Kirby’s Return To Dream Land Deluxe Made My Thumbs Bleed
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- Kirby games are known to have chill vibes and gameplay but when it comes to Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe, completionists like myself are finding it to be a bit of a nightmare.
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Intro 0:00
Why We Return to Return to Dreamland 2:45
But what a wrapper 8:45
Et Tu Kirb-e? 13:30
What Kirbs Giveth, Kirbs Taketh Away 22:52
Kirby’s adventures continue in Dream Land! The tough puff Kirby is back for a 4-player platforming adventure in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. Copy enemies’ abilities and use their power to attack with a sword, wield a whip, and float with a parasol. You can also laser blast with the new Mecha Copy Ability that makes a series debut! The extra muscle will be handy in finding missing pieces for Magolor ship, which crash landed on Planet Popstar. Get ready for some exciting Kirby return to dream land gameplay! Let's jump into my Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe review!
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"I was starting to get confused about all the lore happening in a Kirby game"
Oh Jirard... you have NO idea...
I love how sometimes i just try and introduce my friends to Kirby lore and when It comes to EVERYTHING they go "you sure this is the game about the Pink ball?"
I mean in this game in particular you fight the master crown that shows similar traits and is possible made of dark matter, that's similar to dark nebula from squeak squad, but dark matter is only a small piece of a hivemind controlled by zero, who was defeated and reincarnated as zero two, oh but zero is a reincarnation of void born with negative emotions similar to how kirby is void's reincarnation with positive emotions, oh did i forget to mention miracle matter? hold on imma need a corkboard and some red string.
@@InsanePigeon oh yeah and apparently the Sphere Doomers are related to the final boss of Forgotten Land
@@The_Pikaboi actually no they arent. The Sphere Doomers are just a subspecies of the Doomer aliens that have been influenced by the Master Crown to fuck Magolor's shit up, including stealing his Energy Spheres and Fruit shards
@@CassiusStelar "Halcandra stands alone, only reachable by passing through other dimensions... The Doomers, long ago, had a different form and could warp space and time... Is that why they seek the spheres?"
"All of the lore happening in a Kirby game" us Kirby fans are sweating profusely after hearing this statement
Don't tell him about the satanic death cult let him live in sweet innocents
You CANNOT go a mainline Kirby game without slaying at least one eldritch monstrosity
@@Stormimi You just cant
Kirbo is adorable, isn't he?
*POYO.*
ok
“I was starting to get confused with all of the ‘lore’ happening in a Kirby game!”
You’d be shocked at how deep the lore goes if you look at it for any longer than five minutes ;w;
How many times has kirby killed a god or cosmic horror?
How many mainstream games are there? There is that plus 1 since the ball games are spin-offs and involve the monsters of Drawcia and Dark Crafter, which offset Kirby’s Dream Land not having a monstrous final boss.
@@iantaakalla8180 Considering King D. Mind is Parallel Taranza's idea of the ultimate warrior, +2. Morpho makes that a +3.
Finishing a Kirby game is a breeze. Completing one however is another story.
That's the point of this video
He only had to complete the stages for the magolor epilogue and the challenge stages to complete them. I'd say that isn't too hard.
@@ChrstnaB You can't forget the True Arena
@@bestaround3323 yeah but I mean just use the sand ability.
@@ChrstnaB the challenge stages are hard af
I find it pretty easy to complete most of them. It's mainly the last few collectables or challenges that require some retries. But I've completed 4 games so far at 100% completion regardless of that. That said, maybe this one will be the toughest entry to complete. I'm just hesitant to buy it since I played this game when I was young. Not keen on buying it again for the new magolor stages.
"I was starting to get confused about all of the lore happening in a Kirby game."
Ah, I see he is a pure and untainted soul.
