2021
When the music switched from Red Heart to Haachama Cooking Song, I felt that. Jokes aside, Mogu Mogu is a highlight, there's a bunch of tight corner ground pound boosts which allow you to breeze past a sweet portion of the level. The fact that each character has their own sound effects is the cherry on top.
2002
2003
The Mother series is full of love, from the first melody until it's over. Mother Earth was the first Mother song I remember hearing, it being Ness' and Lucas' victory fanfare in Brawl. Take a Time Passage from 2008 to 2020, Mother being the last game I played in the series. Coincidentally, I beat it the day before my great-grandmother passed away.
1995
2015
Several of this game's power-ups are glaringly underused, and the potential of those which aren't is seldom tapped into. They could've been that little bit more audacious and revamped most of the game around these unique mechanics, seeing as they could be real game changers. What is more, the game didn't need to be this solid in the first place. The world is arcane (to a fault at times) in terms of gameplay, story and aesthetic. Backtracking was a particularly hazy and wearisome crucible.
Kirby as a concept won me over the second I learned about this impossibly adorable puffball's signature abilities. However, what few Kirby games I tried or watched didn't click with me, I would find them rather insipid when compared to similar games. That was until I gave this one a go. Its potpourri of modes are fun, varied and don't overstay their welcome, and it has sheen up the wazoo. Also, Meta Knightmare Ultra is sick as fuck.