Kirby's always been like the little sibling to Mario - Kirby games are fun and cute but they never have any challenge or depth to them; they're just simple fun. Kirby and the Forgotten Land is the first Kirby game that feels like it's really trying to go toe-to-toe with Mario. I still don't think it fully measures up to most of the 3D Marios, and doesn't come anywhere close to Mario Odyssey, but this is still a real standout 3D platformer and easily Kirby's best outing.

Mouthful mode is not only hilarious, but it introduces a great new mechanic that opens the game up to some fun puzzles and action sections of the game. The boss fights are surprisingly fun, and occasionally even challenging. This game has a dodge roll that I thought was silly at first but you actually kind of have to use it for some of the end-game challenges. This game goes harder than any Kirby game has any right to go and it's really a fantastic time.