Kirby and the Forgotten Land | The Pink Puff's Big Jump To 3D

[@joebobjon1127]

The immediate fan reaction to Elfilin's reveal in the trailers was the pure embodiment of Kirby fans' trust issues

[@henryapplebottom7231]

Yeah

[@phildelapaz3292]

Yeah, f@*k elfilin

[@dasokiimo504]

Hahah yeah

[@dasokiimo504]

Hahah yeah

[@Elfilinfan2004]

I was one of the only ones who stuck by his side the entire wait. I adore him.

[@trickstercj4366]

This is basically a Kirby game where you kill an Angel by running it over with a truck. 10/10 gameplay

[@15stargamer98]

Not an angel, a legit eldritch horror from beyond time and space.

[@undercoverskeleton951]

@@15stargamer98 so a bible accurate angel

[@The_whales]

As a battlefield player who runs people over with a saint chamond as is accurate

[@Im_Not_Here57]

God vs Vehicular manslaughter.

[@colingaul9579]

A truck AND the power of friendship.

[@mikewebsters4119]

I really like how they acknowledge the kirby dance is something kirby just does in universe, since dedede slowly walks behind kirby and the gang with a cage while they just pose and leon starts looking confused but slowly gets into it

[@Door227]

Dude imagine being defeated by a pink marshmallow and he just starts dancing on your corpse

[@ZorotheGallade]

"A butterfly OH GOD" Love how it only took ONE GAME to give all Kirby fans an immediate fight or flight response to that.

[@zettarin]

Especially because many realized that since Return to Dreamland that same butterfly has appeared

[@vanilla8956]

@@zettarin Since Return to Dreamland? You should go take a look at the beginning of the original Gameboy game and see what, or who, led Kirby in the direction of his first adventure.

[@ZorotheGallade]

​@BONK! Unlike Kirby, who temporarily absorbs both Copy Abilities and special powers from his enemies and environment, The Soul bosses and Morpho seem able to retain and expand their arsenal inbetween adventures. The implication here being that they may one day become strong enough that Kirby and his friends cannot hope to defeat them anymore.

[@l1ghtd3m0n3]

@@ZorotheGallade It’s implied Kirby is tied to Void, so by that logic they can’t hope to beat Kirbo either lol

[@jfjojokirby1802]

@BONK! Well the events of Guest Star in Star Allies are non-canon. Which implies that Morpho Knight is his own being and not a fusion between the butterfly and Galacta Knight. Basically Morpho Knight naturally looks the way he is. It seems he just requires a powerful soul to simply evolve his butterfly form into the divine warrior we all know, love and fear.

[@KirbyTG]

I really hope they continue to use Kirby’s “Oh shit” face in future titles. It used to be common in the old Retro ones and then just kinda disappeared.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

I kinda prefer the design of this type of face in Super Star Ultra and Triple Deluxe. Don't worry, if you see these instance you'll probably know why.

[@FlamingFoxProd]

Well hey, it's still being used in Dream Buffet!

[@SuperWiiBros08]

This is the review I was waiting the most finally, after beating and 100% the game weeks ago, is really nice to see how everyone is really loving this game and the beginning of Kirby's new era

[@jesuschrist-tk4ot]

Could of used that time to get some bitches

[@OtterloopB]

... The game JUST passed 2 weeks old. You act like you beat it months ago.

[@Kswitchem]

@OtterloopB lol the original commenter literally says "after beating and 100% the game weeks ago". Why are you being so nasty?

[@theidiotics2629]

@@Kswitchem so true

[@jay-yi9im]

@@OtterloopB you must be fun at parties....

[@enlongjones2394]

Funny thing with Sleep. The heal is now so strong that I *actually* grabbed it intentionally at times, to heal up. It helps that dropped abilities now last for a little while after you eat another ability. So it’s possible to drop an ability, grab sleep, heal a bit, and then get your power back.

[@RedLuigiGames]

Not only that, upgraded sleep gives you a buff if you wait the full duration. Just pop the old ability, get a nap, wake up and swallow it again. I love finding sleeps on a stage.

[@lu2doe]

Another cool thing is that upgraded sleep gives you free buffs if you sleep through the full duration. It can be damage ups, speed ups, or even an HP boost.

[@enlongjones2394]

@@lu2doe funny thing there is that you even get the buffs if you grab Sleep from the ability shop in waddle dee town. And you don’t run out the buff clock in waddle dee town. Kinda puts the buff shop out of business, honestly.

[@enlongjones2394]

@@RedLuigiGames deep Sleep also doesn’t automatically trigger when you pick it up. Base sleep has Kirby get drowsy, then fall asleep a few seconds later, but Deep Sleep only goes off when you hit the button. It makes the occasional puzzle that has Sleep pedestals as obstacles much easier.

[@argentum1738]

@@enlongjones2394 Deep Sleep's buffs caps at 200 seconds so the item shop still have a purpose for stacking buffs. Plus, Life Up is just a superior Maximum Tomato so there's also that.

[@AlvinEarthworm]

*SPOILER WARNING* I highly doubt Fecto Forgo or its other forms will be a recurring villain in the franchise, purely because of how the battle concludes with its chaos form. The last remnants of it is absorbed into Elfilin who now becomes the main host body of the ultimate life form. The beast now finally complete with the good half now in control.

[@jameslawrenson1208]

It made the whole story that much more satisfying!

[@ericwijaya2119]

Why I can't escape you I'll never figure out.

