"Find me another game released in the last 10 years that’s this bright, this animated, and this TOUGH." It wasn't out yet when I scripted this episode, but Cuphead is an excellent answer to that question, and a lot have you have rightly suggested it. However, I have to pretend like Cuphead doesn't exist until I'm finished with Other M, because I _know_ I'm going to love it, and I won't want to play anything else.

@LanIost

6 жыл бұрын

Hey man, can you add this video to your DKC playlist? Just watched THE ENTIRE PLAYLIST and realized it's missing.

@Jose-se9pu

6 жыл бұрын

Refusing to play Cuphead to play Other M...damn

@MetroAndroid

6 жыл бұрын

Everyone gatekeeping about Cuphead's difficulty makes me never want to even look at it again. As someone who's been gaming since the NES, difficulty is either a completely neutral thing or a bad thing. I think it's because victory doesn't make me feel anything at all, but losing (and wasting time replaying) makes me frustrated. If something's too difficult, it doesn't make me feel nice to beat it, it makes me feel angry and frustrated that it was so difficult, even after I've beaten it. And everything needs to be deep dark rich colors, all websites need dark themes, etc. Bright colors are ruining anime, video games, and my eyes! We need a return to 90s anime color like Outlaw Star.

@SabinStargem

6 жыл бұрын

La-Mulana's remake, released in 2007. While a fairly difficult 2D platformer, the true difficulty lies within the puzzles. I doubt that you could complete the game, let alone Hell Temple, without reaching for a strategy guide or asking others to lend their insight. Be sure to enable hard mode before defeating any guardians, for that extra kick to the backside and foot on the neck.

@GeekCritique

6 жыл бұрын

Done, thanks for the reminder!

Says the ending "veers into cartoony nonsense" in a game where a gorilla wearing a tie rides rocket barrels and he just fought a floating tiki head that made magic hands out of magic banana juice. XD

@judethst

4 жыл бұрын

I think its cool how goofy the ending is

@turtleanton6539

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@lordroy88

3 жыл бұрын

@@judethst me too

@icroformation59

2 жыл бұрын

@@lordroy88 The thing is it actually made me laugh so much when I was at the end of the game.

@TheProfessionalReject

Ай бұрын

I feel the same as the guy up at the top of the screen, the bananas from the volcano was a great shot to end on and better than tropical freezes flowers that is kinda dumb but the moon thing is just ridiculous. I like this series because they’ve found a gap with being about an ape with a tie that is in a beautiful world surrounded by realism and things that are also way out of our reach.

"A year where Nintendo only had Animal Crossing" Well, history sure does repeat itself...

@PEZhead5432109876

4 жыл бұрын

What, you didn’t like Clubhouse games?

@HarvestHollows

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect example on why we shouldn't speak too soon. The Big N went absolutely crazy with announcements the second half of 2020 (plus they actually had an understanding reason for the lack of announcements)

@Indomavel2112

3 жыл бұрын

@@HarvestHollows Besides Hyrule Warriors, Nintendo only really announced a bunch of Mario games that already existed before... Hardly exciting. However, I'd highlight titles like Xenoblade DE and Paper Mario: The Origami King for this year. Really good stuff.

@turtleanton6539

3 жыл бұрын

Hsha

@turtleanton6539

3 жыл бұрын

@@Indomavel2112 mario35 battleroyale went up

I thought the ending was fantastic. This series always felt like a ridiculous, over the top Saturday morning cartoon. Like a monkey-themed Looney toons, so the ending felt perfectly in line with that theme IMHO

@harry426

6 жыл бұрын

Not... really. Sure, the original DKC games are cartoonic, but they are somewhat grounded in a certain reality (not counting DK64). The ending to DKCR is your basic exemple of ludonarrative dissonance.

@harry426

4 жыл бұрын

@@buzzytrombone4353 This doesn't really contradict what I said. I said that they are cartoony, but the level of "wackyness" in the original games is usually kept to a minimum. For exemple, you could compare the ending to Donkey Kong Country 2 and Returns. In DKC2, the game ends with K. Rool getting punched by Donkey Kong, falling down his Island and getting munched on by sharks. In Returns, Donkey Kong punches the moon (!), which falls down, knock the giant totem, which causes an eruption of bananas, which then propulses the moon back to its original spot. Both cartoony, but one is way more wacky than the other. Heck, even Crash Bandicoot (which has a somewhat similar style to the original DK trilogy) never got THIS wacky.