Kirby is the definition of "Easy to pick up, difficult to master." Most of his games always seem to have an absurd amount of content and even make completionists sweat a bit. That said, it's always a fun journey
Completing Kirby Air Ride was a nightmare
I actually did 100% the original Return to Dream Land way back when, but that is NOTHING compared to what Deluxe apparently expects for a full completion. Incredibly, Jirard doing a maximum completion (going beyond the game's definition of 100%) of the game is only the second-most impressive accomplishment in this video because FOR THE LOVE OF KIRBY HE GOT FIRST PLACE IN THE SAMURAI KIRBY BATTLE ROYALE MODE WITH A TIME OF ZERO! WHAT THE HELL DID THE OTHER 99 KIRBYS DO TO YOU?!
on that battle royale, if someone else hacked, there's no way he was clearing that any time soon.
“They were in the way”
I'm starting to wonder if I can do this... I can't even beat the normal Samurai thing on Master lol, I cannot seem to hit below 17 and usually hit 19-20 :/
Really? I legit got zero second on my first try. Not kidding.
i like how he got platinum on all the challenges even though he didn't have to for 100%. true dedication
I’d call it idiotic. He complains about how stressful things were yet he does something that isn’t required whatsoever.
@@Dr.Gamboa his job is reviewing games after doing everything possible to tell people accurately about the absolute full game and its content.
I would also say it's unnecessary at times from a casual perspective but it is the reason people watch him
@Alec Gamboa when it comes to games completion is subjective to the one doing the task.
Sure he didn't have to do that because it earned him nothing. However to him it wouldn't be complete till he had those platinum
@@savage_Sloth90We all know that’s where the thumbs bleeding came from. 😅
100% isn't a number on the screen. 100% is something you feel inside of you. Feeling of you doing everything, completing the game. Doing everything, so nothing is left to do. Whatever the game thinks is required is forgotten by real completionists. So yeah. Completing the game and getting 100% on your savefile are different. That's my opinion at least
Kirby is such a Wildly accessible series, it's one of those few franchises that ACTUALLY has a little something for everyone
"It has a little something for everyone."
classic kirby was one of the best side scrollers of the time, especially because the timing/strategy was different due to the physics. It created its own space in side scrolling, hard to do.
That statement flies in the face of this game making Jirard’s thumbs bleed
@@Poever Not really. Jirard even states that Kirby games have always been one of the most accessible platformers out there.
The thing about Kirby games is that they've always had a low skill floor, but a high skill ceiling-- meaning that just about anyone can finish the game but it takes quite a bit more to complete it. That's always been a hallmark of Kirby games.
That being said, it honestly sounds like this one has a ceiling that's a bit higher-- if not the highest, of the franchise.
@@dallaynavokan5513 wouldn't be surprised if this level of completion difficulty becomes the standard for Kirby games moving forward.
I'm fine with that myself though!
If Jirard really wanted to suffer more with Copy Challenges, he should've also done the ones in the 20th Anniversary Dream Collection.
Hahaha..ha....ha....
*I still have the nightmares*
Let me guess, he actually bothered going for Platinum
He has it in the back. Staring at him for 10 years. He never knew the hidden darkness that lied within
Proof once again that "Bloody Tears" isn't just a music track from Castlevania. 😵
I actually wanna see him do that. Now that he's done Return to Dreamland, he should do the Dream Collection. I saw he has an original copy in the background in the intro. That is one of the best kirby games out there, so I would like it a lot if he could review it.
It still sucks that the Dream Collection didn't release in Europe and thus in any language besides japanese and english.
I remember when I got return to dreamland as a kid, it was a lot of fun. It was one of the best Kirby’s ever made and I’m glad to see that it still is
For me the samurai Kirby challenges were tough.
World 4 sucks though.
@@realroforb7676 Personally, I disliked world 3 more (felt way to slow for me).
@@realroforb7676 I'm sure you can get help of someone who has this game for the Nintendo Switch, to give you Guidance on How to Beat World 4
A couple more levels in the tiny volcano world would of made a huge difference...