[@sinteleon]

Not itself of course, but you're assuming Elfilis is a singular unique being, rather than a race or part of an even larger whole.

[@jacobschott6955]

@@sinteleon Well, that’s a reasonable assumption to make, seeing as Fecto Elfilin - or ‘Complete Nil Life’ - is probably Void Termina reborn as a friend.

[@sinteleon]

@@jacobschott6955 There is no reason to suspect such. Outside of it being able to generate a dimension within itself and being called the ultimate lifeform, there's no indication that Kirby and Elfilis is anything similar.

[@anothergamer112]

I'm surprised no one is mentioning how the portals throughout the game look exactly like the ones from Return to Dreamland.

[@electroflame6188]

not really relevant outside of lore implications

[@autismandgaming4532]

I wonder if that foreshadowed return to dreamland deluxe?

[@ChevyTheCat]

​@@autismandgaming4532 it's probably just a coincidence that all portals in the Kirby universe will look like that

[@starwhalomega2691]

Oddly enough, star-shaped portals have been around since Crystal Shards. lore????

[@krystalfan135]

I think it may be hinted throughout several games that the warp portals all come from the technology that the creatures/people created from Fecto Elfilis's abilities. You can see it a bit when you fight the Lor Starcutter, and I think the Nova's and the massive tower from Robobot, hint at it as well. Not sure if it's all a conincedence, or if it is connected, but it is pretty neat!

[@SmashCrafter321]

Fun fact: while the pause screens no longer shows a flavor text for the abilities, viewing the abilities in the weapons shop, as well as the gotcha figures will provide text for the abilities, objects and bosses.

[@CouchSpud91]

This. There is a LOT of flavor text to go through while in Waddle Dee town. Kinda like that they locked most of it there so that your focus could stay on the adventure when you're out doing it.

[@Vailskibum]

This is by far my favorite Kirby game. No competition.

[@wiseguidedmissile]

yes I agree

[@frostynukacola]

That's a funny way to say Robobot&Superstar saga.

[@miserablepileofsecrets]

I think Planet Robobot is better but ror real Forgotten Land is really good, one of the best Switch games out there.

[@papaG6423]

@@frostynukacola "Kirby & Bandana Dee Superstar Saga"

[@caravaneerkhed]

Definitely competition.. but man this game is so good, im working on 100% the game and I’m in post game right now, and i feel like the people who reviewed the game didn’t know the post game existed just based on how the reviews talk about the fame

[@ChristopherMoom]

25:12 I love the complete shift in tone between Kirby fans being scared of actual deities, and those same fans also being terrified of one butterfly I genuinely think Forgotten Land is a MUST-play for anyone that has a Switch, it's such a good game! Exploring the linear levels is shockingly fun with the addition of the Extra Missions! (Although, admittedly, Robobot is still my favorite game in the franchise) And also, I personally thought that even for Kirby standards, this game's music was PHENOMENAL!!! "Northeast Frost Street" and "A Trip to Alivel Mall" are some pretty good examples, and (Like Antdude mentioned at 9:21) Dedede's Theme in this game is such a huge highlight (Little fun fact, "Northeast Frost Street" and "Roar of Dedede", along with various other highlights in the OST, were composed by Yuuta Ogasawara, a newcomer to the HAL team!)

[@gringusgaming]

Loved the music, but some of it was kinda underwhelming. A lot of it sounded like they took old songs and changed them slightly to create new songs. It can be very offputting

[@margiemorrison9190]

@@gringusgaming most of it is just updated tunes main theme floral field wonderia theme royal road 2nd wonderia theme castle lololo cave theme and metro on ice rainbow resort kirby house green greens alivel mall tomorrow is a new day beach theme aqua star factory theme loud locomotive background melody main melody factory investigation meta knight theme my friend and the setting sun boss theme song of supplication scattered souls another dimension hunted by the beast probably original but has leitmotif of its here run away there are probably more but I didn't notice

[@margiemorrison9190]

Never mind invasion at the house of horrors sounds like a very heavy remix of bubbly clouds

[@darkstar2483]

I'm not scared of that stupid insect. I'm more than happy to beat it to death. No, I'm just pissed at it because it got rid of my favorite boss in the franchise, Galacta Knight. The only boss that I was intimidated by and was infuriated when I didn't get to fight him in Star Allies. I don't care if Galacta only exists in non-canon game modes. I hold nothing but resentment and hatred for that stupid armored insect.

[@maxedoutsociety]

@@darkstar2483 Calm down it's just a silly little PTSD-inducing butterfly

[@Pixelcraftian]

_"Oh my god, you can be a stairs"_ this quote is incredible. Definitely got spoiled, but that's fine, awesome video :)

[@apairofglasses775]

@@guillory.network24 oh no its BALLANOU BOIIIE

[@thevarietychannelthatcould4223]

now i want kirby mouthful moding a staircase to be a thing in future kirby games or kirby minigames in the next warioware

[@shyguytimmy]

Who cares for final boss spoilers, stairs is real big spoiler, obviously

[@ethanhayes7038]

But can you be a goombas?

[@NovikNova]

@@ethanhayes7038 No man, what the f***?

[@adammyers7383]

The biggest hype moment for me was the realization that the Morpho Knight battle was, for the first time, most likely canon.

[@rogerayala6878]

He appeared in Star Allies as well, so it was canon before this

[@shrimpman.]

