man cant remember specifics, but i think 3-2, and Bayou definetely stands out, not just with music but the whole package.
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze |OT| There's always money in the banana stand
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man cant remember specifics, but i think 3-2, and Bayou definetely stands out, not just with music but the whole package.
The last boss can go fuck himself.
I mean, I only died once and threw in the towel for the night. It just took so long and was so dragged out. I get it, with the pattern recognition and shit, but damn.
I can only imagine what the satisfaction feels like after beating that sonafabitch.
I mean, I only died once and threw in the towel for the night. It just took so long and was so dragged out. I get it, with the pattern recognition and shit, but damn.
I can only imagine what the satisfaction feels like after beating that sonafabitch.
I just made 4-K my bitch
it's astounding how I can have issues with sections early on but by the end I breeze through the first 2/3's of the level, no problem. those K levels man, they really are like the tests for the game. I bet
is going to kick my ass
also something I noticed about the enemy with the pufferfish-on-a-stick weapon. the pufferfish blink their eyes and squint when you hit him. pretty funny
busted bayou for sure. horn top hop is another good one. amiss abyss is heavenly. one that's in the game for such a brief period of time but is amazing is the land music in irate eight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDiPCSXJZy0&index=34
that bass tone is so rich and so warm. I love it. and the slight delay on the horn is great. gives it a sort of MM&W vibe
after like 20 lives 
it's astounding how I can have issues with sections early on but by the end I breeze through the first 2/3's of the level, no problem. those K levels man, they really are like the tests for the game. I bet
world 7
also something I noticed about the enemy with the pufferfish-on-a-stick weapon. the pufferfish blink their eyes and squint when you hit him. pretty funny
busted bayou for sure. horn top hop is another good one. amiss abyss is heavenly. one that's in the game for such a brief period of time but is amazing is the land music in irate eight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDiPCSXJZy0&index=34
that bass tone is so rich and so warm. I love it. and the slight delay on the horn is great. gives it a sort of MM&W vibe
starwarsfan541
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I just made 4-K my bitchafter like 20 lives
it's astounding how I can have issues with sections early on but by the end I breeze through the first 2/3's of the level, no problem. those K levels man, they really are like the tests for the game. I betis going to kick my assworld 7
also something I noticed about the enemy with the pufferfish-on-a-stick weapon. the pufferfish blink their eyes and squint when you hit him. pretty funny
World 7
Its kicked mine pretty hard especially
the second levels with the clouds falling its awesome
MannyToons
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Busted Bayou, Canopy Chaos, Horn Top Bop, Trunk Twister, Jammin' Jams, Scorch n' Torch, Cannon Canyon, Harvest Hazards/Panicky Paddles, Wing Ding, Twilight Terror, Amiss Abyss, Secret Seclusion, and Punch Bowl. ...To name a few.
Some Time Trial bragging!
First sub-1:28 time in 2-2! Nailing the timing for all the stage is a pain so I hope the record isn't beaten that quick (I bet it will).
Managed to improve my time in 4-5, so now the distance is more respectable (it used to be 0.03).
Now I can continue getting shiny golds (I was like a whole week only doing these two stages!).
DAYUM!!
Keeping Gaf's hardcore spirit alive, eh? ^_^phew, getting DK in the barrel is annoying ..so this extra content ..is it just music, figures? ..does it include say a special world?
The Xtortionist
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Concept art and the occasional diorama.
ok phew again :3 can't wait to unlock world 7 then, thought all this time I needed all the puzzle pieces.
