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  • 9 years ago
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    Played the SNES DKC games in reverse order, so this was the first one I played. Wonderful game, still get it out occasionally.
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  • 10 years ago
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    POP FACTS: Donkey Kong Country 3 - What hero from another Nintendo franchise pays a visit to the Kongs?
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  • 10 years ago
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    This one was a bit of a disappointment. While there are some great, creative levels (and bosses) in the game, they appear as exceptions among levels requiring exploration, learning new gimmicks through trial and error, and time consuming puzzle solving that mostly just serve to highlight the problems with the DKC engine (which is identical to the previous game as far as I can tell) - fairly large sprites combined with low resolution, inconsistent hit detection and loose scrolling. The last levels before the final boss are particularly nasty and seem designed just to piss you off rather than offering a legitimate challenge based on what you've learned thus far. The great flow found throughout most of the prequels can still be achieved in a good number of the stages, but the process of mastery is interrupted by intrusive and clumsy JRPG design, forcing backtracking and an even larger emphasis on collecting than before. At its worst, the game reveals its biggest secret (the location of a hidden 'lost world' with a set of very challenging levels) with zero effort from the player, then puts up roadblocks in between each of these stages which cost 15 of a certain, rare coin to be demolished. You're gonna have to look up in which levels these are if you want to finish the game fully. In terms of atmosphere DKC3 is also a mixed bag - Backgrounds are highly detailed and the change of setting is refreshing, while the NPC- and some of the boss designs seem unfitting and uninspired. Wrinkly Kong (Cranky's wife), sort of takes Cranky's place but has almost nothing of interest to say and most of the time is just sleeping in front of her TV. There's also some references to other Nintendo franchises and product placement of the N64, which came off as cynical rather than heartfelt to me.
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  • 10 years ago
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    It doesn't have the heart or same level of effort as the other DKC games, but it's still platforming fun with flashy graphics.
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