Topic: Donkey Kong Bananza

I read somewhere that like Metroid Prime 4, Donkey Kong Bananza iis a cross-gen game (Switch 1 and 2). Is that correct? Thanks in advance.

On the Nintendo website it says 'only on Switch 2' so it is definitely a Switch 2 exclusive.

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-...

Although the Verge isn't exactly where I usually go for news, it was nice to see how glowing their review of DK at the hands-on demo was: https://www.theverge.com/games/642699/donkey-kong-bananza-han...

Saying it's better than Odyssey and that a bunch of people thought it was the best game at the hands-on is very high praise.

It's a switch 2 game.

I'm getting rather hyped for this game after seeing some impressions videos on YouTube. Really trying to resist preordering as June is obviously stacked 😆.

Do we know if this will have multiple players?

The opening month on Switch 2 tops the Switch's first month by some distance. ( Excuse the long post. I'm just really hyped)

From a first party perspective, it's kind of similar with both having Mario Kart and a major single player game, as well as a small gimmicky game. But MK8D was just a deluxe version of an older game, so Mario Kart World tops that by far. And while BOTW is hard to beat, if any other game can touch it's epicness, it's a brand new experience from.the Mario Odyssey team that looks to be their biggest and best game yet. Hard to say if Welcome Tour tops 1-2 Switch but it makes little difference.
So 1st party wise, Switch 2 edges Switch for having a brand new Mario Kart.

3rd party wise, there's no real comparison. Switch's opening month was slim pickings with a handful of games at retail. With only really Snipperclips worth caring about. And nothing else arriving before MK8D. Switch 2 has Cyberpunk, Yakuza 0, Hitman 0 and SF6 among others,. 4 top tier games and I want all of them. There's a few more I'd like too, like Hogwarts Legacy. But I've got to be realistic..

Eshop wise, we don't know too much yet but we're getting another FAST racing game, that's hopefully even better than RMX. And a new series of Arcade Archives. I imagine there will be quite a lot on on there by the end of the first month.

So Switch started quietly but by the end of its first year, had such a strong library, especially first party wise, that many call it the best launch year ever. And it would go on to become one of the best selling consoles of all time. Switch 2 is starting with a bang. And it's releasing at a time when Switch sales are still strong and Nintendo are at the top of their game. I can't see this thing being anything but a success.

As someone who's only played on Nintendo consoles since GameCube, I've only really experienced one proper generational leap, Wii/ Wii U, in over 20 years. That's half my life. The first half I experienced many. That's my fault for sticking with Nintendo I suppose. But I don't care anymore, the time has arrived to experience the next leap. And I cannot wait!

The whole digging thing seems weird to me,
Donkey Kong has always been about climbing.

@OorWullie

Everyone seems to forget that Snipperclips was a first party launch title for the Switch too, and a great one at that. So with that added I'd say Switch 1 definitely had a better 1st party launch lineup, especially since Donkey Kong Bananza isn't strictly speaking even a launch title for Switch 2.

@Uncle_Franklin he can climb almost every surface in the game.

Game looks amazing. New Mariokart looks pretty nice too. Graphics-wise it all bodes well for future games (can you imagine how awesome Zelda might look?). I wonder though what might happen with 3D Mario. Is that off the table?

But back to DK: The new design starts to grow on me, his animations are great, the gameplay is bonkers with you terraforming the whole place. Surprised that Cranky looks the same. Where is Diddy (looks like he is replaced by mining monkeys). I saw gnawty! I saw Espresso's! A bit sad that we again don't get Kremlins and K. Rool, although the croc enemies have golden Kremlin-esque creatures inside and Ingot island looks a bit like Crocodile island from DKC2. Speaking of enemies: So far they don't really do it for me and look like a afterthought. Hopefully the (evil monkey) bosses are better. And then there's Odd rock, wich is rumored to be a child of a certain character. Exciting stuff.

I also wonder if its openworld (probably not) and how much you can dig before the world breaks, "Worms" style. I believe they said in the treehouse that the "world" with the bright sky actually is underground? Crazy. And if Odd rock can transform at times, what does that mean for the gameplay?

i am not entirely sold on this one yet, and i dont think i will be until the reviews 😔 the gameplay and world look technically and graphically amazing and fun, but im not a huge DK fan. if the pauline leaks are true, i will be more convinced buttt unless its not a game changing, open world, goty worthy installment in the series, i dont know. i hope nintendo covers up more on this one. but i am very happy for the 3d donkey kong fans out there, yall deserve this 😺

Diddy is just a matter of time, but if they can bring Gnawty back, they can bring K. Rool back. Come on.

I’m OK with the gameplay, but I’ll admit that smashing stuff and beating up enemies seems more like Wario’s thing. And it was! I can’t wait to play Wario World again on Nintendo Classics.

But having the underground being a major theme actually does fit DK. Caves and mines have always been notable environments in DK games since Country.

Eh, I'm kind mixed on that notion. Yes, Wario is an absolute powerhouse in World and Shake It, but the terrain smashing stuff here doesn't feel like a Wario-only thing. Maybe if there were bombs thrown into the mix, but otherwise I can't really see him ripping out the ground with his bare hands like DK.

What animal companions does everyone think will make an appearance? I think the rhinoceros is pretty much guaranteed given the game's love of destruction. The swordfish seems similarly likely.

So excited for this game! It's second on my list after MK. (Purely because I preordered the bundle...)

Definitely excited for this game. Just breaking everything around you sounds incredibly satisfying. And it goes really well with his new look and expressions.

@Dev-N On the one hand, I agree, Donkey Kong Country has secret entrances with different level of power required: normal barrel, explosive barrel, Rambi... On the other hand, Donkey Kong Bananza doesn't look anything like it to me, it seems to focus too much on destruction, limiting the level design in the process and using an idea that might get old too quickly.

@FishyS Rambi is mentioned by Cranky Kong so I assume he's in the game, I'm sure we'll get the ostrich as well since we've seen very similar birds. The swordfish could definitely happen, but that probably depends if we're getting large bodies of water. The frog, spider, and snake I think have a possibility, but I'm not counting on it. Squawks, Rambi, and the Ostrich feel the most likely to me.

@Banjo- I'll be honest, now that I think about it, I kinda have the same concern about the gameplay as well. The focus on destroying stuff and digging through environments makes the game look a bit repetitive, and I'm worried that you'd have to rapidly tap any of the punch buttons to dig. Like with the Hyrule Warriors games... I don't like those games because of their button-mashing nature and they even made my thumb tired.