{"id":11336,"date":"2025-12-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torrentialequilibrium.net\/?p=11336"},"modified":"2025-12-18T20:09:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T02:09:33","slug":"top-25-of-25-kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-star-crossed-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torrentialequilibrium.net\/?p=11336","title":{"rendered":"Top 25 of &#8217;25: Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okay, so the full title is actually: <strong>Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World<\/strong>. But I&#8217;m not typing the whole thing out. Never again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Release year: 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developer: HAL Laboratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Platform: Switch 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 25 of &#039;25: Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aoTOtX5WiU0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, I did play this game in 2022 when it was released on the original Switch, and ever since then I have been trying to convince myself that I needed to play it again. Fortunately, Nintendo heard my call and not only remastered the game to look better and run smoother on Switch 2, but they also packed in a nice little bundle of extra content. Score!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those of you who aren&#8217;t familiar with it, Forgotten Land is Kirby&#8217;s first true game in three dimensions, and it, somewhat fittingly, starts with him and most of his Dream Land friends being sucked through a wormhole into another dimension. There, Kirby meets a floaty little bunny thing named Elfilin, who joins in the quest to save all the Waddle Dees from the nefarious Beast Pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now here&#8217;s the controversial part: I think thins is the best Kirby platformer ever released. Yes, better than <strong>Kirby Super Star<\/strong>. I know I must sound like a crazy person, but that&#8217;s just the way that I feel. Forgotten Land&#8217;s jump to 3D was maybe a bit overdue, but I&#8217;m glad that HAL took their time doing it because they NAILED it. The stages are fairly linear, yes, but just having that freedom to run around a bit more makes the game feel so much more satisfying, and really freshens up the Kirby formula without changing it drastically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Playing the game again was wonderful fun, although if I&#8217;m perfectly honest, I don&#8217;t notice graphics well enough to really have any idea how much it&#8217;s been remastered from the original release. This one looks exactly the way I remember the old one looking, but I&#8217;ve heard other people say it&#8217;s better! The new Star-Crossed World expansion is also pretty good, but very much left me wanting more. While it is fun, and exciting, and does a lot with mostly re-used assets, it is also painfully brief. I wasn&#8217;t expecting an entire second campaign or anything, but it was definitely over too soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So now I sit here writing this, and I can&#8217;t help but wonder: when am I going to be able to fit in another playthrough of Kirby and the Forgotten Land? The cycle begins anew. Or, like, we&#8217;re back at some point of the cycle again, anyway. Hopefully I&#8217;m able to put aside some time for at least one more run before Switch 3 comes and we get a re-remastered version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, so the full title is actually: Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World. But I&#8217;m not typing the whole thing out. Never again. 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