TimLatshaw

I was so happy to see Triple Deluxe on so many of our lists. Easily one of the best Kirby titles in years. I also fought for Child of Light and Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, but consensus won out.

@allav866 That typo's almost too good to correct... but journalistic obligation and all that. Thanks for catching it!

@Whopper744 Stay strong. That level is hellacious.

@PvtOttobot His list of work is so long and impressive, choices had to be made. Hard choices.

@Xilef You are correct! He does so much!

@PvtOttobot There's a reason it sounds like EarthBound, just in case you didn't know.

@KamenRiderClive To their credit, this was the Freestyle dance. Anything goes there.

@Gerbwmu high-five

The Rickspiracy.

@bahooney Did you watch the Kickstarter video? I mean "crazy" in a very tongue-in-cheek manner here. The people behind this definitely wanted to come across as kooky, and I love them for it.

I'm also very much counting myself among the "crazy" as well. Have you noticed the byline next to many of the EarthBound articles on this site? ; )

@Adam Thank you for catching my typo. It's been fixed. : )

@citizenerased Yes, one can literally tell. : )

@epicdude12302 I've got Ballpoint Universe on deck, and I know someone else has Lone Survivor. When you're committed to covering every game, though, sometimes you get a backlog you need to clear out first. Sorry for the wait. : )

@Kaze_Memaryu @Warruz Whoa, I think you're both right as well, now that I dig some more! Will amend the article. Thanks!

Pikachu sucking on the ketchup bottle at the end sealed it for me.

@OutCold Life (mostly mandatory overtime over the past two weeks at work) has gotten in the way of my writing a review. It's coming soon, though; promise!

Ruto is best Water-type Pokémon.

@Phantom_R I'd say it's kind of like that, yeah.

I bought the game last night to add to my Kirby collection. You get 7 stages with it (none of which are from Triple Deluxe), but then those stages on higher difficulties after beating them. Overall, though, $7 does seem a bit high for what you get.

@Phantom_R What the heck, I'll try. Or at least I'll give you a bit of a rundown based on what I've played from Triple Deluxe.

Drum Dash has some pros and cons over other rhythm games, depending on your tastes. If you lean heavily into the music side of things, wanting a lot of syncopation and time signature changes and such, you might be disappointed here. Drum Dash's foundation is in the standard beat of each song, whether slow or fast. Drum Dash, however, also doesn't quite put you "on rails" as much as other rhythm games. Your height is adjustable, you can choose to hop onto or over certain objects, and you'll need to plan your route through a stage in order to collect the most coins and get the highest scores.

Personally, I enjoy it, but I'm a big fan of Kirby music and Dedede in general.

@JeffreyG Oh yeah, I think it's a good idea! If the cutscenes can look like the show, they should definitely be making that known. If the audience likes one, they'll go to the other.

@JeffreyG Thanks for pointing that out! I'd still say it's pushing the TV show somewhat, though, since they seem to be concentrating on these scenes, which will likely match what we see on the show, over the actual gameplay.

They also throw in "Coming Soon to TV" at the end. ; )

@eviLaTtenDant The game does have 3 save files.

@Sato I agree with those points and also grant you a dumb ad campaign: http://earthboundcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/ebsac_mail_inside.jpg

@JJtheTexan Grah. I was worried about doing that from the start of the review and ended up doing it anyway! Thanks for catching that!

@RainbowGazelle @rjejr Apologies. The press release we received said "everyone who pre-orders," so I naturally assumed, you know, everyone. An update has been posted.

@baba_944 He'd have to suck his gut in a bit.

If they just wrapped someone up in bandages like a mummy and threw them in there, everyone could pretend it was their own individual favorite.

@River3636 Dead Poets Society is the one you were searching for. : )

@Cosats As I've explained in the conclusion and earlier in the comments, I gave it a 5 due to the bugs, because I don't feel right recommending a game that has a broken stage that's 1/12 of the game play, even if I liked the rest. Without the problems, I would have given it a 7.

