The game gets way more interesting and challenging with the Yarn Yoshi amiibo in play. You're basically controlling 2 yoshis at once and you'll find yourself alternating between the two as your main. Kind of like DKC's buddy system, but a little more complex because the two Yoshis will separate.
Like you, I do tend to prefer platformers that'll allow 100% speedrun at a pretty rapid clip. Given the large number of collectables in the game and the pace of the levels - that really can't be done in YWW. But I do think this game is slower paced for a reason.
I predict NX launches in 2017 - not 2016







