Okay, so there is more to the combat than just jumps and homing attacks. Can't wait to find out why we're fighting. Also wondering what the enemy variety will be like. Sonics combat looks varied so need but the animations look a bit off, like he loses rings when he hits the ground instead of on contact. Still looks promising and has potential but I'm still not too sure yet.
This gameplay actually looked pretty cool if not a little un polished aesthetically. It still looks like they just plopped sonic into Hyrule again but it does look a bit more Sonic then it did the last time I guess.
Shame this got canceled. This looked like a really interesting 2.5d game with shifting camera angles. Looks like a blend of Kirby Air Ride and Crystal Shard.
This looks lit. I used to love Star Fox Adventures. Its the first Star Fox game I officially had. I see that Rare was trying to capture hinge its wagons on Ocarina of Time back in 2000. Now its come full circle with this combination of the two.
These fan animations and movies are terrific as are the people who make them. They do excellent stuff. Now if only an official Zelda project could come out someday.
While I do see the resemblance, I'm not sure this is blatant steeling. Its only mainly aesthetics and some gameplay. Granted Blossom Tales, Star Fox Adventures, and Oceanhorn definitely knew the line between ripping off and learning from.
@Roibeard64 @WallyWest Zelda is already more then a video game series. Look at the Manga and cartoon. Zelda doesn't need to limit themselves and waste potential.
I'd rather leave live action to the fan made projects. If a movie ever is made, I lean more towards CGI like Breath of Wild/Age of Calamity or hand drawn anime like the Link's Awakening. Regardless of what style the movie gets. As long as the studio cares, the director is passionate, and a cast and crew has effort. They can succeed. Also it doesn't feel good to be denied a chance because of blind skepticism does it?
Believe it when I see it. I'm actually more interested in a follow up to Advance/Rush then a follow up to Mania. I'd take it as well and am sure Sonic fans would take any 2d Sonic style at this point. But I just feel that the handheld Sonic games have a more under explored gameplay. While Mania feels like a culmination of Classic Sonic. Also they need Christian Whitehead and Headcanon for Mania 2.
Possibly. Trouble is if so, they could easily be separate where 1 comes earlier and the other later and charge both for $60. Theres also the slim possibility that Gamecube games come to online and they'll be on that way meaning no quality of life improvements from the Wii U versions. If WWHD and TPHD did come to Switch they'd have to change some stuff that the Wii U versions did like the tingle bottle or the stamps.
@russell-marlow I dont like it either and wish the series found a director that cares about Star Fox for Star Fox. Much like how Koizumi does Mario, Aonuma does Zelda, Hal does Kirby, and Sakamoto does Metroid.
@Einherjar Well I don't fantasize running around shirtless, unless I were a wrestler maybe nor do I want to look like Arnold Shuartzinager. Why do some people try to deflect the whole male sexualization as a male fantasy when not all men care about that anymore then all women care about the body's they may or may not have.
I just hope there is balance between beefcake and cheesecake. I doubt some sexualization is all that bad a thing as long as it isn't too often and shared between both sides of guys and gals.
@russell-marlow I didn't mean that sentence as a question but an answer. My point was those series are nicher if thats a word and dormant longer then Star Fox has been. Also even if the directors were passionate, Nintendo would have had to give them the consent to work on them knowing those games don't make that much money.
Thats true, Grezzo did overhaul the areas and models graphically. Granted Skyward Sword is stilll technically a modern game. Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time originally aren't. And technically the only remake with new content is Majora's Mask with the fishing holes. Ocarina of Time 3d had the boss gauntlet, Twilight Princess had the cave of shadows and poe lamp, and Wind Waker HD had the swift sail. Thats all reworking old content into new coding. As for only owning SSHD for playing on the go. The same could be said for the 3ds versions of OoT and MM unless you want to play them on Switch now.
