Hey Gahoole, I missed your last stream, but I watched part of the vod and heard you were debating getting a Switch 2 and Donkey Kong Bananza before the price goes up. I have both, so I wanted to throw in my 2 cents.
The Switch 2 is just a souped up Switch 1. A lot of the time I forget I'm playing a different console because of how similar it is. I got it because it seems like it will have at least a few worthwhile exclusives and because I wanted something to play newer games on (I didn't upgrade my PC before ram prices spiked and the PS5 and the XSX have nothing). I think that's the right choice if you're in the same boat as me.
Now on to Donkey Kong Bananza,
>Very similar to Mario Odyssey, as you would expect. The jumping and physics in general feel almost the same.>The bananas are exactly the same as the moons, except sometime you have to break them out of their rock casing to collect them.>It also lets you climb on most surfaces and has shrines with short challenges like Breath of the Wild>Its most unique point is the destructible environment, which is fun for a little bit, but can get boring after a while>The early levels and the later levels are really fun, but most of the middle levels are tedious.>The last level especially is really fun. It's a fast food theme park.>There's only one snow level and it's a letdown.>The worst level is themed around thunderstorms, and you have to fight the same boss three times.>There's a racing level with Diddy and Dixie Kong, and the racing controls are terrible.>There are two levels with lots of swimming and they're both actually really good.>DK has transformations that each give him different abilities. 2 of them you barely use outside of the level where you get them.>Cranky Kong shows up in almost every level and gives you a banana when you find him.Post too long. Click here to view the full text.