@clappytriofan2098

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was great too. It’s a ducking game about a monkey getting his bananas back let’s chill lol. It’s an iconic Nintendo moment now a decade later.

@amaframe8059

2 жыл бұрын

@@harry426 I'm sorry, the way you said that was somehow, SO satisfying

@SussyPoster69

2 жыл бұрын

I know it's kinda ridiculous but I have a strong fondness for it given DKCR was the first game I ever beat

"But he's only in 4 stages!" Well, to be fair, Rambi was only in 3 stages in the original DKC, and in one of those levels, he was a well-hidden secret, and in another one of those levels, he sucks. So really, he's only remembered for 1 level of that game (and his appearances in DKC2, which are much better in general).

@davinchristino

2 жыл бұрын

At least DKC had other animal buddies to make up for that. DKCR doesn't.

It would be awesome if they released a new Donky Kong game for the Nintendo Switch

@HoudiniFontmeister

6 жыл бұрын

Joshua Hebert they need to port dkcr and dkctf to it as a double pack and scale it all to 1080p 60fps in docked and include all the temple levels from the 3ds. And give us options with different controls. Let the people who ported dkcr to 3ds do it. It would sale well because many who enjoyed dkcr missed tropical freeze. And together would be an amazing collection. If retro isn't gong to make the next one then whoever is needs to do the ports so they can familiarize themselves with exactly why they were amazing games.

@hex8787

6 жыл бұрын

Houdini Fontmeister Fuck it lets just release all the DKC games for the switch. Edit: If you want to play portable DKC I recommend the New 3DS line of consoles. I have every DKC for on the go play besides Tropical Freeze.

@HoudiniFontmeister

6 жыл бұрын

Hector Diaz I have played through them all and they all should get on the switch by the end of the year imo

@c5fa497

6 жыл бұрын

Donkey Kong Country Paradise Parish TM

@josh6453

4 жыл бұрын

Joshua Hebert Yeah! Bayonetta and Platinum can go fuck themselves!

Ah, DKCR. One of my favorite games of the modern era, the difficulty feels just right, and every stage never overstays its welcome. I might just replay this game soon, along with finishing Tropical Freeze someday.

@jjtheenton

6 жыл бұрын

I highly recommend completing Tropical Freeze. Tropical Freeze became my new favorite platformer over DKC2. The fact that it managed to top my nostalgia for THAT game is a testament to the sheer brilliance in its design. It genuinely pisses me off that people were so adamant against the game's existence just because it wasn't a new Metroid.

@maxieprimo2758

5 жыл бұрын

Despite loving Returns, it's hard to return (ha) to it after Tropical Freeze

@perttutunkkari3275

4 жыл бұрын

DKCR is better DKCTF mainly for nostalgia reasons

@imperfect_dan7519

4 жыл бұрын

@@perttutunkkari3275 TF is a better designed game tho

@perttutunkkari3275

4 жыл бұрын

@@imperfect_dan7519 I know TF has better design but DKCR isjust way too nostalgic for me

Wait, really? The moon wasn't the best ending you've ever seen to a Donkey Kong game? It wasn't the most hype moment ever? Alright then.

Running this on my phone with the texture pack of full HD and using a HDMI cable to play it on the big screen. Crazy how far technology has come since 2017.

"A HEART METER IN A DONKEY KONG GAME?! Oh, Nintendo! Caving to those filthy casuals again, are we? Remember when Nintendo made real games?" I cannot stop laughing. 😂

@davinchristino

3 жыл бұрын

Daring today, aren't we

@miimiiandco

2 жыл бұрын

Literally Cranky Kong.

@TheRealEthanavos

9 ай бұрын

The voice he made reminds me of Bluster from the DKC cartoon lol.

