History YMMV / KirbysEpicYarn

** Many comments and news reports compared this game to ''VideoGame/YoshisStory''. Then comes the reveal of ''VideoGame/YoshisWoollyWorld'' years later, which is also by Good Feel and has yarn-based elements...

** The Mole Hole/Digger theme sounds suspiciously similar to the iconic "Fever" from ''VideoGame/DrMario''.

** The Fountain Gardens theme sounds awfully similar to [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} "Yakko's Universe"]].

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The addition of Ravel Abilities (this game's take on the Copy Abilities) in the 3DS port has received this reception from some, who felt the addition of traditional ''Kirby'' mechanics into a non-traditional ''Kirby'' game take away much of what made the original game unique and ruins the slower pace. It doesn’t help that the levels were not modified to take them into account, leading to an already easy game, becoming [[GameBreaker even easier]] as a result and them to ultimately feel superfluous. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that some players just avoid using them altogether.

* UnfortunateCharacterDesign: Yin-Yarn is supposed to have SinisterShades and a GagNose, but because his nose is made from a button (which are typically used to represent eyes in this game's artstyle) and his sunglasses can be mistaken for part of his hat, he's commonly mistaken for a {{Cyclops}}.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The addition of Devilish Mode in the 3DS port was likely made in response to complaints regarding the original game being too easy and Kirby not being able to die like in other games.

** It feels like...pants! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Kirby's reaction when he first feels the ground of the new yarn world he's in and the sheer randomness and hilarity of the quote has led to becoming a very popular thing to quote.[[/labelnote]]

* TastesLikeDiabetes: The whole game, more so than the ''Kirby'' series is usually, with the art style and the cutscenes lovingly narrated by someone who sounds like he's reading a bedtime story to an infant, and the fact that the villain was a comparatively-silly yarn wizard with a magic sock.

* HilariousInHindsight: Many comments and news reports compared this game to ''VideoGame/YoshisStory''. Then comes the reveal of ''VideoGame/YoshisWoollyWorld'' years later, which is also by Good Feel and has yarn-based elements...

* MemeticMutation: This upset Kirby immensely. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The British narration's description of Kirby's reaction to learning he can't get back home became popular as a reaction image.[[/labelnote]]

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The addition of ravel abilities in the 3DS port has received this reception from some, who felt the addition of traditional ''Kirby'' mechanics into a non-traditional ''Kirby'' game take away much of what made the original game unique and ruins the slower pace. It doesn’t help that the levels were not modified to take them into account, leading to an already easy game, becoming [[GameBreaker even easier]] as a result. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that some just avoid using them altogether.

* PolishedPort: While it suffers from an lower framerrate and inferior image quality due to the 3DS' weaker hardware and lacks the co-opt from the Wii original, ''Extra Epic Yarn'' is otherwise a solid port of the game that is not only portable, but adds new content such as the Devilish Mode, the Ravel Abilities and additional minigames featuring Dedede and Meta Knight on top of the main game.

* BrokenBase: The fact that Kirby is invincible unlike other entries tends to be divisive amongst fans. Some don't mind it and feels it adds to the game's slower and calm pace, with him losing gems when hit or falling into a pit being a good enough punishment. Others however, feel the lack of stakes beyond losing some gems makes the game a bit [[ItsEasySoItSucks too easy for its own good]]. The addition of Devilish Mode in ''Extra Epic Yarn'', which takes away Kirby's invincibility and replaces it with a 5-hit health bar, has mostly alleviated this.

* PolishedPort: While it suffers from an lower framerrate and inferior image quality due to the 3DS' weaker hardware, ''Extra Epic Yarn'' is otherwise a solid port of the game that is not only portable, but adds new content such as the Devilish Mode, the Ravel Abilities and additional minigames featuring Dedede and Meta Knight on top of the main game.

* BrokenBase: The fact that Kirby is invincible in this game tends to be divisive amongst fans. Some don't mind it and feels it adds to the game's slower and calm pace, with him losing the gems when hit or falling into a pit being a good enough punishment. Others however, feel the lack of stakes beyond losing some gems makes the game a bit [[ItsEasySoItSucks too easy for its own good]]. ''Extra Epic Yarn'' attempts to mitigate this by introducing Devilish Mode, which takes away Kirby's invincibility and replaces it with a hit system similar to the other games.

* NightmareRetardant: Even though the series has given birth to [[NightmareFuel/{{Kirby}} horrific bosses]], considering the style and design of the game, [[TemptingFate it would have been nearly impossible for them to make it anything but cute]].

* ItsEasySoItSucks: Like in ''VideoGame/WarioLand 2'' & ''3'', Kirby is invincible in this game but drops his collectibles when damaged. The complaints this raised weren't enough to kill the excitement.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The addition of ravel abilities in the 3DS port has received this reception from some, who felt the addition of more traditional ''Kirby'' mechanics into a non-traditional game take away much of what made the original game unique and ruins the slower pace. It doesn’t help that the game wasn't designed or modified with copy abilities in mind, leading to an already easy game, becoming [[GameBreaker even easier]] as a result. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that some just avoid using them altogether.

* MemeticMutation: This upset Kirby immensely. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The EU narration's description of Kirby's reaction to learning he can't get back home became popular as a reaction image.[[/labelnote]]

** The yarn graphics and textures certainly feel realistic.