I was a big fan of the classic Kirby games, but honestly none of the titles released in the last 15 years or so have really caught my eye. Kirby was always easy, but the original titles were still fleshed out and expansive, which turned into simple linear platformers in recent years. To my surprise, they have finally released a proper 3D Kirby game and I was thoroughly impressed with what they have done. The worlds, while perhaps a little cliche, were full of interesting secrets and fun level design. I really liked the way they handle abilities; in some Kirby games you end up with 30 abilities, most of which you never see or use. Here, there's only about 10 abilities, but you can upgrade them to different variations of each other. It's well done and incentivizes you towards exploring and collecting items. My only disappointment was the post-game world, which is really just a bunch of reused levels. However, since it's technically optional content, I don't really hold it against it.