It's fair to say that Metroid Prime: Federation Force was not well received during and immediately after its Nintendo Digital Event reveal; the online reaction to it was, at times, brutal. We'd argue that the subsequent Treehouse Live segment showed it to be a reasonably promising entry, and we'll have hands on impressions with you very soon, but nevertheless it drew ire for multiple reasons.
One key reason is obvious - it's a spin-off without Samus, and with Metroid Prime in the title its fair to say that's its a long way from the home console Prime that many expected.
For disappointed Metroid fans there are some promising words from the series' Producer, however. Speaking to IGN, Kensuke Tanabe explained that he's "not involved" in any 2D projects in the works by Yoshio Sakamoto, while he sees Federation Force as a useful spin-off to broaden the world and possibilities in a future franchise. Referring to the expanded ending in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Tanabe-san states that Sylux is there for a reason.
I said this at the beginning, but I'm not involved in the 2D Metroid games that [Yoshio] Sakamoto works on. I still feel like there's a little more work left for me to do in the Metroid Prime series. I can't say when, but I want to make another one.
He's [Sylux] actually chasing after Samus, and that's where that game ends. There's still more I want to build around the story of Sylux and Samus. There's something going on between them. I want to make a game that touches upon [it].
I'm also thinking that, in that eventual game between Sylux and Samus that might get made, that I want to involve the [Galactic] Federation as well. So it would be a good idea to release a game like Federation Forces to flesh out its role in the galaxy before moving on to that.
These are certainly promising words for the prospects of a home console Metroid Prime IV, even if there's no timeline.
Are you re-assured by this, and has your opinion on Metroid Prime: Federation Force changed with the passing of some hours?
Thanks to all that sent this in.
[source uk.ign.com]
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Im Tired of the continued string of a ...............maybe. What happened to the big game Retro studios has been secretly working on?? Not a single mention of anything.
I still think Federation Force looks like poop and I don't think they should call it a Metroid game.
We can only hope it appear next year.
I feel bad it happened to Next Level Games, a studio that had a previous scrapped Metroid concept. I'm not a fan of some of the stronger reactions going on but I think a lot of booing is fair. They replaced Samus with Federation nobodies and the morph ball with the blast ball. It's strange, right?
That said, I think the game will sell decently in the end, at least in the eShop and at the very, very least, after a sale price. But I don't think the game is as doomed as Internet comments would make you think. It'll do better than Codename Steam.
I was kind of hoping for a traditional Metroid on the 3DS.. I'd like to see a reboot/reimagining of sorts. The prime series was good, I just prefer the old style.
Pbbbt.
Am I the only one that thinks FF looks fun and wants to play it? Don't crucify it just because Samus is missing. T_T
Still irate about it. Nintendo fell let down so many of their fans this year. If FF wasn't called Metroid Prime I would probably be looking forward to it and herald it as a new IP.
But instead they chose to call it Metroid Prime, knowing full well the connotations that name has. FF is not Metroid. This is a big F you to the fans who have waited so long for a new Metroid game. Same goes for the Animal Crossing game.
We Nintendo loyal support them and put up with so much rubbish from them, and this is how we get treated?!
What's next, an F-Zero endless runner instead of a proper game?
@DreamOn
I too feel bad for Next Level, the reaction must be really disheartening for them. They are a good developer and FF will probably be a decent game.
However, they shouldn't have attached the Metroid Prime name to it.
I can't shake the feeling that this started out as a other game, and then someone said: Just slap the Metroid name on it to silence all the people who want a new Metroid.
So basically it's been confirmed that a proper Metroid Prime isn't even in the works, but is just a vague idea in the producer's mind.
That just made it worse for me.
What about a sidescrolling Metroid. The last one was in 2004 and that was sort of a remake.
@Crimzonlogic I love every single minigame in Nintendoland, but that's different from announcing a new Metroid which is a multiplayer FPS for 3DS while everyone was waiting for a huge Metroid U. First thim I saw this, I thought they should have used the Splatoon brand instead.
Sure this game can turn out to be fun, perhaps even great. But the thing we got to see in that trailer... What the bloody hell was that? There were so many things going on, so many conflicting colours. Such a mess. They rammed into the presentation like it was a last-minute hassle. If only they'd worked longer/better on their presentation, perhaps people would've been more enthusiastic.
