New Review Gaming - Kirby And The Forgotten Land

Copyright by Nintendo and HAL Labratories

Kirby And The Forgotten Land

Developed by HAL Labratories

Published by Nintendo exclusively for the Nintendo Switch

Concept: It's Kirby's first ever 3D platformer!!!

Disclaimer: at this point, I haven't finished the whole story yet.

Execution

Here we go...

Presentation: It is Kirby. If you are here, you know Kirby. Little Pink Cream Puff that has an appetite for destruction. And... it is how you expect a Kirby game to look and sound like. Cutesy colors, updated classic music. Adorable particle visuals. It's a Kirby game. It is EXACTLY how you would expect a Kirby game to be. Score: 25/25

Gameplay: So, if you have been following the Kirby franchise, it has had some interesting games with weird mechanics. Epic Yarn, you were made of Yarn, with new transformations. Robobot has the robot concept, where the rideable bot had the Copy Ability powers. Star Allies had combinable powers and 3 NPC allies. This game... is a back to foundation game. Back to roots. While it is 3D, it feels like Adventure or Dreamland or Crystal Shards. With the new mechanic of upgradable Copy Abilities(like Toy Hammer which turns the Hammer rubber, or Time Crash which turns Crash into a multiblast, or like Chakram Cutter), it makes the classic stuff feel like new, and the new powers feel double fresh. But... CO-OP... I looked into the CO-OP... and Player 2 gets to play as a Waddle Dee with a Spear. No copy abilities. Just a Spear. And... you can't stray away... the camera fixes on Kirby. So... it isn't really CO-OP. It is more like Kirby with Servant. And I think it is a step back. I won't use CO-OP much, but I'm hoping the next time, they give real CO-OP. Score: 23/25

Chronicle: Every Kirby story is convoluted. It always has been. Part of his charm. Hell, he has even been the "villain" of the story a few times(even the NES Classic, Kirby's Adventure. Dedede broke the Star Rod... but after beating Dedede, he BEGS you not to put it in back in the fountain, and when Kirby does... the real evil is unleashed. One game, he was focused on a lost cake... destruction be damned). This one... is a Post Apocalyptic story. Kirby gets sucked into a different world that had been abandoned, complete with a derelict city world and a disfunctional theme park. At this point, I have NOT finished the story... but I'm gonna guess the new companion is the final boss. Just because it is Kirby. Slightly predictable. But is the nature of Kirby. Score: 17/20

Legacy: This game is what Super Mario 64 was for Mario. Getting the Pink Cream Puff in 3D. And... it works. Is it perfect? No. Is it genre changing? No. It is as deep at Mario 64 was? No. But... it is what a 3D Kirby should be. And I hope HAL Labratories keeps working on more 3D Kirby games. It isn't going to change 3D gaming, but I hope it impact's the Kirby Franchise for the better. Score: 19/20

Extra Oomph: Mouthful Mode. I mentioned the new mechanics of the upgradable Copy Abilities. But Mouthful Mode highlights the thought of "What If Kirby Can't Swallow Something?". So... he adapts. So far I've come across: Car Mouth(Kirby becomes a Car), Cone Mouth(giant traffic Cone), Dome Mouth(like the top of a grill), Stairs Mouth(giant pink sentient smashy stairs), Vending Machine Mouth(a walking vending machine that shoots cans of juice), Roller Coaster Mouth(sounds just like it is), Water Ballon Mouth(also sounds like it is), Arch Mouth(stretches Kirby into an Air glider type form), Light Bulb Mouth(again sounds like it is), and Ring Mouth(which turns Kirby into an Air Blaster and can propel boats). Another Oomph highlight is the difficulty level. So... last game was Star Allies, and I got 100% in a weekend. This one... was different. More difficult stages, some tough boss battles. Definitely would be fun for all ages... maybe beatable by all ages. But... mastered by more experienced gamers. Score: 10/10

Final Score: 94/100

Final Grade: A

Conclusion: It isn't going to blow anyone's mind, but for a Kirby loyalist, this is just the right mix of nostalgia and modernization to keep this franchise alive(and proof that Capcom should've been able to make a Full 3D Mega Man X game...). And I'm a Kirby loyalist... I'm a fan. And I love this game!

It's all a matter of opinion: I cannot stress enough that THIS is MY opinion, you can either agree with me or not. I don't have to justify my opinion, because *clears throat* that's what this blog is about. Whether I like it or not doesn't mean you have to or not...... I'ts just my justification behind MY recommendation... Which leads me to my FINAL JUDGMENT...

FINAL JUDGMENT: Hardcore gamers are going to find something to whine about due to cutesy colors and the adorable characters(and they have poor taste), but for the rest of you, if you own a Switch, this should be in your collection. It is the next Evolution for the Kirby franchise... kinna funny when you think about Kirby being a little pink ameoba.

