The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is a unique title in the history of the franchise in that it uses an existing entry — A Link to the Past — as its foundation and builds new content on top of that. This strategy worked fantastically — as you'll be aware from our 10/10 review — and the good news is that Nintendo is prepared to try the same tactic with some of its other famous titles.
Speaking to Game Informer, Link Between Worlds director Hiromasa Shikata said:
It’s an honor that people consider the game to be a success. When we make a game we often start by thinking of the basic system and letting that in turn determine a suitable setting. If there’s something fitting for the basic Star Fox and Metroid formula then I think we’ll be able to develop something. On this title, if we hadn’t come up with the idea of going into the walls at the beginning and instead thought of something new which had the player curling up into a ball, we might have ended up with Metroid, not Zelda.
What franchise do you think this approach would work best with? Which series are you keenest to see resurrected in such a fashion? Let us know by posting a comment below.
[source nintendoeverything.com]
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Couldn't this also be like what they did with Kid Icarus Uprising's reboot?
Absolutely open to a game in this style for Metroid. I think a lot of fans, especially from our community, really want to see a sequel to Metroid Fusion in that classic 2D side scrolling approach. A sequel with a great story and some nifty effects would be very welcome on the 3DS. I also feel that they could test the waters with a faithful remake of Super Metroid for the 3DS to mark the game celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year. Given that is only three months away, I can only hope they are working on it already.
But yes, absolutely, Metroid would be a great fit, would be interested to hear if anyone else feels the same way as I do on this.
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Also, ALBW could've been a Metroid? Oh well, that certainly brings hope to see a bew Metroid!
If they do it, they should take Star Fox Assault as the base for a new game. Assault still has the best potential of delivering a great story with loads of action and intense gameplay full of gigantic bosses. The flight-only games didn't always help in actually realizing the size of your enemies.
Of course Super Metroid would be the choice for a new Metroid game, though.
@chronicler Not reall, seeing how radically different it is from the first two games.
I want to revisit Crystal on Dinosaur Planet. Starfox and Trixie can stay away this time. They could time it's release to coincide w/ Avatar 2. Dinosaurs are always in season. It could be a family friendly Tomb Raider.
Would love to see them do another Golden Sun done this way.
Also, is there a link to the original Game Informer article? Because I don't see it. All I see is a link to the website, same from the 'source' at Nintendo Everything.
Yes, but let it be for Wii U please!
Yep, Super Metroid is also my euh... prime nomination for a re-imagination
Super Duper Metroid
@VolcanoFlames Personally speaking, I feel this approach is better suited to a handheld platform like the 3DS. For a Wii U title I would expect something along the lines of Metroid Prime, but with a completely new story plot and threat, possibly making use of the unique features the Gamepad can bring.
A new 2D Metroid would be the most optimal, but if they wanna do the Zero Mission thing again I'd rather them redo Metroid 2 because there's a lot more to improve on that compared to Super which is already pretty much a perfect game.
Super Metroid 2 on 3DS <3
@Ony Super Metroid 2 isn't exactly possible, and would effectively be Metroid: Other M. There is a timeline for the games, and the events of Other M take place soon after Super Metroid.
Metroid: -1 Mission.
@Darren1986 So Other M actually happened? I mean the game itself. I keep trying to convince myself that it never existed. How unfortunate.
All I want is a good oldschool 2D Metroid for my 3DS.
I would definitely love to dive into a brand new Star Fox game again
If they make a REALLY epic-looking Star Fox game (that not only looks epic in the trailers and what not, but also plays epically) for the Wii U, as well as a 3DS follow-up (I mean c'mon, 3D!), then that would surely appeal to some outer audiences that constantly criticize Nintendo for various reasons. Like seriously, make an epic space shooter adventure game. Star Fox 64 was so epic to me back then, imagine the possibilites now (and them visuals).