I love how magolor plays so similar to his star allies iteration as I'll be honest
magolor was a blast to play in star allies
Took me 3 1/2 hours to get the perfect on Egg Catcher ALONE yesterday. Then like another 2 hours for getting a perfect run on level 3 of Magolor’s tour. I don’t care if it was easy for most people, that was possibly the hardest thing I’ve ever done in a Kirby game, egg catcher alone
You know the mission is to get Perfect on any level and the extra hard is 28 eggs on level 3 right?
You can plug in 4 controllers and do most of those magoland missions without dealing with the cpu
@@PoketronPokey404 I do. I was trying to get the perfect for a video anyway, but at some point it was taking so long I was willing to settle for just 28, but I got the perfect run when I actually completed the mission so I got lucky haha
@@degreekelvin Yeah I know but I wanted to actually do it myself without cheating
I unlocked every stamp mask because I was grinding for perfect level 3. I feel your pain
"I was starting to get confused by all the lore in a Kirby game"
...somewhere in Montreal, Woolie breaks out in cold sweat
"please kirby, I have 2 dogs and a partner" had me giggling. Hope you got some good sleep after this one!
I didn’t even know the challenge stages had platinum medals. I think I’ll settle for my straight gold medals 😅.
I also didn't know about the platinum ones. And for me, it was already difficult enough to get the gold ones.
i did the challenges on the original from Wii and good lord... my fingers got wrecked.
thankfully you don't need platinum for 100%
Magalor’s move set being taken from star allies for the epilogue is really cool to me as if you played that game and learned his move set then you will understand how he plays in the epilogue already
As much as I loved forgotten land I really did love getting to go back and play this game again in a fresh coat of paint. This made me realise just how much I love this game and how I don’t ever want 2D kirby to go away. I can’t wait to see what they do with the next 3D Kirby game but I hope the two can continue to coexist together
Same, I wish that could be said for 2D Mario tho(If I see another "New Super Mario Bros" I'm going to scream for 5 minutes in frustration)
@@nobodyhereisnamedalized Why? All the NSMB games are good, just a little samey when you look at them all. But if you're not playing them back to back then all of them are decent or even great games.
@@mysticdigital5936 My point was in fact that they are "samey". Technically all these releases are _ports/remasters_ of the same game with new characters(Luigi U is just master mode imo).
2D Kirby has kept moving forward since the Wii with many different releases and where's 2D Mario now? Oh we just have New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the 3DS. I just want something to refresh 2D Mario games is all.
oh boy the forshadowing on this comment@@nobodyhereisnamedalized
@@nobodyhereisnamedalizedfr bruh
One of the joys of completion for me has always been, in part, being able to take your time with it.
You really put yourself through it doing this channel and taking all of it on with such tight deadlines.
Rest well, m'dude.
Seeing Jirard in a red cap and shirt makes me imagine a world where Mario finally grows a killer beard.
I think the reason Magoland specifies that it's a "different time" is because it's heavily implied that that the mode takes place on modern day (AKA: after Forgotten Land).
Kirby games always have a way to make them harder than it should seem at first, and some kind of eldrich horror final boss isn't entirely out of the question.
The funny thing is, I was going through my back catalog of games, and completed the original version of this game on the Wii not that long ago. The next day, they announced the Switch version.
You know, Jirard saying platinum medals and nearly losing his mind is bring back flashback to the Crash Team Racing video
I want a video that is just all of the completionist openings ever made with like creator commentary after each one. It's nuts how much the opening has changed over the years.
Constantly failing and then coming back after sleep and then doing it in 1 take is something that's happened to me several times.
Return to Dreamland was the first game I ever thought I completed. When i put it down, my save file said 110%. Im not sure if that's even true completion for that game- but this was a nice reminder of the game I used to play with all my friends.
I didn't think it would be too too much to complete the game until I felt a storm of emotions hit me when Extra Mode unlocked. Its more Kirby, its harder Kirby, but its also the same game all over that I need to get the collectibles for again, AND it counts towards total completion%.
20:44-20:50 Well, Magalor was first playable in star allies. And in that game, he has a similar moveset in Kirby’s Return To Dream Land Deluxe, so its not an entirely new moveset.
