Quick Look: Kirby And The Rainbow Curse

Ugh, this game looks incredibly slow-paced. I wonder if kirby's movement rate had to be limited to make up for the lack of precision in the stylus controls...

Cannot... resist... plasticine. Too... much... of my childhood.

I'd like to play a Nintendo platformer that mixes Mario, Kirby, and Donkey Kong games.

The level design just seems bland and empty. There were a ton of times in this QL where the screen just had one platform center-stage and 5 or 6 enemies coming in from the left or right.

Kirby lives on a planet called Pop Star, not Earth.

@sudo_melon: Canvas curse had some pretty fast paced segments. Even taking a look at just the first world from this let's play (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE3x9lS6rwU) you can see how much faster the pace is, not to mention the enemy powers. Honestly the thing I'm the most shocked about is the amount of levels. They basically beat an entire world during this quick look! So ~20 minutes for a world, and only 7 worlds, so an hour and twenty minutes to beat the whole game??

Man, I really wanted this to be good...

This would have made for a great tablet/phone game.

Wow. I haven't actually played any Kirby games since Super Star, but this sure looks like a disappointing iteration in the series.

@hippie_genocide said:

"Do not put ketchup on your hot dogs. Be assured God doesn't want you to do that."

~Anthony Bourdain

I always hear a lot of anti-ketchup talk from hot dog and hamburgers aficionados, but I've yet to hear an actual explanation as to why that dogma is held.

Fuck it, I'm 30 seconds into this and I already love it. I'll probably change my mind the instant I see the gameplay, but oh well.

@gregalor said:

@hippie_genocide said:

"Do not put ketchup on your hot dogs. Be assured God doesn't want you to do that."

~Anthony Bourdain

I always hear a lot of anti-ketchup talk from hot dog and hamburgers aficionados, but I've yet to hear an actual explanation as to why that dogma is held.

Insane, ketchup is the prime condiment for those foods. What else am I gonna put on a hot-dog? RANCH?

Cheese on a fucking hot dog? That sounds like a case for the Hague tribunal.

While I can eat hot dogs without ketchup, it's no doubt the second most important topping after mustard for such things.

I played Triple Deluxe and this one looks like it's more fun to play...
Maybe I'm not a Kirby fan but I wouldn't recommend Triple Deluxe to anyone.
This and Canvas Curse seem way more interesting, this one looking more easy but less annoying.

@bigbadbieber said:

Why would GB start writing reviews targeted for children? That is certainly not the intended point of GB, nor is it the expertise of any editor or personality on the site.

I can't trust a man that has never tried mustard... so I'll be picking this one up for sure.

This may be the first Dan video without a wrestling reference! Progress?!?

This looks incredibly dull and boring to play. Like most things from Nintendo these days it is very striking visually but i have absolutely zero interest in playing it.

Game play aside, the visuals are splendid and charming as hell. I might still check this out when or if the price comes down eventually. Though it's a damn shame you spend so much time looking at the tablet instead of the screen.

Pfft more like...

...The Hog Tribunal.

Dan thinks Zelda is coming out this year. Hilarious!

I've played many, and Super Star is still the best one my favourite. (Honourable mention for Crystal Shards)

This is not the Kirby I like. Where's the swallowing enemies to gain powers? Where's the fight arenas and Wild West showdowns? Where's the secret areas to find?

This would be better as a Sonic game, since one of Sonic's (few) iconic abilities is spin dashing.

This pains me because, if this were a platformer — it'd be amazing. They had to go with a dumb gimmick and it ends up killing the game.

I'm just gonna say it, Epic Yarn was just as bland to play as this one seems to be. Looks nice, just as Epic Yarn did (although it seems Epic Yarn did incorporate its cloth stuff more into gameplay than this does), but I couldn't tell you a damn thing about what happened in that game other than when you got to the end of a level, the music would play and Kirby would do that dance.

These games are clearly made for children as they remove any and all obstacles that could potentially hinder progress, to the point where you could give it to a 2 year old and it would eventually make it to the end.

It's such a bummer about this game, because the visual style, the music, the sound effects are all spot on. I love Kirby, but I'll pass on this one.

I dunno, this game looks kinda fun.

