History VideoGame / KirbyAndTheForgottenLand

* AlertnessBlink: Sometimes, during a dialogue, NPCs make a ding sound, accompanied by a red '''!''' over their head to indicate alertness.

* CrateExpectations:Wooden and metal crates are all over the place, often containing items.

* InexplicableTreasureChests: Unopened treasure chests are occasionally found all over the place, containing multiple pickups such as star coins. They can also contain Waddle Dees.

* CrateExpectations:Wooden crates are all over the place.

* InexplicableTreasureChests: Unopened treasure chests are occasionally found all over the place, containing multiple pickups such as star coins.

* KingKoopaCopy: [[spoiler:Leongar]] is ''very'' similar to Bowser, being a big, strong, clawed, toothy predator whose hideout is in a LethalLavaLand. [[spoiler:When he TurnsRed, he also gains GlowingEyesOfDoom and a BreathAttack.]]

* UncannyValley: The main story's final boss [[spoiler:in their larval form]] looks a lot like a human embryo and has uncannily photorealistic and detailed eyes, which is especially apparent when they [[EyeAwaken dramatically open their eyes]] and [[spoiler:deliver their threat to consume everything]]. [[spoiler:Their true form as Fecto Elfilis]] also has this trait, as while they have a humanoid, angelic design, they also have disproportionately large hands, CreepyLongFingers, and digitigrade legs, which adds to their appearance as an AngelicAbomination. Both are clearly meant to look otherworldly and just plain ''wrong'', since they [[spoiler:are an invader not native to this world, and plan on subsuming the entire planet for their own purposes]].

** Getting hit by [[spoiler:Morpho Knight’s sound wave attack]] not only [[CameraScrew tilts the camera 90 degrees]], but also causes the boss music to become muted until Kirby recovers from the blow and the camera rights itself again.

* GenreThrowback: While still retaining elements of the ''Super Star'' style that was largely followed by the previous four mainline ''Kirby'' games, ''Forgotten Land'', partly as a consequence of attempting to retain ''Kirby''[='=]s simplicity in [=3D=], more closely follows the general philosophy of the Dark Matter Trilogy installments (''[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Dream Land 2]]'', ''[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Dream Land 3]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Kirby 64]]''). This includes having a relatively small amount of Copy Abilities in exchange for a system to enhance said abilities, a greater emphasis on optional puzzle solving in order to acquire an optional collectible, and [[spoiler:a ramped-up SurpriseCreepy nature even compared to the rest of the series towards the end]].

* SurpriseCreepy: It's really hard to consider legitimately scary elements in a ''Kirby'' game surprising at this point, but there's a definite surprise factor to the flavor it takes--[[spoiler:Fecto Elfilis' embryonic form in a laboratory tank and then its Fecto Forgo BlobMonster fusion with Leongar and some Beast Pack monsters take the horror into a sci-fi bio-horror tone that feels closer to ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' than ''Kirby''.]]

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The entire main story (Not counting the Post-Game) is heavily implied to take place over a hectic two days as shown by the level selection map and level backgrounds. [[GreenHillZone Natural Plains]] and [[PalmtreePanic Everbay Coast]] take place from morning to early afternoon. Most of [[AmusementParkOfDoom Wondaria Remains]] takes place in the late afternoon except for the House of Horrors, which takes place during the evening. The Wondaria Dream Parade and Danger under the Big Top both take place at night. [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Winter Horns]] and [[ShiftingSandLand Originull Wasteland]] take place during the entire next day, with Alivel Mall (Staff Side) and Moonlight Canyon becoming evening and progressing to night halfway through the latter all the way to the boss. The [[LethalLavaLand Redgar Forbidden Lands]] happens that same night and the FinalBoss fight happens during the next dawn.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The Beast Pack bosses have more realistic designs than normal, with [[MsFanservice Clawroline]] standing out in particular. Then [[spoiler:King Dedede's routine possession is portrayed more seriously than previous games. It all culminates in Fecto Forgo, whose battle features some of the most gruesome imagery in the entire series]]. In fact, this game is the first in the series to receive a "Fear" warning in its PEGI rating.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: King Dedede's pre-battle cutscene shows him caging his own Waddle Dee servants. [[spoiler:Turns out he's under Fecto Forgo's mind control.]]

