Kirby's Dream Buffet Could Use Master Hand's History to Its Advantage

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land proved to be a huge success for HAL Laboratory, selling a lot of copies and showing the pink puffball's copy abilities can translate well into a true 3D platformer. The Kirby series has long been known for its kid-friendly nature and interest in adapting to various genres, leading to a number of spin-offs that rival Nintendo's Super Mario franchise. A number of spin-off titles have come to Switch, and Kirby's Dream Buffet is the latest announcement.

Unlike a lot of spin-offs that are larger renditions of sub-games from mainline entries, such as prior Switch releases Kirby Fighters 2 and Super Kirby Clash, Kirby's Dream Buffet is an original concept being compared to Fall Guys. It features four-player matches in which various Kirby colors roll into balls and make their way through obstacle courses with the goal of eating the most food. In some ways the game appears to be pulling from HAL Laboratory golf game Kirby's Dream Course on NES, but Dream Buffet's reveal trailer also deepens the connection between Kirby and Super Smash Bros.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Successor Could Do More with Present Codes

Kirby's Dream Buffet looks to be light on story, with its reveal trailer showing Kirby ready to enjoy a nice strawberry shortcake before getting shrunk to a miniscule size by some kind of magical, possibly cursed fork. Unlike the similar set-up to Kirby: Squeak Squad in which the puffball's adventure is kickstarted by a stolen cake, this becomes an opportunity for Kirby to eat even more by comparison.

When the racing gameplay begins, fans should immediately notice that Master and Crazy Hand are floating above the cake-based obstacle course to tell Kirbys and a group of Waddle Dees when they can