![]() ![]() There are instances where you get launched off screen (like from a trampoline), and it automatically kills your partner. ![]() However, the two-player mode feels a bit bolted on. You can leverage each other to solve puzzles. I played this with my wife as a two-player co-op which is fun. As Yoshi you solve little puzzles, find coins and other treasures by unravelling wool, or spitting out yarn balls. This is similar to side scrolling Mario games except Yoshi is the protagonist and the entire world is made of wool! The texture of the game is amazing and unlike anything I’ve ever played. Impressively it’s made by a single indie developer. I was surprised I enjoyed it as much as I did. ![]() There’s lots of ways to earn money, and lots of things to do like farming, raising livestock, fishing, mining, doing quests, fighting monsters, talking to townspeople, etc. For me, it’s like being in a town in Zelda, but the townspeople are more developed and there’s far more quests. I’ve never played a game quite like this. Puzzles aren’t particularly challenging, except maybe one or two. But, for whatever reason, I just wasn’t captivated by this game. Maybe I was just excited to try my hand at other games that were on the horizon. I don’t know if it’s because I don’t have the patience to gut through some of the slower or confusing parts. It’s beautiful, it’s haunting, and, well, it’s a bit slow, and I just couldn’t get into it. It’s made by the creators of Myst which I had played a long time ago as a teenager. I really, really wanted to like Obduction. I don’t get to play tons and tons of video games, but I try to fit in a couple hours here and there, and they’re always played after I finish my 10 pages of reading. ![]()
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