I've soften my stance if they're having platinum port it as just a stop gap and not thee tentpole Star Fox game. Maybe there are some things to like about that game like how Star Wolf dog fights and hyper speed. Still that game being a retrake of Star Fox 64 after we already had one on the 3ds and its back on the Switch feels like it won't go anywhere.
Especially considering if Star Fox Assault is the action game Bandai Namco are remaking right now.
@AstroTheGamosian Well I don't know Bandai Namco's track record with their remakes. And while by research I can see how Mario 3d Allstars was a lazy port as it was just emulation. Skyward Sword on the other hand, I mean, on top of 60fps/1080p from the wii's 30fps/480p and adding a new control scheme, you call adding camera control, cutting a lot of excessive handholding (Fi, repeated Item information, NPC tutorials) skippable cutscenes, and including auto save lazy?
@AstroTheGamosian I could see 1, 2, 3 (barring Zero's vehicles), 5, and 7. Maybe 2 if we're lucky, 6 if its for missions, and 4 if its multiplayer only.
They can't just shoehorn those characters into a plot they weren't apart of unless the game has another campaign like Xenoblade DE, or its a reimagining like Samus Returns, or in a sequel. Otherwise they risk throwing stuff out of wack.
Same goes for bringing other vehicles into the mix. The game wasn't made with them in mind. Plus Assault has several gameplay styles to balence as it is.
@russell-marlow It's specifically said to be an HD remake of a 3d action game under Nintendo's umbrella. Kid Icarus and Star Fox Assault fit the bill and are the ones speculated given the later was worked on by Namco. Could also be Sin and Punishment as that falls into the action category.
As for what would prompt them to remake them. Whatever prompted them to remake Famicom Detective Club and Advance Wars or Metroid 2.
@AndyC_MK111 I'm talking about people who just got into the series, streamers who just got into the games now in preparation for 3 or have been for a while before 3 was announced. Folks who either might not have had a Switch when 2 or DE came out or just JRPG players that didn't have Xenoblade on the raidar.
They only go after fan made projects if said projects are profiting directly off it. Or if they're working on a project a kin to that Samus Returns. In all honesty I would like Nintendo to utilize fan talent like Sega has with Christian Whitehead and Sonic Mania. I mean look at Cryzenx's Ocarina of Time Unreal Engine and MajorLink's fan animations. They could take care of some of the remakes while Nintendo can get more sequels. Not all remakes though.
Please don't put Splatoon 3 in July. But thats an unusual move. Monolith being that ready. Now people playing the older games to ready have less time to do so. Also makes me wonder what September will have. That new battle system looks intriguing. I like that they change up the combat to make the game its own thing.
@Lord They've been doing everything but Sonic for years now. Unless you count their mobile offerings and the classic collections. We haven't had a new mainline Sonic game since 2017, 2d or 3d.
It would be cool to see Sega tap into their Dreamcast offerings. I haven't played them myself but researched them. Jet Set Radio is ripe for online multiplayer, as the whole game revolves around tagging other games turf kind of like Splatoon.
@russell-marlow @AstroTheGamosian Well that might not be totally impossible. Considering Bandai Namco is working on a 3d action remake of a game under the Nintendo umbrella. Star Fox Assault might have a decent shot. If it's straight action genre like Bayonetta. Not action racers, platformers, RPG's, or sports,
I'm hoping that a Star Fox game brings her, and maybe Miyu, and Fey back. The Star Fox team as is, is a total sausage fest and it would give them some flavor with them. It would be great if Estelle was brought back to be Krystal seeing as Alesia Glidewell retired apparently. Weird seeing Krystal interacting with human characters but the Fox team did in Starlink so full circle.
I dont really want to count platformers, racers, RPGs or sports as action games even if action is involved. I cant see them do Zelda or Metroid, especially Metroid if it was Prime 4. That leaves Kid Icarus or Star Fox. Namco did work on Assault so that would make sense if they took and improved that one
I played and enjoyed Xenoblade DE, Famicom Detective Clubs and the Zelda rereleases. Links Awakening and Skyward Sword. I like the remasters that fix issues the old version had or sharpen and make it look prettier.
