“ | 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!” |
— Official description for Kirby and the Forgotten Land |
Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a 3D platformer Kirby game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. The game was announced in a Nintendo Direct on September 23, 2021 and released worldwide on March 25, 2022.[1] It became available for pre-order on Nintendo eShop on January 12, 2022, and a demo was released on March 3rd the same year.
Story[]
As a new day begins in Dream Land, Kirby goes out for a morning stroll before taking a ride around on his Warp Star. As he flies over the rolling, green hills and luscious bodies of water, he suddenly stops when he comes across a large mass of dark storm clouds in the sky. Within the clouds, a multitude of star-shaped vortexes open and begin to suck everything up. Shocked by the strange occurrence, Kirby attempts to flee on the Warp Star, flying over fleeing Waddle Dees which are helplessly sucked into the vortexes. Bandana Waddle Dee is caught in the vortexes' pull as well, unsuccessfully trying to remain on the ground by stabbing his spear into it. Kirby dodges many objects being pulled in by the vortexes, but is unable to avoid a large tree branch and is knocked off the Warp Star, flying right into a vortex. Within it, the strange space begins to squash and stretch Kirby to drastic proportions before he eventually loses consciousness.
Once Kirby awakens, he finds himself washed ashore in a strange and mysterious world, one where nature and civilization have become one. After traveling through an abandoned city, Kirby wanders into a building that contains a car inside. A group of three Awoofys appear from behind the car and charge at Kirby. Kirby inhales them all, as well as the car, stretching his mouth over it with his newfound ability: Mouthful Mode, which he gained from the vortexes. Kirby then drives through the city before noticing a bunch of Waddle Dees being carried off in cages by birds. Kirby heads in the direction where the birds were coming from and finds a destroyed Waddle Dee Town, which the Waddle Dees built once they arrived in the strange world. Kirby sees members of the Beast Pack, a group of savage, animal-like beings, chase Waddle Dees before capturing them in cages. A blue, rodent-like creature named Elfilin, who aided the Waddle Dees once they landed, attempts to find a place to hide, but is cornered by the Beast Pack and trapped in a cage. Kirby then fights and defeats the Beast Pack and frees Elfilin, who explains that he and the Waddle Dees attempted to fight back, but were overwhelmed, and that he must save them. Kirby offers to help Elfilin, and the two formally introduce themselves to each other before setting off to rescue the Waddle Dees.
Kirby and Elfilin go through different regions of Arrival Continent to rescue the Waddle Dees, rebuilding their town from scratch. Along the way, the two defeat some of the tougher members of the Beast Pack, such as Gorimondo and Clawroline, as well as a tropical variant of Whispy Woods. They eventually reach Winter Horns and confront King Dedede, who has been brainwashed into joining the Beast Pack. After a victorious battle, Kirby and Elfilin dance, but Dedede awakens and kidnaps Elfilin while Kirby was distracted. Unable to catch the king before he flees, Kirby immediately chases Dedede to the Forbidden Island in order to rescue Elfilin.
Kirby traverses Originull Wasteland to find a lair with various hoarded junk and trinkets. Kirby thinks he has found Elfilin, but it turns out to be a trap set up by Sillydillo to capture Kirby. After a tough fight, Kirby triumphs over the Beast Pack armadillo before heading to Redgar Forbidden Lands in search of Elfilin. After fighting through the last of the Beast Pack's defenses - including rematches with Gorimondo, Sillydillo, and Clawroline - he descends into an infernal factory to take on King Dedede again. The king is now wearing a mysterious warthog-shaped mask that increases his power further while causing him to devolve into a feral creature; despite this, Kirby manages to triumph over the so-called "Forgo Dedede". With the mask broken, Dedede returns to normal and celebrates with the Waddle Dees he was guarding; meanwhile, Kirby notices a strange elevator opening behind them. With the Beast Pack's forces rapidly approaching, the group flees to the elevator; when one of the Waddle Dees trips, Dedede throws them into the elevator and stays behind to fend off the incoming enemies.
