Donkey Kong Bananza Previews

>When it was first announced as a post-launch title for Switch 2, there was something of a tempered enthusiasm for Donkey Kong Bananza. Sure, it’s great to see other characters from Nintendo’s portfolio get a big new release, but without a mainline Super Mario or Zelda, the lineup felt lacking. But it’s now clear that Bananza isn’t meant to be some kind of stopgap until the next killer app; it’s a full-on spiritual successor to both Super Mario Odyssey and the DK games of old that aims to elevate the franchise back to the upper echelon of video game royalty.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/donkey-kong-bananza-switch-2-preview-1235375349/

https://youtu.be/6vIDbh6D414?si=ozbxFlXwilMyH9jU
https://youtu.be/begWFuL484Q?si=uSfza4qMRQ1Jmlqd
https://youtu.be/XuvXFXcczOw?si=K9vViQ9BCaVxUj-T

>>714169651 (OP)
There's retards on here in denial that it me will get 10's across the board.

>>714169651 (OP)
why show loli feet

New Bramble Blast remix

https://youtu.be/Fd-SxbYDw7Q?si=Qz2A1omVovtFnHm3

>>714169651 (OP)
I don't doubt that the game will be a GOTY contender but it is worth noting that these "previews" are basically glorified ads.

>>714170854
You lost Raresnoy

>>714170965
Wrong. I'm a Tropical Freeze snoy. Whatever that means.

>>714169651 (OP)
I don't need previews for Nintendo games lol. They've made the best games every generation

Apparently the only issue the game has is the framerate (nothing that ruins the experience)

>>714169651 (OP)
this game feels like an IGN 7/10

>>714169651 (OP)
GOTY incoming!

>>714171060
I can see it getting messy with all the particles flying around

>>714171060
That definitely is a serious problem for me, I'd expect the Switch 2 to be running a graphically unintensive game like this near perfectly. Before you say "it's because of the terrain being breakable", I'm a dev so save your breath, I know how it works, still not an excuse.

>>714169651 (OP)
Buy an ad.

>>714171116
Astrobot 2: Monkey digger will get a 10/10 though

>>714170713
How was he supposed to get passed that last part?

>>714171295
it's because of the terrain being breakable, perfectly understandable.

>>714171295
I just don't really understand why the game looks so muddy if the performance is also bad.

The fact that Nintendo gave 3 areas to explore (monkey level we already know, the giraffe area and the ostrich jungle) makes me think therr will be more than 8 "kingdoms"

The only issue I’m seeing from the gameplay is that the Bananza powers charge back way too quickly.

In almost every clip of the game I’ve seen, the player has been able to entirely recharge their Bananza while it’s active. Given how powerful they are, I can see it breaking a lot of the platforming and destruction challenges. I really feel like the Bananzas should be tools you need to use at strategic times

>>714171498
The skill tree looks like it has enough room for two more bananzas.

>>714171601
Don't forget the sixth Bananza form which will be free the post-game

>>714171498
Why 8? I was thinking 5 for every Bananza power + maybe the final boss one

>>714169651 (OP)
The Direct already sold it to me. The first trailer was just very weak comparatively which is why few people took it seriously in the first place.

>>714169651 (OP)
if thats paulina doesn't this mean thats actually cranky kong?

I really really like this

https://youtu.be/3aejyZdorBc?si=x9CniO8ZHN1XkNmx

>>714171751
No, Cranky is also in the game

>>714170965
Please stop using "snoy" as a suffix, you aren't fooling anyone.

>>714170713
sovless

>>714171697
Rought estimation based on what has been shown, although I meant to say 10, since 8 is the confirmed number
>Ingot Isle (tutorial or hub area)
>Monkey area (first power up)
>Ostrich jungle (second power up)
>Zebra snow area (third power up)
>Giraffe area (known since the first trailer)
>Elephant area (Nintendo has shown some pics on the app)
>Banana area
>Watermelon beach
Lets say theres still a final area in the planets core and maybe another one we dont know. But now I think there will be at least a couple more

>>714171808
I can barely make out the lyrics. What is she singing?

>>714172354
I think it’s just gibberish

Mario Odyssey was amazing from a design standpoint, its only logical that the devs behind that would make a great Donkey Kong 3d game.

