Is Yoshi Nintendo's Worst Series?? | Spicy Take Salad
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woah this comment is from 10 days ago
How did you pin your own comment 10 days before the video actually uploaded
Just wanna say this is an awesome video series. If it’s easier to pump these out, I say go for it. If they are involved… well, then let the numbers guide you.
"Kirby Air Ride" is the most overrated GameCube game of all time. People only like it for City Trial, which gets incredibly tedious, and only has so much replay value before it gets stale.
Their worst is Pokémon. Greedy lazy games. Every single one of them
Please, please make this a series. There were plenty of spicy takes on that Twitter thread alone that I still want to hear your take on.
I wish Arlo got my tweet
@@nintendoboy3605 me too
That thread had a lot of good takes. I was low key expecting an hour long live stream of him reading them lol
His editor said he recorded enough for about episode 2 so if this video does well then we might just get that
Definitely! I loved it!
"Spicy Take Salad" is the most "Arlo" name for this type of series ever I love it
It's lovely
Clever.
Does the salad contain some spaghetti squash?
I feel like I see you comment everywhere
*drench the salad in sriracha*
I actually gasped at "Midtroid Prime." It just packs such a punch in so few words. Well done, spicy-taker.
I heard that and told my phone screen "Nah yo get this man out of here 😩"
I deadass went “where’s his address I just wanna talk-“ (joke obviously)
@@razzdiamond6447 That was me as well.
I don't get it. Could you please explain it?
@@h.miller1892 Mid is basically just calling something mediocre. And seeing as Metroid prime is a masterpiece to a ton of people, it is indeed an exceedingly spicy take lol
I keep forgetting that im watching a puppet. It's amazing how you animate the puppet with so much life and emotion while it doesn't get noticed by a lot of people.
What do you mean, puppet? Do NOT use that word, man. Arlo’s a monster.
arlo is real
I don't even think about it anymore. That's just Arlo to me. I always imagine his blue monster hands playing video games
Puppet? What puppet? This is just your average video by a friendly blue monster :)
Wuah freaky... what's with people who keep calling arlo a puppet??? like this is something that I've seen in other comment sections and it's really weird
It’s so sad because yoshi could have been built on to become something like Kirby, with lots of genres of games , instead of just yarnshi now
I like yarnshi tho:(
I wanted more like Yoshi's story, where the gameplay could be really straightforward or more challenging if you only ate specific fruits.
Yoshi's Story is super-underrated.
Yarnshi is the best Yoshi game though… Felt-Yoshi is the mediocre one.
Is is really sad when Yoshi's Cookie is BETTER that some Yoshi games that came later. And is just a simple puzzle game.
9:28 I'm always floored at how much expression Arlo can give a static muppet.
What’s he giving? That’s just his face.
@@duckywinks an impressively expressive face at that
What do you mean? That is literally just him
What puppet ?
PUPPET???
It also does it doesn’t help Yoshi that it doesn’t have a tonal niche. Kirby feels like it fulfills the “cute reading and easy-to-grasp sidescroller” much more in-depth, and much of the Yoshi series is carried by Mario’s association. Kirby has maintained an identity and even that has evolved for things like “eerie underlying lore” while keeping a core spirit of “Kirby still wants food tho” intact. Meanwhile Yoshi has an inconsistent spirit.
It also doesn't help how repetitive the Yoshi games are. Like, yeah, every franchise has core mechanics and game progression that are expected in every installment, but it seems to me that Yoshi has done the least to expand or deepen those. You could argue Star Fox, but that series doesn't have nearly the same number of games that Yoshi does for that comparison.
Disagree. Yoshi had the tonal niche of being a dinosaur, and that's enough for me lmao. In all seriousness, Yoshi feels like a game that is made to be baby's first 2d platformer that adults can play for the fun theme and art style. They're super generic, but it's still very enjoyable and only seeming to be getting better recently
*yoshi needs to become the hardest platforming challenge nintendo can come up with for certified GAMERS.*
I think their current idea for yoshi is that he's for very very young kids, like too young for Mario even. The "craft" themed games especially feel like that.
Seeing Arlo acknowledge the existence of Fantano was a surreal crossing of worlds I did not expect today
Seeing him play Mario Party Superstars with Vinesauce, Shesez, and I forgot who else I think RubberRoss was also crazy, very different types of humor all getting along and Vinny's weird meat stories and nsfw humor
He should review my beautiful dark twisted fantasy
Yeah I never thought I'd see the two worlds collide
I've spotted Arlo in some fantano comment sections! So hearing him mention let's argue, it felt natural lol.