Within the elevator, a pre-recorded message welcomes Kirby to Lab Discovera, a science facility that contains "the ultimate life-form, Specimen ID-F86". It describes the specimen as a destructive being that nearly destroyed the new world before being captured by the planet's original inhabitants. Once contained, the people studied ID-F86's spatial teleportation ability, but a "warp-experiment incident" caused a new entity to break off of the subject; dubbed "ID-F87", this subspecimen escaped the facility and has yet to be recovered. As the elevator continues to rise, Kirby sees hundreds of Waddle Dees being made to run in hamster wheels, providing power to the facility as the intercom explains that ID-F86 has been in a state of permanent stasis ever since the loss of the subspecimen, kept within the Eternal Capsule and used as a tourist attraction.
When the elevator comes to a halt and opens up, Kirby proceeds down a hallway to Specimen ID-F86's viewing chamber, where he encounters Leongar, leader of the Beast Pack. He explains that the original inhabitants of the new world used ID-F86's power to abandon the planet and travel to "a land of dreams"; he hopes to gain the same power for the Beast Pack once he reunites the specimen with its missing half - none other than Elfilin, who is trapped in a capsule next to it. Vowing to feast on Kirby's hide if he tries to stop them, Leongar engages Kirby in battle; during the battle, he appears to become possessed by the specimen, increasing his power at the cost of his sanity. Despite this, Leongar is defeated, being sent flying through his throne and skidding into ID-F86's containment unit.
As Kirby frees Elfilin from his capsule, Leongar suddenly wakes up, but only so the specimen - now identifying itself as Fecto Forgo - can speak through him. It curses Kirby for ruining its plans, explaining that it opened the vortexes over Popstar in order to find a "workforce" to give itself more energy and assist the Beast Pack in reuniting it with Elfilin. Announcing its intent to consume everything, it breaks out of the Eternal Capsule and begins to deform into a mass of sludge. Several Beast Pack members arrive to fight Kirby, but instead find themselves joining Leongar in being absorbed by Fecto Forgo; Kirby and Elfilin flee for their lives as the specimen mutates into a goopy, chimera-like abomination bent on reabsorbing its other side.
After a long chase down the halls of Lab Discovera, Kirby damages Fecto Forgo enough to cause its makeshift body to break down. However, it manages to grab Elfilin with a tentacle, reabsorbing him to restore their original form: Fecto Elfilis. Kirby chases the alien to the top of Lab Discovera, fighting to stop them from completing their invasion of the new world - despite Elfilis' power, he weakens them to the point where he can tear Elfilin out of their body. As they begin to destabilize once more, Fecto Elfilis opens up a massive dimensional rift in an attempt to crash Planet Popstar into the new world. Taking advantage of everything being pulled into the air by the rift, Kirby inhales a big truck and utilizes the Big-Rig Mouth to chase down Fecto Elfilis; with an additional boost from Elfilin, he manages to smash through his enemy's defenses and destroy their body before tumbling into the rift.
Kirby wakes up to find himself back on Planet Popstar in a state of chaos; despite Fecto Elfilis' destruction, the rift they made is still open and threatening to crash Popstar into the new world. In order to save both worlds, Elfilin draws on all of his power to close the dimensional rift, barely managing to tearfully thank Kirby for everything before the portal closes completely. Although his planet is safe once more, Kirby is saddened by the apparent loss of his friend, but then Elfilin reappears from a smaller rift that opens behind him. Kirby joyfully welcomes Elfilin back before following him back to the new world, where the Beast Pack has befriended the Waddle Dees. However, it is revealed Leongar is still trapped in the dreams of Fecto Forgo.
Post-game[]
After returning to Waddle Dee Town, Elfilin notices Clawroline standing on the lookout tower. He reveals that Clawroline found him after he closed the portal, allowing him to restore his strength and open a dimensional rift back to Popstar. When Kirby and Elfilin climb up to meet her, they find her examining another dimensional rift; she tells Elfilin that she can sense Leongar behind it (who was otherwise absent from the reunion after Fecto Elfilis' defeat). Suddenly, the rift opens, sucking Kirby and Elfilin into a strange realm: the Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams.
Elfilin immediately recognizes the realm as where he was sent to when Fecto Forgo absorbed him; he wonders if Leongar is similarly trapped within its depths. He joins Kirby in exploring the Isles, finding twisted recreations of the areas they visited in the new world that were seemingly created by Fecto Forgo's psychic energy. As they travel, they find pieces of Leongar - rather, Leon's - soul scattered and hidden throughout the stages; the results of Fecto Forgo attempting to transform him into its new physical body while it restores its strength and creates an army of "Phantom" beasts. The mightiest of these phantoms - based on the bosses Kirby fought throughout the new world - serve as the guardians of each stage.
