Gonzo The Great
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Of course not, but Gamespot has a track record of giving Nintendo games low scores.
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Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D |OT| It's on like Dragon Kong!
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Games are reviewed relative to the time they are released. Hence the groundbreaking predecessor gets a higher score than a sequel that is technically better but is only iterative conceptually.
Clockwork5
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Looks like the majority of the scores are very positive.
+1 to my 3ds backlog.
Edit: Just noticed I got Member status today!! Yipee!
+1 to my 3ds backlog.
Edit: Just noticed I got Member status today!! Yipee!
Gracias
Looks like the majority of the scores are very positive.
+1 to my 3ds backlog.
Edit: Just noticed I got Member status today!! Yipee!
^^ Seems like something that would be an intro to something for Elite Beat Agents.
Chance Hale
Member
Yeah, pretty sure it was 30 FPS. It'll only be noticeable given how much time I put into the Wii version, I'm sure DKR3D is perfectly playable and I'll have a blast and soon adapt to it. Managed to beat Sigma on the Vita at 30 FPS and enjoyed it.
I'm trying to talk myself out of purchasing this.
Trying to get it out of my system using SNES emulator.
Hate paying $35 bucks for a platformer. Even the Marios are guilty purchases for me, I simply do not get as much playtime out of them to justify the $35+ as compared to an online game or RPG.
Trying to get it out of my system using SNES emulator.
Hate paying $35 bucks for a platformer. Even the Marios are guilty purchases for me, I simply do not get as much playtime out of them to justify the $35+ as compared to an online game or RPG.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Believe me this is not just any platformer. This is an amazing game that has quite a long playing time and a lot of replay value.
I paid $50 for the Wii one and was totally worth it. I'm getting this is as well.
My opinion, the best side scrolling platformer ever made and Nintendo's best platformer.
Ein Bear
Member
Ports/Remakes/Remasters always, always, get lower review scores than the original version of the game. It winds me up every time I see it, in the games industry a 10/10 GOTY seems to lose an extra point off it's score every six months out from original release. It's one of my pet peeves in games journalism.
Nocturnowl
Member
Got my copy, before even breakfast itself I was compelled Enter the Dragon (Kong) and play through world 1 at least, so very, very good.
Some early points...
- The 3D effect can be pretty nice, stuff like falling leaves and moth/bug swarms sometimes pop out of areas in particular, the sunset shore stage has given off the most noticeable 3D effect so far.
- Remember in that one earlier thread where people were worrying about the controls because of one guys testimony? yeah well that guy must've just sucked, buttons are mapped to where they need to be, they have taken from the superior nunchuck control scheme where there is no run button, the circle pad dictates your speed, even blowing benefits from the lack of shake, huzzah!
- This has been bugging me since the first trailer, why the hell don't the toppling totems have glowing red eyes anymore?
Some early points...
- The 3D effect can be pretty nice, stuff like falling leaves and moth/bug swarms sometimes pop out of areas in particular, the sunset shore stage has given off the most noticeable 3D effect so far.
- Remember in that one earlier thread where people were worrying about the controls because of one guys testimony? yeah well that guy must've just sucked, buttons are mapped to where they need to be, they have taken from the superior nunchuck control scheme where there is no run button, the circle pad dictates your speed, even blowing benefits from the lack of shake, huzzah!
- This has been bugging me since the first trailer, why the hell don't the toppling totems have glowing red eyes anymore?
The game is not as smooth and brilliant as on the Wii.
But, damn, to me (overall) is one of the best-looking 3DS games so far.
As long as it's solid and doesn't suffer from slowdown or lag when stuff gets intense, I'm fine.
TheDrowningMan
Member
There's a bit of slow down so far (first level) but it's nothing horrible. If anything, I'm only really noticing it in innocuous, enemy free areas.
My Wii U from ShopTo arrived at 4pm (a day early, though), if that helps.
Just played the first couple of levels, very good impressions so far.
The game itself is perfect for short burst play, so this is recommended to you guys that like to play as you travel etc...
The 3D effect has a lot of depth and is sharp. Colours are vivid, I'm really impressed with the backgrounds and foliage.
Controls are easy to get into, I did detect some slight issues with trying to quick turn using the Circle Pad, but I'm sure that's just going to take some trial and error until I get it locked. Rolling and slapping is very satisfying, jumping and hovering feels fully controlled too. L/R aren't my favourite parts of the 3DS (perhaps better on the XL) but I found using L to grab to be pretty good.
I did detect slowdown, but nothing that would be enough to stop me wanting to play. I believe I had some slowdown at a barrel section in 1-1 and a climbing section with the plants in 1-2.
All in all, an excellent game for an excellent system.
The game itself is perfect for short burst play, so this is recommended to you guys that like to play as you travel etc...
The 3D effect has a lot of depth and is sharp. Colours are vivid, I'm really impressed with the backgrounds and foliage.
Controls are easy to get into, I did detect some slight issues with trying to quick turn using the Circle Pad, but I'm sure that's just going to take some trial and error until I get it locked. Rolling and slapping is very satisfying, jumping and hovering feels fully controlled too. L/R aren't my favourite parts of the 3DS (perhaps better on the XL) but I found using L to grab to be pretty good.
I did detect slowdown, but nothing that would be enough to stop me wanting to play. I believe I had some slowdown at a barrel section in 1-1 and a climbing section with the plants in 1-2.
All in all, an excellent game for an excellent system.
Baloonatic
Member
Possibly already been asked but is the slowdown still present with the 3D off?
with or without seems the same to me, but really: don't care. the game looks (and play) really good.
Snkfanatic
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Snkfanatic
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You need to fix that. They are great games.
It just came!!
Anyone else order from newegg during that 7 dollar off deal last month? Mine still hasn't shipped. I've ordered from newegg plenty of times, just never preordered a game from there before so I dunno what to expect. Was hoping it would get here before I had an eight hour road trip this weekend, but I guess I'll just have to try and not drown beneath the waves of my own disappointment
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Mine hasn't either, but I did get the "Payment charged" email. It will probably ship today/tomorrow.
Hrm, thanks. Haven't gotten any payment charged email yet either but I'll keep an eye out
Can you post the whole controls configuration? Is it customizable?
No, it says 24th. So I guess we can do it after midnight
Lazy Man's Wallpaper
Member
This is apparently coming today, thanks Best Buy! I didn't really like the SNES DKC, but looking forward to trying this out.
The Elite
BOSS
Yeah. I will be grabbing this.
I'm also grabbing Animal Crossing and I haven't played a game in that series as well.
The Elite
BOSS
I assume it's coming out a touch earlier due to the US long weekend.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Still says 'Coming to Nintendo eShop' for me. No option to download (AU).
