Yoshi's Crafted World has been around for just under a month now, and while the game is predictably adorable in most areas, one particular feature is a little less-than-perfect: the soundtrack.
We, and many players who have been sharing their thoughts online, have felt rather let down by Crafted World's soundtrack, especially when you compare it to the utter delight that was the Yoshi's Woolly World soundtrack. Mostly, this is thanks to the fact that almost the entire game uses the same song over and over again, with tweaks being added to things such as its instrumentation depending on your location.
In a slightly humorous turn of events, the composer of Yoshi's Woolly World, Tomoya Tomita, has been retweeting people's messages regarding both game's soundtracks. The tweets almost always compare both games, with Tomita's Woolly World soundtrack being seen as the much better product, and it seems he isn't afraid to share messages which really rip into the new title.
To make things clear, Tomita didn't work on Crafted World; some of these retweets make it look like he may be feeling pretty smug about the whole situation, but he may well simply be proud of his own work and not meaning to rub it in the face of those who worked on the new material.
Here are some of the tweets he has retweeted (you can see his timeline here):
https://twitter.com/YurianYoshisaur/status/1117930082843136000
As we said, perhaps he was simply sharing those messages because they praised his work on Woolly World. This retweet, however, which features "the music sucks" as one of its points, might seem a little more cheeky.
Have you played Yoshi's Crafted World? What did you think to its soundtrack? Tell us below.
[source twitter.com, via gonintendo.com]
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I personally thought the main song was great, however the variety in woolly world makes it a better soundtrack overall.
OR he could know the guy that worked on it and it's a bit of good-natured 'banter'. For the record, I hate Twitter and find articles that use it as a basis for a 'story' weak journalism. This is not the worst example I've seen though - head to Yahoo for that.
Soundtracks:
Woolly World: 7 out of 10
Crafted World: 4 out of 10
I agree with the guy even though I still bought and enjoyed the game. How the current OST was allowed to be released is beyond me.
Why do I have a feeling he might not be coming back anytime soon.
Must be a slow news day. How does "retweeting" become news? I need to retweet something, quickly!
I think the soundtrack is somewhat decent, but yeah the rest of the game is so much better.
Yup, totally agree with Tomita and all these people. Soundtrack was very disappointing. I became a fan of Tomita after his amazing tracks from not only Wooly World, but also from Epic Yarn and even as far back as Wario Land: Shake It. Hearing about his leaving Good Feel was a huge bummer, and really made me concerned about Crafted World...too bad those concerns were founded.
Thing is, I also kinda have to blame Totaka too--he was supervising the new guy. Seems like he took the Yoshi's Story approach with the recurring theme music...that game was worse for it, too.
Haha, Tomita rubbing it in that Good-Feel lost a feely good employee when he left. :9
I dont like how they recycle the same tune with different instruments. they did it with smash bro. they did with hyrule warriors. I think it's lazy practice n causers repetition. all my fave games have amazing soundtracks. music is a big factor for submersion. that catchy loop that drags you deeper into the game.
It is not as bad as people claim at all.
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I registered an account just to say people are waaay off with this ost. It's actually just good. It's not "the same thing over and over", and the differences are far beyond just instrumentation changes. The difference in the songs is in their style and chordal structures. He's able to take one musical pattern and make vastly different compositions with totally different progressions.
It's my least favorite thing as a professional musician to see uninformed people bash on something for reasons I find ill fitting. Please go watch 8 bit music theory's video on crafted World if you want to see well presented examples of what I'm talking about. The soundtrack isn't bad just because people say it is.
Seems to me that Tomita is angling for a little more money for his next composing job. Perhaps he was told "we can just replace you" when he left Good Feel?
Entirely on purpose.. and with good reason. After the excellent Woolly World, Crafted’s soundtrack is uninspired and comparatively awful. Good on him I say.
Feel Good, Sounds Awful..!!
M'kay. I don't mind the background music in CW. I mean, I'm not there for the music. That's what EBA is for. But I still find my head bobbing along with the music sometimes.
@Nmanic How dare the plebes have their own opinions, right? I once became an automotive engineer just so that I could validate my opinion on the poor placement of computers in my vehicle's engine bay.
@AlohaPizzaJack Everyone can have opinions on anything. I have plenty of opinions on games even though I'm not a game designer.
But, untrained people are simply identifying the usage of a pattern and ignoring the shifts in tonal context so they decide it's bad, when really it's well made. It's frustrating to me to see that dissonance. People just dogpile and it's like no logical argument matters in the face of bandwagon hate.
I haven’t tried Yoshi’s Crafted World, but one game that succesfully used the same song (tweaked) over and over was Super Mario World.
It's true. The song is always the same
Yeah, I have to agree with almost everyone here. The Crafted World soundtrack is kinda weak.
It’s not only the repeated song, although that’s a big offender. It’s also the instrumentation. There are copious uses of slightly out-of-tune recorder that really grate on the ears. A couple of levels use what sound like the main theme played on clown horns, ignoring the fact that clown horns sound like somebody tried and failed to make flatulence musical. And I actually had to mute the game whenever I played the costume gachapon machines.