After fighting through the phantoms and gathering most/all of Leon's soul, Kirby and Elfilin are able to reach the heart of the Isolated Isles: Forgo Land, a replica of ID-F86's containment chamber in Lab Discovera. There, they revive Leon, allowing the three to share a brief victory dance, but Fecto Forgo interrupts by taking control of Leon once again. Kirby battles and nearly defeats the newly-minted Forgo Leon, but Fecto Forgo simply possesses him directly, expelling his soul once more in the process of making him more powerful than ever. Despite this, Kirby manages to defeat Forgo Leon completely, leaving Leon to collapse onto his ruined throne as Fecto Forgo's spirit leaves his body and prepares to attack Kirby directly.
Suddenly, a butterfly arrives and lands on Soul Forgo, absorbing it as it transforms into Morpho Knight and attacks Kirby itself. Kirby defeats it as well, causing it to explode into energy; part of the energy reforms into an indistinct shape and vanishes independently of the rest. Kirby and Elfilin futilely try to revive Leon, but Clawroline comes in with other Beast Pack members with more fragments of his soul. The group revives the beast king, and the Beast Pack, now fully establishing friendly terms with each other, returns to Waddle Dee Town as Isolated Isles begins to dissipate.
However, Fecto Forgo's soul absorbed power from Morpho Knight upon its defeat, and it flees to another dimension with its phantom boss creations again. Upon requesting to take on them in the Colosseum, Commentator Waddle Dee warns them about the dangers, but otherwise continues to host the tournament cup against them. Kirby destroys the phantom creations again, including one of Meta Knight as a result of the real Meta Knight escaping Fecto Forgo's psychic through sheer will, and copies of the possessed Leongar and Morpho Knight. It retreats to the lab's roof again, this time assuming itself as Chaos Elfilis, no longer wanting to destroy planets but aiming to seek revenge on Kirby instead. Kirby defeats the main body of the chaotic lifeform, revealing a large ball of light as the embodiment of a broken soul. Kirby destroys it, resulting in the ball of light exploding and raining down particles of itself. The last remaining particle descends to Elfilin and voluntarily allows itself to be absorbed by Elfilin, completing the two halves again, now as a benevolent being.
Gameplay[]
Kirby and the Forgotten Land is the first 3D action platformer in the main series. As such, it controls similarly to recent 3D entries in the series: Kirby 3D Rumble, its successor Kirby's Blowout Blast, and Kirby Battle Royale. Like Kirby Battle Royale, it features fully functional Copy Abilities; unlike Kirby Battle Royale, however, it maintains using one attack button instead of two. The game follows the formula of reaching the end goal location of each stage, where Kirby frees captured Waddle Dees.
Waddle Dee Town functions as the main hub for Kirby and his allies. In it, Kirby can unlock various structures as he frees more Waddle Dees by completing stages and their missions, which can unlock sub-games. Additionally, Kirby can spend currency for collectible capsules (much like keychains, figurines, and stickers) or talk to the Wise Waddle Dee for online player records. At Waddle Dee's Weapons Shop, Kirby can evolve his Copy Abilities into Evolved Copy Abilities, allowing them to become more powerful in a system somewhat similar to the Ability Scrolls from Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Furthermore, Kirby also gains a new ability separate from Copy Abilities in the form of Mouthful Mode, which requires Kirby to partially inhale portions of the environment around him in order to proceed further. If Kirby has assumed a Copy Ability, he will keep that ability while using Mouthful Mode.
While Kirby's standard moves have been adjusted to work in 3D, his dodge receives a major overhaul. Like in previous games, Kirby can dodge by moving while guarding, but the distance he makes in doing so is increased. In addition, Kirby can achieve a perfect dodge by dodging right before an enemy or obstacle can attack him, briefly slowing down everything around him. In the case of perfectly dodging an enemy, he has the chance to apply some extra damage, especially if he wields a Copy Ability.
This game supports 2-player co-op, in which Player 1 is Kirby and Player 2 is Bandana Waddle Dee. Bandana Waddle Dee has the same basic movement options as Kirby but is limited to his own unique moveset. The strength and effectiveness of the moveset changes accordingly to the evolution level of Kirby's current Copy Ability. When sharing healing or power-up items, Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee will high-five each other instead of the former mouth-to-mouth transfer. Bandana Waddle Dee will place himself on top of Kirby while he is using certain Mouthful Modes. In addition, some sub-games can be played in co-op.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land also allows the player to choose the difficulty of the game: "Spring-Breeze Mode", an easier, more relaxed difficulty where Kirby has more health; or "Wild Mode", a slightly harder difficulty where Kirby has less health, which in turn rewards the player with 50 more Star Coins after a stage or challenge is completed.
