Kirby Star Allies Review │ If You Can't Eat 'Em, Join 'Em 

I really liked this review, it was very unbiased and you gave it a fair rating Don't know why it was only a minute long though, that was kinda weird

I think it's a telling statement on how chill the Kirby fanbase is that their actual response to this video seems to have been "Yeah, fair enough, those are all valid criticisms, here's some games in the series that did a lot better"...

Great review! You really me as a Kirby fan feel validated. I'm not watching a 15 minute credit call though.

I highly recommend playing Return to Dreamland, Triple Deluxe, and Planet Robobot. They're like this game but with better level design and better gimmicks. I still really liked Star Allies, but I'd still put those 3 above this one.

"If it was a 3DS game, I could forgive that" (or something like that) actually, the 3DS games are monumentally better. This game is still fine, but it really is just okay without friends. Anyway, great review!

Please don't hurt me.

I definitely recommend Kirby: Planet Robobot if this game doesn't satisfy.

Even most kirby fans found this game slightly disappointing. Please don't judge the whole series based on this game. Play planet robobot please it has 6 worlds, great level design, a great overarching robotic theme that affected the levels, music bosses and everything. Robobot is as good as Star Allies finale throughout the whole game. Arlo please. Play planet robobot

Now that you mentioned it, i can totally see this being played by parents WITH their younger kids. Depending on how old they are, they could be playing either as one of the support characters or be more proactive as kirby. Especially compared to some of the junk that passes as "kids games" nowadays, this could be cool for families with younger kids

As a lifelong fan of the Kirby series, I understand a lot of disappointment individuals have with this game, myself included. I think HAL was trying to create something similar to Odyssey in it's easiness of pick up and play style. Yet unlike Odyssey, their focus was on the multiplayer aspect and, for the first time in a while, the single player experience was an after thought. Since I am definitely biased towards Kirby, I still enjoyed it, but there are definitely plenty of flaws that should be addressed before another Kirby title eventually makes its way onto the wonderful switch. Great Video Arlo!

I'm a Kirby fan. That's why I'm so disappointed in this game. If anything I think this game would appeal to newcomers to the series rather than series vets.

A lot of the things you bring up, such as restricted level design, complete lack of challenge and non-existent level cohesion, are simply not present and way better in the two 3DS Kirby games. If you felt the idea of Kirby was nice, but this game was a little lacking, try out Triple Deluxe and Robobot. They're in my opinion the best installments in the series.

0:48 "Are they gone?" Ohhhh silly Arlo...don't you know? The crazed hardcore fans never ever leave!

Kirby games are meant to be easy, but i really think this games just plays itself. Kirby Triple Deluxe was easy, but on the final levels, i really had to star paying atenttion to get the secrets and try to play good, and the final boss battle god it was incredible, it had a good difficulty, it was epic, and it was so satisfying to play. Kirby Star Allies had good ideas, but it just ended being not well executed, and yeah, maybe it gets more difficult if you dont play with the allies, but i dont find appropiate that i have to handicap myself to actually enjoy the game.

I think you'll be fine Arlo most people I have seen have agreed star allies is missing something. As everyone else have been saying superstar ultra, return to dreamland, triple deluxe, and planet robobot fix stuff. like the completion rewards, harder puzzles, lives reset whenever you turn the game off, more content in general. If you ever feel like giving the series another go these are some great games to go with.

Honestly if you want a better experience, play Planet Robobot or Super Star Ultra. I pretty much agree with this review.

The ending made me laugh quite hard

Its a perfect 7 out of 7 guys no need to go any further. Yep perfect.........

Despite being a Kirby fan, the beginning was really funny. The review was also pretty great!

"if this was a 3ds game" thing is ... even the 3ds kirby games were waaaaay better than this game. triple deluxe might be the best game in the entire series.

as an insane kirby fan, i think it was a good review! if triple deluxe and planet robobot are anything to go by and you hadn't collected all the big puzzle pieces or done the bossrush modes, then there still might be a big chunk of the game you missed out on. by the way i really think planet robobot might be more of what you'd want in a kirby game being fun, challenging, and innovative

Gee Arlo, you gotta censor this kinda stuff! 2:44

Sometimes kirby "sucks" a lot, but triple deluxe and robobot were AMAZING games ♡

Wait, IT DOESN’T HAVE A HARDER CAMPAIGN MODE?!?! THATS A KIRBY STAPLE!!! THIS IS BLASPHEMY!!!!

