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curl-6 on 18 November 2014
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mZuzek said:
curl-6 said:
mZuzek said:

And Tropical Freeze was bashed to infinite amounts because of not being Metroid or something more "ambitious", though it still scored in somewhat typical DKC range.

DKCR got an 87 in 2010, but I'd say the consensus among gamers would be that Tropical Freeze is the better game, yet it scored 4 point lower. (I agree on the reason though, there was a lot of backlash regarding its lack of ambition)

Backlash for lack of ambition, backlash for being more of the same, backlash for not being Metroid, and DKCR had the plus point of being the first DKC game in like forever. Tropical Freeze is obviously a FAR better game. Reviewers also take hype into consideration, and it's safe to say DKCTF simply didn't have it - while Smash for Wii U is easily the most hyped Nintendo game this year and only behind Titanfall, Watch Dogs and Destiny overall. And it's safe to say it won't disappoint.

The hype could also count against it though; with hype comes sky-high expectations which raises the risk of points being docked for disappointment.