Who's getting Mario Kart 8

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

I picked up Tropical Freeze and I honestly wouldn't recommend it. It just feels very blah. The level design is uninspired, it's just a very generic platformer. Most of the difficulty comes from trial and error because the levels do unexpected things and don't give you any clues that's of what's about to happen.

It's very difficult in a very frustrating way. After playing Super Mario 3D World, Donkey Kong just feels really subpar.

I r disappoint.

I prefer 3D World, but I really liked Tropical Freeze.
Great levels, some fun visuals, amazing music.

[Blix]

I just got DK: TF yesterday and from the little I have played it seems to be very well made. Also, thanks for that link. I'll show it to some friends of mine. And I'm glad to be of help. Let me know when you want to play something online. I have MH3U and CoD: Ghost for online.

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

I r disappoint.

I prefer 3D World, but I really liked Tropical Freeze.
Great levels, some fun visuals, amazing music.

I just don't think the levels are great. It feels like Generic Platformer 101. The other Kong's powers are also not used very creatively, and there's a risk/reward imbalance where some crazy difficult stunt you need to pull off will reward you with a single coin or something (which I have a ton of already.)

When you look at truly great platformers, like Mario or Super Meat Boy, there's a progression system in place where the game subtly clues you into the more difficult mechanics by having you do a certain movement a few times, so that when the difficult section comes up, you kind of know what you need to do to get passed it, because you've done a simplified version already. That's what makes great levels.

DK has none of that. The game just throws really difficult stuff in your face over and over that you had no way of anticipating. Each level is a series of trial and error. There are some sections that feel like they should be very fast paced and great, but they are so broken up by dying and retrying that it ruins any sort of thrill or speed that you might have developed.

The boss fights are also painfully long. You get 3/4 of the fight, then the boss does something crazy and unexpected, you die, and then redo the whole thing. At least it's consistent with the level design in that regard.

And that fucking rhino controls like crap.

[Jason1]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

I just don't think the levels are great. It feels like Generic Platformer 101. The other Kong's powers are also not used very creatively, and there's a risk/reward imbalance where some crazy difficult stunt you need to pull off will reward you with a single coin or something (which I have a ton of already.)

When you look at truly great platformers, like Mario or Super Meat Boy, there's a progression system in place where the game subtly clues you into the more difficult mechanics by having you do a certain movement a few times, so that when the difficult section comes up, you kind of know what you need to do to get passed it, because you've done a simplified version already. That's what makes great levels.

DK has none of that. The game just throws really difficult stuff in your face over and over that you had no way of anticipating. Each level is a series of trial and error. There are some sections that feel like they should be very fast paced and great, but they are so broken up by dying and retrying that it ruins any sort of thrill or speed that you might have developed.

The boss fights are also painfully long. You get 3/4 of the fight, then the boss does something crazy and unexpected, you die, and then redo the whole thing. At least it's consistent with the level design in that regard.

And that fucking rhino controls like crap.

Sounds like someone just sucks at old school platformers Time will tell tho I went ahead and purchased Super Mario 3d world 1st so I'll be getting DKCTC at a later time so I don't want to throw your comments out the window until I play it. But Vamp let me ask have you played Rayman Legends? MANY of the levels in it are a lot of trial and error also but I love it anyways. Games are getting too easy anyways. I wouldn't want to see an easy DKC game.

[Vampyr]

I haven't, it's on my to play list. I typically enjoy difficult games, especially platformers. Dustforce is a fantastic game. I just don't like frustrating styles of difficulty. I want a difficulty that demands me to be good, not demands me to inch through a level dying in unexpected ways.