An ambitious entry in the Kirby franchise, but unfortunately ambition can only take you so far.
It's a pretty obtuse Metroidvania that requires multiple players for the progression to not be a complete annoyance. The multiplayer features are pretty good (NSO-induced lag nonwithstanding), but if I wasn't playing with my friends I'd be stuck endlessly backtracking to get a power needed for progression or to go back to a spot that I accidentally locked myself out of because of a one-way door that I didn't mean to enter.
Also, a seven-stage final boss where dying at any given stage sends you back to the start? FUCK that. It's bad enough in multiplayer when there aren't enough lives to be distributed around, but in single player it must be a nightmare.
A remaster of the game with some QoL features (storing abilities, removing one-way doors, etc.) could do wonders for this game, and I'd love to see the Kirby franchise attempt the metroidvania format again.
It's a pretty obtuse Metroidvania that requires multiple players for the progression to not be a complete annoyance. The multiplayer features are pretty good (NSO-induced lag nonwithstanding), but if I wasn't playing with my friends I'd be stuck endlessly backtracking to get a power needed for progression or to go back to a spot that I accidentally locked myself out of because of a one-way door that I didn't mean to enter.
Also, a seven-stage final boss where dying at any given stage sends you back to the start? FUCK that. It's bad enough in multiplayer when there aren't enough lives to be distributed around, but in single player it must be a nightmare.
A remaster of the game with some QoL features (storing abilities, removing one-way doors, etc.) could do wonders for this game, and I'd love to see the Kirby franchise attempt the metroidvania format again.