Review: Kirby and the Forgotten Land
I remember the first time I stumbled across the existence of Kirby. It was in a Nintendo Power magazine, promoting the NES game, and I knew I just had to play it. The whimsical designs were so different compared to a lot of other platformers at the time, and once Kirby Super Star rolled around, I became a fan for life. For the most part, Kirby has been good to me throughout its 20-year existence. Kirby and the Forgotten Land keeps that streak going.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo Switch) Developer: HAL Laboratory Publisher: Nintendo Released: March 25, 2022 MSRP: $59.99
Kirby and the Forgotten Land keeps the same “pick up and play” simplicity of past games in the series, but it also had the added ability to keep surprising me.
Forgotten Land‘s secret ingredient is that it’s as relaxed or as involved as you want. Levels have hidden tasks to do so you can rescue all of the Waddle Dees (the main “collectible”) in any given zone, but you don’t need to do them. Worlds provide ample challenge rooms that task you with mastering individual forms (both of the copy ability and Mouthful variety), but they’re optional. Going hard on the former will open up more of the hub village — which includes shops, minigames, and such — and the latter will provide more copy ability evolutions, which level-up and alter Kirby’s powers.
It’s a loop I can really sink my teeth into, and adapt to. If there’s a particular level I really dug, I was happy to go back and comb over every nook and cranny. If there was a location I didn’t feel the need to do again immediately, I’d move on, and feel like I missed nothing. The pacing is absolutely mesmerizing, and when you add in the ability to do drop-in/drop-out co-op at any time, Kirby’s your
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