Nintendo isn't a perfect video game company and their track record in terms of games isn't untouchable but when they get a game right my God they get it right.

The boss battles are very fun with the dodge-roll mechanic, and I particularly love how you can duplicate the true final boss with a fairly easy glitch.

This game has so much love put into it its unbelievable. The Forgotten Land means so much to me

Will this be the first time we see Demeechs Maximum Delight?

Weird that the Switch has both the best and worst Nintendo games in Demeech’s eyes, if the Switch era has showed us anything, it’s that Nintendo is 2 different companies, one that is hands down the best game developer in the industry, and one that gives EA a run for their money in terms of sheer anti consumerism. For me personally, the best game Nintendo has ever made is the first Mario Galaxy. Edit: it’s so refreshing seeing you love a game like this. Also if there is one gripe I have with both Galaxy games, it’s that the multiplayer is atrocious, I’m definitely going to be getting Forgotten Land, and I’m sure it will end up being one of my favourite games ever too, just not toping Galaxy.

Hal does what Nintendon't, we have complained for years about the free updates and it doesn't seem like they're going away any time soon, but when Hal made the mistake of locking practically a third of star allies behind the free updates and we called them out for it they delivered KATFL, they made only one mistake, took the criticism and delivered a game jam packed with content and things to do that doesn't require free updates to feel complete. Nintendo really should take notes from this.

And here we are. A review of Kirby and the Forgotten Land. A game that has quickly became one of my favorite games ever. I love the level design it’s fully realized and takes advantage of the post-apocalyptic setting, the music and visuals are beautiful as always, Elfilin has quickly become one of my favorite characters in the Kirby Cast considering past entries (Marx and Magolor) and the modes and hub are stellar as well, my favorite being the EX mode since it combines every previous EX mode (Extra Mode, Dedede Tour, Meta Knightmare Returns and Heroes in another Dimension) and makes it work beautifully. And the Evolved Abilities are a fun addition and shake things up a ton. The bosses are awesome. Barring Gorimondo since it’s only qualities come before the action, Every boss is good with my favorites being Clawroline, Sillydillo, and the final boss. As for my complaints, the Waddle Dees were a pain to find. I like the idea of revealing one objective waddle dee and nudging you towards a objective but it forces you to replay levels if you’re going for 100%. Also the Beast Pack is kinda lacking in lore compared to previous antagonists and some designs don’t do it for me. Leongar looks too basic until Fecto Forgo enters the fray, and I could talk about Clawroline’s design if YT is willing to let my comment stay. Also this is kind of a personal gripe but dodging hardly feels responsive. There are times where I move the joystick to the right or left and Kirby’s dodge doesn’t happen. Nevertheless this remains one of my Favorite 3D Platformers. I have my issues and it doesn’t top Super Star Ultra or Planet Robobot but I’d be lying if I didn’t give the this game the rank of treasure. And a rightfully deserved one too. If you made it this far, thanks for reading this.

Um actually, Kirby and the Forgotten Land was developed by HAL Laboratory, so Nintendo technically didn’t make it🤓

The music makes the game so much better. Just play something like Moonlight Canyon and it feels amazing. Same with Northeast Frost Street and the Wondaria Dream Parade

Forgotten land is so so good it’s made Kirby become one of my all time favourite video game series!

My one big complaint with this game is the frontloading of copy abilities and mouthful modes. Halfway through the game you’ll have already seen practically all of them, which definitely hurts a bit. But beyond that, Forgotten Land is a fantastic game that delivers in every way.

This game has so much love and passion into it. The developers who put the effort to make it deserve all the praise in the world. Somehow it encapsulated every feeling I wanted in a game. It tapped into nostalgia, amazement, awe, etc. Even 2 years later since it came out I can’t forget about it. If anything this game is even more underrated than it was when it released. Even better than people give it credit for. Like when people say “this is a great start for Kirby in 3D”… IT IS. But it can carry its own. Its not just a great start, or a great end. Its just an amazing game in general that shouldn’t be understated. I don’t think another 3D kirby game will touch me the same way this game did. Doesn’t mean it won’t be amazing, just not the same.

