It is rumored that Retro studios next game will actually be a crossover between the Star fox and Metroid franchises coming out for the Wii U. The belief is that Retro decided to do this over doing another Star fox game and a new Third-Person entry, and that this game will possibly be titled: "Star Fox - Metroid: Fusion saga."This rumor comes from a PGN blog post that was also correct about old rumors for "Playstation All Stars Battle Royale" before the game was officially announced. Put not even PGN knows if these rumors are true or not.
True to each franchise, Star Fox segments of the game are based on high-action, high energy third-person air and land-based combat, both in Arwings and on-foot. Conversely Metroid portions of the title are more isolated, lonely, and based on the first-person perspective introduced with Metroid Prime.
If this becomes truth, would you be excited over this? Can these two franchises collide and work as one big game?
I don't really know how I feel about this. I mean, I liked Star Fox: Assault (where they pursued the ground combat/flight combat mix), but I agree that wasn't what Star Fox did right no matter how good the game was. If they stick with the Metroid Prime feel (lots of secrets and very open) I could see it kinda working for those segments. Still feels wrong combining those two franchises though. Why can't people just make a gosh darn Star Fox game that's just flight with multiple paths a la Star Fox 64 for the modern consoles?!?! Is that too much to ask?!
ReplyDeleteAgree on many things, but Retro studios is good at what they do so maybe a little faith is needed? Again, grain of salt...
DeleteI agree that they should make a legit Star Fox game for the Wii U, that would totally be sweet. But I have no real feelings about this crossover, both do take place in space but are entirely different games by looks, feeling, and gameplay especially. But some rumors are now saying that the art style of Star Fox will change to fit the world of Metroid so I guess that helps... But still I dunno. Retro Studios, don't let us down!
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