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Donkey Kong Bananza's monologuing villains have turned me: It's time Nintendo properly embraces fully voice acted characters
DK Bananza has a new rogues' gallery in the form of the VoidCo Kongs - but these villains might be a little better if they spoke a bit of the King's.
| Image credit: Nintendo One of the greatest triumphs of Donkey Kong Bananza is actually in its narrative; in how it fosters a lovely relationship between DK and Pauline. and it, combined with a lovely musical score, genuinely put a lump in my throat in a way that none of these relationships have since watching Navi silently fly away from Link at the end of Ocarina of Time, her mission complete. It saved Nintendo on localization, I suppose (many languages have their own unique Pauline VO, but all of the other grunts are from the same Japanese cast) - but goodness me, it feels like a missed opportunity.
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