@@stinkypoopoo5616that’s wild
I personally love the Yoshi franchise. I’ll admit that the games aren’t the greatest, but they’re calming and I have fun playing them. Also, Yoshi and Poochy are freaking adorable :)
Kirby games are calming. Yoshi’s games are brain dead.
@@leeartlee915 that’s your opinion
@@toadchannel9619 Obviously. There’s no such thing as the objective book on video game quality. What is objective is the games sell poorly.
Me too! I really love The Yoshi games, especially Woolly World and even Crafted World. Now The latter game's soundtrack is definitely inferior to the former's, but I just simply turn the volume down whenever a track gets too screechy and babyish, and enjoy the cardboard world.
Yoshis Story,Yoshis Wooly World,and Yoshis Crafted World is my favorite Trilogy.
Your comedy and brand of humor has never shined brighter than it has in this video. You should definitely make this a regularly series.
This definitely utilizes the puppet aesthetic better than most of his videos
@TheOddMindofSamBo yeah, like when he pulls out a tiny hammer and yells at the screen "wrong-zo!", that was hilarious.
Bro have you seen his lockstin skits those are beautiful
@buttface6663 he can't colab with lockstin everyday. He can make a regularly series of this.
And yes I was more entertained by this than by Lockstin wearing a duck mask. Not to say those weren't funny, but just that I think this episode was just that good.
@@GaplekBehemoth i loved the gamers brief those were some of arlos best videos
I really love Arlo’s comedic reactions to these spicy tweets. Arlo’s “WRONGZO” and “midtroid prime” reactions should be hilarious GIFS on their own.
I agree that Pokémon doesn’t need to get more in depth because it’s battle system is already WAY more deep than you ever see during a normal play through. Competitive Pokémon is so much more engaging as it’s almost a completely different game. I think the games are easier than they need to be because they don’t teach you how to use any strategy other than super effective moves. If you teach the player how to use and play against other strategies, you can make the game harder and deeper while functionally keeping it at the same difficulty it was before.
Also, to address the original post more directly, Pokemon is bordering on the line of so easy it's not even fun to play the game. Another comment on this thread pointed out that it's not necessarily a bad thing to be too easy for adults (though it would be nice to have the option) but the game isn't even a challenge for kids. Kids figured out Red and Blue before the internet was widespread. Kids were able to beat Cynthia, albeit with a good struggle. Kids are not idiots, especially when you actually take the time to show them how things work and not assume that they want the game to almost be played for them.
This, the issue isn’t the mechanics (for the most part), it’s that Pokemon’s campaigns always refuse to take advantage of most of those mechanics, leaving only the most boring and basic parts. Pokemon teambuilding can be incredibly complex and they always choose to leave it at “this guys uses the bugs”
@@MisterZebra42 story is for casual the deeper mechanics is for competitive
It works
Don’t force competitive style on people just trying to have a chill experience
Pokémon is about
“Your my best friend in a world we must defend
Our hearts so true our courage will pull us through you teach me and I teach you”
Before it’s about competitive
@@PokeMadness1996They aren’t saying to make it to the level of actual competitive play, they just want it to not be as shallow as it is right now
problem with competitive play is that it's also really broken... hence to why it's not exactly taken seriously since the very own company doesn't take it seriously
@@PokeMadness1996 I don’t want the main story to be like competitive. I was just using that as an example of Pokémon’s battle system being much deeper than it’s ever used for. I agree that team building is the strongest aspect but the simplicity of the game means you have very little extrinsic motivation to do it since you’re starter can solo most of the game on its own.
I actually really adore Yoshi's games. They may not be as groundbreaking as the Mainline Mario games, but they're still relaxing and calming to play through. And they are especially lovely to look at in terms of environments. These Colorful Dinos made the Arts-and-Crafts, Yarn, Coloring Book, and Pop-Up Book ascetics look like sparkling diamonds in a Museum.
I haven't played too many Yoshi games, but I loved Yoshi's Story as a kid. Even then I found it incredibly easy, but it was just so relaxing to play. The music was amazing, the atmosphere just radiates joy, and it just immediately puts me in a good mood. I played it again for the first time in so long last year, and I still had a great time. I thought for sure he was going to list Yoshi's Story among the good ones at least, but to hear that it's widely regarded as a stinker hurt. Do people not like feeling joy?