I can't help but feel like they are testing the waters with this game to see if the demand for more Metroid is still there. Although the better way to do that would be to just make a low budget 2d game starring Samus again, but I digress. Expanding the lore isn't a bad thing at all, and this game actually looks really fun! Despite me being disappointed about no Samus.
If Nintendo showcased a full-on Metroid U with all the bells and whistles to rival, if not better games like Fallout 4 then E3 2015 would've been a success, even with it's other shortcomings.
But we didn't get that Metroid U so let's move on. This game could be decent and we shouldn't kick it to the ground before we know more about it and see some reviews; it is a bitter pill to swallow.
@NinjaWaddleDee Here's the thing.....the franchise was pretty much asking it to have spin offs in the first place because when comparing it to Star Fox or F-Zero, Metroid's world isn't fully expanded as the worlds that Samus explores are the only places that we ever play on and we can't seem to find out more about the world of Metroid.
Nintendo has killed my hype forever, idk if they can ever get me excited again as much as i once was excited, maybe smash bros.
@BLPs that has been know since the beginning. The ship from MP3 and MPH is the same
Like, did they REALLY think this would go over well? What could possibly have gone on in the heads while making this decision... "Hey guys, you want a new Metroid Prime game for Wii U!? Have a Prime game for 3DS that has nothing to do with Metroid! You're welcome!"
I feel so bad for Next Level Games, seems like no one is gonna support them after they got stuck with this job.
@97alexk Look what you did Nintendo! you broke Alex's spirit!
I'm sorry brother
@whodatninja Im sorry too My life is pointless xD Nintendo better do miracles these next months , but i shouldnt get too excited. well you cheer me on atleast thx man
You guys are just being bitter right now.
What annoyed me is that following the NWC I believed they had the kernel of a fun and interesting game in Blast Ball. If this was instead on Wii U, sporting optional gyro based aiming and was expanded with more robust mechanics, similar to Speedball 2 and a fleshed out new IP (in the vein of Splatoon) - this could be really great and stand on its own.
That said, this MPFF game did look much better live than it did during the Digital Event.
He "wants" to do it? So they haven't even started then
Wasn't expecting a Metroid, so not let down about THAT. The problem is that they release something that's obviously NOT a Metroid game, and then just state it is. Next they release an animal crossing game that not an actual AC game, next they release a Zelda game that is NOT an actual Zelda game.
Next, Reggie smiles at the camera and says how carefull they are about their IP's and shows us how Bowser and Donkey Kong are now Skylanders.
That's my problem. seems like Nintendo is selling out HARD and as a Nintendo fan I find that worrying.
My opinion on "Metroid Prime: Federation Force" has not changed from the second I saw it: I LOVE IT! I don't care how much flak I have already taken and will take for it, you people are out of your minds, so let me put it this simple: YOU are not OBLIGED to buy it! Don't want it, don't buy it! The title also in no way compromised the development of a new Prime series video game, when "Metroid Other M" (which i would also like to state I love) came out and people bashed on it, I believe Miyamoto stated that the "Metroid" franchise was gonna be put on the back burner until they had new ideas on how to work on the franchise, much like "F-Zero" really. So I wake up this morning and there is a 5000 signature petition for Nintendo to cancel the game!? Time to get off the cool aid, people. If I was a developer working on the game , I would be absolutely devastated: You are judging a game you never even played based on the fact that it's not "Metroid Prime 4"! Quoting the Regginator: "What's wrong with you?" I don't often get disappointed at the Nintendo community, but this whole affair is really, really making me absolutely disgusted at this behavior. Don't like it? Don't buy it. Money is the real power here, and I don't see Nintendo's stock pummeling down. Sorry for the long rant but this is getting blow so much out of proportion that it0s taking me back to when people began bashing the "Windwaker" when the first footage was show. Please start making sense again, people!
Man, everybody knows Nintendo is a little out of touch, but after this E3 you have to ask yourself what planet are they living on...
They better give us confirmation of a real Metroid game in development as soon as possible.
Well, im all for expanding the Metroid Universe like this.
Maybe continue the Fusion storyline with Samus needing a Tag partner because of the parasite infection acting up again or expand the Hunters arc properly.
@Shiryu For me, the biggest problem i have with Federation Force was, that it was brushed off to the sidelines in the show.
It was a silent trailer among many others.
We know nothing about it, does it have a single player campaign ? Will it be a full title or a downloadable mini adventure ?
It could have used the same treatment like the Zelda spinoff.