@@rogerayala6878yeah in the True Arena, not the main story and unlike KTFL that wasn’t confirmed canon like this game’s was

[@markissuffering]

@@shrimpman.but shouldnt the SA fight be canon too? since morpho already has the power of galacta knight here after absorbing forgo soul

[@shrimpman.]

@@markissuffering it’s stated that Knight form is only when it absorbs enough power to take it, which means that it’s not just exclusive to Galacta Knight. The two share canonicity in the fact that not every encounter is canon. For instance, Morpho’s Star Allies appearance isn’t canon, but his Forgotten Land appearance is. The same goes for Galacta’s RTDL and Planet Robobot appearance, in comparison to his Super Star Ultra appearance being canon. That’s just how it is.

[@markissuffering]

@@shrimpman. oh that makes sense, i just thought that the butterfly would assume the form of whatever it absorbed first and transform whenever it had enough energy to do so

[@BowserZeki]

It's good to be alive in this era.

[@joshstraub6972]

true

[@Under_Sky_Third_Gaia]

Ummm. ..

[@NovikNova]

🎵~It’s goooooood to be alive~🎵 🎵~It’s good to be alive~🎵

[@NovikNova]

LOL

[@pablog74]

I love the fact that both kirby and Efilin are basically relatives to eldritch abominations, universe ending threats, and both shaped like a friend

[@dracosmith7781]

The best friends are eldritch related good boys

[@rickennmakesgames]

after 100%ing, i'm blown away by the fact that there's still more to discover. i had no idea about the secret in the battle for blizzard bridge and paused the video IMMEDIATELY when you started climbing up!! i went and completed it and it was so cool that they put that in the game

[@j-kasumi]

20:13 This line has more meaning than I realized. After playing so many Kirby games where the only voice sounds were grunts, laughs, and poyos...my mind automatically detected actual language. Like what?!

[@ZorotheGallade]

AND HERE WE ARE AND HERE WE ARE AND HERE WE ARE AND HERE WE ARE

[@sophiebubbles07]

@@ZorotheGallade and here we are

[@pizzatime9261]

@@sophiebubbles07 and here we are

[@EmeraldMan25]

Kirby probably made a noise and it set off a broken and decaying detection system

[@NoahDaArk]

I was still reeling from Dedede's sacrifice, so when I heard dialogue I was just like "WHAT? WHAT! WHAT?! WHAT!! WHAT???!"

[@ledetbrothers9210]

Kirby had a smooth transition to 3D.

[@raptyrn1290]

Describing the finale of this game to anybody would make you seem like a complete loonatic, it's so good

[@Door227]

“Okay so you fight a fat penguin with a hammer who goes absolutely bat shit feral and then you beat him, he sacrifices himself while you enter a secret lab, you fight a giant lion, the lion gets consumed into a monstrosity of faces and souls, the monstrosity eats your buddy and turns into an angel and you fight that then the angel throws a planet at you and you run over the angel with an 18 wheeler” “… John did you get in the meth again?”

[@zwillscoopchannel9689]

@@Door227what you don’t do that every week

[@darienb1127]

11:19 Okay, so Deep Sleep is actually amazing. It gives you a random stat buff when you use it. That means you can guve yourself every stat buff and go into a level with it. No need to buy the stat powerups, you can just get double health whenever you want!

[@jokx4409]

Holy crap we're getting into optimized play strats here.

[@darienb1127]

@@jokx4409 damn straight! Super helpful for the True Arena equivalent in this game. Also, having double health bars means that you the sword abilites that shoot beams will always shoot beams as long as you have that extra health bar.

[@GL_099]

@@darienb1127 Using any power-up in the Colosseum will put a marker on your recorded time. I personally prefer having proof of having beaten it without power-ups, haha.

[@darienb1127]

@@GL_099 Oh, I wasn't aware of that. I don't think it affects 100% completion, so I don't really mind all that much

[@baimhakani]

But you still need to buy stuff from the actual pharmacist Waddle Dee to get his figurine but *then* you can go nuts with Deep Sleep

[@klink180]

As a small correction to your story synopsis, you mention that all the members of the Beast Pack are freed from their mind control. In actuality, it's only Dedede and Leon who are controlled by Fecto Forgo. If you read the other members' lore notes in their figure descriptions, you'll learn that most of them just go along with Leon because they have respect for him that they think whatever it is he's trying to do is the right thing. This is especially apparent in Clawroline's notes where you find out her old name was actually just Carol but she changed it when Leon became Leongar.

[@bubbykins4864]

But of course, if Ant had null hypothesis in his brain instead of an irrational hatred for Magolor, he would already correctly assume that Dedede and Leon are the only two that were.

[@TheBargainBinHobo]

When I first played this game, I was told there was a chance my family would be moving to a new country. When the opening song played, about going on new adventures, enjoying new foods, and all that, with this whole thing about having to possibly move away? It actually got me emotional. Great game for sure, and that song sticks with me even now that the whole moving thing isn't a thing.

[@kirbykraftgames]

The fact that Meta Knight still has his original sword is just pure wholesomeness

[@yeolelad888]

The fact that seeing a butterfly can make any Kirby fan lose their mind is wild

[@CrushedParagon]

Sword of the Surviving Guardian is one of my favorite Kirby songs to date, I love how it uses motifs from My Friend and the Setting Sun

[@enlongjones2394]

Tons of great songs in this game. Dedede’s themes (“Roar of Dedede” and “Masked And Wild, Dedede”) are amazing, and the final boss theme has one of the most hilariously extra names for a Kirby theme (“Two Planets Approach The Roche Limit”)

[@tomlynmathewsjr7514]

@@enlongjones2394 "the final boss theme has one of the most hilariously extra names for a Kirby theme" Extra? Certainly. Fitting? Without question.