Reboot the Wario Land series. Use creative ideas and add them to a Wario game, since we haven't seen much of him in a while. I would love an announcement for a new Wario game on the 3DS sometime, and then have Iwata say, to shorten the wait for the new Wario game, we have redone the Virtual Boy Wario Land for the 3DS, which will be available on the eShop shortly after this Direct
Also, why not give Waluigi a stand-alone game. Mario and Luigi have theirs, Wario has had his since the 90s, even Peach got in on the platforming fun, not to mention Yoshi ..then we got introduced to Waluigi, but haven't seen him in anything other than spin-offs and sports games. I don't want him to just be a fill for side-games, acting as a doppelgänger for Luigi, considering Mario has his. They could come up with a really clever game mechanic or prime concept for a game and make Waluigi the protagonist. I know it won't sell like a game with "Super Mario" on the cover, but if they pull some crazy stuff off, then who knows, it might get popular enough that he establishes his own series.
I'd like to see a remake of Link's Awakening.
I'm happy that they at least mentioned StarFox. So the franchise is still in Nintendo's thoughts.
Im just glad someone from Nintendo mentioned Star Fox and Metroid..
Hope they're not just teasing me... A new 2D Metroid created with the obvious love that went into ALBW is almost too much to hope for.
Yes do it! ☺
A Metroid Prime style game onthe 3DS would be quite welcome by me, I think it fits perfectly. Still if they did a 2D one I'll be happy, just continue the story after Fusion and try to ignore as hard as you can Other M.
I'm one of the few that liked Other M so I can't bash it. I would like to see another multi world Metroid, I think what there hinting, if anything is the power up system. In a linear story such as Metroid do you constantly explain how Samus looses her power ups, do you make it military style when you must be authorized to use force, or does she have everything from the begining?
I guess they could do you have everything and you get power ups for your ship when fighting bosses and add space combat.
I think it's easier with Zelda because of the generational gaps.
It is going to be interesting to see what they decide on.
Bring us Project Dread.
To the best of my memory Metroid Prime & Fusion came out pretty close together. I think a similar situation with a Wii U first person Metroid complemented by a side scrolling 3DS release would have me crying tears of joy.
@shigulicious @LDXD Ignorance is bliss I guess, but I don't share those same views. What I am very excited about however, is the possibility of any future Metroid title that may appear on 3DS or Wii U. In this instance, I think a Super Metroid or Metroid 5 (Dread) title would be appropriate on 3DS, that is what I personally would love to see.
I'll add my support for Other M here. I think it was an excellent game in all areas other than voice acting and story. The gameplay was solid and the story was actually compelling but suffered because of melodramatic and at times unbelievable voice acting as well as inconsistencies with the inferred character development of past games. I would not dismiss the game as a whole based on those things alone. Also, I love the control scheme!
@LDXD People have said a lot of things about Other M, most get controversial and out of hand, my focus is on future titles. I have no problem with a good story and dialogue, providing it is delivered in an effective way. I personally feel that lots of Metroid fans will appreciate a 2.5D approach for Metroid on 3DS, it has been over 11 years since we had a sequel to Metroid Fusion, and that is a long time to see what happens to Samus next.
I also feel there is some room to expand on events between Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Metroid 2: Return of Samus. The plot for Metroid 2 is that the Galactic Federation has ordered the elimination of all Metroid lifeforms on Planet SR388 before the Space Pirates can use them instead. Perhaps there was some huge catastrophe that could take place between Corruption and Metroid 2 that we could see a story to?
I just want Star Fox to be awesome again (secret warps, choosing your own route, and awesome multiplayer).
Super Metroid will be at the top of my list. I think a lot of the gaming franchises need to take a lesson from ALBW and go back to what made them so great to begin with. I will admit ALBW has restored my faith in the Zelda series. I hope the Wii U one will be a top down Zelda but more then likely it will be a 3rd person one.
How about they just make some fantastic original games for the systems that are out at the mo and if the game deserves it, give us storyline DLC using the same worlds etc. ?
There will be a 3D Metroid this year... Calling it right now. Star Fox next year. F-Zero and Earthbound will be neglected until time ends. 7 new Mario (including/and/or Luigi) games this year, two Zelda games.
@treeofmana The NES control scheme was/is the WORST ever. NES style made it outdated, wiimote and nunchuck would still have been better. Or the Wii u gamepad too... Also, inconsistent story broken missile system, and that "episode" with ridley. Nearly destroyed the franchise for me, had to play metroid prime trilogy to get the bad taste out of my brain. Ugh.... /rant
Other M was not at all a bad game when judged on its own merits. It only got so much hate because it completely sucked as a Metroid game.