I love your work Josh, DKC Returns was a breath of fresh air for me in 2010. I was actually on my 2 year full time Church mission when this came out. While on my mission I couldn't play video games at all. I got home in November of 2010 and I heard all about this game and bought a Wii just for it. Luckily at that time, getting a used Wii was cheap and the one I got had several classic games downloaded on it. As for Gorilla Glacier, I don't think it exists at all in this version of Donkey Kong Island. Remember, Super Mario Galaxy came out in 2007, and the end of that game resulted in the whole Mario Universe being reset and rearranged, this would include Donkey Kong Island. It made sense for Retro to completely redesign the world of Donkey Kong Country. It's also worth noting that each boss fight ended with Donkey Kong punching each Tiki Tak leader off into the horizon. Remember also that the Bananas are "magic" and boost power. Throughout the adventure, Donkey Kong consumed 1000's of bananas, the trials he went through on his journey combined with his banana consumption could have powered him up to the point of being strong enough to hit the moon hard enough to knock it out of orbit. I've always enjoyed the ending of Returns even if it is totally absurd.

@GeekCritique

6 жыл бұрын

If Nintendo even has some semblance of a connected idea of what their "worlds" are supposed to be, that's probably closer it than this, but... My (by which I mean DK Vine's) headcanon has always been that DK Island is part of the "Rare Archipelago," which also includes Spiral Mountain, Timber's Island, Willow Woods, etc. Here's a mockup of the map: twitter.com/camreigle/status/610471893603368960/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The Mushroom Kingdom is a separate dimension from all this, which DK can interact with via the Chest of Time, and... *sighs* Yeah, anyway, your idea is definitely much closer than this, haha. DK punching the moon based on BANANA POWER is a great explanation, but the execution itself still bugs me. Especially how it just PLONKS itself back up there.

@jarerarebear1765

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, if it was in the Zelda Universe, he would have just ended the world. You have a solid point, it was silly beyond Looney Tunes levels.

I remember the TF outrage. I think I was one of the few people who was excited that we were getting a new DKC game. TF is my favorite in the series.

@GeekCritique

6 жыл бұрын

I spend about a third of the video covering that controversy next week. :)

@skinflutey

6 жыл бұрын

The Geek Critique can't wait. Your videos are top notch.

@NotAFakeName1

6 жыл бұрын

skinflutey I've never gotten a Wii u so I've never played it unfortunately. Id like to see a switch version, as I'll be getting that console when MP4 releases.

@skinflutey

6 жыл бұрын

Patrick Murphy hopefully they do port it.

@nucleor7268

6 жыл бұрын

skinflutey Your wish has been granted

And Tropical Freeze? BOOM: BEST PLATEFORMER EVER (and this isn't a joke)

@NoeLPZC

6 жыл бұрын

I found Tropical Freeze to be borderline unplayable. The delay with DK's jump coupled with the latency on a flatscreen tv broke the game for me.

@jjtheenton

6 жыл бұрын

You're not wrong.

@dr6559

6 жыл бұрын

NoeLPZC Git Gud.

@AlfonsoSRT

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, my favorite 2D platformer ever.

@dannylashofficial1669

6 жыл бұрын

NoeLPZC: I call this bullshit. I've played it on CRT, LCD and OLED screen and there is no latency. Might have had a bit too much caffeine when playing.

The blowing mechanic was 'recommended' by Miyamoto, so no wonder it feels out of place.

@KingdomHeartsBrawler

3 жыл бұрын

It would only get worse from there. Forced motion controls in Star Fox Zero, modern Paper Mario in general... the man needs to retire before he goes from being the Steven Spielberg of gaming to its George Lucas.

@clappytriofan2098

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I kept thinking this too whenever he complained about it. It wasn’t retro!!

“I remember a year when it felt like all Nintendo had was Animal Crossing” oof.

Fantastic video as always, TGC. I was so excited getting this game for Christmas a few years ago. I knew it wasn't mechanically similar to the Rare games with a few exceptions here and there, but it gave me everything I wanted out of a platformer in the 7th generation. Something even New Super Mario Bros. Wii failed to deliver: it gave me platforming with spectacle. Launching out of those barrels as the statues are about to fall, with cinematic camera angles capturing the few seconds of excitement. It's so good, and I heard it gets even better in the sequel. I've yet to play Tropical Freeze all the way through, but I've seen my friends play it and it looks like it continues delivering on the spectacular platforming we got a good taste of in Returns. Anyways, looking forward to the next video :D

@SQGReviewShow

6 жыл бұрын

Oh I want to. Problem is, I don't have a Wii U. I plan on saving up for a used one, but I'm a bit broke atm.

@Alex-mb2cy

6 жыл бұрын

DKC TF was one of the games that made me buy a Wii U, it and Sm4sh were my main reasons for getting one. Very underrated console.