This is the first I've ever heard about impassioned Kirby fans and as typical internet discussions Arlo calling it out only brings out the reasonable ones to speak up.

*Sees Arlo’s rank *Sharpens knife *Cuts vegetables ...Well what did *you* think I was going to do?

I agree in some places. I'm a huge Kirby fan, and I feel like the game doesn't really do much for someone who's not familiar with Kirby, and it feels like it is directed more towards Kirby fans. Since I'm a Kirby fan, I'm loving it.

If only making friends were that easy...

This is coming from a Kirby fan, and I think you are absolutely right. I think it is safe to say that Star Allies is lacking in comparison to the two 3DS Kirby titles, in possibly every area. It has about the same amount of content, yet costs an extra $20 because Switch. Not only that, but everything feels less developed and feels like a regression from the advancements made with the 3DS games. Levels blend together and lack identity, bad pacing makes the game feel incredibly short on top of how short it actually is, and then there were the recycled boss fights. In total, it made everything feel empty. Gone are the amazing minigames the 3DS games had, which all showcased unique ideas that eclipsed all of Kirby's previous minigames, and they even got eShop expanded versions. The puzzle pieces are also a step back from the 3DS titles. Each new piece is just so small and uninteresting on its own that you don't feel motivated to collect them. In comparison, the keychains and stickers were their own complete pictures instead of just a much larger picture split into pieces. The stickers also could be put on the Robobot armor to slightly customize it, which made collecting them far more enjoyable (the doodle series especially). As for puzzles, the ones in Star Allies just felt like obligatory demonstration rooms for friend abilities, and nothing else. Friend abilities were a great step up from the ability mixing from Squeak Squad, but the one-way nature of give element to weapon made the elemental abilities feel less special as a result, and I just ended up sticking to mostly weapon abilities with CPUs to give me my extra juice. The other friend abilities were also incredibly limited as well, with more than half of them just being a variation on Friend Throw. The big flashy final boss fight that is different from everything is actually somewhat common for Kirby games, but even then I feel like I preferred Planet Robobot's one more. You didn't even mention mechanics like the Piggyback system, which is likely because of how poorly it was implemented, and how little the game tells you about it. Personally, I don't think difficulty is the problem, but rather that the base content is too sparse and bland for any of it to really pop. I am a long time Kirby fan, and Star Allies is mediocre at best. What makes matters worse though is that this game was apparently rushed, which explains a lot of the game's shortcomings. Currently there are rumors that Nintendo is trying to rush the Pokémon Switch game(s), which has me deeply worried. If this becomes a pattern of new Nintendo, then I and many other fans will be greatly disappointed. I'd rather wait years for amazing games like with Breath of the Wild, than get one well before it is ready like with Star Allies. Waiting can be a killer, but there are plenty of incredible games already out there that deserve some love, and it'll give new games the time they need to become the hits we all want them to be.

"The creativity in the end" I'm sorry, are you talking about the SUICIDE CULT?! Seriously THE most WTF ending for a Kirby game ever.

I'm a big Kirby, fan, and I don't mind you being honest about the game at all. I actually agree with most of what you say anyway! The first minute of the video made me laugh so hard :) Thanks for another amazing video, Arlo!

Gamexplain? More like _Gamexlame_ Got him!

I'm a massive Kirby fan, and I can't disagree with anything you said in this review. With you being a sort of returning newcomer to the series, Star Allies was not the best game to jump back in with. I will reiterate what everyone else is saying, in that Triple Deluxe and Planet Robobot (especially Robobot) are so much better, especially in the creativity department. If you ever feel inclined to try another Kirby game, try out Planet Robobot. It's easily one of the top 3 games in the entire series.

Nothing quite as amusing as watching a Kirby noob struggle to figure out how plasma works.

