It is surprising how few games uses the Mexican culture as a major inspiration. WHich is a shame because if taken by professional hands, it can create a really amazing setting that will make your title stand out in the industry. Leave it to DrinkBox Studios to make a difference here!

I never played the first title, but I heard good things about Guacamelee, so I decided to try the sequel which I heard was a overall better experience.
And yeah it's a good title: it takes the concept and progression of a Metroidvania and mixes it with an amazing artstyle and a humurous writing (sometimes extremely based on outdated memes, as a certain room in the game will demostrate...)

Compared to other metroidvanias it's much more linear, but makes up for it with the implementation of tight platforming sections, that combines the surprisingly varied aerial movements to create tense but thrilling platforming sections. Sometimes these sections can require a bit too precision, but they still are able to make you crack up a smile.

The game also features a cool multiplayer option, full of various colorful caracters that are even abke to change the way you play the game.... the game can be easily enjoyed in both ways.

Gotta be honest this one didn't do anything to absolutely impress me compared to other indie games, but it is a really solid title that gives justice to a great culture by making a colorful world full of entising levels, nice boss fights, memorable characters and cool set pieces. I hope the devs will keep up their great work in the future.

Over the years, Yoshi has been accused of many things, including being a fraud that does tax evasion and runs from the law.

Of course, it's hard to imagine that: there is no way one of Nintendo's most adorable and silly mascots can be this stinky.... until you remember that he once sold you a literal tech demo at full price, didn't elaborated and left the room while taking your clothes... and now you can kinda see Yoshi committing tax fraud!

I rememeber trying this game with the DS of a friend, and being charmed by the really adorable environments, cute graphics and cute use of the touch screen to creat clouds.... admittely I was a dumb kid, but this didn't stop me to ask my friend to rent the game for a bit and going past the cute but really simple first level, wondering what else the game had to offer...... OH, that was it! Huh.... well that sucked a lot.

I guess the touch screen was innovative for the time or something, but this is such a nothing experience that I am even surprised that it was able to get released on the market. I guess it can be considered a "silly arcade experience", where you try to aim for an higher score in the different (not that different) modes the game has to offer, but honestly... there are mobile games with more content than this. It would have been totally fine as a side mode for a Mario Party or a Yoshi Island entry, but on its own..... yeah no, sorry.

If you are searching for 5 sorta charming minutes where you use clouds to move around Baby Mario and make Yoshi go up and down (since he moves on its own).... honestly don't bother. Sorry.