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This is a short review of the game A Walk With Yiayia.
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Hello everyone and welcome to a pros and
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Hello everyone and welcome to a pros and
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Hello everyone and welcome to a pros and cons of the video game A Walk with Yaya
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cons of the video game A Walk with Yaya
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cons of the video game A Walk with Yaya on not now mom I'm gaming. These are
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on not now mom I'm gaming. These are
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on not now mom I'm gaming. These are short videos featuring all my little
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short videos featuring all my little
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short videos featuring all my little nitpicks and pleasantries with having
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nitpicks and pleasantries with having
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nitpicks and pleasantries with having played the game while sustaining a bare
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played the game while sustaining a bare
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played the game while sustaining a bare minimum of spoilers. Let the reviewing
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minimum of spoilers. Let the reviewing
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minimum of spoilers. Let the reviewing begin. Pros: A wholesome narrative. I
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begin. Pros: A wholesome narrative. I
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begin. Pros: A wholesome narrative. I went into this game expecting an
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went into this game expecting an
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went into this game expecting an emotional turn as in something bad was
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emotional turn as in something bad was
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emotional turn as in something bad was going to happen to Granny. It was making
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going to happen to Granny. It was making
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going to happen to Granny. It was making me anxious every time she had to stop to
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me anxious every time she had to stop to
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me anxious every time she had to stop to rest, but turns out nothing bad actually
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rest, but turns out nothing bad actually
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rest, but turns out nothing bad actually happens. And this is a game where we're
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happens. And this is a game where we're
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happens. And this is a game where we're just walking around the block with our
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just walking around the block with our
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just walking around the block with our grandma to help boost up her confidence
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grandma to help boost up her confidence
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grandma to help boost up her confidence since she's now got the walker. It's so
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since she's now got the walker. It's so
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since she's now got the walker. It's so clear that she's anxious and unsure
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clear that she's anxious and unsure
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clear that she's anxious and unsure about taking a walk with us. You can
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about taking a walk with us. You can
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about taking a walk with us. You can practically hear the hesitation to her
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practically hear the hesitation to her
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practically hear the hesitation to her words, which just adds more depth to her
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words, which just adds more depth to her
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words, which just adds more depth to her character. During the walk, we share
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character. During the walk, we share
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character. During the walk, we share stories with one another, which brings
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stories with one another, which brings
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stories with one another, which brings us even closer to the characters.
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us even closer to the characters.
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us even closer to the characters. Overall, we learn a bit more from
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Overall, we learn a bit more from
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Overall, we learn a bit more from Grandma and even ourselves as a main
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Grandma and even ourselves as a main
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Grandma and even ourselves as a main character walking with her.
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character walking with her.
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character walking with her. Lovely graphics. The main portion of the
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Lovely graphics. The main portion of the
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Lovely graphics. The main portion of the game is pixel art, but there are other
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game is pixel art, but there are other
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game is pixel art, but there are other styles we get into throughout the game,
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styles we get into throughout the game,
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styles we get into throughout the game, including chalkboard drawings that are
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including chalkboard drawings that are
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including chalkboard drawings that are framed on a wall as Yaya talks about her
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framed on a wall as Yaya talks about her
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framed on a wall as Yaya talks about her and Ruthie. There's a bit within the
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and Ruthie. There's a bit within the
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and Ruthie. There's a bit within the game where she talks about our grandpa,
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game where she talks about our grandpa,
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game where she talks about our grandpa, and we get to control an older style of
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and we get to control an older style of
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and we get to control an older style of airplane. And then when they moved from
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airplane. And then when they moved from
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airplane. And then when they moved from Greece, there's a section with us
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Greece, there's a section with us
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Greece, there's a section with us controlling a boat. And both of these
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controlling a boat. And both of these
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controlling a boat. And both of these have somewhat of a realistic style in a
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have somewhat of a realistic style in a
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have somewhat of a realistic style in a slightly unrealistic way. I don't know
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slightly unrealistic way. I don't know
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slightly unrealistic way. I don't know how else to describe it, but yes, the
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how else to describe it, but yes, the
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how else to describe it, but yes, the graphics are great, and it does switch
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graphics are great, and it does switch
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graphics are great, and it does switch between the graphics every once in a
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between the graphics every once in a
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between the graphics every once in a while when a story is being told. Many
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while when a story is being told. Many
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while when a story is being told. Many adventures.