@@darrenmacqueen9884 i agree man i played yoshi's story a lot as a kid and still play it sometimes now when i wanna relax, sucks people dont like it
The only Yoshi game I’m all that familiar with is Yoshi Topsy-Turvy on the GBA. I can’t say I’m too keen on that game.
Yeah, that's cool and all but he threw an egg at my car and blew it up
So Yoshi's new island is mid + L + ratio + no happy tree
Oh, don't forget the baby music
An absolute crime that Wooly world hasn't been ported to switch. Arguably one of the best yoshi games and my personal favorite along with the original Yoshis island.
YESSSS I want to play it
*@Corey McKee*
Plus, it's very hard to find a used copy of _Yoshi's Whooly World_ for the Nintendo Wii U!
My list of favorite games is often fairly fluid, but one thing that's remained consistent over the decades is Yoshi's Island is my favorite. And I admit that in level design, creativity, and variety, Woolly World at least rivals it, and maybe surpasses it. It also has a fun co-op mode, makes the transformations more fun and less disruptive, and is much more reasonable about how it handles collectibles/scoring.
Honestly, the one thing that holds it back for me is that Yoshi's Island's physics and speed feel so perfect and snappy. Yoshi's just a BIT too slow in Woolly World, a problem common to every single post-Island Yoshi game (except YIDS, but only when you have Baby Mario, for some absurd, indefensible reason).
@@StevenVillman what about the 3DS version
@@skibot9974 yeah i have a feeling if it wasn't ported to 3ds, then we would have got it on switch. Not sure but the likelihood of it happening would be higher..
9:24 you can just feel the rage, the fury, the anger boiling inside him because of such a spicy take. But he bottles it up and tosses it into the trash, what a champ.
That Yoshi take is absolutely Star Fox erasure.
EXACTLY
Okay but hear me out on that one.
Adventures is the only bad Star Fox game, and Zero if you have to.
Adventures is a good game on its own, just not as Star Fox and then Zero is just questionable as a whole.
But 1, 2, and 64 are of course good, and Assault is the best one imo. Command is perfectly okay, but I wouldn't call it bad.
That's only 2 bad games to 5 not bad ones, not a bad ratio at all
I would say Yoshi is still the worse, because to me, there's only 3 actually good yoshi games, Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Story and Yoshi's Wooly World, the rest is either bad or mid. (yeah, i think crafted world is mid, and yes, i think Yoshi's Story is good.) meanwhile Star Fox is the most unoriginal nintendo franchise. besides Assault and Adventures (which was not even a star fox game to begin with, it was a different game that turned into a star fox game) all the games are telling the same story of Star Fox 64, (which is also a retelling of the original SNES game), with the same gameplay elements and campaign, with a few different mechanics.
@@NamekianG 2, assault and command are hella mid
@@jumpyman9754 I'll agree on Command, though I still wouldn't call it bad.
Assault is easily the best one though imo. Everything else is just 64 for the 100th time
I will NOT take this slander of my kind. Us yoshi’s need more representation in the media.
Are you THE big Yoshi?
@@notakiwi3602 yes sir!
Is yoshi getting crucified or is yoshi doing the crucifiying.
They need more representation yes by having not terrible games :)
I will admit yoshis wolly world went HARD!It had everything I want in a game, and it was one of the few times I really enjoyed a 2d platformer
Please make this a regular thing!!! This is such a great format and Fantano seems to be the only one taking advantage of it haha
This is good content. I appreciate that you chose actual spicy takes, most of the time people ask for unpopular opinions, all the responses are some of the most basic, common opinions you can think of.
That’s a good point I didn’t think of actually. They always react to takes like “I like Luigi more than Mario”
5:28when a character gets introduced in Smash Brothers, it feels like being inducted in the video game hall of fame. it feels like these characters are important to gaming history and it compels people to seek out the games that character originates from. I found some of my all time favorite third party games through Smash Brothers so I think Smash Brothers is not only monument to Nintendo, but to gaming as a whole.