Unlike most previous Kirby games, this game lacks a lives system, meaning that 1UPs do not appear. When Kirby runs out of health, he loses 100 Star Coins instead.
Throughout the world map, dimensional rifts leading to Treasure Road challenges can appear by beating stages, searching spots, or saving enough Waddle Dees. Each challenge tests the player by often focusing on a Copy Ability, Evolved Copy Ability, or Mouthful Mode, rewarding the player with a Rare Stone the first time a challenge is completed. Completing a challenge within the target time rewards the player with 50 additional Star Coins. Any Treasure Road challenge relating to Evolved Copy Abilities requires that the Evolved Copy Ability be fully unlocked first; the challenge is otherwise inaccessible.
Controls[]
The game is played with the Nintendo Switch. Main controllers include dual Joy-Con, handheld mode, or the Pro Controller. Solo Joy-Con controls have the players hold the Joy-Con horizontally.
Control | Move | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
, Type A | , Type B | , Type A | , Type B | |
Tilt slightly | Walk | |||
Tilt | Run | |||
Jump/Hover | ||||
Inhale/Spit/Mouthful | ||||
Hold | Hold | Hold | Hold | Super Inhale |
Hold + | Hold + | Hold + | Hold + | Aim |
/// | / | Crouch Guard/Swallow/Copy | ||
/// + any direction | / + any direction | Dodge | ||
/// + | /// + | / + | / + | Slide |
Hold | Hold | Use stock items | ||
/Hold | /Hold | Hold | Hold | Drop Copy Ability/Spit |
/// | N/A | Emote | ||
Tilt | Camera Control | |||
Pause |
Characters[]
Playable Characters[]
- Kirby
- Bandana Waddle Dee (Co-op)
Non-Playable characters[]
- Café-Manager Waddle Dee
- Café-Staff Waddle Dee
- Clawroline
- Clocker[2]
- Commentator Waddle Dee
- The Deedly Dees
- Delivery Waddle Dee
- Elfilin
- Fecto Forgo
- Game-Shop Waddle Dee
- Item-Shop Waddle Dee
- King Dedede
- Leongar
- Meta Knight
- Minion Waddle Dee
- Trader Waddle Dee
- Usher Waddle Dee
- Waddle Dees
- Weapons-Shop Waddle Dee
- Wise Waddle Dee
Enemies[]
- Awoofy
- Balloon-Meister
- Bernard
- Big Kabu
- Big Red Tortuilding
- Blade Knight
- Blipper
- Bomber
- Bouncy
- Bronto Burt
- Buffahorn
- Cappy
- Chilly
- Corori
- Digguh
- Foley
- Gabon
- Ghost Gordo
- Gigatzo
- Glunk
- Gnawcodile
- Gordo
- Gordo Bar
- Hot Head
- Jabhog
- Kabu
- Mookie
- Mumbies
- Needlous
- Noddy
- Orabiroo
- Pacto
- Phanta
- Poison Croakom
- Poppy Bros. Jr.
