By far my favorite Kirby game. The style suits the characters perfectly, the music is a stand-out highlight with how beautifully composed it is and how it sets tone for each level. The snow levels specifically really benefit from this.
As someone whose wife is a casual game player at best, the no death/losing gems penalty was a great point-of-entry for her with little punishment, and as she got better, we were able to start focus on 100% the levels.
Best Kirby game. Fite me.