WOW, Dunkey immediately lost me when he said he wasn’t a “Big fan of Kirby”. Can’t believe I’ll have to leave his channel after 80 years of dedication. Godspeed Videogame Dunkey.
It is quite astounding how Nintendo actually listened to their fans and finally gave us their take on a “balan wonderworld”-type game. Thank you Nintendo.
Whenever I see 'Balan Wonderworld' my instant reaction is thinking about trash, so to see it being used to describe a good game is extremely jarring even though it's completely correct. If this was released first, Balan would've 100% been seen as a knockoff.
You consistently make 3-5 minute videos that tell me more about a game then 99% of reviewers do in 20 minute videos. While simultaneously making better jokes and more accurate comparisons to top it off. You’re by far the best video game reviewer and that’s coming from a guy who loves JRPGs.
Kirby has always been about contrasting cute and upbeat aesthetics with eldritch horror elements, which is why I think this game’s setting and tone feel so natural
You know, I think what Elden Ring was missing was the ability to deep-throat cars to drive them around, so I'm glad Kirby's able to give a better Elden Ring experience than Elden Ring I'm glad that Forgotten Land was fresh enough to get dunkey actually excited for a Kirby game, the game does so many things right, and the insane finale really makes you FEEL like you're terrified for your life
The ending of the True Arena was also crazy. With barely any health I defeated the final boss and expected the outcome to be the same as defeating the final boss of the story. I was not prepared for what happened next.
You could legitimately make Zero Two into a Souls Boss just by slapping a realistic texture on it and turning the bandage on top of its head into a wound.
I like how most of the puzzles are focused on just paying attention while you're playing. It's easy enough for more casual players while still feeling extremely rewarding to discover.
I think my favorite thing about Kirby games is starting as a cute lil puffball, roaming about the green greens, and by the end your goal is to kill a literal *god*
@@meta9492 0/02 are gods, and a lot of people consider darkmind the mirror version of 0 so he is considered one as well. most darkmatters fall under that category since they spawn from termina
The flow into comedic bits and out into analytical bits is very smooth. Almost makes me thing of the atmospheric development of the game and its setting, bringing yourself closer to the full realization of the fate of this world. 10/10 Video Dunkey.
When Dunkey, the guy who has played a million platformers and also Balan Wonderland, likes Kirby, a game franchise designed to be an easy, baby-friendly platformer, you know something interesting's going on.
It might be nostalgia but for some reason, the atmosphere in Crystal Shards for the N64 is like my favorite atmosphere in any game ever. Very simplistic gameplay so I can understand someone not enjoying it, but there's just something amazing about the universe Kirby lives in that's so whimsical and fun, but yet hides a deeper dark secret that I love. Their first jump to what felt like 3D although it technically was somewhere between 2D and 3D really captured that, especially with the evil villain taking over your friends. If Dunky was serious about delving into other Kirby games that would be a good one.
Kirby has an interesting place in gaming history because I feel like it is one of the few series that are designed to be consistently easy so even the youngest or worst gamers can play through it succesfully, but it also tries to strike up enough other stuff in the gameplay to make it worthwhile to play even without a high difficulty. Sometimes it succeeds, sometimes it fails.
Kirby is weird because 95% of the game is really easy, and then they throw this horrible monster at you at the very end that is just drastically more difficult than everything else.
kirby is a game thats designed to be good for both beginners and advanced gamers alike. Thats why copy abilities were introduced. you can breeze through adventure with some copy abilities, or have a hard time with others or even none at all. Sakurai calls the concept of making games with wide range between skill floor and skill cieling kirbyism.
I like Kirby games because they’re consistent. You will go through a couple worlds (and usually at least 1 ice world, 1 fire world, and 1 forest world), eat enemies and use their powers to progress, and there’s usually at least one new gimmick (like a robot suit, having allies with you, being split into mini-kirbys, and being made of yarn). Then you get to the final boss after a bunch of cute and cozy worlds… and it’s this eldritch horror from beyond the stars or something like that. Heck, they even did that in Smash Bros Ultimate! Kirby (and lots of friends) fight through a dangerous but varied landscape to fight the otherworldly god-level threat to reality as they know it.
I love these games man, I played the final boss on the second day of release without spoiling and that shit made me year. I’m so thankful this game is good and holy shit the ost
you know this game must be something else when there is 0 sarcasm from dunkey whatsoever. Nothing but gen uine praise and appreciation for effort put into this game.
What I like most about Kirby is he's literally a baby cosmic horror that has killed gods and will continue to kill gods until he can get a proper undisturbed nap time.
He is, but he's also just a sweet and soft friend that likes tasty food and playing and he's So Pure and Good. ;__; ....sorry, I got something in my eye there.
I can't believe dunkey makes all these video games just for a 5 minute video on them. Dunkey is such a good video game designer, I really liked Elden Ring and other games he made.
My introduction to Kirby was Kirby: Super-Star Ultra and Boy did I love that game and play a lot of it. Makes me want to break out my DS and relive the Good-Ol' Days
I'm just happy to see Jack's Chaos callouts being used as a meme this prominently. That man deserves some Chaos after all the time he's spent uttering that word
I love the mechanic where, if you dodge an attack right before it hits Kirby, time slows down and you can get extra hits in. Really useful in some boss fights. They really upgraded every aspect of this series in this game without losing any of the core appeal or philosophy. Star Allies turned a lot of people off, and it’s great to see this game doing the opposite, even for a hardcore gamer like Dunkey.