>>714171295
>yes I know why it's difficult to optimize a game like this but it's still not an excuse
A dev, but also a faggot

>>714170713
holy SOVL

>>714171060
>>714171295
Frames only drop when going from one location to the next.

>>714174593
That's good to hear. It probably get ironed out in time for release

>>714174593
Nah, thats the worst example, which us why I said it didnt ruind the experience, but theres drops here and there, which is a given with destructible environments like this

>>714174593
Woohoo!

>>714174997
t. mario

>>714169651 (OP)
>that aims to elevate the franchise back to the upper echelon of video game royalty.
Meanwhile it‘s some shitty basic 3d platformer for kids. Reviews of nintendo games are hilarious. I can‘t believe it‘s grown adults typing up this garbage

>>714177464
>my virtual toys are for big boys unlike yours

>>714169651 (OP)
>please give us early review shit again

>>714171560
They're not invincible though, you still take normal damage while using Bananza.

>>714178024
Your virtual toys are designed in aesthetics, difficulty and depth to appeal to literal children. If you‘re really into them you have issues.

>>714179575
lmao you stupid micro dick iliterate fuck, try reading a book next time you want adult entertainment instead of posting here

>>714170854
If you think that this game wont be among the 6 for GOTY you're a delusional, it's already locked together with E33, DS2 and Split Fiction, last 2 will be Ghost of Yotei and one between an indie (like Blue Prince), Metroid 4 and KCD2

>>714171295
>I'm a dev
Scamming people with pre-made shitcoin contracts doesn't make you a developer, jeet-kun

>>714179960
>instant manchild tantrum
Makes sense

>>714179575
>And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 18:3

>>714171194
Kek

>>714170713
Checkpoint: my wife's son broke my switch and I just found out I'm trans

>>714169651 (OP)
>but without a mainline Super Mario or Zelda
oh fuck off
hate people like this

>>714170713
Are the brambles made of metal? Why are they shiny?

>>714182294
So you hate people who bought every Nintendo platform before the Switch 2?

>>714183184
Thorns can be shiny, so can stems.

>another slop for toddlers
>goty
Tendos are fucked in the head.

>>714170713
>constant voicelines from Pauline
It's that fucking Wonder flower all over again..

>>714183184
Some plants are waxy

>>714183273
Call it what you want. I hate people who place value upon IPs over games. This guy saw this game that was clearly Mario Odyssey 2 and his first thought was "but it's not Mario..."

>>714169651 (OP)
>rollingstone
stop giving this site clicks. These are the same people who wanted to put kids into camps because they didn't want to get a vaccine.

>>714183507
>Play in Japanese
>Enjoy loline

>>714183470
>Tendos are fucked in the head.
This but this game isn't the reason why.

>>714169651 (OP)
this was a Wario game, but corporate chickened out.

>>714182294
Nintendo is trying to move DK into the proper mainstream in its lineup. This is pretty ballsy since DK, while popular, is still the relatively niche, much more difficult platformer compared to their flagships. Interesting that they'd sell the console on a relatively untapped IP.
That's the funny thing about Nintendo. If they do what everyone keeps demanding they do, then everyone calls them unoriginal hacks who rehash everything. If they break the mold, then people say they're disappointed and wanted the old classics to really sell them on a new console.

Consumers don't actually know what they want to buy. They just know they wanna bitch about Nintendo.

>>714183993
>>714183635
>>714182294
incredible, Nintendofags have already moved on to have contempt for the Switch 1 audience

>>714183993
>If they do what everyone keeps demanding they do, then everyone calls them unoriginal hacks who rehash everything. If they break the mold, then people say they're disappointed and wanted the old classics to really sell them on a new console.
Damn girl it's almost as if these are two different groups of people who disagree on what they want Nintendo to do.

>Paulines songs are gibberish
Reminds me of Balan Wonderworlds songs lmao.

>>714183867
>play in japanese
I will literally not buy the game if they don't offer the option.

>>714184745
Please acquire at least a third grade reading comprehension level before posting.

>>714170713
Goddamn this looks like shit. Are the prerendered graphics from the snes games so well made that Nintendo cant reach that high anymore, or its genuine slop work here? Because thats how modern DK games look to me.

>>714184765
As long as people keep talking about the "tendie hivemind," I will do no extra work to differentiate these two camps.
The real answer is that barring stupendously offensive stuff, most people are willing to give whatever Nintendo puts out a shot.

