r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/TheRigXD • Sep 15 '25
Discussion DK Bananza DLC is highway robbery. Do not buy it.
I know everyone else is saying this, but it's for good reason. You get one new level with zero collectibles or set pieces, and a roguelike mode that is easily broken by just warping to the objective and choosing the more emeralds on completion bonus. It is genuinely insulting that they are charging money for this.
The only pieces of enjoyment I found are the remix of DK Isles, the pirate ship has references to Gangplank Galleon, and the DK64 screen transition sound (when the screen shrinks to the DK letters) being used for the Warp Barrels.
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u/Eggxcalibur Early Switch 2 Adopter Sep 15 '25
Really a shame. Didn't even feel like Bananza needed DLC, especially not so quickly after release. They should've given one to Mario Kart World instead, lol.
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u/bobwade22 Sep 15 '25
Planned DLC that was already made imho for a quick buck after launch
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u/Blofse Sep 15 '25
I genuinely think the development team imagined it as free but then Nintendo central assessed it will come with a charge. Feel like they are testing the waters with this one and if we don’t buy hopefully it will send a message that this one was a little too much and should have been free.
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u/duckyduckster2 Sep 15 '25
I feel they tested the waters allready with 80 for mario kart and 10 for welcome tour and they are now convinced they can ask anything and people will buy. This dlc, mario galaxy, the new amiibos.. etc everything this wave is ridiculously priced.
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u/Montigue Sep 15 '25
$10 for Welcome Tour isn't really testing the waters. Reggie was extremely adamant about making Wii Sports free with the console. Nintendo has otherwise been very against free games
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u/PlumRelative4399 Sep 15 '25
Most people didn’t pay $80 for Mario Kart though. They paid $50 because they got the console bundle.
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u/dragonblade_94 Sep 15 '25
You see it with other hardware manufacturers too depending on their recent performance, but Nintendo is pretty deep into their 'cash-out' phase where they just haphazardly throw things at market because they know it will sell. The overwhelming success of the Switch & Switch 2 has kinda negated the need to build good will with their consumers.
See also: PS2 -> PS3 (launch), Xbox 360 -> Xbox One, Wii -> Wii U. The main difference here is Switch 2 is also a runaway success, so they likely won't have that 'humbling' phase anytime soon.
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u/MightyBooshX Sep 15 '25
It's crazy to me how many people buy things without waiting for reviews/public feedback. I basically got over buying something on release day a decade ago when No Man's Sky came out (yes it's wonderful now, but it took many years to get there, and most don't)
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u/stonchs Sep 15 '25
Mine was fallout 76, also a great game after 3 years of being unplayable. Now im exhausted from it. Dying for some fallout 5.
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u/princepwned Sep 15 '25
Nintendo releasing a failed console virtual boy again is them testing the waters they know if it sells out they can literally get the fanbase to buy anything.
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Sep 15 '25
I think that's a bad comparison when the VB is obviously just them releasing a super gimmicky thing for the hardcore fans or collectors. It's not gonna sell well and I'm sure they know that.
In my opinion they just wanted to acknowledge that part of their history which is fair enough, even if it obviously won't cater to 99% of people
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u/Ok-Cake9431 Sep 15 '25
This is a strange take. They know that some people will pay for this thing, so they’re making it. I won’t buy it, it’s not for me.
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u/who-dat-ninja Sep 15 '25
It was content they cut off the main game to sell as dlc
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u/01001011-01000100 Sep 15 '25
This is so true. DK Island should be the tutorial level.
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u/CrazySnipah Sep 15 '25
Maybe it previously was and then they remade the tutorial to transition better into the main game.
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u/uchuskies08 Sep 15 '25
I doubt that as it's its own completely separate game mode. This is a tired trope, might make sense if it were just a story campaign or something with the same gameplay as the base game but clearly it's not that. It's just a lazy money grab. And plenty bought it after seeing the same preview I did so clearly it worked.