@SetupDisk Without the bugs, I would likely give it a 7. I personally like what this game represents, and think that comes through pretty clearly in the review, but I don't feel comfortable giving it a general recommendation in its current state. It's a bummer of a circumstance, but I will update the review should things be fixed to at least note that they have.

@shaneoh ...

I live a lie. T_T

My choice of Pokécar would be a Fiat Pancham.

@Drac_Mazoku It's obvious you feel very strongly about this series, which is something you shouldn't have to feel alienated for, and you deserve full disclosure.

You are correct that I did not loop 5 times. I did play for several hours, however, much of it involving dying and being sent back to the start of an area. I didn't fault the game for this, as it seemed pretty fair, but your assertion that the first loop can be completed in about 10 minutes seems off to me, in my experience. You may just be a better player at this than I am, which is fair, but were you playing with equipment brought over from previous games? I was not.

I did not have any of the previous games to go on and was put in as a substitute for this review. I was not aware of an endgame. The page on Nintendo's site does not mention it (http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/oW8tnp7u8Tb3Yi2qIvpYVHU1jOBPtYY5), and while I skimmed the digital manual to learn general information and controls, I missed the information you say is in there. I do believe you, but I am unfortunately at work at the moment and do not have my 3DS with me to see it myself.

The fact I missed that there was an endgame does still fall on me as a reviewer, however, and for that I am sorry. That said, I do have a few questions about it (which I can't find answers for myself at this moment, forgive me):

1. Do you need to have played through all the previous games in order to unlock the endgame? Would I, having owned only Chapter 4, been able to reach it?

2. Do you feel the content of the endgame makes it worth the extra $3? Is it in itself worth more than the price of any individual chapter, especially if it is indeed true that you need to have already purchased those chapters to even access it? If so, a newcomer still certainly shouldn't pick up Chapter 4 first.

3. What happened when the game glitched? Do you feel robbed of the endgame victory, or can you easily access it again?

I feel these are important questions for people to know the answers to, and I apologize again for not being the one to provide them in this review and for disappointing you. I do not apologize, however, for my opinion of the game in general, just as much as I do not decry you or @Windy for giving it a higher score. We are all individuals with our own opinions and not objective review-computing machines. If you or anyone else disagrees with the scores we provide, please say why and express your own feelings, just as you've done here. A variety of views is encouraged.

@ModestFan93 Just some silly conspiracy theory-ing. Pay me no mind. ; )

Archie's killed.

New Sonic suddenly appears.

Just how far down does the knothole go?

"I came to kick butt and spew statistics, and there's a 74% probability I shall do the latter!"

I love Triple Deluxe. Here's hoping Kirby Fighters Z connects with the original version.

Meet Tom behind Kicks. He has what you need, if you have the bells.

He is the one who Nooks.

@ricklongo @TheRealThanos Quite right. Thank you both for pointing that out!

@Azikira You were not given Luigi. Luigi chose you.

@Adam

@AshFoxX I really do respect the straightforward approach the developer took here, too. I don't consider a 5 a particularly damning score in this case; it's just one of those games that is so set in its ways, you either know you want it or you don't before even buying it.

No.
Panda.
Suit?

Zoom, larger puzzles, and having outlines around the lines should be fantastic additions. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

@Maelstrom Whoops! Good thing it's still non-existent at this time! Thank you for pointing that out.

@Pichuka97 @TG1 You're quite right, and the revision has been made. Thanks for pointing that out!

I don't really see it as too terribly less cartoony than the Sports Coupe that's already in the game: http://www.mariowiki.com/Sports_Coupe

Could be brighter, maybe. Have some pinstriping?

@ShanaUnite I'm pretty sure they just mean the quick sound bites like "Objection!" and "Take That!"

@twadezelda3dsxl Actually, it's now "El Official Magazine del Nintendo" (but seriously, thanks for catching that typo!)

@Knuckles No need to go hunting; the full interview is right in the source link at the bottom of this post. : )

I am totally in love.

With my suit at the end.