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adventures.
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adventures. These are moments where you get to take
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These are moments where you get to take
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These are moments where you get to take control of something that isn't actually
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control of something that isn't actually
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control of something that isn't actually your character because you're being
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your character because you're being
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your character because you're being taken back to a moment that isn't in the
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taken back to a moment that isn't in the
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taken back to a moment that isn't in the here and now, such as with the airplane
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here and now, such as with the airplane
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here and now, such as with the airplane scene and the boat scene I mentioned.
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scene and the boat scene I mentioned.
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scene and the boat scene I mentioned. There's also a grasshopper you can
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There's also a grasshopper you can
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There's also a grasshopper you can control for a bit of easy platforming.
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control for a bit of easy platforming.
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control for a bit of easy platforming. Cons:
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Cons:
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Cons: Plane ride might have been drawn out. I
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Plane ride might have been drawn out. I
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Plane ride might have been drawn out. I mean, I liked it, but just hovering up
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mean, I liked it, but just hovering up
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mean, I liked it, but just hovering up and down and going left and right while
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and down and going left and right while
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and down and going left and right while the story was being told was just taking
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the story was being told was just taking
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the story was being told was just taking too long for me. There's only so much of
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too long for me. There's only so much of
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too long for me. There's only so much of switching directions and flying high or
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switching directions and flying high or
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switching directions and flying high or low that I want to do. I feel like I
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low that I want to do. I feel like I
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low that I want to do. I feel like I would have liked it a little bit more if
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would have liked it a little bit more if
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would have liked it a little bit more if we stuck with the characters as we were
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we stuck with the characters as we were
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we stuck with the characters as we were being told the story while getting a
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being told the story while getting a
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being told the story while getting a smaller sequence of the plane
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smaller sequence of the plane
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smaller sequence of the plane acrobatics. I get it. Grandma likes to
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acrobatics. I get it. Grandma likes to
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acrobatics. I get it. Grandma likes to stretch out her stories, but the plane
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stretch out her stories, but the plane
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stretch out her stories, but the plane needs to land for gas. We can be pushy
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needs to land for gas. We can be pushy
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needs to land for gas. We can be pushy at the end. Our character was a little
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at the end. Our character was a little
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at the end. Our character was a little annoying with some of those choices we
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annoying with some of those choices we
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annoying with some of those choices we could make when asking if Yaya wanted to
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could make when asking if Yaya wanted to
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could make when asking if Yaya wanted to go on another walk again, even when we
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go on another walk again, even when we
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go on another walk again, even when we know she doesn't want to push herself.
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know she doesn't want to push herself.
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know she doesn't want to push herself. We're like a little toddler begging,
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We're like a little toddler begging,
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We're like a little toddler begging, please. You clearly don't have to choose
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please. You clearly don't have to choose
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please. You clearly don't have to choose the more pushy options. But still, just
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the more pushy options. But still, just
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the more pushy options. But still, just having them there made me want to be
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having them there made me want to be
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having them there made me want to be like, "Dude, stay in our comfort zone."
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like, "Dude, stay in our comfort zone."
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like, "Dude, stay in our comfort zone." And that's the end of a pros and cons
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And that's the end of a pros and cons
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And that's the end of a pros and cons review of A Walk with Yaya. Thanks for
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review of A Walk with Yaya. Thanks for
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review of A Walk with Yaya. Thanks for watching everyone, and don't get in too
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watching everyone, and don't get in too
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watching everyone, and don't get in too much trouble when you say, "Not now,
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much trouble when you say, "Not now,
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much trouble when you say, "Not now, Mom.
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