Banjo Kazooie Diary Three: Bubblegum Swamp

Bubblegloop Swamp.

 

Sounds appetizing don’t it? New range from Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum could be released any day now.

I did not like this level. Not one bit.

This level was beyond cruel and unforgiving for two reasons.

1. The swamp aspect that covered nearly the entirety of the level caused damage. This isn’t something new in gaming; lava and ice water usually have the same kind of properties and levels. I find the swamp hurting you was always a bit of a stretch. They did it in Jak and Daxter; The Precursor Legacy and I didn’t enjoy it there either. Some of the jumps were just made so you would fall in.

Banjo Kazooie Diary: Two. Waterin-cha glad I didn’t say Orange?

Well I was wrong. Dat water level.

Clanker’s Cavern.

Admittedly I was hesitant to believe I would actually do this level but low and behold I actually completed the level one hundred percent. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. That includes the honey combs. Not mentioning the time I almost drowned due to the crappy camera and REVERSED swimming controls. But Clanker’s Cavern surprised me in being a decent level overall. It wasn’t too difficult and although some bits had me wanting to rip out my hair, I enjoyed it.

I want to make that clearer this time. I may have come off in a Yatzie-ish tone last time where it might have sounded harsher than intended. That was not my intention. I actually enjoy this game quite a bit, in small segments of time at once but that is about it. I just can’t handle large doses.