jzero
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Last I checked (through obviously not reliable sources) Kirby Star Allies sold 3M copies and is the second best selling game in the series. If the new title sells 1M more than that, it would be quite remarkable
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Discussion Kirby and The Forgotten Land - How well will it do critically and commercially?
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Timppis
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77-78 metacritic
It will be moderately complimented on presentation and gameplay ideas.
There will be performance issues that are noted.
Lack of challenge will be big issue with reviewers.
There is an issue of game length and emptiness of the game world.
It will get several 9's but a lot of the reviews will be 3/5 and 6 or 7/10
It will be moderately complimented on presentation and gameplay ideas.
There will be performance issues that are noted.
Lack of challenge will be big issue with reviewers.
There is an issue of game length and emptiness of the game world.
It will get several 9's but a lot of the reviews will be 3/5 and 6 or 7/10
Revolsin
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out-of-context maybe. Star Allies pretty much sold on pure brand recognition + Switch software boost though. it really was not doing anything notable at all to earn that 3M over the last decades of Kirby games
jzero
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I'm not comparing the two games at all, nor praising star allies quality. If you check the message i was replying to, you'll see i was just saying that if it barely beats Kirby 2018, it'll be the second best selling Kirby game ever.
Kirby has steady sales, you can just Google it and see for yourself. Predicting this new game will sell around 2 to 5M is a safe bet
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Linkstrikesback
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It was the first four player co-op Kirby in most of a decade and the previous one came so late in the Wiis life that the game didn't really get off the ground like it should.
Despite what the internet has to say, it did what it set out to do damn well.
As always though, people on the internet don't take kindly to a game that expects you to play it with other humans. If the game actually had bad word of mouth, it wouldn't have done nearly as well.
Goht
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Metascore: 87 ± 9. Upper 80s makes the most sense from what we've seen, but we've seen so little. There's a lot of uncertainty.
10-12 million lifetime sales because it's a 3D platformer starring a very recognizable character. It hits a big cross-section of casual and core players. And the Switch's lifespan will go on forever.
10-12 million lifetime sales because it's a 3D platformer starring a very recognizable character. It hits a big cross-section of casual and core players. And the Switch's lifespan will go on forever.
Yop. That’s what I’ve been saying. Outside of post game extras, playing solo is not the most exciting because of how OP the AI is. But playing with others the way it’s meant to be played? Fantastic. If it had online it would have probably gotten more on board.
That said, I feel like most y’all being a tad optimistic. I love Kirby. Game looks fun. I’ve yet to really play a bad Kirby game.
But, we are in a new age where lots of game writers are cynical snobs because they got one too many wedgies in school.
I am expecting an 80-84.
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Low 90s(90-91) roughly 6-7 million sales
GrislyRaccoon
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i getting a good feeling about this one 88-90 meta. gonna get a lot of points for how charming it is.
Dark Cloud
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Hmm
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Graphically it just doesn’t look as good to me as to everyone else. It doesn’t look bad by any means but to me it looks like a bright colored standard Nintendo game. Nothing wowed me from a visual perspective. The gameplay however is what drew me in.
Dark Cloud
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No. I’m just as high on it as ever.
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We've seen the critical response, here's some data for the commercial reception - first month sales were a 231% rise over Star Allies (7 days tracking for FL, 15 for SA). Seems like it's done pretty well here.
www.gamesindustry.biz
Nintendo Switch was Europe's No.1 console in March | European Monthly Charts
Across Europe, video game sales jumped in March, driven by continued strong sales for Elden Ring, plus a number of big …
www.gamesindustry.biz
Christo750
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I hope this is finally the Kirby game that hits the 5 million mark. It's so impressive.
Warlord
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100% it will happen this year.
Tentacle-tropes
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Japanese sales have also been pretty good so the last holdout I think is for NPD?We've seen the critical response, here's some data for the commercial reception - first month sales were a 231% rise over Star Allies (7 days tracking for FL, 15 for SA). Seems like it's done pretty well here.
Nintendo Switch was Europe's No.1 console in March | European Monthly Charts
Across Europe, video game sales jumped in March, driven by continued strong sales for Elden Ring, plus a number of big …
Schlubotipelto
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The critical reception for the game has been very high by series standards, but I honestly think it deserves higher.
Such a wonderful game and might beat out Adventure and Robobot as my favorite Kirby game by the end.
Such a wonderful game and might beat out Adventure and Robobot as my favorite Kirby game by the end.
It's a long running thing. We all predict 95 for a series we consistently love lol (deserves a 95
)Schlubotipelto
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I don't usually like to dunk on critics, but it feels like they are are a lot harsher with their review scores for games like Kirby.
Kirby Forgotten Land, Yoshis Woolly World and Tropical Freeze are straight up S tier in their respective genres, but it feels like a lot of critics are afraid to rate these games as highly as the AAA super titles they give 9s and 10s to like candy just because they are smaller experiences.
Mr Doggo
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True. 2d games simply arent as well regarded. The dk games got caught in the shadow of the Prime games (which is amusing cause they sold a lot better) which further contributed to tf's ratings.
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Technically the first Kirby game to hit 5 million is the first! But it's looking pretty likely this will break that and be the best selling game so far. Seeing a lot of lapsed Kirby fans or people who haven't played the series before picking this up.
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I’ve beaten Kirby - it’s a good game, but probably an 8/10 at best for me. I was happy I played it and I liked it enough that I’ll keep an eye on 3D entries moving forward.
Critics aren’t “afriad” to give it a 9 or 10. They, just like me, don’t think the experience is on that level and it’s arrogant to think you are a better or more sensible judge than any of them individually.
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Or perhaps Triple Deluxe to Planet Robobot? Pretty amazing what a stylistic shift and swapping out one new mechanic for another can do to freshen up a game, even with keeping the same base mechanics and structure of the previous.
In truth I would be curious to see a Forgotten Land sequel get more expansive with its use of Copy Abilities. Add back in more complex movesets for some, bring back more staples. Use Forgotten Land as a basis and go wilder with it.