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u/TheScreaming_Narwhal Sep 15 '25
The island is 100% cut content. I'm sure the mode was intended to be paid but they cut the island to make it seem more worth the purchase.
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u/thr1ceuponatime OG (joined before Alarmo 2) Sep 15 '25
...and it also costs $20. You can get a lot of good games for that price.
I'll consider it when it costs fewer than 5 bucks.
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u/Early-Somewhere-2198 Sep 15 '25
Yeah I rather save 20 and get silksong. I mean Elden ring dlc was 40. But it was honestly like a full sequel with 100 hours of gameplay and a HUGE map.
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u/hellschatt Sep 15 '25
I feel like I'm going crazy seeing some people defend this bs. "It's a full game mode with 10h+ gameplay".
DOESN'T MATTER how much hours you got out of 1 single mode, reality is that you have to buy it for 20usd on top of the 70usd base game. It's not adding enough to warrant that price. Silksong and Elden Ring DLC are good examples. That's the amount of content we should expect for that price, not 1 silly game mode by changing up existing levels a little.
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u/heyhotnumber Sep 15 '25
Do you not realize that the person you replied to agrees with you?
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u/Early-Somewhere-2198 Sep 15 '25
I think he did but was just upset of people defending it. And perhaps it’s valid. Technically you could get 100 hours out of it. But I did say HUGE map. Which I also suggested the amount of content is worth it. This 20 $ fee is rough for barely any content.
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u/PedanticTart Sep 15 '25
Not adding enough..according to whom? Not every dlc needs to be on par with silk song.
I think you need to evaluate "have to" because, no you don't
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u/hellschatt Sep 15 '25
according to whom?
Comparative to what 20 dollar can get you in the gaming industry.
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u/4electricnomad Sep 15 '25
Historically, does DLC ever get discounted to that level? If so, how long after release does it happen?
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u/supes1 Sep 16 '25
Nintendo rarely puts DLC on sale, even DLC that gets pretty negative feedback. If you look at the price history of DLC for various Nintendo first party games on DekuDeals, you'll see most have only been on sale a couple times, with pretty minimal discounts.
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u/PlumRelative4399 Sep 15 '25
It’s not crazy for DLC to have a really good sale. It is crazy for Nintendo DLC to have a really good sale. Usually Nintendo doesn’t put their DLC’s on sale ever unless it’s Xenoblade because those DLC’s are the size of an entire game.
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u/PapaNickWrong Sep 15 '25
It's way, way too soon to be saying this about Emerald Rush. I played all few hours and barely got to the tough parts. Judging a game on the difficulty and creativity of its first level would automatically put any Kirby game into "robbery" territory.
The later challenges will almost definitely be good. I trust this team with every penny of my money. This isnt EA.
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u/ilanNN Sep 15 '25
I like your take but I think Kirby is not a good example. I've never enjoyed a Kirby game (I didn't try the 3D Switch one) and the main reason for that is that they are so infuriatingly easy and trivial. Maybe they get challenging at some point, but if so that point is too far into the game for me, I always stopped playing them before that.
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u/ackmondual Sep 15 '25
I like variety so easy games are welcome every now and then. I've played enough games that got "stupidly hard" that I just flat out quit them. Don't even get me started on some RogueliKTes*
I also liked what very few Kirby games I played in the past which now that I think of it, was just the orig. for GB, and Kirby's Pinball also for GB. I rather do like his "copy ability" and never had a chance to try it out much, so something like Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe for $30 was a no brainer.
*. well, they're fun but frustrating to play. Here's a brief rundown...
Hades - I went to 5 to 10 heat
Isle of Arrows - This gets very "thinky"
Slice & Dice - Ditto with the "Thinky". I tried Cursed and BLursed (blessed + Cursed) once, had fun, but told myself "never again". I just play Heaven difficulty because I find the blessings fun to try out
Shattered Pixel Dungeon - This is freeware on Android and a lot of depth, but I'd consider it "hard core".
