Cleared all quests, but not with a Platinum Rank, which apparently merits a separate award. To my memory, I unlocked all outfits/gear, but the Gem Apples mechanic combined with microtransactions severely hampered my experience with this game, and turned what could've been a fun little endeavor into an agonizing ordeal. Considering how long I spent trying to complete it, and how my 3DS is no longer with me, I'm just going to give myself this one; Team Kirby Clash Deluxe doesn't deserve the effort, anyhow.

Completed on a New 3DS. The fact that I had to cheat in order to even beat the game, lest I grind hours just to beat it speaks volumes about this game. (and yes, in 2017 i beat this game without spending a single cent, but it took about 30 hours iirc) Sure, pre-2023, you could buy gem apples, but now that the eShop is down you can't do that. Basically your only option is to save edit now. Even then the game is pretty mid after that. It's the same shit over and over again. It's fun for an hour but quickly becomes boring as you can easily buy the best gear and whoop ass. Not recommended.

Despite being a pay-to-win game, I played it a lot and wow!!! Addictive and fun, of course, is Kirby! Kirby is always fun! but of course it uses coins to pay with real money which are jewel apples, despite this you can easily playing the entire main campaign it has a lore for being a parallel universe to the original Kirby game it simulates a children's storybook telling the adventure of the heroes, it was good while it lasted and I will always remember my adventures in this game and I successfully platinumed!

I played this using cheats to get Gem Apples more quickly since the Eshop is down and I can't buy them anymore, and also because I've already been playing Super Kirby Clash on and off on Switch as is. I'm glad I did, as this game was nice but it now very much feels like a beta version of the Switch game with less content and feeling more like reused assets due to all the Triple Deluxe and Robobot bosses in the game.

I did really enjoy it regardless, and one nice thing is how the game is in smooth 60 FPS unlike the Switch version, but not having an online mode to help speed up grinding and much more mitigated rewards compared to the Switch version and less to do if you don't have a friend to play with is a pretty glaring flaw. It's a fun enough time if you use cheats, but if you don't now it's a painful slog due to being unable to buy any gem apples or anything to speed up the usual RPG grind. Fun enough time, but sadly gutted due to the now dying 3DS servers. If you just want one good Kirby Clash experience, definitely play the Switch one.

Final Playtime: 12 hours, 30 minutes