I’d say I’m a pretty decent fan of Kirby, and I’ll echo the comments of being a fair review. That being said, I personally enjoyed the game, flaws and all, and I could see this as a game more geared toward pleasing Kirby fans with the insane amount of fanservice the game provides. (Seriously, the final boss of Guest Star ???? is a deep cut that even I forgot about)

I'm a Kirby fan and I pretty much agree with most of the things you say... My only problem is I have nobody who wants to play with me for more than a few minutes. :/

The only problem with Kirby is that TP and PR were both near to perfection being some of the best of the series. If they had followed the same level and difficulty design in those games and just added co op perfection would be a brilliant title. Still, I like Star Allies the whole magic of the game is the co op, I love to play it with my siblings and deserves an 8. No more, no less, a solid 8 out of 10

My biggest gripe with the game is the level design. A lot of the levels just weren’t that interesting. Which was very disappointing considering that Planet Robobot, a $40 3DS game, had much more fun levels. Like there was a level where the waddle dees were vrooming the city streets with cars, the giant ice cream factory level, and the very fun casino level. There was no abundance of reusing levels or reusing mini bosses and there was much more interesting levels. Star Allies was longer, but it wasn’t as fun to go through and play back again. The game was pretty disappointing overall. For me it was a fine Kirby game and nothing more. Kirby games can do better. The team is completely capable. A cheaper Kirby did quite a lot more things right than Star Allies.

Despite being a huge Kirby fan... ironically enough, this is the video that got me to subscribe to your channel years ago. I was really happy to hear the good stuff you had to say about the game, and basically every critique you had against the game, I mostly agreed with. The funniest part about this whole review though is that nearly every bad thing you said about the game, Return to Dream Land and the 3DS games did a lot better. They’re in the same style, but have more content, higher difficulty (even though they are still relatively easy until the post-game), in Wii’s case a hard mode that is exactly what you described, and (especially in the 3DS games), stronger level designs and creativity and more in depth subgames, with basically every good thing you said about Star Allies, at lower prices. I know you’re probably tired of hearing this from us, but if you like Star Allies’ gameplay but it wasn’t able to sell you on the series, you really should check out Kirby’s Return to Dream Land on Wii and Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Planet Robobot on 3DS. You can get RtDL for $20 on the Wii U eShop, TD for $20, and PR for $40 on the 3DS eShop.

Kirby's epic yarn was the most fun kirby game to me. It had GENIUS level design and creativity, and rolling up your enemies into balls of yarn and throwing them was the best!

WONDERFUL Review, Arlo! No clue why you decided to make it only 42 seconds long, though.

The game's main mechanic of having teammates is what ultimately brings the game down. If it was a purely solo Kirby game, then everything would have been much more challenging and more engaging. The teammates were so over-powered and smart to the point that the game was basically on auto-pilot.

Kirby Planet Robobot is usually considered to be the best Kirby game. There’s an awesome extra mode, sort of like the helper game, without the helpers, and the robobot armor that shakes up the gameplay in a great way. Probably a better Kirby game to start with. There’s also Kirby and the Amazing Mirror which is sort of an open world game and a 4 player game, but it’s for the Gameboy Advance, so multiplayer isn’t the main focus. I haven’t played much of this one though, so I can’t really say that much about it.

Tbh I wouldn’t mind a video with a 15 minute end card, I find Arlo’s outro music very calming and relaxing

I see how it is, Arlo likes the Wing-Ability, that alone proves that he has no taste whatsoever. ...Joking aside, I, a guy who'd call himself a hardcore Kirby-Fan, can very well understand some points you listed as negative. I agree that the game is a bit too short and that you don't have to go out of your way to find the arguably few collectibles, in turn making the levels very linear. That's just a fault of the game, and it's the reason why I don't like Star Allies as much as Return to Dreamland and Planet Robobot. The other major thing is the difficulty. The helpers are what make this game easier than other Kirby-titles. I too agree that they make very hard to keep your eye on Kirby and that sometimes you feel like the game is playing itself. However, unlike the first point, this is not the game's fault, but the player's. You yourself can choose how many helpers follow you and getting rid of them is as easy as getting them. I personally only rarely had a party of four characters with my and exclusively fought Bosses with Kirby alone, and I never had to complain about not having to do anything. I highly recommend you to play Planet Robobot, which is still hailed as the best in the series by most Kirby-Fans. The level-design is much better, with 3 collectibles per level and you have to play as Kirby alone, so you'll never feel like you're not doing anything yourself.

The game becomes significantly better if you try to use friends as little as possible. The game always gives you the necessary abilities when you need them, so you don't need to worry about having a partner for very long.

