Wonderful game, and the game that'd shape my childhood.
It's a wonderful simple story about going on a galaxy-wide adventure to get these crystal shards back. Combine powers to create new ones (the logical final evolution of the animal friends mechanic) that allow Kirby to become all sorts of things. The shards aren't freebies either, you have to solve puzzles to get them.
The worlds are very atmospheric, the music simply unforgettable. The adventure really does feel like a gang going on an adventure, enhanced by the cutscenes after each world. I simply adore it.
Sure, it's not perfect, midbosses are just bigger enemies, Kirby moves just a bit too slowly, some shards need a power combo not in that level, and shoutouts to the really obscure rock cutter required shard that good luck figuring out out to get if you've never played Dream Land 2 or 3...but it doesn't matter, it's perfect and defining for me myself.
Bosses are also incredible and really utilized the 3D space in a way that wouldn't be fully done again until Robobot. I think 2.5D works best for Kirby, and I wish more Kirby games were relaxed like this one.
I love Kirby 64, and always will.
Oh and the minigames are fun.
But yeah I love K64.
It's a wonderful simple story about going on a galaxy-wide adventure to get these crystal shards back. Combine powers to create new ones (the logical final evolution of the animal friends mechanic) that allow Kirby to become all sorts of things. The shards aren't freebies either, you have to solve puzzles to get them.
The worlds are very atmospheric, the music simply unforgettable. The adventure really does feel like a gang going on an adventure, enhanced by the cutscenes after each world. I simply adore it.
Sure, it's not perfect, midbosses are just bigger enemies, Kirby moves just a bit too slowly, some shards need a power combo not in that level, and shoutouts to the really obscure rock cutter required shard that good luck figuring out out to get if you've never played Dream Land 2 or 3...but it doesn't matter, it's perfect and defining for me myself.
Bosses are also incredible and really utilized the 3D space in a way that wouldn't be fully done again until Robobot. I think 2.5D works best for Kirby, and I wish more Kirby games were relaxed like this one.
I love Kirby 64, and always will.
Oh and the minigames are fun.
But yeah I love K64.