@lightbrand_

6 жыл бұрын

Lyseolia I think 6-6 is far better than 6-4, it's so amazing, so impressive, so inventive and so beautyfull...

@pelucheCR7

5 жыл бұрын

@@lightbrand_ cliffside slide right?

@lightbrand_

5 жыл бұрын

+pelucheCR7 yeah, favorite level in the series by far, while I really like the other DKC's, TF is just so much better, it's my 3rd favorite game of all time ( falling behind Xenoblade Chronicles and Breath of the Wild ). And cliffside slide is the best, most epic and enjoyable stage in the game for me

Since Donkey Kong can punch the moon into the surface of the planet, does that make him canonically the most powerful Nintendo character?

@HardcoreGamer4Ever

5 жыл бұрын

Kirby is literally universe tier, if not multiverse. So no.

@putridmoldyman306

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely not Kirby regularly kills eldritch horrors with ease King Dedede has literally been sucked into a black hole, and was perfectly fine Wario is literally a god, who doesnt die and cant be hurt, because he decided one day that he didn't feel like being damaged anymore and has survived actual nuclear bombs Rosalina and Palutena are also goddesses King K Rool needs to be stronger, otherwise he wouldnt have been able to capture him twice Actraiser hero is a god Majora could instantly kill anything near it while alive, and can also force the moon to earth as a mask Super Kong, since hes just a stronger version of DK And funky kong of course, because hes objectively the best DK character.

I'm always excited to see you pop into my subscriptions. Love your videos.

Ugh this review should have been Metroid Prime Hunters. But in all seriousness I have a lot to say about DKCR. As someone whose first console was the Wii (I'm not that young I just never got a console before that) this was one of the first non retro (retro as in old not the company) games that I played which was challenging from beginning to end. I remember first playing it in a Toys R Us kiosk and immediately wanted to buy it. By making me try so hard it got me very invested. I think of it as the game that transformed me from a casual Nintendo fan to who I am now. I disagree that the multiplayer in DKCR is better than the New Super Mario Bros series. The main reason is that in NSMB all the characters have the same abilities which can be combined in the multiplayer to pull off some really neat tricks. In DKCR everything is more controlled and as such the player playing as Diddy is going to have more fun than the player playing as Donkey. Diddy has a ranged attack with his peanuts and can fly while Donkey has nothing special. I remember my brother and I playing DKCR for the first time and me getting very upset cause I couldn't make many jumps without Diddy. After world 2 I played the rest of the game by myself. I'm surprised how invested you've always been on "DK lore" considering that I always assumed that the lore of the series was always like Kirby lore where while they will reference previously established story elements (such as the evil computer in Planet Robobot being a Nova from Superstar) it really doesn't matter to the overall game. That's why I don't think they made a big deal about the mountain being destroyed in lava, they didn't think anyone would care/remember. Finally I don't see what is wrong with the ending with the moon. I mean yeah it is over the top but so is the whole series. If something as ridiculous as the DK rap is allowed to exist then I see no problem with Donkey Kong punching the moon.

@GeekCritique

6 жыл бұрын

Interesting perspective, thanks! I don't actually mind the characters having differences in multiplayer. Player 2 is going to have an _easier_ time, sure, but since I was pretty much always the one who had more experience in the game, I didn't mind the handicap. The problem with the NSMB games' multiplayer was the fact that you could so easily, and accidentally, interfere with other players. Since you could collide with each other, it was very easy to mess each other up without meaning to. This was somewhat manageable with two players, but any more than that and it was just a chaotic mess.

@davinchristino

2 жыл бұрын

@@GeekCritique The player interactions in nsmbw could be fun in their own right, however as dkcr is the harder game it is important to not be annoying.

After watching this, I think i'm going to go back and give this series another go. My main problem with this and tropical freeze was that "it wasn't my Donkey Kong Country". Dk handled differently, Diddy was a powerup, and rolling didn't keep the flow of a level going. Until now, I've never thought of this as its own series, but more of a DKC4 and I guess that's why it never really clicked with me. Great video Josh

@inlovewithi

6 жыл бұрын

When I got Tropical Freeze, I was disappointed that it wasn't feeling like Donkey Country for the SNES, the multiple combo rolls into enemies, bouncing off enemies with Donkey Kong. But in the end it turned out to be the best platformer that I ever played in my life.