One thing I LOVE about forgotten land is that the game feels organic. The levels instead of being floating platforms in the abyss look like actual places, and that makes the levels SUPER enjoyable. But what I like the most was waddle Dee town. It's just super satisfying seeing how the town grows as you progress and get waddle dees, but my favourite thing about it was the presentation of minigames, boss rushes and cinema, I loved how you had to choose a film and then sit in the cinema to see a prior cutscene, or having to join a tournament to participate in the boss rush, it felt so good. it was also fun having shops to buy and upgrade things

The environments and music are incredible! Excellent video Demeech!

Man this game is so good…. Easily one of my favorite games of all time and the best platformer I’ve ever played

Kirby and the Forgotten Land really feels like a direct response to Star Allies. Star Allies' game design just... Was not well recieved. Star Allies was overall just designed to be easy. Dumbed down levels, bosses that go down in seconds due to a lack of scaling health to player count (which Return to Dream Land actually had on the Wii by the way!), a lack of a lot of collectables, and short. To add onto that, it was short. Really short. 4 Worlds, paling in comparison to Return to Dream Land's 7 and the 3DS Games' 6. The series was even experiencing the NSMB problem. But it seems the devs took the criticism to heart, restored the collectables through Waddle Dees, made more worlds again, created amazing and inspired level designs, bosses were difficult again because you didn't have four people whaling on them. Best of all? It's an evolution of the formula instead of stagnation like Star Allies was. They already made three games with that version of the Kirby formula, it was time to evolve again. And now they have. And it created a game that can compete with Super Star Ultra and Planet Robobot as another contender for the best game in the series. Edit: I will just say that I've never felt that Star Allies was an unfinished game. Everything that was added onto it does legitimately feel like an addon, since for everything else, it was what was in the 3DS games, just lesser. The updates were legitimate new content. I actually really liked what Wave 3 brought because Heroes in Another Dimension is actually much more enjoyable than the main game. Still can't save the main game from being designed to be way too easy. Forgotten Land is still better.

This game has honestly been one of the highlights of the year Definitely one of my favorite games of all time

In my opinion, Kirby and the forgotten land isn't even the best Kirby game let alone the best game Nintendo has ever made. Games like Mario 64, Odyssey, Galaxy, DK: Tropical freeze, Super Metroid, Breath of the Wild, Ocarina of Time, and Majora's Mask are contenders for the title of "Best Nintendo Game". However, I do agree with your opinion on its design. It's one of the tightest designed games I have ever played. Saying that it's the best Nintendo game, I feel, is kinda over exaggerating as there are plenty of Nintendo games (pre switch era, please don't hurt me) that are better than it. But, it's better than a lot of what Nintendo's made recently I'll give you that.

I wouldn’t say it is the best game of all time (In fact, I am still questioning if it is my favorite Kirby game.) but it is an absolute masterpiece that surprised me on many aspects while playing. However, it is has not dethroned the Galaxy games as my favorites.

Yes, this is the game that got me into the Kirby series and made me wish I didn't just play team kirby clash deluxe

And here we are…

One statement you mentioned in this video that caught my attention was when you said how the house of horrors made you think of arcades and Rollerblade arenas you went to as a kid. For me personally, Alivel mall brings me back when to when I was a kid, and our family would go to the mall. I remember I went to one of those malls a couple months ago, and I was humming myself the Alivel mall theme. Speaking of all of this, there's an outdoor mall in my area, so it's not like Alivel mall, but in fact, it's structured VERY SIMILARLY to new donk city from super mario odyssey. It even opened the same year that game came out! What a coincidence!