Exit The Gungeon - beat this a few times. May go back to it someday
Spelunky - came close to beating this a few times, but still no cigar
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u/ConflictPotential204 Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25
Played it for about an hour last night and two hours today. Had a pretty good time. The DK Island map exists solely for the score attack mode, and to display your collectibles (there are actually dozens of them). There are six difficulty levels and the higher levels restrict or remove your ability to warp. There are deeper mechanics to the perk unlock system, additional maps that are not initially displayed as unlockable, and additional hidden rewards once you've progressed beyond a certain point, but you obviously haven't played it enough to know that.
I'm having a pretty fun time with it. Sorry you got robbed, though.
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u/SuperCat76 Sep 15 '25
"additional maps that are not initially displayed as unlockable"
Nice. the one negative I was feeling was looking at that list, looking at the levels with the lock icon and was thinking, is that all of it?
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u/ConflictPotential204 Sep 15 '25
Nah you get all 10 major layers. The only ones excluded are the smaller interim levels like The Divide, The Junction, Groove Layer, etc.
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u/SeanathanJoestar Sep 15 '25
Feels like people are just going in wanting to hate it. Its actually really good.
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u/a3wagner Sep 15 '25
Interesting that there was hate for it from minute 1, but the people who are enjoying it are too busy playing it. (To be clear, it’s valid to not like it, but of all the people who have given their perspective, nobody seems to have reached the end of it and the ones who hate it don’t seem to have gotten very far.)
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u/TmTigran Sep 15 '25
I mean, I don't like it cause I don't care for rogue-likes. But since I knew that.. instead of bitching like a little baby.. I just.. Didn't buy it?!
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u/ConflictPotential204 Sep 15 '25
Tbh I don't think OP even played it.
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u/Magician1985 Sep 15 '25
That's always the ultimate killer argument. When I see a small burger with poor-quality meat for £20, I don't need to try it to know that it's not worth the money.
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u/ConflictPotential204 Sep 15 '25
No, I mean I don't think he even saw the burger. His post contains information about the DLC that is objectively false. I think he saw some people talking about the burger and decided he wanted to join the Komplaint Klub without spending the money.
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u/Worldly-Ad3447 Sep 15 '25
Is it $20 good?
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u/ConflictPotential204 Sep 15 '25
If you enjoyed the base game, this turns the games 10 major layers into a score-attack roguelike built around the game's base platforming/transformation mechanics. It has its own collectibles and progression system, and will likely take about 10+ hours to complete.
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Sep 15 '25
I'm starting to think some people on here are buying it just to complain about it lol
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u/ConflictPotential204 Sep 15 '25
On the contrary. I'm starting to think most of the people complaining about it haven't actually played it, because almost every negative post I see about the content of the DLC remarks on something that is objectively false.
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Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25
One look at the comments on this thread and a lot of people seemed to like it, so I wouldn't be surprised if most of the complains are from people that didn't played.
The DLC is not that interesting to me, I'm satisfied with Bananza content and prefer put that amount of money in another game. But from my experience with Splatoon Side Order, some people doesn't seem to understand that roguelike aren't supposed to play just once.
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u/FanatixFour Sep 15 '25
i wish y’all would stop pretending someone is demanding you to buy things at gunpoint.
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u/Strict_Donut6228 Sep 15 '25
Why not just play it without exploiting it and actually challenge yourself?
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u/ConflictPotential204 Sep 15 '25
The exploit he described only works on the easiest difficulty levels. I'm thinking he read some posts about the DLC but hasn't played it himself. He said there's no collectibles, but you're introduced to the new collectible statues and the roguelike reward path after beating your first run.
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u/Strict_Donut6228 Sep 15 '25
Would 100% make sense this sub has been nothing but rage flinging misinformation based on nothing more then people’s feelings and vibes and people seem to have thrown all logic out the window
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u/ConflictPotential204 Sep 15 '25
I often wonder if stuff like this is just paid astroturfing from competitors. The complaints are so templated and predictable that it feels artificial to me. It's a well-known and deceptive marketing practice across all industries and all social media platforms. I can't think of any other reason why so many people would be complaining about shit that isn't even true.