Solid Samus
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honestly my favorite song in the game is one that plays a couple of times but the music and hell both levels it crops up in (and how the music progresses with them, naturally), are just golden to me
Beehive Brawl/Jelly Jamboree (here's the music on its own. I don't think it holds up for listening on its own compared to some of the rest of the tracks but atmospherically I think it's really something else)
second favorite
Harvest Hazards
and somewhere below those two on my list but above the rest of the soundtrack is this one, I'm finding myself humming or whistling this one all the time now
Dat Zip Line Shrine
World 1 is goddamn top tier tunes btw; I'm genuinely surprised to rarely hear about it outside of Busted Bayou
Beehive Brawl/Jelly Jamboree (here's the music on its own. I don't think it holds up for listening on its own compared to some of the rest of the tracks but atmospherically I think it's really something else)
second favorite
Harvest Hazards
and somewhere below those two on my list but above the rest of the soundtrack is this one, I'm finding myself humming or whistling this one all the time now
Dat Zip Line Shrine
World 1 is goddamn top tier tunes btw; I'm genuinely surprised to rarely hear about it outside of Busted Bayou
Busted Bayou, Funky Waters, Scorch'n'Torch and Windmill Hills, which is pretty much my favourite videogame track in years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1vsBsCoK_I
Hobbestetrician
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Really glad to never have to fight that final boss again.
Hobbestetrician
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I was fine for most of it but he just moves so fast in the final stage that it is hard to get hits on him (plus the hit box is so small, would land on the horns often).I didn't find the final boss too troubling. It's all in the timing
True. I was laughing while watching my brother try to bop on top of him earlier today. He's an ass in his final stage.
MannyToons
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Freaking hated the final boss. His dumbass shimmying when you grabbed one of his minions to toss at him was way too annoying, imo. Not to mention his wacky hitbox when he charges across the arena.
...Not sure if I'll be able to handle him on Hard Mode.
...Not sure if I'll be able to handle him on Hard Mode.
WrenchNinja
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Just got to the second world. Definitely my favorite Wii U game. This is what Returns should have been.
TheSpaceBetween
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Agreed. Sea Breeze Cove was a great change of pace and adds to the great variety this game has.
Totally, I only use Dixie, the other 2 are worthless imo. Anyway, I'm unlocking all these K worlds ..and I'm totally not gonna beat any of them
someone tell me ..how important are the puzzle pieces? and getting K in the barrel at the end of the level? is this game like Mario 3D world where you have to get all 3 things aka KONG, Puzzle pieces and K in barrel to unlock the final special world ???
Cranky can accomplish everything Dixie can and more (and much faster too). If you are just concerned about unlocking all the levels, just go after the KONG letters.
Diddy's jetpack has more stability than Dixie's ponytail, which beginner players might find helpful. Some might argue that his underwater abilities are superior as well.
TheSpaceBetween
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It's actually a chord progression that has basically been done to death in music. A friend of mine was playing the song "Artpop" by Lady Gaga and I immediately heard Seashore War. I like the piece but it's far from being one of the more original or creative pieces in the game.
It's weird... Wing Ding is one of my favorite levels in the game yet it's music did absolutely nothing for me.
Actually, 1/3 of the game IS locked behind collecting KONG letters
.I agree that TF definitely feels more like a DKC game... It's kinda funny though that that is one of the reasons I think I prefer Returns... It really felt like it's own beast. I LOVE Tropical Freeze as well though and it's right up there with the first two games in the series.
MannyToons
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Well, other than saving you from a mistimed jump, I can agree with that.
TheSpaceBetween
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Cranky Master Race doesn't mistime jumps
. All kidding aside, he definitely was designed to best be exploited by advanced players.
WrenchNinja
Member
I just spent an hour trying to beat 2K-Bopopolis
I now have 999 banana coins
I now have 999 banana coins
Just beat the game after 21 hours. Final boss was really not that hard or frustrating. But it did take me some time and more then a handfull deaths to learn the pattern. I am not a 100% kinda guy but I plan to go back and find all the secret exits and clear these bonus stages.
The game is a masterpiece. It's extremely challenging (and frustrating) at times but always just as rewarding. Top notch presentation, absolutely wonderful music and brilliant platforming troughout. Couple this with SM3DW and you have two greatest platformers in years, on the same doomed console. Long live the Wii U! Long live the Retro Studios!