As someone who's been a Kirby fan ever since I was a little kid, playing Kirby's Adventure on the NES and being so enthralled by it that I've been making a habit of playing every main-series game since, I can say that Star Allies was a game meant for people like me, who have been with the series for a long, long time and not necessarily people who don't really play Kirby games that often. The return of the hidden big switches and power mixing combos, the return of classic Kirby Powers that haven't been seen in years and even some powers based on the original anime/cartoon series from the 90's/early 2000's, the hidden bonus stages using remixed versions of classic Kirby music from games of the past, being able to team up with characters from past games like Rick, Gooey or Marx for the first time in ten or even twenty years in some cases, the puzzle pieces unlocking images paying homage to games of the past and their iconic moments in their story/gameplay, keeping the control scheme true to the way that Kirby games have always played, while giving a few little tweaks here and there to make it more ease of life (such as having the option to instantly get rid of a power with a more complex button combo, or being able to hold down a single button for a few seconds, just in case you press that button by accident and so you won't have to go chasing after your power in a panic). This was a Kirby game for Kirby fans and Kirby veterans, it's so chock full of stuff that you can really only fully appreciate if you've been with the franchise since the very beginning. And for someone who's only had a passing knowledge of Kirby, a lot of this game's charm is going to be lost on you, which is a shame.

Should of played Return to Dreamland. That game would of heavily delivered everything you've wanted from Star Allies

@1:08--Oh don’t worry. They already now. (because they skipped to the end of the video to see your rating)

I would give this game a 9 out of 10 because I can just fight the bosses by myself and maintain some difficulty and turn the puzzle hints off. My only flaw for the game is that didn't do anything new. Also Co-op is very fun and this is probably the best multiplayer Kirby game. (I know most people just think this game is good to mediocre but I'm someone who thinks Squeak Squad is great so......)

After watching the whole review, and as a die hard Kirby fan... This review is completely fair. I had a lot of fun playing this game. But I could also recognize that there were one or two things that could be tweaked to alleviate some awkward baggage, and while I didn't FEEL like something was always missing while I was playing, I could recognize that there could have been a decent amount more of something in multiple areas that would have pushed this game passed "just ok". But even with all that, a game like this was bound to happen at some point. All franchises eventually have a game that is sort of middle of the road that hopefully they realize that's what it is so hopefully they can push forward with renewed vigor. And for me, Kirby Star Allies is about a "high middle road", but middle road nonetheless. So hopefully after this ok experience the Kirby developers make a really cool, if not great Kirby game for the next entry. (Maybe even 3D? With Blowout Blast and Battle Royale being their practice runs of such an idea?😃)

Finally! A video I agree with you on! EDIT: Just got past 0:46. Just unsubbed.

Easily the worst out of Return to Dreamland, Triple Deluxe and Planet Robobot. I'm a big fan of Kirby and can honestly say this game disappointed me. The graphics were great, but it was waaay too easy, even for Kirby. I loved robobot and going from that game to this just felt like a downgrade. Nowhere near as much creativity, content, collectibles, original music (not remixed), nor good pacing. Robobot's True Arena took me over twenty tries to beat, Star Allies' took me one try. Ouch.

Even if its easy, I still love this game! Sure it's no Triple Delux or Robobot but its just a fun simple game that beginner's can get into with some extra challenges for those better at the game! Which was what Sakurai wanted when he first made Kirby and is the mindset he has when he makes a game.

I still think star allies is a great game. Because...it’s Kirby I’m gonna buy it aside from rainbow’s curse. This game is so great because there are a lot of Easter eggs and secrets like setting wispy woods on fire, freezing kracko, and electrifying the water surface.

Doesn't matter who does the fakeout endcard or how many times I see it, I love it every time. XD

I am a Kirby Fan. And I found out. AND- it’s ok Arlo we all have our own opinions! 😃😃😃

I would recommend Return to Dreamland for the Wii. It's longer, has more challenges, and multiplayer is optional. If you're solo, it's just good 'ol Kirby on the screen. I haven't played Robobot yet though and I've heard it's one of the best Kirby games.

I’m personally a huge Kirby fan and I agree with a lot of your points, this one is definitely flawed and has issues but overall I enjoy it quite a bit

man that end crawl was long

I love Kirby, but I still came away from this game feeling kind of disappointed. I'm really looking forward to the free update tomorrow, but this doesn't even come close to how much I enjoyed the 3DS games. Not to say I didn't have a good time, I just wish it'd been more adventurous like other Switch games we've gotten lately.