- Primal Awoofy
- Rabiroo
- Scarfy
- Shotzo
- Sir Kibble
- Spookstep
- Squishy
- Sssnacker
- Tortorner
- Tortuilding
- Totenga
- Twister
- Walf
Mid-bosses[]
Bosses[]
- Strong-Armed Beast - Gorimondo
- Strong-Armed Illusion - Phantom Gorimondo
- Unfriendly Fronds - Tropic Woods
- Illusory Fronds - Phantom Tropic Woods
- Lethal Leopard - Clawroline
- Illusory Leopard - Phantom Clawroline
- The Lone Swordsman - Meta Knight
- The Lone Illusion - Phantom Meta Knight
- His Royal Nemesis - King Dedede
- His Illusory Nemesis - Phantom King Dedede
- Armor-Plated Prancer - Sillydillo
- Armor-Plated Illusion - Phantom Sillydillo
- His Primal Nemesis - Forgo Dedede
- Illusory Primal Nemesis - Phantom Forgo Dedede
- King of the Beasts - Leongar
- Possessed Beast - Forgo Leon
- Invasive Species - Fecto Forgo
- Fluttering Dream Eater - Morpho Knight
- Ultimate Life-Form - Fecto Elfilis
- Species Born of Chaos - Chaos Elfilis
Copy Abilities and Evolved Copy Abilities[]
Kirby and the Forgotten Land contains 12 standard Copy Abilities, two of which are new to the series (Drill and Ranger). In addition, each Copy Ability has at least one Evolved Copy Ability. Most abilities have two evolutions, although Sword and Hammer have three, and limited-use abilities have only one. In order to access Evolved Copy Abilities, the respective blueprints for each one must be obtained. Some require exploration or progression in levels, while others can be found using different methods. Upon obtaining their blueprints, Evolved Copy Abilities can be unlocked and upgraded through Star Coins and Rare Stones at Waddle Dee's Weapons Shop. Standard and Evolved Copy Abilities can also be upgraded further after defeating Fecto Elfilis, enhancing their base attack power.
- Bomb
- Chain Bomb
- Homing Bomb
- Crash
- Time Crash
- Cutter
- Chakram Cutter
- Buzz-Saw Cutter
- Drill
- Pencil Drill
- Twin Drill
- Fire
- Volcano Fire
- Dragon Fire
- Hammer
- Toy Hammer
- Wild Hammer
- Masked Hammer
- Ice
- Frosty Ice
- Blizzard Ice
- Needle
- Clutter Needle
- Crystal Needle
- Ranger
- Noble Ranger
- Space Ranger
- Sleep
- Deep Sleep
- Sword
- Gigant Sword
- Meta Knight Sword
- Morpho Knight Sword
- Tornado
- Fleur Tornado
- Storm Tornado
Mouthful Mode[]
Mouthful Mode allows Kirby to inhale real-world objects and use them to progress through levels. The 14 different modes are:
- Arch Mouth
- Big-Rig Mouth
- Car Mouth
- Coaster Mouth
- Cone Mouth
- Dome Mouth
- Light-Bulb Mouth
- Pipe Mouth
- Ring Mouth
- Scissor-Lift Mouth
- Stairs Mouth
- Storage Mouth
- Vending Mouth
- Water-Balloon Mouth
Items[]
- Energy Drink
- Food
- Gotcha Capsule
- Invincible Candy
- Maxim Tomato
- Power Ups
- Rare Stone
- Star Coin
- Stock item
- Treasure Chest
- Warp Star
Levels and Stages[]
Demo[]
The demo for Kirby and the Forgotten Land was released worldwide on March 3, 2022. The demo contains three stages: Point of Arrival, Downtown Grassland, and Brawl at the Mall. Each stage can be played either solo or in co-op, and in either Wild Mode or Spring-Breeze Mode. The demo also contains a link to the page for the full game in the Nintendo eShop.
As a reward for completing each stage, the player is given the Present Code "CLEARDEMO" for use in the full version of the game as well as the ability to view product information and a promotional trailer for the game. The player can also use the evolved versions of all Copy Abilities featured in the demo. If the player completes all missions in each stage in the demo, they will be given the Present Code "NEWADVENTURE" to use in the full version of the game.
Capsules can be collected in this demo, though they cannot be viewed after collection.
amiibo Compatibility[]
Kirby and the Forgotten Land is compatible with amiibo, allowing Kirby to obtain in-game items. The amiibo menu can be accessed via the pause menu. If Kirby-series amiibo are tapped, more items will be given.[3]
Waddle Dee-livery Present Codes[]
Main article: Present Codes |
Music[]
Main article: Kirby and the Forgotten Land/Music |
Reception[]
Kirby and the Forgotten Land received widely positive ratings from critics and players alike. According to Metacritic, Kirby and the Forgotten Land received "generally favorable reviews" with an aggregate score of 85, making it the second highest rated mainline Kirby game (and fourth overall Kirby game) on the site, behind Kirby Super Star (and Kirby: Canvas Curse and Kirby's Epic Yarn).[4][5] GameSpot and Game Informer rated the game 9/10,[6][7] while IGN rated the game 8/10.[8] Critics primarily praised the creative stage design, more balanced difficulty, visuals, side content, and soundtrack, acknowledging the improvements made towards criticisms of the previous mainline game, Kirby Star Allies. Common criticisms of Kirby and the Forgotten Land include reduced multiplayer gameplay compared to Kirby Star Allies, and limited Copy Ability and enemy selections.
