Donkey Kong is a franchise that I feel has yet to find its formula. Since its comeback, it's evident that its essence is still there, but there's a need for evolution, and in this game, unlike the previous one, I caught a glimpse of the directions in which this franchise can expand and improve. As a player of the originals, I feel that the current ones don't live up to the greatness of what it used to be.

However, playing Tropical Freeze reignited my hope for the franchise. There are stages where I genuinely felt happy and moved by the soundtrack. The boss battles in this title are some of the best I've encountered in platform games, and despite a significant lack of creativity and monotony between these great stages and others, I feel that the legacy of Donkey Kong is on a promising path.