@@pandamon34 The DLC playable characters were really cool, but the level design wasn’t very inspired and the emphasis on having 3 friends with you all the time kept much challenge from being in most of the game. It’s not bad, but reception is generally negative on it, four years later. Especially when compared to the 3DS games, which were many fans’ favorites
With Star Allies you can tell HAL was running thin on ideas after three great major entries in Return to Dreamland, Triple Deluxe, and Robobot. So it's great that they decided to change course entirely and do something completely new.
this review is condensed, gets straight to the point, leaves no questions open and hypes you up for the game. even the humour is top notch. it has a little something for everyone 10/10
I’ve always been a MASSIVE Kirby fan from from the moment I discovered him. Everything about the designs, the music, copy abilities, and the surprising amount of hidden lore left for you to discover and the interconnectivity between all the games leaves something for anyone of any kind to enjoy! Too easy? Pop open the true arena and test yourself! As much as I loved Kirby, by the time star Allies came out, I did want a full on 3d game. And BOY did they deliver!
Agree with you. I was "meh" about it too but the endgame of each of the older classic games, the creepy eldrich monsters and beings you fight is so surreal and contrasted to the cute game design I fell in love. The lore is some of my all time favorite game storytelling and worldbuilding. I even remember the first time I tried to inhale a Scarfy and it morphed into a terrifying eyeball mouth monster. I was hooked after that terrifying experience
I played a few Kirby games before but I genuinely didn't know Kirby and the forgotten land was the first truly 3D kirby game. Which is kind of shocking because it feels so natural, it's like that's how Kirby games are meant to be played. The copy abilities im 3d just work so damn well, as well as Kirby now being able to actually aim were he spits out instead of just forward. Dodging attacks in 3D is a completely new experience. The areas now feel like they connect together to one level which together make up one big world. I would've never guessed that I'd love this game that much and I hope we get more games like this one.
Kirby is such a hidden gem in the Nintendo franchise that I haven’t seen much streamers play any of them at all. The lore itself is what makes Kirby so interesting. A small pink boy is the strongest fighter in all of Nintendo and is only rivaled somewhat to others in his own universe.
@@coltonwilkie241 See you'd think so, and then you let Shinya "Draws Eldritch Abominations in his spare time" Kumazaki head the franchise and add little text blurbs throughout the game, whether in pause screens or figurines, and it takes Kirby to an entire new level of fun.
@@coltonwilkie241 Kirby is a positive reincarnation of the void, a god of all reality who creates positive or negative vessels. Most of kirbys supporting cast is a reincarnation of void, including Gooey who is the most evil being of all time but is literally too dumb to actually be a threat, and Zero, a biblically accurate Angel who’s attempted to bring the world to null twice. In this game, your sidekick is the second half of the perfect lifeform, who’s powers allowed humanity to transcend into the dream state. However it’s slain by the morpho Knight, a grim reaper who consumes the universes most powerful foes. And he’s secretly been the butterfly from the intro of almost every Kirby game going all the way back to the Gameboy!
@@coltonwilkie241 Everything Salutations said is accurate, though I’d say “most of the supporting cast” is a bit of a stretch and call it a decent chunk, and the ascended life forms can’t be confirmed as humans. They’re some kind of alien race-might be humans, might not be. Who knows. (I’m inclined to believe that they’re not, but that’s just me) Kirby lore is real and it is DEEP.
@Ricky Allen, if you haven't, I recommend doing these tasks to get 100% completion: • Buy figurines from capsule machines • Finish all 3 tournaments • Upgrade all power-ups • Mini games? (Not 100% certain) Wish you the best of luck!
@@XxImaFunGuyxX ahh! Thank you so much for these! I believe I have one tourney left and need to purchase some figurines. I’ll get to it next time I’m on the game. Again, thanks so much!
I'm just wrapping up the post-game now, and I gotta say, this is one of the most underrated games of the past couple of years. It is on the easy side, still, but I've yet to discover a single thing about this game that is not fun.
Kirby games are on the easier end of the spectrum and I think that's ok. In a world that is increasingly getting dominated by games that want to be "as hard as possible" it's nice to just... have a Kirby game sometimes. You know... a non-simulation type game that squeezes out fun and proves that difficulty itself is not what makes a game inherently "good" or "worth playing".
Things go in cycles. In the early days you had super hard games, so games started getting easier and easier as gamers felt like the difficulty was so high it wasn't fun. As time went on, though, devs overshot the mark, and games became easier to the point of being boring. So naturally they started slowly ramping it back up. I feel like we're close to the overshoot, but now there's games to fill both spaces, so maybe we're finally approaching a happy medium.
You know Kirby wasn't always sunshine and rainbows. People forget that the best Kirby game, "Nightmare in Dreamland" had a damn boss rush as a mandatory level and then a secret mode where you got to play as Meta Knight but if you died 1 time, aka take 3 instances of damage, you had to start all the way back at the beginning of the game
Kirbys got a special place in my heart. Dreamland was the first videogame I ever played. Kinda funny to think now how hard it was for child me. Glad to hear he’s still knocking out hits!
my first game was star stacker for gameboy colour, but my first full game was super star ultra. Since then, Kirby has become one of my favourite franchises ever
I love how, unlike in return to dreamland, triple deluxe, and star allies, the main gimmick of Forgotten Land doesn't make portions of the game super easy (or the whole game in the case of star allies). I also think this is one of the reasons why people love Planet Robobot so much.
Definitely. My main problem with Triple Deluxe, while very good overall, is how the Hypernova sections are forced on you, taking away your copy ability, and all you have to do is press the button to suck everything up. It makes the game less dynamic. In Planet Robobot, your armor keeps the copy ability you already had and just makes Kirby even more fun to control. Fantastic game.
The super abilities in RtDL bother me far less than the corresponding gimmicks in 3DX and Star Allies because the easy part you tear through is alway immediately followed by a tense autoscroller challenge capped off with a miniboss at the end.
