ViewtifulJC
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Yeah, that's always the worst, that "oh...ok I guess :/" feeling when you you do a little platforming and then "lol jk rocket barrel time"
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Yeah, that's always the worst, that "oh...ok I guess :/" feeling when you you do a little platforming and then "lol jk rocket barrel time"
Ha, this is especially true of Twilight Terror, which lures you in with a beautiful Bramble Blast remix and ambient tiki torches at night... only to drop a rocket barrel.
To be fair, though, the spectacle in that rocket barrel level is excellent.
Sea monsters
OrbitalBeard
Member
OMG the first level in World 5 is gorgeous! And that music!
This game doesn't stop delivering!
This game doesn't stop delivering!
ViewtifulJC
Banned
The fact that they put that great Bramble Blast remix in a single stage you will mostly never hear is true cruelty.
Green Mamba
Member
So yeah, what's up with the game having a Bramble Scramble remix but not using it on the stage called Bramble Scramble?
Nocturnowl
Member
Speaking of music and rocket barrels i'm a bit gutted that among the many remixes of Returns main rocket barrel theme there wasn't one remix for the alternative one used in Mole Patrol and Lift off Launch, I always preferred that one.
Thanks, I don't know how that didn't find it's way into the game.
A credit roll hasn't been this bittersweet in a long time but I still have all of the collectables and stuff to do. I rushed so that I could watch how time trials and speedruns develop without spoilers.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
I actually preferred that one too. The descending minor tetra scale melody in the main one is one of the most overused melodies in the history of music. Personally I always think of Hit the Road Jack when I hear it.
Lets talk after world 2 boss.
You're silly. Controls are always something that can be criticized, because we are the ones controlling the games and we are allowed to criticize them.
Also Retro is infamous for having iffy control schemes with annoyingly not enough options to change them how you want. It's easy to find examples of it because they've done it with every game in the past.
Starphoenix
Member
Just finished World 1. Already better than DCKR, no joke. Wow... Just wow. I was so surprised and excited when I learned that
Cannot wait to head into World 2 tomorrow!
the music for Busted Bayou was a remix of Hot-Head Bop.
I take back anything negative/off I said about this game earlier about not having an atmosphere, etc. Up to 3-3 now...WOW. The soundtrack went from "this is okay..." to "get out of here". I thought the game peaked at Autumn Heights, but now I'm in the Savannah and I can't deal with the burning forest stage music, the dancing bananas on the fire coal, etc. Music is in full force real deal mode right now. Probably my early GOTY, at the moment.
I liked Sea Breeze Cove the most besides Bright Savannah. The music might have had the most to do with that though.
I'm getting the whole thing in 90 mins...sounds like it's on your end.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
I see it differently. Since we are the one's controlling the game, maybe we should be critiquing ourselves as much as the developer. In the case of Retro's DK games, the controls work. It's fine if you don't like them, but calling them "bad" when the vast majority of the time it is the gamer's inability to adapt to the control scheme is really annoying. And in general, Retro's controls, while different than most games, are far from iffy, with the exception of some of the non pointer motion controls in Corruption.
They email eshop codes on the site, it shows under your account too. I did it for animal crossing.
It wasn't the biggest challenge to me, I think I was at max platforming power level though, after the frame perfect or nothing on 2-2, I could take on a NES shinobi.
Seth Enosh
Member
I downloaded the whole thing in less than 90 minutes Friday night (Verizon Fios 50 mbit).
I think Nintendo's servers just don't connect properly to some ISPs (FiOS has a similar issue going on with netflix right now, everything else is super fast but netflix has been slow on most FiOS customers for months now).
You could try messing with your DNS settings in the Wii U Connection Settings, and setting OpenDNS or Google DNS in place of your ISP DNS server, it might affect how your traffic is routed. Other than that I don't think there's much that can be done, unless it's a wifi connection issue -- you could try getting the Wii/Wii U Ethernet adapter and using it instead.
starwarsfan541
Banned
Awesome I did it for the e shop code on that I just want to make sure that the card is any different
You sure? I had to go pick it up...
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
2-K *cries* My hands were legit sweating by the time I beat that. My nerves are shot, I'm done for the night lol
That's obvious and goes without saying. People come here to talk about games and critique them, to just shrug off opinions or complaints about gaming controls on an online gaming forum is asinine. Sure, it's possible someone might get upset and they're mistaking their own failures as problems with the controls, but that doesn't mean you should completely invalidate their opinion or all opinions similar to it.
DCKR 1's controls did not work fine, because using waggle as a means of maintaining Donkey's momentum through rolls was a pretty poor choice in my opinion, as well as many others. I still think the game controlled well overall though. I also don't think there is a large amount of people calling the controls flat out bad and ignoring their own platforming abilities.
I like the controls for the prime games, and I agree they are different, but there's many times I found actions pretty unintuitive because of the control layout. This is why it falls on Retro for not giving more flexible control options to players. This has been a constant criticism for all their previous games.
http://abload.de/img/wiiu_screenshot_tv_01kbuhd.jpg (I'd post the screenshot itself, but it's pretty big.)
Scorch 'N' Torch was pretty sweet. World 3 in general has been fantastic.
Scorch 'N' Torch was pretty sweet. World 3 in general has been fantastic.
That's right! In fact, if I remember correctly it's the kind of sushi where you need to be trained to prepare it or else it could poison the person who ingests it....
Nemesis_
Member
yep, i just set the DMZ settings on my router and fixed the IP settings in the Wii-U... still shitty. don't have any issues like this at all on PSN/360...
I don't think the Miverse screens are 720p (Not too sure), but I just upload my images through the internet browser This is what I do:
1) Push the Home button while you are in a game that you would like to take a screenshot of.
2) Use the internet browser and go to a website to upload the pic(s). I use abload.
3) Upload the screenshot from the TV (You will have the option to upload from either the Gamepad or the TV itself)
Hope this helped.
ShockingAlberto
Member
I really wish there was just a SNES controller configuration.
Everything on Y except Jumping.
Everything on Y except Jumping.
Ah, this is what I'm talking about. But if I upload from my TV to abload and want to post it on GAF, does this mean I have to post on GAF through my WiiU's internet browser, as well? I don't have an abload account (if such things even exist) -- I've always just used them on an as-needed basis, so I'm not sure how I'd access what I upload on my WiiU from my PC,
You can always email the BBCode link it generates to yourself through the browser. And abload doesn't need an account, so you can post a screen and then even hop back in game for another screen if you want. Just keep abload bookmarked.
Nah, you don't need an account to upload to abload. Best to keep it bookmarked because, IIRC, it doesn't compress images when you upload them. And yes, you would have to post on GAF through the Internet Browser if you upload an image from the Wii U via abload, or any image hosting website.
And like atr0cious, you could email yourself the BBCode.
Are you playing DKCR or DKCR 3D? I guess with the rocket barrel levels it probably doesn't matter though. Gear Getaway is actually one of my favorite levels in that game. I would be very patient, especially after the checkpoint (I think there is a checkpoint...) and just try to watch the patterns. Medium speed, steady button presses are your friend. Also, I should warn you (mild spoilers):
this is not the last, or necessarily hardest, rocket barrel level in the game.