They improved on DKCR in every way. This is the best DKC game since DKC 2!
The level design is better, the music is amazing, more Kongs are back and the bosses are better and don't drag on as much as in DKCR.
Game is still hard while fixing up some of the gimmicks that didn't work as well in DKCR (thank you retro for letting us take more than one hit on the rocket barrel!).
Funky mode is a fun distraction that works well for speedruns, but I lost interest in playing through it casually since it made the game too easy.
The level design is better, the music is amazing, more Kongs are back and the bosses are better and don't drag on as much as in DKCR.
Game is still hard while fixing up some of the gimmicks that didn't work as well in DKCR (thank you retro for letting us take more than one hit on the rocket barrel!).
Funky mode is a fun distraction that works well for speedruns, but I lost interest in playing through it casually since it made the game too easy.