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Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D |OT| It's on like Dragon Kong!
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reggieandTFE
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I don't like the roll button being the same as the blow button. I've rolled off edges 6 times in the first two levels. Is there a way to separate them?
Played a couple hours last night and as an owner of the wii game I still think the game is worth the purchase, but the frame rate is absolutely not stable. It is pretty close to Castlevania levels of stutter. Though to be fair I didn't think it was a game-breaker there either. But don't let anyone down play it if a steady frame rate is a big deal to you.
I don't think there are leaderboards but the 3D is fantastic. It feels like the game was made for 3D to the point where I wonder if this port was already being planned during the initial development.
Nice, so I guess I'll just keep playing the Dolphin version and doing my speedruns that way.
But this is one of the very few I'm excited for the 3D.
Square Triangle
Member
Nintendo has joined the dark side(Unless I missed them doing this previously)
For a while now unfortunately.
Square Triangle
Member
Damn, I hadn't noticed at all. 
diffusionx
Gold Member
Looking forward to getting my copy of Dragon Kong today. I rented the Wii version, loved it to bits, bought the game, and barely played it. It just got steamrolled by the backlog.
It just bothers me that a game that is essentially designed for speeduns (NSMBU too for that matter), gets no kind of any competitive leaderboard support. It just boggles my mind, isn't the first examples from Nintendo either.
That's the only reason I still play the new Rayman demo!
That's the only reason I still play the new Rayman demo!
Did we ever find out what the deal with that was?
Gonzo The Great
Banned
6.0/10 from Metro GameCentral. It caused the Metacritic average to drop by two whole points.
http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/24/donkey-kong-country-returns-3d-review-gorilla-games-3807189/
http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/24/donkey-kong-country-returns-3d-review-gorilla-games-3807189/
PumpkinPie
Banned
This is a disappointment after the original DKC, the controls are laggy as fuck and the button configuration when using the d-pad is terrible.
and the button configuration when using the d-pad is terrible.
n64coder
Member
I also ordered from Newegg and it just showed up today. So maybe you'll have the same luck? The package shows that it shipped from CA (I live in MA and usually get stuff from Newegg's NJ warehouse).
GreatMightySymp
Member
Got my copy in today. Amazon shipped it in a freaking huge box (like the same size my GoW: Ascension LE came in).
Won't be able to play it till I get home from work later tonight, though.
Won't be able to play it till I get home from work later tonight, though.
Not that I'm aware of.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Nope, don't care.
JetBlackPanda
Member
Brought my 3DS to work so I can play this mofo after Gamestop opens.
Can't wait!
Can't wait!
darkjedi187
Member
preordered mine from newegg. Won't show up till the 28th.
I just played the first four levels (including Sunset Shores). This is EXCELLENT. I say this as someone who beat the Wii version and who regularly plays games at 60fps on PC. The 30fps framerate here seems fine -- it never distracted me with any dips -- and the gameplay, of course, is excellent. The 3D effect looks LOVELY, everything so crisp and clear. But the best part is absolutely having buttons for the rolling, blowing and ground-pounding. Everything is so snappy and responsive that I find myself feeling much more daring now. And it's just amazing that seemingly every bit of detail has been retained. INCREDIBLE!
JetBlackPanda
Member
Stormwatch
Member
Picked my copy up from GameStop this morning. I wish I didn't have so much homework and work-work to do for the next couple weeks. The summer can't come fast enough!
Snkfanatic
Banned
Awesome news!
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Very nice. I had high hopes for this game, and you just confirmed all of them.
Hale-XF11
Member
I didn't play the original, so I can't compare, but this game looks and plays great. Controls feel good. Finished the first world and haven't noticed any dips in framerate yet. Sunset Shores is so dreamy in 3D. This game is beautiful. The music is awesome. The only thing I wish it had I guess would be online leaderboards for speed runs.
I played a few levels last night and tried both control choices. I feel like it would be a massive improvement if they let us map the buttons ourselves because each setup has things I like and dislike. The control pad just isn't very good for quick movements and for all the times you need to push Down to blow flowers/etc, but using L/R as the primary action buttons doesn't feel right to me, either.
I'll keep trying both of them to see what feels right.
I'll keep trying both of them to see what feels right.
This game really does look spectacular. I'm playing on my XL; I haven't tried it on my OG yet. I'd like to pile some praise on Sunset Shores in particular. As others have said, it looks utterly incredible in 3D. I felt like I was inside a moving painting. The foreground foliage, silhouetted in black, ensconces your field of vision... like a soft velvety blanket of JUNGLE LOVE.