That being said, I hope Grezzo remaking Link's Awakening was a testing if they could work on 2d Zelda on HD hardware and they get another chance to make their own 2d Zelda game. Much like how Mercury Steam got to work on Metroid Dread after proving themselves with Samus Returns which sold way worse then Links Awakening's Remake.
If they want to do a movie then I can only see it working with the roster from the original game. A series on the other hand with the roster size of WiiU and Ultimate akin to Justice League Unlimited could work if cards are played right.
I've seen a lot of praising/swooning/fluster/ and work out declorations in reactions to this on twitter. Which yeah, while the Link's particularly the teen adult variety have all been lookers. It's usually been referred to their faces then their physique .
Also talk about double standards, how we say it adds to men but takes away from women.
@daveMcFlave Except they gave Link from Twilight Princess a build. Not a lumberjack body but still beefy. You see it during the sumo wrestling. So it couldn't be that muscles and relatability are mutually exclusive.
So Mario, Sonic and Pokemon get multiple chances for films. the latter 2 succeeded with the Mario one not known yet. But Zelda or Metroid, the games with the universe, lore, mythos, and movie DNA don't? Maybe they'll follow suit depending on that Mario Movie. If they do, hopefully by a different studio that has experience with the genres and kind of universes these games take place in.
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Re: New Sonic Frontiers Gameplay Lets The Blue Blur Show Off His Combat Skills
Okay, so there is more to the combat than just jumps and homing attacks. Can't wait to find out why we're fighting. Also wondering what the enemy variety will be like. Sonics combat looks varied so need but the animations look a bit off, like he loses rings when he hits the ground instead of on contact. Still looks promising and has potential but I'm still not too sure yet.
Re: A Mario Kart Ride Is Coming To Super Nintendo World In Hollywood
Thats nice, it feels like there should be a Mario go kart racing at this park.
Re: Sonic Frontiers Gameplay Showcases A Pretty, But Sparse Open World
Everyone: during the game awards reveal "Looks good but too much like breath of the wild."
Now new gameplay reveals has springs, grind rails, rings, loops. Everyone:
"Looks like a tech demo."
Re: Check Out The First Proper Gameplay Footage For Sonic Frontiers
This gameplay actually looked pretty cool if not a little un polished aesthetically. It still looks like they just plopped sonic into Hyrule again but it does look a bit more Sonic then it did the last time I guess.
Re: New Footage From Kirby's Cancelled GameCube Game Emerges
Shame this got canceled. This looked like a really interesting 2.5d game with shifting camera angles. Looks like a blend of Kirby Air Ride and Crystal Shard.
Re: This N64 ROM Hack Turns Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Into A New Star Fox Adventures
This looks lit. I used to love Star Fox Adventures. Its the first Star Fox game I officially had. I see that Rare was trying to capture hinge its wagons on Ocarina of Time back in 2000. Now its come full circle with this combination of the two.
Re: First 4 Figures Opens Pre-Orders For Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Mipha Statue
She looks so beautiful.
Re: Random: University Student Makes Brilliant Zelda-Inspired Animation, Gets An A
These fan animations and movies are terrific as are the people who make them. They do excellent stuff. Now if only an official Zelda project could come out someday.
Re: Random: Artist Reimagines Every Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter As Marvel And DC Superheroes
Pretty cool but there might be better combos.
Sonic as the flash
Rosalina and StarGirl
Pikachu as Static
Pichu as Miles Spiderman
Caption Falcon as Caption America
Greninja as Aquaman
Other than that, Spot on. Don't know who already fill those positions I mentioned would get.
Re: Legend Of Zelda Fans Accuse Indie Game Of "Ripping-Off" Link's Awakening
While I do see the resemblance, I'm not sure this is blatant steeling. Its only mainly aesthetics and some gameplay. Granted Blossom Tales, Star Fox Adventures, and Oceanhorn definitely knew the line between ripping off and learning from.
