pretty done
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This is beautiful
I almost scored a U off craigslist for $125 yesterday to play this but the dude flaked out
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze |OT| There's always money in the banana stand
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This is beautiful
I almost scored a U off craigslist for $125 yesterday to play this but the dude flaked out
Just beat 6-4 tonight.
Wow, is this a Doom Patrol reference? (JC, I think I have a Grant Morrison Doom Patrol TPB if you want it...)
Blurry Flurry. Man, that was hard--similar in difficulty to Gear Getaway and Hot Rocket. So satisfying to beat, though. I was really surprised when it became a mine cart snowball level. That was awesome. I was relieved there wasn't more rocket barrel stuff to do...I actually love rocket barrel levels but that one was just brutal for me.
Crazy Jane doesn't care, as long you enjoy yourself in the sweet breeze of Tropical Freeze
Wow, is this a Doom Patrol reference? (JC, I think I have a Grant Morrison Doom Patrol TPB if you want it...)
wumster3000
Member
To hell with resizing these, the world must appreciate 5-1 in all its 720p glory.
Gawd....my body is ready. I'm downloading this right now.
Crazy Jane doesn't care, as long you enjoy yourself in the sweet breeze of Tropical Freeze
I like your style, friend.
You guys are convincing me. Some game series I like to really get into chronologically, but others I don't mind to roll around in that sweet breeze uninitiated. Looks like this will be one of them.
Probably saw a screenshot of DKCTF.This is beautiful
I almost scored a U off craigslist for $125 yesterday to play this but the dude flaked out
Sorry to hear tho.
The environmental art in this game is so good that I really want Retro to make another one. More than Metroid, to be honest.
I mean, imagine if Retro made a Krazy Kremland, with bramble thickets and rollercoaster tracks entwining around giant beehives, under a night sky full of fireworks... Imagine a city-themed world with glittering skyscrapers, Mirror's Edge-style, and red construction girders reminiscent of the arcade Donkey Kong... Imagine an oriental-themed world with bamboo forests and pagoda shrines and glowing paper lanterns... Imagine a lava-suffused gem-encrusted mining world where a new remix of Mining Melancholy would be totally at home... Imagine a glitzy casino world with giant roulette wheels and slot machines and neon signage everywhere... Imagine a haunted forest full of lush foliage, moonlit fog and colorful spirits, just like in DKC2... Imagine a factory world that focuses on pollution, radioactive waste, black and gritty metal, etc., where we could have a remix of the factory theme from DKC3...
There are so many world themes I'd love to see rendered by Retro's art team. SO MANY!
I mean, imagine if Retro made a Krazy Kremland, with bramble thickets and rollercoaster tracks entwining around giant beehives, under a night sky full of fireworks... Imagine a city-themed world with glittering skyscrapers, Mirror's Edge-style, and red construction girders reminiscent of the arcade Donkey Kong... Imagine an oriental-themed world with bamboo forests and pagoda shrines and glowing paper lanterns... Imagine a lava-suffused gem-encrusted mining world where a new remix of Mining Melancholy would be totally at home... Imagine a glitzy casino world with giant roulette wheels and slot machines and neon signage everywhere... Imagine a haunted forest full of lush foliage, moonlit fog and colorful spirits, just like in DKC2... Imagine a factory world that focuses on pollution, radioactive waste, black and gritty metal, etc., where we could have a remix of the factory theme from DKC3...
There are so many world themes I'd love to see rendered by Retro's art team. SO MANY!
7.5/10 Retro already made this game twice we need more new ideas
/s sounds amazing would buy and would be GOAT
To hell with resizing these, the world must appreciate 5-1 in all its 720p glory.
Oh my...
You should definitely post these in the next gen screenshots thread.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=716795
That thread could use some more DK love
Keep in mind rules state only three shots per post and no double posting.
Seriously though, amazing shots.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
Done!
Wolfgang Jr
Banned
Patent lawsuit waiting to happen.
Same here, this and Pikmin 3 as you mentioned upthread...I had a PB-banana smoothie today that was a'ight but I'm jonesing for an acai smoothie I had in CA a couple months ago...unfortunately berries are very out of season up here in VT....
Sweet fancy Cranky Kong, that looks good
1. I explained this in a previous post a few pages back.
2. That's what happens when you jump during a pluck. It's possible to pull the handle out quicker sometimes when you jump.
The Librarian
Banned
To hell with resizing these, the world must appreciate 5-1 in all its 720p glory.
That level is really hard
my feelings as well. i'm halfway through world 2 still and I already want a DKCR3
BUT
alongside a Metroid Prime 4. Getting both in the same year would be...
Interceptor
Banned
Just one question Retro: Why, just why has the demo reel at the start screen to be a badly compressed 30fps video? Fix this fo the love of all demo stations out there.
That level is really hard
THANK you! Took me way more tries than I thought it would! You can do it, Dax!
The Xtortionist
Member
You seemed to explain how to retain momentum when picking a barrel up while landing from a jump (very helpful for 1-1, thanks), but the replay for 1-B shows him simply rolling into the barrel, picking it up, and proceeding to jump without losing speed through the whole process.
This is what I was wondering as well. Looks downright ghastly.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Just found out a useful tip!
You can stack Partner Barrels you buy from Funky's Shop, this is very useful on the levels where you need to take Cranky or Dixie to the end (such as some of the Rocket Barrel levels) for Puzzle Pieces. Also, I've yet to test it, but I assume this means you can use this trick to basically have 6 Extra Hearts for Bosses too.