I completely agree and think they absolutely nailed that aspect with Ultimate. However, moving forward, it'll be impossible to keep building on Ultimate. If they released a game with almost the whole roster but one or two third parties missing, the community would know that the license holders had denied them, then they'd bandwagon that company and that company would blame Nintendo for creating the situation. Sakurai addressed this with the Sora / Fighters Ballot situation. But it's so unlikely that the licensing would work out for every single one of dozens of third parties now. So I think the next Smash Bros. game, which is probably at least 5 years away if not 10, will be almost entirely first party. I think that's the only option they really have.
@@Sauraen Plus, this view of smash as a gaming hall of fame thing was really only Ultimate's schtick. Which is fine, it's called ULTIMATE for a reason, and to be the ultimate smash it had to have characters no other smash game could and truly showcase gaming as a whole. But I'm fine with dialing back that scope. A lot of nintendo franchises wound up a tad neglected and I feel like if every smash game became a minagerie of random characters from across all of gaming it'd fastly lose it's identity. It worked wonders for ultimate but I really want more out there and small time picks again
That’s definitely true, I just like Nintendo more than third parties lol. It’s also a lot cooler when the fight is Mario, Link, and Kirby instead of third party / lesser known characters like Terry, Simon, and Chrom
@@austinwiebe3801 bro how tf is Chrom a third party or lesser known??? He's literally 1 of the 3 main characters in the of the best sold non-switch FE game 💀 💀 💀
@@TheGoldenJay637 Dude don't take it personally. I played Awakening long before Smash Ultimate came out but you gotta admit he's not the first, tenth, or even fiftieth character that comes to mind when you think "iconic Nintendo characters." The meme of no one caring when a new FE character is announced for Smash has a reason for existing lol
Arlo's reaction to the Metroid comment is gold.
Arlo looking at the camera after reading "Midtroid Prime" is like when you accidentally piss off your super nice friend, and see them genuinely angry for the first time.
I'd honestly be all for this becoming a series, your humor in this episode was great.
in regards to the second take, colosseum and xd gale of darkness already did the whole darker mature story thing and it was an absolute gem
I hold you to no obligation to continue this as a series, but I want you to know I enjoyed the hell out of this one.
On the part about 3DL vs 3DW, I will say going back to 3DL made me realize just how many neat level ideas there were from a visual/conceptual perspective. The clock levels, the Monty mole caves, even those desert temples are stuff I can’t quite say I remember being present in 3DW.
Time went by soo fast watching this! I hope this becomes a series!
I was prepared for most of these hot takes, the only thing that really caught me off guard was from Arlo during the Yoshi one, saying “Yoshi story is widely considered a stinker”… um, huh? lol
I appreciate it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but are there really that many people who think it’s particularly bad? That was news to me…
That was fun. I appreciate Arlo actually explaining his reasoning rather than just saying, 'You're wrong,' and moving on. That sort of thing's gotten under my skin before.
This is the one thing that's kept me watching Arlo despite his more....controversial takes on certain things. He does bother to try to explain his position as calmly and as rationally as he can. Even when that position makes absolutely no sense and you can tell he's just justifying his personal biases with excuses, he rarely if ever seems to have malice in any of it.
@@CouchSpud91 If nothing else Arlo is very sincere and doesn't just put out crazy opinions for the sake of generating controversy. That's something I can respect, especially in today's Twitter and Facebook driven world.
This is probably Arlo's best video format yet. A quickfire grab bag of Arlo's opinions on a wide variety of subjects + audience participation. Would love to see more!
3:50 I really really HATE the argument of "It's for kids so it should be easy", and I'm like... Are you telling me kids are not capable of beating hard games???? I beat lots of hard games as a kid and I've seen kids nowadays playing hard games and being able to beat them all the time, that argument is dum
I absolutely loved this, and wanted it to be longer. I love just you talking about these topics. PLEASE DO ANOTHER!!!
I love this because the "spicy takes" all lead to genuine conversations about the game industry and games, and how both can be improved. Moar please.
As long acknowledge as valid and respect opinions you don’t agree with. Arlo nailed it
I love everything about this. The visual aspects of arlo reading from a computer, the spicy and anti spicy takes, the gags. Love it Arlo!
Maybe it's because I'm tired but I just realize he isn't actually reading from the computer 💀
I'd love to see more Spicy Take Salad videos but with specifc topics/themes! This is a great format for Arlo to share little tidbits and thoughts on minor gaming topics that otherwise wouldn't be substantial enough for their own videos.
I would LOVE to see a series off of this! It’s nice to see full Arlo the whole time!
