Kirby: Planet Robobot - AntDude

[Music] roh-roh fight the power this is it everybody the final at the time of this video at least the final main line Kirby game in the series planet robobot now it's interesting is that this game sort of came out of nowhere it was announced randomly at a Nintendo Direct and then within three months it was released worldwide it's three months there's your interesting development history I guess now initially this was set to be a direct sequel to triple deluxe with the likes of hypernova and a bunch of other mechanics returning but then I'm just wagering a guess here one of the main developers watched a gurren lagaan an anime where people inside of gigantic robots do extraordinary things and thought to himself you know what Kirby's been missing all this time a giant mecha that looks like him I don't think anybody in the entire universe had that thought before then but whoever that developer is he is a better person because of it oh and yes I totally own a planet robobot official display don't act surprised the story this time takes us back to a peaceful day on popstar spoilers not so peaceful out of nowhere a huge spaceship filled with robotic invaders connects itself to the planet and to retaliate King Dedede and crew as well as Meta Knight try to fight back as best as they could but ultimately they fail Kirby unsurprisingly really slept through the entire thing and upon waking up he immediately goes out to find out just what's going on he is somehow both unreliable and completely reliable all at the same time it's weird and that's really all the plot that you're giving at the start was interesting though is that it isn't until world 3 where you start getting just a bit more story development it's here where you meet Susie the Secretary of halt men Works company the group responsible for invading popstar clearly having a vendetta against organic life-form she turns a Meta Knight into a robot named mecha night throughout that's real cute and even made evil clones of DDT now there is actually quite a bit more story but I'll get to that later it's just odd that the game kicks off in no time flat then the story comes at you randomly after thinking that you're just going to beat up some robots for a few worlds and then credits and yes didi still has weird eyes I'm sorry I know it still doesn't matter but it still weirds me out and now don't act too surprised here the game basically plays identical to the two games prior she's shocking you see many people consider these three games to be a trilogy well for now at least until a fourth game potentially comes out not for some overarching story of course they never explain what happens to his eyes but because they are all based on these same gameplay engine once again Ron this jump and flow your way to victory this time the main collectibles are the code cubes which are basically the same as the Sun stones and the extra collectables come in the form of stickers each with a special kirby illustration and one rare sticker in each stage basically the same as the keychains I think the stickers are way worse though I don't know just comparing them to the keychain it's a lot less interesting getting flat images of artwork over three-dimensional sprites some of them aren't even Kirby designs and I got to tell you it really isn't that exciting getting access to the almighty number 2 number 0 though that's when things get crazy as for the main gimmick though that is where things get awesome say hello to the robobot armor this huge hunk of metal makes Kirby a force to be reckoned with being able to now mow down everything in your path with the simple push of a button and while the gimmicks before with these super abilities and hypernova were additions that modified like one section of a level and you moved on so much of this game is based around the robobot armor that it is so much more than that and if thanks to being able to use abilities in combination with the armor most harkening back to the animal buddies of the dreamland games ensure each ability can destroy stuff in similar ways not really unlike the super abilities but the robobot quite simply is far more enjoyable fuse because it also has the added variety element of the hypernova with each ability having a handful of different uses throughout the adventure there's a couple special uses as well with wheel-turning the armor into a super fast and agile race car and with the returning jet turning the armor into a plane for shooting sections and the music for these parts ah ah mah it's so good you can also take those stickers that you collect and actually place them on its arm cool and since the robot gets so much use there's a lot less of playing as Kirby proper than I initially thought that there would be I mean ultimately it doesn't matter that much since it is fun all the same and it also solves that dreaded issue a feeling like the game is just more of the same but also it is pretty obvious that this is where the gurren lagaan influence comes into play I mean someone inside of a face shaped robot causing havoc and saving the day and sure you could also argue that this is similar to the ride armor from Megaman X as well but come on if the developers didn't watch this anime I would be astounded it's actually a pretty good one too just just throw that out there but no worries you still play as Kirby without the armor a ton and of course the abilities are where Kirby shines classics like needle and winged dot cut as well as the newer ones like spear Bell and beetle circus is still there though much to my dismay as for the new ones well conjure up deadly medicine and take out foes with pills and even a clipboard with doctor but more importantly look at this oh my goodness this is amazing harness a ton of psychic energy as if you're from on it with the ESPE and leave damaging goo in every possible direction or take a joyride on it why not wisp once again a good lineup of new abilities kind of like circus doctor is a bit odd to use since his Sep is quite varied but I am way more willing to forgive this one because again look at this as for some returning abilities you see I didn't really make that big of a deal about the likes of wing