>>714169651 (OP)
>return to form
yawn

>>714185185
You're going to knowingly conflate the two for no reason other than the fact that a dedicated schizo keeps screeching his meme? Alright. Far be it from me to question your intellect and maturity.

I enjoyed the demo quite a bit. I have more hope for the level design now that I've seen some guardrails applied to the Go Anywhere Break Anything elements.

Not entirely sold on the skill tree stuff but it seems like you can get the game changing abilities like double jumping pretty early

>>714185419
No, what I mean is that nuance is a luxury afforded to those who accept the premise. If we're going to pontificate on why and how these games sell but reduce the playerbase to
>hivemind slop enjoyers
then i'm only going to respond with the minimal viable argument. why show up to a fast food chain with a gourmet steak?

>>714185959
Please link me to the post where I reduced the playerbase to "hivemind slop enjoyers."

>>714185587
>double jump
Goddamn this game just gets better and better

>>714186167
I wasn't addressing you or your post. Read my post again.

>>714170713
>wokey kong is microscopic
>pauline won’t shut up
>these type of levels will likely constitute less than 5% of the game
>can get into barrels with giant holdable objects
>barrel rotations are piss easy
>level design is turbo mid
>enemies barely do anything
>can’t be bothered to compose interesting music
>no one is going to post the dogshit odyssey gameplay
wow I’m very so impressed looks good return to form spiritual successor haha rareware am I right fellas

>>714186467
Ah okay, so you replied to these posts >>714182294
>>714184765
by mistake.

>>714170713
This looks so jaw'some. This really outshines what little Retro was able to do, Nintendo really reaches higher themselves. This is a game for gourmands, this is gourmet gaming. That's how contemporary DK looks to me.

>>714169651 (OP)
>developed by EPD8

>>714171808
I can make out so many of the lyrics

>>714170713
>dkc + dkc music
soul

the odyssey sections with OG mario and the 8 bit music were also good.

>>714186734
>wokey kong
Still trying to force this thing huh?

>>714171560
I feel the opposite. I don't want to be pigeon hold into where I should be using it because if I don't save it up from "this" point in the level, I can't use it in "that" point of the level. Better to make it feel like you should be spamming it and let the player decide if they need it or not. You should always want the player to feel like they have control, even if it makes them into an invincible wrecking machine. Even then, stupid usage looks to work against you, since someone almost died to punching stickers when in an enclosed space thanks to the extra reach.

>>714187393
couldn’t refute anything else huh

>>714172028
The order seems to be
>Ingot Isle
>Lagoon layer Sublayer 100 (Kong Bananza)
>Rolling Hills Layer, Sublayer 200
>Canyon Layer Sublayer 300 (Giraffe theme area, no transformation)
>Unknown area Sublayer 400
>Unknown area Sublayer 500
>Jungle Layer Sublayer 600 (Ostrich Bananza)
Zebra seems to come after this, no idea if every three layers brings us to the next piece or not.

redesign sucks
loli is cute
no way in hell am i gonna buy a switch 2 for this

>>714171368
He had to backtrack back here

>>714187214
EPD8 expanded its office. They have more then enough team members to break off into sub teams and that matches up with the leaks that this was being made by a team of younger people that grew up with DKC and wanted to make their own game like that.

>>714171060
It literally has visuals on par with 360/PS3 come the fuck on

>>714187214
Bend over, Mario

>>714183937
It's 2025. The world has moved on from juvenile 90s toilet humor.

>>714188726
that character model is fucking terrible. no wonder they made them so tiny in the game

>>714183937
Wario is the ADHD minigame guy.

>>714187214
We're just about to head into the 40th anniversary. Anyone thinking there won't be a 3D Mario game for it is insane.

>>714170713
the game looks pretty fun but if there isn't some way to make pauline shut up it will be unbearable

>>714187214
>Mario fans when they have to go almost an entire year without a new game

>>714183993
DK has always had the potential to be a big IP. Tropical Freeze just came out at a very bad time and since Retro had to move to Metroid there wasn't a team that could make new games for the monkey.
Hopefully this game will bring the series back to its old glory.

>>714171857
He's right though. Rarefags have always been snoys, they were shitposting about how Banjo Kazooie "scared Nintendo" a week ago.

>>714193227
Wdym?