Kirby Tilt N Roll alone has more content than Mario Strikers Battle League

This is honestly one of the best games I have ever played. Ever since Hal laboratory stated that they were working on a new kirby game that would "exceed previous games", I was expecting it to be just kirby in a 3d space and thats all. The September 2021 direct came along, and while I thought they were announcing a new donkey kong game, I was excited to see kirby, but what blew me away is that it was his FIRST 3D game, and it was called "Kirby and the forgotten land". That title excited me because it ment we were gonna explore completely new places. I was very excited for the game, having little to no doubts. The January trailer got me even more excited for the game with all the other interesting locations. All I had to do then, was wait for March 25th. It has finally arrived. (And here we are!) Kirby and the forgotten land was finally in my hands. I played the game for a good chunk of my day. The game had such good combat, the music was excellent, the game was a whole lot of fun. the next day came around. I decided to finish the game that day. The final boss was one of the best bosses I've ever fought. I WAS LOSING MY MIND WHEN I HAD TO MASH THE B BUTTON AT THE END. IT WAS THE MOST AWESOME ENDING TO A VIDEO GAME I'VE EVER PLAYED. Kirby and the forgotten is amazing. It's completely on my list of my favorite games of all time. From me anticipating what's in store for kirby, to the release of this fantastic game, This will always be one of the best games Nintendo has EVER made. A lot of people (especially twitter) give you flack for being too "negative", but in reality, you're just critical. You truly care about a product, and want to see it improve. Kirby and the forgotten land is a game that proves that criticism is so important.

This game is incredible, when I heard the roar of dedede; I was legitimately surprised and amazed, and the levels always had me intrigued in what happened to the forgotten land

i could be going crazy but i swear forgotten land runs at like, 40 fps. it feels smoother than breath of the wild.

I really like this game, but I might prefer Planet Robobot even more! That game is truly something special!

And here we are. I'll see all of you in therapy. Not only is Kirby and The Forgotten Land paws down my favorite Kirby game as well as one of my favorite games of all time. It's more than just a game, it's an experience. Rarely does a game bring out such a level of joy that it'll leave me speechless. The game represents pure fun in it's most purest form. It's head to toe a perfect game in my eyes. Kirby after swallowing a car and bopping to the music is just too cute, to him and what happens during the final boss, if games are rated from 0-10 by reviewers, Forgotten Land mouthfuls past that and is a 100 through and through.I was constantly captivated throughout the entire game, the presentation, gameplay, content, and replay value are all solid. You did a phenomenal job covering the game, and I enjoyed listening to your thoughts. It was more than worth the wait unlike waiting for a free update to make a leg-strap accessory usable in a shovelware Wii Sports dumpster fire. Kirby and The Forgotten Land goes beyond being a treasure, it's a masterpiece. It doesn't dethrone Super Mario Odyssey for me, but it stacks up to being my second favorite Switch game and one of the best games I've ever played. And like this game, this video was truly a delight. Thanks for bringing me along for the ride!

I had a friend saying that Super Mario Odyssey felt fresh and satisfying every time he plays it. He says Kirby Forgotten Land is really good, but it doesn’t reach to that level and doesn’t know why. My theory is because Forgotten Land still sticks to the mainstream Kirby formula where its all about getting to the end of the level, beat boss, and side games. And the only difference is a revolutionary 3D structure.

I think my two favorite parts about the game was the way they handled the final boss and a storytelling, and the way they handled the true arena final boss. I love how the music just remixes itself once you get to the true form

The best Muppet Jim Henson ever made by far was Link Hogthrob (of Pigs in Space fame). It's no coincidence he and Kirby are both pink!

I honestly stopped playing after a few levels, but you inspired me to start playing again !!! thank you, great video !

Best Kirby game ever! HAL has reached for the stars, can't wait for another Kirby game again after Dream Buffet

Kirby and the forgotten land wasn't just a good game, it was an experience. It gave me new sensations, it has a distict feel that makes it so different from every other game that I can't even describe. The presentation is stellar, with the artstyle and the outstanding soundtrack. Easily one of the best games of all time, games like these are what I want to remember about the switch in the future

Has anyone noticed that in the corner, it says: Treasure Trove. Not only did this video make Demeech's Maximum Delight, but a new series!

Kirby by far has had the best anniversary out of all of Nintendo's franchises as of late.