The concept itself is interesting. Its the "Starwars Battlefron" perspective of the Metroid Prime universe. What was the Federation doing while Samus was on her marry way to save the day. What the heck IS the Federation anyways. Are they complete mooks or are their forces actually competent ?
It has potential, yet, all we know is that it is the second multiplayer game shown that also looks like a DS game. I think that this was by far the biggest problem with it, not really the game itself.
@Einherjar I too would like more info on the game, but we will have to wait. I also really love futuristic sports and loved the ball game at the Championships. I also really dig the art style. As in "Starship Troopers": "I would like to know more".
Not sure what made me more upset a Metroid game that's not even a Metroid game or the fact that they put it on the fugly 3DS. Graphics may not be everything, because art style usually supercedes, but this game is just down right ugly on 3DS and the thought that this spin off is somehow expanding the universe of the Metroid series is absolute garbage. Just standard damage control lip service.
"I want to make another one".... to me sound they have absolutely nothing just now.... this is the Metroid we got for this generation..... Considering how long it takes for Nintendo to develop a first class game, I believe next metroid will probably show up in 2017/18 on whatever platform they will have at that time...
@Shiryu My fear is that Nintendo will end up releasing spin off games which need low investments, selling them at full price aside with another wave of amiibos. I know I can refuse to buy them, but if other 2 gamers do than I'll be the minority and I can say goodbye to AAA games.
@andreoni79 Do you really believe Nintendo will ever stop releasing AAA games? That will never happen on Iwata's and Miyamoto watch.
WOOOW just decided to check the amount of dislikes on the games trailer video. Yeesh.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts wasn't a bad game but it did poorly because it was seen as a bait and switch. What didn't help was Rare's self depreciating humour in game coming off as an insult to anyone who expected a platformer.
@Shiryu They sure won't stop, but at this rate I fear I'll die before I'll have the chance to play them!
Btw, consider that I recently got a 100% in the last Kirby: it took me less than 5 hours and this sure set me in a pessimistic mood. Let's hope in Yoshi...
@Shiryu glad to see not everyone has lost their mind. Lol. as has been said, we still don't know almost anything about the game so the reaction from most is insane. Looking forward to seeing more details about it.
A world-building middling entry to the Prime series? Okay, I'll buy it. ...Well, not "buy", 'cause I'm poop at shootan thuh gunz, but let's put it this way: I was sad Kingdom Hearts Days & Re:coded weren't playable in the HD ReMIXes.
@skjia Thank you for making sense!
If this game was announced alongside a new "true" Metroid, then I wouldn't have any issues; I'm all for expanding the Metroid universe!
But I think a new main title reveal, along with FF to hold us over would've been the wiser move. Especially taking the 5 years since the last game into account.
But the fact they just released a trailer for FF with no explanation whatsoever is baffling. What kind of reaction did they expect? "Yay its something with Metroid in the title?"
@MasterBombad Agree 100%. If Metroid was still in its prime (har-har) I wouldn't mind this coming out, that's why there wasn't as much rage when Metroid Prime Pinball was shown, that one came after two great games, Zero Mission and Prime 2. But now, the last game was Other M, which was a very divisive game, and nothing else for five years.
Wait what?! Sakamoto IS working on a 2D Metroid game?!
@Shiryu Im not too fond of the artstyle myself, but i can certainly deal with it.
As for the ball game: I think Splatoon is more then prove that Nintendo knows how to make even the most ridiculous game ideas a lot of fun, so i dont think that this will be a fluke
Promising words but this is really vapourware and probably slight damage control...
@Einherjar Love how you misspelled Splatoon up there. I too was immediately reminded of Splatoon when I first saw the game trailer. Who knew, Nintendo dishing out fantastic online shooting experiences!
@Shiryu Misspelled ? Where ? I dont see anything sneaks away
Severe case of heyfever today, i look like Slippy !
But yeah, the game itself is certainly not to blame for all this ruckus. It was a bad mix of wrong time, wrong place and too few infos.
Putting a long awaited title in a demo reel and highlighting a Yoshi game that has already been highlighted till the cows go moo didnt really help it.
Lets hope for the best
@Einherjar I was also kinda hoping to see more of "Devil's Third" in the briefing instead of Yoshi but I am sure they will have a Nintendo Direct for it a week before the game releases, so no biggie. Feel better soon.
After the great game that Dark Moon was I have a lot of faith in Next Level Games so I won't write this game off yet since it could turn out to be something special. Their track record has been pretty good so I will reserve judgement on this one.