Also, I'm playing on New Mode. I beat the original DKCR on Wii, so I'm not fussing too much over "challenge," although this game still manages to be plenty challenging in New Mode, or at least when you play as recklessly as me, lol. (I barrel-roll off every edge and jump mid-air because #YOLO)
Also, I'm playing on New Mode. I beat the original DKCR on Wii, so I'm not fussing too much over "challenge," although this game still manages to be plenty challenging in New Mode, or at least when you play as recklessly as me, lol. (I barrel-roll off every edge and jump mid-air because #YOLO)
Goldenroad
Member
You and me both. Traded mine in a while back towards a Vita, but now I'm definitely gonna jump back in. DKC is one of my favorite SNES franchises and this game was good outside of the control issue...and the brutal difficulty.
Lazy Man's Wallpaper
Member
You played exactly as far as I did last night, I never played the Wii version but I can confirm that Sunset Shores is just stunning. Couple of framerate drops but I was actively looking for them, having heard such bad things about it, and they weren't too drastic. Controls really well, feels like it's going to be an awesome platformer. Can't wait to play more this weekend.
Yeah, the switch to buttons here is like sweet relief. Don't get me wrong, the Wii controls were functional, and I beat the game with them, but man, there was always an emergency brake in my mind, poised on the cusp of reigning in a rolling streak, out of fear the waggle would fail me. Buttons inspire much more confidence and take me back to the days of Rare's trilogy, although newcomers should note, DK is much weightier here. That's a plus, actually -- it really distinguishes this game from just about any other platformer out there.
Any DKCR vets here care to comment on the Time Trials? I can't seem to find any information on whether or not if the Shiny Gold Medal time requirements are as difficult as they used to be. I got them all back on the Wii version and it was a pretty tough challenge. I imagine having the game controls mapped to traditional buttons would make it easier to blast through the levels. Just wondering if they altered the time to compensate for the "easier" difficulty or they left them the same so people could achieve them easily. I know the game just came out, but someone's gotta be on top of this, somewhere! =D
IronBubbles
Banned
Playing this game for the first time and it's absolutely incredible. No issues at all with the framerate for me. I'm playing on classic mode, and the game is kicking my ass already in world 3. Hope I'll be able to manage.
My favorite levels so far are the two you have to 'buy' in world 1 and 2, the sunset level and the whale level. Is this on purpose, i.e. are all the buyable levels the most fun?
My favorite levels so far are the two you have to 'buy' in world 1 and 2, the sunset level and the whale level. Is this on purpose, i.e. are all the buyable levels the most fun?
The Xtortionist
Member
Playing this game for the first time and it's absolutely incredible. No issues at all with the framerate for me. I'm playing on classic mode, and the game is kicking my ass already in world 3. Hope I'll be able to manage.
My favorite levels so far are the two you have to 'buy' in world 1 and 2, the sunset level and the whale level. Is this on purpose, i.e. are all the buyable levels the most fun?
I don't know if they're the most fun, but they're definitely all great. I mean, pretty much every single one of the 70-ish (now 80-ish?) levels in the game is amazing. You're in for a hell of a ride.
Leaving to get this in a few minutes. So excited! Dragon Kong demands a sacrifice from my wallet...
I just started the second world.
The controls take a bit getting used to. I found myself switching between analog and d-pad modes depending on the level. I really wish there was some sort of "combined" control scheme. It's easier to concentrate on platforming and climb with the d-pad scheme but there's times where the analog mode feels more accessible for chain rolling and finding secrets.
The controls take a bit getting used to. I found myself switching between analog and d-pad modes depending on the level. I really wish there was some sort of "combined" control scheme. It's easier to concentrate on platforming and climb with the d-pad scheme but there's times where the analog mode feels more accessible for chain rolling and finding secrets.
JetBlackPanda
Member
played the first few levels and I love it. You can tell the frame rate is a little off but it doesn't take away from the experience at all, game is beautiful. I can't decide if I like the Dpad or Circle pad controls more. (I think you kind of need to switch back and forth)
Great addition to the 3DS library.
Great addition to the 3DS library.
Velcro Fly
Member
Mine shipped from NJ and I live in Indiana near Chicago.
It's in Indy right now so I would definitely get it Monday if not for the holiday.
I've had stuff from Newegg ship from Memphis basically arrive overnight so no complaints from me.