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[MagiusNecros]

Game is a culmination of Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong 64, Jungle Beat, King of Swing and it's a blast.

It's got everything I'm used to seeing in a Donkey Kong Country even Bonus and Challenge rooms!

 

[FoxMcChief]

Fuck me.

This game is going to own my soul. I only played a few minutes, but the need to destroy everything is huge. I'm loving it.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Not far in but it looks fantastic

Absolutely. It's art style and coloring is incredible.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I'll give that a try.

You can swap the jump + punch down buttons

The button layout makes sense though.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Waiting on the kids to go to sleep to start this

Little fuckers are full of sugar

I'm about to whip this out on Alexa speaker

Kids ruin everything.

 

[AJUMP23]

I have made it to the second layer. Enjoying it.

 

[bbw_lover87]

Manage to play 1h and wooow this game is great goat game with fantasy life, but the kids kicked me out they wanted to play donkey, nintendo know how to make fun ass game, haters gon hate baby

 

[Buggy Loop]

Holy fuck what

I went down to a sublayer, unlocked some things then go back up again with a barrel, and while digging for bananas, I'm back to the upper layer where I first jumped down?

Holy shit they cooked

 

[MSduderino]

Manage to play 1h and wooow this game is great goat game with fantasy life, but the kids kicked me out they wanted to play donkey, nintendo know how to make fun ass game, haters gon hate baby

my kids playing now too and i want to play lol

 

[Topher]

Holy fuck what

I went down to a sublayer, unlocked some things then go back up again with a barrel, and while digging for bananas, I'm back to the upper layer where I first jumped down?

Holy shit they cooked

Just realized I missed a banana in the first layer so I'm headed back up to get that one.....holy shit....it's 10:30. Gotta force myself to push away here.

Goodnight DK bros. More bananas tomorrow.

 

[Punished Miku]

Its just a miracle its this smooth. You're underground. You have no vision or you're in a tunnel you made and get limited hints at what's past it. It all just works intuitively.

 

[FeastYoEyes]

I really lost some hours to this tonight and had to rip myself away. The game really hits a stride when you get to the third layer and your powers start playing off one another.

 

[WoodyStare]

So far my experience with this game has been

*objective is ten feet away*
*destroys everything in sight for 20 minutes before proceeding*

10/10 Masterpiece.

 

[Danjin44]

And people thought destroying stuff might get old….it doesn't.

Especially if you have great animation and sound design to make it satisfying.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Charge punching an enemy right in the face has to be one of the most satisfying gaming experiences ever

Impact feels so good in this game

 

[ADiTAR]

Charge punching an enemy right in the face has to be one of the most satisfying gaming experiences ever

Impact feels so good in this game

I put the rumble on the strongest.

I do have to say I struggle with the camera a lot, I feel like it needs to be farther away from me

 

[FoxMcChief]

The bastards did it again. How do they keep getting away with it.

 

[Punished Miku]

Map is flawless. Can look around, point to a coin and exit out and you are facing the right direction with all the same landmarks smoothly transitioned in and know exactly where to go.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Game is a looker on the OLED!!

Played a couple hrs or so, what an awesome game so far...im hooked!

 

[SamuraiEdge]

Played a lot yesterday, and the game is bloody perfection.

Been having so much joy that DK is back

 

[Buggy Loop]

Ok so Lagoon layer might be one of my favorite platformer level introduction ever

 

[GigaBowser]

the spirit of gaming told them all theys wouldnt listen

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Opinion Business Analysis  Thread 'DONKEY KONG DESTRUCTION why i still loves nintendo'

Apr 17, 2025

why all main devs make paper flat games zeros interactivities all fidelities?? BORING dont care bout no crud

which new games have thirs destruction annnnd gameplay??

use powers to make new gameplay like full destroy or TOTK physics FUN my freinds this is the spirit of gaming

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[I collect VHS tapes]

hours just fly by playing this. Don't want to stop but need sleep soon

can't wait for the weekend

 

[FoxMcChief]

I can't stop wrecking everything!

Who knew that Donkey Kong would inspire Wrecking It Ralph, and now Donkey Kong is all about wrecking stuff.

 

[Rran]

This game gets really special when you pass the tutorial and it hits its groove.

 

[Robb]

This game is honestly so much better than I anticipated. Absolute crack.

Mario Kart was the strategically correct launch title, but this is the much better game - for me at least.

 

[Hideous Snake]

This game is telling me "you're autistic" I'm just smashing everything man…

 

[Neff]

Having to jump into a barrel after a special stage, why? Just finish when I break the banana.

Some stages have more than one banana.

 

[M.W.]

This game is honestly so much better than I anticipated. Absolute crack.

Mario Kart was the strategically correct launch title, but this is the much better game - for me at least.

MKW is asshole compared to this.

 

[ADiTAR]

Finally out of the depth and into the sky of Lagoon area. Such a difference, camera works better here (still some issues), there's waaaayyy too much to do. And I am a 100%ist so I can't leave an area until I'm done.

And I can't wait to get Pauline already but she'll have to wait in the rock.