@@discountchocolate4577 Also true. Though if I'm being honest, I kinda liked the partners in SA. Maybe because I was really hoping for the partner system to come back after Super Star Ultra. But I'm thinking maybe they should have limited it to 2, unless you were playing co-op. Also the difficulty should have been better scaled in the event of 3-4 players
@@wesreleases6346 Yeah Robobot really is the gold standard for how to implement one-off gimmicks in kirby games. So much that I don't want to say one-off, because I'm really hoping the Robobot armor comes back
@@franklinbadge1215 For people who haven't been playing Kirby games for at least 20 years, Star Allies brings very little new to the table. But I also get the dreadful feeling it'll be a long time before we see another Kirby game where Adeline, Rick, and Gooey are all playable characters on the same tier as Dedede, Bandana Dee and Meta Knight.
I got this last weekend for my kids and they've almost got it beat this weekend. It's a neat as heck game to watch from a background perspective as well. Definitely think they did a good job on this one.
Re: the surprisingly meaty combat -- Kirby Super Star really impressed me once I learned all of Kirby's abilities had movesets and specific damage numbers and stuff. The fusion of simplicity and detail in that game's powers can be felt in Sakurai's Smash Bros series and the brilliant Kid Icarus: Uprising.
I think the introduction of upgradable copy abilities was necessary for this game, mainly because it loses out on the full movesets for each ability by going 3D. Since it’s 3D movement, you can’t have the directional inputs like they used to, so abilities had to become diverse in a new kind of way.
Easily my favorite Kirby game now. My interest in the series was starting to wane before this game, but this game really got me going and hyped up for more. I loved the new mechanics, the treatment of Dedede and Meta Knight, and the presentation just...mwah. Can't wait for the next one.
biiiiig true on that first part for me as well, Star allies really felt almost like three steps back from anything we'd had before it; I'm so glad they decided to ramp up the challenge and cool ideas with this new one~!
Overall I've always thought Kirby Superstar Ultra was the best in the entire franchise. I also really like Kirby64 for having the most abilities with the element combining and Magic Mirror for the 4 player co-op. I preordered Forgotten Land and still haven't gotten around to playing it but I'm really looking forward to it now!
@@dark5358 Not the guy you replied to, but Kirby Air Ride is sick as hell. Not a single person I know dislikes it any way. It is a straight 10/10 masterpiece, and probably one of the best games of all time. All of the rides are so unique that just driving around in free run is ridiculously entertaining.
As someone who also rates superstar ultra as my favorite, this game gives it a run. Really really happy with this game, amazing introduction to Kirby for my siblings who have never played one.
My favorite Kirby games are Triple Deluxe and Planet Robobot both for the 3DS. Super fun games with amazing 3D depth that more than earned all the praise it received.
Honestly Planet Robobot gave me a similar feeling to what Dunkster describes at the beginning. I hadn't played since Amazing Mirror and Robobot felt it was a great game and all, just not super ambitious or anything like I was expecting
I’ve always liked Kirby as a character/aesthetic, but I always felt keeping it 2d really limited the series. The “Mario 3D Land/World” style platforming fits Kirby better than Mario I think and I hope it stays this way for a while. It’s also nice having a game my girlfriend actively wants to play solo and/or co-op with me. And the ending is so goofily epic that it brought tears to my eyes. Obligatory dunkey video reference.
Yes, very much a "3d land" treatment but further refined with stages that have way better flow. I wish for a Planet Robobot sequel with the same design aesthetics
This was my first ever kirby game, didn't expect to enjoy it. It might not be my favourite game ever but I really enjoyed it and will absolutely be replaying it after a while. Even if you think this type of game isn't for you, just give it a try and you'll be pretty surprised.
This game is great, but it's just a shame the developers forgot the land. Really big oversight on their part.
Oh it's not the title? They just actually forgot to put assets in? Fuck Nintendo! I'm SWITCHing to Sony.
they forgor 💀💀
This comment is a masterpiece
Land? Hmm, afaik, I don't remember anyone or anything with that name in this game...
Looking forward to Kirby Remembers Now
Mario odyssey: You can be a tree
Kirby odyssey: You can be stairs
This really is a step up
What a climb!!!
what a pun
I don't trust stairs, they're always up to something
@@spooderman6312 or they are there to bring you down man , such a bummer.
nintendo really outdid themselves this time
I love kirby.
He’s shaped like a friend.
Are you only friends with people who live in fast food places?
An Eldritch monster shaped like a friend
@@undertaleislife7210 no, im only friends with fruits, dummy!
@@cackmed120 A reincarnated world-eating god shaped like a friend
🥹🥹🥹
Kirby and the Forgotten Land is the perfect game to play after Elden Ring.
That’s Lego Star Wars skywalker saga
Wdym ?? Kirby _is_ Elden Ring now
The perfect game to play after Elden Ring is Elden Ring again, actually.
Cause you want some darker lore compared to how light hearted elden ring is?
Kirby is the current elden lord, he sucked the erdtree and became it
WOW, Dunkey immediately lost me when he said he wasn’t a “Big fan of Kirby”. Can’t believe I’ll have to leave his channel after 80 years of dedication. Godspeed Videogame Dunkey.
ikr f vidgsmedonkey. subscribed and liked the video
You really can't listen to any of his opinions on videogames after he said Sonic Unleashed was the worst Mario game of all time.
Auto Unsubscribe. Been fooled for too long
Not really a correct usage of "godspeed" but okay.
@@gorgolyt that was the one flaw in that statement
It is quite astounding how Nintendo actually listened to their fans and finally gave us their take on a “balan wonderworld”-type game. Thank you Nintendo.
Truly the second best balan-type game ever.
I just like that this game has doggos.
*HAL Laboratories.
Not Nintendo.
It's really all thanks to HAL !!
They really do often try to listen to us fans and treat us well so it's great ^^
Whenever I see 'Balan Wonderworld' my instant reaction is thinking about trash, so to see it being used to describe a good game is extremely jarring even though it's completely correct. If this was released first, Balan would've 100% been seen as a knockoff.