The game is a masterpiece. It's extremely challenging (and frustrating) at times but always just as rewarding. Top notch presentation, absolutely wonderful music and brilliant platforming troughout. Couple this with SM3DW and you have two greatest platformers in years, on the same doomed console. Long live the Wii U! Long live the Retro Studios!
Funny enough I actually think it's the other way around for me. DKCR felt like it was an attempt to recreate or recapture the essence of the original DKC. The music was 75% remixes of the original game's OST, the levels largely followed the same tropes and ideas, and overall the game lacked flavor and creativity because of that in my opinion. Tropical Freeze feels more like a proper DKC to me BECAUSE it really does its own thing, it feels like it's a proper sequel in the same way that the other DKC sequels felt like completely new takes on the series on their own, that's actually why I like TF a lot more
Neoriceisgood
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Funny enough I actually think it's the other way around for me. DKCR felt like it was an attempt to recreate or recapture the essence of the original DKC. The music was 75% remixes of the original game's OST, the levels largely followed the same tropes and ideas, and overall the game lacked flavor and creativity because of that in my opinion. Tropical Freeze feels more like a proper DKC to me BECAUSE it really does its own thing, it feels like it's a proper sequel in the same way that the other DKC sequels felt like completely new takes on the series on their own, that's actually why I like TF a lot more
Fully agreed with this. I actually didn't get DKCR because I found the underlying level themes as uninspired as can be.
TF however has all my heart and love.
The island is overgrown. It has gotten unrecognizable.
honeymustardn
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These controls are making me cry.
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Deleted member 125677
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Which are you using?
TyrantGuardian
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Gah, I'm not liking this game at all... no idea why really, it feels worse than the recent friggin' Giana Sisters to me. I don't like the music either. This is frustrating to me because I'm a huge fan of platformers in general. Bah.
honeymustardn
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I use the d-pad (pro controller) for regular levels and the analog stick for water levels. The d-pad isn't too bad now I'm used to using the shoulder buttons for rolling, but rolling and grabbing should be on the same button.
No thanks. How would that even work?
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You'd prefer rolling/running and grabbing all on they y button?
honeymustardn
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The same way it did for the original 3 games?
to be fair every chord progression ever has been done to death in music. the only ones that aren't done to death are probably atonal messes
That would place ground pound on the same button as well. You'd lose the breast stroke underwater and a number of tricks used in tune attack. The game would have to figure out if you wanted to roll or grab in certain situations. How would you roll if you were standing on cling?
honeymustardn
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All the other moves that aren't roll could stay on the shoulder button. The original 3 worked out if you wanted to roll or grab - it's not complex at all!
Cling is a new mechanic that uses the grab button that wasn't present in the original games. It breaks the control scheme.
Yeah, that layout wouldn't work with cling, as mentioned. That world 6 level where you cling to bouncy platforms just wouldn't work if roll/pound and grab were mapped to the same button.
yep. I am still high on this game. a month later. still glowing a month later. that's not normal with me. definitely one of my favorite games of all time and if I really sat down and thought about it it'd probably creep into my personal top 5
honeymustardn
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I just find it more comfortable to have roll and run on the same button, especially after playing 3 games with that setup. Anyway, there are other problems that I have - as I mentioned, I'm switching between the d-pad and analog stick setups for regular levels and water levels respectively. It doesn't seem to make sense that the d-pad and analog stick aren't enabled simultaneously - that way I wouldn't have to go through the overly complex menu. edit: and when I say complex, I mean it takes way too many button presses to change settings and generally progress through the menus.
I think the game is great, but it and 3D World are trying to do two different things imo.
I'm going to have a totally unpopular opinion and say that I actually prefer swimming with the D-Pad. I have no real issue navigating water without analog.
I agree in regards to the menus though. A weird step back from Returns even.