This game is so good.
When it was announced I was originally turned off by the lack of Kremlings and the 4 heart/hover mechanic seemed like it would baby mode. Then I tried the Wii version and the waggle made it literally unplayable for me.
But I picked up the 3DS version recently and god damn. I didn't expect such a genuinely challenging platformer with great movement and controls, especially on a handheld. It feels even faster than DKC1 and 2 thanks to the momentum you can get when rolling with Diddy.
My biggest complaint is that it reuses a little too much old music for my taste, but they're good songs so it's not a major issue.
Who /DKCR/ here
>>334395735
If you like it, tropical freeze is even better, in just about every way.
Returns is good, but Tropical Freeze is so much better, you should get on that.
>>334395735
Retro's Donkey Kong games are fucking great.
I was worried that putting the one Nintendo studio that can make western games on 2D sidescrollers was a waste of their talents but Tropical Freeze turned out to be my favorite platformer in years.
>>334395815
>>334395862
That game also didn't look appealing to me but it certainly does now. I don't have a Wii U yet (and I don't know if 2016 is the best year to get one) but it'll be one of the first games I play.
Has there ever been a bad DK game?
Besides maybe Barrel Blast?
>>334396231
Enjoy it. Level design and OST are way better.
>>334396231
If you're worried about it becoming ice-physics: the game, don't be. The level variety is actually really dense, and borrows from different platformer series, while still keeping that refreshing DKC pace.
>>334395735
Tropical Freeze fixes every issue this game had (mediocre OST, lack of variety in the locations, only 2 characters, some wonky level design, no water levels).
>>334396363
Donkey Kong 64 is garbage.
All of the Country games and Jungle Beat are good though.
>>334396363
Donkey Konga is a good rhythm game, but a bit overrated, in retrospect.
>>334395735
>Then I tried the Wii version and the waggle made it literally unplayable for me.
The wiimote is basically an NES controller maybe you're just shit at games
>>334396231
Tropical Freeze is to Retuns what DKC2 was to DKC1.
Still listen to the soundtrack, it's so amazing.
>>334396712
You had to shake the remote to roll. You know, the main attack and primary form of momentum.
>>334396231
>if 2016 is the best year to get one
You know past years exist right?
There's a library that exists and it's great
>>334396846
I just meant that I want to wait to see what the NX is and what future support for the system is going to look like. Also price drops.
>>334396838
I know, I actually played it on the Wii, unlike OP.
>>334396458
Tropical Shit is generic boring garbage. The inertia when roll-jumping is fucking annoying too, when even the early SNES titles got that right.
Deal with it.
>>334396959
Hot damn, anon. That opinion was edgy as fuck.
You best check yourself before you wreck yourself my man
>>334396959
>Deal with it.
There's nothing to deal with since you didn't really have anything substantial to complain about.
As for inertia, it's about the same as the previous games. The animation is different, and because of that DK feels way heavier. You can however go just as fast, if not faster than in the original SNES series.
>>334396959
>too much of a baby to deal with a platformer with proper physics and momentum
Go back playing NSMB bitch.
>>334396959
>deal with it
>argument consists of "it's annoying" and "inertia sucks"
>>334395735
Dong Freeze is $20 now. You have no excuse.
>they literally had to turn Diddy into DK's jetpac because they knew Diddy would completely overshadow DK as the hero otherwise, as in DKC1
>>334396363
Barrel blast was underrated
Falling under the idiots who shitpost games for waggle control instead of learning
It was a decent game
>>334397939
I don't have a Wii U.
>>334398191
>unironically defending having to shake the controller for the primary momentum mechanic in a 2D platformer when there was absolutely no reason for it to not be mapped to a button
Fuck off.
>>334398305
I tried something different once too, it was awful.
>>334398197
Your loss.
>>334395815
Came here to say this.
Freeze is such an amazing game.
>>334396959
>inertia
>a bad thing
That's the best thing a platformer can do, even Super Mario Bros has it.
You can literally just use a cheat code to map the roll to a button.
Probably beats playing it on a 240p screen.
Your going to love Tropical Freeze
It's a fantastic improvement
The levels are a lot more unique and beautiful
Each of them have their own music, done by David Fucking Wise
Dixie and Cranky add even more gameplay variety
Vikings in general are a lot more interesting than the Tiki's
You'll love it when you eventually play it
>>334397993
Dixie is overall better than all 4 of them
Especially in Hard Mode in TF where you can choose a single Kong for the whole level
>>334399523
>not playing as DK only like a real man
>>334399523
Dixie is easy mode though.
Diddy is meh outside of water levels, but Cranky is where its at.
>>334399751
Mah nigga. Hard mode was essentially Cranky Kong Country when I played it.
>>334398305
I'm not talking about the waggle to roll on Returns though
I'm taking about Barrel Blast, the racing game
>>334399647
I feel genuinely bad for DK when I don't pick him because he's my nigga
>>334399647
Sorry but Dixie has been my favorite ever since DKC2.
If I wanted the game to be hard anyway I did simply refrain from using the hover.
