I think they forgot that this was a series where people care about the writing and the continuity considering they just rewrote Apollo's backstory (again)
I was very depressed when I played this and I thought it would cheer me up and it didn't and therefore a spiraled further. sorry Kirby it's not your fault
I might be blinded by nostalgia so I'll need to go back and play this one but I remember it being spectacular and I loved how it pushed the boundaries of weirdness with the Mario IP