You consistently make 3-5 minute videos that tell me more about a game then 99% of reviewers do in 20 minute videos. While simultaneously making better jokes and more accurate comparisons to top it off. You’re by far the best video game reviewer and that’s coming from a guy who loves JRPGs.
DIS ETHAN
The only JRPG this guy has liked is persona 5 and that was no miss for me either
@@tacoman9409 he liked Dragon Quest XI S too, because of gigachad Sylvando and Oonga Boonga drum monster
This was my first Kirby game, but I love it. It’s cool to be the kirben ring
>first kirby game
🤨
@@Tokiko indeed ✌️🤪
More dirby
Never found one of your comments on a Dunkey video before, but same. 😄
Ok
Never thought a franchise like Kirby could be compared with a game like Elden Ring
I mean people always compare hard games to dark souls that it's such a common adjective to attach to a difficult game.
Next step is from software making a Kirby game. xD
It's the Dark Souls of Elden Ring type games
@@lagerinopino6012 "I am Meta Knight, blade of Dedede"
I mean both fight eldritch godlike beings. The difference is, in Kirby we also play as an eldritch godlike being.
Kirby really makes you feel like you are what you eat.
That's the best joke of this comment section.
Wow an actual original spin on that overused stale joke
There is literally no other name I can think of that works in this amazing sentence, & that’s blowing my mind a little bit.
Congratulations!!!! 👏👏👏👏
Nintendo games too expensive.
Omg, an actual verified user, that comes up with an original joke and doesn't just comment some useless attention sticking stuff
Kirby has always been about contrasting cute and upbeat aesthetics with eldritch horror elements, which is why I think this game’s setting and tone feel so natural
Finishing this game 100% actually made me want to start a Kirby marathon all the way from Kirby's Dream Land
Start with return to dreamland
How has the Kirby marathon been going? Which games did you follow Forgotten Land with?
Mario Galaxy: you can be a bee
Mario Odyssey: you can be a tree
Kirby Forgotten Land: you can be a vending machine
Nintendo really outdid themselves this time
you can be a stairs
You can also be a 🚛 and have a dbz beam battle
jjayeon7 --- can't wait to be the whole planet in the Breath of the Wild sequel.
Nintendo out there giving gamers what they always wanted.
You know, I think what Elden Ring was missing was the ability to deep-throat cars to drive them around, so I'm glad Kirby's able to give a better Elden Ring experience than Elden Ring
I'm glad that Forgotten Land was fresh enough to get dunkey actually excited for a Kirby game, the game does so many things right, and the insane finale really makes you FEEL like you're terrified for your life
When did go from "Chris" to the full "Christopher"?
@@bearman_1826 it was always like that wasn't it
I don't wann see the Tarnished deep-throat Torrent.
Someone is trying to replace torrent with a honda Accord, so dont speak too soon
You could've left it at deep throat
My 6 year old loves it. Excellent co-play for Daddy + daughter time!
Thats adorable
@@aidan4031 More like adonable
Keep her away from the end games
@@thevoicesaregettinglouder16as a kid, the true arena in kirby super star ultra traumatized me lmao
The ending of the regular story mode was so insane and out of nowhere. I’m glad he didn’t show or spoil any of it
I was NOT expecting that Knack crossover.
The ending of the True Arena was also crazy. With barely any health I defeated the final boss and expected the outcome to be the same as defeating the final boss of the story.
I was not prepared for what happened next.
Kind of weird that Walter White was the real identity of Xenomorht
I thought it was an interesting decision to make Kirby an elden ring boss, but after finishing the game I can see why they did that!
Kirby, Destroyer of Worlds
"The land between" is abbreviation of "The land between Kirby's lips", where elden beast fled into.
Elden rings 2 being made by Nintendo confirmed
In the enemies’ perspectives, Kirby is the final boss
Kirby is the mimic
Glad that the connection between Kirby games and Souls games is finally being recognized.
Kirby is a souls game where you play as an end game boss
You could legitimately make Zero Two into a Souls Boss just by slapping a realistic texture on it and turning the bandage on top of its head into a wound.
The 3DS era True Arena's difficulty and boss descriptions do have a particular vibe.
@@howareyoumoreofaclownthanme Heck, Void Termina can definitely just be shoved into a souls game with no changes and we'll eat it all up.
@@leaftune4427 I know bro. That was my childhood.
This game really makes you feel like the first boss was Donkey Kong.
😎
And the third boss was Bubsy's sister, such creativity. Reggie really outdid himself
Donkey kong december
Donkey kong throws barrels, not boulders
this games make you feel like the fifth boss has waifus made of trash
I like how most of the puzzles are focused on just paying attention while you're playing. It's easy enough for more casual players while still feeling extremely rewarding to discover.
I think my favorite thing about Kirby games is starting as a cute lil puffball, roaming about the green greens, and by the end your goal is to kill a literal *god*
Cause kirby is a god himself
Somebody steals Kirby's lunch so he steals their life
not to be that guy but you only fight a god in star allies
@@meta9492 0/02 are gods, and a lot of people consider darkmind the mirror version of 0 so he is considered one as well. most darkmatters fall under that category since they spawn from termina
I mean Kirby was the only survivor of the apocalypse in Smash
i never thought i would find challenge in a Kirby game until i fought phase 10 of the final final final boss with no healing
Kirby vs 6 legendaries who wins
Que bidoof joke because temp6t
If you have any power up it's really not hard... Go in with enough health to survive one hit and no power ups if you want tense, loll
@@ryanmoffo5665nothing can beat Kirby. Kirby contains an entire universe in his gut
try 100%ing the old ones then
I base my purchases off of Dunkey reviews, haven't been disappointed yet. Getting a good dunk review should be the gold-standard for game development.
