Re: New Donkey Kong Country announced at E3
It's official, there will be no Kremlings in this game:
http://wii.ign.com/articles/109/1099190p2.html
Go ahead and say "haters gonna hate" or "the true feel of Donkey Kong Country is in it's gameplay" and all that stuff, but to ME, what stuck out for me when it came to Donkey Kong Country were the characters, the enemies/bosses, and the humor. The Kremlings were pretty much a constant throughout the series, so making a new Donkey Kong Country without them, it just doesn't feel right.
DON'T get the wrong idea, the game looks awesome and fun to play and I'm not saying that just because the game doesn't have certain characters in it doesn't mean it's going to suck or anything. Hell, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat had NOTHING to do with the original DKC games, and I freaking loved that game! I just think that a game trying to sell itself as a return to the original DKC formula WITHOUT one of its original key components is just a little odd to me.
Which is NOT to say that a franchise shouldn't change and evolve as time goes one, but... A Donkey Kong Country game with no Kremlings? That's... kind of sad.