Everyone believed we were playing a Zelda game

The artist had worked on PlayStation's Uncharted series and, for some reason, people were able to form a connection. However, Kozlowsky and Retro Studios were actually working on Donkey Kong Country: D2R Items which was released in late 2015. When the game's release date was announced at the time, many Zelda fans were unhappy with it because they were hoping for something different. In a recent interview with Kiki Talkz on Kiwi Talkz podcast, Kozlowsky explained how the rumor led to anger for the team working on the game.

"Sometimes it's frustrating since it leads to false expectations. It was what happened when we first announced Tropical Freeze. You know, everyone was like 'they're working on a Zelda game or they're developing an Zelda game', but then they said nope. We've just announced Tropical Freeze and it looks amazing and is gorgeous and then people say "oh, it's another Donkey Kong.'

Well, everyone believed we were playing a Zelda game. Then it's like we don't do that. you do.' It's both in that we sometimes laugh at the situation, and sometimes it's frustrating when it kind of gets a bit too long," said Kozlowsky.

buy D2R Ladder Items are a fascinating perspective on how rumors circulate and how it could adversely affect a game's popularity. Although Tropical Freeze might not have been the game many fans were hoping to see revealed It received a lot of critical appreciation upon its launch.