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Jun 22, 2023 · Download Kirby and the Forgotten Land NSP, XCI ROM. Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Embark on a thrilling new adventure as Kirby, the powerful puffball. Explore a 3D world filled with abandoned structures, including surprising locations like a shopping mall.
- Action, Platformer
- March 25, 2022
- Nintendo Switch
Never thought I'd get back into Kirby through switch, but this game has been pretty refreshing and fun to play.
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Apr 5, 2022 · Kirby and the Forgotten Land gameplay on a Windows 10 PC via the yuzu Nintendo Switch emulator version Early Access 2606 2022/03/25 (settings listed below!). Download the emulator here:...
- 18 min
- 7.6K
- Free Emulator
- A whole new perspective on the classic Kirby formula.
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By Tom Marks
Updated: Mar 24, 2022 2:57 pm
Posted: Mar 23, 2022 12:00 pm
Kirby is no stranger to reinvention. His ability to transform himself into all sorts of shapes and sizes aside, the games he’s in often experiment with new settings and gimmicks as well – whether it’s rolling a limbless Kirby with the DS stylus in Canvas Curse, piloting mechs in Planet Robobot, or fundamentally changing how he transforms in Epic Yarn. Kirby and the Forgotten Land might seem like another addition to that list at first glance, this time warping the traditionally 2D structure into 3D levels. But in reality, this platformer feels like the next big step for a more classic Kirby formula rather than an upheaval of it, and it’s one that skillfully translates the things I love about Kirby into a fresh – but still familiar – new perspective.
Doing so requires you to float your way through a series of linear levels, sucking up enemies to steal their powers and finding secrets along the way. Obviously the shift from 2D changes how exactly you go about doing that, but the movement, combat, and general way alternate paths or items are hidden are all recognizable and satisfying – others have likened it to Mario’s own perspective shift in Super Mario 3D World, and I don’t think it’s an unfair comparison to make. It’s also a joy to track down the Waddle Dees hiding in optional offshoots and secret alcoves, especially since new buildings will spring up in town as its population increases, giving you the opportunity to purchase item buffs, unlock ability upgrades, and even play a few cute little minigames like fishing.
The levels themselves blend platforming puzzles with combat throughout, and the dozen or so copy abilities you get by inhaling certain enemies have amusing roles to play in both. Combat is fairly simple, but the different flavor each ability brings keeps it interesting whether you’re burning baddies with fire or shooting them with a literal gun. On the platforming side, options like the ice ability let you safely skate across hazardous terrain while the sword can cut certain ropes to open new paths. All of these abilities are used in consistently clever ways, with every level pushing you to swap between them as different situations or gated sections arise.
Forgotten Land can be an unexpectedly lovely game.
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Forgotten Land isn’t a very challenging game (even on its optimistically named “Wild Mode” difficulty), but it’s far from a mindless one – not like Yoshi’s latest outing in Crafted World, for example, which was fun but had some levels where you could essentially just hold the stick to the right until you reached the goal. Here, harder enemies push you to move around and make the most of each ability’s limited move set, especially during the handful of creatively constructed boss fights, and secrets can range from being hidden practically in plain sight to being surprisingly well tucked away. I only died once or twice in my roughly 10-hour playthrough, but after the first couple of stages it was rare for me to 100% a level on my initial run through it, and I was frequently tempted back in to dig up everything I had missed. That said, it can sometimes be a little unclear when something is a secret path or just a gap in the terrain decorations with an annoying invisible wall, but that was only an occasional inconvenience.
Those decorations and some of the mechanics around them are distinguished by the themed “worlds” every stage is sorted into, including settings like a water-focused beach area, a snowy landscape with buildings inspired more by British architecture, and an illuminated carnival ground. Forgotten Land can be an unexpectedly pretty game, especially during its personality-filled cutscenes, with a great use of color throughout and some elaborate locations at times – be those complex circus rides or rundown mall interiors. But while each world is enjoyably varied, the post-apocalyptic setting as a whole isn’t necessarily the most thrilling one. Kirby inevitably ends up jumping across different flavors of rusty rooftop or crumbling city street in every world, and this wasteland just isn’t as cool as any of the fantastical places he’s visited in his own universe.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land successfully warps the series’ already fun mix of ability-based combat, platforming, and secret hunting into the third dimension. The post-apocalyptic setting may not be as thematically interesting as Planet Popstar, but it is still lovely and vibrant, with cleverly designed levels that make consistently smart use of Ki...
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Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a main-series Kirby game for the Nintendo Switch, which released on March 25th, 2022.