But both in both games, his moveset is based on his bossfight (like other playable bosses in star allies), so you got that one correct...
The script for this episode was perfect, great job guys!
As someone who’s trying to complete this game as well it’s kind of encouraging in a messed up way that even THE completionest was struggling with The insane ability stages.
What I did for the Kirby samurai mission was to play in handheld and use headphones at max volume. It reduces the input delay over using a tv and reacting with sound is faster than with sight. I was able to more consistently beat the samurai challenges with that.
I also am completing this game, and honestly, it's not that bad so far. I completed story mode, magoland and magolor's epilogue so far. The only thing left are the EX challenges and the two arenas. And yes, I'm doing all platinum.
Update: It's done. Hardest bit was the EX versions on sand and mecha challenges, the rest was pretty easy.
magalors extra level is actually almost every another dimension segment from the main kirby adventure but now as magalor and with some added parts
12:40 I don’t think it means a different canon per say, but rather it’s saying that this is after forgotten land and so on
I love the variety of masks that Kirby and the gang can wear. Not only do we get masks of fan favorite side characters like Adeleine, Gooey, and the Animal Friends, but we also got masks of Susie in a weekend outfit, and a female spider resembling Tarazna named "Old Friend." The latter is especially interesting since she's definitely Queen Sectonia, before her unfortunate downfall into The Vain Villain of Triple Deluxe.
Shoutout to whoever came up with the chapter titles. “Et Tu, Kirb-E?” is iconic.
I love Kirby very much but I think if I tried to go above the 100% with all 120 missions and platinuming the copy ability challenges I would be crying in the corner for years. So good on you for actually doing that I hope you're able to get some good rest after all that kirbin
By the way, you can sort of cheese the Samurai Kirby 100 challenges by playing in offline mode, its considerably easier, I got in 5th place on first try.
A part of me is sad that he didn't mention the endings to Magolor Epilogue and the True Arena....but perhaps those are secrets best kept for the completionists out there to discover for themselves.
Always good to see another Kirby video here. Not too surprised that completing this was quite the challenge, hopefully Jirard tackles something easier next.
Crazy thing to say about a Kirby game of all things, but yeah, they can be tricky to complete for sure
I would like to take the time to appreciate the work you did/do for all your subscribers and fans. The job you undertake is a grueling one 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Don’t tell this man about Kirby Star Allies and how you need to play Guest Star over 30 times.
And people complained about it not having enough to do /s
@@bestaround3323 That’s what I saying! I mean, it may not be the most funnest thing but still, the love that was put to make Kirby Star Allies is criminally overlooked.
A common theme of kirby is that it's easy to beat the main story, but there's always something that makes one hundred percenting it hard. I'm glad you had fun!
Everytime you were pleading for Kirby to spare you, I could only imagine him looking at you inquisitively and saying "Poyo?"
I’ve been a fan of Kirby since the Game Boy Dreamland game. It’s pretty impressive how far he’s come but still sticks to his principles.
17:02 Jirard unlocks Ultra Instinct by playing a Kirby game.
Currently working on platinums and I can see why it gave you so much trouble. It doesn’t mess around
12:50 you joke about the lore, but it is surprisingly deep and sometimes dark
Personally I'd consider completing with gold medals to be 100%, and platinum medals to be 103% (1% for each mode that features medals) but big respect for going that extra mile for our viewing pleasure
I've always said that there is no such thing as a bad Kirby game
Squeak squad?
@@skx444 Compared to other entries in the series? Yes, but on its own it's still enjoyable to a degree and very replayable.
@@skx444 what's wrong with you?
@@neintimesthegeek1337 I have an opinion you don't like about a video game
@@skx444 opinions are often wrong.
But kirby having nothing but good games? That's a fact.
They're all fun to play, and they all offer different levels of quality.
But none of if is bad.
I remember when I played the game on the Wii the first time, I didn't like it. I didn't dislike it either, it just kinda came and went. A few months later, I dug it back out to complete Extra Mode and I loved it! I really don't know what happened originally, wrong game at the wrong time maybe.
