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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze |OT| Donkey's Got a Brand New Funk
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After replaying this I'm actually hoping Retro is making another DKC. Awesome if it can be as good as TF. Incredible if they can make it even better.
I wish there was a definitive version of DKCR cause I want to replay it now. The best option is emulating the Wii version so I have have 4k 60 fps and remap the controls, but I'd still miss out on the 3DS levels.
I wish there was a definitive version of DKCR cause I want to replay it now. The best option is emulating the Wii version so I have have 4k 60 fps and remap the controls, but I'd still miss out on the 3DS levels.
So now that I'm in the last world I do believe this is straight up one of the best platformers in recent memory but I do have some niggles with it.
- I hate how heavy Donkey Kong is.
- The roll always seems to stop right before I hit an enemy.
- I don't like how the other Kongs are just power ups, especially since without them Donkey Kong feels really handicapped.
- I hate how heavy Donkey Kong is.
- The roll always seems to stop right before I hit an enemy.
- I don't like how the other Kongs are just power ups, especially since without them Donkey Kong feels really handicapped.
Rolling isn't really meant for attacking unless you have a partner to enable infinite use of it. DK solo is actually very agile if you make liberal use of the roll jump.
Also, I'm pretty sure you're guaranteed a heart from hitting the boss if you only have one left so as long as you can survive "a" cycle you can keep on living.
Yep. What Xtor said, although one of my own slight nitpicks is how can be a bit more difficult than it maybe should be to execute a good roll on a tight platform.
The thing I like about the bosses is that they're built in such a way that if you're quick and don't fuck up, they go by pretty fast. Like you can cycle the Owl boss into his final phase really quickly if you don't miss any opportunities to hit him.
I particularly like the second phase of the Owl where you have to hope on enemies and throw one at his face. You can get 2/3 hits needed to phase him in the first barrage of enemies if you don't miss anything.
I hear the complaint that they're long fights and I can empathize with that, but I really do like how the length allowed Retro to build in a way to speed run bosses that have phase swaps every 3 hits.
I particularly like the second phase of the Owl where you have to hope on enemies and throw one at his face. You can get 2/3 hits needed to phase him in the first barrage of enemies if you don't miss anything.
I hear the complaint that they're long fights and I can empathize with that, but I really do like how the length allowed Retro to build in a way to speed run bosses that have phase swaps every 3 hits.
Fuck Forest Folly.
The OST to this game is even better than DKC2 so it damn well better.
The OST to this game is even better than DKC2 so it damn well better.
Na. I get the odd SFX coming through the rear channels, but for the most part they're completely silent.
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Being able to blaze through most obstacles if you're snappy enough in general is a rare talent Retro pretty much perfected in the game and is something you can see throughout the entire design process.
Just like how DKC2's levels were meticulously crafted primarily around it's secrets it feels like the way bosses and levels act in this game were almost built around how you can speed through them. It's still pretty amazing to me that the platforming can be this meticulous yet be structured in a way that takes heavy advantage of DK's weight and momentum in speedrunning capacities.
The same way the bosses seem to cycle through obvious patterns, and yet you can take advantage of those patterns to build your own shortcuts within the game play. It only sticks to formula when doing so is in service of enabling the player's flexibility.
Woof, just grabbed the secret exit in Sawmill Thrill, took me awhile to figure out how to time my jump off the track, but I finally got it after seven or eight attempts. Also one attention to detail I really find lovely is how Funky's shop is given a unique exterior for each world.
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I will add another pretty good point about that in-game narrative we all love in our TF but was also present in DKCR, and that I barely see mentioned:
In 2-3 Peaceful Pier you are chased by some pinchy pirates that, at the end of the level, try to get you by shooting the anchor of the ship with the cannon. However, the shot misses and the anchor gets nailed to something that forces the ship to violently stop and get behind you:
Some levels later, in 2-5 Blowhole Bound you find a poor sad whale that has been trapped by something sticked to its blowhole that... whelp, yes. It's the very same anchor from the very same ship, that at the end of the day it appears that it actually did hit something with the shot.
Just got 100% on Funky mode with using him the entire game. Yeah Funky immediately made the game a cakewalk. Being able to stack power ups in the middle of a level also causes a lot of the challenge to evaporate.
I did die quite a few times, but a lot of that was intentional (ex: retrying to get a KONG letter) or because the design of the specific level doesn't bend as well to Funky's moveset and power ups.
I can see the merits of this addition for less skilled players as without Funky mode the game could be an unbeatable obstacle, but for myself I plan to stick to Original mode for future playthroughs.
I did die quite a few times, but a lot of that was intentional (ex: retrying to get a KONG letter) or because the design of the specific level doesn't bend as well to Funky's moveset and power ups.
I can see the merits of this addition for less skilled players as without Funky mode the game could be an unbeatable obstacle, but for myself I plan to stick to Original mode for future playthroughs.
Yes, I hate this boss right now..
How do I equip items from the Funky shop?
It's the inventory option on the menu before you enter a level.
Thanks, guess I was just use to spamming through it by this point.
Just finished world 4. The thing that's got me the most amazed is how rhytmic everything is, you really need to go with the flow and I swear that one day I'll be able to finish every level in one go.
Y'know, it's crazy. I played the shit out of this game 4 years ago, but even now, I'm continually just more and more impressed with each level by how damn good this game is. This is still my favorite platformer ever.
Just unlocked hard mode, I can tell I never play the secret seclusion stages because they still trip me up, 5-K platform problems? oh I ace that first time, levitation station? more deaths than any other stage.
Also that stage smells, probably the most unpolished one of the lot /salt.
Game is still the platforming GOAT, bonus rooms are still tedious poo that make the otherwise enjoyable puzzle piece hunt a pain.
Now to check out the Xtortion RttP for DKCR
And of course said crabs are the world boss as well, it all comes together.
Also that stage smells, probably the most unpolished one of the lot /salt.
Game is still the platforming GOAT, bonus rooms are still tedious poo that make the otherwise enjoyable puzzle piece hunt a pain.
Now to check out the Xtortion RttP for DKCR
Bingo.
Oh yeah, this is a good one.I will add another pretty good point about that in-game narrative we all love in our TF but was also present in DKCR, and that I barely see mentioned:
In 2-3 Peaceful Pier you are chased by some pinchy pirates that, at the end of the level, try to get you by shooting the anchor of the ship with the cannon. However, the shot misses and the anchor gets nailed to something that forces the ship to violently stop and get behind you:
Some levels later, in 2-5 Blowhole Bound you find a poor sad whale that has been trapped by something sticked to its blowhole that... whelp, yes. It's the very same anchor from the very same ship, that at the end of the day it appears that it actually did hit something with the shot.
And of course said crabs are the world boss as well, it all comes together.
Ha!
I didn't realise that you hold the jump before hitting that owl and just spent 15 minutes trying to do the bit just after. I was trying to hop off the owl and missing the platform every time.
I put so much pressure on the buttons, i'm afraid to play this game undocked. I fear I'm gonna break the joycons in half.
Did that one a bit earlier and it took a few attempts!
The one part that kept getting me was when he goes really big and tries to trap you. With most of the bosses you can develop a strategy that will get you through any given phase unscathed. On the occasions that I got through that section without getting hurt it was always more by luck than judgement!
Uhh... is it me or did the resolution go down when fighting Fugu? That entire fight seemed oddly more pixelated than the rest of the game.
guys I'm having one of my moments
guys hold me back
oh fuck I can't stop it
Best track in the game.
It's not even the end. It's like halfway through the level. :P