@davinchristino

2 жыл бұрын

At it's heart they are all donkey kong games, and all of them were epic in their own right.

The game's ending was hilarious and I loved it.

Great video as usual. I bought Returns as someone pretty unfamiliar with the series and as a fairly casual player. The game was so enjoyable I endured probably hundreds of deaths to reach the end, played with a friend to get through the insane challenge levels, and then did the same with Tropical Freeze. I may not appreciate the classics as much but now I think DK is pretty rad!

"Find me another game released in the last 10 years that’s this bright, this animated, and this TOUGH." Muramasa: The Demon Blade.

I’ve only played the 3ds version, and i fucking love it. 100% the entire game (mostly, if you don’t count time attack). If anyone hasn’t played it yet and has a 3ds, its a must pick up, and will keep you entertained for hours.

First video since I'm susbscribed, I loved your Metroid videos!

Country returns was so nostalgic to me when I was 6. I was absolutely in love with 5e game and I will never forget it 😇

I was thoroughly charmed by this game.

I was really hoping that the Golden Temple would let Donkey Kong become Super Donkey Kong After collecting all the Chaos Bananas.

Name a game in the past ten years as bright and vibrant and difficult as DKCR? Well I know the video was made before it happened, but Cuphead just came out.

@GeekCritique

6 жыл бұрын

That is an EXCELLENT choice, yeah. Also, NO STOP DON'T REMIND ME, I'm not allowing myself to get Cuphead until Other M is finished, because I just _know_ I'm going to love it.

@andrealberto6361

3 жыл бұрын

Celeste

Literally here after the direct today

An amazing game, Returns is one of the best games ever

This is still one of my favorite games ever, from the music to the level design, and I also got used to the motion controls and took a while to transition out of the mindset for DKC tropical freeze. Overall, I just love this game.

Your videos are amazing. I love your Metroid series. It will be great to see what you produce next. Keep up the good work. It shows in your quality videos.

I always find myself clicking on your videos the moment I see they are released. I stop whatever it is I'm doing and just watch. For me, it speaks to the quality and depth of your analysis. Rock on, and keep on critiquin'!

I really like the blowing idea, honestly. Adds a certain whimsy to his character.

@shiethegal

13 күн бұрын

I think that was the idea when Miyamoto _allegedly_ recommended the feature to Retro.

Congratulations on the Super Best Friends shout out! Great to see you're getting some much deserved attention for your work.

Your videos are amazing. You've suddenly sprung up into the KZread world with such quality, variety, and sheer frequency of upload. I've loved your Metroid videos, and am excited for your Tropical Freeze video. Keep up the great work!

@GeekCritique

6 жыл бұрын

Hey, I appreciate the sentiment! Though I've been at this for four years, and I'm only able to upload this consistently because I build a backlog ahead of time. But yeah, glad you're enjoying my stuff!

The Donkey Kong Country trilogy, especially 2, was very important to me as a child. I put a lot of hours into scouring every level for bonus levels and DK coins. They remain some of my favorite platformers of all time. I never had a Wii so one of the first games I got for my 3DS was DKCR. If I remember correctly, the first hazard in the first level is two enemies with a gap between them. I tried rolling through them, as you do in DKC games. But I took damage from that second enemy because the roll works differently. I never got used to it. It seemed like I was doing something wrong, enemies were placed such that it looked like you should just roll right through them. I lost a lot of lives that way. The small screen and the awkwardness holding down a trigger to cling probably made it a lot harder too. I really wanted to like this game, but I just got so frustrated with it. The movement never felt right. I died over 40 times on some of those rocket barrel levels. Now that I have a Wii U, I'm not sure if I want to give Tropical Freeze a chance.

@1:30 pretty wide river under the bridge, that practice is still in play today. @13:30 the blowing mechanic was a last minute implementation ‘cause Shigeru Miyamoto thought it would be fun

@legrandliseurtri7495

4 жыл бұрын

For real? Fucking Myamoto.

I am here in defense of rocket barrels

@mowsie2k492

6 жыл бұрын

underrated comment

This is so well made, especially the beginning, tying music to the intro

This is the first of your videos i have seen, it showed up on my recommendation list and i have to say. I subscribed.

@GeekCritique

6 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it, hope you enjoy the backlog too. :D

Guess there's a new definitive way to play Donkey Kong country Returns huh

@shiethegal

13 күн бұрын

60 bucks though...