For every kirby and the forgotten land there is a switch sports, a mario strikers battle league and mariokart 8 dlc

Wondaria Remains is such a disappointing world ngl, they really saturated what could've been such a creative area with a bunch of random platforms, big mechanical toys everywhere, and random mud. No shooting ranges, no ferris wheel, love tunnel, carnival games, an underwhelming "water park," etc... Could've been so much more diverse...

Nintendo finally gave up the baby games and made something for true men.

There is one annoyance I have with it. I really don't like how you have to beat stages again if you missed something. Can't I just find it and then leave?

Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a game where I LEGITIMATELY remember every single level at least a tiny bit due to how creative it is.

1:47 Kirby and the Forgotten Land has managed to surpass my favorite Kirby game Kirby Planet Robotbot) Hal Laboratory did a outstanding work on tranlating the Kirby formula to 3D.

Honestly, I didn't even know that Forgotten Land was 30fps, and I played it all the way through. I figured that it probably was, but only because of how gorgeous the game looked. Framerate really isn't something that I notice, so it's always weird to me when people point it out.

I can't help but notice that even when you mentioned it, you didn't show any Triple Deluxe gameplay during the video.

I personally prefer the 2d kirby games because of how many different things you can do with copy abilities and not having only 2-3 attacks but other than that this game is fantastic

Honestly AGREE! I got the game as a birthday gift in may and played the hell out of it, 100% and loving every moment

Kirby & Forgotten Lands a straight fire 8/10, not GOTY worthy but fun ig. Definitely felt a bit basic for a 3D platformer especially in 2022, hoping Pac-Man World and Sonic Frontiers fill the void.

i clicked on this just to tell you that HAL laboratory makes kirby games and not nintendo ok goodbye now

I hate that clickbait title.It’s a good game but not the BEST game NINTENDO has ever made!

Fun fact this game was made for me because it released only A LITERAL DAY AFTER MY BIRTHDAY LIKE GODDAMN I AM SPEECHLESS AND I BOUGHT THIS GAME DIGITALLY BUT NOW I WISH, HELL I WILL GET THE PHYSICAL VERSION SERIOUSLY PLAY IT

Kirby and the Forgotten Land is extremely good. But best game Nintendo has ever made? Yeah I'm going to have to disagree on that one.

Ngl this is my favorite game of all time now like I can go on for hours and everytime I think about this game I cry tears of joy cause OMG THIS GAME IS NEARLY PERFECT

Kirby and the forgotten land was amazing it was incredible man when I seen king Dedede running around like a boar at the end of the game I was the edge of my seat I'm like oh my goodness this dude truly lost his mind this, the music was like I don't know how many times they can keep making Kirby music even better, my favorite track in the game is entered The fiery forbinland, the evolved copy abilities were also a ton of fun I really love the Meta Knight sword was my favorite one, the cutscenes look like it would be in a Kirby movie, but anyway this game is incredibly good I hope we get more projects like these in the future.

ngl I kinda miss the old pause screen, this new one is fine its passable but its a giant downgrade from what we had ever since superstar, I really miss going to the pause menu to learn all kinds of different combos that i could perform with any ability or learn the hidden lore of the game, I have never realized how much I liked that pause menu system until it was gone

I completely agree! I was super excited for Kirby and the forgotten land but once I beat the game I wanted to play every other game in the series. So I went out of my way to buy every switch, and pretty much every 3DS and DS Kirby game I could get ahold of. Amazing video, amazing montage at the end, and amazing points given!

Minor correction: HAL Labaratory.

I've been waiting way too long for this!

This was my first Kirby game that I played through. And I was easily delighted with this game. If you’re debating on this game, please get it, it’s fantastic. Best to go in blind, it really is a game that you need to see to believe

What is that music you used when petey first comes on and starts talking at 13:34? It sounds so familiar.

Kirby And The Forgotten Land Is One Of My Favorite Kirby Games Of All Time. It Has Great Music, Great Boss Fights, Great Characters, And Just Great Everything. My Only Problem Is That It Needs More Playable Characters Like Meta Knight And King Dedede For Example. Overall Its A Amazing Kirby Game!

