Donkey Kong Bananza

**Vert** · 07-25-2025, 09:53 AM

So this new Donkey Kong game came out. You can jump, collect bananas and destroy lots of stuff, like what little sense the Mario timeline had.

I really like it so far! It's fun, inventive and creative. Plus the [spoilers oh my gawd], oh man.

**littlelum** · 07-25-2025, 09:54 PM

Although I got a S2, I'm holding off on Bananza for a while. I know that I'll enjoy it once I get to it, but I'm currently grinding time trials in MKWorld right now, trying to improve my ranking on the Player's Page. Plus, I'm one of those gamers that have the tendency to acquire games faster than I can play them, so I'm trying not to spend too much money right now.

Although, the fact that almost everyone is talking about spoilers (whatever they are) has really gotten my interest.

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**VinnyVideo** · 07-26-2025, 10:56 AM

I don't have a Switch 2 yet, but I'll probably give it a try eventually. I hope I can stay reasonably un-spoiled before I play it.

And yeah, from what I can gather, this game really takes a hammer to the idea of continuity or consistency - even by the standards of a game series that rarely prioritizes such things!

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**DJ Coco** · 07-27-2025, 05:03 PM

It's far from a perfect game for me, but nevertheless it's very entertaining.
I hope I can stay unspoiled.

**Vert** · (This post was last modified: 07-31-2025, 07:18 PM by Vert.)

(07-27-2025, 05:03 PM)DJ Coco Wrote: It's far from a perfect game for me, but nevertheless it's very entertaining.
I hope I can stay unspoiled.

Since he made this post he claims his opinion of the game has gone up. So there's that.

I've finally beaten the game and while I still think it's very inventive and creative, it feels very un-Nintendo-ish. Kind of messy, though in a fun way. The ending sequence in particular is a highlight. Good God.

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**DJ Coco** · (This post was last modified: 08-04-2025, 04:49 AM by DJ Coco.)

Yeah, while the first half kinda dragged, the game definitely picked up the pace in the latter half, and the ending in particular is probably the best finale I have ever seen in a Nintendo game.
I'm walking away from this game very satisfied.

But looking back on the whole journey - some parts don't feel very well-designed, and as Vert said it's kind of messy, but the novelty of this game makes you kind of overlook the roughness, and overall it's been a blast.