@LXDX Remember how the BSL research station crashed into SR388 in Fusion? There is debate about whether the planet survived or not. If it didn't, then there goes that idea!
@Zelda_28 With respect, this isn't what the topic is about. Metroid is a franchise that is very dear to me, and if I was you, one game wouldn't be enough to spoil it for me, given that I love what has been done previously. So, what would YOU like to see in a new Metroid title?
Another game that can use a remake is Zelda 2 it was so unique but had its fair share of problems (I still love it) but it could benefit from a remake or something
Experience points should be changed to Rupees. Which can be spent and saved as regular Rupees are in other Zelda games. You can then buy upgrades at any time in towns. Hearts and Magic would be visually represented as they are in other Zelda games too. There would be four swords, each with two levels instead of having one sword with eight levels.
Just little things like that would make Zelda II feel more like a regular Zelda game.
Although I did really enjoy Link Between Worlds, it wasn't because of how it built on Link to the Past. I actually thought it was relying too much on nostalgia for the earlier game when it didn't need to.
They already made a Metroid game after the Link Between Worlds model with Metroid Zero Mission which was basically the original Metroid with some new graphics and areas and was a great game. I would love if they toke Super Metroid and added some new twist too it, or even a totally new 2D game that is a lot like Super Metroid/Fusion/Zero Mission, etc.
Paper Mario WII U in the same world (and more stuff obv) as Paper Mario TTYD. That is my dream
That moment when you realize it's been 16 years since Starfox64.
I would love a new Super Mario World with the same graphics style as the first
A reboot of Star Fox to the pre-Adventures era would be nice. Or a prequel to 64 where you play as a younger Fox who's proving himself. Since you're just kinda the go-to guy for saving the universe in the other games.
Really I think he only way I could be truly content with a new Starfox is if it continued where Starfox 64 left off and totally forgot the three games after it. The original and 64 are the only ones I truly accept.
@OF_Folsense Never forget or disregard the history of a series you love, just accept that there are games you didn't like and move forward!
I would like to see 'new' style games rather rely on old formulas.
The Ocarina of time Zelda brought 2d games into the new 3d world. Just a shame the game was not an all 'new' Zelda.
And the Mario Games on the Wii u are just following the Old Mario Bros style layout. We need something 'new'.
@Darren1986
I assume your referring to Other M? I enjoyed other M and thought it was fine. Well, in terms of gameplay. And almost everything was well done. The cutscenes were very good for the wii, and I was overall very impressed with the game. Just not the story.
I have heard that others have a huge problem with other M... Well that's what Adventures is like for me. I can't "move foreword" because they're not fixing anything! Now 60% of the series is bad!
I'm not a fan of the recycling of worlds/places unless it's a real sequel. Make entirely new games in those franchise instead of being lazy, please.
@donkeykong64
I think a new Metroid is a given, and applying that style to a 3DS Metroid similar to Super Metroid on SNES would be a grand idea. However, Star Fox needs to go in a new and bold direction. Star Fox has some of the greatest potential out of any Nintendo IP, in my opinion. The setting is in SPACE, after all. SPACE!!!!
Metroid 5.
I'd kill to play a remake of Metroid 2: Return of Samus!
I'd be all over a 2D Metroid. Not a fan of first-person shooters, so the Prime series sadly doesn't do it for me.
Super Metroid 2. Pretty please?
@chronicler No?
I dunno, I'm sure ALBW is a fantastic game, but the only reason it fit Zelda was because...it was Zelda.
I want completely new experiences from Metroid and Star Fox. Mainly because it's been years since we last got a M/SF game,,,
@Zelda_28 @treeofmana Add another vote in defense of Other M. And the NES-style control scheme was inventive/unique, and worked quite well, IMO.
But I think the point of the interview is being lost here. They're not talking about taking an old classic and reinventing it. They're saying that they first think of a mechanic and then find the franchise/setting that fits it. E.g., the wall-painting movement in ALBW. Had the mechanic used a ball-morph type of move, Metroid would have been the obvious choice. Don't think this confirms a forthcoming Super Metroid reboot, as much as I'd love to see that happen....
@arderin64 agreed
@Raylax Surly ULTRA Metroid or Hyper Metroid? XD They didnt go with ALTTP 2 after all...
