{"id":5329,"date":"2022-04-11T14:38:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T12:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/11\/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-review-pink-blobby-caper-is-a-sliver-of-weird-joy-in-dark-times\/"},"modified":"2022-04-11T14:38:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T12:38:32","slug":"kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-review-pink-blobby-caper-is-a-sliver-of-weird-joy-in-dark-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/11\/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-review-pink-blobby-caper-is-a-sliver-of-weird-joy-in-dark-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirby and the Forgotten Land review \u2013 pink, blobby caper is a sliver of weird joy in dark times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nintendo Switch; HAL Laboratories\/Nintendo
<\/strong>Overgrown theme parks feature in this kid-friendly, cinematic romp through a cutesy wasteland
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As I start this latest cutesy adventure with the adorable pink blob Kirby, I\u2019ve just returned from a journey of my own \u2013 and with an unwelcome stowaway, in the form of whatever variant of Covid I picked up on the trip. As Kirby is whisked away to an overgrown world that looks eerily like a post-apocalyptic Earth, the skies outside my flat turn an ominous grey. Happily, Kirby\u2019s colourful capers prove to be just the tonic I need. From an opening sequence in which our perky pink blob transforms into a car and cruises along to a Japanese pop song (complete with karaoke-ready lyrics) to the bouncing ball\u2019s signature level-completion moonwalk, Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a delight from start to finish.<\/p>\n

What I really <\/em>enjoyed about this kid-friendly adventure is that Nintendo gets endearingly weird<\/em>. Throughout the 10-hour romp, there are several moments where I have to double check I\u2019m not having a Covid-induced fever dream. One moment I\u2019ve become a walking vending machine, leading a gaggle of happily waddling ducklings back to their concerned mother, the next I\u2019m thrown into a post-apocalyptic shopping mall, cleaving snarling creatures in two with a gigantic sword.<\/p>\n

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\nNintendo Switch; HAL Laboratories\/NintendoOvergrown theme parks feature in this kid-friendly, cinematic romp through a cutesy wasteland
\nAs I start this latest cutesy adventure with the adorable pink blob Kirby, I\u2019ve just returned from a journey of my own \u2013 and with an unwelcome stowaway, in the form of whatever variant of Covid I picked up on the trip. As Kirby is whisked away to an overgrown world that looks eerily like a post-apocalyptic Earth, the skies outside my flat turn an ominous grey. Happily, Kirby\u2019s colourful capers prove to be just the tonic I need. From an opening sequence in which our perky pink blob transforms into a car and cruises along to a Japanese pop song (complete with karaoke-ready lyrics) to the bouncing ball\u2019s signature level-completion moonwalk, Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a delight from start to finish.
\nWhat I really enjoyed about this kid-friendly adventure is that Nintendo gets endearingly weird. Throughout the 10-hour romp, there are several moments where I have to double check I\u2019m not having a Covid-induced fever dream. One moment I\u2019ve become a walking vending machine, leading a gaggle of happily waddling ducklings back to their concerned mother, the next I\u2019m thrown into a post-apocalyptic shopping mall, cleaving snarling creatures in two with a gigantic sword. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nintendo Switch; HAL Laboratories\/NintendoOvergrown theme parks feature in this kid-friendly, cinematic romp through a cutesy wasteland As I start this latest cutesy adventure with the adorable pink blob Kirby, I\u2019ve just returned from a journey of my own \u2013 and with an unwelcome stowaway, in the form of whatever variant of Covid I picked up …<\/p>\n

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