Nintendo offers us the return of Kirby in Kirby and the Forgotten World, a very cute release filled with adventure and action, always alongside the adorable pink ball. We explain everything about this novelty, including what the press thought of it.
[Mis à jour le vendredi 25 mars 2022 à 12h43] Remember, it’s 1992 and the world is discovering Masahiro Sakurai’s new creation, a little pink ball named Kirby. And yes, our cute hero is no longer very young, and is celebrating his thirtieth birthday this year. And in a very nice way since Nintendo offers us a new adventure on Nintendo Switch, which is none other than Kirby and the Forgotten World, a game of action and exploration in 3D fixed camera, where our adventurer discovers the mysteries that surround a new abandoned world into which he was thrown. An outing as fun as it is daring, at least if we are to believe the press reviews.
The press tests
With its very nice 84/100 on Metacritic, Kirby and the Forgotten World is unlikely to be forgotten too quickly. The press seems relatively unanimous as to the quality of this new adventure, at least that is the opinion of gamespot which gives it a nice 90/100: “Kirby and the Forgotten World is one of those games that’s hard to play without putting a silly smile on your face. It is much more than a cute and charming platform game with colorful graphics.” At Chris Carter of Destructoid, it’s a great success, with 95/100: “I expected a very convenient Kirby adventure and got much more, but with the efficient and effortless virtues that previous games had imposed.” On the French side, success is also on the agenda since JVC gives it no less than 85/100: “A successful bet for our little pink ball! The transition to 3D is very successful and gives more depth to this Nintendo universe.”
Trailer
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.