Yoshi is kinda like Star Fox.
Both series have two core entries that most would say are pretty great.
And the rest of the games are like throwing darts at a dartboard and seeing what sticks.
Same with paper mario lol
perfect analogy actually
also, throw Chibi Robo there while you're at it
Both series also have the additional problem where when there is a good/decent game, it is at best a worse version of another game in the series.
Maybe that means that not everything needs a gimmick and you should stick to what works and give fans more of it? Nintendo wants to do everything new, but they have IPs that are beloved too.
Yeah that's pretty on point
Legends Arceus was one of the most difficult Pokémon post games I have played and every new mainline Pokémon game pays more and more attention to the shiny hunting and competitive fanbases so clearly they are pivoting to something adults can enjoy more.
Volo was a awesome challenge I lost to him twice.
The ease to get into competitive has skyrocketed in the last few gens (still not good enough) and wth did pla do with competitive, there were no online servers to battle which is honestly not that bad considering how terrible the combat was in pla
That game was difficult? I've only ever got knocked out only a handful of times in that game over my 3,000+ hours of playtime, and those were just on purpose. Heck, it was only one time that I've needed my satchel retrieved, but you could literally never lose it as long as you saved beforehand!🤣
@@edgyanole9705 pla wasnt designed for battling because they were testing out a new battle format i assume and it didn't really matter people wouldve just stuck to sw/sh for the rest of the gen anyway
@@Watburnt yeah
I kinda agree with the Smash Bros take, ngl. I feel like every reveal was a huge deal when it came to the DLC passes, that when actual Nintendo characters like Byleth or Minmin were revealed it was boring. This worries me greatly as a firm believer that Bandanna Waddle Dee needs to be in the next Smash game.
I would really like more videos like this, such a fun watch. I was interested to see what takes would be brought up and your humour and respectfulness made it all the more enjoyable!
Yoshis Island is better than mario world, that's my spicy take
*baby crying intensifies*
They’re on the same level in my eyes, I love them both equally, with that said I do have more nostalgia for Yoshi’s Island as I grew up with the GBA port
Agreed
but it's true
I absolutely agree
Honestly, I love this. I think Arlo should interact with his community more and have them a little more involved in videos. Maybe like a Q and A or something like this!
Q and Arlo
9:35 them's losing fighting words
Yeah, I also agree with MM3D. I think it's a much better experience in every way. Even the atmosphere was translated and even elevated imo. Everything looks brighter, more colorful, but not less strange and creepy, I think. The only thing I give the original is Zora swimming. Yes, it's difficult to control in tight spaces and I understand that that's why they changed, but it's so satisfying and fast and there are places where you truly need the speed. Would've loved if they added a toggle in the options menu between og and new swim controls instead of just locking it behind the magic shield thing. Other than that, better artwork (which means better and updated sprites like the Garo mask), elevated atmosphere, better bomber's notebook, better song of double time, better Goron controls, better graphics, etcetera. I still love the original tho
I always enjoy fan interaction videos like these. I hope that if you continue this series, you make a community tab on your CZcams channel for those who don't use Twitter. Also make themed episodes and maybe even a blind video like Jacksfilm
Yesterday, I Asked You for your controversial Nintendo opinions
I love Yoshi’s Story! I definitely wouldn’t consider it one of the “bad” Yoshi games. To this day it’s still unique in that you don’t really see too many 2D platformers where the goal is something other than get to the end of the level
It's my favorite yoshi game! I had not heard about anyone disliking and all online discourse I've ever seen has looked back on it fondly!
It was my first Yoshi game, but have to admit, it's just kind of ok.
Tbh of all Yoshi games I only like 4, Yoshi Story is definitely one of them, and it’s become super iconic to the series along with Yoshi’s Island
I love that game. I love that getting to the end of the game isn't necessarily the challenge, but finding every level (and then finding every melon if you're bold)
I would love to see you develop this into a regular series, Arlo! Even though it’s not an original concept, I think you bring a lightness to it that is undeniably you. It’s the reason I keep watching. Even if this is just a one-time thing, keep it up ❤️
Would love to see more of this kind of video! Maybe have ones themed to specific game series, or even other mediums, or maybe have one with good options.
I'll continually watch videos of Arlo respectably and wholesomely addressing spicy takes.
This is a super fun concept, I love this! Thought I'd join in and give my own takes on the questions!
