Golden VGM #1071 - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze ~ Grassland Groove
7Golden VGM is not ranked in any order, it is simply a list of the best music.
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- SUGGESTED BY: Klagmar https://www.youtube.com/user/Klagmar
Funnily enough, I just recently played Donkey Kong Country Returns; my first DK game, for the first time, and my overall verdict is... it's OK.
I personally don't think it's fantastic or anything. And most of that is due to Donkey Kong himself. I think he's just too slow and sluggish, and that's really the polar opposite to a good platforming hero in my book. Sure, with Diddy, it's a bit more enjoyable, but on his own, he kinda sucks. And the numerous ways you can insta-die certainly don't help.
I will give Returns this though; I absolutely love the level of detail in the levels, and the portrayal of fun characterisation without even so much as a word of dialogue.
And Tropical Freeze seems to have more of that, but this time with more creative locales. Not to mention the absolutely gorgeous music.
I might turn around on this one, but so fa,r this is my all-time favourite Donkey Kong tune. I've heard a lot of DKC tunes, but I just adore this one. If I was to choose a song for a #100 spot in this list for for Donkey Kong, instead of a voting contest like I did for Kirby and Zelda, this would be my choice.
I certainly hope this new Returns trilogy gets its third installment. I'd love to see more creative locations and music.
- DEVELOPED BY: Retro Studios | Monster Games
- PUBLISHED BY: Nintendo
- DIRECTED BY: Ryan Harris | Vince Joly
- PRODUCED BY: Kensuke Tanabe
- COMPOSED BY: David Wise | Daisuke Matsuoka | Minako Hamano | Shinji Ushiroda | Riyu Tamura
- PLATFORM/S: Wii U
- GENRE: Platforming
- WHERE MUSIC PLAYS:
[LEVEL] - Grassland Groove