or ninja returning because hey they're cool and they fit in with the rest however not only did jet return but so does mirror and mirror is like one of the best abilities ever so I am more than happy to see this one show up again but on top of that smash makes a return as well and even UFO however these are mainly just bonus abilities that rarely have any opportunity to be used UFO being relegated as a 100% completion reward however thanks to I mean oh think I got that you can actually access these on the fly most amiibo correlate to a power that fits the character used which is cute I guess and using the curvy line of amiibo result in either UFO which is nice or pre-existing abilities just with an alternate look so yeah the amiibo functionality in this game is pretty useless didn't stop me from buying all of them of course including the Japanese exclusive diorama as I mentioned before planet robobot is more of the same in the sense of Kirby playing like triple deluxe but thanks to the robobot armor the game feels a lot more fresh than rehashed level designs and unique ideas are probably some of the best the series has ever seen and somatically is where the game really shines the entire game from its worlds enemies and bosses have a new mechanical theme to it and it acts as a great opposite of triple deluxe since that adventure had a much more natural feel to it this means there's new stuff as simple as returning enemies having a bit of metal on them to the new whispy woods being completely made out of metal named a clanky woods again keeping the wood spirit alive I like that and most importantly completely new level themes you explore the insides of moving bustling cities with waddle Dee's driving cars and keeping mind of the stoplight oh my god that is adorable a giant ice cream factory a desert with power lines being held up by forks and it's so it's so good each world about halfway through also has a laboratory stage which is neat basically giving you the chance to take down the halls main works enemies at each of their bases the soundtrack fits the mechanical scene too with many of the songs sounding like super high quality chip tunes fitting the game beautifully one of them straight up uses dubstep and it's actually kind of awesome a ton of the tracks are actually remixes too and it is really cool hearing these songs in a new way and while the previous games had a bit of fanservice here and there this time they dialed that up tenfold naturally factory inspection one of the best songs from Kirby 64 gotta remix as did dark castle from dreamland to randomly which is amazing world twos bosses basically picks from 64 who summons Holograms of older bosses including the ice dragon from dreamland 2 because hey why not and boy you can only imagine my surprise getting here and seeing Cibola show up out of nowhere with the remix of dreamland one boss theme it's is so good as a longtime Kirby fan this stuff just gives me pure unbridled joy and it made what was already a great game pretty excellent and of course there is more to do outside of the main adventure once again with two brand new sub games first up is team Kirby clash essentially an action RPG where for Kirby's of varying classes aka modified abilities battle against powerful bosses resulting in gaining experience points and leveling up it's actually pretty odd in concept but it's fun all the same and actually a kirby RPG doesn't sound like the worst idea how come on get on that and in Kirby 3d Rumble you control the pink puffball in a 3d space with the goal of defeating all of the enemies as fast as possible and with as many defeated in a row as possible and this one is pretty fun as well and it looks a whole lot like that one canceled game from returns development which is pretty neat and also the bosses in this mode are measures who showed up in dreamland - and that's it all of this out of nowhere dreamland - appreciation I love me unfortunately though this mode is really short only three levels and in fact neither of these games got a shop version which is odd I really wanted more of these but sadly they're both pretty short-lived the arena is back as well of course as is the true arena with harder forms of the existing bosses you're used to that at this point except now it is absolutely brutal I got to just say that it's probably like the hardest true arena the series has seen yet and as for the extra adventure welcome back to the returning meta nightmare it's been a while since we could play as Meta Knight but man it is so good to be back like dee dee detour before it this is a truncated form of the main adventure with the always sword wielding Meta Knight instead who is so powerful he don't need no stinkin robobot armor he can destroy damn near anything just with his blade his special moves from super star return as well by collecting these blue orbs you can activate simple power-ups like speed up or health recovery or deal a massive blow to your enemies with the help of some of your allies and as for fanservice hoo boy after defeating a major boss near the end of the game this machine randomly summons a clone of dark matter from dreamland to with the accompanying music as well oh okay that's awesome and then there's a clone of Queen SEC tonyia who upon defeat briefly transforms into a being resembling Carranza furthering that sad backstory of her once being friends with him and naturally things end off with Galacta Knight because of course it does Meta Knight vs Galacta Knight is like one of the coolest battles has ever come up with so of course it was going to happen again and it's not even like the fight is radically different than the two battles before but it's still really cool the fight ends with Galacta night being filled once again not that it matters because you know this is going to happen again and I cannot wait for it to happen again man I can't handle this it's too much it is far too much fanservice in such a short amount of time now I'm sure an argument can be made over pure enjoyment value over obvious pandering to longtime fans Dark Matter shows up that is obvious pandering to a longtime fan well you know what I don't care about that argument the end of meta nightmare is awesome