I agree with so many things you said. I definitely consider this now my favorite Kirby game of all time! However, there is one thing I will say this game does worse than Star Allies and that will be the Boss Rush mode. This has one of the easiest boss Rush modes in any Kirby game. Star Allies boss Rush mode was insanely difficult, much like the older games. While I don’t actively think Star Allies is a bad game, just a decent game, I feel Forgotten Land made that game extremely obsolete, reminds me of how Mario Party Superstars made Super Mario Party obsolete.

If we are not counting Pokémon, legend of Zelda, and spin off franchises. Then Kirby Nintendo’s best franchise period with very little bad games while Pokémon and Zelda have had struggles with games(sword and shield and any Zelda game that didn’t do so well) while Kirby hasn’t had a big struggle in like 10 plus years.

I’ll say it, it’s the best 3D platformer of all time

LOVE HOW DEEMECH DOESN'T PUT STAR ALLYES IN THE FINAL PART

We've been waiting for this retrospective for sooo long, and it definitely didn't disappoint. I agree with everything you said about the game. The one downside is the enemies and objects look like they're from the DS and move at 5 frames per second when they are far away, but it's just poorly optimized. It's the hardware's fault.

This game has literally my favourite final boss in all of gaming, that should tell you enough about this game's incredible boss fights lol, they're so much fun, and so are the levels, copy abilities, this game is fantastic.

HAL laboratory when people think nintendo makes the kirby games: 👁👄👁

It truly is amazing. I’m still doing new stuff in Kirby and the Forgotten Land in my KZfaq series, it just has so much content.

Really rare Nintendo Switch W

This game is made bal Hal laboratory and edited by Nintendo so I guess it doesn’t count as being made by Nintendo. Aside for that, I absolutely love this game, I think it’s in my top 5 switch games

I have to disagree with one thing when it comes to copy abilities. actually the copy abilities have a more limited moveset pool than in previous games. sword kirby for example had spin attack since several games already

R.I.P mainline Kirby on GameCube and Wii U

I’ve been wanting a 3D Kirby for as long as I can remember. Forgotten Land was by far my most anticipated game of the year, even beating XC3 for me despite my love for the series. And yet… I haven’t even played it yet. Idk, I guess college is keeping me from gaming as much as I used to. Hopefully, things slow down for me so I can finally sink my teeth into this excellent experience.

Just looking at the themes in this game, I am wondering… Why can’t the New Super Mario Bros world do something like that?

Oof I'm late to this but yeah I agree Demeech! This is easily the best game to have released in 2022! This is my favorite game of 2022. I have nothing bad to say about it either. My experience has been consistently great. It also came out in March and it was one of the last good months for me this year. I remember taking this game with me to Indiana earlier this year in the beginning of April and it was one of the best experiences ever playing with my cousin!

As I've said, the first half of the game is painful storywise, and it's something that I would love to die off in media.

I 100% this game in 25 hours. It was certainly worth the 60 dollars.

It's time for the Anti-Switch Sports! Spam Poyo in the chat people!

For the Kirby franchise yes it is quite amazing but imo A Hat In Time does stuff still a bit better than most Triple A platformers. Then again my love for indie games have grown over the years so that could just be me.

I recently gave modern Kirby a try (played all the gb and gba titles years ago.) I started with return to dreamland deluxe and I had so much fun I decided to give forgotten land a try. I was blown away by how good the game looks, runs really well and the level design was top notch for sure. I’ve heard people say it’s a bit short and maybe that’s true but not to it’s detriment I don’t think. They managed to pack so many awesome concepts and ideas into the game. I couldn’t put it down and I definitely can see it holding up on multiple play throughs. It reminds me of super Mario 3d world in a way, just done better.

I haven't finished this game but so far I'm having a ton of fun. It's my first time playing a kirby game, it has a lot of charms and personality

Are you going to talk about DRM coming to Nintendo Switch?

