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Yoshi’s Crafted World Review

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After creating the masterpiece that is Yoshi’s Island, Nintendo decided to take the Yoshi platforming games in a different direction. Starting with Yoshi’s Story and continuing with Yoshi’s Wooly World, the difficulty of these titles were seemingly toned down to reach a younger or more casual audience. While I don’t think there’s anything fundamentally wrong with that approach, Nintendo’s execution of the concept has left a lot of room for improvement.

Yoshi’s Story is a snooze for level designs that are completely devoid of anything interesting to do. Yoshi’s Wooly World makes some improvements thanks to its charming art style and a solid back half, but the first half of that game also equates accessibility with pedestrian level design. Did Nintendo finally bridge the gap between fun and accessibility with Yoshi’s Crafted World?

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More Yoshi’s Crafted World

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Though I spend most of this live stream talking about fighsticks, fighting games, and arcade games, I had a blast playing through this stretch of Yoshi’s Crafted World! This game continues to surprise and delight despite my low expectations! Full review coming soon, but for now, sit back and enjoy!

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Something I’m Only Noticing Now About the Samurai Shodown Franchise

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Prior to the announcement of Samurai Shodown getting a new entry in the series this year, I started getting reacquainted with the original. My nostalgia for the franchise primarily comes from playing the 3DO version at a computer store demo kiosk. Back then, I didn’t really understand how to play fighting games well.

During my time with the SNES port and more recently, the arcade port to the Switch, I noticed something odd about the game that I didn’t notice before. Unlike almost every fighting game I’ve played that was released after Street Fighter II, Samurai Shodown didn’t seem to have much in the way of combos. For the last little while, I chalked that up to this being the first game in the series, or me not knowing what I was doing.

Most recently, while watching gameplay footage coming out of PAX East of the new game, it appeared that the lack of combos carried over. What’s going on here?

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Yoshi’s Crafted World Live Stream

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[NOTE: This is from Sunday’s live stream and not from last night. That post will be coming later this week. But if you really can’t wait, go watch the VOD @ twitch.tv/inthirdperson!]

Yoshi! Mario’s favourite dinosaur and a I set off on a quest to get the stones in Yoshi’s Crafted World! Though my expectations for this game were admittedly low, I’m really enjoying this one so far! Also, we talk about the Mayflash Magic-NS adapter that will let you use non-Nintendo controllers on the Nintendo Switch, professional wrestling, fatherhood, and our favourite Super Mario and Legend of Zelda games!

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Double Jump is Celebrating the Nintendo Switch with a 6-Hour Live Stream

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Save the date!

To commemorate their personal 2-year anniversary with the Nintendo Switch, Kris and Rachel over at Double Jump are hosting a 6-hour stream on Saturday, April 6th from 9am-3pm EST. Make sure to visit them at twitch.tv/xdoublejump to watch them play some of their favourite Switch games, as well as a number of indies you may have missed! If you need more info, head over to their site for more details.

Kris and Rachel always put on an entertaining stream. I’ll be there to enjoy the show and you should join me! See you there!

#teamkris #teamrachel #nintendoswitchanniversaryhype #nospidersallowed #pleasedontkicktheelgato #dontgetstabbed #shoutouttobrendan

Join Me For More Yoshi’s Crafted World Tonight at 8pm EST

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Yarn Yoshi and I continue our adventure in Yoshi’s Crafted World! So far, I’ve been surprised with how much I’m enjoying this one. Let’s hope the experience continues to be top-notch!

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Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Review

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For a franchise rooted in hand-to-hand combat, you’d think that the Power Rangers would have a larger foothold in the fighting game space. Save for a bad SNES fighter with the most legendarily overpowered fighting game character of all-time and a mobile game that I think is doing well, they generally steer clear of the genre that probably makes the most sense.

Finally, the world is getting a Power Rangers fighter in the modern era. Published by nWay Games and developed with the help of professional fighting game players Clockw0rk, ShadyK, and Justin Wong, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid aims to provide the thrills of a Marvel vs. Capcom style fighter at a fraction of the price.

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First Time Playing Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid

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It’s Morphin’ Time! I put on my tightest spandex and throw down in Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid! Since it’s day one, the level of play is very rough, but you can get a sense of how the game works and what’s possible with more practice!

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Kickstart Guide to Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid

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Go! Go! Power Rangers!

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid pits the legendary warriors in spandex in a 3v3 fighting game similar to Marvel vs. Capcom and Dragon Ball FighterZ. While its controls and gameplay systems have been simplified somewhat relative to other tag fighters on the market, you’re going to have to put in the elbow grease in order to access the most damaging combos, head-scratching mix-ups, and brick wall defense. This is by no means a comprehensive guide to the game, but here are a few pointers to get you ready for morphin’ time!

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The Importance of Finding Game Reviews and Coverage from Sources You Trust and Can Connect With

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At a certain point in my life, I became incredibly picky about where I get my fighting game coverage and reviews from.

Don’t get me wrong. I love sites like IGN, Gamespot, Giant Bomb, and Kotaku for their ability to provide news and reviews first. I will go to them to get a sense of what a fighting game’s broader feature set is. I love independent bloggers for being able to provide their personal insight and touch in ways that more generalist sites cannot. Will turn to them for stories about how they had fun with the game or logs of their personal progress in a fighter.

But when it comes to looking for information that will help me inform my purchase on a fighting game, these outlets are not adequate with answering the hyper-specific questions I have about a game. My most recent quests for information pertaining to Samurai Shodown and Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid served as a reminder of that.

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