Re: Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Dev Would "Love" To Bring The Game To Switch
Can't argue against more Zelda on the Switch.
Re: Random: Euphoria Star Hunter Schafer Thinks It "Would Be Cool" To Play Princess Zelda In A Live-Action Movie
@Roibeard64 @WallyWest Zelda is already more then a video game series. Look at the Manga and cartoon. Zelda doesn't need to limit themselves and waste potential.
Re: Random: Euphoria Star Hunter Schafer Thinks It "Would Be Cool" To Play Princess Zelda In A Live-Action Movie
I'd rather leave live action to the fan made projects. If a movie ever is made, I lean more towards CGI like Breath of Wild/Age of Calamity or hand drawn anime like the Link's Awakening. Regardless of what style the movie gets. As long as the studio cares, the director is passionate, and a cast and crew has effort. They can succeed. Also it doesn't feel good to be denied a chance because of blind skepticism does it?
Re: Rumour: Sonic Team Is Working On A Brand New 2D Sonic Game
Believe it when I see it. I'm actually more interested in a follow up to Advance/Rush then a follow up to Mania. I'd take it as well and am sure Sonic fans would take any 2d Sonic style at this point. But I just feel that the handheld Sonic games have a more under explored gameplay. While Mania feels like a culmination of Classic Sonic. Also they need Christian Whitehead and Headcanon for Mania 2.
Re: Sonic's New Voice Actor For Sonic Prime Has Been Revealed
Not bad, I need to hear more from him before I completely made up my mind. I also want to here who's playing Knuckles and Tails.
Re: Rumour: Could Switch Get Zelda: Wind Waker And Twilight Princess This Year?
Possibly. Trouble is if so, they could easily be separate where 1 comes earlier and the other later and charge both for $60. Theres also the slim possibility that Gamecube games come to online and they'll be on that way meaning no quality of life improvements from the Wii U versions. If WWHD and TPHD did come to Switch they'd have to change some stuff that the Wii U versions did like the tingle bottle or the stamps.
Re: Masahiro Sakurai Celebrates Kirby's 30th Birthday On Social Media
Of course he did. I doubt he'd forget his sons birthday.
Re: Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
@russell-marlow I dont like it either and wish the series found a director that cares about Star Fox for Star Fox. Much like how Koizumi does Mario, Aonuma does Zelda, Hal does Kirby, and Sakamoto does Metroid.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Will Reveal Some Skin, Unsurprisingly
@Einherjar Well I don't fantasize running around shirtless, unless I were a wrestler maybe nor do I want to look like Arnold Shuartzinager. Why do some people try to deflect the whole male sexualization as a male fantasy when not all men care about that anymore then all women care about the body's they may or may not have.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Will Reveal Some Skin, Unsurprisingly
I just hope there is balance between beefcake and cheesecake. I doubt some sexualization is all that bad a thing as long as it isn't too often and shared between both sides of guys and gals.
Re: Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
@russell-marlow I didn't mean that sentence as a question but an answer. My point was those series are nicher if thats a word and dormant longer then Star Fox has been. Also even if the directors were passionate, Nintendo would have had to give them the consent to work on them knowing those games don't make that much money.
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Director Says He's Open To Making A Smash Bros. Movie
@hakjie11 DC's Dawn of Justice with Nintendo.
Re: Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
Thats true, Grezzo did overhaul the areas and models graphically. Granted Skyward Sword is stilll technically a modern game. Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time originally aren't. And technically the only remake with new content is Majora's Mask with the fishing holes. Ocarina of Time 3d had the boss gauntlet, Twilight Princess had the cave of shadows and poe lamp, and Wind Waker HD had the swift sail. Thats all reworking old content into new coding. As for only owning SSHD for playing on the go. The same could be said for the 3ds versions of OoT and MM unless you want to play them on Switch now.