I'm shocked u didn't touch on how the cutscenes look like they're straight from the ps4. Or how the enemies a few metres away run at like 5fps. But also, I feel like it's important to mention that HAL takes care of kirby, not nintendo

im sorry but i can think of at least 30 examples of better nintendo games then this

If anyone says Demeech is never positive show them this video

This game was just amazing, it has got to be my favorite Kirby game and one of my favorite Nintendo games alongside Super Mario Maker 2 and Paper Mario The Origami King

Kirby and the Forgotten Land is my favorite game of all time I love it to death if someone asked me if I could play only one game for eternity Kirby and the Forgotten land would be my answer there is just so much to do the game has amazing graphics plus an amazing soundtrack best I have ever heard and I have no complaints this was the perfect game for the 30th anniversary of my favorite video game series this game deserves a sequel I don't care what people say this game will never be nothing but my #1 Favorite game of all time If I made this video you can tell what my Final Verdict is.

Haven't watched yet, but it's a 3D Kirby game that finally gave us a gun and spoilers, has us hit something with a *truck.*

I got a taste of Kirby and the Forgotten Land on my nephew's Switch. From the bit I played so far...it's shaping up to be a fine game. While my opinion could be subject to change, I'm getting a bit of a vibe with Forgotten Land as I have with games like Odyssey, Smash Ultimate, and Mario Party Superstars. That is, all of these are widely praised games with loads of critical acclaim from fans and are objectively better than the immediate games before them. But...with me, I'm kind of idiotic and prefer the flawed predecessors. Going back to Kirby, Star Allies is a game that I greatly enjoy. No, it's not coursing with _ambition_ , it's ridiculously easy, and some levels feel empty, but the amount of playable characters with the basic Friends and especially Dream Friends make it hard for me to hate. Keep in mind that as I'm writing this comment, I have only gotten through the first world. I am sure that Forgotten Land will get better over the rest of the adventure. Of course, I need to properly get my own copy of the game; I'm only playing it via my nephew's Switch. 🤔 I'm sorry. Did my comment go on too long? Basically, I like Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Much like Mario Party Superstars, it's a game I can see myself enjoying quite often, but it won't surmount my love for the "lame" predecessor.

Nah. This game is one of the most fundamental 3d platformers. It is the mario 3d world of kirby. Way too safe

Just finished it and I really hope they make a sequel, it was awesome. Loved the music too.

Kirby star allies was a decent game to play, it has superior multiplayer over forgotten land, and i've even had some fun moments during the gameplay (i.e heroes in another dimension) but because it's the same formula from the previous games it gets boring pretty fast and and even with DLC the game is still too short. Forgotten land was a great fresh breath air and I had a really good time playing the game, I enjoyed the Dedede boss battles, his theme songs, and his character development. Morpho Knight's boss battle is much more fleshed out than it was in star allies, the bosses are better, and they're pretty fun to play against, and then you have so many fun worlds to play in that it's great, and you have so much content and lore in forgotten land that it's amazing. But even so I still play Star allies from time to time. The game is decent, it's just that the formula needed an upgrade.

0:50 Kirby Planet Robotbot is a masterpiece

I agree with you, Forgotten Land meets most expectations & requirements to be a creative yet amazing video game, even on Nintendo Switch hardware.

That's a pretty bold take

Play the demo, Not a fan of Kirby BUT This game is INCREDIBLE! It’s like super Mario 3D world on steroids!!

I bought Kirby and the forgotten land day one when it came out months ago. I made the fatal mistake of trying to live stream the game because at the same time a much bigger Channel than me and in fact bigger than yours as well was live streaming it on day one as well and just as I feared nobody watched me stream the game however a couple friends of mine did but yeah ultimately it was just too people. Anyways the reason I'm bringing this up is because I haven't played Kirby in the forgotten land since then because I was thinking of streaming one more time just to finish the grass world at the beginning and then ultimately not stream it again and just take the console with me portably when I feel like playing it. Realizing that I haven't been able to set the time aside to live streaming again maybe I should just play the game in Portable mode anyways I'm not even bother live streaming again though, but I guess stupidly enough I seem to think it feels incomplete that I didn't at least finish streaming the first world of the game.

The end game got me

7:07 the mall level is one of my favorite levels of the game.

I havent played this game yet. Maybe I will someday...