>>714193189
TF really had the shittiest timing ever. But people forget that DKCR was a massive success.

>>714188673
>>714188986
the fuck are you talking about, Warioland games were always about destroying shit for loot

>>714195492
What’s Warioland? Wario’s the smelly Warioware guy and has been for nearly 20 years.

On a more serious note I forgot that Shake It! even existed.

>>714183993
>If they break the mold, then people say they're disappointed and wanted the old classics to really sell them on a new console
This is the first time i've given a shit about a mainline nintendo since oddy/botw, people only get mad and want old stuff if they majorly fuck up like with TOTK

>>714170713
The voice acting is atrocious and I hope you can disable it

>>714169651 (OP)
>game is so short you can beat it within the console's 118-minute battery life
Thank you Nintendo

>>714186734
>level design is turbo mid
Trying to call another games level deign mid before it comes out, and seemingly comparing it to Rareware when they've already been outdone by Retro (not to mention you havent even TRIED to compare it to their other 3D ventures like Banjo or DK64 and just lazily talk about the barrels like their 2D DKC games are a blueprint for 3D DK), is showing just how stupidly blinded by nostalgia you really are.
Get fucking real anon

>>714169651 (OP)
wokey king will flop

>boss splash screens have subtitles specifying a voidco affiliation
>implying there are other bosses that aren't
my kope grows stronger by the day

>>714192181
>>714200682
I think it's already confirmed that there's an option to mute her

>>714201194
Donkey Kong will never be woke.

>>714196938

>>714170713
it's perfect

not only is it the Odyssey team, it's also the team that made mario galaxy, who got their start with DONKEY KONG JUNGLE BEAT which is actually the best DK game that isn't called tropical freeze
anyone who isn't excited for this game is fucking moron

>>714185402
>Russian phone posters hate it
Going to buy it now.

>>714202394
There are only 2 things holding back my excitement:
>Bloated Golden Banana count (ala Odysseys Moons) that are moreso about just exploring/interacting with a place rather than being satisfying to acquire with the skills the game teaches and tests players with. Its why Im hoping the challenge levels really push the 3D platforming with the mechanics they have this time around.
>Not enough Momentum. Really want that momentous destructive platforming like the Retro Games. Like how jumping in ncertain parts of your role affected your distance. But having tried the kiosk demo its possibly relegated to the Bananza transformations, something to acquire in the skill tree, or just not there.
Otherwise, looks like its shaping up to be a pretty great DK title

So is K. Rool in this or what? I remember some massive cope about him hiding behind a boulder and some skeletons or some shit.
I don't really have a stake in it, just curious if anything came of that.

>>714205002
One supposed "leak" states that hes the final boss hidden behind the bad guys you fight throughout the game
Otherwise, no one knows

>>714205002
Nobody knows. But the answer is no, it’s all cope.

>>714169651 (OP)
remember when astrobot came out and people were like "oh cool! what a pleasant surprise of a game filled with creativity" and then moved on with their lives?
this is how children's platformers should be treated but people are already trying to mythologize this as a simply superior legendary product by an unassailable dev team. very strange behavior

>>714205002
No idea
There was a leak that he's the final boss of the game and is a kaiju this time around

>>714205002
Cranky Kong is still vague about who DK Isle's banana thief was, while VoidCo icons are used even when a character isn't directly naming them.
So whether or not this is K.Rool, there is some separate antagonist, perhaps dealt with in the postgame.

>>714170368
Does that matter when Skyward Sword got a 9.3

>>714205519
>>714205623
>>714205638
>>714205710
Ah well, guess I'll just check back when the game is out, curiosity will get the better of me.

>>714205629
We live in a capitalistic society where our identities are tied to the products we engage with.
And the companies that benefit from this status quo lean more and more into making buyers into fans, and fans into fanatics.
Supercharged by an ever-expanding interconnected world where big businesses are looking to assault you with ads in every conceivable are of your life, even your dreams.
What the fuck else did you think would happen?

>>714205002
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNkttzCxlRY
His laugh is heard 18 seconds in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q7ZqqN_KHQ

DK!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aMazdvvBT4
>Pauline snapped a straw because of her increased strength from holding onto DK
Bros... imagine the grip strength

>>714206185
that's... void kong

>>714206841
Fuck off.