1:44 - Hard disagree, for the same reason as Arlo
2:44 - I agree about the main series always being primarily light and easy but I think that a hard mode or another series (like the colosseum games) focused on more of a challenge would go a long way for the franchise.
4:13 - 50/50 Majora's mask is not only my favourite Zelda game but also one of my favourite games of all time and I have played both versions extensively. While I do pretty much fully agree with Nerrel's video on the topic there is still a lot to love about the remake that I feel goes unsaid in most cases, it has it's pros as well as it's cons. Personally I still prefer the original just a bit more, but the remake is still a super fun and relatively faithful adaptation that I am more than happy to play on any occassion.
5:28 - Kinda don't really care If I'm honest, one way or the other. As long as it's still video game characters, I'm happy.
7:10 - Hard disagree. 3D land is great fun in it's own way, it's light and breezy, but to say that it's objectively better than 3D world is mind bending for me. 3D world just has so much more to it in every conceivable way that I can hardly even compare the two myself...
8:05 - Never really thought about it before but you're probably right. The original Yoshi's Island is fantastic and everything after that has either been 'fine' or straight up bad for me. So I'm inclined to agree.
9:22 - Wish people would elaborate on their arguments to things rather than just saying "it's mid" these days. I disagree about it being mid, I think they are great but they really didn't give much ground here to argue with other than just saying: "I disagree."
10:28 - Couldn't care less. I unbox mine and put them on a shelf. I don't care to resell them or anything, I buy stuff to own, not sell later.
11:14 - Can't be bothered arguing with this as it's obiously just a joke post.
Please make this a series, this was really great to watch you tackle on subjects you usually dont cover all that much on your channel :)
Great video Arlo! I just like seeing Arlo videos in my feed, love seeing you do different video formats too. I loved the podcast, but your mental health takes first place! Loved seeing this hot take format.
I really like this because it embraces difference in opinion without getting angry at it, it's really refreshing and I'd love to see more!
I would love to see more of this style of video. Your reaction from "Midtroid Prime" alone was priceless.
I can kinda see where the 3D land one comes from.
3D world was mainly focused on multiplayer, so the actual level design suffered quite a bit from that.
Both are still good games though, just with different focuses
I really love this, lots of good stuff I agree with here! If I may make one suggestion, I think you should get a much larger gavel for the "midtroid prime" takes, or ones that you feel personally attack you.
Back at this channels' start it was much easier to connect to your audience naturally, but as time goes on, it obviously becomes less tangible. I would LOVE to see more Spicy Take Salad's because it provides a bit of a gateway into that same kind of personal energy.
I like how the 3D Land take didn't mention music, because the music alone in 3D World makes the game one of my faves. Sure it helps that the game is also good, but seriously, I think it's simply the best soundtrack a mainline Mario title has ever had. And Odyssey doesn't come close. Hope they gather the same sound team/composer as 3D World for a future Mario project because Odyssey wasn't it. It wasn't bad, but not great. There's a bit of a hot take for ya :p
Love your positivity arlo. You are so kind and genuine with your community. We need more of that on the internet
I loved this! I pray that you read all of the supportive comments and make this a frequent and regular series. We all come here because we love your opinions and perspective; this series offers that, in spades. Great video. Thanks Arlo!
I think the thing about the Yoshi franchise is that a lot of people see it as peaking with the original Yoshi's Island on the SNES, and since then, the series has sort of been spinning its wheels. That SNES game is considered an amazing classic by many, and the series has had a tough time moving beyond that for the most part.
I'd argue Yoshi's Woolly World is *also* quite a great game as well, but even then, it was primarily released late on the Wii U (a platform hardly anyone owned) and nowadays people seem to conflate it with Yoshi's Crafted World (a markedly lesser game than Woolly World imo). Yes, I know it also released on the 3DS, but when the game had a similar artsyle to another future game in the series and released late into two console's life cycles, it wasn't really set up for success or to be remembered all too much.
See, for me, I'd actually argue Star Fox is "the worst," if I had to pick a "bigger" Nintendo series. Like the Yoshi series, I feel like Star Fox made a really good game (Star Fox 64) and just hasn't been able to escape its shadow. Both Star Fox and Yoshi keep trying to recapture the magic of that "one special game," though one series has veered into wildly different gameplay styles to so-so results (Star Fox), while the other hasn't done anything especially crazy, but has actually led to another great game and doesn't try to just simply remake that classic game from years ago like Star Fox seems to do.
