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Donkey Kong Country Returns on the Wii
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I'm just going to leave the newest trailer right here at the top. Enjoy it guys, I'm not watching. Media blackout starts NOW!







We're beyond the want level now. I need this game.

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10/25/10, 07:17    Edited: 10/29/10, 02:26
 
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The whole music thing is ridiculous. A few of us simply said it appears to be lacking and we clear said we wouldn't judge the finished product based on that. The only people arguing it are the people who refuse to listen to others' opinions. If you think the music sounds fine that's just fine. If you agree that the music sounds bad then that's fine too. I agree with Trifoce that we shouldn't feel uncomfortable for talking about the music. No one has been negative, no one's been trolling, and there's barely been an argument. I feel there's like two people "arguing" over this while everyone else is perfectly calm.

I feel like an idiot beating this dead horse as I'm sure everyone else is. But we're allowed to express our opinions on the music if we want to. No need to lock, ban, or remove anything. Aren't we all adults here? We can discuss the music as people were until accusations were thrown around and a big drama was made.

I for one am now even less hopeful of the music after seeing the last few videos. It's a shame but it seems the musical quality is way behind everything else the game offers. Hey, if the finished game has some amazing tracks I'll be the first to point it out but it's also sure to have quite a few stinkers as well. And there has now been multiple videos where you can CLEARLY hear the music and it's the same deal.
10/29/10, 03:21   
Edited: 10/29/10, 03:26
Whoa.....30 minute video podcast all about DKCR

10/29/10, 04:15   
Oh man so much info explosion....

My basic thoughts so far:

- 70 LEVELS HOLY SHIT. That's way more than the originals. Hot DAMN.

- The music is hit and miss, but not terrible. I still get a bit of the Rare vibe from it, but honestly nothing can top Dave Wise. Right now its less DKC and more DK64(which isn't bad at all, but DKC was just so much better in an overall sense). I did like the music that plays during that wave-crashing video though, and the remix of the title theme.

- The whole climbing grassy areas seems like a neat new gameplay mechanic. I just hope they bring back old ones, like climbing on ropes/vines Donkey Kong Jr. style, and Bonus Rooms. I don't think I've seen any Bonus Rooms in any of the vids....

- I still miss the Kremlings!!! The tikis are okay, but its just not the same. And the part with DK rapid waggle punching them reminds me a bit too much of Jungle Beat..... I liked Jungle Beat, but I don't want this to be Jungle Beat.

- All and all, I'm hyped, and will be gameflying this day 1 (can't buy, I'm poor :( )

Pandareus said:

How Donkey Kong Country Returns Charmed a Hater

Wow that guy sucks. Basically a Rare hate rant and how he didn't like the original DKCs, but likes them now that Retro is doing them. Sorry, but he lost all credibility for me when he said the minecart levels were "like Sonic the Hedgehog". Oh god.
10/29/10, 04:26   
@Dillo64

Bonus rooms are definitely in. I saw a couple of 'em in videos from E3.
10/29/10, 04:28   
Awesome. But thinking about that just reminded me of something else thats worrying me.

WHERE ARE THE OTHER KONGS???

This isn't a DKC game unless we have Cranky smacking us with his cane and giving us level hints, Funky building planes to fly us to previous levels, or Swanky ripping us off with his mini-game challenges. We haven't seen anything of the overworld map yet, but you'd think they would've shown it by now...

Also I'm getting the feeling that Rambi is the only animal buddy in the game. Sucks if true.

Don't want to listen to the podcast because of spoilers, does anyone know if they mention these guys?
10/29/10, 05:12   
@Dillo64
No there seem to be other animal buddies. Squawks is definitely in it in some form as is Cranky Kong.
10/29/10, 05:19   
Rambi, Squawks and Cranky Kong are in the game for sure. No other characters have been confirmed.
10/29/10, 05:22   
I think Donkey, Diddy and Cranky are enough of the Kong family. The rest kind of sucked anyway, though Funky was alright, I guess. Before they ruined him forever with his lame voice in Mario Kart.
10/29/10, 05:33   
Zero said:
I think Donkey, Diddy and Cranky are enough of the Kong family. The rest kind of sucked anyway, though Funky was alright, I guess. Before they ruined him forever with his broken top speed in Mario Kart.
I don't usually do this, but quoted for truth, and fixed!

I'm not too torn up about the loss of the rest of the Kong crew, although I liked them well enough. If I could only pick three Kongs to be in this, it'd be DK, Diddy, and Cranky (and maybe Dixie), so I'm good with that right now.
10/29/10, 05:41   
Have to say I'm way more pumped for this than I thought I would be. I liked the classics, but this already looks way better. Glad the Kremlings have been genocide'd, they sucked. And fewer Kongs is a good thing, for the most part.
10/29/10, 05:48   
Think I'm about ready to put that $20 Amazon credit to use and preorder this.
10/29/10, 12:17   
Man this game is looking better and better. I just watched and read all the new stuff posted.

And the music sounds pretty good to me so far. That's MY opinion. Suck it.
10/29/10, 12:42   
I couldnn't be anymore hyped for this. DKC is in my top 3 games of all time and the few levels I played at Eurogamer were awesome.

I hope the game has a lot of atmosphere. I loved the snow levels on the original game, especially the one where snow is coming down in the distance and it get closer the further you get.
10/29/10, 13:38   
Did everyone really hate the Kremlings that much? They were kind of generic yeah, but no more or less than enemies in most hop and bop platformers. I didn't mind them. At least they made cool screams when you killed them.
10/29/10, 15:13   
Zero said:
Did everyone really hate the Kremlings that much? They were kind of generic yeah, but no more or less than enemies in most hop and bop platformers. I didn't mind them. At least they made cool screams when you killed them.

I loved them and think they are a lot better than the new enimies.
10/29/10, 15:44   
Yeah I don't know what the big deal was...I enjoyed DKC and the different enemies... maybe they were just tiresome in DKC2 (which i'm slowly going through on VC) and more so in DKC 3 (which I've never played)..

And the big buffed 'smurfs' were cool.

S
10/29/10, 15:53   
Is the tiki tak tribe really that much better though? Just seems like uber generic "natives" to me.
10/29/10, 16:03   


This video is full of level spoilers but if you don't care, it's amazing. I love what's going on in this game. Why there's doubt if DKCR's quality will be on par with the older titles is strange. It looks to surpass the originals. Retro is packing this game to the brim with fantastic level design from what I've seen and it looks incredible.
10/29/10, 17:08   
Edited: 10/29/10, 17:16
I liked the Kremlings, never thought they were badly designed or anything. That said, I look forward to bashing in the heads of a new species in DKCR. Bring it!
10/29/10, 17:29   
Holy cow. This game looks so sick. I should never have doubted Retro!

I think it may even have a chance to stand up there with New Super Mario Brothers Wii.
10/29/10, 17:58   
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