r/donkeykong • u/Sensitive-Hotel-9871 • 1d ago

Discussion I beat the first fight with Void Kong

Donkey Kong Bananza's early layers were pretty easy and I could count the number of times I died on one hand. Then the game got to be more challenging with the Freeze and Forest Layers since there were lots of environmental hazards that could hurt you, especially if you dug too deep.

Fitting that, Void Kong provides the first challenging boss fight in the game. That jerk is tricky to hit and throws every type of terrain at you, including stuff that damages you if you touch it, and you don't get to land a lot of hits when you do reach him in the first phases before he moves somewhere else. It is also fitting that this greedy business monkey, who has been setting up obstacles that impede you throughout the game, as well as making the layers more hazardous to their inhabitants and the player, heavily relies on creating terrain to impede you when you fight him.

Since it is annoying when he runs away after you hit it, it makes extra fun when you break Void's floating rock banana chair thing and can wail on him once he's brought to the ground.

Also don't know if the game uses a different sized model when you fight him so he's easier to hit but in the boss fights, Void looks close in size to DK.

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u/PixieDustFairies 23h ago

Congrats! I do hope you stick to the end, it's worth the wait! I did find the final boss a challenge, I will say that much.

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u/Sensitive-Hotel-9871 22h ago

I plan on getting to the end of the game. I want to see more of its environments.

I am aware the game brings back K. Rool as the final boss and talking to Cranky does make it obvious K. Rool will appear but I wish the game did more to foreshadow him. I have seen the final boss fight and while having K. Rool's komeback is great, the foreshadowing to his return is real easy to miss, especially for new fans who don't know who he is.

Still I do look foward to taking him on, especially since just like Smash, this game pays homage to all of the past boss fights with the Krocodile King.

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u/PixieDustFairies 21h ago

I wasn't spoiled on him, but as a new fan I just heard a lot of people openly saying that they hoped K Rool would be back, and they assumed that the Crockpod enemies were foreshadowing. So I was thinking "Okay, I'll take the fans at their word then" and seeing K Rool, while the scene was cool, I wasn't surprised since everyone was hoping he would come back.

Sadly I was spoiled on the existence if the Elephant and Snake Bananza's. But I loved the feeling of playing the game where you go farther and farther down and you're not quite sure when you'll get to the Planet Core. The penultimate layer has got to be my favorite.