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I was having such a good day today not remembering it's existence and you just go on and ruin my day smh
Think how good it'll be to have the finals out of the way and the time and headspace to just kick back and relax with the game for a day or so.
Worth it.
Well, finally I have finished the download of the game with my atrocious internet connection.
A dumb question, it is possible to get all the collectibles in each level by doing a single run, or do you need to repeat some levels by taking different routes?
And by the way, I need to say to people worrying about the resolution in portable mode, the game looks very crisp and gorgeous.
I will say that it's together with 'ARMS' and 'Breath of the Wild' the most impressive technical showcase of the hardware.
Still impressed to see the most complex games produced by Nintendo running in such a small form factor.
I'm getting the felling that this will become my second favorite platformer in the system, just after 'The End Is Nigh' which is impossible to surpass :)
A dumb question, it is possible to get all the collectibles in each level by doing a single run, or do you need to repeat some levels by taking different routes?
And by the way, I need to say to people worrying about the resolution in portable mode, the game looks very crisp and gorgeous.
I will say that it's together with 'ARMS' and 'Breath of the Wild' the most impressive technical showcase of the hardware.
Still impressed to see the most complex games produced by Nintendo running in such a small form factor.
I'm getting the felling that this will become my second favorite platformer in the system, just after 'The End Is Nigh' which is impossible to surpass :)
The only thing that will make you repeat a level is the alternate exits that lead to the secret levels.
All the other collectibles can be obtained in a single run.
Windmill Kingdom, the level with the floating balloon platforms.
Thanks for the useful info :)
I always try to get 100% of the collectibles before moving to the next level in my platform games.
Time to repeat the first level!
Frankly the 100% is hard, some of the collectibles are hidden very well and I am even struggling to find those of World 1 (I am in World 3 right now).
I would recommend to try one or two times and then move on to the next level. It might become frustrating if you are stuck too long on one level.
Funky's double-jump mechanics make no sense. The first jump is fine and carries him with the momentum you would expect it to have, but when you tap jump again, it's like you're being restrained by invisible chains. I'm worried I'm going to bust an analog stick trying to get him over where I feel the jump should take me. These are least satisfying double-jumps in any game I've played.
You can buy the parrot to help you with the puzzle pieces though.
100%'d World 1 this morning like it was just yesterday I was playing this.
What. A. Game.
I'm glad it's getting a second life and people can finally have another chance to play the best 2D platformer ever released.
What. A. Game.
I'm glad it's getting a second life and people can finally have another chance to play the best 2D platformer ever released.
Oh, then it's even better, the two things that I enjoy the most in platform games are a good level of challenge and very well hidden collectibles, demanding to think outside of the box :)
I think the most underrated thing about this game is the fact that it contains, pound-for-pound, the greatest collection of platforming stages of all time
I feel like that should be celebrated more
I feel like that should be celebrated more
I haven't played co-op in Tropical Freeze, but I had a ton of fun with it in Returns, if only because my little sister would play Diddy and would jump off my back over a pit and laugh her ass off as I fell into the death abyss below.
I have to say I buy every nintendo game on carrefour or mediamarkt. Nothing beats finding always nintendo games there 10 euros (and sometimes even 15) cheaper than in every other store.
So I beat World 2, but did not unlock the Alpine Incline track. How do I unlock all the tracks? It only shows four for both worlds.
As I don't have time (and car), I prefer Amazon, and tbh Amazon is as cheap as MM usually.
IIRC there's only (unfortunately) some tracks available to listen in each world.
Alpine Incline. Yeah, that's one of the best levels. Has my favorite music track too.
There's a lot of things about this game that should be celebrated more, but it just doesn't resonate on that level with the tastes of the time.
Good to see new people enjoying it.
So I understand there are gates to the secret levels, what does completing the letters and puzzle pieces do?
The craziest part is that it works on both a collectathon level and a pure platforming level. So many little moments where you think "That looks like it might unlock something" and it pays off more often than not, yet it also has pitch perfect enemy and obstacle placement for the time attacks. It's bananas.
Puzzle pieces just unlock art and stuff, but the letters unlock an extra level in each world and it's definitely well worth the effort.
You can play Funky mode as DK, which gives you up to two extra hearts, but the actual game itself is the same.
Funky Mode is an easier difficulty all around, the characters have more hearts and can take more items into levels. Funky Kong makes the game even easier on top of that, since he has all the companion's perks rolled into him baseline and has additional hearts on top of that.
Other than that the game is pretty much unchanged.
Thinking about it, yeah that's probably true. Like, there's only one level I'd actually call bad (I'm sure everyone knows what that is), and the rest range from great to best of all time. And it's spread pretty evenly throughout the game.
Yeah every one have their preferences (or how you use your time) to buy stuff. Dont worry. I tried Amazon for games some time back, and becuase sometimes they fucked up the sending dates i prefer to get them myself, but of course is easy for me as I can get a bus or walk and be in the store in 10 minutes.
Extras (art assets).
No. Playing the Funky Mode you can switch and control DK, and then it's an easier version without being as easy as playing as Funky.
But the normal mode is as hard as ever (luckily).
I kove that stage, it also has two of my favourite tracks (love how it has different musin when you get to the sky) and I also really enjoyed searching for the puzzles in that stage. World 2 would be my favourite world probably if it wasnt for that stage with Rambi that everything was collapsing - had some of the most furstrating moments in the whole game there.
Yeah, good idea to give us an extra hit - contrary to DKCReturns.
Completing puzzles gives you artworks in the extras.
The letters are more important, collect them all in all stages of a world to unlock the K levels (considerably more challenging than the regular levels)
I would pay A LOT of money to have a DLC for DKTF.
There's a lot of creativity into each level, but the small number of levels is the main cause behind having only a few "special levels".
IIRC there's (aside from the secret world):
-3 cart levels
-4 rocket levels
-3 silhouette levels
-3 Rambi levels
Those are definitely my favorites too. Every time I see the barrel or cart and remember what kind of level it is I get so stoked.
In DKCR there's a lot of cart levels, even 2 kind of them (the carts that jump with you and the carts from you can jump), and a fair amount of rocket levels.
But in DKTF there's Rambi levels and water leves, so there's more overall variety
And DKTF introduces 2 more companions and the level gimmicks are better and more interesting.
I understand that the priority in DFTF was to create the best levels possible instead of the biggest amount.
Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I think I would buy a game that's straight Rocket Barrels though if they all look that good. Although Bopopolis is as good as it gets.
DK: Flappy Bird edition...
I do enjoy far more the cart levels tbh, so a DKCR remake for the Switch is what I need.
Do you mean the owl from World 2? Just beat it. Not that bad once you understand how to evade it's attacks.
I really wish there was an easier way to overstate this fact when trying to sell people on how good this game is
There were Rambi levels in DKCR too, even though in the majority of them Rambi felt more like a power up or a helping optional item than like a mandatory element in order to complete them (like animal buddies worked in DKC, before DKC2 where they became integral to the levels they appeared in). In some of the levels he was even hidden.
What? How?
My only wish was to hear the extended version, since the original cuts right at the beginning of the remix
:(
I know it has been a fact for 4 years, but this game is hard. I love it. So glad to finally play it, the saw level in world 2 is my favorite so far.