Future Kirby Games Should Imitate Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Waddle Dee Town

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land differs from previous Kirby games in a variety of ways that all matter for their own reasons. It's only natural that HAL Laboratory tries to make each Kirby game different, but Kirby and the Forgotten Land tweaks fundamental aspects of the franchise in ways that seem like they could shape future Kirby games. HAL may say that future games won't necessarily be 3D, but other mechanics like Mouthful Mode and Copy Ability upgrades may still have a place in the next game. These aren't the only mechanics that deserve a second appearance; Waddle Dee Town should come back too.

Previous Kirby games have featured interactive hubs before, but Waddle Dee Town seems particularly special. Over the course of Kirby and the Forgotten Land, players rescue Waddle Dees from the Beast Pack, and these Waddle Dees help build up the hub area known as Waddle Dee Town, providing a variety of useful mechanics and fun minigames. Waddle Dee Town's usefulness and satisfying gradual build-up make a strong argument for including a similar interactive hub in a future game. As long as HAL expands on the city building mechanics, Waddle Dee Town could have a positive impact on many future Kirby games.

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In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Kirby has good reason to revisit Waddle Dee Town every time the player completes a level. Here, players can spend blueprints to get Copy Ability upgrades, but that's only one of the town's features. Once enough Waddle Dees have been rescued, Kirby can buy some useful items from various shops, including Maxim Tomatoes and stat-boosting snacks for the road. The minigames in town also serve as a good reprieve from Kirby and the