We have already seen how overwhelmingly positive the reception to this game has been after the Direct, and with the last round of previews. With the game launching next week, maybe GAF wants to take a try at guessing what the aggregate score for it might be.
Some salient points:
Some salient points:
- Developed by the same development team as Super Mario Odyssey (97 OC, 97 MC)
- This team has a great track record in general:
- Super Mario Odyssey (2017): 97 MC, 97 OC
- Super Mario 3D World (2013): 93 MC
- Super Mario 3D Land (2011): 90 MC
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010): 97 MC
- Super Mario Galaxy (2007): 97 MC
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004): 80 MC
- Super Mario Sunshine (2002): 92 MC
- This team has a great track record in general:
- The first new DK game in more than ten years, and the first new 3D DK game in more than 25 years
- DK's track record on Meracritic has been spottier:
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze: 83 MC/86 MC (Wii U/NSW)
- Donkey Kong Country Returns: 87 MC/83 MC/77 MC (Wii/3DS/NSW)
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004): 80 MC
- Donkey Kong 64 (1999): 90 MC
- Note that none of the above games (except Jungle Beat) were made by the same development team
- DK's track record on Meracritic has been spottier:
- Press previews are extremely positive, as are impressions to the last DK Direct
- There are some points of criticism raised in previews, including camera, frame rate, and potential repetition with the destructibility centered gameplay loop