The Kirby Series

[Avaitor]

Goddamn those final bosses in Kirby's Adventure. Took me forever to get the second one down.

Still a great game though. And the level that nodded to Dream Land kicked all sorts of ass.

Tomorrow I will start Dream Land 2!

[talonmalon333]

Canvas Curse isn't a platformer

How is Kirby: Canvas Curse

[Spark Of Spirit]

Good. I can't find my copy currently, but I've been feeling like picking it up again. Kirby's non-platformer outings are usually quite great as a rule.

[talonmalon333]

Good. I can't find my copy currently, but I've been feeling like picking it up again. Kirby's non-platformer outings are usually quite great as a rule.

That's good. How are the stylus controls? Also, how about Mass Attack?

It's funny because I tend to think of Kirby as a generic, conservative franchise. But then I stop to think about it and remember that it's a franchise that's really willing to take risks. First they implemented the copy ability in Adventure (which has since stuck), then we have "8 games in 1" Superstar, then a Metroidvania, then a bunch of touch screen games, and then Epic Yarn which... just look at the title. It's a game made of yarn.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Also, I think Return to Dreamland and Triple Deluxe are two of the best games in the series.

Mass Attack is the only Kirby game I don't currently own. I think it came too late in the DS life-cycle for me. But one of my friends says it's great, so I do want to get to it.

[Nel_Annette]

Mass Attack is garbage. Absolute garbage. Return To Dreamland was the clear winner by an absolute mile that year.

Now, take my word with a grain of salt because I couldn't figure out how to play the game worth a damn (I hate hate HATE stylus/touch screen-focused games) and generally just don't like Kirby's non-traditional games.

[gunswordfist]

kirby has a metroidvania?

[talonmalon333]

These are my top Kirby games (from what I've played). I imagine you've played more of the series.

1. Kirby Super Star
2. Kirby's Return to Dreamland
3. Kirby's Adventure
4. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
5. Kirby's Dream Land 2
6. Kirby's Dream Land
7. Kirby's Dream Land 3
8. Kirby's Epic Yarn

I didn't play enough of The Amazing Mirror to judge it. I do think it's interesting that it was a Metroidvania, and that your other Kirbys were also exploring at the same time and sometimes, by chance, you could stumble upon them just doing their own thing in random areas.

[Spark Of Spirit]

My problem with Amazing Mirror was that the map was terrible, you had to keep powers (the annoying Adventure-style one hit and you lose them powers) in order to get through certain areas. It was incredibly confusing to navigate and I had no fun with it at all.

My top Kirby games would be:

1. Kirby's Return to Dreamland
2. Kirby Super Star
3. Kirby Triple Deluxe
4. Kirby's Dream Land
5. Kirby's Epic Yarn
6. Kirby's Adventure / Nightmare in Dreamland
7. Kirby Squeak Squad
8. Kirby's Dream Land 2
9. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
10. Kirby's Dream Land 3
11. Sakurai himself for not making that awesome looking canceled Gamecube game
12. Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

It's strange for me to say this, but I think I'm ready for a 3D Kirby platformer now.

[Nel_Annette]

While I actually like Amazing Mirror (way more than Spark, probably  ), I will agree with him that the map is absolutely awful. When I replayed the game on Wii U, I kept trying to take different paths for an hour and kept winding up at the mansion. There's a single part of world 1 where you can go down and make your way a few screens down to world 3, and it is so easily missable. All the worlds have random paths connecting to each other in blink-and-you-miss-it spots and behind blocks that require specific powers to break. Powers that aren't nearby and you probably don't have at that moment.

[talonmalon333]

11. Sakurai himself for not making that awesome looking canceled Gamecube game

Most sources I've seen say that became Return to Dream Land.

It's strange for me to say this, but I think I'm ready for a 3D Kirby platformer now.

I was actually just thinking about that ten minutes ago. I do wonder how they could pull it off, as Kirby's inhale ability seems more suited for 2D.

[Spark Of Spirit]

That game wasn't Return to Dreamland because it had helpers:




Also, Sakurai wasn't involved in Return at all.

As for a 3D game, Hal was experimenting with them between the canceled Gamecube game and Return and even released some concepts. They actually look pretty good.



It's a shame that these games never saw the light of day.

[talonmalon333]

http://wiiudaily.com/2014/05/hal-laboratory-3d-kirby-game/

[Spark Of Spirit]

And I'd like for them to make one. Really.

Heck, it could be a full sprawling map like a 3D version of the Great Cave Offensive and I'd be perfectly fine with that. I just think 3D Kirby can offer a lot of different possibilities.

[talonmalon333]

I like this perspective for 3D Kirby.