Are any Nintendo devs still doing spritework? Fire Emblem may be the only franchise still doing it.
Metroid: Samus Returns (Mercury Steam, Metroid 2 reimagining, 9/15) announced for 3DS
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Are any Nintendo devs still doing spritework? Fire Emblem may be the only franchise still doing it.
Stevey
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oh, my bad
FrontalMonk
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It reminds me of the Lords of Shadow game that came to 3ds.
brochiller
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I'm just glad we are getting a new 2D Metroid. The 3DS screen is fine for a Gameboy remake.
Jawbreaker
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Eh, I don't feel like playing through Metroid 2 again. I would have been excited if it were Super. I also think AM2R looks better. -shrugs-
I don't think it should be completely abandoned. I understand the business rationale for releasing it on the 3DS in a crystal clear way. I'm saying that this game, and any new 3DS games in general should be releasing on both platforms to ease the transition to the Switch. The 3DS has been out since early 2011. It's time to move on.
mysteriousmage09
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This.
Meh, if they didn't use the existing 2D Metroid sprites it wouldn't even exist.
I wouldn't worry about it. They borrowed some stuff sure, but if anything this looks like what Other M should have been like.
people giving excuses for Nintendo being an ass all the time.
I think they said they've been working on this for over a year, so I have to imagine they started a bit after the game's 2nd showing when Nintendo thought fans were 'confused' over Federation Force. Reality was they didn't want Federation Force, they didn't ask for Federation Force, and they didn't buy Federation Force.
Living Proof
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It's AM2R, and lol
Checked out the 3D trailer on the eShop, the 3D adds a surprising amount of depth to the backgrounds.
The game looks great in combination with what I've seen on the stream. I think if people actually want a good Metroid and don't just want to port beg or shit post, they should check it out because writing it off because the art direction and Mercury Steam seems like you are possibly missing out on a good Metroid game.
The game looks great in combination with what I've seen on the stream. I think if people actually want a good Metroid and don't just want to port beg or shit post, they should check it out because writing it off because the art direction and Mercury Steam seems like you are possibly missing out on a good Metroid game.
Mirror of Fate was a 3DS 2.5D Castlevania game made by Mercury Steam between Lords of Shadow 1 and 2. It wasn't the kind of title that would instill confidence here.
Zero Mission is a GBA game. If the hope here is to reinvigorate the franchise through remakes you'd think they'd start at the beginning as part of the core audience you'd want to bring into the Metroid franchise wasn't even alive when Zero Mission was published.
No, they're cashing in on a Metroid II remake while the most committed fans are thirsty, after C&Ding a fan remake out of existence and farmed it out to a mediocre studio for a 2.5D remake that looks worse than Super on the SNES. Testing the waters would be a faithful remake of Super or of I/Zero Mission so they could introduce a non-trivial amount of their audience to the franchise it's best form or starting point.
At least that's my opinion. We'll see how they actually go with it in time I guess. I'm betting that sometime in early 2018 we'll see more talk about how Metroid doesn't sell well enough coming from Nintendo's public facing staff.
TheDinoman
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yo KingBroly, I'd suggest updating that avatar of yours.
Linkstrikesback
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Geno Breaker
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Just get a 2DS. They're less than $100 refurbished on the Nintendo site IIRC.
thecouncil
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3D trailer looked cool.
balladofwindfishes
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Evidently this time they actually meant it
Haha. Just because Nintendo says something doesn't mean you have to buy it.
The level design, controls, bosses, and power ups are new. I don't see how this counts as playing through Metroid 2 again.
If you want fan games like AM2R to be more respected, support the official devs' work and show that fan games aren't denying them a sale.
If there's any shootout they should give to, it would be the staff that worked on Metroid Fusion and Metroid Zero Mission they did most of the work to make AM2R possible anyway.
Prime 4 is 2019 or 2020 at best. There should be a Switch port, come on its not that hard to understand
PSFan
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Uh no, Nintendo never said it was a handheld replacement. Hence all the games still coming for 3DS. Seems like a lot of people bought the Switch without fully understanding what it is. And they need to stop portbegging every game that gets announced, whether it's for 3DS or a non Nintendo platform.
jimmygnome9
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Looks pretty bad imo, especially after AM2R. I can't put my faith in Mercury Steam.
Linkstrikesback
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NOLA_Gaffer
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Yeah I don't see Nintendo praising fan games that are taking their IP without their permission.
Nintendo themselves have access to these sprites. No excuses. This 2.5D looks terrible. It's looks just as bad as I remember Mirror of Fate looked.
Hopefully they get gameplay right.
MisterHero
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I only consider Metroid alive if they get around to making Metroid V.
Today's news has been promising though
...Don't buy a game you won't play. That's just silly.
Yeah, they done have the best track record when it comes to frame rate, if this game is 30fps then fuck.