regardless but okay I think I've been saying going for long enough let's wrap up the main adventure after dealing with Suzy's evil forces as well as Suzy herself Kirby finds his way to the central hub of Halsman works company access arc and after another fight with mecha knight which actually ends by seeing meta Knights eyes for the first time in 3d pretty neat I think president Holtman finally reveals himself and apparently his full name is actually max profit Holtman that's that's amazing he dismisses Suzy for disappointing him and then reveals his plan turns out that Holman has been studying advanced technologies of the world to reactivate a wish-granting computer star dream and he will not let Kirby stop him and donning a mecha fizz very own they battle and of course he loses I mean come on you can't beat the pink puffball no matter how hard you try Hallman then tries to control star dream himself with a special helmet however suzy comes out of nowhere taking the helmet off of him revealing her plan of selling star dream for a high profit okay that kind of came out of nowhere however something weird happens star dream manages to possess Holtman and it reveals because everyone's revealing something right now that drew all of the studying it's fine all organic life-forms are a nuisance and now intends on wiping all of them in the universe which damn okay that's quite a jump from I want to cover pop star in a plant realizing the error in her ways she calls upon a robobot armor and asks Kirby to stop Stardream not really sure how we're going to stop it I mean Stardream flew off into space oh okay I see what we're doing Meta Knight with the halberd I get it whoa what what what who anyway fake what [Music] this leads to a fight in space between Stardream and robobot halberd and yeah it's pretty sweet it's very different than a typical Kirby final boss this being a behind-the-back shooter but hey with basically half the game being about the robobot armor anyway I would expect nothing less and of course the music is amazing like I can't even joke about that anymore excellent final boss music is just a given in the series at this point once defeated Stardream combines with the access arc which I swear is just more gurren lagaan stuff and we are on to the next phase it's a pretty similar fight a lot of stuff being thrown at you as you hold the shoot button the entire time but throughout the fight you knock parts of the shell away to reveal that access arc is actually Nova from super star actually Kirby lore states that Planet how Candra crafted multiple clockwork stars that sour the cosmos implying that this is simply another Nova and not the same one I mean you wouldn't really think it but Kirby actually has some deep lore guts okay after one more final shoot fest not Nova manages to get one last blow in on the halberd shooting it down thankfully though Meta Knight quickly jumps on top of the ship to shoot the robobot armor out as Kirby forms a drill out of its hand which is just more gurren lagaan and proceeds to drill through its last defenses as he drills its head him destroying it for good and let me tell you this segment only lasts about 20 seconds but it is a damn epic 20 seconds that is unless you're in the true arena where suddenly star dream manages to inhale Kirby leading to a battle with the machine's core phase 1 basically being a recreation of Nova's heart from super star like I said a true arena is a pain in the butt throwing in a surprise final boss it doesn't help things it even does a final shockwave attack after you defeat it and boy if you're low on health and that takes you down you're going to be really mad I would know because it happened to me after the main battle the robobot armor somehow removes Kirby from itself and sends him back to popstar but not before shedding a tear I losing its master okay don't know how that's the thing pop star has been freed of its mechanization Meta Knight and DDD are safe once again Susie flies off back into space and Kirby happily chases after the halberd ending Kirby planet robobot I know men the credits for meta nightmare even have these cute little sprites straight out of kirby superstar the fanservice never ends but one last thing if you thought that sec tonyia had a messed up backstory well it turns out that president Holtman had a daughter named susanna they worked together to reactivate star dream however an undisclosed accident caused susana to vanish into another dimension and at that point Holtman just figured that she was dead and by constantly using the star dreamhelmet it slowly messed with his memories so when susie showed up he recognized her but he didn't realize that she was his daughter not only does that add a little bit of impact to susie wanting to get rid of star dream but Hoffman also wanted to use star dream to bring Susana back to life with its wish-granting capabilities however all of his work provided no results because in fact she was never dead oh you know Kirby for kids man I can't believe this nerd talked about a single kirby game for over 20 minutes once again don't act surprised but yeah there was a lot to talk about with this one more so than you probably initially thought now all of my nostalgia will forever have me say that Adventure is my favorite in the series there are just far too many memories here however when it comes to the best game in the series planet robobot has that down easily and initially I thought otherwise with the robot having so much screen time over Kirby proper but man it really doesn't matter it is still a ton of fun and combined with the overwhelming fan service ultimately this is a Kirby dream game through and through and with that I have now covered every single mainline Kirby game in the franchise and it honestly feels kind of good to do so that being said though we are not done with the marathon quite yet stay tuned because next time I'm going to start taking a look at Kirby's spin-off there's like ten of them and I'm going to get most of them done in a single video oh boy row row fight the power

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Length: 21min 52sec (1312 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 01 2017