@Shiryu A proper direct would certainly help calm down this pitchfork wielding internet mob. Heck, even our Kaze lost his cool completely, and that is saying something.
The whole presentation also lacked a parting trinket. Something "available right after the show", be it a handfull of VC games, or even small games like SNES Remix, something to act as a pacifier so to speak.
Just imagine how the reactions would have been, if they would have kicked off GC VC with, say Sunshine and Luigis Mansion (+GC Controller adapter support). Nobody would have had time to even think about complaining.
Just something to save their hide, to redeem themself.
I dont know who it was who said it, but think of it:
All these direct over the year take a lot of steam out of conferences like the E3. Add to that, that Nintendo rarely announces games yeas before release anymore. Even more reason for them to give out something at this point.
Heck, even the thursday schedule is pretty barren, which led me to believe that they have something special in stock (like its usually the case)
Also, thanks for the get well wishes It will be gone once it rains again...hopefully
I went back and liked the YouTube video for it. Our reaction is waaaay over the top, and at this point were just whining like all of those who saw Windwaker announced for the Gamecube. They said, "Link's a cartoon now? This is bullsh1t! Wheres my ocarina?" And look at those people now...huge fan boys of Windwaker as it is regarded as one of the best in the series.
Calm down my friends. We are in good hands. Just watch some gameplay of it, you may see its a charming 4 player sci fi monster hunter game. It also expands the universe and introduces a younger crowd to the franchise. You do realize children are the primary audience for Nintendo dont you? Some of us kids just got bigger.
@Einherjar There will be some new Zelda footage coming up...
Nintendo must really hate Metroid.
I'm just hoping they're panicking and decide to show some Zelda to win fans over.
Okay, three pieces of info I can gather here:
@TruenoGT You don't seem to get the point. As in, you don't get why fans are pissed about this.
Nobody wanted the next Metroid to be a million-project blockbuster. We just wanted a proper Metroid game - nothing big, nothing hollywood-esque like Other M, just a good old Metroid game, be it another Prime (which was the major hope) or a new 2D Metroid (which I hoped for).
Metroid may not be the most successful Nintendo franchise, but it has a very clear image: exploration, isolation, fascinating alien environment. What exact gameplay aspects or mechanics are used to accomplish the "Metroid feeling" is Nintendo's problem, but they know what makes Metroid what it is, and they ignored that very knowledge to make something non-Metroid in every possible way. No Samus, no exploration, no isolation, no seriousness, no Metroid game. No discussion.
Besides, your argument is completely wrong. If the Prime games were selling that bad (which they absolutely weren't), how come they threw an all-out money party for Other M?
I'm still upset...remove the Metroid name please...
This just annoys me even more. He has an idea for a Metroid game. He wants to make a Metroid game. So why don't we have it? The fans want it, the developers have ideas, so to just give us Federation Force is even more of a slap in the face.
Again, Federation Force may be a good game, but it's NOT Metroid! It doesn't look like Metroid, sound like Metroid, or anything. The settings are there, but the feeling is not. Metroid is creepy, hardcore, intense. Your knuckles get white, your heart races, you're running around the corridor hoping an enemy isn't there so you can catch you breath, but then it is there and the feeling of dread sets in. This . . . this is nothing. This is NOT Metroid!
The more I hear, the more annoyed I am at Nintendo and how they are treating Metroid. It's becoming more like Capcom and Megaman.
Nintendo needs to remedy this fast!
I know people can't stand MP:FF, but I've been willing to give it a chance ever since the initial reveal yesterday. Sure, it looks... different, and there's no Samus in sight, but the series is called Metroid, not Samus. Not every Metroid game needs to star Samus, even if it feels weird saying or thinking of that. I'm looking forward to trying it.
I know people will disagree, but whatev's. I still can't wait to try it.
@TreesenHauser It's not Samus that makes it a Metroid game. It's the intensity, the hardcore feeling, the white knuckles, the corridors, the isolation, the exploration, the one person against all these insane odds, and the unique alien and dreadful feeling. This has none of that.
@TreesenHauser Sure, it might be a fun game, but it is NOT Metroid.
@TruenoGT nailed what I've been thinking since the reveal actually.
It still looks like "Metroid Prime" words are too big for this game.
@BLPs Mind blown...
@TreesenHauser Glad to see I'm not the only one that wants to give it a chance.
