The worst Kirby game I've played. This game tries to be a Kirby game with non linear format like a Metroidvannia but like the game doesn't execute it well at all.

Navigating the world with your very scrambled map is very difficult cause there's no sense of progression or way to understand where you're heading cause your location just gets scattered everywhere. You basically NEED the map from a chest to actually understand where you're going which takes away from the exploration alot.

On that exploration in this game doesn't mean much when the rewards are frankly worthless. I like stuff like maps and health upgrades but I don't want junk like extra lives,food,spray paints,music disc(??); I want actual stuff that feels like I'm progressing. The fact that didn't do the milky way wishes of letting you keep abilities in a menu insanely baffling.

Also the one way door ways that lead you to dead ends doesn't help either. There's also places you need to go with a specific ability which makes exploration also not fun. The game is just a jumbled of ideas and I can see a good game here but its its not there which makes this entire experience just frustrating and boring too.

It does have Smash Kirby tho!