Ok kids, drugs are bad. They are very very bad. Unless you are a video game developer, then they are very very good. The crazier your mind works when you make a game, the more twisted ideas that you will attempt and sometimes you can bring an original concept that will blow a gamer’s brain clear out the back of their head, to much applause and bewilderment from the players. Some of these strange concepts have born legends like Lemmings, Killer 7, Katamari, Patapon, Abe’s Oddysee and even some Mario games have sections that could only be described as “inspired by extreme substance abuse”. This time, the cute pink fluff-ball Kirby excuses himself to “kiss the sky”.
Kirby’s Epic Yarn is a 2D platformer on the simplest of levels but where it lacks in challenge, it more than makes up for in ingenuity and artist style. Kirby has always been a little different. In every other game outing, Kirby has had an ability of eating his enemies and taking on their character traits to accomplish goals, all while looking cuter than a box full of puppies. Epic Yarn kinda does away with this storied tradition but delivers something that is so true to the character that its omission is forgivable. Continue reading
