23rd September 2021, 8:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 23rd September 2021, 8:02 PM by A Black Falcon.)
Nintendo just had a Direct earlier today, and they had a bunch of announcements but one, for me, was the best by far.
I have been Kirby fan since the first game in the series, but in all that time, for all of the Kirby games that have been made over the years, one thing has long been missing: a 3d platformer! I have wanted to see what a 3d Kirby game could be since at least the later '90s, but it has never happened...
Until now. Launching in early 2022 Nintendo just announced Kirby and the Forgotten Land for the Switch. It is a 3d platformer. Starring Kirby. Based on the trailer it looks like so much fun, I'm really excited!
The game does seem to sometimes have a pulled-back, kind of overhead camera, but other areas are directly behind the character so the game will have various camera views. This clearly is a real, full-on 3d platformer. It looks like a mid-budget title, but the Kirby games generally are that. The footage looks great, with elements somewhat reminiscent of 3d Mario games, but this is a distinctly Kirby adventure in terms of enemies and music. Kirby 2, 3, and 64's power-combining feature returns as well, which is pretty cool! That always was one of the best things about those games.
The big question isn't answered here, though -- what about the thing that always was going to be the hardest part about making a Kirby game in 3d, his power of flight? I am expecting limited flight, but in this trailer they don't show it eitehr way so we will see. Unlimited flight is the best way for a Kirby game to work but it would be nearly impossible to make a 3d platformer with actual challenge if you could just fly anywhere at any time, heh...
Oh, as for the setting, it's somewhat surprising for a Kirby game -- it's set in an empty, abandoned city on an island that Kirby just washed up on. What happened here... and what is with Nintendo and abandoned-world themes, two games in this Direct have them, both Kirby and Splatoon 3. I think both settings will work well though, they sure are looking interesting in the trailers.
So yeah, this game doesn't look like a 3d Mario game or Breath of the Wild-tier budget game but it looks great and I'm just thrilled that Nintendo announced it!
I have been Kirby fan since the first game in the series, but in all that time, for all of the Kirby games that have been made over the years, one thing has long been missing: a 3d platformer! I have wanted to see what a 3d Kirby game could be since at least the later '90s, but it has never happened...
Until now. Launching in early 2022 Nintendo just announced Kirby and the Forgotten Land for the Switch. It is a 3d platformer. Starring Kirby. Based on the trailer it looks like so much fun, I'm really excited!
The game does seem to sometimes have a pulled-back, kind of overhead camera, but other areas are directly behind the character so the game will have various camera views. This clearly is a real, full-on 3d platformer. It looks like a mid-budget title, but the Kirby games generally are that. The footage looks great, with elements somewhat reminiscent of 3d Mario games, but this is a distinctly Kirby adventure in terms of enemies and music. Kirby 2, 3, and 64's power-combining feature returns as well, which is pretty cool! That always was one of the best things about those games.
The big question isn't answered here, though -- what about the thing that always was going to be the hardest part about making a Kirby game in 3d, his power of flight? I am expecting limited flight, but in this trailer they don't show it eitehr way so we will see. Unlimited flight is the best way for a Kirby game to work but it would be nearly impossible to make a 3d platformer with actual challenge if you could just fly anywhere at any time, heh...
Oh, as for the setting, it's somewhat surprising for a Kirby game -- it's set in an empty, abandoned city on an island that Kirby just washed up on. What happened here... and what is with Nintendo and abandoned-world themes, two games in this Direct have them, both Kirby and Splatoon 3. I think both settings will work well though, they sure are looking interesting in the trailers.
So yeah, this game doesn't look like a 3d Mario game or Breath of the Wild-tier budget game but it looks great and I'm just thrilled that Nintendo announced it!
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