tkscz
Member
I'm 25+ hours in (still haven't beaten the game) and only ran into bad studding in one boss fight. I've said it before the game runs at a solid 60fps 90% of the time.
Fermbiz
Gold Member
I'm currently on SL200,.and I've managed to open the way to SL300, but the completionist in me doesn't want to continue till I found all the items. I, for the life of me, can't find the very last banana, #38. I'm starting to wonder now if its a situation that I need to comeback because I don't have some type of special ability yet or something.
Without spoiling its location, is it really that type of situation where I need to return later because of a future ability I need to obtain first, or I'm just blind?
Without spoiling its location, is it really that type of situation where I need to return later because of a future ability I need to obtain first, or I'm just blind?
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I collect VHS tapes
Gold Member
You should be able to access it
FYI vendors sell banana maps, but I know some people might try to avoid them
undeadhero
Member
Seen one drop, which was around a second long.
I collect VHS tapes
Gold Member
Just rolled credits
36 hours and that's me just trying to play through the story without focusing on collecting. This is my GOTY.
Time for the post game.
36 hours and that's me just trying to play through the story without focusing on collecting. This is my GOTY.
Time for the post game.
MSduderino
Banned
That's some serious meat on the bone. E33 doesn't stand a chance.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
I dont care which one wins since I like both games a lot but E33 is perfect small studio success story which VGA will eat it up.
MSduderino
Banned
Both are excellent and surprised everybody. Great year.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
So far this is my second favorite game of the year behind Expedition 33. I think it's a ton of fun. However I'm starting to get the makings of a nitpick that I think it going to be an issue for me as my playthrough continues. Once you do all the main tasks in each level, and you still have more bananas to collect, unless I'm missing something, it basically comes down to searching the levels for any obvious tells that you missed. Platforms, platforming sections, etc. if you cleared all those then you basically have to excavate the entire level to find treasure boxes that give you hints about where the remaining bananas are. I think I'm at the point where this is going to be tiresome very soon. I'd prefer if there was a less tedious process around it or something more oriented around puzzle solving than just going around and excavating an entire level. My thumb is starting to hurt.
I collect VHS tapes
Gold Member
You can buy banana maps from the vendor if you're feeling lazy
You'll start to get an understanding as to where they generally are placed making them much easier to find, but every now and then yeah they'll just be buried really deep somewhere. Upgrading sonar helps a lot
I definitely plan on buying a bunch of banana maps in the post game once they become harder to find
Finding them all is purely optional, I just had fun finding the more obvious ones during my first play through but will take my time in the post game casually exploring the world finding them
There's so many layers that were just so stunningly beautiful or just wonderfully weird that I would love an excuse to go explore them again
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MSduderino
Banned
Sonar (RB) helps you find bananas pretty easily I find is you pan the camera while using it.
Gambit2483
Member
There are some sub layers that will require you to have certain abilities/transformations to 100% complete them, yes.
That's where the Post-game really comes into life. Some people are trying to 100% each sub layer before moving forward but I'm pretty sure that's not actually possible
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DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
How well it works seems to be hit and miss for me and I upgraded it. Like it'll find one treasure box and then there will be another like a foot away and that one didn't pop up on the sonar and I'm like wtf.
I collect VHS tapes
Gold Member
Treasure chests are unique and I think operate differently when it comes to sonar
I've actually thought about this a bit but...
there is a tie that increases your chance to find chests. I used it pretty much +30 hours and what it seems to do is increase the chances a chest will spawn within a small radius around you
this means chests aren't already spawned out in the world, for the most part
I say for the most part, because there are also stationary, pre determined chests spread throughout. they're often partly exposed, popping out of the ground
but the vast majority of chests you find will just randomly spawn into existence often, meaning when you used Sonar it might have not spawned yet
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touchfuzzy
Member
What are the bigger fossils used for? The shop just seems to ask for the little ones to buy things
Robb
Gold Member
When does this happen?
