The debut of Kirby and the Forgotten Land in September 2021 surprised fans of the wholesome franchise in several ways. The largest change is, obviously, Kirby and the Forgotten Land's shift from a 2D platformer to a 3D platformer. It's more akin to Super Mario Odyssey than previous Kirby titles. But perhaps just as shocking was Kirby and the Forgotten Land's setting, which appeared to be a post-apocalyptic Earth. Now, Nintendo has shared several new screenshots offering a deeper look at Kirby and the Forgotten Land's setting.Four screenshots were shared by Nintendo, each of a different explorable area from Kirby and the Forgotten Land. The 3D platformer's debut trailer focused on an overgrown cityscape, but also desert, frozen, island, and theme park regions. A second, more recent gameplay trailer focused on the same regions, but didn't necessarily delve further into them. The four regions shown in today's new screenshots appear to be pulled from this second trailer, each focusing on one Kirby and the Forgotten Land's known explorable regions.RELATED: Kirby and the Forgotten Land's New Character Elfilin Stirs Speculation Among FansThe four regions shown in the new screenshots are Kirby and the Forgotten Land's ocean/island region, its theme park area, a snowy castle area, and a desert region featuring a city overwhelmed by sand dunes. The one region not included is the green cityscape, though that's been featured prominently in both of Kirby and the Forgotten Land's trailers so far.

If there's a takeaway from the four screenshots, it's that Kirby and the Forgotten Land features a diverse range of styles and scale. For example, the island region seems of a similar style and scale to Kirby, which is to say it's small, colorful, and cartoonish. The theme park, too, seems Kirby-sized and brightly colored. The desert, on the other hand, might be Kirby-sized, but features a bleak, desolate post-apocalyptic setting. Finally, the frozen area is huge compared to Kirby, though it too features a dilapidated world. Oddly, however, the lights in this area seem to be powered, as if it's habitated.

There's clearly something more to Kirby and the Forgotten Land than meets the eye. One clue is that the colorful theme park shown in today's screenshot can also be seen in the first Kirby trailer. Only, in the trailer, it's first shown to be overrun with foliage and decay. It's as if Kirby changes it so that it comes to life as part of the game.

The nature of Kirby and Forgotten Land is yet to be fully revealed, but what's shown so far is exciting in a way that Kirby games haven't reached for in years, if not decades. Somehow it's managed to be unsettling, while still embracing the cutesy charm the franchise is known for. Expect to hear more about Kirby and the Forgotten Land in the coming weeks.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land releases March 25 on Switch.

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