curl-6 said:
I definitely agree about it being underrated as a whole; it's a fantastic game that gets overlooked because it's not ambitious. I wouldn't personally rate it as one of the best graphical showpieces for the system though. Yeah, the fur shading and perfect 60fps are nice, but it doesn't do much with lighting and shading compared to games like 3D World, MK8, Art of Balance, or Trine 2. From a technological point of view it feels kind of like a high end Wii game bumped up to 720p and with HD textures thrown in. |
All the textures are beautiful, I can't say the same about 3D World and MK8. Not sure why I should give a damn about shaders in a 2.5D platformer and Trine 2 doesn't do it for me personally. The only thing I don't like the look of in DKC: TF is the lightning in the hurricane stage. Looks sooo bad... Skyward Sword's lightning looked a lot better (final boss fight).
The difference between DKC: R and DKC: TF is quite big imo. And just compare the textures of rocks/mountain walls in MK8 with DKC: TF. Big difference imo.
Let's comprimise: MK 8 and 3D World have higher highs, but also lower lows. I don't find anything appaling in DKC: TF and that's why I like it the most visually (except that damn lightning :p). Keep in mind that I also factor in art style. My favorite level, visually, is Cliffside Slide, and that doesn't do much on a technical level. ;) With only 2-3 colours, Retro Studios can make better looking games than 90% of the industy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDOmddtN7qI
