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Why all the praise for DKTF
- Thread starter Jindrax
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I got it on switch, but it's very overhyped imho. My daughter and her friends love it though.
I think I played 2 islands before stopping.
The SNES donkey kong country is the real gem! :)
Edit: it's not a bad game by any means but it hold nothing on the original
I think I played 2 islands before stopping.
The SNES donkey kong country is the real gem! :)
Edit: it's not a bad game by any means but it hold nothing on the original
No, it is better.
It is also hard as fuck to make 100%
It puts NSMBU to shame in everything but one : DKTF is better played singleplayer while NSMBU is better coop
It also lets you decide how you want to approach a level - Daisy, Dixie, Cranky, and I guess now Funky.
I have not heard that before, the water levels and the rocket barrel levels are the worst part of the game. Everything else though is pure bliss.
It's one of the best Jump'n Runs of the last few years, almost everything is on Point, just the Boss battles suck
Tbh Era hyped this game up so much. I regret purchasing it. It isn't that much fun to me. Too many death traps and the boss battles are way too long.
Best 2D platformer ever, hands down. It's so good that it makes a good chunk of the platformers I've player feel static and lifeless in comparison. Each level tells a story, and they environments are brimming with dynamic platforms and memorable setpiece moments The roll jump is a delicious, weighty dodge offset-esque mechanic to separate novice players from those which are more experienced. And the OST is maybe just the best ever. Only issue is that the bosses really aren't great, and there's an over abundance of optional (though still bland) bonus rooms, but you gotta take the good with the bad.
To each his own, the rocket barrel levels and the minecart levels are my favorites.
I also think that the water level are really good. I remember one of the secret levels, the underwater maze. Very good level.
'Cause it's fucking good mate. Like really, really fucking good. The visuals, OST and sound design are instant classics. The tightness of the mechanics and the absolute mastery of momentum and flow in level design.
I played the shit out of this on Wii U and I really gotta get it for Switch eventually. But for someone who got the game for 45 euros at launch on the Wii U, the game's current digital price is tough to swallow.
I played the shit out of this on Wii U and I really gotta get it for Switch eventually. But for someone who got the game for 45 euros at launch on the Wii U, the game's current digital price is tough to swallow.
Dunno if I can pick between TF and DKC2. DKC2 is a great game and a lot of what it does appeals to me a lot in a way neither of the Returns games do (I like the unique playable Kongs and the animal buddies).
So they're both really good, and can coexist as such in my mind. No need to rank 'em.
He's come a long way since the olden days. I quite enjoy his new content, especially the FFVII stuff.
So they're both really good, and can coexist as such in my mind. No need to rank 'em.
He's come a long way since the olden days. I quite enjoy his new content, especially the FFVII stuff.
video games forever
Accessibility, music *variety*--not just quality, re-playability, and awesome level designs. Seriously, it a tightly tuned platformer with plenty to offer in terms of challenge and secrets. The water levels rank among the best here owing to the tight control scheme and sense of weight between all the characters' movesets. Mine cart and rocket riding levels have never been more hectic and fun!
Amazing game. The only problems that it had were the lack of humor and bad enemies design. The enemies are great to play against but their drawings are so forgetable.
The simple fact people kept asking for kaptin k rol on Smash is a proof that no one remembers the enemies from Tropical Freeze.
Another problem with the game that older players point out is the fact that you can`t normally play with diddy and the other characters. Just after finishing the game you can play with them but they only have 1 heart. This used to bother me but I have come to accpet this was a design choice by the developers. It`s not the same gameplay as SNES games.
The simple fact people kept asking for kaptin k rol on Smash is a proof that no one remembers the enemies from Tropical Freeze.
Another problem with the game that older players point out is the fact that you can`t normally play with diddy and the other characters. Just after finishing the game you can play with them but they only have 1 heart. This used to bother me but I have come to accpet this was a design choice by the developers. It`s not the same gameplay as SNES games.
PFFT! DKC2's level design alone wishes that it would come close to DKCTF's.
Because it's amazing. Go play it. You owe it to yourself. Best 2D platformer of the past decade, easily.
It's a $20-30 game to me. The WiiU version had bad load times and huge difficulty spikes that the Switch version remedied.
It's a good platformer because it has:
-Good music
-Tight controls
-Great level design. Each level is totally distinct, with several unique platforming ideas per level. The levels also tell a story as you progress through them.
NSMB games feel very samey level to level with average music and art direction. If you are looking for a platformer, DKTF is by far the best one to get. Kirby is junk. NSMB is a kids game. I still wouldn't pay more than $30 for any of these. DKTF can be finished in 4-6 hours with not much incentive to find all the secrets. Gamefly is your friend.
I thought it was fine. Kinda forgettable. I vaguely remember the music being okay and the bosses (the final one in particular) being bullshit.
This is coming from someone who general doesn't care for 2D platformers anyway, so grain of salt and all that. One of the few games I consider perfect (Super Meat Boy) wouldn't even come close to cracking my "favorite games of all time list" because it's part of a genre that I find unfulfilling.
This is coming from someone who general doesn't care for 2D platformers anyway, so grain of salt and all that. One of the few games I consider perfect (Super Meat Boy) wouldn't even come close to cracking my "favorite games of all time list" because it's part of a genre that I find unfulfilling.
Every single platform in the game is placed to make it entirely possible to play any level as efficiently as possible. Nothing feels unfair or cheap.
I love Rayman Origins like there's no tomorrow, but absolutely not.
it's simple, the platforming and level design is just excellent.
the feel of platforming here is just so good, it's super precise, great weight to the characters, it's just a joy to control. and level design is just fantastic. the game never gets comfortable with itself to reuse ideas, it constantly throws new ideas at you.
oh and the soundtrack is 10/10.
the feel of platforming here is just so good, it's super precise, great weight to the characters, it's just a joy to control. and level design is just fantastic. the game never gets comfortable with itself to reuse ideas, it constantly throws new ideas at you.
oh and the soundtrack is 10/10.
i'm a huge fan of the 2D rayman games, but DKTF is on another level. both should be played by every fan of the genre tho.
I think it sets out what it wants to do perfectly but this consists of decisions i dont look for in a "perfect 2d platformer". Since it launched I've wanted to love this so much but it remains my least favorite platformer from a big name developer.
Yes, it is good, I finished it and sold it because Nintendo games retain value and I have no intention of building a collection of games on the Switch, but it is 100% a solid platformer, one of the best I've ever played.
I rank DKC2 among my all-time favorites, and that was my first E3 as a Wii U owner, so I was supremely stoked when they revealed Tropical Freeze. I then went to the Nintendo Life forums to share my excitement... and yeah, all of the vitriol seemed to come out of nowhere. I just couldn't get it.
And by that time the WiiU was already shaping up to be an immense failure, so suffice it to say that those were depressing times.
Game turned out to be one of the best platformers of all time, however, so the joke was on them.
None of the Rayman games control as well as DKCTF. Simply as that.
[Here's different videos from different game design analyst YouTubers, each focusing on an aspect that sets it apart.
I'm not as into the game as a lot of other people, mainly because of Donkey Kong's movement and controls, but there's a lot to love about the game, from the visuals to the music to the level design. It's all really really good. Try checking out some reviews or gameplay videos on YouTube to see how it is, at least