Nah, I just live in Australia where it's already 3pm on Friday the 29th as I type this haha. It came out here today, I went and got it when the store opened this morning at 9am.

So? What's your first impressions? It feels like this game is flying a bit under the radar for a lot of people. Does it deserve better?

From the first hour, I am really liking it.

The difficulty is very gentle but I don't mind that, it makes it a good game for kicking back and relaxing, though to be fair it may ramp up later.

I like the 3D elements such as levels having multiple layers on the z axis and the interplay between these layers, it adds depth (har har) to the level design. Controls are crisp and responsive, and it has more variety and interesting ideas than Woolly World. I really have no significant complaints so far from a gameplay point of view.

If I have one criticism of the game as a whole, it's that while I get what they were going for with the shallow tilt-shift depth of field effect, trying to make it feel like a miniature diorama, I feel like it's not really worth it when the resolution of the effect can get quite chunky. If it was up to me I'd have removed it and used the extra processing power to lock the resolution at 720p. The artwork is absolutely gorgeous and I feel like it deserves a sharper picture. Still, it's not a massive problem since as the player will be focusing on the foreground most of time.

Overall I'd say don't go in expecting the second coming of Yoshi's Island SNES, but if you want a cute, charming platformer to chill out to, it's well worth getting.

Joker's Smash render has leaked on Best Buy it seems...

So how's Yoshi thus far? I don't see a lot of people talking about it :/

Maybe I just have standards lower than a Hobbit's ballsack compared to Rol, but three days in I'm still really enjoying Crafted World.

Yeah, the "replay the levels to find puppies/fetch quest items" is blatant padding, but I've never needed to do any of them so far as I've always had enough flowers from just playing the levels once to unlock new areas, as such it's a non-issue.

No problems with the music either; yeah, it's nothing special but I never found it grating or that it actively detracted from the experience.

So far it's a solid B+ from me; a charming and soothing romp that's perfect for unwinding after a long day.

(Nevermind, decided it deserved its own thread)

Who's excited for the April Direct? 

Honestly if it doesn't happen, I'm fine with it. They need surprises and reveals for E3. Although, at the same time, it's sort of likely we'll at least get a mini or even a small Smash direct. 

What's more interesting is if it will be a big direct, a mini, or a Smash one. 

By the way, about the "A Link To The Past" posting on Best Buy ... I heard a theory that a best buy employee heard that it was coming because of the IGN April Fools video. Doesn't sound very plausible if the person who put it in the system saw the video itself, but maybe they heard it from another person and thought it was real.

I have a hard time believing ALTTP will come physically on Switch.