I was so ready to love Yono.
It was announced in a Nintendo Direct, and my wife and I instantly loved the idea. An isometric Zelda-like where you play as a cuboid elephant?! It sounded perfect. We bought it day 1.
But here's the thing. Beyond the incoherent lack of direction (we spent most of our time wandering), the horrifying character designs and voices, and the obtuse puzzles, the game just flat-out handles poorly. Controlling Yono is a struggle at all times, and that was ultimately the last straw for us. The idea and aesthetic is cute enough that we would have completed the game if Yono the Infernal Elephant just controlled better.
It was announced in a Nintendo Direct, and my wife and I instantly loved the idea. An isometric Zelda-like where you play as a cuboid elephant?! It sounded perfect. We bought it day 1.
But here's the thing. Beyond the incoherent lack of direction (we spent most of our time wandering), the horrifying character designs and voices, and the obtuse puzzles, the game just flat-out handles poorly. Controlling Yono is a struggle at all times, and that was ultimately the last straw for us. The idea and aesthetic is cute enough that we would have completed the game if Yono the Infernal Elephant just controlled better.