There's also a sense of persistence in Bananza. You can create little home bases that let you rest up and change outfits. You'll meander off and come back to locations. Mario Odyssey had some of this too, but Bananza feels more lived in.

Either way, the set-up, with Donkey Kong chasing the evil VoidCo corporation of ultra-capitalist apes to the planet's core (no, really), provides a brilliant excuse to lean into D

Donkey Kong's first new game since 2014 has revitalized one of Nintendo's most recognizable characters with a new installment.