I didn't even consider looking at this game, until I watched the video. Now, I can't wait to get the physical copy and go for the 100% myself. Thank you so much 😊
im diggin the new format of giving the rating and then explaining why its is complete it or why its not. nice to mix things up a bit
As someone who completes all Kirby (and M🌎ther) games to the fullest.…..
I heard the medals thing and mouthed out
“Oh you gotta be fuckin kidding.”
I didn't go for Platinum with the challenges, so I guessed I only "finished it". I enjoyed the whole process of reaching 100% (including a complete jukebox), but it certainly took quite a dedicated chunk of time. The final egg catcher mission (28+/30 eggs) was very difficult for me, and it was annoying to do the challenges a second time (even though I didn't try to platinum them, I can't imagine what that would be like)
I unlocked the extra magolor missions and I was like no thank you I’ll settle for 100% on my file
I remember playing the epilogue and being so happy to find the hal room, mostly because it was hidden in a spot that I KNEW contained some secret but I guess the room didn’t let me go in until I beat the main mode, because I returned to the same area and all of a sudden in let me in. Low key one of the best moments for me in this game
Kirby games: always simple to play, always difficult to complete
I hope you're feeling better, gamers need our thumbs.
Good video Jirard! Nice little watch on my Sunday afternoon ^_^
Great video!
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Love this game and this video! I’ve been playing it a whole bunch recently and having so much fun, I never owned it on Wii but I got it in 2022 on my Wii U (long before they announced the switch remake) but on switch was the first time I’ve beaten it. I used to play it at friend’s houses but never got to the end together, so finally experiencing the end was awesome and all the new stuff is epic too! Highly recommend any Kirby game to literally anyone cuz they’re that good 😂
this game was so much better than i expected. good vid. amazing how a good night sleep reticulates the blinds
Man I just found your channel and this topic is ridiculously fascinating to me and I was born after Y2K! 😂 I just find it amazing viewing things from todays and the contemporary perspective and seeing what has changed :) Hope to see more videos like this!
A Platinum Kirby mask would've been such a clever reward for the challenges! At the same time, that would mean that you need to platinum all the challenges to get all the masks...
My right thumb crying out for mercy as I once again tilt the right stick up to assert my dominance over whispy woods
This isn’t really related to Kirby, but this is the first video of yours I’ve seen and I loved it! It may be less than half an hour long, it felt longer and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing!
Just wanted to say good work on the video!
Cant tell you how wonderful it is to hear such child like wonder from the mind of someone so chill and mature.
I wish I could say I had the latter myself but at 40something its validating to know I'm not just a massive kid for still loving games as much as you do ❤
(Yeah I probably need to work on the skill too...)
Looks like a cool game to buy for my kids and I. Thanks for completing it for me 😂
You're totally right that this game is awesome both in multiplayer and solo. I played through the original with a friend as Meta Knight, and I played the remake by myself, and absolutely loved it both times.
Voice being more calm makes me feel calm as well. Good going Jirard.
Just 100%ed the game yesterday, and I wonder what he's even referring to. If it's the extra magoland challenges, those aren't required for a 100% save file. And you absolutely don't need platinum medals either. The fact that there isn't a reward for getting platinum is actually very important, because if there was then people would be pressured to actually do it.
…….why Im not surprised that it’ll be a KIRBY GAME that would almost break Jirard? Still, great to know this game is still phenomenal! 😅
21:37 Surprised that fully restoring his powers didn't repair his outfit.
When I unlocked the extra 20 missions I was like ok I need to see Completionist do this.
Hi The Completionist I love this and I hope you have a good day and you are awesome
This really makes me hope that Squeak Squad gets an update like this. Its one of the first games I ever played and did 100% for.
20:45 I'm guessing that you don't remember Magalor being Playable in Star Allies. What is neat is going through his Epilogue you EARN the Moves that he had/will have in that game. Even neater is that the Final Boss takes place in the Forgotten Land.
