You know the PS4 advert we get on this site at the moment. All 3 game covers MH, Horizon and SotC have the same compositions! Small protagonist bottom left. Large monster centre. Oh dear. It's a tad 'flavour of the month'
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@JaxonH For me my absolute only complaint about WiiU DKC:TF was the obnoxious loading times forcing me to loose the rhythm and messing me up. Switch version supposedly helps with that, so it's as close to perfect as you get now.
Well, OK, I still hate the water levels with a burning passion. But I've always hated the water levels since DKC SNES. Loved the music though.
Origins was so long ago I almost don't remember it in detail. I remember some aspects of it...I remember it was great....I don't know, Legends has such interesting environments, while IIRC Origins was a little faster paced. My perception may be skewed though since I played Origins on Vita and Legends on Switch. Superior controls very likely skew my opinion toward Legends.
@gcunit I only played through it once on WiiU and liked it wonderfully, but then again, I was a platforming enthusiast back in the day and played virtually every platformer available back then (except Mega Man for some reason), so platforming muscle memory is as automatic has handing an acoustic guitar to an electric guitarist....some adjustment to the instrument but I can find my away around with some competence at first blush.
@GrailUK I had a quick look through my collection, and coincidentally, those three are the only games that have a protagonist in the lower left corner and a big monster on the right! Coincidence? I think not!
Just tested a couple of levels in DK because of all the hype here. It is still a strong 6 for me. The thing I like the least are the control scheme. You can basically chose between two models and none of them feels good IMHO. I would have preferred if they used the face buttons better.
I had no issue with the control scheme. In fact it felt very natural using R to grab barrels and X to roll. Otherwise you'd be alternating between X and B to roll and grab a barrel.
DKC is a game you have to play through to really appreciate. It's a game like MH. People's initial reactions are always "it feels weird" then once they're into the game they're like "It's amazing, it feels perfect". It takes a bit to adjust to something you're not used to, and DKC variable momentum and anticipation with regard to movements take some getting used to.
And the first world is easily, easily the least interesting in the game. Not to say it's bad, it's just... vanilla in comparison to the rest of the game.
It's truly a game that's impossible to judge in 5 minutes, or in a few stages. The longer you play, the better you get, the more worlds you see, the more you realize just how amazing it really is. By the time you finish the game, get all the KONG letters and have stretched your platforming skills, unlocked the K levels and beaten them, by the time you run a few gold medal time trial runs...
By that point you're just like holy crap, this is the best gosh dang platformer I ever played.
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That just brightened my crappy day. I have like 5 copies of Ikaruga...but I'll buy it again!!!!
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Sin & Punishment 2 remastered with motion aiming via joycon to whet our appetites for the all new Sin & Punishment 3...? Still waiting
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They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
Funky Mode playthrough first? Or normal playthrough first? Each one will unlock the associated time trials for that mode.
I was wondering the same thing. I never got round to buying this on Wii U so both modes will be new to me. I think I'm going to start with Classic mode because it's the way the game was originally meant to be played and it has more characters, then try out Funky mode when I'm done. On the other hand that seems a bit backwards because Funky mode is easier.
I read that in Funky mode, you can switch back (temporarily) to a more forgiving version of the normal mode. Did I understand that correctly? That would probably suit me. Play in the normal mode with a bit more health and at the point where it becomes frustratingly hard (I'm not a good gamer ) I can call in the help of funky for a level or 2...
Funky Mode playthrough first? Or normal playthrough first? Each one will unlock the associated time trials for that mode.
I was wondering the same thing. I never got round to buying this on Wii U so both modes will be new to me. I think I'm going to start with Classic mode because it's the way the game was originally meant to be played and it has more characters, then try out Funky mode when I'm done. On the other hand that seems a bit backwards because Funky mode is easier.
I read that in Funky mode, you can switch back (temporarily) to a more forgiving version of the normal mode. Did I understand that correctly? That would probably suit me. Play in the normal mode with a bit more health and at the point where it becomes frustratingly hard (I'm not a good gamer ) I can call in the help of funky for a level or 2...
Does it work like that?
You can't change modes once started (although there are multiple save files and you can start a different mode in the second save file slot), but in Funky Mode you can play as other characters. Since the barrels in the stages are all Funky barrels when you're playing as Funky Kong, the only way you would be able to play as a different character is to select the character you want to play as before you start the stage, similar to time trials.
Which means... playing through Funky mode would allow one to access time trials for all characters. Seems the way to go to me. I still want to play through in the normal mode because I like the challenge but, Funky just looks fun to play as, and I need to see what he can do in timed runs.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
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