That sounds fine to me. Especially for Star Fox. In the classic games, the galaxy is at war and StarFox just marches their way across made of win. Here you could pick to influence different areas of the war and it effects the scenario between either side.
/me does a barrel roll and avoids dubious Other M praise
I want them to make new games with the essence and heart of Earthbound, A Link to the Past, Super Metroid, & Starfox. I don't need sequels to these games necessarily. But I want the games to be as good as these games. A Link Between Worlds was a great start.
@Doma My reaction exactly
golden sun please
@KnightRider666 Me too! I love that game...when I play it with a map.
Pokémon Red 2 and Blue 2. O.O
They should take the "60 fps" approach most of all and apply that. Starting with Pokemon X/Y.
take the formula from ALBW, and before gluing it onto other franchises, FIX IT. the game was so broken it was a chore to play. please fix the formula before applying it to the likes of metroid.
im just happy the at least talked about star fox and metriod that might come back for the wiiu or the 3ds now i need f zero and earthbound to come back.
I think they should leave the experience point system
I didn't like how if you decided to pass on an upgrade upon reaching the amount needed for the upgrade, you couldn't go back and choose that earlier lower cost upgrade. You had to wait until you had enough experience points for the next upgrade. I also didn't like how your experience points were reset even if you saved the game when you turned the game off.
Those are the first two things about Zelda II I would change. Magic abilities would also be assigned to a button like items are in other games.
Why can't we let a phenomenon be a phenomenon and leave it at that?
Because no game is perfect and time moves forward. Plus remakes of past phenomenon games sell. I brought Ocarina of Time on 3DS despite already having it on Wii VC. I did wait for a significant price drop though.
What's that about Metroid AND Star Fox?
Please don't keep us waiting much longer Nintendo.
I'm game for whatever. Doesn't matter which franchise, because they all blow me away. Fire Emblem Awakening? Score. Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon? Score. Pikmin 3? Score. Mario & Luigi Dream Team? Score. Zelda Windwaker HD? Score. Wonderful 101? Score. Zelda Link Between Worlds? Super Score. Super Mario 3D World? Super ultra uber duber score.
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze? Scooooooooooooooooooooooooooore!!!
Think they should remake jet force Gemini
@LDXD
here, i'll break it down:
this is most of the reasons the game is bad. its late at the time of writing this, and this is all without notes, so i am leaving things out. ultimately, the game is broken.
tl;dr despite having access to every item in the game at the very beginning of the game, nintendo never thought about how that could impact the game. it's too easy to buy every item in the game very early because the items are incredibly cheap and its ridiculously easy to find rupees. there's no reason to buy items because the upgrades suck and because the game is too easy. the dungeons are some of the worst in a zelda game because no thought for puzzles was put into mind when creating them.
Super Metroid was already a revisit to planet Zebes. Do we really want yet another adventure on the same planet? I'd much rather not see the Link Between Worlds method applied to Super Metroid. Let's see some new worlds; I think Corruption did it best by giving players multiple planets to explore.
@Noboty Amen
I wouldn't really mind, it just seems incredibly lazy, and I actually found LBW to be such a disappointment. I get that they were going for nostalgic feeling, but there's really no point when the original is so easily and readily available for virtually anyone
@Raylax Super Duper Metroid Deluxe Remix: Collector's Edition
But seriously a new 2D Metroid similar to Super Metroid? Here's my bank account Nintendo...take it all.
@HappyHappyist Still have not played this game but really? If the dungeons are short and you only need to use one or two items to get through them how is this even considered a decent Zelda game??? The dungeons are the main appeal to me and figuring out ways to use each and every one of ur available items to get through them is what makes the games fun! I guess it makes sense tho for a handheld title...they made it that way so it would be easy to pick up and play for a few minutes. I'll be seriously upset if this carries over into the console version tho...
@T7L3R
yeah, the dungeons were really disappointing, despite their potential. the dungeons are criminally short, and the puzzles are some of the worst (honestly though, spirit tracks dungeons were better. and that is saying a LOT).
oh phew, I thought for a second they were gonna try the "let the player use all the items from the start" approach in other things, phew
it was cool, fun game, but don't do it again
startropics!
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