An incredibly charming experience through and through. There's such an incredible amount of care and intentional design put towards its transition to 3D levels and platforming, that it feels incredibly natural and you'd think Kirby games always played like this.

My main (but very minor) gripe so far would be the ability roster in this title - while the Ability Upgrade system is one of the best additions to the series easily, it doesn't make up for still feeling like 10 abilities (+ Crash and Sleep) is somewhat short for a Kirby title. While probably not my absolute favorite Kirby game, I can absolutely put this in my Top 5 without reservations.