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Kirby titles are often accused of being a little too light, a little too much like stopgaps \u2013 rather than offering full-on trademark Nintendo innovation and excitement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sadly this latest entry in the pink vacuum\u2019s softography won\u2019t change anyone\u2019s mind on that score. If anything, it\u2019ll cement it even further. The positive steps made by the sometimes captivating Kirby and the Forgotten Land are all but, er, forgotten in what can only be described as a mildly diverting sideshow.<\/span><\/p>\n

A digital only multiplayer focused title where you compete with other Kirbys, this looks very much like Fall Guys at first glance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is a little more focused than that game in that only four of you are competing against each other \u2013 although the gameplay is not nearly as sharp or fresh.<\/span><\/p>\n

The setting \u2013 a land of cakes and sweets \u2013 is admittedly amazing to gape at however. Everything has an irresistible shiny sweet glaze. It\u2019ll give you a toothache just looking at it.<\/span><\/p>\n

In terms of the game itself, you have to race to the end of a range of short stages \u2013 with Kirby controlling like a marble. Or a character from Super Monkey Ball, if you prefer that comparison.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you run over a sweet confection you grow in size, with your speed subsequently increasing. If you fall off in a race you can get back on track by button mashing.<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s different food items such as peppers that can attack other players as well as a range of separate mini-games \u2013 such as jump based challenges \u2013 but that is basically all there is to Dream Buffet.<\/span><\/p>\n

And ultimately, it\u2019s not a bad package. It\u2019s well presented and for the price you get a fair amount of content.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sadly it still feels a little too<\/em> slight at times, with the controls in the main race segments being so floaty they\u2019re never particularly satisfying. This arguably helps the game\u2019s chaotic nature \u2013 something not entirely unwelcome in a multiplayer title \u2013 but it also means it likely won\u2019t keep you coming back for more helpings.<\/span><\/p>\n

So Dream Buffet is a game it\u2019s hard to love \u2013 the fact Kirby feels copy and pasted in definitely doesn\u2019t help matters \u2013 but it offers just enough presentational pizzaz to mean it\u2019s not an entirely wasted cause.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kirby titles are often accused of being a little too light, a little too much like stopgaps \u2013 rather than offering full-on trademark Nintendo innovation and excitement. Sadly this latest entry in the pink vacuum\u2019s softography won\u2019t change anyone\u2019s mind on that score. If anything, it\u2019ll cement it even further. The positive steps made by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":32230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.gamezebo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2x1_NSwitchDS_KirbysDreamBuffet_image1600w.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews"],"yoast_head":"\n