Donkey Kong Bananza Director Acknowledges the Game's Performance Issues, but Says the Team 'Prioritized Fun and Playability' First
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Donkey Kong Bananza director acknowledges the game's performance issues, but says the team 'prioritized fun and playability' first
Donkey Kong Bananza's performance issues probably won't be solved for launch, as the team 'prioritized fun and playability'.
Should a game rather run smoothly or offer spectacular effects? Nintendo has found a clear answer at Donkey Kong Bananza and the Voxel technology. We will show you why conscious performance-inputs are part of the concept. (Read more)
Donkey Kong Bananza Will Have Levels of Varying Difficulty
Given the nature of the video game world right now, there are many who don’t just look at video games for their fun or even their stories. Instead, people look at them to see how “tough it’ll be to beat.” Even when it’s games like Donkey Kong Bananza, which you know won’t be the most [...] The post Donkey Kong Bananza Will Have Levels of Varying Difficulty first appeared on The Outerhaven.
Nintendo's brand-new console is already being pushed to the limit at Donkey Kong's last exit, and if you expect a solid frame speed like a rock, you may need to lower your expectations. Manipulating voxels has a cost, especially when, as in Bananza, virtually everyone is destructible. The game's director, Kazuya Takahashi, is fully aware of it and, in an interview with La Vanguardia, explains exactly what is happening. "We intentionally use effe…
Donkey Kong Bananza devs admit performance issues
Nintendo's brand-new console is already getting pushed to its limits in Donkey Kong's latest outing, and if you were hoping for a rock-solid framerate - well, you might want to lower those expectations. Voxel-juggling comes at a cost, especially when, like in Bananza, pretty much the entire world is destructible. That's something game director Kazuya Takahashi is fully aware of, and in an interview with La Vanguardia, he explains exactly what's …
Nintendo aware of performance issues with Donkey Kong Bananza, but the focus is on fun
One of the key selling points of Donkey Kong Bananza is its large scale destructible environments, but that does come with a slight caveat as the game’s performance isn’t perfect. Nintendo says it is aware of this in a new interview, but the focus was providing players with as much fun in the many varied… Read More »Nintendo aware of performance issues with Donkey Kong Bananza, but the focus is on fun Source
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