A couple days ago, we shared an image that had popped up on Twitter showcasing a silhouette of the next Dream Friend that would be coming to Kirby Star Allies this summer. There were plenty of good guesses, although it seemed all too likely that this would be a “Jigglypuff, viewed form above” bait and switch. Sure enough, it didn’t take too long for the company to reveal who the character is, and fans of Kriby 64: The Crystal Shards will no doubt be quite pleased with the outcome.
The new character is an ensemble, like the animal friends Dream Friend form the last update, and will be the duo of Adeleine and Ribbon. Though no gameplay was shown off of the duo in action, it has been confirmed that the update goes live on 27th July in Japan and Europe, with North America likely to be right around there.
What do you think? Will you play as this character? How many more updates do you think Nintendo will put out? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source twitter.com]
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What a colorful set of characters!
Why tease us with a new character but use a silhouette of Kirby?
I don't get it...
A certain comic artist will be happy
I am gonna echo what others have asked and wonder about this strategy of releasing characters in a staggered pace with this game. Unlike Splatoon 2, this game really has very little replay value and is pretty short to begin with.
I enjoyed it, but it only took me 5 hours to collect all the special puzzle pieces and hit every switch to play every level. And that left me with little interest to play again.
I know there is boss run so I guess there is that... but I wonder if that is enough for people to really return frequently to a game of this sort.
I love Adeleine, this is great!
@InnerClimb
I hope you're joking. That could be any number of characters that happen to be shaped roughly like Kirby.
But yeah, watch the video. It's a gag surprise in that it's actually one of Adeleine's paintings.
been waiting for them to announce this here caus ei already figured out which 3
@InnerClimb it was kirby it was a painting of a poorly drawn waddle dee.
IT'S BEEN
THREE
THOUSAND
DAMN
YEARS
@Yosheel I REALLY hope this means BitF might come back
@edgedino
No, a Batamon.
@Heavyarms55 release one character every week and people will have fatigue from playing the same thing over and over. Probably play each new character for a few minutes.
Release a new character every other month and some people may want to go back and play the entire game again, like it’s a new game.
@Heavyarms55
And what makes other Kirby games have replay value? I still play Super Star and those games are even shorter. I think we all forget some Kirby games are pretty dang short in length but we still replay them. Heck. 64 is short for a 64 game even and fans love that game a ton.
@Heavyarms55
It is for me! I am beyond excited for this update, as I adore all of these characters, and they look really fun to play. I run the boss rush as everyone, and often go back to improve my times on certain abilities and characters. Sometimes I still go back to Planet Robobot's arena mode, if that tells you anything. And I'm always up for the original Arena in Super Star.
So in short (too late, lol) yes, there are people who love to go back and play Kirby over and over, be it the Arena or the main game. Granted, I do admit Star Allies isn't the best...but dangit, no other Kirby game let's me play as THIS many characters.
Plus, free stuff, man. I can't complain, even if I only decided to play these guys for five minutes. I mean, Super Bomberman R still gets updates, and I doubt many are still playing that. These kinds of things are for the nutjobs like me that are diehard fans.
@Yosheel I wish brawl in the family was still going... with all these kirby games and a new smash. Matthew would have a ton of material...
I hope it releases soon. I've been refusing to play Star Allies for the past few months in preparation for these new characters. I want to binge all 3 of them in Boss Rush and Story mode
I wonder if they will add a hard mode or something in kirby to really attract. Ore people to the game.
I haven't gotten it yet, but I am excited to see more of the old kirby characters be released.but as the game stands.... I'll wait for a sale on the game (or if they add a few new features like hard mode and such).
The lore is amazing in this one, like any other kirby game.
I always thought Adeline was a boy.... Before I even knew her name. I didn't even know it was Adeline. I just knew her as Paint boy / artist boy
Now if we can get her in Smash than justice will truly be served for this character.
@Heavyarms55 I have around 45 hours in this game already, the boss rush mode is just amazing.
By the way, I think it's much easier to return to short games more. For example, I've beaten Mega Man 2 and 9 20+ times each, and I can finish them in less than an hour. However, as much as I loved Breath of the Wild, I don't really see beating it more than 1 or 2 times later in my life.
If only this game was worth playing again... but I’m not touching it after I complete it.
Oh boy, that means 02 remix for final boss? HYPE!
YES
We all knew this was coming from the datamine, but the extra treat of seeing a Ribbon integrated into this character was a lovely surprise. Can’t wait to try them out.
Nice to see some characters from Kirby 64. Sadly the gameplay just isn't as fun as Kirby 64 for me.
Yes! Ribbon and Adeleine are both back! It's about time, Kirby series needs to be better about letting old characters cameo in newer games.
The sole human character comes back.
I was so happy to see Adeleine along with Ribbon make a return in the Kirby series, finally as playable characters! Kirby 64 was my go-to childhood game and seeing them together made me excited to replay Star Allies again. Can't wait!
Nice additions.
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