after only being 2D for so many years (except for that one 3DS spin-off), I'm glad to say the first 3D Kirby game delivers. great level theming, great visuals, great music, a lot of cool level gimmicks with a great variety of scenarios and situations and a cool narrative!!
I really like how they found a way to compensate for the lack of moveset depth the modern 2D games had by giving us an upgrade/variants system (even though some of these are pretty busted). all the side-content/minigames are fun distractions and the post-game content is pretty sizeable! (even if just a tiny bit tedious if you wanna do 100%).
this game might not wow you away if you've played a lot of more complex/deep 3D platformers but I think it's hard to not enjoy yourself playing this. it is essentially the best basis could have made to expand on it with new 3D games moving forward (if that's what they plan on doing anyway!)

Reviewed on Apr 21, 2024


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