Donkey Kong Country Returns

[retroed]

I figured this deserves its own thread.

E3 reveal

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Gameplay footage from E3

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Nice.

[Hendo]

I'm in, where do I sign?

[hinn888]

Its been years since i played a proper donkey kong game! looks awesome.

[Sly Reflex]

[HandsomeDead]

I'm just getting the sense that they're doing the New Super Mario Bros. Wii thing again. Still, looks like it would satisfy some nostalgia.

[illdog]

I'm just getting the sense that they're doing the New Super Mario Bros. Wii thing again. Still, looks like it would satisfy some nostalgia.

My thoughts exactly, lets fuck.

Looks great tho.

[retroed]

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[hinn888]

That banana is awse.

[retroed]

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[hinn888]

That screenshot is beautiful.

Ive seen that music video before, its horrible >,<

[retroed]

We now have a confirmed release date here for December 3rd.

[illdog]

We have now confirmed i have a boner.

Games in December = Christmas joy!

[retroed]

Nintendo Power scans.

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[Hendo]

It looks fucking gorgeous.

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[illdog]

Yes it does.

My mates and I are having a DK day on Saturday to celebrate this games release, we're going to start with DK Country and go as far through it and its sequels as we can. And we are wearing ties.

[Hendo]

Pix pls

[Maf]

 

Seems like the HD version did Ok. Just a mix of people saying this game is still good, but this is it’s 3rd release and the improvements are basic and minor. 

[Maryokutai]

Has been a while but this is not a 79 game. I guess there's aspects you can criticise about this port, mostly that it's apparently based on the 3DS build instead of the visually superior Wii one, but that score belies the quality of the actual game behind the 'drama'. I hope people who never played it will still check it out – it's not quite Tropical Freeze, but one thing it does better is evoke a sense of nostalgia through both visuals and the remixed soundtrack. 

[mfnick]

8/10 feels right to me (I played it on 3DS before). I’m right in the mood for this kind of 2.5D platformer at the moment and managed to get it for £35 so I’ll be picking it up. 
 

In no world is it right where they’re giving us a slightly inferior looking version though. Companies keep doing this with their ports and it’s bullshit. What happened to giving players a bit of value for their money & celebrating bringing an old game back rather than doing the bare minimum? 

[Maf]

I 100% the game on the Wii and only played a tiny bit of the 3DS version. I think the reason I didn’t play much of the 3DS version was the same reason people are a bit underwhelmed on it’s 3rd release and that, it’s still a cool game, but I’ve played it before

 

DKCR is also head breakingly hard which is why returning to it is a really big ask. I did this once, I loved it once, please don’t ask me to do it again