 

[darth.shrimp]

I ended up playing well past midnight yesterday, and I need to go to work soon, but here I am, still reading this forum lol

Still on the first sublayer (but I have unlocked at least three ways down), with lots of bananas and fossils still to discover. I really should have invested my skill points into the improved sonar more... Speaking of which, is there a way to open your skills menu outside of a level up?

There are also two bananas where I need to jump on those disappearing platforms (one with Cranky Kong, and one near the water reservoir) and I have no idea how to get past those. Will I unlock some way to deal with those later, or am I (again) missing something obvious?

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

. Speaking of which, is there a way to open your skills menu outside of a level up?

up on d pad

 

[Robb]

Will I unlock some way to deal with those later, or am I (again) missing something obvious?

Throw some rubble at them. They transform into the material you throw at them.

It's explained by an NPC at some point.

 

[existensmaximum]

Holy shit, after the intro! I wasn't super impressed before, but coming to the first real level - wow

What a fun and... Pleasant game!

 

[GigaBowser]

This game is honestly so much better than I anticipated. Absolute crack.

Mario Kart was the strategically correct launch title, but this is the much better game - for me at least.

both armazing i will porbably get most time kart open world because when you pro levels you trick of everything open worlds ssx3 play forever dont care bout no p switch got them all buuuuut dk is revolutimary

 

[naguanatak]

Started yesterday and just had a second session on my first break at work, entered Lagoon.
A bit over an hour and I think I was grinning the whole time through Addicting and smooth gameplay, pretty art style with popping colors, stellar sound design.
To imagine this might be one of the first games I'll introduce my kids to when they are old enough to hold a controller is mind blowing. I started with Monster in my pocket on NES
Couldn't wish for more and a welcome supplement to my DS2 playthrough.

Have fun everyone

 

[balls of snow]

FOMO wont get me this time. Planning on finishing Botw switch 2 before even thinking about buying DK.

 

[Sgt. Pinback]

This is me playing this game:

I did not expect this to be as good as it is. I half expected it to be a dumbed down kid's game, but my god, it's just so much fucking fun to play. Relentlessly, overwhelmingly fun, and somehow, they've managed to reach into the pleasure centers of my brain and gently squeeze them every time I smash another part of the map to pieces, or find another banana, or a map, or I just go berserk and start demolishing everything around me.

THIS should have been the Switch 2 launch game, because it's a statement about just how good Nintendo can be.

 

[IlGialloMondadori]

What a total banger. I thought it'd be good, but it's better than I expected. The tutorial level is like okay this is cool, then it just keeps getting better. Instant classic.

Proper fucking video game here.

FOMO wont get me this time. Planning on finishing Botw switch 2 before even thinking about buying DK.

I was weak and bought even though I'm only half through TOTK. Now I'm split on which masterpiece to play.

 

[begotten]

Also another good thing I've observed:

I've now played this game in handheld mode more - and good news - in MY experience - this game doesn't destroy your battery life like Mario Kart World or some of the other Switch 2 Versions of games. I was worried this would be a concern for Switch 2 exclusive software but the fact a game like this with its scale and higher fidelity lasts longer is great. Wizardry by the team!

 

[begotten]

What do you spend gold on?

Main thing I've purchased is Fossil & Banana Maps when available.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Also another good thing I've observed:

I've now played this game in handheld mode more - and good news - in MY experience - this game doesn't destroy your battery life like Mario Kart World or some of the other Switch 2 Versions of games. I was worried this would be a concern for Switch 2 exclusive software but the fact a game like this with its scale and higher fidelity lasts longer is great. Wizardry by the team!

Probably because it's not online. WiFi kills battery life in devices, from my experience.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

THIS GAME IS FANTASTIC AAAAAAAAAAA

HOW DOES NINTENDO KEEP DOING IT

 

[begotten]

Probably because it's not online. WiFi kills battery life in devices, from my experience.

Didn't actually think or consider that to be an issue. Switch 1 I barely had or played online, Switch 2 I've only really played MK and Pokemon online - so after Bananza that checks out from my experience.

 

[DenchDeckard]

This looks insane on my OLED.

Nintendo literally are the GOAT, and deserve all the success. This game is FUN!

 

[Unknown Soldier]

DK has so many facial expressions, it's really amazing how much work they have put into animating him

I was sad that I wouldn't get to hear Seth Rogan again because DK is back to just being a gorilla and making gorilla noises but they really brought him to life

 

[clarky]

Could top KCD2 for my GOTY so far. Woke up thinking about bananas.

Need to play some more today.

 

[naguanatak]

When pinning a fossil or banana on the map, it isn't visible in gameplay? What does pinning do exactly?

 

[begotten]

When pinning a fossil or banana on the map, it isn't visible in gameplay? What does pinning do exactly?

I know when you have maps, you can hold L1 to show the objective and revealed map targets - haven't pinned anything myself, but can you press L1 and see pinned things?

 

[naguanatak]

I know when you have maps, you can hold L1 to show the objective and revealed map targets - haven't pinned anything myself, but can you press L1 and see pinned things?

Will test it later, thanks