Absolutely agree. I'd give it a slightly higher note because while the price tag stings I'm able to just bite the bullet, but all your criticisms run true. The game is barely longer than the original NES Kirby and its GBA remake. In a way that's good for replayability and speedrunning, since you can finish the game in a single dedicated session... But these are very minor advantages for it just being very lacking in content. And no, more characters to play as won't fix it, Nintendo. Marx is nice, but what we need is more levels.

I stopped at 0:45 Great video as I love Kirby!

(7:42) The game needs a harder mode with less recovery items, less health, etc..... now fast forward to (9:31)........................................................................... But aside from that I agree with this review. Let's hope that Kirby 2020 (maybe.....I hope) becomes the next Breath of the Wild. I mean, the final boss was spectacular.

I agree on everything you said exept for two things 1. The running is just nitpicking not even an excuse 2. This game was made for kid and old Kirby fan and I mean people who played the first Kirby game and onward it is the biggest and best nostalgia trip for any Kirby fan heck I spend 18 hours plus just finding all the Easter eggs and puzzle pieces, this game is a great game for most players but a master piece for the Kirby fans (like me), also the 1st and 2nd wave of dream characters seem to be the most popular character in the Kirby fan circle like (wave 1) marth, kine Koo and Rick, Gooey, (wave 2) dark meta knight, and Roche (my personal favorite Kirby character)

I would still watch Arlos entire video even if it was just the outro...too addicted?

Video ends at 0:33, it's all you need to know lads. No need to thank me :3

7:42 Arlo, there *IS* a harder mode! It's all in the after game! Newer Kirby games have added hard modes after you beat the story where you play as someone other than Kirby (with half his health in some instances), enemies are bigger with more beefy health and attacks, bosses are more difficult to take down and have more sporadic attack patterns, and there's secret bosses to beat. Not to mention having little to no healing items. After that there's the boss rush, which scales in difficulty the more you play and trust me, trying to survive until the end counts as the biggest challenge.

Kirby's Dream Land 2 and 3 actually had some teeth to them. I remember Dream Land 2 being really difficult to get the true ending.

Ooooooh that Andre joke has aged like fine wine

"If there was a harder mode" A shame you didn't play Return to Dreamland or the 3ds games. They were also much better and more fun than Star Allies. I'm a hardcore fan, and I think this game was very mediocre (And surely not worth 60$)

0:44 Lol anyone try and click on that GameXplain video?!?

0:43 - That thumbnail of Andre is golden.

You should definitely look into the 3DS Kirby games if you want to see why we love Kirby so much. They're a bit on the easy side too, but they also have more levels, including the much harder EX levels, and a huge variety of really creative and funny things done with the game's gimmicks. One of my favorites was on stage 5 of Old Odyssey of Triple Deluxe: Kirby gets the Hypernova which upgrades his vacuum ability into the Wind Tunnel, then he comes across a house made of straw and inhales it, causing the Waddle Dee inside to run away. A little further on is a house made of logs. Kirby inhales it and the two Waddle Dees inside run away, leaping off a cliff with a third one. Kirby looks over the cliff to see, not a house of bricks, but an enormous steel tower with a cannon shooting bombs at Kirby. The best part of this fight is the three little Waddle Dees are watching from a balcony on the tower. As you damage the tower, the Waddle Dees go from watching Kirby, to looking down worriedly, to adorably running around in a panic. When the tower falls, they even hover in midair frozen for a second in classic Looney Tunes fashion. And that's just one of the Hypernova sections. Going from Triple Deluxe and Planet Robobot to Star Allies is like going from Yoshi's Island to Yoshi's Story: it's not bad, but it's disappointing after playing its predecessor.

Something about the end of your review I need to say, and no not those stink comments. You mention the 3DS, and by mentioning that I have to say... Go buy, play, and review Robobot. Many people are including Triple Deluxe in this, but honestly I disagree with that, however... I fully recommend Robobot. I don't want to spoil you on it, but Robobot pretty much takes 90% of your problems out of the window, and the other 10% just smaller. I promise that Robobot will make you at least a Kirby viewer, if not a fan.

