Paul Gale Network Bullshit: "Star Fox Metroid: Fusion Saga" isn't real (no shit!)

_woLf said:
This is exactly what I'm thinking. :(

It also makes me think Nintendo's mentality with the "hardcore gamers" "we're too lazy to commit to two core audiences for our hardcore gamers, so let's just combine them to get them out of the way"
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Yes, this is exactly their thought process.
 
SmithnCo said:
wut da fug

Mixing Metroid with anthropomorphic furry animals... lol
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If this is real, I can only envision the post-credits sequence where Fox walks in on Slippy's quarters and sees Slippy in bed with Zero Suit Samus, the two of them smoking cigarettes and Samus's naughty bits obscured by heaps of green frog goop.
 
This is so outrageous that I WANT it to be real now. Certainly enough so that I could stand to see what Retro could do with it.

And like Mama Robotnik, I'd certainly take this over another "Other M".
 
Green Scar said:
Comparing the animals of Star Fox to the Chozo is like comparing the "resistance makes my penis harder" horse guy to Beta Ray Bill
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I don't get this, but I assume you're on my side *googles*.

Seriously, the Chozo are their own thing.
Fox is a fucking fox. Named Fox.
 
Story idea. Samus sends out information while investigating the area. Star Fox and crew use that information to piece together the story but are incapable of communicating with Samus directly.
 
Penguin said:
Because its really a strategy you can use a handful of times before your employees get smart to it
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Also, trying to trap and fuck your employees isn't a great way of expressing trust and endearing them to you. Better to earn their loyalty through shared vision and find a constructive way to prevent leaks (and resolve them, if necessary).
 
Neiteio said:
Also, trying to trap and fuck your employees isn't a great way of expressing trust and endearing them to you. Better to earn their loyalty through shared vision and find a constructive way to prevent leaks (and resolve them, if necessary).
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Also because if the employees communicated with each other whatsoever they would immediately realize they were all told different stories.
 
Neiteio said:
Also, trying to trap and fuck your employees isn't a great way of expressing trust and endearing them to you. Better to earn their loyalty through shared vision and find a constructive way to prevent leaks (and resolve them, if necessary).
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That was the point I forgot.. don't want your employees living in fear.. especially in a creative industry.
 
Green Scar said:
Comparing the animals of Star Fox to the Chozo is like comparing the "resistance makes my penis harder" horse guy to Beta Ray Bill
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The Chozo don't even look especially alien. They're just bird people. The only difference between them and the Star Fox characters is that the Chozo aren't actually called "Bird" -

Metroid Wiki: said:
The original Japanese name for the Chozo is 鳥人族 (chōjin-zoku) which literally means "race of bird-humans".
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I really enjoyed and respected the Metroid universe's fiction prior to Other M, which I try to pretend never happened. I know the game caused a lot of complaints, controversy and arguments about what should be done with the Metroid franchise going into the future. I didn't know that the general consensus was that Samus should be mashed up with barrel rolling cartoonish furries. Can't let you do that, Fox!
 
I wonder what animal Samus would be

she's a human with bird blood and metroid blood and sa-x and irradiated with phazon

maybe a platypus
 
You know what else was a "terrible idea"? Making Metroid an FPS.

I have no doubt that if this game is real, it would be awesome.

It probably isn't, though. There is very little commercial appeal for both franchises, so Nintendo wasting their very valuable American resources on such a title would be strange to say the least.
 
it's Paul Gale so I don't take much stock in this, but man that would definitely be... i don't really get weirded out by cross overs any more after Mario and Sonic have appeared in the same game multiple times. But Star Fox and Metroid, that is strange bedfellows indeed.

I'm not sure that really lets Star Fox have the proper console time it deserves since the N64 outing (we'll not discuss that Gamecube debacle... or, both Gamecube debacles, I should say), but on the other hand if this is the sly way to get people used to Star Fox again on consoles, whatever.
 
Sir Ilpalazzo said:
The Chozo don't even look especially alien. They're just bird people. The only difference between them and the Star Fox characters is that the Chozo aren't actually called "Bird" -
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It's the way that each universe is handled that makes combining the two an off-putting proposition.

Starfox revels in being a lighthearted take on popular science fiction tropes.
The characters are named Fox, Toad, Hare. They're cute, upright animals dogfighting other animals.

Metroid is the polar opposite.
The Chozo are built up as an ancient race with a long history.
The narrative is more carefully constructed.

Mixing the two is like trying to mix oil and vinegar: it won't take.
 
