I was reminiscing today about how one of my favorite games ever was Rayman 2. I still don't know why I bought it. I had never heard of it and I'm not really big into trying new things. Anyway I ended up pouring so much time into that game. One of the first games I bought for Gamecube was Rayman 3 (at full price no less), expecting to be wowed again. Instead I was given a sub-standard platformer with the wonkiest camera EVER. It felt like the game had no soul and I remember it being a real pain in the ass to control too. I was crushed and sold the game after beating the second checkpoint.
I also remember absolutely loving the shit out of DKC. It really seems like Nintendo loves beating the Donkey Kong franchise up though. Each DKC got progressively worse in my opinion. The last one had WAY too much stuff to do and the plot was almost a complete rehash. DK64 was released and I almost pooped my pants in excitement. It was an awesome game when I was still such a mark for the series. Looking back on it, I have no idea why they kept introducing new Kongs every time with no explanation. To make matters worse, they took the DKC3 collect-a-thon problem and actually made it WORSE. The game is notorious for being a pain in the ass to finish. It only got worse unfortunately. The world was "treated" to DK Barrel Blast and they've gone so far as to actually take him out of the inner-circle in Mario Party.
I also remember absolutely loving the shit out of DKC. It really seems like Nintendo loves beating the Donkey Kong franchise up though. Each DKC got progressively worse in my opinion. The last one had WAY too much stuff to do and the plot was almost a complete rehash. DK64 was released and I almost pooped my pants in excitement. It was an awesome game when I was still such a mark for the series. Looking back on it, I have no idea why they kept introducing new Kongs every time with no explanation. To make matters worse, they took the DKC3 collect-a-thon problem and actually made it WORSE. The game is notorious for being a pain in the ass to finish. It only got worse unfortunately. The world was "treated" to DK Barrel Blast and they've gone so far as to actually take him out of the inner-circle in Mario Party.