generally for me, kirby is a fun & lighthearted reprieve from other games that i get into. after forgotten land, I was interested in playing more and getting a fuller picture of the characters and music - things that I really enjoy about the series. after playing nightmare in dreamland, I hoped for a more modern experience, and turned to star allies.

as expected, the themeing, characters, music, and artistry was beautiful and varied. with all of the free character dlc since its release, i loved checking out the palace where I could bring others into my next level, specifically characters that I remember from when I played kirby as a kid. also, the final world's boss levels and final boss fight had me surprised at how interested in the character alterations came to be, with kracko coming back and the new whispy woods.

however, this game is extremely easy, which, i think, is a plus in general. while i could've enjoyed a bit more challenge, i would have prefered to go elsewhere for it, since running through kirby's levels and plowing through everything with every ability made me feel like a true pink-puff god killer. any other way, the bubbly and whimsical nature of the game would've clashed with difficult gameplay. while this is not a game where i was interested in finding every secret & replaying levels over and over again, i'm glad to have gotten to play another kirby game and seen him dance a whole bunch.