@whodatninja It always baffles me when companies make those kinds of decisions. Do they not even bother to ask people outside the company what they would think? Of course the fanbase is going to be insulted, even if this turns out to be a good game in its own right. Like you, I'm feeling bad for the developers.
This game definitely isn't prime. I hope they are making a prime style game for Wii U, but I'm skeptical at this point.
@Crimzonlogic I like the looks of it too. Seems like something Id play on the bus
The problem with calling it federation force is the federation tried to kill her in two or three of those Prime games, leading up to
Fusion.
They made most of the federation people into humans, which is poorly done.
I liked when Samus was mysterious and unknown to everybody unlike nowadays.
The whole back story about how she was in the federation and is being treated like an dog is complete garbage. I like her when she was mysterious like Bobo or Jango Fett. You would watch him and be like "who is that guy in the mask Vador calls son", and then wonder if he survived being swallowed into that pit.
If FF is a eshop title, I'm ok with it. If it is a 39$ boxed retail game... I'd knock Nintendo's door and ask: "why?"
I'm more happy to hear I guessed right that Sylux was chasing Samus at the end of Metroid Prime 3 Corruption. Then the rest of the message but I think Federation Force will be a fine title. Good to hear more is still coming for the Prime series and maybe this title will have a hunters like mode.
@BLPs
There is a pretty big fallacy in your point about Link needing to be in Zelda and Wand of Gamelon. For one Wand of Gamelon was not Nintendo. Nintendo did not give those guys the idea and say "make this game without Link." The people who made that game due to the deal they had with Nintendo, they were allowed use of the IP and they turned it to garbage. It is probably one of the main reasons why Nintendo is so protective of their IPs. There is a reason why the CD-i games were not in the Zelda Historia or Timeline also.
Story? Who cares about story in the Metroid universe?
Sakamoto needs to be kept as far away from the Metroid franchise as possible. He peaked with Super Metroid, and everything he's done since then has only grown in crappiness. No more Sakamoto, no more 2D Metroid.
It kinda takes place in the Metroid universe so maybe they should of took the word Primr out of it? Idk but by next week it won't matter because soon people are going to realize FF is going to better than they thought and that E3 wasn't as bad as it got received.
By the sounds of it, it's not even a concept yet. We have quite a wait ahead of us. SIGH...
And the 'dislikes' to 'likes' ratio for MP:FF's YouTube trailer, roughly 10 to 1, continues to grow........
Okay, I've never played a Metroid game—though I do intend to get in one eventually—so please just inform me rather than stone me for what I am to say. Personally, I want a Zelda game that does not involve Link. It really would expand the universe and give Hyrule lore breadth. Like Triforce Heroes—I personally would rather not have Link as the protagonists. It makes little sense and muddies down the character of who Link is. It's similar to Halo Reach being one of the best Halo games. Similar to "The Horse and His Boy" being one of the best Narnia books. I'm tired of Nintendo thinking so formulaic that a universe needs a certain protagonist to make it a franchised game.
That said, why NOT have a Metroid game without Samus in it? Why is she so vital to the Metroid universe that writers cannot expand upon it?
@JoakimZ Agreed. It looks bad, and maybe if they rebranded it as something else it wouldn't have been hated so much but to make us wait 5 years since the last Metroid, 8 years since the last good Metroid, and 11 years since the last 2D Metroid... and they give us THIS... is extremely disappointing.
I just started playing Echoes so i can wait, but i do like the idea of universe building in Metroid.
@LinkSword I'd still like to know what Retro has been working on. It's surprising that they didn't tease anything by them.
@TruenoGT It's one thing when Nintendo tries to make something different out of fear that they wouldn't meet expectations, but doing the polar opposite is definitely not the better course.
There are many implications that Nintendo is actually working on a 2D Metroid right now, so here's a theoretical scenario: Nintendo could've announced the new main Metroid title as "in development", with the Metroid logo or working title being shown, and then followed by declaring Federation Force and Blast Ball to be appetizers to make the wait a bit easier. People would bemoan the lack of footage, and that we only get spinoffs for the moment, and they'd be pretty unhappy overall. But it would still be less devastating than degrading Metroid to an in-universe joke with deformed parodies of "drama fodder" federation marines, and a sports game, of all things.
It truly is Metroid-in-name-only, and that's a gruesome mistake after all these years of nothing. No matter how you turn it, announcing these games as the sole sign of anything Metroid was the worst thing Nintendo could do.
