Defunct Games reviews Nikoderiko: The Magical World, available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Switch. Coming soon to PC.
If you’re a fan of Crash Bandicoot and Donkey Kong Country, then the new game Nikoderiko: The Magical World is an absolute must-play. It’s a strong debut release from VEA Games that not only manages to capture the charm and personality of those classic games, but actually outdoes most of the recent high-profile platformers. Seamlessly shifting from 2D to 3D and offering a vibrant world full of hidden paths and secret areas, this is a game that can’t help but impress. Nikoderiko is the best kind of surprise.
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The controls and hit detection are off its not bad dont get me wrong its a pretty game but the gameplay needs adjustments the movement of the char is "slidy" and out of place its not a bad game get it at a discount 5.8/10 imho
This Game is GREAT IN VR Using UEVR In unreal engine especially on 3D Boards & BOSS FIGHTS
On sale for $24, is it worth that?
game of the year. for me.
I got so dissapointed. I really wanted to buy this game but then I saw that it is made by f-ing russians!
Crash Banicoot 4 is notoriously hard. I absolutely love that game but I have to clam my frustrations with it's minute attention to detail when platforming omg its hard asf, but the feeling when you complete an obstacle DK can't compare. I love DK on my switch a great game. I give both games a B+. I would put crash 4 S tier but that notorious difficulty is silly but mad good at the same time, Even on normal the game is silly hard. Whilst dk on switch is balanced across the board.
i don't know there's just something about nikoderiko that bugs me. it's too generic i think. cell phone graphics and stiff characters. even the gems and items look like they belong in a game with 10 currencies. not saying it won't be a good platformer because i haven't played it…but as a huge DKC fan, i always stop and look when i see this game on the internet and every time it just seems like it's missing something super important. maybe donkey kong idk.
Great review. I'm definitely interested in playing this now. I see a ton of art design from Crash 4 and DK: Tropical Freeze. DKC is an OG, but Crash Bandicoot is my favorite platformer. Really hope we get a Crash 5 from ToysforBob someday.
The game has no physical copy !
No digital shit for me.
Sorry
Mad how a first time developer can throw something like this out while we still wait for the real thing from Nintendo. This looks great.
heh ya i watched the stores video's of this and was like "huh.. a dk and crash game.. interesting.. deffently peaked my interest" then ya showed that swimming lvl on this and was like "and rayman by how that swimming looks XD that's major rayman vibes XD"
I’m glad I watched this video. The game looks so atrociously slow. There’s no way I can purchase it.
I didn't know this came out. already. Looks like a fun game I can play with my nephew.
I don't think I want to spend $30 for it, but it's definitely appealing enough that I'll be looking for a discount on it some time. 🙂
One of the levels is definitely based off a staged in crash bandicoot 4😂
The start running backwards was basically crash 4… even the colours… rest looks nice though!
Looks super fun I’ll definitely check this out. Thanks for sharing!
This looks so fun
Game looks awesome. I love the og DKC trilogy.
I couldn't disagree more about the controls. Very floaty and just jumping on top of an enemy can be a nightmare. I've died so many times unfairly. This game is also missing a double jump which is more noticeable when some hook to hook jumps seem impossible to make without it. Great looking game but expected way from from the controls
Btw im very experienced at platformers and recently got 106% on crash 4
That screen tear is rough
The game really does look good. Everything has a lot of detail to it.
QOTD, Crash Bandicoot easily.
I’m sure it’s a great game but there’s no way it’s better than Astro Bot for GotY. It does look like a good DKC clone with a splash of Crash, however.
I'm in the 5th world i think? the one after the ice world. So far I'm loving it. IT does copy the living heck out of DKCR and TF but as big fans of those games and someone who just wanted more of that kind of game, I'm more than happy with my purchase. I do wish the game used the 3D perspective inspired by Crash more often though.
Alongside this game, I also played Yooka Laylee impossible lair and marsupilami hoobadventure and they're both great gams as well. Well marsu is a bit on the too easy side so i didn't finish it but i loved impossible lair.
Donkey Kong Country. I’ve played both Crash and DKC. I’ve had far more fun with DKC!
Looks polished yet generic at the same time.
Good game with hideous load times on Switch.
This and AstroBot were the best platformers of the year
So the Indie game taking inspiration form 20 year old games is nothing new but this one legitimately has me asking, when does the inspiration turn into straight up ripoff?
I like the game but HOLY crap does this game get a failing grade when it comes to having any original ideas and it ends up highlighting my problem with these indie platformers.
When you listen to a cover band you'll enjoy the show but after a day or two you're not going to remember the cover band, you're going remember the band they were covering.
The slowdown in the video plus the mention of glitches makes me nervous for the Switch version
Donkey Kong Country!
That said, it's always funny when Nintendo allows games that are "inspired" by their own franchises to be added to their systems/eShop, especially when they might outshine the originals. lol
The game being better than the latest DKC and Crash games is a MIGHTY big statement, but it certainly draws eyeballs – I'm not entirely enamored with the leads design, not "mascot-y" enough for my tastes, doesn't stand-out, but the snake-enemies feel like they walked right out of Don Bluth and I am loving all of them so much.
Though I will say, and this has nothing to do with the games design so feel free to skip if that doesn't bother people, it IS a game made by a Russian studio that's apparently "officially" written up for taxation in Cyprus, which is a common method Russian companies use to escape sanctions and so on. Meaning profits from the game will in some way go to taxes in Russia, feeding all of… that. I get there's no ethical consumption under capitalism, but we all have our own limits and this is, unfortunately considering the talents here, one of mine. Not looking to cast judgment on anyone here or turn this into a debate minefield, I'm just saying this is the case and let people do with that information what they want.
Better at 1.5x speed.
Thanks for reviewing this game, I'm dying for more titles like this, yet this seems to be getting slept on by mainstream reviewers, no upload from ign, Gamespot, it's like the industry is trying to prevent these devs from being successful..
The Nintendo switch performance is good??
Just bought it and i dont know if this astrobot or pennys big breakaway is better. I think penny because of movement
Mongooses vs. snakes is a concept that has surprisingly not been touched upon in gaming until now.
Normally I’m not big on copying other games because it feels like a cheap knock-off most of the times. But Nintendo is not doing much with the DKC franchise and this game looks really high quality. Also the price point of 30 bucks? This is amazing!
This game looks like it was tailor made for me, I'll definitely get whenever it gets released on Steam.
As for the question, I love both franchises, well at least the original Crash trilogy and it's remake, but Donkey Kong has been more consistent after the original SNES trilogy, I loved DK64 back then and the more recent DK games have been some of the best 2D platformers I've ever played, so I guess I'll hand it over to DK for being a bit more consistent than the orange marsupial.
Amazing game 🎉🎉 People please to buy this 🙏 (as well as "Shadow of the Ninja remastered" and "Bakeru" for the Switch)
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