I’m honestly pretty surprised that overall I enjoyed this. I find most Kirby games to be “complete baby brain off” mode, and while this game does feel as if it caters specifically to babies still, there is a certain level of general engagement that I felt most other entries in the series lacked. This game hits around Mario 3D world level quality but I do find people outright comparing it to Odyssey or Bowsers Fury to be getting way ahead of themself. It’s a good fun time.

The focus on action combat with a mix of collectathon over general platforming surprised me but in hindsight this was a great choice. It’s a simple combat system, sure, but the general variety offered with the copy system and the ability for upgrades offered so much more than I thought it would. Each ability also felt really distinct, I like that and imagine that replaying this game would be helped greatly by this.

I don’t feel like there’s a bad boss in this game and most levels are, at the very least, enjoyable. There’s lots bursts of creativity and neat ideas in these levels with a fun combat system to keep the downtime from idea to idea engaging. It’s the kind of game I can beat in a weekend and while I’ll probably forget my time with it in a short while, I don’t regret the time spent with it. Just pure uncut fun for a weekend.