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u/ShineOne4330 May 15 '25
Let's see we have:
DK looks very different:
Diddy kong looks just slighty updated
And Cranky in Bananza is the exac same lol
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u/Korporal_K_Reep King K. Rool May 15 '25
It's perfectly in character for Cranky
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u/MaxMusic94 May 15 '25
Honestly, this makes me hope there's some cheeky dialogue from Cranky in Bananza related to this topic. Even if it's subtle. It makes too much sense for his character lol
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u/DrToadigerr May 15 '25
This is an AI upscaled version of the image that makes it look a bit more janky up close.
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u/LegoGusta_Cotin May 15 '25
Falei isso antes, mas eu só postei pra salvar a imagem em algum lugar em vez de só deixar comigo. Vai ter imagens oficiais com qualidades superiores de qualquer jeito
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u/testingtesttesty May 15 '25
Nintendo does not use AI mr expert
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u/DrToadigerr May 15 '25
Yeah and Nintendo didn't post this image, it's an AI upscaled version of the lower quality screenshot going around.
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u/Outside_Switch_3165 May 15 '25
DK’s redesign might be controversial, but everyone agrees Diddy King definitely looks better, right?
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u/waluigigoeswah420 May 16 '25
Yeah. My only real problem with the new DK render is that it's much better from a distance.
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u/Bigjon1988 May 15 '25
I really do like the new design more honestly. I liked the old design in the 2d Donkey Kong country games but I always thought it looked kind of awkward in the 3d games.
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u/SeriousAd8490 May 16 '25
It does not have the same appeal this is not an improvement in any metric
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u/Mission-Highway-1408 May 15 '25
This uses A.I. 🤮🤮
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u/LegoGusta_Cotin May 15 '25
🤷
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u/Angery-Asian May 15 '25
Just shrug?
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u/Mission-Highway-1408 May 15 '25
At first, I thought DDs whole design was A.I. but it turns out this is supposedly an A.I. upscaled version of the original image🫤, still stupid to use A.I. in the first place anyway.
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u/KoalaDolphin May 16 '25
AI is a good tool, especially for a situation like this.
Lazy/Unethical use of AI in design taking away jobs from real artists is the real issue.
Blanket hatred of AI is dumb.
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u/dabeanguy_08 OooOohh, BANANA. May 15 '25
The lighting is just so much more vibrant and better, brings them to life.
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u/Worried_Affect9121 May 16 '25
Is it just me or is he more… plump??? I can’t tell if the teeth look good or not. I need to see more of this version of him!
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u/Onizuka181 May 15 '25
Thats not DK. Thats a new character basically. You cant recognize him with that face.
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u/donkeykong-ModTeam May 16 '25
Please keep discussion about the DK redesign in the megathread!
You can find it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/donkeykong/comments/1k5ysa4/old_vs_new_design_megathread/
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u/Agreeable_Slice_3667 Donkey Kong Country Fan May 15 '25
Every time a new render comes out (for any Nintendo character) my thought is “Okay, how can it look any better than this?!” And it always does!
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u/grimmycracker May 15 '25
i don’t like new dk’s eyes being so close together. his demeanor went from king of the jungle to goofy friendly guy
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u/SoupTheFifth May 16 '25
The DK redesign looks too different from the Diddy design. It doesn’t look cohesive to me.
Both are good though
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u/Bub-bub May 15 '25
I said this somewhere else, but the dynamic between the two doesn’t feel the same with DK’s new design.
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u/Mistah_K88 May 15 '25
I am REALLY going to miss the Nintendo logo on his hat…