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There it is, folks... Kirby And The Forgotten Land gets a 94!!!!!!!!

Yes... I've had some high gaming scores. But I've really liked the games I've been playing.

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Suggest some games for me to try.

Until next time...

Game Of Functions - Nintendo 2021 Edition

We are starting something new on here! We are going to start including gaming! And up above are the new logos for the segments(at least the ones starting up). Game Of Functions will be the Musings for Gamings. And New Review Gaming will be... reviews.

And we are startint with a hybrid. I want to highlight a product and service, give some opinions/reviews on them... but there will be no scoring on this post.

Let's begin...

The product in question is the Nintendo Switch OLED. After searching for one, I was finally able to get one. And this is my FOURTH Switch. I got one when it released... and sold it. I fell off it. Then I got a second one when Diablo 3 came out for it... and stuck with it. Earlier this year, I got the Mario Anniversary Red one, with the upgraded battery. And now... here we are on the OLED. I knew going into the OLED, I was primarily a docked user. Just the way I did it. But I had been playing handheld due to routine changes. And that is where the OLED shines. So many rumors about a Switch Pro, those people who bought into that were disappointed. And I get it. But they did it to themselves. Nintendo never promised that. Never even brought it up. What they released was a Switch with an OLED screen...

So... let's talk about WHAT Nintendo upgraded on this model. First, the screen. It is in the name. OLED. What is OLED? Organic LED. Individual pixel lit up with organic material. OLED gives you a better chance at clear brightness, color contrast(with OLED, 2 pixels next to each other can be ANY color), and OLED tends to draw less power meaning better battery life. The screen is bigger than previous models. It is brighter than previous models. The color contrast is wonderful. And Nintendo released the red box models with double the battery life, but I never got the full 5-6 hours on the Mario Red model, close... but never got it. The OLED, on the other hand, I definitely get the battery life out of it. They boasted better sound quality. And out of the Switch OLED's speakers, it is a drastic improvement. Tabletop mode boasted a better kickstand, and that is very clear, but I don't use it in Tabletop. And then... double internal storage, but if you aren't using an SD Card already, then the extra storage doesn't matter. And this...... is all in Handheld/Tabletop modes. The ONLY improvement for docked more is a LAN port. This was ALL Handheld. And......

It made me a primary Handheld user! It may still only be 720p in Handheld, but it looks so much better. And if you say you don't see it... you do, you are just whiny. I recommend the OLED for ANYONE that is primarily a Handheld user. Just... good luck finding one.

Now... the service in question... Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass. This caused so much controversy. Why? Entitled whiny ass bitches who don't understand that Nintendo makes money... off their stuff. So I will tell you how my pricing changed. I was doing a family membership(still am). Went from $35/year to $80/year. A $55 increase. That is quite a bit, considering what the cost was. But a family plan can have 8 users, that is $10/year/user. So... if you have an issue with cost, get 7 of your friends together and split the cost. Individual membership went from $20/year to $50/year. A $30 increase. For those that still have a Wii U, an N64 game on Virtual Console costs $10/each. And the N64 Switch Online service launched with 9 games. That is $90. So to play those games on VC, it would cost you $90. That is 3 years worth of the $30 increase to your Individual Membership cost...... and there are MORE N64 games coming, plus the other perks...... speaking of which...

The perks of the Expansion Pass are small, for now. It launched with the Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis Switch Online services. 9 N64 games(including heavy hitter Ocarina of Time) and 14 Genesis games. With a promise to grow those services(with the N64 highlighting Majora's Mask, Paper Mario, and Banjo-Koozie), it'll have more games to play with. And that isn't even including the long list of Genesis games coming too. And then the DLC. Currently, those with the Expansion Pass can get the Paid Animal Crossing DLC for FREE. $25 DLC. Free. On my account, I'm sure of 2 users, possible a 3rd, on my account that play Animal Crossing. That is $75(3 users) that no one had to pay for it. If that ends up being the standard, can you imagine a game like Breath of the Wild 2 getting DLC included on the Expansion Pass? This a great idea for the loyalists! I'm down. We will see how it develops. As for the value... it is a great value considering how much it would be get the equipment and games to play these classics legally. And if you don't see value in it...... that it YOUR opinion. Also... if you use emulation and ROMs as your reasoning, shut your damn mouth.

Last piece... we are going to touch on Anniversaries. Specifically, the Zelda 35th. So far... a Game & Watch, Skyward Sword HD, and Ocarina of Time on the N64 service... oh and a set of Joy-Cons. And that is it so far. What the hell is up with that?(of course I bought all of those)

There you go, everyone. The first edition of Game Of Functions. No need for reciew scores, because I haven't figured out what I need for a scoring system for gaming. But I will figure it out.

Until then... Game On Until It Is Game Over!!!