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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze |OT| There's always money in the banana stand
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Loving those water levelsprobably my second favorite theme so far after level 2. Count me as one who really likes the swimming.....and those levels, the music and graphics have really stuck with me, I find myself sitting in bubble stacks and just letting the game run often
I came home from work yesterday, turned on the U, turned on DK, went to Amiss Abyss and jumped into the water but floated to the top so I wouldnt lose air, and then pumped up the volume and smoked a bowl.
Bliss.
CrimsonCommie
Member
That sounds like an awesome time! I really need to hook my surround sound back up to really listen to all the music but I've just been so lazy lately.
Yeah Im getting into a vicious habit of doing that lately with Alpine Incline (ground) and Busted Bayou also
Greatest damn soundtrack of all time
You have all of the ones currently available to you. Beat the next boss to unlock more.
You have all the figurines you can currently buy. If you buy more they'd just be duplicates. Figurines unlock the more you play the game.
Kamek Koopa
Member
But I don't even have the opportunity to buy them. Also I have only 4 figurines (DK, Funky, standard penguin and standard walrus), and I've seen several more characters, like the owls or the penguins with spears. I don't even have the Diddy, Dixie or Cranky figurines.
Damn boy, what are you spending all those banana coins on? Are you even stockpiling them?
The Diddy and Dixie figures unlock after you beat the first world, and the Cranky figure unlocks after you beat the second (Or was it third? I forget which.).
When you try and select the figurine machine Funky will tell you that he is sold out and to come back later.
CrimsonCommie
Member
Yes it is! The Snowmad Theme is my favorite. I could just sit around and listen to all the music all day though! I wish it was available to purchase.
Nocturnowl
Member
FUCKING 200%
I have become KONG!
I have become KONG!
WTF? That's sad. The audio mix sounds terrible on my speakers.
The fifth boss is kicking my ass on hard mode. DK is not cut out for him at all.
Who did you use?
FUCKING 200%
I have become KONG!
Who did you use?
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
Top five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen favorite tracks:
Busted Bayou
Big Top Bop
Alpine Incline (Ground)
Scorch 'n' Torch
Amiss Abyss
Current Capers
Harvest Hazards (and Underwater)
Jam Jam Smash
Frosty Fruits
Homecoming Hijinxs
Forest Folly
Frozen Frenzy
Oh and Seashore War
God damn this soundtrack is good.
Busted Bayou
Big Top Bop
Alpine Incline (Ground)
Scorch 'n' Torch
Amiss Abyss
Current Capers
Harvest Hazards (and Underwater)
Jam Jam Smash
Frosty Fruits
Homecoming Hijinxs
Forest Folly
Frozen Frenzy
Oh and Seashore War
God damn this soundtrack is good.
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
I excluded a few so I didn't accidentally include the whole soundtrack.
Nocturnowl
Member
I cheesed out and used everyone but DK except for a select few stages like Bopopolis where Donkey just felt right.
For the most part it was Dixie, mainly because she's my favourite side character and fortunately she also comes with the most cheesy of abilities which certainly eases the pain but in a checkpoint free single hit death world, I'd like to think it balances things out.
I used Cranky for a fair amount of stages as well but for the last two worlds it was all Dixie.
For bosses I stuck with Cranky for all but World 3 (diddy) and World 4(dixie), pogo cane can be really useful in boss battles but boy did the final boss beat the lives right out of me, 45 minutes of grief later I finally won out. I was surprised that aside from the final boss most bosses went pretty smoothly for me, I was expecting these guys to be the thing that prevented me from beating hard mode.
Wouldn't mind going back through a bunch of the stages on hard some day as Donkey Kong because there was something really satisfying about besting stages despite Donkey's lack of an extra ability in Returns Mirror Mode, then jagged jewels killed my dreams dead as did the bosses.
Oh man....picked the game up today after a week of indecisiveness. Traded in GTA V to get it (don't tell me that was a mistake, I wasn't a fan of the game unfortunately) - TOTALLY worth it. This game is amazing! I'm halfway through World 3 and putting it down for the night because I don't want to rush through, but wow. I think this might be the best game on Wii U so far. I enjoyed Pikmin 3 and 3D World, but not to this extent.
