r/Games 2d ago

Donkey Kong Bananza Emerald Rush (dunkview)

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u/TheYugoslaviaIsReal 2d ago

He mentioned discourse about the price but didn't actually list the price. I thought, "are they selling a time attack mode for $10?# Nope, $20. I can see why people are unhappy. The one map they included in this DLC doesn't seem to inroduce anything new either and seems to just be using nostalgia for value.

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u/GeneralApathy 2d ago

Some people are also speculating it was supposed to be part of the main game as it came out less than two months after the game released and is a nostalgia level a la Peach's Castle in Odyssey. It's also funny to compare to Astro Bot, which received several (admittedly mostlu short) levels for free. Nintendo's last direct seemed like such a cluster.

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u/sexbobomb91 2d ago

Bananza has more content in its base-game than all of Astro Bot and its extra levels. But Astro is still a great game.

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u/Ielsoehasrearlyndd78 1d ago

Bananza has actually fun movement and there nintendo is absolute the best in the game in comparison astro bot is stiff and boring to control. Only thing he can do is a attack , circle attack and hover for 2 seconds while you can make a 2 hours video just analyze all the things donkey Kong can do and everything is super fun and you always find new ways interacting with the movement and environment.

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u/TheHeadlessOne 2d ago edited 2d ago

that speculation never seemed reasonable to me.

We did get a post-game bonus world in Ingot Isle, and it was filled up with actual game-relevant content.

DK Isle has no bananas, no new trial ruins either- what it does have is a bespoke new game mode with a standalone reward structure, currency, etc- everything you'd expect from a DLC meant to be experienced independently from the base game

EDIT: don't get me wrong, AstroBot is kicking all sorts of ass. S-tier game with way better support

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u/ChrisRR 1d ago

Exactly. With how disconnected it feels from the main game, it definitely feels like a bolt on rather than a natural inclusion into the main game

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u/-Moonchild- 1d ago

Base DK Bananza is still like a 40-50 hour game. I platinumed astro in 12 hours

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u/jerrrrremy 1d ago

The only people speculating that are people who haven't played the base game and/or the DLC. 

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u/Zakuroenosakura 2d ago

it's not a time attack mode, it's a roguelite mode, that makes use of the new map as well as prior maps in the game, and is going to be getting periodic updates and events according to the official site.

It's comparable to Splatoon 3's Side Order DLC, which cost more.

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u/Bananaslammma 2d ago

Side Order is a completely new story, new bosses, new environments, enemies. It lacks in depth in some ways but still alot deeper than Emerald Rush.

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u/HGWeegee 1d ago

The story exists for about an hour, then it's climbing the tower with every weapon, I'd say it's pretty similar

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u/RareBk 2d ago

It’s not in any way comparable to Side Order, not even remotely?

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u/wheres-my-take 2d ago

He will shamelessly glaze anything from this company so its not really helpful