Im a huge hardcore kirby fan and I 100% agree with you. Now, I think that HAL should focus on a more ambitious project. Kirby Star Allies shows that Kirby could get worse in quality, becoming the New Super Mario Bros of the switch, lacking solid innovation. Whether its Kirby in 3D or a huge new gimmick like robobot or a Kirby metroidvania styled game, the next Kirby game should learn from the mistakes of star allies.

After Planet Robobot’s great level design, theming, and fantastic gimmick (the mech suit), Star Allies feels like a huge downgrade in comparison. They’ve dumbed down the design of everything so multiplayer is mostly straightforward. Nothing *wrong* with doing that, but I feel like they could’ve done better. The new gimmicks (Friend Circle, Bridge, Star) also make no sense with this multiplayer focus since only one person can really control them at a time. I dunno. Maybe they had to rush this one out to give Switch’s first-party library a bit more punch, but I can’t help but feel like this game is mostly wasted potential. At least the lore is good!

I love kirby games and despite the faults of this one, I can still manage to shove this in my kirby file within my heart.

The game picks up a LOT more with the free updates they made after release. Being able to play as iconic Kirby characters from past games, and the "Heroes in Another Dimension" campaign, really makes this game significantly more interesting than people give it credit for. And yes, I know its lame for them to release a game unfinished and improve it later, but at least they bothered improving it at all.

im pretty sure most kirby fans also though this game was disapointing, well, i am a huge kirby fan and i was disapointed just because this game is on the switch, wich is nintendo most powerful console, it does not mean this is the best kirby can do, i understand the focus on level design for a multiplayer scenario, but it does not excuse its other problems if you really want to see whats the best kirby can offer, play Return to DreamLand on wii, or Triple Deluxe and Planet Robobot on the 3ds, thoses games are kirby's peak, atleast on my personal opnion and the one of a good chunk of the fan base's opnion, well obviusly neither of then are perfect, its really easy to say that they are way less inperfect then this game (i still dont understand why relasing a kirby game so early in the consoles life span, 90% of kirby games were relases pretty late, and the extra time to work on them really shows)

This game definitely wasn’t as good as Triple Deluxe or Planet Robobot. Play those instead.

Turns out Andre did smell after all

I'm a huge kirby fan and i pre-ordered this game. I played the heck out of it, defeated Void Termina, and then I was like, "is that it?" It was the first time I ever felt disappointed in a video game series like that because I at least wanted a few more worlds out of this. The overworld idea was so cute and kirby games usually have way more worlds than just 4. So, I totally agree with your video. I'm hoping that this was just a one time accident because of the huge co-op focus and that the next single player kirby experience offers way more than this did. I'm not mad, just disappointed. Love you Kirby.

Unpopular opinion: Kirby games are best when they break Kirby conventions. My favorite Kirby games are Canvas Curse, Mass Attack, and Epic Yarn. In fact, I think Arlo might even like those ones. I also think Super Star is a lot of fun because of its experimentation with different modes, and Kirby's Dreamland 3 is just a blast thanks to some really clever puzzle-solving in the late game and a legitimately fun 2-player experience. I would recommend starting with some of those games for people who are bored with the lackluster, by-the-books game design of Star Allies, Return to Dreamland, Triple Deluxe (to a lesser degree), Squeak Squad, etc.

I honestly have no idea what you’re talking about with the dashing. Every time I pressed the joystick quickly to the right or left, I dashed and it felt really natural to me.

I know I’m repeating what a lot of other people are saying, but play Planet Robobot when you get a chance. It’s MUCH better than Star Allies.

Arlo this review was great but same of the the problems you talk about are probably gonna be "problems" you will find with every Kirby game: 1. To this day the way the double dash works was implemented in every kirby game. 2. Most of the final bosses make the story more interesting and feature new gameplay. And 3. Most Kirby games are easy not as easy as this game but still pretty easy.

Three years later and I just realized this should’ve been titled Kirb Your Enthusiasm

This is a fair analysis. I'm a big Kirby fan and I have to say that in my opinion, Kirby peaked in Kirby's Return to Dreamland on the Wii and even that game wasn't perfect. It seems to me like Kirby doesn't do difficulty most of the time. That's not necessarily a bad thing and it can be nice to just go on a simple adventure and kill everything in your path without breaking a sweat, but I need challenge to keep me coming back to a game. The way I played Kirby's Return to Dreamland was with my girlfriend as player one (she is not very good at Kirby games) and what made it especially fun was trying to keep her alive by both protecting her in the game and coaching her on what needed to be done next. It was a great time and I hope when I do it again with this game it will be just as fun, but Kirby could do with some difficulty towards the end.

what i want in 3 words OPEN WORLD KIRBY

But... you CAN eat 'em.

