Donkey Kong Bananza Gets An Eight-Minute Overview Trailer

I'm sorry, I have to... FIRST COMMENT!

Edit: anyone wanna start the DK Rap?

DK , Donkey Kong
He`s the leader of the bunch

you know him well...

No more trailers for me as I have seen enough of the game already.

I'm definitely buying it for the summer holidays. I don't want anymore of the games secrets revealed to me.

He's finally back....

This looks like the exact Direct we already saw, but in Japanese.

Kinda redundant after the Direct, but hey - can't have enough Bananza.

I'm trying to watch less of games these days to not get spoiled as much, because the surprise is so much better when you see things in the game. I've managed to only watch the reveal trailer so far, but I did listen a couple of previews. It's hard not to watch every single thing when you're excited for a game.

To kick some tail...

His Coconut gun can fire in spurts.

I‘m playing Super Mario Odyssey right now (now in the post-ending). And with these fresh impressions, I see a lot of similarities in the details. Clearly an evolution of the game engine, refinement of gameplay mechanics, and the same joy of movement. And the love for Pauline!

They really butchered my interest by adding Pauline. I was watching what should have been a great moment of the game but she was making obnoxious happy noises at EVERY little action DK performed, I had to mute my phone but guess what was playing: Stickerbush Symphony. Mindlessly smashing rocks for hours isn't my idea of a good time to boot.

Well, that's good enough.

Although I would have preferred Diddy to Pauline, it's already preordered and 2 weeks from today, can't come soon enough. And as for the music, if I could have that as my morning wake up call, I would go to work in a much happier mood!

@SpaceboyScreams
You can choose to mute Oddrock/Pauline or only have her provide hints in the game settings.

@westman98 cheers for sharing that and good to know 👍

@westman98 that's fantastic news!

If he shoots ya, it's gonna hurt!

I think the atmosphere is going to make or break this game for me. DKC was capable of moving from a funny even goofy sometimes atmosphere to a more serious tone, contemplative even, thanks to more muted ambient sounds and beautiful music some of which were sometimes almost just ambient natural noises, and intriguing vistas. I know ultimately they were games about monkeys chasing bananas but it's a fact that the games were absolutely capable of this kind of tonal shifts. Heck in some of the entries the more serious tone is even more present than the cartoony moments. DKC3 comes to mind.

If this is not in DKB I'm going to be a bit disappointed for sure. Even though I can always appreciate a game for what it is, I would feel like something was lost in translation. And let's say what I've seen does not bode well in that regard.

Pff cant wait!

This is Nintendos version of the Hulk. DK smash puny rocks!

This game feels like a huge loving tribute and celebration of all things Donkey Kong.

Gods- I can’t wait to finally play this!

@Jhena He's bigger, faster, and stronger too

@Orwellian87 He's the first member of the DK crew!

I can't believe they had a second Donkey Kong Bananza Direct.

@SpaceboyScreams I remember when Rampage released on the N64 and the reviews were filled with complaints about how button mashy it is with the core concept being to smash up buildings.

Oh how times, and what’s regarded as fun, has changed.

@Mana_Knight Huh!

@mlt this is my concern too. I've held off preordering because from everything I've seen, and it's not to do with his character design, which isn't an issue for me. The game doesn't seem to me to capture what has been so special in DK games past (particularly the DKC trilogy and DKC Tropical Freeze). Even DK64, though I have issues with it, had some haunting atmospheres at times, e.g. sections of Frantic Factory and Gloomy Galleon . In the new game the worlds look really fragmented, bright garish colours everywhere, hard to feel immersed in, and way too 'busy' with everything on screen jumping for attention. That's before considering the frenetic smash-fest that the gameplay seems to be... I mean, it could still be a great game, and I'll be looking very closely at how the final product turns out, but that's how I feel. No hate to anyone here who's excited - I am genuinely happy for you!

The video does a good job at summarizing the game, and I'm surprised I watched all 8 mins of it. Still I feel like it's nothing for me. I really don't like the choice of colours, and the whole destruction gameplay. Music is a banger though.

@ShieldHero So they're finally here, preforming for you!

I was so underwhelmed by this as a launch title, and I've totally gone 360 and preordered. I haven't decided yet if that was good or bad marketing on Nintendo's part

@Privatkatze DK, Donkey Kong!

Wow, I actually didn't expect that many people to actually sing it. What a pleasant surprise. I have the Rap in my digital music collection and have been trying to learn the lyrics for a while.
"Cranky, take it to the fridge!"
DJ wheel sounds
"Walnuts, peanuts, pineapple smells!
Grapes, melons, oranges, and coconut shells!"
If I got that wrong, feel free to call me out on it 😃

Will check it out later.

Definitely the first trailer to make me think this game looks great and worth the money, especially for kids. It looks really frenetic, charming, and Pauline singing pop punky stuff to get DK hyped up is a really cute idea. In general the music is sounding very enjoyable.

I am not going to buy the game this month. First I am going to finish Cuberpunk 2077 and Tears of the Kingdom. But with the Donkey Kong Bananza Direct last month I am looking forward to this game. I am still curious how the worlds compare to Super Mario Odyssey.

I’m still pretty hyped for the game, but I wonder just how big it actually is and what little they’ve shown. I don’t like how these overview trailers have gotten more redundant. They used to be a bit more exciting because they used to show something different.

@mlt I mean, in the greater context of Donkey Kong games, none of the titles after the trilogy ever really focused on that specific mood and atmosphere - not even Rare's own 64. You're not wrong to want those vibes back of course but expecting them to return in exactly the same way is kind of a lost cause at this point.

The English version is available now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjq-2Fwb730

Same as Direct, but shorter and announcer doesn’t talk over the whole trailer at the end thankfully.

@N00BiSH
I'm not sure it's a lost cause. As far as I am concerned Tropical Freeze recaptured that mood.

@mlt Freeze had an atmosphere, I won't deny, but would you say it was the exact same? It was still pretty different from the Rare trilogy. Even David Wise's musical style had a different vibe on Freeze compared to those games.

Initially not interested, but this makes me more intrigued

Can't wait day one for me plus I'm only getting it so I can hear the DK rap over and over again 💛💛💛 Only joking lol it's looks like my type of game and been waiting since 2014 for a new DK game DK (Donkey Kong is here) 💛💛💛

Been playing Donkey Kong HD. Came is kicking my butt. I hope this one is not so stressful lol.

Looking forward to the game but man am I not a fan of DK's redesign. Ugh

I appreciate I’m in the minority, but having some halfway Disney princess singing through the latest 3d platformer is actually a reason I’m thinning I won’t buy this. I’ll need to see how much of it is across actual gameplay and I skippable, but the whole idea is really off putting to me, and the fact they’re modelling her after every mid talent west end may be who can’t actually sing is a real shame.

Was all set to buy until this news. I know I’m nuts and everyone else loves the idea.

Can’t wait to find DKs banana

This game is looking very incredible and promising, and there's a huge Rare landmark here. Somehow as if it was from an alternate timeline where Rare's game formula evolved alongside Nintendo's, delivering similar but different (and in some ways improved) results.