Donkey Kong Bananza | Review Thread

LordOcidax said:
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First 10/10 from IGN since 2023… That's how Nintendo deal with the haters 😂 With amazing games.
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It'd be impressive if it was someone like Edge or similar reviewing this but IGN.
 
LordOcidax said:
Reviews are just good for console wars, nothing more.
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True. Metacritic can be a guide, but 90% is all about your own decision. The best reviewer is our own instinct and discernment. I have allot of games since NES era up to PS era, that I enjoyed allot even if it was not critically well received.
 
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Critical Hit said:

I don't get it. He drools over every trivial mechanic, like "WOWW there is a CRATER if you fall from the height!!1".
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Thanks for posting the video. I expected the game to be good, but I wasn't putting much stock in a score from IGN. Now that I watched the conversation with the reviewer at the end, know a bit more about his credentials and why he scored it a 10, I know I can trust it. Really appreciate it.
 
yogaflame said:
True. Metacritic can be a guide, but 90% is all about your own decision. The best reviewer is our own instinct and discernment. I have allot of games since NES era up to PS era, that I enjoyed allot even if it was not critically well received.
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And the opposite, I've really disliked many highly critically acclaimed games before I gave up and just started trusting my own judgment.
 
So I went ahead and preordered it yesterday after reviews dropped and downloaded last night. Played for about an hour in the middle of the night because I couldn't sleep. Maybe it gets better but man the camera gets janky when you are bashing through walls. I didn't love it from the start. Will give it another go later.
 
Really was expecting this to be a 7/10 game when I first saw the reveal. Then when it was mentioned the Odyssey team developed it I was cautiously optimistic about it. Glad it's reviewing well.
 
Punished Miku said:
Same. I'm always surprised how bad many people are at looking at game footage. A lot of people were surprised at the 2nd trailer, and surprised again at the reviews. Weird.
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Many people's media discernment is very, very bad. We also had people legitimately thinking MindsEye was gonna be awesome when it was clear from watching like 90 seconds of a trailer that it was a total dud.
 
Danjin44 said:
Or just try the game and judge it yourself.
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I'm on layer 500-600 (Jungle level) and it's a solid 8. Very good ideas, but it gets repetitive, and the environment art style is absolutely not on the level of Rare. It's even ugly sometimes with a clash of colours (all that violet and rose…) that are too flashy. The 2D levels are way better and pleasing on the eyes.
 
Variahunter said:
I'm on layer 500-600 (Jungle level) and it's a solid 8. Very good ideas, but it gets repetitive, and the environment art style is absolutely not on the level of Rare. It's even ugly sometimes with a clash of colours (all that violet and rose…) that are too flashy. The 2D levels are way better and pleasing on the eyes.
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I kinda agree. I'm enjoying it, but I feel like it's too open worldish, or maybe I wanna find everything so I'm all over the place. (I 100% both the first two real layers, and now on the facility one).

The art style is really terrible which I saw from the trailers, it's really not as good as Mario. Odyssey is still on a higher level.
 
ADiTAR said:
The art style is really terrible which I saw from the trailers, it's really not as good as Mario. Odyssey is still on a higher level.
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I highly disagree here, I fucking LOVE the artstyle here, I like like waaay more than Odyssey, especially character model and animation...also for me the gameplay loop is addicting as fuck, it type of game I need force myself to stop.
 
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Variahunter said:
I'm on layer 500-600 (Jungle level) and it's a solid 8. Very good ideas, but it gets repetitive, and the environment art style is absolutely not on the level of Rare. It's even ugly sometimes with a clash of colours (all that violet and rose…) that are too flashy. The 2D levels are way better and pleasing on the eyes.
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This exactly how I feel just watching it. I'll start playing tomorrow and this is what I expect. I really wish that they would go back to the Mario 64/Galaxy approach of event based collectables.
 
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LordOcidax said:
Just 4 hours played… This is the best DK game period, and probably better than Odyssey… So addictive and fun.
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After playing it I can tell you this isn't better than Odyssey. I don't see myself returning to this game once finished. But Odyssey I fire up here and there regularly. Also Odyssey is far better polished product.
8/10 game for me.
 
John Wick said:
After playing it I can tell you this isn't better than Odyssey. I don't see myself returning to this game once finished. But Odyssey I fire up here and there regularly. Also Odyssey is far better polished product.
8/10 game for me.
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Opinions. I like DKB a heck of a lot more than Odyssey
 
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