During the first week of sales, Kirby and the Forgotten Land sold 380,060 physical copies in Japan, making it the most successful launch of a Kirby game to date.[9] In the United Kingdom, the game sold 2.5 times more physical copies than Kirby Star Allies at launch, making it the first Kirby game to reach #1 in sales, and the fifth most sold Kirby game in the country.[10] As of September 30, 2022, Kirby and the Forgotten Land has sold over 5.27 million units worldwide, making it the best-selling Kirby title.[11] Kirby's Dream Land was previously the best-selling Kirby title. As of March 31, 2024, over 7.5 million units of the game have been sold.[12]
At The Game Awards 2022, Kirby and the Forgotten Land received the reward for Best Family Game.
Transcript[]
Main article: Kirby and the Forgotten Land/Transcript |
Staff[]
Main article: List of Kirby and the Forgotten Land Staff |
In other languages[]
Trivia[]
- According to Shinya Kumazaki, the theme of the game is "the discovery of the land with forgotten civilization". The English title focused on the term "forgotten", while the Japanese title focused on the term "discovery" instead, due to the term "forgotten", when written in katakana (フォルガトゥン), is an English vocabulary rarely used in Japanese.[13]
- This game was leaked on Nintendo of Japan's schedules, hours prior to its announcement in the Nintendo Direct on September 23.[14]
- This makes it the second Kirby game whose existence was leaked before its official announcement, after Kirby Fighters 2.
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land bears a great resemblance to the first and second iterations of the cancelled Kirby game for the Nintendo GameCube, Kirby GCN.
- This game features a new version of the main Kirby series logo, having a changed font. This is the first time since Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land that the logo has received a significant update.
- This is the first Kirby title in the series to have a "Fear" warning in the PEGI rating.
- On the PEGI rating website, the fear rating is due to "some of the larger bosses [being] frightening to younger children, featuring elements such as glowing red eyes". This could possibly be referencing Fecto Forgo, Leongar/Forgo Leon, and/or Forgo Dedede.
- The first letter of all levels (when counting Lab Discovera's two words) form an acronym spelling out the phrase "NEWWORLD".
- This is the second game to include both letters of the final level in its acronym, with the first being Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
- This is the sixth Kirby game to feature any form of localized voice acting, used in Lab Discovera's audio recordings. Kirby's Avalanche and Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble have a voice announce the game's title upon start-up, Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn have narrated cutscenes, and Kirby Battle Royale employs an announcer to count down and conclude matches.
- This is the second platforming Kirby game where Kirby doesn't fall off the screen upon being KO'd, with the first being Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Unlike in that game, where Kirby simply twirls dizzily and falls over, here, he gets tossed upwards and then collapses unconsciously on the spot upon landing as the world darkens.
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land is the first and only main series Kirby game:
- In which the player cannot receive a game over, and as such does not feature 1UPs.
- Kirby & The Amazing Mirror's main mode does not feature a Game Over screen, however, it is featured in that game's Boss Endurance sub-game.
- To feature entirely new voice clips for Kirby without reusing older ones since Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
- To not feature:
- Beam and Parasol since Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
- Waddle Doo since Kirby's Dream Land 3.
- Stone, Broom Hatter, and a Moon door since Kirby: Squeak Squad.
- Ninja since Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.
- Fighter since Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
- Whip after its introduction in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
- Whispy Woods or a variant as the first boss since Kirby: Squeak Squad. Tropic Woods, a tropical counterpart of Whispy Woods, appears as the second boss.
- Kracko in any way, shape, or form since Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
- Magolor in any way, shape, or form after his introduction in the same game.
- A Goal Game since Kirby's Dream Land.
- Waddle Dee as an enemy since Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, as the Waddle Dees play a supporting role.
- Ability icons.
- Pause screen descriptions since Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, as Copy Ability and boss descriptions are featured on Gotcha Capsules instead.
- Spark or Plasma in any way, shape, or form, although some of Spark and Plasma's properties are inherited by Space Ranger and Storm Tornado.
- Beam and Parasol since Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
- To have a fully-original soundtrack (excluding the past adventures section) since Kirby: Squeak Squad, as Kirby's Return to Dream Land reuses King Dedede's theme from Kirby Super Star in the final level of Scope Shot.
