the complete 180 this game took in comparison to its predecessor in every way is kind of fuckin appaling. the interconnectedness and metroidvania-ness of the level design is gone - in its stead, the entire world is several long linear corridors one after another!
aesthetically it's everything i liked the least about ds1 dialed up to 100 and all the cooler stuff removed.
gameplaywise it feels so much more floaty, so much more uncomfortable, so much worse? i can't even explain it quite well - the whole entire atmosphere the game gives me sort of makes everything just feel so much more Ugly and Shitty.

i don't like this game. i'm normally one to be stubborn and sit through even the worst experiences just to be able to say that i got through it and Did not enjoy it in the end, but it's been too long. i'm tired. this game sucks.

i LOVE this game. the level design is so good and all the small little side paths and rooms translate even better into 3d than they do 2d.
abilities are a little more simplified compared to previous games, with only a handful of moves, but the upgrade system builds upon those beautifully and they're used so well - i really really like the way they did it, and wouldn't mind at all if they stayed this way in future 3d games.

can't wait for dmc kirby with copy ability switching and hardcore combos in like 2 console gens