/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10006585
It mogs Sonic so bad

All I know is I abused save states in Donkey Kong Country when I played it last year, and didn't really get much out of the game. This year, I played through it normally, and everything clicked with me; I enjoyed it more than I ever had before. The game is actually designed around its weird, archaic save system that really only exists to hide how short it is, in that every collectible and secret, from the bananas to the bonus rooms, rewards you with more lives. If you use save states and remove the risk in getting a game over that sends you back to your last in-game save point, there's no longer any reason to engage with the game's items, not by following trails of bananas, rushing to grab balloons, seeking all the KONG letters, or finding and completing bonus rooms/animal buddy tokens. It completely nullifies the game's risk/reward system and takes a lot of the fun out of playing it. You might as well just watch a playthrough on Youtube at that point.

I'm sure there are plenty of games where an outdated save mechanic doesn't really add anything to the experience, but there are some where you really do just need to meet the game on its own terms to get the most out of it.

This game is alive. Hitting a stage's rhythm and frantically weaving through everything it throws at you is electrifying. Rare were the best at what they did.

>>8053440
You can play however you want and enjoy yourself, but I'd recommend you try beating it normally. It will be more satisfying in the end and some of the skills will carry over to other platformers so you'll enjoy those more in the future too. I remember there were a few really tricky levels for me in DKC during my first playthrough (Oil Drum Alley comes to mind, along with some of the snow levels). But it felt great finally beating them. Nowadays I can run through the game with few problems.

>>7461895

>>7316236
based game and opinion

>>7019974
It's the definition of soul

>>6890054
It was made only in the attempt to surpass DKC, and it failed, miserably.

>>6617752

>>5962127

What's your favorite level and music from each DKC game?
Also if someone has more DKC renders to share, I would appreciate it a lot, thanks.