I'm at the Resort Layer now and have yet to encounter this. But maybe I'm still too early?
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
Got through freeze level
Nintendo nailed the chocolate PBR materials, sounds silly but they did lol. Looked like you could take a bite. How it either melted or when punching it kind of made break marks, it was well done.
Now in the forest. Game keep impressing me more and more. I am having way more fun in this than Odyssey. It feels much more cohesive and adventurous.
Never thought a voyage to the core of the planet or a DK game would be like this. What do they smoke over there at Nintendo for these ideas?
Unlocks the tie's max level
Nintendo nailed the chocolate PBR materials, sounds silly but they did lol. Looked like you could take a bite. How it either melted or when punching it kind of made break marks, it was well done.
Now in the forest. Game keep impressing me more and more. I am having way more fun in this than Odyssey. It feels much more cohesive and adventurous.
Never thought a voyage to the core of the planet or a DK game would be like this. What do they smoke over there at Nintendo for these ideas?
Unlocks the tie's max level
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
Treasure box will appear on sonar only if uncovered, they won't show up underground. What happens is most likely to slap hands for sonar and what it does it sometimes pops a treasure at surface level.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Really depends on the site/publication.
While personally, DKB is 100% pure fun, but E33 had me loving a genre I thought was long dead.
It just comes down to what you care more about.
I will never fault someone for thinking E33 is better than DKB, or vice versa. I'm just super happy I got to experience both. I'm drinking again. These Smirnoff SMASH drink are doing me in pretty quick. But I'm just very happy and privileged enough to have the opportunity to play both.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Fuck me this game is SUPER FUN! DK's movement smooth and destruction super satisfying.....This up there as one of the best 3D platformer.
Its crazy to me some people think DKB smaller games than Mario, This game MUCH bigger and better Mario Odyssey and I loved Odyssey.
Its crazy to me some people think DKB smaller games than Mario, This game MUCH bigger and better Mario Odyssey and I loved Odyssey.
Robb
Gold Member
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FoxMcChief
Gold Member
It really is one of the greatest games ever made for a person like me. I'm not one that nitpicks framerates or performance. I'm a 30 fps at highest visuals guy. And you can check my history. I love collecting things, as long as it's fun to do so. And so far, 15 hours in, I'm having the most fun playing a video game since I was a teenager with the GameCube and PS2.
As someone that made both Zelda BotW and TotK as his best games ever, this might trump them. This game feels like it was tailored made for me.
You can't say that I was someone that was just justifying his purchase of the Switch 2. I bought my Switch 2 after just watching the Direct for this game. I could tell then, this was going to be something special. And boy did my gaming instinct get it right. I purchased my S2 for this game. And it is easily my favorite game ever.
As someone that made both Zelda BotW and TotK as his best games ever, this might trump them. This game feels like it was tailored made for me.
You can't say that I was someone that was just justifying his purchase of the Switch 2. I bought my Switch 2 after just watching the Direct for this game. I could tell then, this was going to be something special. And boy did my gaming instinct get it right. I purchased my S2 for this game. And it is easily my favorite game ever.
Jsisto
Member
I can't believe there are really people talking about frame rate issues as if this game is some kind of failure. I'd say I'm about 10 hours in and haven't noticed a single dip. If there was one, it was either barely noticeable or I was having way too much fun to even notice. They're either joyless losers or haven't even played the game. This could be one of the greatest 3d platformers ever.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
That graphic whores for you, they dont enjoy games....they just stare at screen and count pixels and frames all day and then cry on internet that the graphics are not high tech enough for them.
And if you disagree with them that means you apparently have "low standards".
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The bananas are numbered according to where in the timeline you're supposed to find them. So you're not suppose to go back.
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
Surprisingly the game is comfortable while playing portable. That was never the case for me on OG Switch thanks to the size of Switch 2
STARSBarry
Gold Member
Me in the office right now surrounded by professionals with no interest in gaming.
darth.shrimp
Member
If you haven't found it yet, you're going to hate yourself...
it's the one from the chip exchange lol
Kacho
Gold Member
Man, you can really see the Mario Odyssey DNA in this game.