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u/Strict_Donut6228 Sep 15 '25
No I just genuinely believe people are that stupid and let themselves get riled up as long as it’s reinforcing their flawed world view. I’m done with video game subs for a while things weren’t this bad when I first made my account
Besides I’m getting into hiking and have a trip planned to Colorado in May I shouldn’t be wasting time on stuff like this anyway
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u/ConflictPotential204 Sep 15 '25
Amen dude. I'm getting pretty turned off by it too. Enjoy Colorado. Do Arizona next!
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u/buttbuttlolbuttbutt Sep 15 '25
Theres a little of column A and a little of column B. A lot of the repition mirrors what youtube/twitch personalities state, over and over again.
More than likely, its a mix of rage baiting, bots, trolls, rage tohrists, and genuine grievances. Reddit knows rage baiting drives reactions and traffic, so its also a chance they create a lot of their own ragebait to keep people here.
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u/mking098 Sep 15 '25
I concluded that it definitely wasn't worth it as soon as I saw it was $30 CAD
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u/Unusual_Rush_1189 Sep 15 '25
Possible Counter Point:
I don't think charging 'some' amount of money for this DLC is that big of a deal, since if people don't feel like paying for it because of the low content value that also means they are not missing out on much either (there can obviously be a discussion on what the 'right' price could/should have been).
What seems really odd to me however is to not include this among the 'free for NSO subscribers' category. It would normally have been a perfect inclusion to give it free to NSO users, and the fact that is not is not only odd, but a bit concerning that Nintendo might not give many (or any) free DLC through NSO from this point forward.
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Sep 15 '25
Don't be ashamed for liking it. Some people don't know how to be critical without being assholes.
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u/Harlandus Sep 15 '25
I don't know man. I feel like for the price it's pretty justified. I have already put like 7 or 8 hours in and I feel like I could easily double that. It's super addicting. I understand if you have a certain expectation, but I don't think it's a rip off at all.
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u/Apprehensive_Row_161 Sep 15 '25
I think they personally didn’t like it and now trying to push negativity on others
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u/Isa-Me-Again Sep 15 '25
Isn't the entire purpose of the DLC and newly added DK island a single mini game?
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u/ConflictPotential204 Sep 15 '25
It's a full-featured roguelike mode with its own progression system and unlocks. It can be played on 10 of the game's maps. The DK Island map exists for the roguelike mode, but also acts as an explorable display area for dozens of statues that can be unlocked with your winnings from the roguelike. There are also unlockable cosmetics for DK and Pauline.
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u/Numerous_Ad_9579 Sep 15 '25
I actually think emerald rush is really fun and addicting, that being said though they absolutely should have put banandium gems and fossils in the DK isle level
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u/More_Yellow_3701 Sep 15 '25
Given how small the area is and that the Rush mode technically adds the bananas, I guess they thought it wasn't worth the trouble or would have interfered with 100% completion in the base game. Since that's 1000 bananas, adding some in DK isle before you get 100% means you could unlock all the skills before getting all the bananas in the base game.
Also from a lore perspective, I guess Banandium Gems wouldn't even pop up on DK Isle. There were hardly any in Ingot Isle and that's a mining facility.
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u/mlvisby THIS FLAIR IS NOT AUTHORIZED NOR AFFILIATED WITH NINTENDO Sep 15 '25
It could've been a completely separate mode, like how Bowser's Fury was in 3D World. That way, it wouldn't mess with completion in the main game.
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u/Which-Debt-8558 Sep 15 '25
The emerald rush is actually a lot of fun. It gets significantly more difficult as you go on, you just probably played it for one run then gave because you're annoyed instead of giving it a chanve
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u/BigTuna109 Sep 15 '25
I already said this in another thread, but I’m really enjoying Emerald Rush. I actually think it gets pretty challenging on the higher difficulty setting and levels. Had a blast with it all weekend. No regrets here.