Imagine being a kid watching your older brother beat DKCR, and seeing Donkey Kong PUNCH THE MOON! It was one of the coolest things I had ever seen. I admit now it's a bit silly, but back then, I loved it, and still do. Really love your videos btw.

Man; you made me tear up in nostalgia about a series I never played n any sort of nostalgic time. Your words and passion come through amazingly in these reviews.

It's fun coming back to videos years later and finally having answers for random questions in them. Like how we finally know why DK has the blowing ability, Miyamoto asked for it after messing around with an early build of the game to give it more Whimsy & Character.

Tfw you realise that DKC had a groundpound that you never knew about.

Well, I have checked your DK videos as promised and now with it being released checked this one out. I am still not too huge on the donkey kong country games myself, just a prefference. However, you really bring it to the table in a really excited way that I can not help but feel excied myself as well. The game absolutely got a lot of charm to it and absolutely looked like it had great game design to it. Oh look at that, you also show the ending, and DK..is.... punching the.......moon?...... wat? Still though, as a diehard metroid fan I NEVER was angry at retro for taking on donkey kong, it's very closeminded to feel that a game company can only do ONE franchise. Kinda the same with me, I LOOOVE Armored Core, but I never fault FROM SOFTWARE for doing so much with Dark souls. Anyway, I am very happy I actually decided to check this all out from you.

@BusterTBMPlays

6 жыл бұрын

Honestly, if I may influence, if you did indeed like the prime 2 review of his, try out prime 2, I feel like prime 3 might be a disconnect to you as you say you suck at FPS controls. However, prime 2 is more a first person adventure where you don't need sharp skills too much.

I played returns when I was 10 with my sis. It greatly inspired how I design my levels in my current project.

8:10 If I remember correctly, the timing isn't strict, you just have to re-press the jump button after each bounce to jump higher off of enemies. So you do the bounce, then release and hold the jump button again until you bounce off the next enemy.

i remember seeing commercials for returns and being so exited because i loved the origonal games. i got it for my birthday and then i started to play for hours my favorite part of this game was that i was so young when i played and overcoming every single stage, collecting everything was probably the most satisfying thing i have ever experience from how difficult it was for me, i remember i kept on dyeing over and over on certain levels and then completing and finishing them was amazeing, the closest i have to this feeling was defeating a boss in dark souls, it gets your blood running, i love this game and i hope there will be more like this and tropical freeze in the future

After watching this video, I realized that DKC Returns is actually very similar to Rayman Origins / Legends. Both have very similar controls especially with the mechanic of keeping momentum from a roll (or spin in Rayman) into a jump, both games have optional collectibles and areas hidden in levels for completionists, and both were retro revivals that released around the same time

You wanna talk about remembering everything that was once frozen now gone, I can’t wait to hear when you review Tropical Freeze, the DKC2 remixes and amazing new soundtracks, as well as the final world! Great review!!

Returns is my childhood game like you and DKC2 and I still couldn't agree more with you!

You're so close to 100K, Josh. I've been with you for a while, and you deserve all your success. It's so wonderful seeing a truly dedicated and talented creator get the recognition that is owed to them. Especially in the modern day climate of KZread algorithms and the utter joke that is their trend of corporate practices.

I remember playing this game at my friend's house on multilayer. It was always a ton of fun and the mine cart levels rocked! I remember liking the rocket barrel stages, but I also haven't played the game in years so who knows.

Dk country 2 is a masterpiece, love how the music conects the game with you

This was an excellent way to review what I consider to be my favorite game of all time

I teared up rewatching this video and hearing DK Island Swing. God, I love this series so much. Dinosaur Planet may be my favorite individual game, but DK has to be my favorite _franchise_. It's given me such deep nostalgia for memories that in all honesty aren't even two years old yet, but are every bit as overpowering as those of someone who played the first game in '94 when they were 7. As always, your excellent narration style and writing don't hurt, either. I can't believe I don't yet have a DKVine account, I should really get on that. As someone who really doesn't care for the Switch, my journey may end at Tropical Freeze until I get a beefier PC, but all the same I love these games to death and only being able to play five games rather than potentially six is a really, really minor "problem". Hell, I'm pretty sure they haven't even announced a DKC 6 yet anyway, but the Switch port of Tropical Freeze is a promising sign.