[@Portersona69420]

"Two Planets Approach The Roche Limit." Nuff' said.

[@minasthirith6314]

"A Full-speed Farewell From The New World A.K.A Beep Beep, Motherf*cker!" "Roar Of Dedede A.K.A Hail To The King, Babe!" "Meta Knight, Sword of the Surviving Guardian A.K.A Elden Ring Boss Title" "Eternal Echo of the Thrilling Tour-our-our A.K.A Madness Mantra"

[@allingbrodniak8819]

Really most of the song names are incredible 'Sword of the Surviving Guardian' 'Roar of Dedede' 'The Wastes Where Life Began' Etc.

[@narxmagee727]

Banger songs need banger names.

[@Triforce_of_Doom]

Me googling that after seeing it in the Waddle Dee Stage's song list is one hell of a way to learn a space science term

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

and here we are

[@SonicHaXD]

The hidden achievements definitely spice up the game in a good way XD

[@KJTD]

Sometimes they are just such fucking bullshit though

[@simpsonsfanatic777]

I just wish they’d all be revealed after finishing the stage for the first time, instead of one at a time.

[@YurikoCorvera]

okay but KK in a wheelchair

[@sonicthehedge]

@@simpsonsfanatic777 i like how it is, the achievements are easy enough to be achieved if you explore a little the levels and think outside the box, so at most you'll be missing one at the end.

[@miwestraveler3986]

Sometimes it's not really great tho. Like you go through a level, and then the game tells you you missed one poster you had no idea you could interact with, or you didn't notice. Now you have to redo the entire level just to get that poster, and when you're done it just feels like you wasted your time. If only you could keep your missions completed when exiting an already finished level, it would not be as bad.

[@coolidgedollar2154]

25:17 You blew the chance to include the _Simpsons_ joke, "Nobody ever suspects the butterfly...!"

[@liamcallahan8561]

I absolutely adore how every kirby game has an absolutely batshit insane ending and this game cranks it up to 200

[@boxorak]

The game starts with Crash Bandicoot and it ends with Resident Evil 2 and Final Fantasy 7.

[@castonyoung7514]

Not the first game as I understand. And it certainly has escalated over the years.

[@Ponaru]

Spoken like someone who hasn't played the majority of Kirby games...

[@GamesbiteRtDL]

I don't know if everyone knows this,it's essential to find the second HAL room,but the number 86 means "haru" in Japanese and sounds a lot like HAL It's also in ID-F86 name!

[@Goggleman7]

Not exactly. It's a mix of the number 8 and 6. 八 (Hachi) is 8 and 六 (Roku) is six. 86 is 八十六 (Hachi Juu Roku) It's supposed to sound like a mix of 8 and 6 to sound similar to HAL. Japanese love word play.

[@sinteleon]

Half disappointed HAL room 2's song in the song list is number 76 instead of 86. :V

[@V-Jes]

Pretty sure haru would be how you spell HAL in Japanese as they use R's for L's.

[@GamesbiteRtDL]

@@Goggleman7 Ok that makes sense

[@cameronwallace8265]

I'd like to add that even though pause descriptions don't return, every boss has a figurine with a description, so we didn't really lose anything.

[@grayscalegolden8843]

No ability moveset screens

[@cameronwallace8265]

@@grayscalegolden8843 Yeah, that does hurt. Hope they return.

[@Arndolio]

@@grayscalegolden8843 The Figurines still talk about the abilitys and make some great jokes, you should look at them.

[@grayscalegolden8843]

@@Arndolio Read my reply again. I want to know every move i can use, no way I would've found things like the vibration attack in morpho sword without the internet. That would be solved with a moveset screen.

[@slimeyboy6129]

@@grayscalegolden8843 What vibration attack?

[@LoyaLZX]

20:14 I loved this part so much. I'm the few people who was against saying Elfilin was bad and this part along with the boss fight to leave the area was amazing. Even if it gave me PTSD due to the themes and location being similar to Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion. In the end I was relieved and happy for Elfilin.

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

I love the option for Kirby to do various emotes and just say hi to the player. It's so precious.

[@khgaming_kai]

"every model viewer in every game ever should have a giant kirby in the background now let's be honest". The man is speaking facts

[@monkeykingw]

Funny thing, getting the sword for the Meta Knight is completely optional. So it wasn't until my final fight with Meta Knight for a Rare Stone that I realized getting the sword added so many things to the fight. And then as it turns out, there's more I didn't know about the fight. Being able to take Meta Knight's sword and having it automatically become the 3rd tier sword upgrade and then Meta Knight getting his original sword is just such an awesome, easily missed detail.

[@mrHowlll]

Forgotten Land is great and I love the music/sound design. That announcer in Lab Discovera was chilling.

[@pixellord2370]

The game's lore can be found in the Gatcha figures, one goes into detail about Leongar and Clawroline's past (different names).

[@aimanfarhandina8224]

25:47 "This future of this dude, is gonna be terrifying." -AntDude

[@Rellik165]

And here we are. Kirby's first full length 3D adventure! I'm so glad that I got to play it blind, because it was absolutely incredible. A n D h E R e w E a R e .

