Nintendo is back with one of its flagship characters: Kirby. The little pink ball accompanies us on an unprecedented adventure in Kirby and the Forgotten World, a fixed camera 3D game that we explain everything to you.
[Mis à jour le lundi 21 mars 2022 à 17h01] Since its creation in the early 90s, Kirby has quickly established itself as an essential character in the Nintendo universe, but also in pop culture. Tiny, cute and pink, this inhabitant of planet Popstar is nonetheless a fierce fighter. His favorite technique? Swallow his enemies whole and absorb some of their power for a time. And Nintendo is back with the release of Kirby and the Forgotten World, a new Switch title that will delight fans young and old. But if the video game world knows a lot about recent big releases, like Elden Ring or Gran Turismo 7, players know a little less about this new title, the opportunity for us to summarize all the necessary information about Kirby and the Forgotten World.
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Gameplay
It’s true that Kirby got his start on older systems, and just like a certain mustachioed plumber, he got his start on two-dimensional platformers. And just like that Italian plumber, Kirby is now making his debut in a 3D game. That is to say that you will control the adorable little ball role in the third person, camera in the back and fixed. Indeed, the camera imposes an angle of view on you, so it is difficult to explore the world at your leisure, which makes Kirby and the Forgotten World a 3D action adventure game, failing to approach the open world principle. The different levels of the game therefore have a main path and some secondary paths, which offer you the possibility of discovering hidden treasures and other objects.
As for Kirby himself, he obviously retains his ability to suck up his enemies, and in doing so gain different powers to help him in his quest. He can therefore win a sword, fire, tornadoes and all kinds of objects, each more effective than the other. By finding plans in different hidden passages, our hero will be able to improve his powers and change his appearance for more style and efficiency at the end of the game. He can also use transmorphism to move. To put it simply, Kirby can also absorb objects to adapt certain characteristics, a power that is particularly useful for moving around and exploring unknown places.
On the story side, Kirby and the Forgotten World is in the post apocalyptic. Far from approaching Mad Max, the game transports us to a new world, via a vortex that appeared on the world of Popstar. This Forgotten and desert World is home to Waddle-Dee, adorable creatures that Kirby will try to save from the pack of beasts. The Forgotten World presents different levels where nature has taken over civilization. The saved Waddle-Dee gather in a village that the player can develop according to his desire, Animal Crossing-style.
Release date
If it does not necessarily make the headlines like Elden Ring, Kirby and the Forgotten World is still an event release, and presents itself as a must-have title on Nintendo Switch. Its release date is set for March 25, 2022, an appointment not to be missed under any circumstances for all fans of the Nintendo universe, or players simply wishing to immerse themselves in a light adventure, alone or in pairs in a universe unpublished. Indeed, Kirby and the Forgotten World will offer two-player cooperative gameplay on the local screen.