Re: Star Fox Character Designer Wants Nintendo To Port Wii U Entry To Switch
I've soften my stance if they're having platinum port it as just a stop gap and not thee tentpole Star Fox game. Maybe there are some things to like about that game like how Star Wolf dog fights and hyper speed. Still that game being a retrake of Star Fox 64 after we already had one on the 3ds and its back on the Switch feels like it won't go anywhere.
Especially considering if Star Fox Assault is the action game Bandai Namco are remaking right now.
Re: Star Fox Character Designer Wants Nintendo To Port Wii U Entry To Switch
@Lizuka What about Star Fox 2?
Re: Sonic Mania Dev Confirms Involvement With Sonic Origins
I can hear Johnny, Nick, Cooper, Alex and any other Sonic tuber rejoicing at that news.
Re: Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
@AstroTheGamosian Well I don't know Bandai Namco's track record with their remakes. And while by research I can see how Mario 3d Allstars was a lazy port as it was just emulation. Skyward Sword on the other hand, I mean, on top of 60fps/1080p from the wii's 30fps/480p and adding a new control scheme, you call adding camera control, cutting a lot of excessive handholding (Fi, repeated Item information, NPC tutorials) skippable cutscenes, and including auto save lazy?
Re: Talking Point: With BOTW2 Slipping, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Launching Early Is Fantastic News
@Joker1234 They're already pushing Fire Emblem Wariors 3 hopes.
Re: Talking Point: With BOTW2 Slipping, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Launching Early Is Fantastic News
@BloodyMurder Zelda games have recycled content before. Plus Aonuma said that there would be a variety of features.
Re: Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
@AstroTheGamosian I could see 1, 2, 3 (barring Zero's vehicles), 5, and 7. Maybe 2 if we're lucky, 6 if its for missions, and 4 if its multiplayer only.
They can't just shoehorn those characters into a plot they weren't apart of unless the game has another campaign like Xenoblade DE, or its a reimagining like Samus Returns, or in a sequel. Otherwise they risk throwing stuff out of wack.
Same goes for bringing other vehicles into the mix. The game wasn't made with them in mind. Plus Assault has several gameplay styles to balence as it is.
Re: Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
@russell-marlow It's specifically said to be an HD remake of a 3d action game under Nintendo's umbrella. Kid Icarus and Star Fox Assault fit the bill and are the ones speculated given the later was worked on by Namco. Could also be Sin and Punishment as that falls into the action category.
As for what would prompt them to remake them. Whatever prompted them to remake Famicom Detective Club and Advance Wars or Metroid 2.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Gets A Release Date, And It's Sooner Than You Think
@AndyC_MK111 I'm talking about people who just got into the series, streamers who just got into the games now in preparation for 3 or have been for a while before 3 was announced. Folks who either might not have had a Switch when 2 or DE came out or just JRPG players that didn't have Xenoblade on the raidar.
Re: A Fan-Made Mod of Metroid Prime Is the Remaster You've Been Hoping For
They only go after fan made projects if said projects are profiting directly off it. Or if they're working on a project a kin to that Samus Returns. In all honesty I would like Nintendo to utilize fan talent like Sega has with Christian Whitehead and Sonic Mania. I mean look at Cryzenx's Ocarina of Time Unreal Engine and MajorLink's fan animations. They could take care of some of the remakes while Nintendo can get more sequels. Not all remakes though.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Gets A Release Date, And It's Sooner Than You Think
Please don't put Splatoon 3 in July. But thats an unusual move. Monolith being that ready. Now people playing the older games to ready have less time to do so. Also makes me wonder what September will have. That new battle system looks intriguing. I like that they change up the combat to make the game its own thing.
Re: Rumour: Crazy Taxi And Jet Set Radio Reboots Reportedly In Development
@Lord They've been doing everything but Sonic for years now. Unless you count their mobile offerings and the classic collections. We haven't had a new mainline Sonic game since 2017, 2d or 3d.
Re: Rumour: Crazy Taxi And Jet Set Radio Reboots Reportedly In Development
It would be cool to see Sega tap into their Dreamcast offerings. I haven't played them myself but researched them. Jet Set Radio is ripe for online multiplayer, as the whole game revolves around tagging other games turf kind of like Splatoon.
