History VideoGame / YokusIslandExpress

** Subverted, however, with Yoku's wallet, which you have to upgrade to hold more fruit.

* BigGood: Mokumana, the god and namesake of Mokumana Island.

The primary innovation of ''Yoku's Island Express'' is that, despite the fact that it's an action-adventure game, its titular character cannot jump. Vertical movement is handled almost exclusively by pinball paddles, and there are plentiful segments of the game where Yoku must conquer a traditional pinball table to advance. Outside of this novel mechanic, ''Yoku's Island Express'' is pure {{Metroidvania}} -- the emphasis is on exploration, discovery, puzzle solving, and gaining new abilities that open up new parts of the world.

''Yoku's Island Express'' is a 2018 action-adventure game from Villa Gorilla that melds the exploration and discovery-based design of a {{Metroidvania}}-style platformer with the play mechanics of {{pinball}}.

''Yoku's Island Express'' is a 2018 action-adventure game from Villa Gorilla that melds the exploration and discovery-based design of a {{Metroidvania}}-style platformer with the play mechanics of pinball.

* Expy: The Sootlings are ''very'' clearly inspired by the Soot Sprites from Anime/MyNeighborTotoro.

* BagOfHolding: Yoku gathers story-relevant various items throughout the game, and your inventory never becomes overfilled.

* SlidingScaleOfCollectibleTracking: Leans toward the easier end of the scale -- you can purchase trackers that show you where almost everything is (provided you've been to that area). However, cosmetic upgrades for your ball -- some of which open items, quests, or areas of the map -- must be found on your own.

* BagOfHolding: Yoku gathers story-relevant various items throughout the game, and you inventory never becomes overfilled.

''Yoku's Island Express'' is a action-adventure game that melds the exploration and discovery-based design of a {{Metroidvania}}-style platformer with the play mechanics of pinball.

Players assume the role of Yoku, a dung beetle who's sailed to Mokumana Island to become the island's Postmaster. His plans to live an easy, sun-soaked island life are quickly interrupted upon learning that the island's local deity is severely injured and in a deep sleep, and its nightmares are producing storms and earthquakes.

* MoneyMultiplier: Completing of the optional sidequests will grant you the Boon of Plenty, which doubles the value of all fruit picked up.

* BystanderSyndrome: A variation. Yoku has to do ''almost everything'' in this game by himself, as the vast majority of [=NPCs=] are either unable or unwilling to help.

* FalseFriend: [[spoiler:Turns out your companion/item Kickback is the BigBad of the game.]]

* MultipleEndings: One ending is earned by completing the main story, but attaining the OneHundredPercentCompletion sidequest will net you another ending.
* NobodyPoops: Averted. Yoku ''is'' a dung beetle, and the matter does come up a couple of times.

The primary innovation of ''Yoku's Island Express" is that, despite the fact that it's an action-adventure game, its titular character cannot jump. Vertical movement is handled almost exclusively by pinball paddles, and there are plentiful segments of the game where Yoku must conquer a traditional pinball table to advance. Outside of this novel mechanic, ''Yoku's Island Express'' is pure {{Metroidvania}} -- the emphasis is on exploration, discovery, puzzle solving, and gaining new abilities that open up new parts of the world.

Say hello to Yoku the Dung Beetle, a new hero who has arrived on Mokumana Island to relieve the resident pterodactyl postmaster, or Posterodactyl, as he’s known, of his duties.

He’s ready for the easy life, soaking up the sun and delivering parcels on a tropical paradise! However, Yoku will quickly discover that an ancient Island deity is trapped in a restless sleep, and a host of colourful, quirky islanders are plagued by quakes and storms brought forth by its nightmares.

Yoku's Island Express is a different kind of exploration game that melds the open-world mechanics of Metroidvania with pinball. The player takes on the role of Yoku and must navigate the island's pinball mechanics to help make new friends and rid the island of evil brought on by the nightmares.

* ImprovisedWeapon* :MultipleEndings: One ending is earned by completing the main story, but attaining the OneHundredPercentCompletion sidequest will net you another ending.

* MultipleEndings: One ending is earned by completing the main story, but attaining the OneHundredPercentCompletion sidequest will net you another ending.

* HeroicMime: Although NonPlayerCharacters converse with Yoku as though he occasionally speaks to them, Yoku never says anything that the player can read.

* SlidingScaleofCollectibleTracking: Leans toward the "easier" end of the scale -- you can purchase trackers that show you where almost everything is (provided you've been to that area).

* ForegoneVictory: Yoku cannot die, render the game otherwise Unwinnable, or permanently lose access to any part of the map.

* NobodyPoops: Averted. Yoku ''is'' a dung beetle, and the matter does come up a couple of times.

* GenreMashup: Combines the exploration-based format of a Metroidvania-style platform with the gameplay mechanics of pinball. It actually works surprisingly well.

Yoku's Island Express is a different kind of exploration game that melds the open-world mechanics of Metroidvania with pinball. The player takes on the role of Yoku and must navigate the island's pinball mechanics to help make new friends and rid the island of evil brought on by the nightmares.