Yoshi's Island alone makes it not the worst. It's that good
Fair point… but the follow ups are so bad it might bring down the average that much.
Wooly World too, and Yoshi’s New Island is overhated tbh, it’s not that bad of a game. Yoshi is kinda like Kirby in the sense of being a franchise to experiment with.
The point of the tweet is that the ratio of good to bad games is really low though. Even if one game is the best in the world but all others sucked, the ratio would still be pretty bad. I still don't agree with the take, I think Yoshi games are generally fine, but the idea that one amazing game can outweigh the rest just doesn't apply with the metric they're using
Also Wooly World
1:4 is a pretty bad ratio
I really hope this become a series, i love the way Arlos react to hot takes and how he never insult anyone or freak out, good content
this is a wonderful series that i can't wait to see more of! the way you express and articulate your opinions and arguments in a civil manner is fantastic to watch
I hope this becomes a series!
We totally need more of these! Loving the Fantano representation as far as gaming content goes and learning people’s biggest hot takes could truly be an amazing quick regular series you keep up.
Please make this a series. This was so much fun to watch.
Quality take at the end there, Jon, and that's coming from a Cartwright that lives in Indiana, the cornocopia of the US!
I believe that the person talking about pokemon, was aiming their comment more towards those of the pokemon fan base that want to see a more "spicier" experience of adult themes rather than the casual adult themes. Having the unfortunate experience of witnessing what these fans consider adult themed and what they'd like to see in the series, i couldn't agree more with keeping the age rating of pokemon, where it is now...
No. Nothing that includes woolly world can be considered the worst of anything.
Woolly World underrated af
I really hope this becomes a series! This was a great video keep up the great work!
People who keep their amiibos in the package are people who grew up to be the dad in the lego movie.
8:15 Yoshi games don’t usually stand out. However Yoshi’s Crafted World has more hours on our Switch than any other game except BotW. It has so many levels, they are memorable and difficulty ramps up nicely especially once you get to the secret levels. It has 2 player co-op. Yoshis Story had a ton of playtime on our N64 as a kid too.
as a huge yoshi fan thats the one I couldnt get into. Yoshis island is one of my favorite games, yoshis story is great too, but that damn song drove me crazy, woolly world is one of the best wii u games, crfted world and new yoshis island I just couldnt get into with all the back tracking
@@zyproductions4809 Do you mean when you collect all the parts and have to go back in the map to turn them in? Or like on the overworld map and you need to go back and get more flowers before you can progress? I could see that one being pretty frustrating
@@YogiTheBearMan the having to replay the same levels multiple times to collect everything I guess I'm a completionist I just didnt enjoy it as much in that game and I burned myself out if I remember right you had to play each level 3 or was it 4 I really enjoyed the at and style of the game but I enjoyed the other yoshi games much more
This would be a great series! Hope it gets the hits because it’s fun to share spicy takes
My niece is 3 and I got her and my brother a switch for their birthdays and Yoshi's crafted world was such a perfect gateway game for her, especially because she could play alone or with a parent, it's fun, colorful, not too difficult and has some more challenging bits that she might need help with or teach her how to progress after finding out a new skill! Yoshi's games are a great starting place with a recognizable character. Plus I've got such nostalgia for playing Yoshi's Story and Yoshi's Island as a kid, I don't think the Yoshi series is shooting for any GOTY Awards or top 10 lists, they're just cute, fun games with such creative art styles
I actually miss the old bombers notebook and the extra quest to obtain it... Though most of the added features of the new one are amazing, I wish the old one was still a page in it somewhere.
Yoshi's Story is an amazing game and needs more love.
Yoshis Story was my first Yoshi game I love it so much still have the N64 cartridge of it plan to emulate soon.
As someone who grew up with it…I can’t love it.
its such a good game esp when i was a kid its just full of warmth !
I rather enjoy Yoshi's Story. It's not my favorite game or anything, but it's a fun one to play every now and then.
I would like more from this series. Hot takes can be entertaining to think about and the concept is easy to make into a video I would think, which might mean more Arlo videos.
Please make this a series, Arlo! You could even do game or franchise-specific videos based on upcoming or current releases.
Yoshi's Story is wonderful. It's as good/hard/challenging as the player wants it to be. It's incredibly underrated. Any series with Island, Story, Wooly World, and Crafted World can't be considered the worst series...
