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Donkey Kong Country Returns |OT| Retro Studios Has Done It Again!
- Thread starter Tricky I Shadow
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Sgt.Pepper
Banned
The best boss battles in any DK game are on Jungle Beat. You're wrong if you think otherwise.
BlueSummers
Member
This game is so amazing. Played some co-op last night with some friends and go to world 5. We had a ton of deaths due to stupid shit but we didn't even care. We were having way to much fun! 
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Apart from King K. Rool, none of the bosses in the Country trilogy stands out at all. At least Jungle Beat bosses were pretty cool, especially the Martial Arts Kong, plus they presented a challenge in that you shouldn't get hit by them if you want to get Gold Crown on that level.Kard8p3 said:
Nose Master
Member
Fuck that (w4)
Bat barrel level. Took me way too long to get that fucking G. Only one of these I didn't like.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I like the bosses.
Nothing too special but consistently decent and much better than the bosses from the first game and some from the second though that game had much improved bosses.
Not sure what the bosses were like in 3.
Nothing too special but consistently decent and much better than the bosses from the first game and some from the second though that game had much improved bosses.
Not sure what the bosses were like in 3.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
I just dont like the levels where you have to ride inside the jet barrels. The controls just feel a little off, and i died way too many cheap deaths in those levels. I feel at times you barely hit the button to accelerate, and the boost goes into overkill for some reason and i slam into the ceiling....
Oh and i HATED
Oh and i HATED
the damn minecart boss.....
Nose Master
Member
No, pig. I don't want you to fucking beat this level for me. You're an asshole.
5-k
5-k
WHY DONT YOU HAVE A DIDDY BARREL.
You know you can just rolljump towards him before he starts whipping axes / chase sequence to make that fight a loooot easier.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
You can just go to another level, get Diddy and quit the level then try 5-K again.
FFS let people criticize your precious game. :lol You've been doing this throughout the entire thread.TheGreatMightyPoo said:
Up to world 6 now. Loving the level design, but I'm not finding the game to be all that challenging yet. The K levels are brutal, though. Awesomely brutal.
I don't mind the waggle once I figured out it worked better moving the Wiimote vertically rather than a horizontal flick. Still, doing time trials like that isn't appealing.
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That makes it quicker, but I think it's only the end that's tough. I'm putting that one off forNose Master said:
mirror mode
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Socreges said:
That's all you fucking do is look for posts to bitch about.
Opinions are opinions.
I have nothing vested in this game, I just find it about as flawless as any game I have played in recent memory.
I think some people are reaching and are petty, that's an opinion, no need for you to play drama queen messageboard games.
I haven't insulted anyone really, just had a differing opinion and expressed it in a 100% genuine fashion.
Not enough talk about the game.
Femmeworth
Banned
I've put on hour into this and finished the first area, and I want to slap whoever thought it was a good idea to add in the motion controls. For fuck's sake, the C button doesn't even have a use! The image quality seems a bit worse than Metroid Prime: Corruption.
Image quality? I think the game is gorgeous; basically perfect for what they've tried to do. I had a couple friends playing co-op while I just watched and I was able to really appreciate the amount of detail in the backgrounds. Really lush, beautiful game. I can't wait to see what the last couple worlds look like.
Maybe if there were people in here saying things like "This game is shit because..." you wouldn't be so butthurt over such reasonable complaints.
Just keep that in mind. Because the post that I quoted does not demonstrate a respect for differences. And you've been relentless. At least provide an cogent argument against the criticisms instead of strictly "The jetpack is fine" and "maybe shut everyone up". :lolTheGreatMightyPoo said:
Maybe if there were people in here saying things like "This game is shit because..." you wouldn't be so butthurt over such reasonable complaints.
Femmeworth
Banned
Something about it kind of gives me a headache. The backgrounds are fantastic, as is the overall art direction.Socreges said:
I absolutely hated the bat level with the rocket barrel. That is until I accidentaly figured out that you do not use the d-pad, only the acceleration controls the height of the barrel.
Once I realized this, I was able to do it perfectly fine. I felt really stupid for not noticing it sooner. I don't even know how many times I died. Ugh.
Once I realized this, I was able to do it perfectly fine. I felt really stupid for not noticing it sooner. I don't even know how many times I died. Ugh.
I dunno - concerning Donley Kong bosses that aren't K. Rool - KAOS (the giant robot that you have to fight twice in DKC3), and the K. Rool Kut-Out from DK64 (even if that game was terrible) were great/memorable boss battles IMO.
That and the vulture in the pirate ship that shot coconuts out at you in DKC2.
