8 Utterly Brutal Video Game Sidequests
3. True Arena - Kirby's Return To Dreamland
When you think of Kirby, chances are that you think of charming and super simple platform games with this little pink puffball centre stage. Yet despite this image being firmly locked in place within our minds, Sakurai really REALLY wants us to think of this chap as an absolute badass!
I mean look at some of the action sequences they've put him in when it comes to Smash Bros! And if that wasn't clear enough telegraphing that they want us to see Kirby as a bad boy, look at the challenges presented to him in the form of the True Arenas!
Throughout the franchise, players can unlock the True Arena which is basically a boss rush mode complete with tougher foes and a few tweaks to their moves. In Kirby's Return To Dreamland, you face off against 15 of them! Back to back with little respite.
Kirby games aren't usually thought of as difficult, but this? My god will it make you feel challenged! And because this isn't spicy enough, while you can take up to three other players with you, you only get the reward for doing it SOLO!