[@err0r529]

Now every time someone says "and here we are" this game will always pop up in my head because of the secret final boss

[@pikaqte5418]

You physically hurt me with the phrase *And here we are* I hope you know that LMAO

[@brandoncain]

​@@err0r529 Same.

[@BackSet]

"Any game goes up a few points if it has a fishing mini game." And that is why I am subscribed to this channel.

[@DustD.Reaper]

*Big the Cat in Sonic Adventure 1*

[@CometX-ing]

Forgotten Lands is probably my favorite Kirby game at this point. It’s really just a natural and fantastic jump to a truly 3D Kirby. The lore is just as eldritch filled as ever. The abilities are all great, the Space Ranger and Dragon Fire abilities are my favorite regular non-referential abilities, but the final ability is my most favorite for how broken it makes you. Also the dodge roll really serves this game well and makes combat feel really good. Hoping this game gets some good DLC, like new levels and returning abilities.

[@apandoze4713]

bowling

[@andrewstephenson5825]

I'm kinda hoping for an Octo Expansion sort of DLC, although I guess Heroes in Another Dimension is a better comparison since it's also Kirby. Some extra challenge + adding more to the lore is what I so desperately want. I kinda miss the game, now that I've gotten it 100%

[@nethowarrior3294]

@@andrewstephenson5825 The game's postgame content is essentially a lot like Heroes in Another Dimension already, so not sure if that will happen. Personally I'm hoping for an update to flesh out the multiplayer a bit.

[@thegreensheep_cool]

Agreeable, but I'm just sad the story doesn't go to deep. There isnt a big explanation, barely any setup to the story, and everything happens at the end which is really disappointing.

[@consideratebulbproductions4277]

@@thegreensheep_cool There IS a big explanation- in form of a both unfortunate but incredibly appropriate and atmospheric lore dump. The story not getting deep is definitely what you wouldn't say regarding the game, especially considering the figurines which give you more insight of the events of the game. It even presents some stuff significant to connecting the entirety of Kirby Lore together! In regards of how the story's told, I'll be honest: there's definitely some very skin-incinerating tonal whiplash at the end, but honestly, as I said before, it does it exceptionally with its atmosphere- hell, it seems like the game wanted you to be confused through the very happy music and voice that played during the unexpected tour of Lab Discovera . There IS somewhat of foreshadowing of the events to come, through the suspiciously lion-esque design of the Waddle Dee Cages and the end of the King Dedede fight of Winter Horns.

[@Blaarg9000]

I love how the Forgotten Land videos are slowly cropping up, because I need to satiate my Kirby appetite in ANY way. It was also fun to see you just excited about the ending as I was!! Great video

[@BrckPrgm13]

22:20 ah yes, my favorite Kirby boss : Shadow the Hedgehog

[@alexandru18]

Uhh those mods😡

[@darkstar2483]

25:12 I'm not scared of butterflies. I just have nothing but resentment and hatred for that specific one due to preventing me from fighting my all time favorite Kirby boss in Star Allies. I greatly prefer Galacta Knight over that orange wannabe. Galacta actually intimidates me and I feel a rush when fighting him. Morpho I find to be a bore due to him being a pathetic coward who teleports instead of guarding against attacks. Galacta is able to take a hit and knows it, considering he actually guards and counter attacks during fights against him. Morpho, especially in this game, pretends to guard but teleports out of the way because he knows he can't take a hit. Thankfully, Galacta hasn't been in any of the canon Kirby game modes so far, so its likely he'll return one day in the future. But the fact Morpho was added to canon Kirby lore before him really pisses me off.

[@megaene]

My wife preordered this game for me as a late-anniversary gift (for obvious legal reason couldn't get it before it came out). I've got really hyped up by playing the demo before, but man it was so worth the wait. I've been loving every second of it. I completed the main story yesterday, now I'm working my way through the post-game. And all this time I was like "man, Anthony is going to looove this game". This year there are so many great titles coming out on Switch, it may take a while to get and get through them all, but in the meantime I can enjoy Kirby with a big child smile, my wife can enjoy watching me sparkle with joy and play togheter, and I can finally see Anthony making a great video about a great game. Everybody wins.

[@Ox1_3]

I know im late but W wife, shes a keeper

[@megaene]

@@Ox1_3 ahahah she sure is

[@SnaksiXD]

I think it's worth mentioning that both Liongar and Elfillis both have attacks that aren't very different from those of Void Termina's, specifically the X-slash and Elfillis' staff-dragging move.

[@lamegamertime]

Also note that Forgo Clawroline has the x-slash as well

[@magiaburst]

10:54 And she's a ballerina, too! I have a friend that loves ballet and she was happy about it lol 19:28 Agh, missed opportunity to make the other Fleurina a black swan.

[@happysmilesworldandgames8755]

3:25 a butterfly? The same butterfly at the end of the post game? BUTTERFLY EFFECT?

[@goldam1986]

Kirby's always had that shocked face ever sense the beginning. Or at least sense (Kirby's Adventure) But for some reason the developers drifted away from it for a while. So it's nice to finally see it again. In this modern game. Please keep it up for the next main line game, developers.