@Haiassai Mainly because the entire Metroid chronology never left any space for other characters than Samus. She is the sole focus of all events, and her integrity in the story makes her a very strong and outstanding character, possibly the only character to have a proper story in the first place. All other "characters" within the Metroid universe were one-trick ponies whose entire relevance was wrapped up in the same game they showed up in.
Of course, a completely new character wouldn't be out of the question, but that doesn't happen here.
Federation Marines never had any personality to begin with, and as such they don't qualify as characters at all - they've been established several times as generic cannon fodder, with the Federation constantly employing bounty hunters because even their marines are incapable of dealing with any kind of enemy that is stronger than a simple Pirate Trooper (one of the weakest recurring enemies in Metroid Prime).
Also, keep in mind that, while Metroid is mostly suitable for younger players, it employs a much more serious and mature tone throughout the series, which stands in stark contrast to the super-deformed style of these games, as well as their absolute irrelevance to the Metroid story.
That's like making a Mario game... without Mario
I'm not a fan of the visuals (I assume to cover for 3DS limitations) and even if they HAD to use the MP name to tie it to the universe, the internet is composed of far too much whine to not suffer a backlash.
It'll probably be fine. Frankly I'd rather they did take some time to figure out what Samus' personality is before they mess with her again.
Uh, in much bigger news, confirmation that that was Sylux?!
Oh my head
I'm so close to giving up hope for this. Screw Nintendo and their crappy E3.
@Crimzonlogic it does look great and I am all about playing it. I can't wait to play Metroid Prime Federation Force.
There is a lot of trolling about Metroid Prime Federation Force and I can't understand why. At the end of the day Nintendo owns the IP and can do what it wants with the game. If you don't like MP Federation Force take to kickstarter and make your own spiritual successor to the Prime series and shut up already. I think MP Federation Force looks fun to play and I applaud Nintendo for taking a risk with this new story with in the Prime universe. I can't wait to get my hands on Metroid Prime Federation Force.
@Kaze_Memaryu pretty much sums it all up. This is nothing like the Wind Waker debacle, so people need to cut that out right now. Don't use hyperbole and fallacies to prove a point.
The reason the game has over 31K of dislikes on Youtube is because unlike Wind Waker, this is NOT a Metroid game. It's Blastball from the NWC with Metroid slapped on. This is not what fans were expecting, and unlike the Zelda fanbase, the Metroid fanbase is starved. Other M was a disaster and ended the series on a bad note. Nintendo doesn't even live on the same planet as it's fans right now. Sony stole the show with E3 this time around because they're listening to people (and buying up exclusives left and right. Clever) while Nintendo seems to be staring at the clouds. Fans want a Metroid game. Not a spin off. I'm sure the game is fine on it's own merits (it looks fun to me) but pulling this will not do it or Nintendo any favors. Unless Nintendo fixes the title back, this game is going to bomb. We're looking at ET on Atari levels of hate here.
And yes, I hate to agree with @Quorthon but keep Sakamoto as far away from Metroid as possible. Sakamoto has no respect (or interest) in the Metroid series. Retro is our only hope.
On the bright side, this basically confirms it was Sylux all along.
You know, you can have a Metroid game without Samus. You'd have to create a brand new chracter, or take an existing character and actually flesh out some backstory. However, like I said, Metroid is about the tense atmosphere, the white knuckles, the dread, the isolated feeling in very harsh, wild, alien worlds, full of things that want to kill you on site. As long as they would nail down the gameplay and environment, the new character could use his/her own abilities to traverse the realms, making us think outside of how Samus would solve things. It could be a marine that got seperated and crashed into some space station or planet, and take it from there.
However, this game is NOT Metroid. It lacks pretty much everything that makes a Metroid game a Metroid game. It could have used any other setting. In fact, it should have. It should have used a more lighthearted off world gladiator type setting. It's deserves it's own IP. But now they have shoehorned it into the Metroid universe, and that is never a good thing.
@RantingThespian I was just thinking about that yesterday, after the announcement. A Metroid game without Samus could work, so long as it's a Metroid game. But this is not a Metroid game.
@RantingThespian
See... Here's the thing, though. WE BARELY SAW ANY OF THE GAME. You're making judgements based on the tiny bits and pieces of info we got, and yet you don't acknowledge that there is more to be seen!
Now for the love of... Pull yourself together and stop with the constant whining.
