Donkey Kong Bananza (aka Banjo Kongzoie) - July 17, 2025
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RetroGamingUK
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SNES-Donkey is the only one I accept. This isn't him. I'll just call him Downkey instead in my head.
While I still think Bananza looks pretty good, I too would like to see more of Rare era style.
They’ve nailed Rare’s aesthetic here at least (far more than Retro ever did)…
Hoping this is the aesthetic of the first world before you venture off to the more strange looking places.
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InterMusketeer
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I think it looks great, and I'm excited that a franchise other than Zelda or Mario can get a big release like this too. It was about time Nintendo utilized all their IP more effectively.
Balducci30
Member
I was expecting more out of switch 2 cus it’s Nvidia and has dlss
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
It really is Wario World 2 isn't it?
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
Hardware does not magically change Nintendo’s very conservative strategy and approach to graphics. No, they won’t unlock a $300M budget to make a TLoU 2 high fidelity Donkey Kong
stickkidsam
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This looks goofy as hell and I’m so ready for it!
The expressive animation and colorful worlds already had my interest, but the gameplay? A crazy collectathon with environmental destruction sounds bananas xD
The expressive animation and colorful worlds already had my interest, but the gameplay? A crazy collectathon with environmental destruction sounds bananas xD
Balducci30
Member
Not if their fans don’t care sure. And I guess they don’t
Hardware does not magically change Nintendo’s very conservative strategy and approach to graphics. No, they won’t unlock a $300M budget to make a TLoU 2 high fidelity Donkey Kong
Generic
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Yet they will charge $70 for the game.
Hardware does not magically change Nintendo’s very conservative strategy and approach to graphics. No, they won’t unlock a $300M budget to make a TLoU 2 high fidelity Donkey Kong
E-Cat
Member
This doesn't even register as a new "3D DK" for me. Horrid character design, blocky environments and an utterly foreign gameplay concept to the franchise, this looks more like Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts with a DK skin DLC.Anyway, feels good to finally have a new 3D DK !!! It's been 26 years of a long wait
Hot take: no, it's not.This is looking like a step up from Donkey Kong 64.
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Buggy Loop
Gold Member
And?
How many games cost $70 and are pure trash gameplay wise?
I play games
The idea that Nintendo should charge games at a low cost because of graphics, WTF is this? We have to go back to Wii days for this sort of argument and you either accepted it 20 years ago or not but such a strange comment.
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RoadHazard
Gold Member
Does it though? I'm not sure it looks that much better than Bowser's Fury for example.
GrandlyBodacious
Member
It's definitely not in the direction of DK64, but what about Bananza feels like Banjo Kazooie to you guys? I don't get that comparison at all.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
They’ve nailed Rare’s aesthetic here at least (far more than Retro ever did)…
Hoping this is the aesthetic of the first world before you venture off to the more strange looking places.
That's the only part of the trailer I think looks really good. That's what I want, classic DKC aesthetics but in 3D. Sadly it looks like most of the game is not that at all.
Zacfoldor
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When you play this, think of how people are playing Assassins Creed Shadows and saying it is the pinnacle of PC gaming.
Remember the people dissing on this masterpiece on here have been bragging about how AC Shadows is so great and looks so good and get excited about how well it did.
Remember what their other opinions are and remember what Nintendo games are and feel sorry for them.
Don't hate the haters here. They will never know the warmth of a good Nintendo game. Count your blessings.
Remember the people dissing on this masterpiece on here have been bragging about how AC Shadows is so great and looks so good and get excited about how well it did.
Remember what their other opinions are and remember what Nintendo games are and feel sorry for them.
Don't hate the haters here. They will never know the warmth of a good Nintendo game. Count your blessings.
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E-Cat
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DK: The Cobalt Mining Fever Dream
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Yeah I don’t get how people can put entire game’s worth purly on graphics, I played many games that were “technical marvel” but played like crap, it felt like wasted money and no amount tech made the game any better.
TKOFromTokyo
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I like DK’a new design, but I’m not sold on the overall art direction. The best part for me was the DKC style portion.
Orbital2060
Member
This looks holy shit amazing to me. Getting Jungle Beat vibes from it. I thought Tropical Freeze was too conservative.
3D Kong is ultimate tier for me tho.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
More like Donkey Kong Odyssey. Replace Cappy with DK’s giant destruct-o arm. Honestly seems kinda underwhelming.
Branded
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Yeah Nintendo have been smashing it out of the park with their cover art for the Switch era.
LOVE the cover art!
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Feel Like I'm On 42
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All the games shown seemed low res to me.
Feel Like I'm On 42
Member
Is this confirmed to be made by the Mario Odyssey team?
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Looks sick. Day 1. The DKC part is what sold me.
Sebastian1295
Gold Member
I hate the DK redesign with a burning passion. He looks like he's on shrooms and needs to be in drug rehab. I do love having 3d donkey kong back though i admit.
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ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
that visual style makes me ill, absolutely hate it, and feels like I see this particular look across an increasing number of games. It's hard to describe, but is a combination of the world designs and palettes.
Jinzo Prime
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It's the "HDR" look. No contrast and raised black levels.
Edit; an example:
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kevboard
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some things have eyes... I think that's about it
March Climber
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Donkey Kong Bananza |OT| Red Faction Gorilla
Syphon Filter
Member
It looks fine but the dk model im not a fan of. the fury looks weird. i prefer if it was a smoother model.
ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
IQ is part of it, but also this kind of environmental & visual design puts me off:It's the "HDR" look. No contrast and raised black levels.
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it just looks like random junk everywhere; kind of like No Man's Sky worlds, which I also find universally repulsive, and some other non-procedural games that do it.
saintjules
Gold Member
Take that, Astro Bot 
nkarafo
Member
There's also the ugly haze and fog, the colors look like there's some kind of filter on top and there's a complete lack of contrast.IQ is part of it, but also this kind of environmental & visual design puts me off:
it just looks like random junk everywhere; kind of like No Man's Sky worlds, which I also find universally repulsive, and some other non-procedural games that do it.
It's really bad.
robor
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It looks EXCELLENT!
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
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pacman4000
Neo Member
HDR look?It's the "HDR" look. No contrast and raised black levels.
Edit; an example:
I don't think you know what HDR is.
amigastar
Member
It's a rather niche game i would think. But i hope a new 3D Mario will look better than Bananza, although the game might be good.
Hardware does not magically change Nintendo’s very conservative strategy and approach to graphics. No, they won’t unlock a $300M budget to make a TLoU 2 high fidelity Donkey Kong
James Sawyer Ford
Member
I fear it is the Mario team
Odyssey was not a good game and I can see some of the same generic looking DNA here in donkey Kong