I too would love to live in a world where Retro releases 1 game per year, despite not having released one in 5+.
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The Donkey Kong Country Returns saga needs a third game
- Thread starter lunanto
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I too would love to live in a world where Retro releases 1 game per year, despite not having released one in 5+.
What makes DKCRTF so good? Genuine question. I love platformers and have never played it. I own a Switch but it looked "okay" to me. I used to LOVE DKC as a kid.
Pretty much everything. The level design and themes are sublime. Controls are very tight. Graphically beautiful and some of the best music in gaming history. Even the underwater levels are great.
There were complaints about the difficulty on Wii U, but Switch pretty much fixed that allowing ways to play at different skill levels.
Someone made a pretty good comparison of DKTF and NSMBU Deluxe on Switch and the takeaway was that DKTF far outclasses.
(I think its one of the greatest platformers ever made and I'm not alone. Seems like you should be rushing to get it - especially because I think its on sale some places right now.)
Mark Brown had a pretty good video on Tropical Freeze's level design. I would say that if you loved DKC as a kid and you're still into platformers then absolutely try Tropical Freeze.
Ubisoft: As long as they use Diddy and Dixie this time, and they don't give DK a giant head again I'd be happy with this. Goodfeel can stay the heck away though, really don't want an easy game with bad music.
Really hope they bring back Wise, that's all I can say. I love Kirkhope but nobody can match Wise when it comes to DKC. He gives it ambience but also the booming sense of drama the soundtrack needs to stand out. Hopefully he uses more bass in his next entry though.
One-hundred percent agreed. I would love to have a third Retro-made DKC that culminates in the return of K. Rool and the Kremlings as the villains while bringing back a bunch of animal buddies besides Rambi. I want to see Expresso, Rattly, Ellie, Squawks (as a stage/gameplay mechanic), and the rest of them make their grand return!
Don't forget Squitter, although he may be busy being both a vehicle and a driver in Mario Kart 9.
What do you think Retro has been working on for the last five years?
The most epic DK game ever made.
The most epic DK game ever made.
Besides Rambi?! Fight me.
Edit- Oh wait, I may be misinterpretting you. But I need clarification to set this grudge aside.
Prepare for K. Rool's grand return to the series.... as a partner character
They'll need to make bigger barrels to squeeze him into.
They'll need to make bigger barrels to squeeze him into.
Haha, I'm not entirely sure what you're referring to but I did NOT mean "add in the other animal buddies but take out Rambi." I meant add them in alongside Rambi! I mean, come on -- you can't have DKC animal buddies without Rambi!
They should just make the bosses not take 9 whole hits to defeat. I don't think the health was the issue.
Yeah or that. I think I gave up on the 4th or 5th boss after dying 15 times in a row in the second phase.
It was pretty brutal in hard mode.... if they didn't let me play as Dixie in that mode I wouldn't have bothered
I can see why people love Tropical Freeze so much - I watched all kinds of analysing videos about it's merits before it released on Switch. Autumn Heights especially is a lovely little pocket universe. But I just didn't feel it as much as DKCR.
I've finished it two times (first in normal mode, but couldn't get past the ending to Levitation Station, so started over in Funky Mode and cheesed my way through it with green balloons =P ) but it didn't click the same way for me. I just like the shorter, simpler levels, leaner visual design and unified island of DKCR more.
On-topic: I'm in for a third instalment, if only to know what's been going on at Retro!
Lets hope at least we get some of this...
DKC 3 had bears (the North) ... Banjo is a bear and assumed he is in the same world.
Nintendo and Microsoft working together --- it can happen!
I want to believe
Nah, they had a good run in their own trilogy, I like fresh antagonists.
There is absolutely no shame in preferring Returns to TF. Its a masterpiece. And especially incredible considering Retro had never done a 2d platformer before
Fresh antagonists are fine when you're still grounding the series with its main antagonist in most installments. Otherwise it's just a revolving door of unmemorable nobodies
Look how big Bowser and Ganondorf have gotten, K. Rool deserves the same respect
Look how big Bowser and Ganondorf have gotten, K. Rool deserves the same respect
Yep, I await an original DK game for switch.
Whatever it is, K. Rool is going to be in it.