You too are a big fan of Knack and cannot wait for the overwhelmingly awesome release of Knack 3? I knew it!
@@GastNdorf I wonder sometimes how many purchases of Knack were directly because of Dunkey, ironic or otherwrise
You bought Last of us 2?
The flow into comedic bits and out into analytical bits is very smooth. Almost makes me thing of the atmospheric development of the game and its setting, bringing yourself closer to the full realization of the fate of this world. 10/10 Video Dunkey.
If kirby is like Dunkey, do you think Kirby is not a big fan of Dunkey until kirby watched Dunkey: The forbidden spagetti and meatballs?
i think that i like food
I think liam's on to something here
Oh hi Pelo
Oh look its the funni boi
Sr Pelo, you're the best! Love you!
Finally, a game where we can kill chaos. 10/10.
More like made u Feels like batman, 11/10
you can probably eat chaos in this game.
@@BhaiLogKaAdda you sort of do. You basically use your mouth to become a dome to pull out Chaos’s true form
Agreed!
@@farrel_ra but he doesn't live in a society
When Dunkey, the guy who has played a million platformers and also Balan Wonderland, likes Kirby, a game franchise designed to be an easy, baby-friendly platformer, you know something interesting's going on.
It might be nostalgia but for some reason, the atmosphere in Crystal Shards for the N64 is like my favorite atmosphere in any game ever. Very simplistic gameplay so I can understand someone not enjoying it, but there's just something amazing about the universe Kirby lives in that's so whimsical and fun, but yet hides a deeper dark secret that I love. Their first jump to what felt like 3D although it technically was somewhere between 2D and 3D really captured that, especially with the evil villain taking over your friends.
If Dunky was serious about delving into other Kirby games that would be a good one.
Kirby has an interesting place in gaming history because I feel like it is one of the few series that are designed to be consistently easy so even the youngest or worst gamers can play through it succesfully, but it also tries to strike up enough other stuff in the gameplay to make it worthwhile to play even without a high difficulty. Sometimes it succeeds, sometimes it fails.
There's fortunately usually later stuff that really challenges you, so that kinda makes up for the relatively "trivial" difficulty.
Also has a surprisingly in depth lore which, despite the simplicity and easiness of most of the titles, is interesting enough to keep me coming back.
Kirby is weird because 95% of the game is really easy, and then they throw this horrible monster at you at the very end that is just drastically more difficult than everything else.
kirby is a game thats designed to be good for both beginners and advanced gamers alike. Thats why copy abilities were introduced. you can breeze through adventure with some copy abilities, or have a hard time with others or even none at all. Sakurai calls the concept of making games with wide range between skill floor and skill cieling kirbyism.
I like Kirby games because they’re consistent. You will go through a couple worlds (and usually at least 1 ice world, 1 fire world, and 1 forest world), eat enemies and use their powers to progress, and there’s usually at least one new gimmick (like a robot suit, having allies with you, being split into mini-kirbys, and being made of yarn).
Then you get to the final boss after a bunch of cute and cozy worlds… and it’s this eldritch horror from beyond the stars or something like that.
Heck, they even did that in Smash Bros Ultimate! Kirby (and lots of friends) fight through a dangerous but varied landscape to fight the otherworldly god-level threat to reality as they know it.
The art design in this game is unbelievably cute. Even while Kirby is shooting enemies with a gun
I've seen it compared to influential masterpieces such as Shadow the Hedgehog.
I thought your YT channel thumbnail was a stray hair on my phone and it freaked me out. Lol change it
@@ohyaization I recommend dark theme. He won't ever trick you again ;)
You... That, that was his Kenis...
Kirby makes Dunkey survive a whole 3 minutes without swearing :P
I love these games man, I played the final boss on the second day of release without spoiling and that shit made me year. I’m so thankful this game is good and holy shit the ost
I love how the game starts as the cutest thing you’ll ever see and slowly turns into existential Lovecraftian horror/sci-fi.
Every single Kirby game in a nutshell.
It wouldn't be a Kirby game without the Lovecraft Horror final boss.
So Kirby is Nintendo's Bloodborne?
what are you, 12
@@sneedchuck5477 Sneed more
it really is the kirby of dark souls
Fr it is
Because I'm not famous like other singers that's why no one see my music videos. Pls see once and then decide ❤️..,,,. ,, ,,
With a bit of strand-type ambience thrown in
@@callistoarmy5576 If your channel can't spread any other way,it's not worth it.
@@callistoarmy5576 Ur music is garbage go get a job
True fact: at Euro Disney in 1993, It's A Small World malfunctioned and I was stuck on the ride for three hours.
AMA
When Kirby looked at Elden John in the eyes and told him "I am the Kirben ring, the elden ring is in another castle" I almost cried.
When dunkey starts a sentence with "When you think about it" you know you're in for a banger
My favorite part of this game was the end when Kirby sucked up Jack from Final Fantasy and said "I'm here to kill Chaos."
It was so tragic when Jack Kirby realized that he had been chaos the entire time😔
Jack Kirby from Marvel?
Surprisingly, the idea of Kirby sucking up Jack is a biit less exciting now that he can suck up Cloud and Kazuya Mishima officially
you know this game must be something else when there is 0 sarcasm from dunkey whatsoever. Nothing but gen uine praise and appreciation for effort put into this game.
What I like most about Kirby is he's literally a baby cosmic horror that has killed gods and will continue to kill gods until he can get a proper undisturbed nap time.
He is, but he's also just a sweet and soft friend that likes tasty food and playing and he's So Pure and Good. ;__;
....sorry, I got something in my eye there.
