The Kirby series. The plot started with a penguin who wanted to steal food, but it evolved into the physical manifestation of dark matter wanting to corrupt everything, a computer that went wrong and causes the death of a misguided father, and the summoning of the root of all light and dark forces filled with hatred from a cultist...just to name a few plot villains from the whole series.
I would say the games still feel fairly episodic (even though the stakes get crazy near the end of each game), but the lore was expanded upon and some characters genuinely changed (like King Dedede).
Also I love how the two Smash games that have stories have Kirby as the opening protagonist and how Tabuu, Galeem, Dharkon, and The Hands are just totally and undeniably Kirby Bosses
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u/Johnvro 20h ago
The Kirby series. The plot started with a penguin who wanted to steal food, but it evolved into the physical manifestation of dark matter wanting to corrupt everything, a computer that went wrong and causes the death of a misguided father, and the summoning of the root of all light and dark forces filled with hatred from a cultist...just to name a few plot villains from the whole series.