Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Mouthful Mode May Be a One-Hit Wonder
It's no secret that HAL Laboratory is trying a lot of new things in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. The platforming series' shift to 3D is already dramatic after 30 years of sidescrolling play, but it's also shaking up Copy Abilities by introducing a shop where players can upgrade Kirby's skills. Neither of these is the strangest new feature of Kirby and the Forgotten Land, though. That credit most certainly goes to Mouthful Mode. When Kirby inhales certain oversized objects in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, he doesn't swallow them completely, but instead stretches his mouth over them and gains a new set of abilities.
Mouthful Mode is frankly hilarious, and it's rightly generating a ton of Kirby memes, but it's also a valuable sign of Kirby's growth. New ideas like Mouthful Mode will help HAL keep Kirby interesting for years to come. However, Mouthful Mode itself might not actually have a particularly bright future in the Kirby franchise. Because of how it interacts with the specific set pieces that populate Kirby and the Forgotten Land's environment, Mouthful Mode might be hard to use in other games. In order words, Mouthful Mode may be a star feature of Kirby and the Forgotten Land, but not a core part of Kirby's future.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land Should Have Ability Upgrades for Bandana Waddle Dee
Mouthful Mode is a valuable part of Kirby and the Forgotten Land in part because of how it makes use of the game's setting. From the moment Kirby and the Forgotten Land was revealed, it stood out to fans thanks to its highly urban post-apocalyptic landscape; to save Waddle Dees from the Beast Pack, Kirby has to explore the overgrown remnants of an ancient city. Mouthful Mode allows players to actively interact with what that
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