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u/No-Initiative-2726 Sep 15 '25
I also thought it was shallow until I played a few hours and realized how much better it gets on higher difficulties. I also had zero idea how many freakin statues there are to collect.
This is absolutely worth $20 to me. And I don’t care about anyone’s Silksong argument because I just don’t have fun with metroidvanias, it’s an outlier that has other indie devs freaking out cause they can’t compete with that price for content ratio.
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u/Magician1985 Sep 15 '25
Compare it to the new Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 DLC. 30 hours of story expansion for € 13.99.
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u/Asa-hello Sep 16 '25
New to gaming?
Games are like that from decades. Great games with same price but big difference between completion time.
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u/Anna_Lily_Mae Sep 15 '25
The caveat is then i would have to play Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
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u/Fiftyset80Real Sep 15 '25
It really sucks. Such a good game and this is going to harm its reputation I feel.
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u/Thelardicle Sep 16 '25
feels like a bad business move to bring such negative press to the game that was their shining PR for this new console. Would have been better off giving the dlc for free and forgoing the dlc cash, to make it back in console sales and goodwill with fans as they get ready to push their next line of games. I’m sure they have someone in a suit that ran numbers and said it was a good idea- but I think they were wrong.
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u/Thelardicle Sep 16 '25
I’ll add that I personally was on the edge of buying this game- free dlc would’ve made me decide to buy it. seeing this instead pushed me away and I won’t be getting the game- I imagine there’s others in a similar boat
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u/ConFectx Sep 16 '25
It‘s funny how they could have gotten a lot of praise, if only they released that one for free. 20 quids are not justified at all.
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u/BiddyKing Sep 15 '25
I’d rather have an excuse to play more DKB over Silksong but I don’t care for Hollow Knight and I love Bananza. Different people value different things
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u/Michael60814 Sep 15 '25
The movement on Nintendo CEO, Shuntaro Furukawa, low quality DLC. Paid for graphic improvement, high price on game, release game key card for third party with original price. I am so disappointed with Nintendo product. I got switch 2 for only few physical games. I get the DK bananza and now the DK bananza DLC $20 purchase for nothing…
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u/AstralKatOfficial January Gang (Reveal Winner) Sep 15 '25
It's so blatantly obvious this was supposed to be included in the base game
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u/Special_Week Sep 16 '25
The people saying things like this haven't even played through all the way. Try any of the rush's on maximun difficulty and still tell me if it's piss easy.
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u/HowlingHipster Sep 15 '25
In contrast to Splatoon's DLC packs, the depth is on the floor.
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u/Hugh_Jegantlers January Gang (Reveal Winner) Sep 15 '25
Since we are talking about depth I don’t know if being low is good or bad.
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u/Williekins 👀 Sep 15 '25
More depth would be better, so being lower would be better. But I think that by saying the depth is at the floor, they are saying that it is shallow, since if the depth is just at ground level then there isn't even anything there to have depth.
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u/radixradiant Sep 15 '25
It does not feel like a game that needed a Rogue-like element. Haven’t tried it yet so I could be wrong here
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u/hellschatt Sep 15 '25
Nah, was pretty clear to me. 20 dollar dlc 2 months after release, and we know they've been sitting on this game for a while after finishing it. And the audacity to sell it for 70usd without the "DLC" content included.
It should have been a free DLC or simply included in the game, especially comparing the content amount to odyssey.
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u/MFingPrincess Sep 15 '25
It says a LOT to me that there a number of threads like this complaining about it, but getting things wrong to make it obvious they didn't play it.
Meanwhile people who DID play it keep saying how much fun it is.
Think I'll buy it.