>>714206906
the other laugh

>>714207025
seethe

>>714205629
>>714171328
Astrobot was a game saying "Remember a better time, where games like this existed?"
DK Bananza is literally just one of those games Astrobot was pretending to fondly recall, it's the real deal instead of an imitation

>>714205629
No, I remember journos creaming themselves over Sony putting out a game with actual gameplay to the point where it won GOTY.

Cute dance

https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1940138429712359727
So much soul in this game

>>714205710
I look at it like this. Odyssey had the setup of Bowser at the end and the rabbits were minibosses.
In this game it’s a race to the core and you butt heads against Void Co. I have a feeling there is a true final boss, cause the whole thing of “get any wish granted at the core” just reeks of final boss stuff. Whether or not K Rool is involved is TBD.

>>714201702
I meant DK

Is the game long or short?
Because I suspect that Nintendo will charge $70 for smaller games and $80 for the main games.

>>714209545
Odyssey length, so probably like 50+ hours to 100%
also no, the 80 bucks is genuinely just for Mario Kart because everyone's gonna buy it anyways and to sell bundles.

>>714169651 (OP)
What was in the private video?

My target had a demo, played for 15 minutes. The framerates were shockingly bad.

>>714208136

>>714211645
What?

>>714208453
>Looking more likely she’s just young Pauline and it’s a prequel
GROOMER KONG

>>714207061
That's probably the other big gorilla behind him.

>it’s like 15 little levels
>made by “open world” expert devs

Oof

>>714213432
yeah how are they gonna epxlain this shit and him kindnapping her in arcade

>>714171060
This is actually disappointing, since the Odyssey devs are optimization gods.

>>714220798
For all we know they optimized as best as they could, given the hardware.

>>714170713
I hope Forest Interlude is in. That's my favorite one.

>>714171857
What would you prefer to be called?

>>714206080
>We live in a capitalistic society where our identities are tied to the products we engage with.
You can blame religion for this.

I for one am glad we're living in an era where new Switch 2 games don't leak a week before release. Unfortunately Metroid Prime 4 will leak early on account of it being a Switch game, but for Switch 2 only games that's not gonna be an issue anymore.

>>714186734
Lucky for Nintendo, most of the (man)children buying this trash will have never played the original DKC trilogy.

>>714169651 (OP)
Will we have to wait until we have the end game credits to know who the composer(s) were?

>>714225508
yes

>>714210789
that's just ign

>>714188363
>Yeah! Hahaha!
That's LITERALLY what Mario says in Mario Kart 64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ8xScYThmQ

>>714206496
Look at her!

>>714171295
how would i be saving breath if i had to type message? pls respond, i want answer

>>714223353
It's quite nice.
Surprised pirates and emuniggers aren't jumping down your throat for bringing that up though.

>>714169651 (OP)
>Bananza
...bonanza*

>>714231369
It's a pun, it combines the words bonanza and banana.

>>714231637
You just made that up.
Faggot.

>>714231683
Is it not obvious? "Bananza" seems to be a word that's used in the game itself anyway.

>>714228226

>>714231369
>...
Faggot

>>714169651 (OP)
MNGA

>>714207294
This is an apt description. I mean look at this fucking shit, they made a """"""""retro"""""""" costume for a franchise that didn't even exist until 2020. All the references in Astro Bot look like they were made by a marketer running down a checklist. Have we got the Aloy robot? Check. Have we got the Nathan Drake robot? Check. Oh and remember to put in a low poly robot, people love retro games! Meanwhile Mario Odyssey and DK Bananza are the actual fucking thing that Astro Bot pretends to be.

>>714170368

>>714205629
Kek, what's so fucking creative about that game? Everything it does comes from a Mario game.

I cant decide if being developed by the odyssey team is a good thing or a bad thing

>>714207294
I kind of agree. If only because the actual gameplay supported the collectathon aspect pretty well. And having the collectathon aspect be that bit of nostalgia made it interesting (in addition to some damn good level design and ideas)
Found the movement didnt satisify the itch that 3D Mario scratches in regards to a moveset to combo movement with

>>714170713
The sound effects drown out the music lmao. Complete tonal clash.

>>714239207
Yeah I was very disappointed when I played it. Fun game and yplou can tell a lot of care went into it, but it wasn't mechanically satisfying.

any word on whether or not we can change paulines voice yet

>>714243038
Hopefully they'll allow us to change the language.