* TelephonePolearm: King Dedede uses a stone pillar as a weapon in the second phase of his fight, swinging it around like a large club.

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The entire main story (Not counting the Post-Game) is heavily implied to take place over a hectic two days as shown by the level selection map and level backgrounds. [[GreenHillZone World 1]] and [[PalmtreePanic 2]] take place from morning to early afternoon. Most of [[AmusementParkOfDoom World 3]] takes place in the late afternoon except for the House of Horror, which takes place during the evening. Wondaria Dream Parade and the world boss which takes place at night. [[SlippySlideyIceWorld World 4]] and [[ShiftingSandLand 5]] take place during the entire next day, with Alivel Mall: Staff Side and Midnight Canyon becoming evening and progressing to night halfway through the latter all the way to the boss. [[LethalLavaLand World 6]] happens that same night and the FinalBoss fight happens during the next dawn.

* FishingMinigame: One of the three mini games Kirby can play is one of these where the goal is to fish up increasingly larger Blippers for lots of Star coins.

** King Dedede begins his fight by sending out two Primal Awoofies to attack Kirby. [[spoiler:Later on, Forgo Dedede can use a MightyRoar to summon them in his second phase.]]

** The "perfect dodge" mechanic (move the L stick while guarding), which slows down time and boosts your attack damage, is a very useful ability but one which is never explicitly explained in-game. Wise Waddle Dee will explain how blocking reduces damage from enemy attacks, but nobody mentions dodging at all.

** The stage "Invasion of the Haunted House" is a notable example in-universe, because it's an AmusementPark attraction that mixes BigBoosHaunt with SpaceZone.

** [[spoiler:Forgo Dedede's new DualWielding moveset, flame powers, and wilder second phase bring to mind the various fights against TheLegendOfZelda's Ganondorf/Ganon. Specificially ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' where Ganon wields two giant swords, or ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' where Ganon actually gallops around the room like a beast in his second form.]]

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The entire main story (Not counting the Post-Game) is heavily implied to take place over a hectic two days as shown by the level selection map and level backgrounds. [[GreenHillZone World 1]] and [[PalmtreePanic 2]] take place from morning to early afternoon. Most of [[AmusementParkOfDoom World 3]] takes place in the late afternoon except for the House of Horror which takes place during the evening, Wondaria Dream Parade and the world boss which takes place to night. [[SlippySlideyIceWorld World 4]] and [[ShiftingSandLand 5]] take place during the entire next day, with Alivel Mall: Staff Side and Midnight Canyon becoming evening and progressing to night halfway through the latter all the way to the boss. [[LethalLavaLand World 6]] happens that same night and the FinalBoss fight happens during the next dawn.

* CoolMask: [[spoiler:Forgo Dedede wears an intimidating boar mask given to him by Leongar that not only makes him stronger to the point of PlayingWithFire, but also cloud his thoughts and make him forget who he truly is.]] This makes him somewhat of a Masked Dedede stand-in.

* AllTheWorldsAreAStage: [[spoiler:[[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon The final level]] from the post-game campaign — "[[EldritchLocation Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams]]" — is a mashup of the previous levels [[RemixedLevel with each individual stage representing one of the previous levels]], and within each individual stage itself are six segments; the first five segments of Forgo Dreams' first six stages are either taken from the one portion of each of that original level's four stages with a unique segment not found in the original levels added in as the fifth segment ([[GreenHillZone Natural Plains]], [[PalmtreePanic Everbay Coast]], [[AmusementParkOfDoom Wondaria Remains]], [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Winter Horns]], and [[ShiftingSandLand Originull Wasteland]]) or taken from one portion of each of the original level's five stages ([[LethalLavaLand Redgar Forbidden Lands]]), and the sixth segment itself in these stages is the original level's boss fight stage — the sole exception is the last stage (based on [[BossOnlyLevel Lab Discovera]]).]]

* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: [[spoiler:King Dedede takes advantage of the usual end-of-stage [[YeahShot victory screen]] by ''getting up during the freeze-frame and capturing Elfilin while he's frozen''. Then, once Fecto Forgo awakens, it stares directly at the camera as it prepares to consume everything. And last but certainly not least, Chaos Elfilis' eyes seem to always stare at ''the players themselves.'']]

** At the end of Forgo Dreams, the remaining essence of [[spoiler:Fecto Forgo]] reappears and transforms into their more powerful Soul form preparing to attack Kirby and friends. Then right after his BossSubtitles disappear, [[spoiler:the camera pans over to the left where a familiar butterfly is flying towards the two]].

** Kirby's goal in every stage is to rescue all the Waddle Dees. More Waddles Dees mean the HubCity gets rebuilt, and a number of Waddle Dees are needed to unlock the boss stages, similarly mechanics-wise to the Sun Stones and Code Cubes in the Nintendo 3DS titles.

*** Using Cutter close to an enemy allows for a multi-hit combo.
*** Dodging works differently with Ice's variants and Gigant Sword than usual -- you can only dodge upon coming out of guard, rather than at any time.

*** [[spoiler:Morpho Knight Sword]] has a couple of attacks that aren't even explained at all and require experimentation or prior knowledge to execute. In particular, it has two attacks that are used by attacking while guarding, something no other ability has. Holding then releasing Attack while guarding on the ground lets you [[spoiler:summon homing Fecto Forgo spirits]], and holding then releasing Attack while guarding in mid-air [[spoiler:lets you use Morpho Knight's soundwave attack]].

* HijackedByGanon: [[spoiler:Morpho Knight absorbs Soul Forgo at the end of the ''Forgo Isles'' postgame, taking over the FinalBoss spot for that submode. Forgo's soul does manage to escape eventually and become the TrueFinalBoss of the Ultimate Z Cup at the Colosseum, though, so it can count as a subversion too.]]

* NightmareFace: [[spoiler:When Soul Forgo possesses Forgo Leon in his second phase, his face is engulfed in a large dark purple cloud, and he ''keeps this'' for the rest of the fight. And it isn't just exclusive to Forgo Leon; it's been shown on ''the enemies found in Fecto Elfilis' final phase and in Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams.'']]

* OfficiallyShortenedTitle: The post-game level, always referred to in dialogue as [[spoiler:the Isolated Isles of Forgo Dreams]], is shortened to just [[spoiler:"Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams"]] on its overworld map.

* CoolMask: [[spoiler:Forgo Dedede wears an intimidating boar mask given to him by Leongar that not only makes him stronger to the point of PlayingWithFire, but also cloud his thoughts and make him forget who he truly is.]]

* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: Done with King Dedede, as per usual. But unlike previous titles, this doesn't work the first time and only after defeating the [[spoiler:feral Forgo Dedede]] does Dedede finally come back to his senses.

* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: [[spoiler:King Dedede takes advantage of the usual end-of-stage [[YeahShot victory screen]] by ''getting up during the freeze-frame and capturing Elfilin while he's frozen''.]]

* MadnessMantra: Exclusive to the postgame. [[spoiler:In Forgo Land, a recreation of Lab Discovera within the dreams of Fecto Forgo, the Dream Discoveries Tour dialogue has been mutated primarily into repetitions of the phrase "And here we are!", one of the final lines of the original tour. This "song", "Eternal Echo of the Thrilling Tour-our-our", is also used during part of the final phase of the Chaos Elfilis battle.]]