Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Copy Abilities Could Have a Lot of Unique Boss Interactions

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land is set to release at the end of the month, and has caught the attention of both fans and newcomers alike thanks to its 3D platformer gameplay, stylized post-apocalyptic setting, and new features such as Mouthful Mode. With that hype building over the course of several trailers, it was surprising to see Nintendo drop a Kirby and the Forgotten Land demo out of nowhere on Thursday, one that received little advertisement until a few hours after it was available.

Luckily the demo, which released the same day as an overview trailer for Forgotten Land, gives fans a good idea of what they can expect from the final product. It includes the game's first three levels, giving Kirby access to a handful of copy abilities and Mouthful Mode objects to play with across an abandoned, overgrown city. Also included are the opening cinematic, a boss battle with Gorimondo: the Strong-Armed Beast, and the chance to try some upgraded copy abilities. That boss encounter is particularly interesting, as it suggests HAL Laboratory may be expanding upon unique elemental interactions from Kirby Star Allies.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Mouthful Mode and Copy Ability Upgrades Could Clash

The original Kirby's Dream Land on Game Boy did not feature the pink puffball's now-iconic copy abilities; those weren't a part of the series until Kirby's Adventure hit the NES in 1993. Since then, developers have iterated upon the basic concept of Kirby using his opponent's abilities to his advantage for both puzzle solving and combat. One recurring idea is Kirby mixing his copy abilities.

In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, various powers like Burn and Rock could be mixed to land on unique copy abilities like volcano. The idea returned in a