Nintendo is living in the past

[Resident_Hazard]

Khuutra said:

Resident_Hazard said:

Khuutra said:

Resident_Hazard did you just call DKCR a Donkey Kong Country remake?

Yeah, I've seen the trailer and gameplay footage, and yes, that's pretty much what it is.  Over and over again, I saw things that were obviously just "prettified" moments from the original game.  Sure, it's prettier and all, but it's nothing new--and, I might add, a complete waste of a talented studio like Retro.  The "Returns" in the title tends to be a harbinger of remakery.

The only way in which you can jsutify this perspective is in putting forth that being a platformer with mine cart levels qualifies it as a remake.

It's not.

The game doesn't have Kremlins, for God's sake. It would be pretty difficult for it to be a remake.

With or without Kremlins, it's still just clearly re-doing a lot of what was done ages ago on the SNES.  And it still backs up the idea that Nintendo is busy living in the past.  I remember Retro making something that looked amazing called Raven Blade.  Why the hell wouldn't Nintendo just let a talented studio be a talented studio? 

(And until they say otherwise, DKCR reeks of remakery.)