Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Nintendo Switch
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Title says it all. The game is fine and platforming is great. Maybe a touch to easy. I would rate this 5 stars if I knew it was not a true physical copy though, a required download is extremely anti consumer and anti preservation. Buy at your own risk, if buy physical because you wanted to own it far in the future, be warned that this game will not boot without an update, which means that once Nintendo shuts down servers this cartridge will be worthless. ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Kirby’s first 3D adventure. Kirby The Forgotten Land’s structure is like Super Mario 3D World. Linear selected levels with large open space to explore. Excellent level design, love the creativity of how everything is laid out.\n\nRecent Kirby game series has always targeted younger audiences (can be toddlers first platforming game minus maybe the boss encounters, Treasure Road Challenge levels), but teens/adults can find charm in playing it. The core game is more focused on exploration, environmental (using Kirby’s abilities) problem solving than difficulty. Overall game is not challenging but has a lot of hidden areas/collectables. You can rush through but not as enjoyable unless you’re speed running, if this is your mindset then this game is probably not for you.\n\nTwo difficulty modes: Breezy and Wild\n\nBreezy mode is ridiculously easy if you played any game before; gives you very generous health while limiting coins you can obtain.\n\nWild mode slightly more difficult, but not by much (think very easy mode in most other games).\n\nGraphics are good especially the cutscenes and visual gags. Best looking Kirby game to date.\n\n--Story/plot:\n\nKirby is riding around his warp star and sees a dark storm vortex cloud sucking in Waddle Dees. Ends up being sucked in also and lands in a post-apocalyptic looking world. Kirby finds out that Waddle Dees are being captured in cages and help save them. During his adventure he finds out the dimension/forgotten land he’s sucked into was destroyed by ID-F86 or part of it, and the villains of this world are trying to control/revive it and needs Waddle Dees to do forced labor (running in threadmills).\n\n--Gameplay:\n\nMain gimmick or feature in the game is Mouthful mode transformation where Kirby is nerfed and can’t swallow large objects all the way anymore and instead becomes it (example: car, vending machine, large traffic cone) with abilities. Kirby even has a journal entries reminisce about his past adventures. Anyway, like transformations in past games; only usable for a segment of the level before you hit a stop-gap where you have to give it up. Kirby also not able to float as much as his other games and gets out of breath easily\n\nKirby’s Copy abilities (12 total) are still present when you suck up enemies and steal their power like sword, boomerang, fire breath, throw bombs, etc.\n\nGame does a excellent job integrating mouthful mode and copy abilities in its creative level design\n\nThere’s also an upgrade system for Kirby’s Copy abilities giving them more AOE range, higher overall damage, bounce off walls, more fast consecutive damage, and/or more defensive options. Similar to Ratchet & Clank power up upgrades. You can upgrade Kirby abilities through an-in game Waddle Dee shop via blueprints and stones you’ve collected\n\nAs you save Waddle Dees they form a town in a hub area where you can interact with them and upgrade abilities, play mini-games (like fishing, working fast food via QTE, moving ball Kirby through motion control maze, etc), and boss rush mode\n\nThere are several challenges per level giving you more re-playability by finding more collectables, defeat enemies a certain way/taking no dmg, solving a hidden puzzle, find hidden area, and/or saving all waddle dees in the level.\n\nThere’s also Treasure Road challenge levels where you must beat a stage with a set ability in a certain time frame\n\nThere’s a coin capsule machine which you spend coins to get random capsules with mini statues inside . No microtransactions in the game\n\nThere is drop-in/drop-out co-op where the second player plays Bandana Waddle Dee with a spear (cannot use any of Kirby’s special abilities/mouthful mode). Seeing the wide spaces in levels, movement is limited and centered around whoever is playing Kirby. If you drift too far apart then Bandana Waddle Dee will auto teleport to Kirby. Great for friends and family members to help in the adventure if they don’t want to play the main role themselves\n\nVery fun Kirby game. Huge leap in enhancements for the series like how Elden Ring did to the Souls series, Zelda Breath of The Wild did for the Zelda series, Super Mario 64 did for Mario series'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I haven't played this game yet but will soon, I only played the demo. However, the title I mentioned vs this one are very similar in the world exploration experience, albeit it will be different because of the new game mechanics and potential interactions with characters. I tend to love all kirby games in general though as a kirby fan, so it's up for debate for anyone else but I like it so far."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I love this game, Its a whole new way to pay Kirby!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My almost 6 year old has been playing this game non stop since we received it. The gameplay is engaging and the colors and sounds are beautiful. There are some parts that have been challenging for him but once he gets the idea it’s back to being fun again. Definitely will get our money’s worth of gameplay out of this one!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have never in my life played a Kirby game and wasn’t really thinking of getting this game. I tried the demo on the eshop and I was hooked. This game is so much fun and I love the cool abilities Kirby has to take on enemies. If you’re on the fence about getting this check out the free demo on the eshop and decide weather it’s for you or not.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Poyo! POYO! Poyo!\n(Translation: Kirby is always a fun game! Thus one is...a little dark, but still good for kids and adults looking for something wholesome!)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'As a Kirby fan from the very first game, I know games in the series can be be hit or miss. This is a home run.\nThey’ve really nailed bringing classic Kirby gameplay into 3-D proper. The action and gameplay is pretty basic and easy for newcomers. But, if you want to go a completionist route, there is actually plenty of challenge to be found as well.\nWith Co-op play this is a great option to introduce someone who is new to games.\nThe game looks great and plays even better.\nIf you’re looking for a fun and breezy game, alone or with a friend, Forgotten Land will not disappoint.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "It's so cute, sometimes overwhelmingly so, that I have to put it down, it's just too much. The way Kirby mouthifies random objects makes me giggle. The graphics are great and the gameplay is smooth, just like you'd expect from a premier Nintendo title. I've never been into the series before myself, but deffo recommend."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Got this game for my 10 year old son. So far it’s the best Kirby game for the Switch with its colorful and cute graphics. Also a blast to play in coop mode with my son. Looks like Nintendo hit another home run.'}]