How I describe the Dark Matter Trilogy to friends:
"IN THE FIRST AGE IN THE FIRST BATTLE WHEN THE SHADOWS FIRST LENGTHEND ONE STOOD...."

20:25 This was ridiculously painful to watch

Zero must be like: we are never visiting that solar system ever again

I like how the lore of the upside down pyramid in Rock Star and the entirety of Shiver Star were indirectly expanded upon in Kirby: Planet Robobot.

And then after the trilogy. Star allies became a thing and astral birth void was born!

You raise a really interesting point about thematic trilogies and their meanings, but you performed a mostly textual analysis. I would have loved to see you delve more into the themes and motifs the games share, but this was an excellent look at these games regardless.

For a cute game like Kirby, all-loving heroes facing the most darkest and threatening villains who invaded the sugary sweet fantasy world in fiction is nothing new. I mean, Care Bears or MLP aren't afraid to show the darker side when it comes to fighting disturbing villains.

That trope is called "Vile Villain, Saccharine Show" which it's one of the my favorite tropes that got me interested and that actually fits for Kirby to make the games more challenging and complex.

20:24 had me dying

18:46 rip flower, rip friend heart piece

How is this not a narrative-driven trilogy? While not linear, both dreamland 2 and kirby64 source their story from the universal conflict made clear in dreamland 3.

started playing dream land 3. Did Kirby just steal that hamster's girl? holy shit Kirby

32:00 surprised you didn’t mention the connection between “Ado” in KDL3 and Adeleine in 64. Although they haven’t confirmed to be the same character to this day, the fact they are similar in both appearance and abilities should be of note when considering their roles in the Dark Matter Trilogy

You forgot something important about Nago: he's kind of a brute.

Seriously, in most copy transformations, Kirby's the one that gets smacked around!

Ah yes, my favorite year:




Wii

YouTube thinks this is Metroid Prime Trilogy

Phenomenal video that still holds up three+ years later 🍻

Not a bad video honestly, though I think the game footage could better align with what you're talking about. You'll often mention certain abilities or mechanics, but the video shows some generic gameplay footage instead of the ability or mechanic being described. I just think more specific footage would make the video a bit easier to follow, especially for viewers who aren't familiar with these games.

This was an awesome review of the DM trilogy. I remember my uncle bought me Kirby 64 back in the day, I played the shit out of it and never knew about the true ending battle until years later. Great stuff, I also like the various copy ability mechanics they experimented with throughout this series, more games need this kind of experiementation! 💎

Also your faceless profile picture is going to give me nightmares...

This is a very amazing video looking at the Dark Matter Trilogy. Hope this gets more views.

If the Parasol ability were in K64TCS, I think we all know which enemy would give the ability. I've seen a YouTuber who has ideas on how the combos would work. I think they also have a design for Miracle Matter.