That and the vulture in the pirate ship that shot coconuts out at you in DKC2.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
I HAAAAAAAATE the rocket barrel/minecart stages. Just trial and error, memorization bullshit designed to sap your lives and your patience. Of course, some of my frustration might stem from the fact that I'm forcing myself to get all the KONG letters in every level on my first run :lol I appreciate that they made the effort to make them all unique, but the game started to remind me of LIMBO tonight as I played..."oh that thing just killed me, but there was no way I could have known it was about to happen". Then I memorize where to jump/rocket to, until the next cheap part. Reminds me of the vehicle stages in Battletoads too, actually. See, this game is true to the Rare legacy!
Wow the level design in this game continues to impress the hell out of me, World 5 has been my favorite so far!
Just did a Shiny Gold of 5-4 and that was one of the most satisfying videogame relates things I've done in a while.... so good!
Here's a link if anyone is interested http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5HQl-MeQYo
Just did a Shiny Gold of 5-4 and that was one of the most satisfying videogame relates things I've done in a while.... so good!
Here's a link if anyone is interested http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5HQl-MeQYo
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
The time trials really prove how solid the level design is. Such amazing flow.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
JoeFenix said:
Yeah, Retro Studios = best developer in the world at the moment.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Tricky I Shadow said:Yeah, Retro Studios = best developer in the world at the moment.
Thats not how you spell Valve.
Buckethead
Banned
Just finished World 2. Does it get better?
Buckethead
Banned
Alright. I shall stick at it.
World 2 improved on World 1, but I miss the cheesiness of the first games.
That and roll not mapped to the A button annoys the hell out of me.
World 2 improved on World 1, but I miss the cheesiness of the first games.
That and roll not mapped to the A button annoys the hell out of me.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
AniHawk said:
Only every time I remove the ball gag.
EatChildren said:
Since Metroid Prime I've always seen Retro Studios as the "Nintendo Valve". That's why I'd love to see Nintendo givin them great offices, more money, more people, etc...
Would love to see Retro with 2 o 3 teams working on independent projects and at least one doing things for 3DS.
Dear World 8-3,
......and I loved every minute of it, thank you Nintendo and Retro.
Love,
Hylian7
You are hard as fuck. As soon as I saw the title of it being "Roasting Rails", I knew I had to prepare myself for the anal raping that was about to occur. After world 4, I knew that minecart levels weren't getting any easier. GAFfer Sir Ilpalazzo was co-oping it with me when we got to this stage. By the time we finally beat it, 50 FUCKING MINUTES had gone by. That's right, 50 minutes on one level. We both died so many damn times in so many ways. When we finally got to the checkpoint, I had never been so happy to see that damn spectacled pig in my entire life. Many balloons were lost that day. We got to the part after the checkpoint where you have to swing on the grass ceilings, and then after jumping off one platform, THERE IS A MOTHERFUCKING FIREBALL RIGHT THE FUCK THERE. It killed both of us! We nearly threw Wiimotes at the TV. On one attempt, Sir Ilpalazzo died, and we had no balloons left, so it was up to me. I made the last jump, and could then see that end-of-level barrel for the first time. It was so close, but as I soon realized, so far away. I jumped too soon, and missed the ledge by the size of Diddy's baby toe. A TV was almost broken after that. Finally, after a few more attempts, we made it. Holy shit that was a difficult level.
......and I loved every minute of it, thank you Nintendo and Retro.
Love,
Hylian7
Gram Negative Cocci
Member
Creamium said:
Its amazing. Although you do have to waggle to use dk's clap, which is used frequently. Level design is great and focuses on building a multiplier by performing stunts. This multiplier racks up your score as you collect bananas. No shitty friends, not even diddy, although there are animals you can ride. It was the Super Mario Galaxy guys' first game, I believe you like smg.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Retro really did a good job with the level design. It especially shines when you do Time Trials, my favorite has to be 5-2 and the spider level (5-7?).JoeFenix said:
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
mclem said:
Valve has released more products than Retro, in the time frame between Metroid Prime and Donkey Kong Country: Returns.
Yes, I want Episode 3 too :'(
Apparently, there's a reference to the documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters in the game:
http://www.slashfilm.com/billy-mitchell-donkey-kong-country-returns/
http://www.slashfilm.com/billy-mitchell-donkey-kong-country-returns/
Android18a
Member
I shall buy this on Friday when it comes out. And there shall be booze, and good times.
Like this.
Like this.
I have to say that I was disappointed that World 4 was entirely minecart levels. It really threw off the great pacing of the game. And then World 5's first level didn't even start with a normal platforming level either, which futher annoyed me. I hope the world's 6, 7, and 8 (however many worlds there are...) don't drop the feel of the platforming in the first 3 worlds... that'd be quite a shame.