The entire time playing Mario Odyssey I could not get over the fact that that should've been a Kirby game
Thankfully, our good friend HAL, after seeing the success of Kirby: Mario Edition, gave us Kirby: Mario Edition: Kirby Edition
I can't believe dunkey makes all these video games just for a 5 minute video on them. Dunkey is such a good video game designer, I really liked Elden Ring and other games he made.
I laughed ty
Dunkey is the only black video game ever. Makes me proud 👍
lmaooooooooooo
@@henrimarkustamm4250 ???????????? lololol
@@henrimarkustamm4250 He and Anthony Fantano are my favorite black creators.
"In the post game you collect the fragments of a lion's soul" the best part is this is not even hyperbole or a joke
My introduction to Kirby was Kirby: Super-Star Ultra and Boy did I love that game and play a lot of it. Makes me want to break out my DS and relive the Good-Ol' Days
I'm just happy to see Jack's Chaos callouts being used as a meme this prominently. That man deserves some Chaos after all the time he's spent uttering that word
He also said it a lot as garland in ff1
I love the mechanic where, if you dodge an attack right before it hits Kirby, time slows down and you can get extra hits in. Really useful in some boss fights. They really upgraded every aspect of this series in this game without losing any of the core appeal or philosophy. Star Allies turned a lot of people off, and it’s great to see this game doing the opposite, even for a hardcore gamer like Dunkey.
That's from Bayonetta.
It actually slows down on its own during certain attacks allowing you more time to react
Really? I loved Star Allies. It had a lot of challenging content plus it was cool that they provided several waves of free dlc for awhile.
@@pandamon34 The DLC playable characters were really cool, but the level design wasn’t very inspired and the emphasis on having 3 friends with you all the time kept much challenge from being in most of the game. It’s not bad, but reception is generally negative on it, four years later. Especially when compared to the 3DS games, which were many fans’ favorites
With Star Allies you can tell HAL was running thin on ideas after three great major entries in Return to Dreamland, Triple Deluxe, and Robobot. So it's great that they decided to change course entirely and do something completely new.
I liked Star Allies personally, but I’m happy he liked Forgotten Land. It’s truly a masterpiece in the franchise
While it is arguably weaker than some other entries its still solid
dunkey has clearly not played amazing mirror, truly a masterpiece of a game
Not really tbh
this review is condensed, gets straight to the point, leaves no questions open and hypes you up for the game. even the humour is top notch.
it has a little something for everyone 10/10
and here we are, even the dunk himself likes this game. truly the gold medal of kirby history
@@___meph___4547 Tell me you didn't watch the video without telling me you didn't watch the video.
@@___meph___4547 Splatoon
@@___meph___4547 "waaaaah people are enjoying things waaaaaah"
@@___meph___4547 if you replaced Nintendo with Mario you'd have a point...that is unrelated to Kirby, but still
@Darius Bostic No I LOVE YOU. when was the last time Jesus told you he loves you? Probably never you should worship me instead
This game really makes you FEEL like you're sucking off a vending machine
"You can be stairs" Well say no more, take my money!
I’ve always been a MASSIVE Kirby fan from from the moment I discovered him. Everything about the designs, the music, copy abilities, and the surprising amount of hidden lore left for you to discover and the interconnectivity between all the games leaves something for anyone of any kind to enjoy! Too easy? Pop open the true arena and test yourself! As much as I loved Kirby, by the time star Allies came out, I did want a full on 3d game. And BOY did they deliver!
Yes I have also been a massive kirby ever since i discovered him
Shiee, how do you shapeshift i to a MASSIVE Kirby?
this guy Kirby's
Agree with you. I was "meh" about it too but the endgame of each of the older classic games, the creepy eldrich monsters and beings you fight is so surreal and contrasted to the cute game design I fell in love. The lore is some of my all time favorite game storytelling and worldbuilding.
I even remember the first time I tried to inhale a Scarfy and it morphed into a terrifying eyeball mouth monster. I was hooked after that terrifying experience
May I have an autograph
I love how he's actually making comparisons between Kirby and Elden Ring
Astel would 100% fit in as a Kirby villain and vice versa
Kirby is just Alexander Potman, sucking up their fallen enemies to gain their power
Dirby looks sick
Probably just malnutrition.
This is like playing elden ring in kirby's house - Gex
"When you think about it, Kirby is a lot like me."
Oh my god, Dunkey isn't black or white, HE'S PINK!
holy shit youre so right
We're all pink
@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 True, under the surface we're all uncooked meat
“Don’t hit him, he’s pink!!!!”
-Dunkey
@@Yohannai ...For now.
FromSoftware really outdid themselves this time with Kirby, 10 out of 10, game of the year.
IMO Nintendo’s new IP Elden Ring is still better, but I could just be biased.
You’re joking but I’m legit for it
...that ending music sounded a lot like the Perfect Strangers intro.
I like these short funny reviews! Watched about a dozen today - subscribed!
"Kirby games are typically very cheery and fluttery"
You haven't seen Kirby lore.
Some truths are better left undiscovered.
Squeak Squad starts out like "Kirby sets out to recover his cake" and ends with "And so Kirby must defeat the lord of the underworld"
oh? you want some little crystals? *you must battle the reincarnation of a demonic eldritch horror or risk the possession of all your friends*
The part where King Dedede discovered the location of the Elden Ring had me sobbing. What a beautiful game.
Still left speechless about that one note in front of a vending machine revealing that Masked Dedede IS King Dedede. Truly masterful writing.
I played a few Kirby games before but I genuinely didn't know Kirby and the forgotten land was the first truly 3D kirby game. Which is kind of shocking because it feels so natural, it's like that's how Kirby games are meant to be played. The copy abilities im 3d just work so damn well, as well as Kirby now being able to actually aim were he spits out instead of just forward.
Dodging attacks in 3D is a completely new experience.
The areas now feel like they connect together to one level which together make up one big world.