Whos gonna tell Jirard you only need to clear the ability challenges for the percent
You can actually earn the Samurai Kirby 100 mission where you need to place in the top 20 in the offline mode that you do after you do your record attempt for the day. So you don't need to get lucky, you just need to grind until your reaction speed is good enough.
Merry magoland isn’t a different cannon its a parallel universe that kirby pops into for som fun
Kirby games are why I became a completionist from a kid. I love completing kirby games. They start simple and easy but the end 100% is always the peak of these games. It's not super easy either. They always have some new boss, form or other fun craziness. Return to dreamland was nice to recomplete after playing the easier forgotten land and star allies.
I literally was running credits as this video popped up on my feed! I think I’ll be content with just all energy spheres in the main game and finishing up the Magolor epilogue. Definitely not interested in doing a completionist playthrough of this one!
Stamp rallies are a popular thong in Japan among children primary but also later for like getting stamps at shrines you make a pilgrimage to.
20:53 - "Magiolor may lack Kirby's ability to copy enemies, but he has plenty of tricks up his sleeves."
... *looks at Magolor* ...sleeves?
Completing the game too, like I did with every Kirby game.
But those Magoland extra missions are the bane of my existence.
man i completed this game in about 35 hours, i had SUCH a great time. those missions in magoland were tough though. Im glad kirby continues to have a challenge for all kinds of players
0:35" Kirby is generally known for its happy chill vibes"
Me: "I thought it was known for the Nightmare creatures at the end of the games"
Nintendo: Hey, we just got done remaking this Kirby game!
Jirard: Awesome, it should be pretty easy to complete, right?
Nintendo: ...
Jirard: Your silence is not encouraging.
*dev maniacally laughing in the corner*
Jirard: Kirby, your challenges are ruining my life! How could you do this to me!?
Kirby: *poyo!* ●‿●
So I actually learned that for the magolor epilogue you don't need to complete everything in it. You just need to get gold or higher in each stage. And I'd assume that platinum isn't required for the ability challenges either
Kirby’s return to dreamland was my first Kirby game. Back then, I didn’t care about unlocking additional levels or anything. Now, this video makes me contemplate wether I should stay the same.
I mean to just get 100% you dont even need to platinum the challenge rooms, if we're going by "getting the star next to the jukebox doesnt affect completion" rules. But good on ya!
Nice work! I only have Extra mode, its challenge stages and True Arena left before I get a 100% save file. Might do the remaining true extra missions in Merry Magoland just for fun though.
Also, I'm surprised Jirard didn't upload a video for Metroid Prime: Remastered first. That's WAY easier to 100%.
I still can't get over those god damn true extra missions.
I love how he got all platinum medals needlessly but didn’t complete the jukebox and thus never met the requirements for what the game considers a true 100%
Be a boss and shake the controller instead to get wrist damage
I'm surprised you weren't left with other scars after this game
I just fully completed the Magolor Epilogue mode (cleared every stage with at least a Gold medal, including the Extra stage, plus fully maxing out Magolor's abilities and visiting the HAL room) today, so I'm finally finding time to dive into this video! My playthrough started earlier this week, and I *thankfully* blasted through all of Merry Magoland's 120 missions on the very first day. I played the original game back when it released and I smashed the absolute hell out of the main story and arena, so all that's left to do is the Extra mode and True Arena.
For anyone that's worried about Merry Magoland's Extra Missions, they are *not* required for the listed 100% completion for the save file, but rather "true" 100% completion. The same goes for the copy ability challenges on the Lor Starcutter; you only have to beat them, your ranking doesn't count towards completion. For the Arena and True Arena, you only have to beat them once, repeated playthroughs of those modes with different copy abilities don't count towards completion. The Magolor Epilogue, too. The game only requires you to get at least a Gold medal on all stages and to complete the Extra stage for completion, Platinum medals aren't necessary for the completionist process if you don't want to go for it.
My tip for the Arena and True Arena modes? Leaf Kirby or Rock Kirby. The invincibility frames are *beyond* helpful! For most of the Merry Magoland challenges, you can cheese them with multiple controllers!