Following up on Mario Kart World for the next big Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive was never going to be easy – but it turns out that Donkey Kong Bananza is nothing short of a triumph. John Linneman dives deeply into the game’s technology, performance and handheld experience – and has much to say about the high quality of the gameplay.
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00:00 – Introduction
02:14 – A Difficult Game to Make?
04:10 – Crazy Destruction Engine
07:00 – What Else Can You Do?
08:58 – A Beautiful World
09:35 – There Are Some Caveats
10:43 – Image Quality
12:13 – Frame-rate Analysis
15:15 – Let’s Talk Music and Sound
18:55 – End of Music Demo
19:22 – Final Thoughts