I was 11 when I played this game on the Wii.....and the feeling you have with the original triology, I have for this game in particular..... I love it

1:21 That uh.... sounds exactly like the first half of 2020, except I’m not even getting any casual titles either.

I remember those rocket barrel stages being so hard when I played this game as a kid and basically the only ones I used the super guide for. As such I found it strange that when I revisited this game a few months ago I actually beat most of them (with the exception of crowded cavern due to that massive bat at the end) in only a few tries with all the kong letters. Something about figuring out those controls makes them not only manageable but honestly really fun. The fact that I absolutely love the music that plays during them certainly helps as well.

That music at the end was perfectly placed, you should do it with all your vids. (The placement)

The Ice caverns can't appear here because this is a new DK island, different to the original. But hey, that's what Tropical Freeze is for

@sonyvssnes

5 жыл бұрын

fernando98322 so is DK64’s bad ending canon?

Returns is the first DKC game I played and it was able to compel me to complete every normal and every temple level with how much fun I was having trial and erroring my way through the great looking levels.

This was a really interesting review. I've liked watching your history of the Donkey Kong series from episode to episode, so I was happy that you posted this video. I haven't paid attention to all of the history surrounding the games, so it was neat to hear about the details from you and how it affected the games. For instance, I wasn't aware of the rumors that Crocodile Cauldron's levels were originally going to be for the first game. I didn't realize that the Wii shaking mechanism would be a big issue for players, but then again I was like you and I'd already gotten used to it. The blowing mechanic, though, I agree was a little strange. I didn't really notice the whole way they locked you onto a single Kong in 1-player mode, since I played the whole game alongside my Mom. So we didn't really notice the lack of buddy barrels. I'm glad that they made a real two-player mode for the series, but if I did play it on my own it might have been a little grating to really only control one Kong. I agree that we should have had more animal buddies and more opportunities to use them: we loved riding Rambi whenever we found him, and it was a shame that he wasn't there more. Good point about it being a missed opportunity to not have included elements of Gorilla Glacier in the last world. It would have especially served in hindsight as a nice parallel/foil to the next game. If I'd designed the last world, at a rough sketch, here's what I would have done: 8-1: A cave level that's a mix of Torchlight Trouble and Slipside Ride. The cavern is pitch black and the only light comes from the flames of the lava - and you'd better not touch it. You cross the various chasms using the 1-way slip ropes. At the end of the level, you come out into a fiery wasteland where the last of the snow is melting - and in the landscape you can see the treetop village of Rope Bridge Rumble burning up. 8-2: You make your way over the last melting remnants of Gorilla Glacier's ice fields as things get hotter and hotter. Hopefully you can avoid slipping into the lava, while still sliding fast enough to jump before the glaciers melt at your feet. 8-3: This is assuming that they'd also brought back the swimming mechanic by this point too. Anyway, the melting ice from the glacier has formed a large lake that you'll need to cross. But every now and then the lava will heat up the water, so you'll need to time things so you don't get boiled alive. Sort of like Lava Lagoon. 8-4: Smokey Peak, as I liked that level a lot. 8-5: A geyser-themed level where you need to ride lifts powered by geysers, while also dealing with smaller geysers that hurt you as well as huge ones that large boulders at you. 8-6: You enter the castle/temple made by the tiki spirits. Given how we see that massive tower, it would have been neat to explore it. Something to sort of evoke K. Rool's Keep. 8-7: The rocket barrel level, now in the style of the first part of the Tiki Tong boss level where you have to fly up to where Tiki Tong is. That's my rough vision of what should have happened, at least. Anyway, I'm really happy that you did this review, and I'm excited to see your thoughts on Tropical Freeze.

26:45 hehehe you mean like Tropical Freeze last world that have levels inspired by returns worlds When I played tropical freeze I was like "no way... they did this..." and I played Returns A LOT of times

This game was my childhood and I know a lot of people like the older games more, I don't know if it's nostalgia but I love this game, it's so close to me. Me and my brother used to play it all the time. And it truly is magic.

Excellent video. Keep on going my friend. Pure quality.

Really enjoyed this. Great job! On to the Tropical Freeze video!

I really love the soundtrack and the levels design

Yes! FINALLY! Not a metroid fan but I LOVE platformers, so I've been super hyped for this episode.