[@Sofishticated792]

This is honestly my favorite Kirby game so far, I've played, except for most of the spin-offs, all Kirby games and yet this one, this one is more perfect than I've ever wanted a Kirby game to be, everything in the game really works well in 3D and I've actually finished the game at 100% in 2 weeks because I love it so much, I still think there isn't enough references to past Kirby games (I'm talking Robobot type of fan service, the entire selling plot of star allies WAS the fan service) but honestly, that's not a huge problem

[@moonlightgarden1921]

Yeah. Don't get me wrong, fan service is awesome, but after Planet Robobot and Star Allies, I didn't mind this one not having a ton of it.

[@sinteleon]

There's actually a good number of references, but much of it is to Crystal Shards.

[@FedoraKirb]

This has dethroned Kirby & the Amazing Mirror as my favorite video game, and Planet Robobot as the best title. I’m excited for this video!

[@dyztroyax4628]

It certainly hasnt dethroned Planet Robobot.

[@BraveTiger6]

I personally hope that they add a future update to the game where they add a mode where you can play through the game as just Bandanna Dee. Kind of giving him his own game mode that is equivalent to Meta Nightmare and DeDeDe Tour

[@aimanfarhandina8224]

25:33 "This fight is so damn cool, and I hate butterflies now" -AntDude

[@jjmblue7]

The looping clip at the start of the super duper secret boss legit gave me chills. It was so perfect.

[@Manavine]

someone pointed out that it would have been more interesting if it was mixxed with other languages I mean, it is chaotic, so hearing other languages not just yours, but ALL of them earth languages. Yeah. And here we are.

[@d.t.h.1049]

"Fun fact, every Kirby fan is afraid of butterflies" Best part of the video

[@bub1444]

*sees a butterfly* AAAAAAAAAAAAAA GET AWAY FROM ME AAAAAAAAAAAA

[@jephrey2671]

When I fought Chaos Elfilis, the same exact thing happened to me. I had no idea there was going to be a second part so I didn't conserve hp and I then died to the stupid black hole ability. I even had the space ranger ability too.

[@chaosenforcerdhm969]

Rookie mistake not using Morpho knight sword

[@bidoofenshmirtzevilinc.4369]

Can we just appreciate all the love given to the Waddle Dee's? Like holy crap, they might as well do a Waddle Dee spinoff at this point (Edit): For example, if you hit a Waddle Dee in the Waddle Dee town and that Waddle Dee is next to another Waddle Dee, that other Waddle Dee will look over at the KO'D Waddle Dee in concern😂

[@acevasquez615]

Waddle Deez nuts haha Kill me

[@memeelfman324]

@@acevasquez615 ha got em

[@MadiBendy]

I agree… love waddle dees!

[@TheAnchorArmsChad]

YOU HAVE THE GREATEST USERNAME I EVER READ

[@bidoofenshmirtzevilinc.4369]

@@TheAnchorArmsChad Thank you😂

[@rtyuik7]

25:04 - Soul Forgo looks a lot like Metroid Prime (the Essence inside the Exoskeleton)

[@v3nomshank]

from what I understand, the command chain is as follows The beast pack The mini bosses King dedede Gorimondo Sillydillo Clawlorine (what kind of name js that) Leon

[@thewolfgabe3656]

22:07 RUN FOR YOUR LIVES EVERYONE ITS THE APPETIZER!!!

[@mercenarygundam1487]

Sleep can wait, Antdude uploaded! 3:28 I got a good chuckle out of that.

[@apollorock3r244]

9:35 “I can’t wait for them to change it in the next game.” Given how inconsistent King Dedede’s designs have been since Returns to Dream Land, I can definitely see it happening. XD

[@jorbus1581]

I like that this forgotten land seems to have a lot of references to crystal shards, like clutter needle referncing Swiss army and the drill ability becoming its own fleshed out ability. It's a cool way to call back to the roots of "3-d" kirby

[@shybandit521]

Not to mention Dedede has his 64 proportions again, Volcano Fire reference to Fire/Rock and Dragon Fire reference to Fire/Fire, Vending Mouth might be a reference to Electric/Ice (Fridge) Kirby, Lightbulb Mouth might be a reference to Electric/Bomb (Light bulb kirby)

[@Bruh-vs1qv]

26:28 The “And here we are!” directly followed with being sucked into a black void is the most Kirby thing ever.

[@Japancommercials4U2]

you're out of cone-trol, antdude!

[@BeanBeanKingdom]

Aw yeah, I'd been waiting for this. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did, it's tied with Planet Robobot for my favorite Kirby game.

[@lucasparadox6823]

Was waiting for this, I'm curious what Copy Ability you would wanna see brought into the next 3D game. I would be curious to see how they handle Beam or Mirror in 3D, but I would probably want Yo-Yo or Spear back (Yo-Yo i'm bias as an Earthbound fan, and Bandana Dee has been the only way to use Spear both in Star allies and this game, so why not make it a full fledged Ability again?)

[@dyingstar24]

Beam has always been a bread and butter ability for Kirby, if they don't at least add it in a dlc for forgotten land, imma be mad Also, spear might be exclusive to bandana Dee now, in order to make a him unique.

[@henryfleischer404]

I feel like part of Beam and part of Archer went into the Ranger ability. It's long aerial is like Beam's run aerial, and it's charged ground attack is similar to Beam's charge attack too. It's not a great reason not to want Beam, but it's interesting to me.

[@dyingstar24]

@@henryfleischer404 you right

[@isaacrogers4174]

20:25 Ultimate Life Form?! That already exists, he’s edgy, his name begins with S and end with hadow.

[@phildelapaz3292]

Sado the horhay

[@boxorak]

Or Kars for the Jojo fans.

