Aesthetically, this game is consistently light on its feet in a way few other games are; the music, visuals, and writing cast a shimmering haze over Koholint Island. Some obscure dungeon bits in the late game are mostly covered up by a pleasantly low degree of difficulty and the surreal delight of getting into fights with Goombas and Kirby. The constant item switching and continuous popups whenever you bump into certain obstacles are a drag, but the highlight here is the plot, which pulls off a JRPG-style beat about the nature of the game’s world with understated grace. As the trouble in paradise looms larger and larger, you might even ask yourself: what kind of girl would be happy with a boy who never spoke?