I would've never guessed that I'd love this game that much and I hope we get more games like this one.
I agree. Forgotten Land is pinnacle Kirby at this point. Feels like an actual game and not a sideshow.
Kirby is such a hidden gem in the Nintendo franchise that I haven’t seen much streamers play any of them at all. The lore itself is what makes Kirby so interesting. A small pink boy is the strongest fighter in all of Nintendo and is only rivaled somewhat to others in his own universe.
@@coltonwilkie241 You must be new to Kirby
Kirby is one of the cutest eldritch horrors
@@coltonwilkie241 See you'd think so, and then you let Shinya "Draws Eldritch Abominations in his spare time" Kumazaki head the franchise and add little text blurbs throughout the game, whether in pause screens or figurines, and it takes Kirby to an entire new level of fun.
@@coltonwilkie241 Kirby is a positive reincarnation of the void, a god of all reality who creates positive or negative vessels. Most of kirbys supporting cast is a reincarnation of void, including Gooey who is the most evil being of all time but is literally too dumb to actually be a threat, and Zero, a biblically accurate Angel who’s attempted to bring the world to null twice.
In this game, your sidekick is the second half of the perfect lifeform, who’s powers allowed humanity to transcend into the dream state. However it’s slain by the morpho Knight, a grim reaper who consumes the universes most powerful foes. And he’s secretly been the butterfly from the intro of almost every Kirby game going all the way back to the Gameboy!
@@coltonwilkie241 Everything Salutations said is accurate, though I’d say “most of the supporting cast” is a bit of a stretch and call it a decent chunk, and the ascended life forms can’t be confirmed as humans. They’re some kind of alien race-might be humans, might not be. Who knows. (I’m inclined to believe that they’re not, but that’s just me)
Kirby lore is real and it is DEEP.
This new Kirby game has everything finally, Nintendo has made the knack killer
BUT, is it the Super Mario Bros. 2 killer?
@@nintendo-relatedchannel5810 Impossible
Knack one, of course
He did it ladies and gentlemen. Everybody clap!
But is it better than Knack 2?!... l rest my case (it was heavy)
Standing tall, on the wings of my dream !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dunk, that has got to be my favorite opening to a dunkview ever. I had to pause because I was laughing too much
second place goes to the opening of the Elden Ring dunkview
Literally waited to start Elden Ring because I wanted this game and I wasn't disappointed. Got the 100% and had a wonderful time. This game is great!
100%? Already?
I’m stuck at 93% and I got all the waddle dees and soul fragments. Idk what to do next
@Ricky Allen, if you haven't, I recommend doing these tasks to get 100% completion:
• Buy figurines from capsule machines
• Finish all 3 tournaments
• Upgrade all power-ups
• Mini games? (Not 100% certain)
Wish you the best of luck!
@@rainawareness1495 Yeah, a nice 25 hour romp that wasn't too challenging. A chill completion that I enjoyed while wishing there was a little more.
@@XxImaFunGuyxX ahh! Thank you so much for these!
I believe I have one tourney left and need to purchase some figurines.
I’ll get to it next time I’m on the game. Again, thanks so much!
1:53
Dunkey confirms this is the Elden Ring of Kirby games
This game really makes you feel like a set of stairs
I'm just wrapping up the post-game now, and I gotta say, this is one of the most underrated games of the past couple of years. It is on the easy side, still, but I've yet to discover a single thing about this game that is not fun.
Kirby games are on the easier end of the spectrum and I think that's ok. In a world that is increasingly getting dominated by games that want to be "as hard as possible" it's nice to just... have a Kirby game sometimes. You know... a non-simulation type game that squeezes out fun and proves that difficulty itself is not what makes a game inherently "good" or "worth playing".
Kirby games will never be hard because Kirby is simply too powerful
@@yoshistrings Someone hasn't attempted the True Arenas.....
Kirby is more powerful than goku ge can't die or cut nor bleed. Sadly
Things go in cycles. In the early days you had super hard games, so games started getting easier and easier as gamers felt like the difficulty was so high it wasn't fun. As time went on, though, devs overshot the mark, and games became easier to the point of being boring. So naturally they started slowly ramping it back up. I feel like we're close to the overshoot, but now there's games to fill both spaces, so maybe we're finally approaching a happy medium.
@@yoshistrings huh oh looks like you pissed the hardcore Kirby professional fans dude
You know Kirby wasn't always sunshine and rainbows. People forget that the best Kirby game, "Nightmare in Dreamland" had a damn boss rush as a mandatory level and then a secret mode where you got to play as Meta Knight but if you died 1 time, aka take 3 instances of damage, you had to start all the way back at the beginning of the game
Nightmare on Dreamland is a gem.
Thank you for not saying any bad words so i could show this to my littlest kid. He cracked up the whole time :D
freaking enjoy the heck out of your reviews
Kirbys got a special place in my heart. Dreamland was the first videogame I ever played. Kinda funny to think now how hard it was for child me. Glad to hear he’s still knocking out hits!
Dreamland was my first game as well. Love it. It’s a gorgeous GB title and honestly still aged well.
my first game was star stacker for gameboy colour, but my first full game was super star ultra. Since then, Kirby has become one of my favourite franchises ever
I love how, unlike in return to dreamland, triple deluxe, and star allies, the main gimmick of Forgotten Land doesn't make portions of the game super easy (or the whole game in the case of star allies). I also think this is one of the reasons why people love Planet Robobot so much.
Definitely. My main problem with Triple Deluxe, while very good overall, is how the Hypernova sections are forced on you, taking away your copy ability, and all you have to do is press the button to suck everything up. It makes the game less dynamic. In Planet Robobot, your armor keeps the copy ability you already had and just makes Kirby even more fun to control. Fantastic game.
