{"id":10965,"date":"2022-03-30T18:41:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T09:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=10965"},"modified":"2022-03-30T18:43:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T09:43:03","slug":"20220330-10965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220330-10965\/","title":{"rendered":"Players are sad about no kissing in Kirby and the Forgotten Land"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220330-197262\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>&nbsp;(original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-03-30 15:54<\/em> <em>JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong><em>Kirby and the Forgotten Land<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>is the latest title in the&nbsp;<em>Kirby&nbsp;<\/em>series that launched on March 25 for the Nintendo Switch. It\u2019s notable for being the series\u2019 first mainline 3D platformer, with stages having depth for Kirby to freely run around in. The game is packed with new elements like Mouthful Mode where Kirby inhales objects like vending machines and traffic cones for new abilities and powered up variations of classic copy abilities. There\u2019s also cooperative play where a second player can grab a controller and play alongside Kirby as Bandana Waddle Dee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a series goes through a big change, it\u2019s natural that some things will be lost in the process. While <em>Kirby and the Forgotten Land<\/em> is receiving high praise, some players are lamenting the loss of the kissing mechanic. During gameplay, Kirby can pick up food items to heal. And in previous games with co-op multiplayer, Kirby can share that healing power with partner characters. Kirby does this by walking up to a character and giving them a little kiss after eating. It\u2019s an adorable convention for the series during multiplayer.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10969\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-001.jpg 624w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-001-300x169.jpg 300w\" \/><figcaption>A kiss in <em>Kirby Star Allies<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>But in <em>Kirby and the Forgotten Land<\/em>, there\u2019s no such kiss. Kirby can still spread the healing powers of his meals with Bandana Waddle Dee, but this time it\u2019s done through a high five. It\u2019s still cute of course but doesn\u2019t match the series\u2019 traditional kiss. For that reason, fans have taken to the internet to express their sorrow over the missing kisses.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10968\" width=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-002.jpg 491w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-002-300x169.jpg 300w\" \/><figcaption>A high five in <em>Kirby and the Forgotten Land<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Kirby\/comments\/tq6056\/where_did_the_love_go\/\">WHERE DID THE LOVE GO?! \ud83d\ude2d<\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/SumiRenIsGodtier0124\/\">u\/SumiRenIsGodtier0124<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Kirby\/\">Kirby<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is why Kirby Super Star will forever be superior to Forgotten Land <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C4sT1uACjh\">pic.twitter.com\/C4sT1uACjh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Damage (@Damage5146) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Damage5146\/status\/1508317034307891205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, we can only speculate as to why the kiss went away. One reason could be the game is in 3D now. In the 2D titles up to this point, Kirby could only be seen from behind when standing in front of a character and kissing them, so players didn\u2019t directly see the kiss itself. But with <em>Kirby and the Forgotten Land<\/em> being in 3D, it would likely be possible to see Kirby\u2019s kiss from many different angles. Or perhaps it was done out of consideration for COVID-19, but nobody wants to think about the circumstances of reality while playing Kirby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we asked Nintendo why there wasn\u2019t any kissing, they responded, \u201cwe cannot answer the intent behind what is depicted in a game on a case-by-case basis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this doesn\u2019t mean that seeing a kissing Kirby has come to an end. For Kirby\u2019s 30<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary, Takara Tomy Arts is releasing a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takaratomy-arts.co.jp\/items\/item.html?n=Y721663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 stuffed Kirby toys<\/a> in April, and one of the poses included is Kirby making a kissing face. Now you can get a precious look at Kirby kissing from a straight-ahead view. For fans that miss kissing in <em>Kirby and the Forgotten Land<\/em>, you now have a way to enjoy a kissing Kirby to your heart\u2019s content.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-003.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-003-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-003-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-003-380x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-003-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220330-197262-003-420x420.jpg 420w\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Kirby and the Forgotten Land is receiving high praise, some players are lamenting the loss of the kissing mechanic. 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