[@bubbykins4864]

TvTropes: [Yakko's World meme intensifies]

[@alephorsmth9140]

also known as "Ow the Edge"

[@texasarttoast4238]

Now that you bring it up, I’m genuinely curious how one would go about innovating 3D Kirby in the same way Odyssey/BOTW did for their respective series. But yeah, Forgotten Land is awesome! Looking forward to how future games will build upon it’s foundation.

[@cronical246]

Amazing Mirror but in 3D maybe?

[@commandercheese9088]

Now that we have this, I just can't wait to see Popstar in full 3D. Imagine if we got Kirby's Dreamland remade into 3D, that would be so cool.

[@duckles9784]

Dreamland is a little too small, a collection of 1,2 and 3 would be amazing

[@roostergamerbubsy3d]

Kirby's Dreamland in 3D already exists since 2017, it's called Kirby's Blowout Blast. For me Forgotten Land is the *second* 3D Kirby game, and while it's pretty good, it's *NOT* perfect.

[@consideratebulbproductions4277]

@@roostergamerbubsy3d Pretty good is kinda an understatement, but I do agree that it's not perfect.

[@commandercheese9088]

@@roostergamerbubsy3d I played Blowout Blast, and it really isn't a Dreamland in 3D. It's a collection of short levels with only three bosses, missing characters like Whispy Woods. I think, if they reworked Dreamland and reinvented it into a full Kirby game, it would be epic. Also Forgotten Land is the third 3D Kirby game, as Battle Royale, even though it isn't much of a Kirby game, it still is entirely in 3D.

[@anonanonymous9670]

@@commandercheese9088 You forgot Air Ride

[@JoyconSwitch]

You cannot begin to describe how happy I am to hear Antdude explain the plot of a new Kirby game after so long

[@moonlightgarden1921]

Ikr? That's actually one of my favorite things about his reviews (even if it means newcomers might get a tad spoiled in some videos)!

[@zanpakutoman4225]

I'm glad somebody pointed out how brutal the target times are. I think there were like 1 or 2 challenges that I didn't pass on the first try, but some of those target times would sometimes knock the soul from my body. I'd would be off by less than a second so often it was painful. I even TIED with a target time once, but thankfully it still gave me the clear.

[@moonlightgarden1921]

Lol yeah. The Dragon Fire one was so brutal for me, it took me, like, 11 tries. Edit: And that's only after searching up a video on how to do it, because I generally thought I was missing a strategy. Nope, there's no cheap strategy that I know to it, you literally just have to get good.

[@sinteleon]

@@moonlightgarden1921 Though some DOES require to use the skill properly to actually meet the timings, like tornado practically requiring you to sequence break to hit the timing.

[@guyman1009]

6:21 this game actually has really cool theming for all of the worlds, though it’s more subtle. As is fitting of the name, the game takes place in a post apocalypse, with each world being a different type. Natural Plains is overgrown. Everbay Coast is flooded. Wondaria remains is something of an outlier, but I think it’s similar to “The Will Come Soft Rains,” with humanity extinct but technology running as if everyone was still there. Winter Horns is an ice age. Originull Wasteland is a barren desert. Redgar Forbidden Lands is extremely volcanically active. And Lab Discovera is an AI apocalypse. Also, the world names spell out “New World,” similar to the other modern Kirby games (except Star Allies).

[@voltzythedork3886]

My only disappointment was that the fact i was looking forward to it so much meant i got through ALL OF IT within 4 days. I’ve just been grinding the true arena to max upgrade every ability. Loved it so much, heavy melancholy that it’s over….for now

[@belo77o]

"Kirby ultimately ends up dethroning God in one way or another, so that's pretty standard stuff." It's truly absurd, I love it.

[@nernerman]

I can't believe you didn't mention Leongar warming up to the victory dance. That was amazing.

[@AndresLionheart]

It was so cute how he slowly starts getting into it. The happiness doesn't last long, though.

[@randomistough0]

24:33 hey look it's funko's fnaf merch

[@SeaToon]

I love that the burger in that lunch mini game, is as far as I know about, the one from that Kirby Cafe spot in Japan, only seen pictures though

[@FallenDemonFly]

This Game has so much Variety and Fun Gameplay Elements, its hard NOT to love it. And any Game that has Free Ingame Collection/Gacha, is A Favorite of mine. Reminds me of the Old Days, were a lot of Games had stuff like that: Super Smash, Naruto Clash of Ninja, Monkey Ball, etc. Or the few newer ones like: No More Heroes, TWEWY, A Hat in Time, etc.

[@emeraldgiss]

The tease for the thing at the end is the your buddy has a hole in his ear. Down is what it means when a rat has a circle hole in it's ear. Holes in the ear normally mean that it's from a lab that's how they identify them.

[@ratedr7845]

Neat

[@cubeman9766]

3:34 i love that kirbs steps were on beat

[@alexandru18]

Kirb poyocot

[@wootmasterzorsx]

Dude, this was the first time I really dived into a game at launch and with no spoilers in forever, and… my gosh, dude, it was incredible. The worlds, the gameplay, the music… it’s all so good. So much so I went full Completionist and did literally everything possible. And I have a new… top three contender for Kirby. Robobot and Epic Yarn are real hard to beat, and I’m not fully sure if it tops Epic Yarn, but I don’t think anything can really beat Robobot, but this game is really darn close. Welcome to the third dimension, Kirby. Please bring Donkey Kong to it with you.

