Fluff and nonsense.
It’s time for a Nintendo Life Soapbox confession. Ready? While the majority of the gaming world takes Masahiro Sakurai’s most cherished child heartily to their collective bosom (squeezing his squidgy body in their embrace, no doubt), I’ve always found Kirby a bit… what’s the word? Oh yes: rubbish.
I’m not talking about how he looks. I admire the purity of his design — there’s a Hello Kitty-style classicness to him, and that simple round form feeds (geddit) nicely into his ability to inhale objects of all shapes and sizes. I enjoy the idea of ingesting enemies and absorbing their abilities, too, and his bouncy worlds and Dream Lands look like a thoroughly good time from the outside. I love a jaunty soundtrack, me.
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