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i thought epic yarn was criticized for not being kirby

and then there was mass attack which everybody was kind of okay with?

also i guess nobody liked phantom hourglass or spirit tracks but i guess minish cap was supposedly better or something

people just like different stuff i guess

The only thing I liked from Kirby: Mass Attack was the minigames (particularly the pinball one, but I've since downloaded Kirby's Pinball Land and now Mass Attack just sort of collects dust). The stages felt like they took forever, you had to replay a good number of them to collect all the coins, and if you accidentally flicked one Kirby into the wrong door well it looks like you're going that way now. The tilting tower stages were fun, if only for the moments solace they offered from Flick Kirby at Everything: The Game.

I like Spirit Tracks because there was a lot to do outside of the main quest. I'm thinking discovery and collection are my main draws to games because the games I enjoy the most seem to include heavy emphasis on either sidequests, collectibles, or a mix of both. You could collect train parts, unlock secret tracks to new islands, and replay the bosses if you felt like it, which is another thing I really like to see in games. The expanding hub dungeon was done better than in PH and having Zelda as a ghostly knight companion made it feel fresh (riding on her shield over lava pits was pretty cool). I don't think it's the most amazing Zelda out there by a long shot, but I certainly don't think it was bad.

I get the feeling I'm unpopular opinion guy around here sometimes (I really like Animal Crossing too), but whatevs. Different strokes.

Has anyone else picked up Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon? I'm only halfway through the second mansion, and I've gotta say I'm loving it.