As the name suggests, Donkey Kong Country Returns is a trip down memory lane, and this tightly crafted collection of
classic platforming tropes shows that clever level design can be just as engaging as brand - spanking - new ideas.
And though both are great games, SWtG takes «the feels» to the next level, distilling all the best
tropes of
classic games — the exploration of The Legend of Zelda, the progression of Castlevania, the
platforming of Prince of Persia — into a concentrated nostalgia bomb, capable of leveling decades of crappy AAA sequel - fortified video game cynicism in one blast.