If you want to play a GREAT kirby game, play the ds remake of kirby super star: kirby super star ultra. It fixed all the problems with the original and more!

My 4 year old loves Kirby, got it last week and he loves it. Me personally never was in to Kirby. I never really liked how he felt to control. Was used to more fluid gameplay styles of Mario, Sonic and Crash Bandicoot. And I completely agree with your critique of the dashing control. But it was the first game my son beat practically by himself, and the co-op is bearable. So it was worth it for me. But if you don’t have a young one to play it with, or aren’t young yourself? You probably won’t get much out of it, unless you are a huge Kirby fan.

That totally-not-fake video thumbnail at the definitely-right-before-the-massive-credit-scroll is a nice touch.

Please play some more older Kirby games so you can love the series too.

Sadly, Star Allies is one of "THOSE" games within a franchise. By that I mean, it's a good game, but it doesn't do much new stuff and is a downgrade in multiple areas.

Am I the only one who thought the dashing thing was just a massive nitpick? Like...we've played Smash. Yes, it only takes one tap there, but I really don't know HOW you can possibly get mixed up with movement with one tiny little extra press. It being a 2D game, I'd *rather* having an extra input for going faster (unless it's Sonic where the whole point is speed). Like, I wouldn't complain about having to hit a button to dash in Mega Man X (or even *the same damn double-tap input as Kirby* and that's only for a split-second boost so I need to do it WAY MORE than Kirby), so spending any time on that just seemed silly.

I really liked this video! Just sad that it was only 47 seconds long. But I'm glad that the game got the perfect score of 7!

Arlo, I want to thank you for making this video. I haven't played Star Allies yet, and while I'm sure I'm gonna enjoy the heck out of it (I'm a huge Kirby fan, I was gonna play it regardless of what ANY review says) I have definitely seen most channels giving fair reviews to the game. A lot of the things people perceive as issues just don't bother me in what I look for in a game: just some good, clean fun with no muss, no fuss. Like, I appreciate a challenge, and I do enjoy me a good story in a game, but sometimes the mind just wants to shut off and enjoy a simple, chill, not very difficult game like Kirby. I'm not blind to flaws in a game, I just find myself pretty mellow and forgiving most of the time towards those flaws. And I know I'm echoing a lot of fans in their remarks, but I absolutely think you'd get EXACTLY what you want out of a Kirby game with games like Kirby Planet Robobot or Triple Deluxe. Return to Dreamland and Super Star Ultra also might scratch that itch, but Triple Deluxe and ESPECIALLY Planet Robobot are games I'd absolutely suggest for you to try out given your concerns. I cannot stress enough how much Planet Robobot feels like a perfect Kirby game for you, and I know with your schedule and how things are as a content creator, you probably don't have the time for it, but if you could even just try Robobot, I think you'd be pleasantly surprised. Since the gimmick to that game, the Robobot Armor, is beautifully crafted into the game's level design. You feel awesome using it since EVERYTHING gets destroyed by the Robobot Armor, even some things Kirby can't normally stop. And I personally feel it has a pretty fair difficulty curve... For Kirby. It's still easy throughout most of it, but the bonus modes to increase that difficulty enough, I feel. So in conclusion, secret's safe with me, I didn't rat you out to the hardcore Kirby fans. You have a perfectly fair stance on the game and I respect your opinion. And I think the game you SHOULD play is Robobot, it's exactly what you're looking for out of Kirby.

wanna know something? i call bullshit on the kirbys always easy mentality. go back to kirbys dreamland 1. the first kirby game. hold down and b... and press start at the title screen you are now in config mode. you can adjust it to give yourself 1hp. go back to the title screen. hold up and a... and press start. the extra mode in dreamland 1 was absolutely brutal. that said, this game could have used some more time to cook. there is a great game here, and as a kirby fanboy i love it all the same, but i feel like there could have been a lot more to it. hey, the updates are a nice start: give us more to play as. hoping with updates nintendo might add a few new levels or hell, an entire world. planet robobot did all this a lot better...hell, id love to see the robobot armor return in addition to the helper system from this game.