- In which bottomless pits or being crushed by the terrain isn't an instant KO regardless of HP.
- To feature Needle since Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Tornado since Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
- In which the player cannot receive a game over, and as such does not feature 1UPs.
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land is the second Kirby game after Super Kirby Clash to have a lyrics song for the credits theme.
- There are no returning Copy Abilities featured in this game that were introduced after Kirby Super Star.
- Additionally, the only returning Copy Ability introduced after Kirby's Adventure is Bomb.
- This is the first and only Kirby game for Nintendo Switch to not feature or reference Rick[15], Kine[15], Coo[15], Marx[16], Gooey[17], Daroach[18], Magolor[19], or The Three Mage-Sisters[20] in any capacity.
- Some sound effects of Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, and Kirby Star Allies are recycled in the game.
Videos[]
Artwork[]
Logos[]
Gallery[]
Gotcha Capsule figurines[]
External Links[]
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land website
- Nintendo Website (Japanese): topic 9/24/2021. 3D Action of New "Kirby." Nintendo Switch "Kirby and the Forgotten Land" will launch in spring of 2022.
- Nintendo Website (Japanese): topic 1/12/2022. "Kirby and the Forgotten Land" to be released March 25th. The newest special video and special teaser site for "Kirby 30th Anniversary" is also open to the public.
- Nintendo Website (Japanese): topic 2/10/2022. Kirby car and vending machine Mouthful Mode?! The latest "Kirby and the Forgotten Land" video is open to the public. Introducing "Evolve" Copy Ability.
- [1]: topic 3/25/2022. Preset codes revealed from IGN.
- [2]: topic 3/25/2022. Preset codes revealed from GamePur
References[]
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-switch/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/FullTimeUFO/status/1542983791479869440
- ↑ Official Overview Trailer
- ↑ Kirby and the Forgotten Land for Switch on Metacritic
- ↑ https://www.metacritic.com/pictures/every-kirby-nintendo-game-ranked-worst-to-best/14
- ↑ https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-review-the-best-kirby-yet/1900-6417850/
- ↑ https://www.gameinformer.com/review/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land/stretching-into-a-new-dimension
- ↑ https://www.ign.com/articles/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-review
- ↑ https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/03/japanese-charts-kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-absorbs-more-big-sales
- ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-28-kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-is-the-biggest-kirby-launch-in-uk-history-uk-boxed-charts
- ↑ Financial Results Explanatory Material 2nd Quarter of Fiscal Year Ending March 2023 pg. 14
- ↑ Financial Results Explanatory Material Fiscal Year Ended March 2024 pg. 18
- ↑ Nintendo Dream WEB Interview
- ↑ https://www.ign.com/articles/kirby-new-game-leaked-discovery-of-the-stars-nintendo-direct?utm_source=twitter
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Kirby Star Allies: Dream Friends
Super Kirby Clash: Village residents, Sticker
Kirby Fighters 2: Obstacles in Coo's Forest
Kirby's Dream Buffet: Costumes, Character Treats
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe: Dress-Up Masks, village residents - ↑ Kirby Star Allies: Dream Friend
Super Kirby Clash: Sticker
Kirby Fighters 2: Rare Hat
Kirby's Dream Buffet: Costume, Character Treat
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe: Dress-Up Masks, cameo in Kirby Master! - ↑ Kirby Star Allies: Dream Friend
Super Kirby Clash: Village resident, Sticker
Kirby Fighters 2: Playable character
Kirby's Dream Buffet: Costume, Character Treat
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe: Dress-Up Masks - ↑ Kirby Star Allies: Dream Friend
Super Kirby Clash: Sticker
Kirby Fighters 2: Rare Hat
Kirby's Dream Buffet: Costumes, Character Treat
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe: Dress-Up Mask - ↑ Kirby Star Allies: Dream Friend
Super Kirby Clash: Shopkeeper, Stickers
Kirby Fighters 2: Playable character, Rare Hat
Kirby's Dream Buffet: Costume, Character Treat
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe: Boss, playable character, Shopkeeper, Dress-Up Masks - ↑ Kirby Star Allies: Bosses and Dream Friend
Super Kirby Clash: Village residents, Stickers
Kirby Fighters 2: Obstacles in Jambastion Entrance, Rare Hats
Kirby's Dream Buffet: Costumes, Character Treats
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe: Dress-Up Masks