Reasonably tidy update from Nintendo for Kirby and the Forgotten Land, this being particular to the Switch 2 version, thus shaking the bubble of the kirby community to some extent. The official Tweet from Nintendo America shows Kirby strolling in a new icy world called the Star-Crossed World where the graphical treatment is glitz and glam. Icy view and the ambience of the place just got players hitting the roof. Of course, such a release divides opinion of the player base now going back to the land.
Well, then, what’s so strange about this new DLC? The DLC alongside others from Switch 2 exclusives came into the fold maybe a month or two ago with new levels, along with some very nice frame rate and resolution improvements that the new hardware will balance out. This advertisement is for the immersion of the Star-Crossed World DLC, which is presumed to be a new location for players to investigate. It has Kirby doing Kirby things: Getting around and looking cute while at it. Pro-and-cons received with hype from some players, mostly criticism from others.
Let us start with all the positive, shall we? Before the hate, the visual upgrade was granted to the Switch 2, and some are spending love, while insults flow from others. SM1AWESOME just could not keep the hype down: “whoooaaa look at the graphics on that ice!!! so sparkly!!! beautiful 🤩🤩🤩”. It seems the inherent ability of the newly updated consoles is being wielded to make the Forgotten World very much forgotten and also to look just perfect. Another player, Kinto, endorsed the game fairly by stating that he has clocked in 50 hours with the DLC and yet continues to miss it.
On the other side, there are all these complains. And boy, do these gamers complain. Jason came along with gut-wrenching critique: “I’m towards the end of the game and just realized the beam ability is not in this game after anticipating it this whole time. 0/10.” I don’t think he’s even giving the game a score of zero because of this missing power. Bulbartsaur went on to express a shared feeling of yearning by saying, “I really wish they added more power-ups instead of just Mouthful Modes.” It seems Mouthful Mode is one of those areas that divides opinion: some want a more varied selection of traditional Kirby copy powers to play with.
The conversation in the replies also drifted to other Nintendo wishes. Funny how one game announcement will make everyone start asking for other things. One user, iluminatethesky, made a plea: “bro, we need a switch 2 update for PL: Arceus and Witcher 3.” This sparked a chain of tagging developers like CD Projekt Red and Rockstar to petition for Red Dead Redemption 2 on Switch 2. The moment Nintendo puts out Kirby the whole wish list for other games mysteriously emerges. Classic gamer move.
That kicked off a highly-spirited debate about achievements. One player, Lost, pleaded, “Nintendo switch 2 achievements please.” This was immediately shut down by another user, Rex, arguing that the whole point of Nintendo games is to avoid the “tediculous checklists that achievements/trophies have become.” Lost fired back with an extremely sarcastic apology, promising to “lower my expectations and just want less than the bare minimum”. In a Kirby thread, things usually revolve around the poyo and cute, so that was a little spicy.
There are, however, those trying to 100%. User mizo_mizo06 pleaded for help: “I need 7000 starry coins to get all the collectibles please I’m not replaying all the levels again just to get it.” The community actually helped out with some advice, like trading with a Waddle Dee or farming the colosseum. It’s really nice to see gamers helping each other in the middle of all the chaos in the replies.
Now, what do you have to say about that? The Switch 2 edition of Kirby and the Forgotten Land, along with a new DLC, gives a fresh reason for going back into the game. The visual upgrades: a big win; thrown in some new content: always a welcome one. And then, it painful reminder for some players wanting some much more powerful additions for Kirby’s moveset, as well as some dicey conversations as to what people want in Nintendo’s next-gen console. Toss-up on talking points whether all in for the sparkly ice or bummed about the loss of the beam.
Either way, Kirby’s latest escapades have stirred everyone up. And that’s basically how it goes in gaming. You are not going to please them all, but you are going to get every single one of them talking. Now, if you will excuse me, I really want to check that ice out. It really looks good.
