Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Copy Ability Upgrades Still Have Lots of Potential
Even though Kirby and the Forgotten Land only just came out, fans are eager to look towards the franchise's future. Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a big step forward in a lot of ways, from its 3D platforming to its expanding hub area, but HAL Laboratory hasn't been entirely clear which of these innovations will carry forward into other Kirby games and which will be left behind. Out of everything from Kirby and the Forgotten Land that seems worth keeping, though, Copy Ability evolutions seem like the ideal candidate, considering how much they contribute to the new game's combat and exploration.
In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Kirby can find blueprints hidden in some of the game's levels. Bringing these back to Waddle Dee Town will allow him to evolve a Copy Ability, changing its functions slightly and making it significantly stronger on the whole. Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Copy Ability evolutions are great fun, but more importantly, the mechanic can survive. The concept is simple enough to implement into just about any other Kirby game, and Forgotten Land's list of Copy Abilities is so short that HAL still has lots of room to experiment. Copy Ability evolutions deserve to survive Forgotten Land and return soon.
Future Kirby Games Should Imitate Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Waddle Dee Town
The process of upgrading Copy Abilities is extremely simple in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. As long as Kirby has a blueprint and enough Star Coins and Rare Stones to spend, he can upgrade an ability. Forgotten Land may have only one character with the skill to upgrade Copy Abilities, but there's no reason that HAL Laboratory couldn't come up with someone who shares the Weapon Shop Waddle Dee's skill set. A future Kirby game
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