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archbrix on 13 May 2021
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kopstudent89 said:
Slownenberg said:

nah definitely not in the minority (well I dunno I see on vgchartz lots of people loving DK64 which is bizarre I don't see how someone could like that game haha). DK64 was very bland and not good. It couldn't hold a candle to Banjo and Mario 64. Was definitely the worst Rare outing and worst big Nintendo game on the system. Hope this rumored game is 2D, but hopefully a fresh take as the DKC line feels kinda old these days, like 2D Mario - DK and 2D Mario are both in need of a refresh, hopefully we'll see refreshed 2D versions of both those games in the near future.

I don't know if it was bland. Yeah objectively speaking it was not a good game but it did have a lot of atmosphere and I do remember it fondly as an 10 year old. I do wish Nintendo give the series a decent crack at it. Just feels said that DK has become a B-Tier franchise. Definitely deserves to be back among the top. As good as the DKCR series are, I do hope it's not just another 2D game.

padib said:
archbrix said:

I may be in the minority here but I wasn't a fan of DK64. It felt like a bland version of Banjo (which I loved) with sloppy control and way too many things to collect. Very happy to hear that this game is going to be 2D.

That's actually kind of why I'd like them to try it, to see if they can take all the parts that made it fun (collectathons, great colors, cool cast of characters, weapons, all kinds of pads with different purposes, funny story) and improve the graphics and gameplay to make it something unique.

Maybe that's my problem; I don't have any nostalgia towards DK64 because I was nowhere near that young when it released (I'm old).  I did like the graphics and the final boss fight was very clever but it just seemed like such a step back from Banjo's great level design and tight controls.  Personally, I only really liked DK and Diddy so the other monkeys/apes won't be missed by me and I didn't care for the weapons.  It just had too much stuff to keep track of in my opinion but I do have faith that EPD Tokyo could make a great 3D DK game... but I still hope that it's 2D.