Every level is so clever and the game is great looking. I love how natural the levels look too - the backgrounds are so detailed. I don't know what there is to say about the soundtrack that hasn't been said but man it's amazing. I normally have my games on quite low volume, but I can't help but turn the TV up for this game. I don't really want this game to end I'm enjoying it so much...luckily collectables will keep me busy for a while. Even then though, I was still sad that the game was only gonna be 6 worlds or so, and I'm halfway through. That is, until I played the time trial mode.
It's incredible. I love that you can see other people's runs, and they all look so effortless when you watch them. Then you go and try and replicate them and get a bronze and there's a 30 second gap between the two of you. I'm amazed at how much skill it takes to get a gold medal, at least in the levels I've tried. I'm so happy that there's a mode in this with real longevity - and I'm looking forward to trying to get better at the game so I can get more than a bronze medal. It's also really cool how well the levels work when you are speed running them.
The original DKC games have been on my "to play" list for years. I really need to get on that.
Every level is so clever and the game is great looking. I love how natural the levels look too - the backgrounds are so detailed. I don't know what there is to say about the soundtrack that hasn't been said but man it's amazing. I normally have my games on quite low volume, but I can't help but turn the TV up for this game. I don't really want this game to end I'm enjoying it so much...luckily collectables will keep me busy for a while. Even then though, I was still sad that the game was only gonna be 6 worlds or so, and I'm halfway through. That is, until I played the time trial mode.
It's incredible. I love that you can see other people's runs, and they all look so effortless when you watch them. Then you go and try and replicate them and get a bronze and there's a 30 second gap between the two of you. I'm amazed at how much skill it takes to get a gold medal, at least in the levels I've tried. I'm so happy that there's a mode in this with real longevity - and I'm looking forward to trying to get better at the game so I can get more than a bronze medal. It's also really cool how well the levels work when you are speed running them.
The original DKC games have been on my "to play" list for years. I really need to get on that.
LegendofLex
Member
Something I've considered: was there really a need to have "secret exits"?
Let me qualify that. So far most of the secret exit paths I've encountered are hidden side paths with alternate level exits. Couldn't they have just had you pick up a key instead (hidden in the same place) that opens up a new path on the world map once you finish the level? Forcing repeat level playthroughs just seems unnecessary.
Let me qualify that. So far most of the secret exit paths I've encountered are hidden side paths with alternate level exits. Couldn't they have just had you pick up a key instead (hidden in the same place) that opens up a new path on the world map once you finish the level? Forcing repeat level playthroughs just seems unnecessary.
Holy Order Sol
Member
Also a Classic Sonic level in disguise.
Eh, lifting something from SMW is always welcome. I wouldn't mind if the next game made the overworld more like it too.
Nocturnowl
Member
Agreed, DK does well enough with puzzle pieces as a secret hunt, at least it never reaches SMW levels.
Odder still is how some of them like those in world 1 aren't so much alternative routes as they're adding another level to your progression to the boss which is just kind of weird.
Considering Zip Line Shrine introduces the zip line mechanic it should have been a mandatory stage.
Bright Savannah is the only instance where I felt the addition of secret exits had been set up in an interesting way.
The 3DS has nowhere close to the processing power to run this game as it is. More likely you'll see it on the next portable where that power gap would be much narrower.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Not big on the secret exits, either. Doesn't help that I was one of the bitter few jumping down pits and dismantling that Rambi level piece by set piece for that hidden exit that wasn't there. Don't think that really added anything but tedium to the game. Just put the levels on the map, like DKCR.
I fucking love this game! It's so so good. I'm really taking my time. Still in world 2, because I've spend way too much time with time trials in world 1, as well as getting all puzzle pieces. I actually had to buy Squawks because some of them are hidden extremely well!
Good thing about time trials is that they teach you so much about the games' mechanics, it's amazing. I've leared stuff I didn't even know was possible, just by watching other people's replays. Rolling on water for example, lol.
I'm 66th wordwide in 1-1 right now, btw, and I think I'm gonna stop it there. I don't think I can get get much faster in that level. The competition on 1-1 is too huge! It's probably the level that's been "time-trial'd" the most in this game.