Gaim the Fruit Samurai in June too, lol.
You can stack Partner Barrels you buy from Funky's Shop, this is very useful on the levels where you need to take Cranky or Dixie to the end (such as some of the Rocket Barrel levels) for Puzzle Pieces. Also, I've yet to test it, but I assume this means you can use this trick to basically have 6 Extra Hearts for Bosses too.
Gaim the Fruit Samurai in June too, lol.
Finally my moment of glory!
Busted Bayou. I wish I could record it because it took me so damn long to get it haha.
I knew Dixie was better than Cranky at this one.
Awesome! Gonna have to watch this later. And it's for Busted Bayou... love the music in that level.
Roll and jump just before the barrel, press and hold grab just as your get off the ground. Release the barrel as soon as possible. You'll retain the full roll jump momentum and by the time you hit the ground your new buddy with be on your back.
The Xtortionist
Member
That works, thanks.
DICKS AHOY
Banned
I haven't managed to get a run in yet I was 100% happy with so I haven't uploaded anything yet, but how'd you manage to make it quicker with Dixie? Swear everything shortcut-related in that stage seemed built around Cranky's pogo bounce (while Dixie's hairspin slows your momentum a bit).Finally my moment of glory!
Busted Bayou. I wish I could record it because it took me so damn long to get it haha.
I knew Dixie was better than Cranky at this one.
Look at this guy
Ugggghh, mondays.... Lemmington is the best Snowmad design.
The shit he's seen
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Ha, I have all the trades and its pretty much my favorite comic ever. I just waiting to double dip on the 1200 page omnibus this summer.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I don't know about "intricate" but there are some recurrent themes from the first game.
The last world is very familiar yet different.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
What do you actually get for beating the Time Attack Mode? Anything? As far as I can see it is just for bragging rights.
Only the KONG letter and puzzle pieces seem to have tangible rewards.
Only the KONG letter and puzzle pieces seem to have tangible rewards.
Just beat 1-K. Thank the lord for the fact that you don't need to get the puzzle pieces again after you die... and thank the lord for Dixie Kong.
Must have died at least 2-300 times, and that's not an exaggeration. It became one of those levels where you know exactly what you're doing but yet fuck up right at the end. I breezed through the level the last fifty times or so but still managed to fail on the last part.
Must have died at least 2-300 times, and that's not an exaggeration. It became one of those levels where you know exactly what you're doing but yet fuck up right at the end. I breezed through the level the last fifty times or so but still managed to fail on the last part.
You get medals, the best being the shiny gold medal. So if you really want to do it all, you'll aim to get a medal for each stage.
But it's more about bringing the world together in friendly competition as incentive to truly master the platforming at hand.
PhoenixSFT
Member
Hmmm...I just can't get into this game. I was the same way with Returns. I'll certainly beat it and get the secret stuff, etc, but I just don't get that sheer joy of finding out what the next level holds like I did with 3D World.
I like the music, the game certainly looks pretty, but I always feel like there's something missing...
I like the music, the game certainly looks pretty, but I always feel like there's something missing...
I definitely agree. And it was the same on Returns.
OrbitalBeard
Member
I LOVE the bosses. In fact, I'll go so far as to say they're the best bosses I've ever seen in a platformer. They're lengthy, challenging battles, but never unfair. The game throws health at you almost constantly throughout each fight.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I don't know about the best but it seems Retro really put the effort into these bosses.
They were decent in Returns but these are definitely a step up.
Green Mamba
Member
"Chum Chucker Charlie" is my favorite enemy name ever. The Snomads are a huge step up from the nonsensical Tikis. On the whole the enemy design is much better than Returns, which I felt erred on the side of the more nonsensical Mario and Jungle Beat-esque creatures, which I never felt fit with Donkey Kong Country. The Snomads feel much more at home, being based more plainly on animals. Shit like the Tikis and whatever the Forest boss of Returns was called can stay in the past.
The Snomads are still no replacement for the Kremlings though.
The Snomads are still no replacement for the Kremlings though.
MrSaturn99
Member
World 4, holy shit. Loving everything about it...and I haven't even unlocked its secret levels!!
The music is godly.
The music is godly.
1. I don't do it while rolling, I do it to get off a roll. You have to press jump and the grab button at the same time during the roll and you'll grab the barrel and jump at the same time!
2. Spam the jump button while plucking and you'll pluck a bit faster.
Dixie is a lot faster for the ending. You can skip the last pluck (the big tree) and reaching the end barrel is also a bit quicker. For the entire first section Dixie and Cranky are pretty much equal, the pogo jump has the same speed than rolling so it's the same. Only difference comes in the part where you have to pluck a vine to proceed. There, with Cranky you can time the pogo jumps to skip the vine. With Dixie I managed to find a way to quickly bounce off the bugs (except the last one!) and skip that section. If you watch the replay you'll notice I have to use the hairspin in the last bug but maybe there's a way to actually skip off all three. I'm sure one of those talented guys (Nihashing and co) will find a way to do that!
Freezie KO
Banned
Personally, I never felt the Kremlings became "iconic" designs until they became pirates in DKC2.
I'm glad Retro got to stretch themselves creatively, and I'm enjoying the Snomads. The Tikis were generic, and the end boss where you fight the two hands is something that has been played in everything from Kirby to Mario.