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Nintendo and HAL Laboratories have released a demo for their upcoming Kirby and the Forgotten Land, due out on March 25. They've also released a six-minute overview trailer that shows off the game, which can be seen above. The full description for the game on Nintendo.com reads:

About

Float off on an all-new adventure as the powerful puffball, Kirby. Explore in 3D stages as you discover a mysterious world with abandoned structures from a past civilization—like a shopping mall?! Copy enemies’ abilities like the new Drill and Ranger and use them to attack, explore your surroundings, and save the kidnapped Waddle Dees from the ferocious Beast Pack alongside the mysterious Elfilin. Hope you’re hungry for an unforgettable adventure!

Get a Mouthful of Real-World Objects for All-New, Powerful Transformations

Feeling hungry? Kirby can inhale real-world objects and transform using Mouthful Mode! Why get one drink from a vending machine when you can swallow the whole thing? Then, use your boxy body to shoot out cans at baddies. Consume a car to gain some wheels and slam through walls. Sit back and take it all in…literally.

Join Up with a Pointy Partner, Bandana Waddle Dee, in Cooperative Play

Pass a Joy-Con controller to a buddy to play as the spear-wielding Bandana Waddle Dee and help each other explore and battle through this colorful world. While Kirby can float and inhale enemies, Bandana Waddle Dee can spin and stab with his sturdy spear. Find friendship in this forgotten world and save the Waddle Dees!

Float over obstacles and fight through enemies on your way to each stage’s goal as you slash, poke, freeze, and hammer using Kirby’s copy abilities. The tough puff is truly put to the test in dynamic boss battles that will keep you dancing about the arena. Choose from two difficulty modes for either a light, breezy adventure or a more challenging experience.

Each themed stage you travel through will hide several friendly Waddle Dees in peril! Save them to grow the home base of your adventure, the once-deserted Waddle Dee Town. The Waddle Dees you rescue will unlock shops, leaderboards, and the ability to evolve copy abilities to make them stronger. You’ll also be able to enjoy some of the townsfolk’s favorite games. Use compatible amiibo accessories or Present Codes at Waddle Dee-liveries for useful in-game items. Track down cute collectibles to give Kirby’s house some extra charm either at the Gotcha Machine Alley or during your adventure.

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[the_randomizer]

odyssey proved they could make it 60 so i dont see why it wouldnt work here. it always confused me how later switch titles ran worse

People are so fixated on Switch doing this or that instead of enjoying games. Or maybe play them on an emulator and get 60 fps that way.

 

[64bitmodels]

People are so fixated on Switch doing this or that instead of enjoying games. Or maybe play them on an emulator and get 60 fps that way.

it's harder to enjoy the games when they don't run that good

 

[fvig2001]

So how short is the demo?

 

[1NOOB]

it's a subjective opinion the majority holds though

we must not be around the same majority of people xD so far im hearing only good thing about people who played it . too many ententiled persons who want all perfect or nothing (still far from the majority as far as im concerned ). xD

 

[kisamesama]

A game like that won't ever be 60fps on the Switch. That shouldn't even be a question.

wut? Mario Odyssey is 60fps ... is it more intensive than mario odyssey?

 

[kisamesama]

People are so fixated on Switch doing this or that instead of enjoying games. Or maybe play them on an emulator and get 60 fps that way.

I know the majority of switch owners are not sensitive to 30/60 fps but I am. Unfortunately I get almost motion sick when it is not 60fps.
That is why I play botw on emu with 60fps mod although I have a wiiu and a switch and the game on both systems.

 

[rantex92]

so ninti pulling a disney again??! now they gave odyssey a kirby skin...

 

[Deleted member 480355]

Really solid demo, this is a day one purchase for me.

 

[the_randomizer]

I know the majority of switch owners are not sensitive to 30/60 fps but I am. Unfortunately I get almost motion sick when it is not 60fps.
That is why I play botw on emu with 60fps mod although I have a wiiu and a switch and the game on both systems.

Don't know what to tell you.

 

[kisamesama]

Don't know what to tell you.

lol just explaining why some may prefer 60fps.. it's not really a fixation.
It was probably a mistake buying the switch for my use case tbh but I still enjoy the games mainly for local coop parties from time to time.

 

[kisamesama]

Really solid demo, this is a day one purchase for me.

is it 60fps?

 

[Yawnn]

That's what I thought , and it didn't hurt to ask. Why use cheats on a Kirby game? They're notorious for being diaper baby level difficulty.

We're talking general memory manipulation cheats here, not difficulty cheats. Depending on the games a combination of layeredfs patches and cheats can allow some optimisation of the game, possibly getting it to 60 fps

 

[RAHelllord]

So how short is the demo?

You get a short introduction stage, a regular stage, and a boss fight stage. It took me about half an hour to clear it 100%. There is a co-op mode I haven't touched but I'm pretty confident it's just the same stages.

While people compare it to Odyssey for obvious reasons the level design is a lot more 3D World. The graphic is odyssey but otherwise those are separate, linear levels.

 

[hardcore]

Nintendo and HAL Laboratories have released a demo for their upcoming Kirby and the Forgotten Land, due out on March 25. They've also released a six-minute overview trailer that shows off the game, which can be seen above.​

I will download this.

And enjoy the admin of the process, before and after the task.

 

[RichardTheKing]

Already a worthy competitor to Elden Ring

At least you can actually pause in this game.

 

[TobiasAmaranth]

You get a short introduction stage, a regular stage, and a boss fight stage. It took me about half an hour to clear it 100%. There is a co-op mode I haven't touched but I'm pretty confident it's just the same stages.

While people compare it to Odyssey for obvious reasons the level design is a lot more 3D World. The graphic is odyssey but otherwise those are separate, linear levels.

Good grief, it took way too many comments for someone to actually talk about the demo itself instead of meta stuff like cheats and framerate and whatever.

Personally, I'm surprised that it's not more of an open world thing. I hadn't been keeping any close eyes on the thing, but I had assumed it was semi open-world. But as you say, it's more 3D World, but with the music and graphical flare from Odyssey.

Actually, for within the demo, the music actually got a bit grating. The 'grand opening music' just went on and on and felt like there was no real variety with it. Which sucks, because the music itself was good, and the gameplay was really relaxing.

 

[the_randomizer]

lol just explaining why some may prefer 60fps.. it's not really a fixation.
It was probably a mistake buying the switch for my use case tbh but I still enjoy the games mainly for local coop parties from time to time.

I don't mind 30 fps so long as the judder isn't terrible, same goes with framepacing. Uncapped 30 fps is also a garbage gimmick *cough* Monster Hunter Stories 2 *cough*.

 

[DiJornios]

For everyone asking fps 29 seconds of capture from my Switch OLED hand held mode, details in Windows says 30 fps, imo it still looks nice and I'm still buying the first ever 3d kirby game

 

[HarveyHouston]

Still sounds weird, Mouth Mode and all, but... (shrugs) I'll give it a shot.

 

[Blavla]

I like it . Preordered