I can't really think of a full pros/cons chart because I actually played this game quite a while ago (I think late 2019/early 2020) and only just now got around to finishing the final boss. I appreciate good-feel's decision to significantly alter the gameplay of the yoshi's island series after their by-the-numbers yoshi's woolly world, but this game really does not hit the mark. the game attempts to draw from the 2.5D gameplay seen in yoshi's story on n64, where yoshi can move on paths into the foreground and background when the game allows. yoshi can also hit objects in the foreground and background with his eggs, and by proxy this means that yoshi's aiming has now become a controllable cursor rather than an automatically-moving one as in previous games. this slows down the pace considerably and can feel unreliable due to the many targetable objects on each stage. the stage gimmicks fail to use this in interesting ways and instead provide an odd mish-mash of concepts that mostly confuse rather than excite.
other than the main gameplay, the collectables endemic to yoshi's island have proliferated far beyond the bounds of reason, with some stages hitting a flower count in the double digits if my memory serves correctly. these now serve as a block for further progression, so simply ignoring them will not allow you to proceed (usual YI challenges like having full health at the end of a level or getting all red coins also give a flower). much like woolly world, the puzzles and challenges for getting these flowers are repeated often and become tired quickly. there are also several minigame levels; nothing too crazy but also not really annoying either. for side content you can play each level in reverse searching for poochies, and you can also replay levels searching for specific objects in the background to hit. neither set of missions hold any particular interest for me. otherwise this was a suitable podcast game and nothing more. I definitely recommend you listen to at least something else in the background, as the music is absolutely off-key/horrid and tracks are repeated often. not a great game to be honest.
other than the main gameplay, the collectables endemic to yoshi's island have proliferated far beyond the bounds of reason, with some stages hitting a flower count in the double digits if my memory serves correctly. these now serve as a block for further progression, so simply ignoring them will not allow you to proceed (usual YI challenges like having full health at the end of a level or getting all red coins also give a flower). much like woolly world, the puzzles and challenges for getting these flowers are repeated often and become tired quickly. there are also several minigame levels; nothing too crazy but also not really annoying either. for side content you can play each level in reverse searching for poochies, and you can also replay levels searching for specific objects in the background to hit. neither set of missions hold any particular interest for me. otherwise this was a suitable podcast game and nothing more. I definitely recommend you listen to at least something else in the background, as the music is absolutely off-key/horrid and tracks are repeated often. not a great game to be honest.