The super abilities in RtDL bother me far less than the corresponding gimmicks in 3DX and Star Allies because the easy part you tear through is alway immediately followed by a tense autoscroller challenge capped off with a miniboss at the end.
@@discountchocolate4577 Also true. Though if I'm being honest, I kinda liked the partners in SA. Maybe because I was really hoping for the partner system to come back after Super Star Ultra. But I'm thinking maybe they should have limited it to 2, unless you were playing co-op. Also the difficulty should have been better scaled in the event of 3-4 players
@@wesreleases6346 Yeah Robobot really is the gold standard for how to implement one-off gimmicks in kirby games. So much that I don't want to say one-off, because I'm really hoping the Robobot armor comes back
@@franklinbadge1215 For people who haven't been playing Kirby games for at least 20 years, Star Allies brings very little new to the table. But I also get the dreadful feeling it'll be a long time before we see another Kirby game where Adeline, Rick, and Gooey are all playable characters on the same tier as Dedede, Bandana Dee and Meta Knight.
Yo this was the first video of his I watched and subscribed instantly
It’s obvious to say, but man I love how funny Dunk’s videos are while still giving you a good picture of what the game is like.
"I've never been a big fan of Kirby" which is exactly why your review of it is all the more important.
Who's joking I'm confused?
When you're not a YesMan,
but a _Yeah, man..._
I like the part where Kirby
Kirby is the Perfect Stranger that the Forgotten Land didn't know it needed.
I agree, I did not expect to like it as much as I did. It's refreshing, relaxing and fun.
“OH GOD! OH GOD HELP ME! I'M BEING WATERBOARDED FOR MILITARY INFORMATION!”
- Gex
Classic Gex
Note to self, don't go to an after party at Guantanamo Bay
I got this last weekend for my kids and they've almost got it beat this weekend. It's a neat as heck game to watch from a background perspective as well. Definitely think they did a good job on this one.
Shut up elderly get pink eye lmao
Chaos Elfilis was easily one of the hardest bosses in the entire series...
...until you learn you can cheese it with the Morpho blade entirely.
awesome parent
@@lordvoldemort1985 don't get me wrong, I'm the one who introduced my kids to these games, I was getting this anyway lol
You got to be a tree in Mario Odyssey, but now you can fight one!?! Real innovation by Nintendo.
3:03 Very accurate. After finishing the game, I actually became disappointed that I had misplaced my Kirby Star Allies cartridge.
It's great to see such a small indie game like kirby finally getting the recognition it deserves.
I can't believe Nintendo and FromSoftware released the same video game
2:55
Seeing this right after watching his last video is just, *chefs kiss*
Thanks bunk another strand type review, my favorite
Re: the surprisingly meaty combat -- Kirby Super Star really impressed me once I learned all of Kirby's abilities had movesets and specific damage numbers and stuff. The fusion of simplicity and detail in that game's powers can be felt in Sakurai's Smash Bros series and the brilliant Kid Icarus: Uprising.
I think the introduction of upgradable copy abilities was necessary for this game, mainly because it loses out on the full movesets for each ability by going 3D. Since it’s 3D movement, you can’t have the directional inputs like they used to, so abilities had to become diverse in a new kind of way.
Easily my favorite Kirby game now. My interest in the series was starting to wane before this game, but this game really got me going and hyped up for more. I loved the new mechanics, the treatment of Dedede and Meta Knight, and the presentation just...mwah. Can't wait for the next one.
biiiiig true on that first part for me as well, Star allies really felt almost like three steps back from anything we'd had before it; I'm so glad they decided to ramp up the challenge and cool ideas with this new one~!
Had a lot of fun with this game. Grew up with Kirby games. Though I kept hitting X to jump for a while cause of Smash Bros.
Overall I've always thought Kirby Superstar Ultra was the best in the entire franchise. I also really like Kirby64 for having the most abilities with the element combining and Magic Mirror for the 4 player co-op. I preordered Forgotten Land and still haven't gotten around to playing it but I'm really looking forward to it now!
It's not a typical Kirby game but what are your thoughts on Air Ride (GCN)? I sunk so many hours into all of the game modes in co-op.
@@dark5358 Not the guy you replied to, but Kirby Air Ride is sick as hell. Not a single person I know dislikes it any way. It is a straight 10/10 masterpiece, and probably one of the best games of all time. All of the rides are so unique that just driving around in free run is ridiculously entertaining.
My favorite is Kirby air ride. Its the only racing game I enjoy.
Kirby64 was so fire
As someone who also rates superstar ultra as my favorite, this game gives it a run. Really really happy with this game, amazing introduction to Kirby for my siblings who have never played one.
My favorite Kirby games are Triple Deluxe and Planet Robobot both for the 3DS. Super fun games with amazing 3D depth that more than earned all the praise it received.
Honestly Planet Robobot gave me a similar feeling to what Dunkster describes at the beginning. I hadn't played since Amazing Mirror and Robobot felt it was a great game and all, just not super ambitious or anything like I was expecting
I’ve always liked Kirby as a character/aesthetic, but I always felt keeping it 2d really limited the series. The “Mario 3D Land/World” style platforming fits Kirby better than Mario I think and I hope it stays this way for a while.
It’s also nice having a game my girlfriend actively wants to play solo and/or co-op with me.
And the ending is so goofily epic that it brought tears to my eyes.
Obligatory dunkey video reference.
Yes, very much a "3d land" treatment but further refined with stages that have way better flow. I wish for a Planet Robobot sequel with the same design aesthetics
Gurls play video games?!
2:20 Lowly Tarnished, what on you is tarnished, exactly?
This was my first ever kirby game, didn't expect to enjoy it. It might not be my favourite game ever but I really enjoyed it and will absolutely be replaying it after a while.
Even if you think this type of game isn't for you, just give it a try and you'll be pretty surprised.