothing was happening when pressing A at the table. I finally realized it's because I never even picked the chunk up.
I'm at 94% and I was wondering if anyone could help me out.
Not sure what else there might be. I've opened all the chests, gotten all the wickerlings and finished up the stuff related to that. My wallet holds
fruit and I'm not sure if that's the max.
What's a warm, dry and quiet place for the frosty spores?
Where do I bring the sad spiderling?
Where do I bring the sad spiderling?
Not sure what else there might be. I've opened all the chests, gotten all the wickerlings and finished up the stuff related to that. My wallet holds
600
I finally got 300 fruit bag, so I can buy some maps and stuff.
BTW, I tweeted the developers yesterday and asked if they could add (subtle) HD Rumble features for the pinball parts, and they responded they would pass the feature request on to the developers. If others want to show them your interest in deeper HD Rumble features in the Yoku, they can be contacted at:
https://twitter.com/YokuGame
BTW, I tweeted the developers yesterday and asked if they could add (subtle) HD Rumble features for the pinball parts, and they responded they would pass the feature request on to the developers. If others want to show them your interest in deeper HD Rumble features in the Yoku, they can be contacted at:
https://twitter.com/YokuGame
I made the same mistake too. I just woke up and only clicked on the thread because I thought it was Yoshi's Island Express.
The game looks really cute and fun, though. I'm interested!
Yep, this has been a problem for me too. Just a couple of times, and one of them I had to backtrack all the way to the starting beach just because I didn't know where to go next. Then I discovered I missed an unexplored path.
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Beat the story last night and I am around 83% complete. The game has been a pure, unadulterated delight.
I need to buy the soundtrack because it is amazing.
I wish I could provide an exact location but I am at work. If you are still hunting for it I can provide a hint when at home. All I can say is that is
I need to buy the soundtrack because it is amazing.
I wish I could provide an exact location but I am at work. If you are still hunting for it I can provide a hint when at home. All I can say is that is
underground and in the reddish area of the map
Thanks - finally found it, and the swimming ability really opened up the game! One ability left to unlock, it seems.
No, that was an earlier spot.
I found it, thanks.
It was very close to the horn in that area.
So that brings me to 97%. As for my other question:
You bring the spiderling to the sad tree guy. He just gives you fruit.
So that didn't really accomplish anything.
Played a bit last night and absolutely loving it so far. Great and colorful visuals, catchy soundtrack and nice soundeffects, a quirky cast of characters, awesome gameplay and superb level design. Also, it's fun to get the collectibles in this game. I never go for any throphies but i might do with this game.
So far, it's everything i hoped it would be. Awesome work, developers!
So far, it's everything i hoped it would be. Awesome work, developers!
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This game really is great. It is surprisingly free. I constantly wander off my planned path and explore and make some side stuff and collect extra fruits etc. Last time this happened was BotW. I think this might be one of my favourite games in recent years.
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Got the game last night. It's a bit on the easy side, but it's really interesting how they've managed to integrate the pinball gameplay into the exploration, puzzles, and setpieces. The atmosphere, visuals, and music all work together to convey a very relaxing, cheerful mood while playing.
The digitally painted art looks really good here. It's like Rayman Legends and Ori had a baby.
The digitally painted art looks really good here. It's like Rayman Legends and Ori had a baby.
That's basically how I described the game to my friends and colleagues: Ori meets Rayman Legends meets Pinball. I've only played about 45 minutes yesterday but I'm already in love with it, just jolly all around.
It's a fairly self-contained experience, so once you've gotten 100% it doesn't seem like it. Maybe they'll patch in an arcade mode later.
I highly recommend the Switch version, just because it plays absolutely beautifully handheld, and looks great to boot. In fact, I might even prefer the visuals on the smaller screen - they look more completely integrated.
For players who've 100% the game, speedruns would be the replayability left to do.
FWIW, the Switch port of this game is really good, in part since the developers use their own engine instead of relying on Unity like so many indie devs. It runs at full resolution and at 60 fps on both portable and docked. HD Rumble is only used for some story elements though, not for the gameplay.
Literally the only performance dip I've noticed in the game is occasional brief pausing to stream in assets when using fast travel at a high rate. Which of course does not affect gameplay, since the Beeline is on rails.
Otherwise, flawless.
Can anyone give me an idea how you get to the
I've been bouncing around the map for an hour trying to figure how how to access the new area.
screech? I've activated 2 beelines and have the diving ability
I beat the first boss yesterday
this game is great. I'm gonna run out of superlatives for this game but yeah, I'm loving it.
this game is great. I'm gonna run out of superlatives for this game but yeah, I'm loving it.
I second this question.
Just beat the game, absolutely brilliant. But have a ton of collectibles to collect still and some areas of the map that I still can't figure out how to access.
There is someone in the village who might be able to paint a clearer picture for you.
For a less cryptic answer:
You will find baubles during your adventure which you hand to an npc in town. You can then apply colours to your ball, 2 colours at a time. Try experimenting ;)
You nailed it. This definitely gives some of the same feelings as BotW, more than any I've played since.