@oldluigimii3078

6 жыл бұрын

darkstar 100x yes, and I liked his 2d Metroid season, but this season he did the Prime games, which are not platformers.I did like his Prime videos, but I didn't like them as much.

Played it on the 3ds and never had a problem with the controls. Awesome video, definitely an amazing game, I enjoyed heavily and even got all the collectibles.

always happy to see a video from you thanks a bunch !

It’s customary to watch this every autumn... I agree with you so much on just about every opinion! 2:10 it is stupid how well I remember this presentation!

@davinchristino

3 жыл бұрын

Heart after 2.5 years?

@ruptastic5347

3 жыл бұрын

@@davinchristino I ain’t complaining

I loved returns ending!

Ah the memories. I loved this game when I was 6

YES. I got my Popcorn, got my rootbeer float, and my comfy chair. Put this on my big tv, I'm ready for my favorite series of all time to be reviewed, by my favorite youtuber!

I can't stop watching these. They're so good

So far, this is my favorite Geek Critique Episode.

Returns E3 was a memorable moment and the reactions were joyful - Actually that whole E3 remains one of the Nintendo's best shows.

When TGC uploads I'm faster than Sonic to click the notification, especially if it's Donkey Kong related, probably your best videos in my opinion ;) I played a 100% playthrough just a few weeks before this and I was like: "I hope TGC reviews this one day"...and would you look at that :D

I've never seen the words "superannuated" or "verisimilitude" until I looked them up after hearing them in this video. Thanks for the vocab lesson

The first 3 donkey Kong country games might be nostalgia to most but donkey Kong country returns was my nostalgia and not just my favorite donkey Kong game but my favorite game.

I'm sure someone has said this by now, and I mean it in good fun, but "create hazard that never could have been done in 16 bit" *brings up crashing waves in the background* Arthur from Super Ghouls and Ghosts is crying right now.

Wow, I agreed with every point you brought up here, and now I'm hyped to see what you have to say about Tropical Freeze!

I think the people who reacted negatively to the DKCTF announcement were probably fans who wanted Retro to make Metroid Prime 4 or something and didn’t play this. Also, to your comment on how the SNES couldn’t do the waves challenge around 19:56. Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts did that in the first level.

It was in no way intentional by Retro, but the use of mandatory motion controls for Returns almost makes Returns feel like the last hallmark of the 2000s era for DK. For a decade the franchise had been dominated by various wacky control schemes and gimmick genres; the sizzle of the novelty gameplay replacing the previous surface level attraction of the full motion graphics. In that sense the Wii motion for certain moves essentially turns DKCR into the estuary of the franchise, transitioning from the period of bongos controllers back into the tight platformer gameplay that defined it back in the 90s. (I still prefer the 3DS version for sheer ease of use, but its interesting to think about at least).

I personally didn’t mind the blowing mechanic or the rocket barrels, I’m fact, I thoroughly enjoyed the scenery dashing by and the chaotic music. And I also loved some of the bosses, sometimes that’s what keeps me coming back! This was an awesome review, and inspires me to 100% it again

Cool its good that your back and running

I actually really love the sluggishness that Donkey Kong has. It gives the game such a different feel from most 2D platformers and it really sells the idea that Donkey Kong is a powerful ape.

The rocket barrel theme is one of my favourite gaming tracks ever made.

I remember playing this when I was and all I really remember is seeing that silver kong and that kickass final rocket barrel level

Honestly, rocket barrel levels were some of my favorite levels. And I think they're really well designed

The kremilings and the soundtrack along with the visuals were a pack with the kongs. I miss all this so much, i still wait for some donkey kong country 4. Maybe dixie, diddy e donkey all together

diddy kong always being on donkey kongs back in single player reminds me of of how kazooie is always on banjos backpack in the banjo kazooie series.

Ive been playing Donkey Kong Country on SNES for over 20 yrs and I literally didn’t know about the Ground Pound move until today from watching this video.

Dkcr was the first wii game I played and the motion controls were one of my favorite things. It gave me the feeling that I was actually pounding my enemies, they are basically hardwire into my brain. The game was still pretty fucking hard though. My cousins and I would always abuse the "Yeti kong" to get us through the volcano level.

Ah, Josh, you were spot on right up until the end! DKCR's ending is the BEST! Also, DKCR is my favorite Wii game, too.

This will forever will be my absolute favourite all time game