I was so hyped about this years e3. The game just looks so generic. If it wasn't a Nintendo/"Metroid" game I don't think anyone would have looked twice.
I think I'll stick with my new3DS and buy a ps4 instead. Already have fallout 4 on pre order!
Best thing to come out of this years e3 was Mario & Luigi paper jam.
@LinkSword But I think this is a good thing. At least now we know that they WANT to make a new Prime! So they probably will.
Even Metroid Prime Hunters looked alot better than this. >_<
I'm at a loss of words.
The stars had aligned perfectly. Nintendo states they're exploring 2 separate Metroid games in both 2D and 3D. Retro, a studio who only works on Metroid and DKC, just wrapped up their second DKC game, which was itself an alternative to Metroid. All other prominent franchises had been exhausted on both platforms, leaving Metroid next in line on all counts.
They HAD to be working on a new, proper Metroid. They had to! How could they not? Well, they weren't.
And it leaves me with a sinking feeling in my stomach. I guess it's just not happening, and while this outrage over Federations was premature, perhaps NOW it's warranted. I'm not going to make a fuss about it because it's probably going to be a fun game. But gosh dang I haven't been this let down in years.
@JaxonH
Join the club dude. My world was crushed too. We were all waiting for something that wasn't happening, like waiting for a comet that only passes every 100 years. Except this time the comet passed us by.
Here's hoping future generations will get a Metroid game.
@Onion
On the bright side, out of Metroid, Star Fox and F Zero we're getting a total hype Star Fox, total hype Fast Racing Neo (hey, good enough for me) and a co-op Metroid spinoff that'll probably be a fun game.
Star Fox was just as demanded for as Metroid and F Zero, so at least we have that and a very decent Fast Racing to look forward to. As for Metroid, I'll enjoy this Federations game for what it is, but I think it's time to go back and finish Other M. All this clamoring for Metroid and I have a perfectly good entry that I never finished playing. And it's been over a decade since I played the trilogy. I think it would almost be like playing a brand-new game it's been so long.
@JaxonH
I'm not all that interested in the new Star Fox (it looks pretty meh to me so far) but you're right to say it's a good sign to see us getting a Star Fox game at all.
Have fun with Other M though! I recommend taking the cutscenes with a grain of salt. Or aspirin.
@Crimzonlogic That's not the reason we're criticizing it. Take a moment to look at the game.
It looks worse than freaking Hunters.
@Melkac So you're criticizing the graphics only? I think it looks fine. It's a 3ds game, it won't look incredibly special.
I agree that graphics aren't the reason it's being bashed but...
https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/VG_mrtiTe72-5lePOA1n6GiTnfw=/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3796156/Screen_Shot_2015-06-16_at_9.25.36_AM.0.png
Federation game.
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/WpI6Gcc_QX8/maxresdefault.jpg
Hunters.
Hunters was a DS game, and looks better graphically to me. That's not good.
@JoakimZ
Dude... You must have some super crazy poop!
@Crimzonlogic
They are mad for a reason (albeit there are definitely some over reactions), but you are not alone sir! I think it looks super fun, even if its not the Metroid game everyone was hoping for... I wont let stubbornness keep me from enjoying the game, just because it's not a true Metroid Prime game.
@JaxonH
Well said. I agree wholeheartedly.
Honestly... I would prefer a new sidescrolling Metroid game for 3DS to a new Prime game. Fusion was the first Metroid game I beat, and it was one of the best video game experiences ever! I loved it, and would LOVE a new sidescrolling 3DS Metroid game.
@Bat-Moves98 Same here. Also, I am no sir.
@Crimzonlogic
Oh, sorry! I saw Dark Pit and just assumed you were a guy.
@RichardsShadow
Same.
This sounds like good news.I for one really liked Metroid Prime:Hunters and would like to see the hunters again in some way or form.They could add one of them in Smash to promote a new Metroid game where they make an appearance. But that's just my wishful thinking
@Bat-Moves98 He's my smash main(Along with Pit, but I like DP's bright red alt more), so in the icon he goes!
@Bat-Moves98 Yes, sadly. I always want my poop to be a deep and atmospheric single player experience but instead I get this hectic four person thing, with balls on the side.
I can only hope that if this game tanks at retail, Nintendo doesn't take it as a sign that there is no interest in the Metroid franchise. I know I won't be buying it unless they do some serious overhauling to what we've seen already.
@JoakimZ
ROFLMAO!
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