In 1-2 I'm 28th wordwide and quite happy about it. However, the trick that the top 10 playes for this level pull off with Diddy at the very end of the level is just INSANE!! I've tried it so many times --- I just can not replicate that. How the fuck are people doing this shit??
Good thing about time trials is that they teach you so much about the games' mechanics, it's amazing. I've leared stuff I didn't even know was possible, just by watching other people's replays. Rolling on water for example, lol.
I'm 66th wordwide in 1-1 right now, btw, and I think I'm gonna stop it there. I don't think I can get get much faster in that level. The competition on 1-1 is too huge! It's probably the level that's been "time-trial'd" the most in this game.
In 1-2 I'm 28th wordwide and quite happy about it. However, the trick that the top 10 playes for this level pull off with Diddy at the very end of the level is just INSANE!! I've tried it so many times --- I just can not replicate that. How the fuck are people doing this shit??
He's not talking of a larger input lag on U Pad compared to TV. He's talking of a larger input lag using the U Pad as input compared to Wiimote+nunchuck, both used on TV (don't know if it's understandable)
Which is even MORE weird (and it's not obviously visible for me, even if I'm usually very picky with input lag).
Reached 5-K in the road to 100%. I finished the game without much difficulties, but those K-levels are indeed challenging. I'm not perfectly happy with those, because I find bothering to do the beginning of a level 30 times just to be able to go farther each time using trial and error (there's many places you can't successfully pass unless you exactly know what you're doing). Not exactly my taste (or at least put checkpoints for learning, eve if you can't use them if you want to get the reward). But still a very good game.
DICKS AHOY
Banned
People weren't kidding when they said the final boss was the low point of the game, jesus.
If it was K. Rool (as pointless fan-pandering as that'd be), at least there'd be a nostalgic element there. Really only the part that's seriously bummed me out so far though, even the final rocket barrel stage on DK Island was great with a nice twist near the end.
After every other boss felt fantastic, was great fun in multiplayer and was vastly more memorable than most of Returns', this guy's just the K. Rool fights of all three of Rare DKC's mixed into one long fight with ice gimmicks that's fucking hell when you're playing with a partner who isn't that great at games but doesn't want you to finish the game without them. :T
If it was K. Rool (as pointless fan-pandering as that'd be), at least there'd be a nostalgic element there. Really only the part that's seriously bummed me out so far though, even the final rocket barrel stage on DK Island was great with a nice twist near the end.
yeah that's a really great one. that level is probably my favorite right now tbh. the music, level progression, and especially the ending sequence. good stuff.
but yeah that song is great. it also has some nice samba rhythms going on in the percussion. david wise man.
haha my man! I did the same with Irate Eight before jumping into the water. that bass tone is glorious. so warm.
Neff
Member
Man, I love the hard lighting on the old DKC games. It'd be nice if Tropical Freeze had a throwback stage that mimicked it. A couple of the Mario 3D World stages had lighting schemes that came close.
The Xtortionist
Member
What song? lol
It must be 1-B or 3-1. Those are the best so far in the game!
bodine1231
Member
Just played 3-1,wow! It's been a long time since a level put a smile on my face like that one did. The music brought back memories of watching The Lion King as a kid,just pure joy.
I love the on rails sections of this game,THIS is what next gen Sonic should have been.
I love the on rails sections of this game,THIS is what next gen Sonic should have been.
Benchmarks for the Samsung flash used and the optical drive show almost equivalent throughput. The load times for the downloaded and disc version will be almost exactly the same. Everyone is seeing the same stuttering and long load times. The only time I have seen a proven detectable decrease in load time is when using a very high performance external SSD.
daaaamn 2-A
like, really, daaamn. That last puzzle piece is driving me NUTS, where is it, WHEREEE
edit: amazing work MYE
You're probably missing the one near the end in the section where you have multiple choices of which barrel to shoot to. Keep going for the highest one and you will reach a bonus barrel.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
"Game breaking" implies that you cannot progress forward, which is not at all what you are describing. I'm not saying it was a good design choice, but it was a design choice nonetheless.
yes it's definitely that one! I'm so stubborn to look for guides, but when posing on Gaf I just cant help asking for advice, hah
also, FUCK that bonus level with the bouncing platforms. I lost 17 lives on it, fuck that shit