I liked Yoshi’s Crafted World overall! I think it’s a good game with great moments. But the soundtrack is bobbins.
yoshi games have been plagued by bad music in the last couple of entries (exept whoolie world). i wanted to buy this game today but i remembered how embarassing the music is in this one so i'm just gonna wait for it to be 50% off, which means i'm gonna wait a lot.
I've largely found the soundtrack forgettable but never annoying or particularly bad. I think people are only complaining because past Yoshi games have been noteworthy for their soundtracks.
I directed a theatre show using the soundtrack from Woolly World for all the wintry bits, it was perfect!
Crafted World is a big step down on the music side, but I like that the menu music improves as you progress... subtle but underrated!
Haven't played Crafted World and I'm not planning to in the near future, so I'm unaware of the OST problem. Yet, I wonder what people mean about "previous Yoshi titles". I hope they are talking about the DS and 3DS games, because Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES) is in my all time top10, and the soundtrack is no less than perfect
I love Crafted World's soundtrack. It really fits a world made out of crafts for.
I get the feeling there's some behind the scenes politics in this post, either sticking it to Good Feel as an "I told you so", or at least poking a friend that did the Crafted World soundtrack as a rivalry. It's low-key hilarity all the same.
The soundtrack isn't bad per say, it's just the repetition that gets to me. Mostly my brain shuts the music down after awhile and it just focuses on the sfx.
This sorta thing worked fine back in the day because of hardware limitations. No such excuse available nowadays.
I get the feeling Tomoya Tomita is feeling resentment about not being picked to compose Crafted World's soundtrack.
I remember commenting back then at news of his leaving that nobody just leaves Nintendo, something was up. We still don’t know what happened but I suspected some kind of friction, this may point to that possibility. But yes, he was the best thing for modern Yoshi music but apparently Nintendo don’t care as much as you’d hope about that series’ soundtrack quality
I thought the WW soundtrack was pleasant, but a far cry from Yoshi's Island's perfect soundtrack.
Outside of Yoshi’s Island, most of the Yoshi games have a sort of sickly sweet soundtrack to them. Yoshi’s Story was an alright game, but even at 10 I felt like I had stepped in an impossibly cute neather realm. A lot of that was attributed to the music which had a similar Fisher Price music box feeling to it that the latest game does. I get that’s the point, but it’s rather grating in long burst. I prefer my cake frosting in small bites.
Why are some members here being so weird about twitter posts.
What is a tweet? A message by someone.
Reporting a compilation of messages and quotes on something remarkable in Nintendo land is news worthy.
Do any of you even read the news on a regular basis?
I really liked the look of Woolly World I don't know why they changed it.
They ruined it, they just don't care, just like Yoshi Island DS and Yoshi's "NEW" Island, how can they go from this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPUlavFhhKs to whatever the heck is Yoshi's crafted music?????
@Lordplops do you also yell at neighborhood kids to stay off your lawn?
Well the soundtrack IS pretty terrible. Way too many flutes and the same songs being repeated far too often. Wooly World has a great soundtrack.
Still a great game though!
@hihelloitsme aren't gates wonderful things?
I don't think Tomita was retweeting those to bash Crafted World. Each one of those tweets include some praise for his work.
Tomita said so here: https://twitter.com/Tomoya_Tomita/status/1121167582189350912
Also I don't know how good Tomita's English is, so they may not realize how negative some of those tweets are?
Either way, I haven't played Crafted World yet aside from the demo, so I do not have an opinion either way. Epic Yarn and Woolly World have amazing soundtracks, though.
@RadioShadow Extra! Extra! Tweet all about it!
@Balladeer As a musician, I'm pretty sure that if they simply replaced the recorder with a flute, the soundtrack would improve significantly. The recorder wrecks it.
Well it's true, the music really sux. I would like to see an update with an optional sountrack or two, peferably some tracks from SNES Yoshis Island.
The space and carnival songs are honestly the only tracks I enjoyed in this game.
I don't know why they think a variation on the main theme was a good Idea.
The music isn't that bad, its just that there isn't much variety.
Gotta agree with Moonknight7 It does sound kinda weak and lame What happen to those fun musics..
@Sinton And same goes to Super Mario 64 as well! gasp
He re-tweets any comments complementing his music, for all of his games. I think the bashing may have just been happenstance. Also, he has some new tracks on his youtube, if you like the music https://www.youtube.com/user/777GADD/featured
I had Wooly World on the Wii U. I absolutely loved the graphics and the music was really nice... But I thought that game was a total snooze-fest. As much as I appreciated its artistic merit, the gameplay just did nothing for me. I could say the same for Paper Mario Color Splash. Absolutely gorgeous game, but just like Wooly World, once the novelty wore off, I found myself feeling despondent and losing my will to live.
@Cosats Woolly World's soundtrack is 9/10 for me.
Crafted World's soundtrack is 1/10 for me.
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