[@Raydaralu]

Good to know that there is another fellow "zero spoilers" out there, aside from knowing the details from the first trailer, obviously.

[@michaelnelson1127]

Technically Donkey Kong already had DK 64, but that was his only 3D game, so the point still stands. But hey, Gorimondo has DK’s up special, so maybe that’s a sign!

[@wootmasterzorsx]

@@michaelnelson1127 Fair point. Please bring DK back to the third dimension is more accurate.

[@castonyoung7514]

I can see why you love this game, and I can understand Robobot, and get how Star Allies was disappointing. But what was so great about Epic Yarn? Why were people hyped about it? Like what am I missing?

[@wootmasterzorsx]

@@castonyoung7514 A few factors, really. It was one of the first games that got me interested in Kirby, it was one of my first Kirby games period, the soundtrack stuck with me when I’m bad at retaining OSTs, and also the art style is just very stylized and looks amazing. Besides, it’s a nice, relaxing game that’s easy to just have fun with.

[@emilysirocky1066]

I love how from the footage, you can Immediately tell which copy abilities he mains.

[@save_zawarudo]

I really miss the pause lore stuff but i need to admit that going solo and knowing absolutely nothing about the new bosses was the perfect move for this game,like you are on a post apocalyptic world so it makes sense and also the unexpected voice acting for the ending caught me out of guard and let me very very exciting to see what was that ultimate life form Overall a really good game and hal should be proud of their work

[@mach95a113]

If it makes you feel better (you may know this by now but anyways) you can see some lore in the gacha capsules.

[@nintendolife25]

I can’t stress how great this game is for the pink puffball. I know Star Allies came first but to me, this is the definitive Kirby experience for the Switch. As usual, debates will be made if it’s the best Kirby but at least it’s an easy contender. It could be the fact they are in 3D but the boss battle are easily one of the game’s best highlights.

[@dragobane4728]

IMO both games are going to be what other games of the Kirby franchise are measured up to in the future for consoles. If its a 2D game, Star Allies is the gold standard (Robobot seems to be above that standard), and likewise for 3D. HAL laboratories knocked it out of the park for these games, and they left themselves room to grow in the 3rd dimension

[@nintendolife25]

@@dragobane4728 I consider Return to Dreamland the gold standard as Star Allies didn’t leave that much of an impact on me tbh.

[@JarredE]

This game is a near perfection of a jump from 2D to 3D. Where everyone else struggled to do so in the 90s, this game learned from those mistakes and made sure it would be perfect from the get-go. I just 100% this game a few hours before this video was posted and every second of doing so was worthwhile.

[@AndrewAJT]

Sleep is actually useful now because the upgraded one gives a power up too lol

[@Urist_Mythrilforged]

I managed to persuade a Japanese speaking KZbinr to power up sleep once she got the blueprint for it, by saying that it was surprisingly powerful.

[@MissAshley42]

Yup. The game wants you to take advantage of it, too, thanks to the abundance of Noddies.

[@firebrand723]

Fecto elfilis: What are you? What being of chaos and death do I witness before me? Kirby: poyo!

[@chrisfaithraguel9013]

"Here is me being 0.32 seconds away from the target time." Me who missed the target time by 0.01 seconds: "That is not true pain, this is"

[@AngrybirdT1234]

I love how the moment you were about to talk about "The Ultimate Cup Z" I had to stop the video and beat it first in order to go back and watch your commentary over it lol. This was a wild experience.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

1:38 I agree with you. Star Allies, to me, felt like the Endgame to Kirby. The end of "Phase 3", so to speak. Like what Endgame was to the MCU. I always felt that whatever comes next will be a new phase in more ways than one. That it might have some different gameplay, that the focus of the story will be different. But unlike the MCU, Kirby *NAILED IT* with this game. Giving us a taste of what's to come and get the speculations going while the MCU still seems to be indecisive about what should come next.

[@stevepogue1124]

Kirby's footsteps were in perfect sync with the Crash music.

[@MineNAdventurer]

Seriously just love how when you enter Chaos Elfilis' second form the music just goes "and here we are" then black hole.

[@Victini7472]

3:35 YES FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE SEES IT also OH MY GOD THE FACT THAT YOU CHANGED THE ICONS FOR A LIKE 5 SECOND JOKE IS AMAZING

[@dededethestarwarria7311]

9:32 "it's so good, i love it so much, i can't wait to for them to change it in the next game" wat

[@dellosayshello5405]

5 years ago “I’m still waiting for this (proto 3d Kirby game) to be a reality Now:well here you go

[@jwsdreamland]

this has easily become my favorite game of all time, and that's not an exaggeration in the slightest.

[@alwayskirby]

Same I absolutely love this game

[@ROGALLYWORLD]

yikes😂 of all time wtf?

[@jimit.4220]

@@ROGALLYWORLD yeah thought the same thing like what? No disrespect to the game but come on

[@ROGALLYWORLD]

@@jimit.4220 ikr no disrespect but im not even sure it’s the best kirby game let alone best game of all time but to each there own opinion i guess

[@frostynukacola]

Play more games.

[@Mario17h1]

honestly, one of my favorite parts of any major Kirby release is waiting for the AntDude video. And this...yeah, this was so much fun to watch.

[@superrupee]

When Elfilis does the spear drag move and he hits the structure in the background it falls down, I thought that was a neat touch, and the fact that Kirby is affected by the sheer speed of said attack with the momentum of wind pushing him