Crafted world sucks but besides that I agree
Yoshi's Story is downright criminally underrated. But I can see why it has its reputation. As a follow-up to the AAA masterpiece that is Yoshi's Island, I can how Story is a bit of a disappointment. Especially when you consider how enamored people were with 3d at the time and most likely anticipated the series to go in that direction.
I want more. This is so much fun and feels like as long as you get hot takes it could be endless content!
2:44 This take would make more sense if they didn't already make games like this. The Gen 5 games literally had a hard mode.
AND ON YOSHI: I feel like everyone has to generally agree a game is a stinker. The only agreed upon stinkers are DS, New Island, and Crafted World. That's a 50% success rate.
Star Fox on the other hand has the original and 64, then Adventures, Assault, Command, and Zero being considered Stinkers. This gives us just a 33% success rate. It's still lower even if you include the 64 remake on 3DS.
IDK, I loved yoshi island DS
5:54 No, I disagree. ALL the 3rd Party Characters in Smash are ESSENTIAL to Nintendo's overall history. Snake, got his start on the NES/Famicom. Sonic, big time rival to Mario. Mega Man, an icon and platformer staple on the NES. Ryu and Ken, BIG time staple for the SNES. Cloud/Sephiroth, their series started on the NES and represents Nintendo's greatest folly - not using Sony for their consoles. Bayonetta, now essentially a 1st party character as she was kept alive BY Nintendo, Simon and Richter, they're from a series that got their grand start on the NES. Joker, while being from a spinoff series, represents the whole of a franchise that got its start on the NES. Hero, truly THE most essential character when it comes to the JRPG genre as he wrote the playbook that inspired a TON of the characters in the roster. Banjo/Kazooie, truly beloved platformer duo that started on the N64 that WOULD have been Nintendo's if not for their lack of buying RARE. Terry, another staple of the Fighting genre that was an inspiration for Smash overall. Steve/Alex/Zombie/Enderman, characters that transcended their indie roots to become full blown icons of the survival genre. Kazuya, another Fighting game staple that has bled into the first party scene with Pokken Tournament. Finally, we have Sora, the character responsible for bringing Cloud and Sephiroth into the game and from a great crossover series besides.
These were some actually spicy and thought provoking takes. Would love to see more.
There hasn't been a Yoshi game that's up to par with Yoshi's Island on SNES....so I'd say yes.
Agree. I feel like every game following smw2 just misunderstood what made that Yoshi game great
Wooly World came pretty damn close I’d say
@@MarioYoshi4723 And Crafted World is a solid third place.
Woolly World comes close enough that I wouldn’t blame someone for picking it as their favorite Yoshi game. Crafted World should have been so much better. It has some good ideas but it was such a letdown after Woolly World, ESPECIALLY in the music department.
Wow! I love this! Please make it a regular series :)
Please, more Arlo. That was super chill, fun, and kept me watching.
I would argue that hardly anyone who does not watch GameXplain has ever even HEARD of F-Zero. (Outside of Captain Falcon in Super Smash Bros. What I'm saying is that very few people give F-Zero any attention compared to the Yoshi Franchise.)
Love this bc it’s easy content you don’t have to stress abt between bigger projects but is still incredibly enjoyable
This new segment is great! I laughed so much. Please make more of these. I also miss the Nintendo News Roundups.
Never thought I'd see an idea so good, direct discourse between fans and Arlo! Always loved Arlo's strong, passionate opinions, this idea just makes so much sense, can't believe it hadn't been done sooner!
Please make more spicy take salads! I love this format so much
More of this please. Your cuddly adherence to being as open-minded and friendly as possible while clearly opposing such vile slander as "Midtroid Prime" is beyond heartwarming.
The funny thing about the “kids games” and difficulty argument is… games used to be a LOT harder. I played through the original Final Fantasy in 3rd grade, as well as the original Zelda. They were already old at the time, but that’s what I had. 5th grade was the original Final Fantasy Tactics. Kids can play hard games.
I loved this idea for interaction with fans!! Please do more of this :)
Please do more videos like this. I love hearing your opinions on these things
9:22 I agree, them's fighting words. And I didn't even get to play the game until the remaster came out earlier this year (2023)!
XD Solid Horse just sneaking in at the end there...
I love this! I would definitely love to see more Spicy Take Salad!