YES. God I miss it so much being in college.
OT the second I get out of work I'm going straight to Best Buy by the train and grabbing this. I checked yesterday to see if maybe they stocked it early but no luck...
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze |OT| There's always money in the banana stand
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YES. God I miss it so much being in college.
OT the second I get out of work I'm going straight to Best Buy by the train and grabbing this. I checked yesterday to see if maybe they stocked it early but no luck...
Out of Working Order
Member
I am ready to add DKTF to this pile.
My pile is significantly smaller, ha ha. But I can now add TF to it nonetheless.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
Snapped this last night. Feel like it's a candidate to go along frysquint.gif
It's crazy how much this owl reminds me of Darksiders. Didn't Retro pick up some of those guys?
Nocturnowl
Member
The difficulty spike comes in on World 5, i've had a few nasty checkpoints with some kong letter placement that invites death as well as a suspicious lack of Kong barrels at times (5-4 was kind of dickish). Upon hearing of the world settings for this game I was pretty disappointed that 4 and 5 sounded as if they were retreading old visual ground and while the cove is kinda boring at points the juicy jungle looks really vibrant and makes good use of working its visual fruit and factory setting into the actual stages as parts of its design in a way that comes across as organic and not say abstract like jelly in the air because reasons like in Jungle Beat's sweet paradise.
Now that you mention it, I think they did... might be wrong though.
I love the models and the textures, they kind of look carved out of wood and painted on.
I didn't know what worlds to expect, but I too was a bit disappointed when world 5 opened up for me. But man, leave it to Retro to make a jungle world interesting again. Fantastic visual theme (and very healthy to boot!).
I'm really confused by this. Do you just mean the music?
The Librarian
Banned
I thought the motion controls were removed for Tropical Freeze?
Vampirolol
Member
Every World is my favourite so far lol. First level in World 6 just blew my mind!
Phatosaurus
Member
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Edit: Nevermind, I got confused with Wii U Pro controller. Phew! All is well!
I failed my goal of finishing Metro: Last Light before this comes out (and I haven't even touched Remember Me, stupid valuable PlayStation Plus). Nevertheless, I think I'm picking this up after work.
I was tempted to go digital, but 11 GB seems crazy and I'm in no hurry to buy an external drive.
I was tempted to go digital, but 11 GB seems crazy and I'm in no hurry to buy an external drive.
March of the Crabs
Member
So tempted to call in sick to work... my download of DKTF is ready and waiting to be played...
The Librarian
Banned
Er, right, but that doesn't answer my question of whether the Wiimote+nunchuk has motion controls. Is it still shake to roll and stuff like that?
I've only used the Gamepad but I don't believe there are any motion controls or anything.
Well, it's good to hear you're enjoying this one then. I didn't really expect it to feel that different than the first one.
That's what I thought I remembered too, but eh, maybe I used an account instead of checking out as "guest " last time.
Half an hour now, please don't ruin my sick afternoon/evening, GAME.
Kyleripman
Member
Just a few more hours...getting this right after work. Loving the positive impressions.
The Librarian
Banned
Hm, thanks! If that's the case I may want to pick up a pro controller.
Wow... so the game is selling out. Cool.
It's weird because the foundation of the game is basically the game.
March of the Crabs
Member
I hope gamestop got more than that ...
Kissenkopf
Banned
Got the game today and played for an hour. it looks great but it sounds FANTASTIC!! The music is really outstanding.
and the levels are so long and full of secrets! cant wait to play more this evening and over the weekend.
but one thins is bothering me..does anybody else got the problem with the very quiet "voices" and sound effects from the enemies? when I start an level I cant hear donkey kong but the music is just fine and in cutscenes the sound effects work just fine. :/
and the levels are so long and full of secrets! cant wait to play more this evening and over the weekend.
but one thins is bothering me..does anybody else got the problem with the very quiet "voices" and sound effects from the enemies? when I start an level I cant hear donkey kong but the music is just fine and in cutscenes the sound effects work just fine. :/
March of the Crabs
Member
I would assume they probably would have. My store only received 4 copies of 3D World. Must just not be a market for Wii U around here.
Got the game today and played for an hour. it looks great but it sounds FANTASTIC!! The music is really outstanding.
and the levels are so long and full of secrets! cant wait to play more this evening and over the weekend.
but one thins is bothering me..does anybody else got the problem with the very quiet "voices" and sound effects from the enemies? when I start an level I cant hear donkey kong but the music is just fine and in cutscenes the sound effects work just fine. :/
Isn't it better like this? You can better hear the wonderful soundtrack and not be bothered by annoying monkey sounds every time DK and friends jump.
March of the Crabs
Member
Agreed. I dont wanna hear chimp sounds, just want to play the gospel of David Wise.
Kissenkopf
Banned
As much as i love the music but when you dont have any really sound effects than it feels more like watching an video.
Christopher
Member
I swear if we had a better account system I would digitally download everything from Nintendo
Nintendo capping your speeds sucks but you get the game earlier. I prefer physical because I'm also collector at heart.
Once again game journalists have made a fool out of themselves by making Tropical Freeze sound like just another 2D platformer.
I've put just over 3 hours so far and I'm on World 4. It's pretty much the Mario Galaxy/3D World of 2D platformers and makes other 2D platformers like Rayman Legends (which I loved) look average by comparison.
If you have any sort of interest in platform games and have an eye for quality level design then you'll love Tropical Freeze.
I've put just over 3 hours so far and I'm on World 4. It's pretty much the Mario Galaxy/3D World of 2D platformers and makes other 2D platformers like Rayman Legends (which I loved) look average by comparison.
If you have any sort of interest in platform games and have an eye for quality level design then you'll love Tropical Freeze.
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qizah
Unconfirmed Member
This is why if possible, I avoid EB/GameStop at all costs.
dampflokfreund
Banned
Amazing game. I really enjoy it so far!
mrmickfran
Member
I keep on shaking my gamepad to roll >.<
friskykillface
Banned
grrrrr why am i so cheap, currently gonna plan on buying this from amazon warehouse for $10-$20 cheaper but i want to play it now
why do so many games come out next month
my L for the day
why do so many games come out next month
my L for the day
I ran into that a lot with the Sunday releases Nintendo used to do. I think GS employees just assume everything comes out on Tuesday because most things do. Tell him to check the system, usually their computer has correct info in it, but they just think they know what they're talking about.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
Gray Ginther, the character artist for Vigil, was a character artist on this game at Retro. I can see the resemblance as well.
Show him the text from your pre-order. Gamestop usually sends me one the night before.