What I did in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD: 200% completed on Original Mode, all Mirror KONG Letters collected.
The One Picture I have taken: File Select screen.
And with this one, I finally have completed all five 2D Donkey Kong Country games on Switch (along all 3 Donkey Kong Land games). It's my second time going for 200% in it (first being on 3DS), and by far, this is easily the hardest one to fully complete. The original SNES trilogy were all chill games overall in my opinion, and they lowered the difficulty A LOT in Tropical Freeze, mainly because in Hard Mode you could use Dixie instead of only Donkey Kong, which even without checkpoint (only thing easier in Returns Mirror Mode) made the whole thing a breeze (since the hardest levels in Returns don't have checkpoints anyway).
Really amazing DKC game, even though it's not my favorite, since I feel that the stage themes, enemies and musics are just too generic. But the controls and overall gameplay are just so tight, it was and still is a 2D platforming masterpiece (that will get improved with Tropcial Freeze, but it doesnt take away anything from Returns). It's just not for the faint of heart if you want that 200%, like I said in my first paragraph.
I know some people online are wondering if the game is worth it. For me, the fact that I can now play the game in HD, 60 FPS, both on the TV and in handheld mode and without motion-control? This is a must for me, even at full price (even more if you never played it). Personally, I didnt saw any frame drop in my entire 200% playthrough, it was just a beautiful game to watch in motion and it played perfectly. From the Wii and its forced motion-control, to the 3DS and its 30FPS on a tiny screen, the Switch version is now definitely the best way to play the game, period! An easy 9/10 for me and a must buy if you like 2D platformer.
Anyway, to end this post, I will also take the time to show my completion pictures from previous Donkey Kong Country games released on Switch, minus the Donkey Kong Land games, which already got completion posts in the past.
Donkey Kong Country
What I did in the game: 101% completed
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
What I did in the game: 102% completed
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
What I did in the game: 105% completed
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
What I did in the game: 200% completed in Original Mode
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