Holy cow everyone, it seems the 27th of May will be a very busy day indeed as far as video games go. At 4am BST I’ll be watching the Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary livestream. And at 5PM there’s two events at the same time; Sonic’s 30th anniversary livestream, and the Horizon: Forbidden West stream.
What next, a Nintendo Direct?
@Magician That’s a very real possibility. But not long to go for answers!
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@TheJGG don't forget that tommorow Capcom is gonna do a digital event to showcase the 3.0 update of Monster Hunter Rise e Monster Hunter Stories 2:Wing of Ruin, the pre-E3 is begining.
@Ralizah cool! It does make me wonder if the demo would actually help convert people into buying it though as it’s niche appeal would have likely reach all of its potential niche audience already.
Jokes aside, I would go with F Zero and Advance Wars. There are series I'd prefer returning than F Zero, but it should obviously get another chance. It's been forever, its a genre without a lot of competition, people want it, I inherently dislike any series in the original Smash Bros being ignored. I love Golden Sun, but I really doubt they're continuing the cliffhanger of the DS game or enough people care that much, and I also doubt they'd make another that truly lived up to the GBA games. I was surprised enough people cared that we even got the DS game back then.
And Advance Wars should come back instead of having only endless Fire Emblem games. It's a different series, with a different appeal, that deserves the same chance Fire Emblem Awakening had.
I dislike the vast majority of dormant Nintendo IP others hold in high regard. I can’t stand Advance Wars (same for Wargroove, it was just as bad- I know it’s not Nintendo but, still a spiritual successor of sorts) so I’m kinda glad it’s just Fire Emblem. I would’ve been down for a new entry on 3DS in 3D to see how it panned out, but I can’t imagine playing that series on Switch.
I’m also not a fan of Golden Sun. Never understood why it’s held in such high regard. And Chibi Robo... it’s cute and all. But Zip Lash was the best game in the series as far as I’m concerned, and that says something.
Tbh, most series that are dormant or dead... they just weren’t that good IMO. The exception to that would be F-Zero, but even that had its issues. The only semi-modern entry was harder than Dark Souls, which is a recipe for disaster if you want mainstream appeal. Kid Icarus was good, but again, it had its issues. Horrible control scheme- potentially in the running for worst control scheme of any game in the history of the medium, rivaling the claw grip for Monster Hunter Freedom Unite on PSP. It literally came with its own stand it was so uncomfortable. If they were to make a new entry in either series, those issues would need to be addressed. Dual analog with gyro would work best, like a modern Sin and Punishment.
Speaking of which, that’s a series that needs to make a return. Or at least remaster Star Successor.
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I dislike the vast majority of dormant Nintendo IP others hold in high regard. I can’t stand Advance Wars (same for Wargroove, it was just as bad- I know it’s not Nintendo but, still a spiritual successor of sorts) so I’m kinda glad it’s just Fire Emblem. I would’ve been down for a new entry on 3DS in 3D to see how it panned out, but I can’t imagine playing that series on Switch.
I’m also not a fan of Golden Sun. Never understood why it’s held in such high regard. And Chibi Robo... it’s cute and all. But Zip Lash was the best game in the series as far as I’m concerned, and that says something.
"The two dormant series I'd bring back is **** everything you like" is certainly a bold take but ok
Chibi-Robo, when it's a sandbox adventure game, is one of the best IPs from Nintendo in my opinion. The original and Park Patrol are gold, and I'm going to try and teach myself enough Japanese to better enjoy the 3rd game that released on the DS. Custom Robo would be my other choice. It has the potential to offer another great multiplayer experience for the Switch, and provide another quality action RPG adventure to the library. I don't think there are any games quite like these two IPs currently on the platform.
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Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is a better tactics game than any Fire Emblem I've ever played. Full stop. There's a big benefit to its complete lack of RPG elements, which is that levels are allowed to be more creative, and you're forced to come up with new strategies on the fly instead of relying on a handful of overpowered units. You're challenged to come up with optimal strategies to beat the levels as fast as possible to get a high score, which makes every level like an intricate little puzzle box.
I'd love to see Advance Wars revived on the Switch.
Don't really care about the others, although, admittedly, I've never tried Golden Sun.
I do really need to replay Days of Ruin someday. I was turned off by it at the time from the different tone and aesthetic, and I never got super far into it. But that being said, when I replayed the Advance Wars 1 and 2 on Wii U's VC, the difference in how the game works compared to Fire Emblem really stood out to me. Beyond just RPG mechanics, it seems like FE's perma-death really limits how compelling the levels can be as levels, because they have to broadly work for whatever you have. But in Advance Wars every level is either specific units you're given, or just bases to make your own, or both and each map was far more compelling for that.
I mean, I've only personally played the GBA FE games out of the main series, but I did ask a friend about interesting levels in Awakening and she only remembered them for story reasons so...yeah.
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