I remember not vibing with Odyssey because a lot of the Power Moons were a bitch to find. Not feeling that way with the bananas in DK.
I feel like I should revisit Odyssey after this.
I remember not vibing with Odyssey because a lot of the Power Moons were a bitch to find. Not feeling that way with the bananas in DK.
I feel like I should revisit Odyssey after this.
Well, you're blind because they are frequent and extremely obvious. It's cool if you enjoy the game in spite of that, but to claim they aren't noticeable is stupid.
Madserb2023
Member
I can notice the dips but its acceptable enough. Its the hypocrisy that gets me. This runs a million times better than Elden Ring or any From Software game yet that's fine. Its the exception if Elden Ring hits 60. Yet it was game of the year.
Doctor Hades
Member
I've played this game for around 25-30 hours now to sub-level 703 and collected 284 Banandium Gems so far. I even went back and did the frozen sub-level 500, which was a choice between that and sub-level 600 which was a jungle area which was the route I chose initially. I did that because I couldn't bear the thought that I might be missing out on an entire level and its sub-levels, and it turned out to be a wise choice because there is a new Bananza move in this level which I would not have had otherwise.
Absolutely love this game.
Technically it is a bit rough at times with some jarring pop in and a wonky framerate while transitioning out of cutscenes as well as the map. Thankfully, I have only really noticed the slowdown while actually playing the game during one boss fight in a volcanic area where the framerate dipped to what felt like 30 fps and stayed there for the duration of the battle.
Even with those issues though, this is still a fantastic looking game with oodles of charm and a strong contender for my Game of the Year. It is just so entertaining to play and extremely difficult to put down.
Absolutely love this game.
Technically it is a bit rough at times with some jarring pop in and a wonky framerate while transitioning out of cutscenes as well as the map. Thankfully, I have only really noticed the slowdown while actually playing the game during one boss fight in a volcanic area where the framerate dipped to what felt like 30 fps and stayed there for the duration of the battle.
Even with those issues though, this is still a fantastic looking game with oodles of charm and a strong contender for my Game of the Year. It is just so entertaining to play and extremely difficult to put down.
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jzbadblood
Member
I only notice the framerate dropping in the map screen. Who gives a fuck. Acting like a framedrop here and there is a smoking gun on whether or not the game is good.
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
I was playing Odyssey again just a few days before DKB and the difference is jarring imo, not in Odyssey's favour. Tastes and all but for me DKB is a Mario Galaxy kind of event.
Xcell Miguel
Member
In this level I'm more bothered by the "Sun" being in front of you to the left (at the start) but you are being lit from behind-left, someone messed up with the Sun's position.
its an evolution.
The fact that you can get new skills when you eat 5 bananas makes it MUCH better, also the different clothes have a use now, that alone makes it a better game.
SEGAvangelist
Member
I wouldn't say this at all. I'm loving DKB, but Odyssey's platforming and level design is on another level. DKB is a great sandbox, but its sandbox nature is also what limits it in certain areas. I really appreciate that both games excel in different areas, though. This allows for Donkey Kong to have its own design unconnected to 3D Marios in the future.
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
Yea as I said earlier, Odyssey likely better pure platformer, but I'm feeling DK more like adventure game thus far and I'm having much more fun with it.
MSduderino
Banned
Pretty sure No and the NSO+Expan is the only way to get it legally from them today. It kind of sucks but there is a good number of titles on the sub service.
GymWolf
Gold Member
The only old nintendo games i wanna replay are the 3 dk and yoshi island
Nintendo is wasting money by not putting this stuff on the store.
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touchfuzzy
Member
It will be hard to go back to other games after this, for example when I'm in a room and the place I want to be is on the other side and in other games I'll have to go use the door and walk around instead of just punching through the wall, lol.
I don't remember it, but think of what you can do with the materials.
Its too far away on a small "island"