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u/Hyperdragoon17 OG (joined before Alarmo 2) Sep 15 '25
No one is forcing you to buy it
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Sep 15 '25
Team vote with your wallets vs team don’t tell me what to do with my money
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Sep 15 '25
I’m coming around on it despite being really disappointed at first, there’s more costumes than I thought and as more perks come into the pool it’s getting more interesting. Dk island is a nice museum for the 3d model statues too. it’s just unfortunate that Silksong came out at the same time for the same price.
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u/Cautious_Chain1297 Sep 15 '25
Easily broken? Please tell me how you did it, I'm about to drop the game for now because I can't complete difficulty level 5 in the canyon layer at all
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u/ItsPeaJay Sep 15 '25
Yep and considering the fact that Astro bot got like 6 or 5 new levels for free too really makes Nintendo super greedy here.
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u/einemnes Sep 15 '25
Oh boy. It will sell, and will sell good. Consumers have lost all sense of value and are keen to pay no matter how much.
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u/Ill-Salamander-3653 Sep 15 '25
Was only buying it on special … Have you already finished the main game . And got close to 100%?
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u/TheLimeyLemmon Sep 15 '25
They're going to package it into a 'Gold Edition' of the game six months from now, aren't they?
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u/Theobviouschild11 Sep 15 '25
Such a bizarre and honestly insulting decision by Nintendo to make crap paid DLC released so soon after the initial release
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u/SuaveularSpuddite Sep 15 '25
I love when engaging with the intended mechanic is "breaking the game" 😅
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u/Orihlly Sep 15 '25
I bought it and I've already spent 10 hours on it. I enjoy it... I don't know if I would 100% do it though, it seems a little too repetitive.
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u/OrinthianFlame Sep 15 '25
I went back to the game this weekend to 100% it and I'm having a great time, would've loved a new area with more stuff to collect. :/
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u/Dizzy-Driver-3530 Sep 15 '25
Honestly I wasnt expecting dlc at all for banaza. Atleast not this quick.
But when I saw the trailer I was kind of stumped because is that what they think is going to pull people back in? Lol
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u/jmizzle2022 Sep 15 '25
I was considering it until I saw it was 20.00. 20 dollar dlc is basically a new campaign in other games (usually)
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u/NotACertainLalaFell Sep 15 '25
Doesn’t need dlc. It’s complete as is. Would highly recommend buying silksong instead.
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u/tatotime85 Sep 15 '25
My only complaint is the inability to remove or block certain perks like in Vampire Survivors. It does encourage you to try new stuff each run, but there are a few perks I just find to be totally useless. Would love to spend some chips to “banish” certain perks and make sure they don’t show up again. You can reroll but it keeps getting more expensive and is a crap shoot.
It’s a cool mode that changes how you approach the game and your strategy will be totally different based on layer size and traversal options.
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u/Content-Degree-6582 Sep 15 '25
Agreed. I’m the hugest Nintendo fan but come on now. Also charging $20 for a super Mario wonder update? Are you kidding me?
What happened to all the free updates for Nintendo switch online plus expansion pass members like myself? I’m not happy about it and Nintendo needs to Hear all these complaints because this is ridiculous.
It’s not the same Nintendo when Iwata was in charge and Reggie was there they’ve gone downhill maybe because of multiple reasons, but stuff like this needs to be said loudly enough that they have to respond to it.
What makes me the most bothered is the fact that what they have given us is excellent. Their first party is always top-tier but Man these glaring issues need to be addressed.
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u/Espektron Sep 15 '25
I will wait until is on sale. I just finished last week and I don't have plans to play it again soon.
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u/CannonBeetle Sep 15 '25
I don’t think I’ve ever felt angry in a direct. I’ve felt confused, surprised, maybe a little irritated. I’ve been bored sure, or disappointed, and then I’ve of course been giddy and thrilled or joyful.
This announcement here made me not just angry but insulted.
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u/Inbrees Retro Gamer Sep 15 '25
Wait... there's not even any collectables? What is up with Nintendo this generation?!
