Author Topic: Advice on Donkey Kong Country Returns  (Read 774 times)

alligo

Advice on Donkey Kong Country Returns
« on: October 24, 2023, 03:21:43 pm »
Hello,

I'm looking for reviews on this game and Tropical Freeze.
I'd like to play these games but I'm afraid I'll be blocked by the difficulty at some point.

A lot of people talk about a fairly difficult game and others don't, but what is it really like ?
For returns, i've read that some people are stuck on level 7.
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Re: Advice on Donkey Kong Country Returns
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2023, 12:58:51 pm »
Can confirm that there is a pretty significant difficulty ramp in the games, especially in Tropical Freeze. If you don't bother with the collectables, most of the levels are manageable but then you're losing out on most of the content. I can see the Bosses be where most people get stuck. I spent hours on the final boss of Tropical Freeze.

I wouldn't say that the difficulty is unfair but the physics take getting used to and a lot of the deaths come from not knowing what obstacle to expect which I'm personally not a fan of. That's nothing new to the overall DK series, but with these levels being much longer than the SNES, it does feel more punishing.

If you have a switch, I'd go with that version of Tropical Freeze. They added in Funky Kong as a playable character to serve as an easy mode, which seems more manageable. Sure it may not be as gratifying as master a level but at least you get to appreciate the level design and music

alligo

Re: Advice on Donkey Kong Country Returns
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2023, 12:49:35 pm »
Thanks you for your advices, it really helpful.
I know what to expect now.
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