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This one's going live later today but all Supporters can watch now.

Donkey Kong Country Returns isn't our favourite game from Retro Studios, but here we are with a remaster for Switch. Generally, it's fine but the attention to detail just isn't quite right and performance isn't quite as good as the Wii original. John has the DF review for you.

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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD - Nintendo Switch Review - It's Fine But Something's Not Quite Right

Donkey Kong Country Returns isn't our favourite game from Retro Studios, but here we are with a remaster for Switch. Generally, it's fine but the attention to detail just isn't quite right and performance isn't quite as good as the Wii original. John has the DF review for you. Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and various items based on DF catchphrases? Check out our store: https://store.digitalfoundry.net Join the DF Supporter Program for pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content, early access to DF Retro, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 00:00 - Introduction 00:41 - Donkey Kong Returned 03:42 - Comparisons to Wii and 3DS 08:52 - Performance Analysis 10:45 - I'm Not A Big Fan 13:46 - Wrap-up

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Rhalgr

My body is ready for all Nintendo videos in 2025!

Eric Benoit

Can't imagine Tryforce being too positive talking about this game, it's like Audi MGS4 territory