Re: Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
@russell-marlow @AstroTheGamosian Well that might not be totally impossible. Considering Bandai Namco is working on a 3d action remake of a game under the Nintendo umbrella. Star Fox Assault might have a decent shot. If it's straight action genre like Bayonetta. Not action racers, platformers, RPG's, or sports,
Re: Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
I'm hoping that a Star Fox game brings her, and maybe Miyu, and Fey back. The Star Fox team as is, is a total sausage fest and it would give them some flavor with them. It would be great if Estelle was brought back to be Krystal seeing as Alesia Glidewell retired apparently. Weird seeing Krystal interacting with human characters but the Fox team did in Starlink so full circle.
Re: Bandai Namco Appears To Be Remastering A '3D Action Game' For Nintendo
I dont really want to count platformers, racers, RPGs or sports as action games even if action is involved. I cant see them do Zelda or Metroid, especially Metroid if it was Prime 4. That leaves Kid Icarus or Star Fox. Namco did work on Assault so that would make sense if they took and improved that one
Re: Best Remakes And Remasters On Nintendo Switch
@Giancarlothomaz They said its some medieval stylish action game. Before the winter direct last year.
Re: Best Remakes And Remasters On Nintendo Switch
@Giancarlothomaz They did but that's not on HD hardware.
Re: Best Remakes And Remasters On Nintendo Switch
I played and enjoyed Xenoblade DE, Famicom Detective Clubs and the Zelda rereleases. Links Awakening and Skyward Sword. I like the remasters that fix issues the old version had or sharpen and make it look prettier.
That being said, I hope Grezzo remaking Link's Awakening was a testing if they could work on 2d Zelda on HD hardware and they get another chance to make their own 2d Zelda game. Much like how Mercury Steam got to work on Metroid Dread after proving themselves with Samus Returns which sold way worse then Links Awakening's Remake.
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Director Says He's Open To Making A Smash Bros. Movie
If they want to do a movie then I can only see it working with the roster from the original game. A series on the other hand with the roster size of WiiU and Ultimate akin to Justice League Unlimited could work if cards are played right.
Re: Random: Kirby Coffee Is Now A Thing In Japan, With Amazing Commercials
I'd like to sip that. I'm trying to think back to a time when Jazz was ever associated with Kirby. Other then the English theme song to the anime.
Re: Random: This Fan-Made Link From Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Is Too Hunky For Words
Also, I would not mind if this is the Link we get in Breath of the Wild 2.
Re: Random: This Fan-Made Link From Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Is Too Hunky For Words
I've seen a lot of praising/swooning/fluster/ and work out declorations in reactions to this on twitter. Which yeah, while the Link's particularly the teen adult variety have all been lookers. It's usually been referred to their faces then their physique .
Also talk about double standards, how we say it adds to men but takes away from women.
Re: Random: Check Out This Brooding Fan-Made Link From Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2
@daveMcFlave Except they gave Link from Twilight Princess a build. Not a lumberjack body but still beefy. You see it during the sumo wrestling. So it couldn't be that muscles and relatability are mutually exclusive.
Re: Japanese Charts: Kirby And The Forgotten Land Absorbs More Big Sales
As soon as I'm done playing Majora's Mask, I'm getting my copy.
Re: Sonic Movie Producer Talks About "Creating A Sonic Cinematic Universe"
So Mario, Sonic and Pokemon get multiple chances for films. the latter 2 succeeded with the Mario one not known yet. But Zelda or Metroid, the games with the universe, lore, mythos, and movie DNA don't? Maybe they'll follow suit depending on that Mario Movie. If they do, hopefully by a different studio that has experience with the genres and kind of universes these games take place in.
Re: Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Delay Sees Nintendo Shares Slump 6%
@UsurperKing You forgot Mario 3d World in that time gap of Galaxy 2 and Odyssey.