This game looks so sloooow

Well this was a disappointment... On another note Kirby's Pinball is complete bullshit and I have no idea why Jeff still likes it. I love pinball and Kirby, so I picked this game up on virtual console and it's a BAD game. Blockball is the far superior Kirby Gameboy game

I.. I don't understand why HAL and Nintendo is so goddamn intent on gimping Kirby games that come out on consoles and removing the most distinct elements of the Kirby game. Srsly, everyone fucking loves the clone elements of Kirby. This and Epic Yarn do that for reasons I can't fucking comprehend - also they're dumbed down to shit, which is notable considering Kirby games are already really fucking easy.

Seriously! What the actual fuck!

All kirby games that are not Kirby's Dreamland are bullshit.

My god, why Nintendo? They nailed the presentation to the PERFECTION with this game. But the gameplay...

That sound when score is unveiling is one of the most satisfying this ever!

Kinda bummed about this was hoping for another good addition to my WiiU

@vandell: And then games such as Kirby's Return to Dreamland and Kirby Triple Deluxe drop out of memory.

I have never played Canvas Curse so I can only trust what others have said about it. It is curious that Rainbow Curse has been reviewed with such a varying score range.

As for only staring at the GamePad for the whole game, I don't quite understand that complaint. I get buying a normal console and wanting to see it on a big TV, but the Wii U is not a normal console. I've always thought the point of the GamePad is to allow the Wii U to be versatile; to be able to have games that could use the TV and GamePad in conjunction or only use the GamePad. From its first announcement, I thought that Rainbow Curse would be commended for being a sizable game that makes full use of the GamePad's touch screen and for having the gall to be practically a GamePad-only game. Some of the enthusiast press have asked for games that make full use of the Wii U GamePad, but Rainbow Curse is being somewhat derided for its particular attempt at it.

Well, the detail of the GamePad screen is not ideal and big HD TVs are expensive so.... Argh! I'm confused.

@gregalor said:

@hippie_genocide said:

"Do not put ketchup on your hot dogs. Be assured God doesn't want you to do that."

~Anthony Bourdain

I always hear a lot of anti-ketchup talk from hot dog and hamburgers aficionados, but I've yet to hear an actual explanation as to why that dogma is held.

It's a weird Chicago thing made popular from a scene in Dirty Harry. People seem to care too hard about what other people do to their food.

I'm still going to pick up up because:

1. I didn't play Canvas Curse so it probably won't feel stale to me.
2. The clay artwork is incredibly striking.
3. I feel bad I rarely use my Wii U.

I don't know why but I really wanted to see Alex do this QL.

@gregalor said:

@hippie_genocide said:

"Do not put ketchup on your hot dogs. Be assured God doesn't want you to do that."

~Anthony Bourdain

I always hear a lot of anti-ketchup talk from hot dog and hamburgers aficionados, but I've yet to hear an actual explanation as to why that dogma is held.

Ketchup is generally viewed as covering up the flavor of whatever it's put on, rather than complimenting or enhancing it. So the no ketchup rule makes sense to me when it comes to restaurant burgers, but it's not like hot dogs are some delicious prime cut of meat. I don't get why some people are uptight about it.

This looks fantastic, but I can't say i'm liking this mechanic or drawing the path. Kills it for me.

Ketchup on a hot dog is disgusting.

I liked Triple Deluxe and wasn't really following this game, just assumed it was the "Kirby game" for WiiU, guess I was wrong :). I'm always saying I want to see more interesting use of the gamepad, but interesting is the key word, this looks like basically a high quality but gameplay wise very mobile-ish game. Not what I meant Nintendo :).

My pre-order for this game happened to ship late, but I would've checked reviews or QL before opening it anyway. From this QL, it's definitely getting returned as soon as it arrives.

@cthomer5000: :(

@humanity said:

@gregalor said:

@hippie_genocide said:

"Do not put ketchup on your hot dogs. Be assured God doesn't want you to do that."

~Anthony Bourdain

I always hear a lot of anti-ketchup talk from hot dog and hamburgers aficionados, but I've yet to hear an actual explanation as to why that dogma is held.

Insane, ketchup is the prime condiment for those foods. What else am I gonna put on a hot-dog? RANCH?

RANCH?!? Why would you even joke about that?