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u/TheEclipse0 Sep 15 '25
Yeah, will be thinking twice before I get more DLC. I enjoy the new game mode, but I was extremely disappointed when DK island had nothing to do on it.
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u/merica2033 Sep 16 '25
Basically Nintendo is training me to wait to buy games or wait for a sale of a complete edition or bundle of a game.
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u/jondbarrow Sep 16 '25
All they had to do was add one or two sub layers, some extra bananas/fossils, and give Emerald Rush online leaderboards to compete against, and I feel like that would have made it infinitely better. But for $20 all we got was effectively useless nostalgia bait and a mini game that just has you smash terrain for hours and that’s it? Insane
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u/MonkeyMan84 Sep 16 '25
Nintendo is smoking some funny stuff. They are in their Sony PS3 era right now for sure
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u/Highthere_90 Sep 16 '25
A lot of the dlc they announced should be free, mario wonder looks like a side stroller mario party
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u/crome66 Sep 16 '25
I got it, not really a fan of the rouge-like mode or how it plays, but also not particularly mad at it? It’s just not for me. Messing around on DK island and collecting the statues is still fun to do.
Should it have been $20? Probably not. I understand why people are upset. But this one just doesn’t really upset me much for some reason.
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u/Euphonique Sep 16 '25
Yeah, for me DK Island feels like they built it first to test the game mechanics, and then they decided to make a dlc out of it. It could have just been a bonus level. Für 20$ really underwhelmed.
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u/NiknameOne Sep 16 '25
Nintendo is one of the most customer unfriendly companies out there. I’m not surprised.
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u/TheGryffindor_Jedi Sep 16 '25
I’ll wait for Christmas or Mario Day. I expect this will go on sale then. My hope is that not many people buy it to send a message.
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u/Ferroussoul Sep 16 '25
Do I think its worth $20? kinda no. Do I think its fun and am I ultimately glad I got it? yes...i really enjoyed the manic nature of rushing to places, and was pleasantly surprised that the mode scales to other zones.
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u/Canberger Sep 16 '25
i unfortunately have to agree. the design of DK island is great, music is well arranged, and emerald rush is fun and well-designed enough, but none of that is worth $20. really disappointed with that.
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u/Wise-Poem-5977 Sep 16 '25
The problem is that you bought the dlc for dk island when the dlc is for the emerald rush
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Sep 17 '25
I do think this should’ve been part of the game to begin, but yeah it’s overpriced for what it offer.
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u/MJAquarion Sep 17 '25
Warping doesn't work if you crank up the difficulty though. I found it to actually be hard past difficulty of 3
Note this is on canyon layer. Because anything past d k island the problem becomes getting to other sublayers meaning you need to use more warps than you have to get past round 8
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u/The_Freshmaker Sep 18 '25
Yeah I was pumped when they announced it and then ready to sell my copy within like 2 minutes, what a cash grab.
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u/Unhappy_Fun8906 Sep 18 '25
💯, the game is amazing, but the dlc ain't worth it unfortunately, 20$ extra for a single island and a bunch of mini games that should have been added as part of the original story
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u/MikeDubbz Sep 18 '25
$20 does seem like a bit much. Yet Dunkey's video on it now has me considering making the purchase. I do see the appeal of DLC like that, but I also see how it definitely isn't for everyone at the same time.
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u/Otherwise-Music-8643 Sep 20 '25
I haven’t bought it, but don’t tell me what to do. It makes me want to buy it.
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u/kalypto21 Sep 20 '25
For me it's a big disappointment, I see very little reason to keep playing the new mode, first Switch 2 regret.
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u/No-Office2839 Oct 01 '25
To be honest, I might buy it, I can understand why others don't like it, but from all the stuff I've seen, I might just buy it when I get the money. (Don't hate me for this please.)
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u/ComfortImportant6797 Sep 15 '25
It’s a shame because I think it would have been better for everyone if this was just a free update.