I have never really gotten into Kirby, but damn this is cute. As a platformer, it's a really solid game. It's not really a one cohesive game, but more like multiple smaller Kirby games bundled together, each one of them with their own mechanics, goals and quirks to change the pace every now and then. In it's core, it's running around as a pink blob and sucking up enemies to steal their powers.

It's surprisingly difficult. As I looked at the cover, I was expecting something a child could beat easily, but either children have actually gotten good since my time of being one or some of the bosses are actually quite hard, not to mention the boss rushes at the end of the game took me probably over 10 tries to beat. Thankfully, it's not difficult in an unfair way and you can eventually beat every challenge by persevering and learning patterns.

The only part I wasn't exactly a fan of was the Great Cave Offensive. It's mostly on par with the other game modes, but I wasn't just too keen to run around in the level trying to find everything. Some people like the exploration, but I just didn't see it the same way in that particular episode. Mostly it just felt like I was running around aimlessly and after a while, it stopped being fun. I'm all for exploration and finding secrets and puzzles, but something there just didn't click with me.

This was my first Kirby game and I really like it as a starting point.