If its an attempt to make Star Fox a broader series, I suppose I could be down with it. Make Star Fox have a more serious tone, hammer out a good mythos of space federation politics and interplanetary history & culture; Falco being of Chozo decent (sure why not)
 
To me this reads like...

Star Fox is mildly successful and Metroid
is mildly successful, let's combine the two franchises and hope them catch on as one entity.
 
The idea of combining the game styles sounds neat if done well, but video game cross overs instantly put me off.
 
Tomasooie said:
It's the way that each universe is handled that makes combining the two an off-putting proposition.

Starfox revels in being a lighthearted take on popular science fiction tropes.
The characters are named Fox, Toad, Hare. They're cute, upright animals dogfighting other animals.

Metroid is the polar opposite.
The Chozo are built up as an ancient race with a long history.
The narrative is more carefully constructed.

Mixing the two is like trying to mix oil and vinegar: it won't take.
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True. However, then again, there's Pokemon Conquest.

On one side, you have Nobunaga's Ambition, a serious take on feudal Japan.
On the other side, you have Pokemon, a much more light-hearted and modern world, with tons of magical monsters and stuff.

If Nintendo and Tecmo Koei can put those two series together and have the game actually not looking half-bad at all, then I wouldn't be so sure that Nintendo and Retro can't mix Star Fox and Metroid in some way as well, especially since despite their differences, these series also have a lot more common than Nobunaga's Ambition and Pokemon did, in terms of their words (as in, at least in Star Fox and Metroid, both of the protagonists are actually futuristic bounty hunters in space capable of traveling between many different planets and both feature many different races of aliens--the most significant difference is the tone, and if Pokemon Conquest can come together despite having many more differences than just the tone of the two series, then...).
 
ShironRedshift said:
True. However, then again, there's Pokemon Conquest.

On one side, you have Nobunaga's Ambition, a serious take on feudal Japan.
On the other side, you have Pokemon, a much more light-hearted and modern world, with tons of magical monsters and stuff.

If Nintendo and Tecmo Koei can put those two series together and have the game actually not looking half-bad at all, then I wouldn't be so sure that Nintendo can't mix Star Fox and Metroid in some way as well, especially since despite their differences, these series also have a lot more common than Nobunaga's Ambition and Pokemon did, in terms of their words (as in, at least in Star Fox and Metroid, both of the protagonists are actually futuristic bounty hunters in space capable of traveling between many different planets and both feature many different races of aliens--the most significant difference is the tone, and if Pokemon Conquest can come together despite having many more differences than just the tone of the two series, then...).
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Yeah, this.

I just hope that if they do try to make Star Fox a bit more "serious", they won't fall for the same trappings that befell the series before. And on the other hand, Other M showcases that Samus may be better not having a supporting cast of characters that try to engage her. So I can't understand why there are many on both sides who are a bit skeptical. :lol

But if anybody can make this pairing work, I'm sure Retro can. Now I'm even more amped to see what Nintendo's E3 show will bring.
 
ShironRedshift said:
True. However, then again, there's Pokemon Conquest.

On one side, you have Nobunaga's Ambition, a serious take on feudal Japan.
On the other side, you have Pokemon, a much more light-hearted and modern world, with tons of magical monsters and stuff.

If Nintendo and Tecmo Koei can put those two series together and have the game actually not looking half-bad at all, then I wouldn't be so sure that Nintendo and Retro can't mix Star Fox and Metroid in some way as well, especially since despite their differences, these series also have a lot more common than Nobunaga's Ambition and Pokemon did, in terms of their words (as in, at least in Star Fox and Metroid, both of the protagonists are actually futuristic bounty hunters in space capable of traveling between many different planets and both feature many different races of aliens--the most significant difference is the tone, and if Pokemon Conquest can come together despite having many more differences than just the tone of the two series, then...).
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I'm sure it could be good if executed properly (anything can).

And out of respect for both universes (Metroid's especially) it probably won't be canon, so there's nothing wrong with it, really.

Crossovers get a lot of publicity too, which is good for the future of both series.
 
I actually think this sounds awesome. Yeah it would be really weird but I can see it working in some strange way. And if Retro's working on it will for sure be good.

That being said, I don't believe this is rumor is true. What i think would be even more awesome is them creating a complete cross over rpg with characters from every nintendo franchise. Essentially Kingdom hearts but nintendo style
 
Let's adjust our approach here: Mr. Paul Gale, please tell us why your source might be in the know about this. You say in your article that you were given sufficient reason to believe the idea of this crossover was at least pitched as a concept at Nintendo. What kind of person is this mysterious source, and what kind of evidence was produced? Is this source someone you would think to make up stuff like this? There has to be some way you can describe the source without identifying the source.
 
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