You have nostalgia memory. I just played it. Go and see how dated it looks for yourself.
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New DKC: Tropical Freeze Info (1080p confirmed, Soundtrack 100% David Wise)
- Thread starter Tom Nook Sawyer
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You have nostalgia memory. I just played it. Go and see how dated it looks for yourself.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Especially one that looks marginally better than an upressed Wii game with impressive fur.
Oh yeah, totally agree, and that's why I'm excited for Tropical Freeze. Do you understand why I still want something more, though, even though platformers are my favorite genre?
AstroNut325
Member
I really wish more developers would make 60fps mandatory. I really admire Nintendo for their dedication to solid game mechanics and feel.
Christopher
Member
Are you serious with this comparison? :lol
Returns:
Tropical Freeze:
...not really a huge difference at all.
Why on earth is the DKCR screenshot blown up to heck and back and the DKCRTF screenshot smaller than native resolution?
Regardless, besides resolution and fur shading, the two games do look about the exact same in fidelity.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Returns:
Tropical Freeze:
...not really a huge difference at all.
It's more accurate to use an upressed DKCR screen.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
I know you aren't asking me, but I understand. I wonder what a lot of developers could do with more freedom. What could else could Kojima make with the same budget and development period as Metal Gear? What could Aonuma do if he weren't stuck with Zelda? Hopefully after Tropical Freeze Retro will go in another direction yet again. But honestly after reading your preview, I don't think it would be appropriate, and certainly not professional for you to review the game.
eddfromtheriver
Banned
Returns:
Tropical Freeze:
...not really a huge difference at all.
Unfortunately.
Schnozberry
Member
It's more accurate to use an upressed DKCR screen.
Why is it more accurate to use an emulated resolution not possible on the intended hardware? Also, did anyone play the game around E3 at Best Buy? These 30FPS trailers don't do it justice. It looks great in motion.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Because it looks very similar to the Wii game, just upressed with better fur. This is not what you'd hope for out of a generational leap.
sixteen-bit
Member
Nice to hear about the resolution and I'm thrilled to hear the new Wise tunes.
Schnozberry
Member
I don't know what you wanted then. When the art style carries over its going to look similar no matter what. The size of the stages, the number of enemies on screen, the amount of detail in foliage and the resolution have all gotten a serious bump.
It's really a testament of what Rare was able to hide on the Wii that we're able to have this discussion.
There's a pretty obvious increase in the environmental geometry, and many levels seem to have a LOT more going on at once, both visually and mechanically. I don't think I would hold Tropical Freeze up as a Graphical Tour de Force, but it's more than an "uprezzing"
So it's like past gen, where 360/PS3 games looked just like uprezzed Xbox games? Case in point:
That's not a generational leap.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
The game looked great on Wii, but it's disappointing that they didn't change the art style at all to account for the increase in power. I think that's a valid complain about the game. I would not be surprised at all if this was originally intended for Wii.
Yes, let's generalize an entire generation leap by two games.
Lordwindowlicker
Member
Holy shit.. David Wise is coming back to do the soundtrack? Oh, man that's awesome!
TheSpaceBetween
Member
No chance. The game wasn't even in development until sometime after April 2011, a year and a half before the launch of Wii U. No way they were thinking about doing another Wii game.
SkeptiMism
Member
To cut a small break from the grafx bs, I think the game actually looked pretty fun.
I generally don't like 2d platformers and when Donkey Kong was revealed it really was "fucking donkey kong" to me (because Retro was working on that instead of some other thing). The trailer looked pretty meh anyway, it seemed just another 2d platformer (I hate judging like that, but it really did seem like that to me).
But this trailer did certainly pique my interest. I still most likely won't buy the game though, it's certainly not that interesting to me, but maybe I'll give it a chance some day some year in the future.
I generally don't like 2d platformers and when Donkey Kong was revealed it really was "fucking donkey kong" to me (because Retro was working on that instead of some other thing). The trailer looked pretty meh anyway, it seemed just another 2d platformer (I hate judging like that, but it really did seem like that to me).
But this trailer did certainly pique my interest. I still most likely won't buy the game though, it's certainly not that interesting to me, but maybe I'll give it a chance some day some year in the future.
I'm curious as to what people are expected. You can't really do crazy shadowing and lighting effects otherwise you'll impact the gameplay. Do you want particle effects all over the screen or normal maps/specular on every texture which you can't really make out in a youtube video or screenshot very well)?
dragonbane
Member
Will definitely buy the OST. No WiiU yet, so the game is a pass (right now).
ArchangelWest
Member
lol the same people looking at a Wii to Wii U screen shot comparison and saying that there's not all that much difference are the same type of people who look at Killzone 3 and Killzone Shadowfall and say that there is a leap. Pathetic.
Schnozberry
Member
I think there is a leap in both games. I'll take DK from a gameplay perspective all day long. FPS games have been beaten to death for me.
megabytecr
Member
Is there new media in the e-shop for this game? That is the way to judge the graphics.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
All the videos in the E-shop look way better than videos elsewhere or most other places.
The difference is staggering.
All the trailers from the Direct are there, not sure about new screenshots.
Two completely different games, developers, and art styles, and neither screenshot shows the game in their native resolutions.
He still does. Proof - the music in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFxS-vGACO0
If the rest of the tracks in the game are of that calibre then we're in for a treat.
It's more accurate to use an upressed DKCR screen.
In that case you should compare next gen games with pc versions of current gen games running in 1080p.
Dat native res. Upgrading from my 1360x768 TV to 1080p was pointless last console generation. Thank god I got a PC, really helped justify my 1080p set lol.
PC version of games tend to not just be higher resolution but have many other enhanced effects/textures/shaders/etc.
Just like Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze over Donkey Kong Country Returns.
Returns:
Tropical Freeze:
...not really a huge difference at all.
What a horrible comparison. Come on dude.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I don't follow. Anyways, there's not many points of comparisons with next gen / current gen PC games. Most games that you can compare are cross-gen which defeats the point.
metalslimer
Member
The game doesn't look like exactly what I hoped for from an HD DKC, but the Wii comparisons are ridiculous. You could probably do the same thing with Rayman Origins Wii to PS3
Also where did this 1080p info come from?
Also where did this 1080p info come from?
Christopher
Member
Even if I used a bad screenshot to compare I mean its really not too different...
Not even Mario 3D World looked obviously better than the last version (Galaxy), or at least not at reveal and I feel DKCRTF falls into the same pit. In fact, the only Nintendo game that manged to pull off the "Finally, Nintendo Games in HD!" feel at E3 was Mario Kart 8. Pikmin 3 had limited to success in that area and NSMBU completely whiffed.
Definitely should be 1080p considering how it looks, but glad to hear it. Hopefully with the fact there's no mine cart world and the David Wise soundtrack and no shake to roll, I make actually enjoy this one
Did you play DKCR on the 3DS? No shake to roll was glorious.
Every time I watch a DKCTF trailer The theme gets stuck in my head. Sooo goood.
Ivan el Trolazo
Banned
play dkcr with classic controller (ocarina cheats) its reaaaally satisfying
I want a piece of this action.