I can't be the only person who wants Retro to do another DK game? Tropical Freeze was one of the best Wiiu games on that system. Game is a masterpiece.
I love DK. Except for tropical freeze. There was something off with that game, I think it was the button mapping combined with the music that irked me.
@Spoony_Tech A waste? Both DKC on the Wii and Wii U games were arguably the best 2D platformers in recent years. And Tropical Freeze is my personal favourite Wii U game. It's anything but a waste.
@Therad Huh? Soundtrack was absolutely amazing IMO. The thing that was missing from Returns was David Wise, so I was glad when they brought him in for Tropical Freeze.
@Octane If Retro are working on a new Donkey Kong Country game, with the amount of development time they will have had before it's final release, it will need to be something mind blowing otherwise I can see there being riots. It doesn't help the majority of people, myself included, seem to be hoping for them to be doing something different - either resurrecting a Nintendo IP or creating their own.
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@Spoony_Tech A waste? Both DKC on the Wii and Wii U games were arguably the best 2D platformers in recent years. And Tropical Freeze is my personal favourite Wii U game. It's anything but a waste.
@Therad Huh? Soundtrack was absolutely amazing IMO. The thing that was missing from Returns was David Wise, so I was glad when they brought him in for Tropical Freeze.
I think it is the music on some levels that doesn't work for me. It is a bit hard to pinpoint, since the game just felt off. And DKCr I fully completed, it was the only game on Wii I completely finished achievements and all. So yes, I was disappointed. But I am willing to test a new version.
@FragRed Well, I know it won't be another DKC game, and there are reports they're working on a new IP. However, if did they another DKC, I'd love that too.
@Octane I think it would be good for Retro to have 2 teams so they can both continue Donkey Kong Country while developing new IPs. Hopefully we will find out when Nintendo do their Direct for games coming 2018. If it's a new IP, Nintendo will surely give it more time to build up hype.
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@Therad Tropical Freeze was a good game, the only problem is that Donkey Kong Country Returns was so immensely better that I did not feel the need of Tropical Freeze and got bored quite soon.
There were a few improvements like the fact you can swim and some fantastic music but the overall game felt a lot worse (while still good), less interesting and more shallow / random, so I didn't like it in the end. I can't play it without thinking "the previous one was so much better " but I think it is quite good anyway.
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Returns' biggest flaw (like many Wii games) was not giving the option between motion controls and normal controls but even having played the 3DS port, I prefer Tropical Freeze.
Yoshi is one of the Triple AAA 1st party games for me.
Yoshi was a force to be reckoned with since Yoshi's Island. It's been arguably the best platformer in the whole SNES catalog, and Wii U's Yoshi's Woolly World even topped that classic in my opinion.
I see more value and fun in an original new exclusive like Yoshi than in remakes you listed (like Pokken and MK8D). And Fire Emblem Warriors for me is a special case of "out of place", it's just fanservice. And I hate fanservice. I want to become a fan of things I like. I don't want to buy things because I'm a fan. Bring on the real Fire Emblem! One Nintendo Musou game (Hyrule Warriors) is enough for me!
For ARMS I really liked the Global Testpunch but it's not a game I rush out to pay 59,99€ for, and if I need my Splatoon fix I can still go back to my Wii U version.
That only leaves Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey and Xenoblade 2 from your list, and if Nintendo doesn't turn Yoshi into Yoshi's Story or something it has a good chance to be in the same league.
Almost the same can be said about Kirby Star Allies. I haven't seen much, but what I've seen is 100% good oldschool Kirby. It looks like nothing new, while Yoshi manages to grab my attention because it tries something interesting.
But that's no problem, because sometimes I just want the perfect classic-style Kirby-experience. Like the outstanding "Kirby's Adventure Wii". If Star Allies is anything like that, with 4p co-op and well-designed varied beautiful stages it will be great.
Personally I prefer Mario, Yoshi, and even the DKC games when it comes to platforming. Still, I never skipped a Kirby homeconsole game in the last 20 years.
I was disappointed in DKC Returns, and I'm glad DKC Tropical Freeze ironed out all the flaws of the original. Others have pointed them out already. Things like motion controlled dandelion blowing, wtf?!
DKC Returns shouldn't have returned on the Wii!
When I hear "Donkey Kong Country" I think about a game that pushes hardware beyond its limits audiovisually. The Wii version did nothing like that. The graphics were just regular good Wii graphics, the soundtrack was unremarkable and quite boring, wasn't it?
But, the Wii U version, wow! It looks sooo fantastic! Even 4 and a half years later some levels are nothing short of stunning. And the soundtrack, still listening to it just like the old classic trilogy. And The controls finally make sense. The level design also got much better. And we got more playable Kongs, underwater levels, better bosses, more secrets, and even saving and watching replays!
I cannot find anything in the Wii version that is not overshadowed by Tropical Freeze. For me it really smashed the Wii game. And I'm glad because I really thought Retro Studios is going to kill one of my most beloved franchises with DKCR.
However, I have completed both games with all secrets. Yep, despite my disappointment with DKC Returns I kept on it until I unlocked everything.
I feel like I'm one of five people that want Retro to do another DK game.
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