Games

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

HAL Laboratory

2022•Platformer•PEGI 7•About 9 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefasttried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeWide-ranging and light: a very fast platformer, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

108 ratings

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About This Game

Join Kirby in an unforgettable journey through a mysterious world in a delightful 3D platforming adventure. Take control of the powerful pink puffball, Kirby, and move around freely in 3D stages as you discover a mysterious world with abandoned structures from a past civilization - like a shopping mall?! Copy enemies’ abilities like Sword and Ice and use them to attack and explore your surroundings! What journey awaits Kirby? Take a deep breath and get ready for an unforgettable adventure!

Summary: IGDB

Story

Kirby awakens, washed ashore in a strange and mysterious world, one where nature and civilization have become one. As he adventures through this forgotten land he finds and saves Waddle Dees, who rebuild their recently destroyed home town. While searching for more Waddle Dees Kirby finds the reason for the opening rift and fights to try to save the two planets colliding!

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Keywords

Platform exclusiveKirby

Where to play

Nintendo eShop

Details

Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: 25 March 2022
Series: Kirby
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 9h normally
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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